What does it mean when Mercury is in retrograde? As it turns out, the ancient people asked the same questions and studied the sky in the same way that we do! Tune in to learn all about the history of astrology and horoscopes!

Episode References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dXTPYYw40vohZuvuRIF-QQ0WwC8oKhCM4eSsbdrfEB0/edit?usp=sharing

Join us through a magical chunk of fairy history! With a very special Zoe’s corner, she prepares you for our adventure through the mystical lands around the world. Lastly, We share our take on the Pixie Hollow fairies!

Episode References:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1meg67pEDlpY9H0tNWWiqNeaPyVvlh1YE3zMZMFN2HG4/edit?usp=sharing

This week, Zoe and Jada tackle a true crime look at history. Join us as we bring you detailed accounts of art heists that shook the world, some that remain unsolved to this day.

References:
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/greatest-art-heists-of-all-time-1234583441/isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-theft/
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/theft-story
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/new-clue-reportedly-surfaces-in-the-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-heist/2578309/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-clue-emerges-in-the-gardner-museum-art-heist-saga-180979651/
https://www.anart4life.com/the-first-known-art-heist/
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/british-heiress-was-behind-1974-unsolved-art-theft-for-ira-book/39507922.html
https://matadornetwork.com/read/stolen-artifacts-museums/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-scream-recovered
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mysterious-motives-behind-theft-scream-180964531/#:~:text=The%20Scream%20and%20Madonna%2C%20he,%2C%20Ingeb%C3%B8rg%20Ydstie%2C%20told%20him.
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/skylight-caper-1972-montreal-art-heist
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/5146949
https://www.npr.org/2011/06/24/137393980/robert-wittmans-priceless-pursuit-of-stolen-art
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/14/the-french-burglar-who-pulled-off-his-generations-biggest-art-heist
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39031690
https://www.npr.org/2011/07/30/138800110/the-theft-that-made-the-mona-lisa-a-masterpiece

This week Jada and Zoe take you around the world and through the history of nine spectacular gardens. From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to Claude Monet’s Giverny Garden, this is an episode you will not want to miss!

Episode References:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CyPNhit5GjGXSEibPO8nznE-PKU5YUXA__WQ8NiHRs8/edit?usp=sharing

This week Zoe and Jada will discuss the history of sex work and prostitution around the world, starting with the ancient brothels of the Mediterranean and ending closer to the contemporary, with tales from Storyville, Louisiana.

Episode References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D4-79nLzQ_pEe7VtseUo27GbU06U8wxqCln1MNZepyU/edit?usp=sharing

Tune in this week to learn all about the role of pigeons throughout history. From Carrier to Fancy Pigeons, pigeons have a crazy interesting past! This episode is just Jada trying to get everyone to love pigeons as much as she does.

Episode References:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dLGieloG1kPEykswOHiWQ6RdGdeQ16TdOnInz4cp5eQ/edit?usp=sharing

This week Zoe dissects a common art historical motif from a feminist- the muse. Zoe unveils the identity behind the anonymous and elusive muses’ we’ve worshiped throughout art history and discusses how modern feminism plays into the interpretation and reception of the concept of the muse.

Sources:
https://hyperallergic.com/489124/matisse-odalisque-norton-simon-museum/
https://www.artandobject.com/articles/problem-muse-art-history
https://christopherpjones.medium.com/picasso-primitivism-and-the-rights-and-wrongs-of-cultural-appropriation-1f964fa61cee
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/picasso-nude-auction-me-too_n_5af09dcfe4b0ab5c3d687528
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11/09/how-picasso-bled-the-women-in-his-life-for-art/
https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/the-enduring-appeal-of-the-misogynist-picasso-20220609-p5asm4
https://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/art-politics/the_picasso_problem_why_we_shouldnt_separate_the_art_from_the_artists_misogyny-55120
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/visual-art/sex-on-the-canvas-picasso-s-most-erotic-year-laid-bare-1.3392315
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https://slate.com/culture/2013/10/vermeers-daughter-was-the-girl-with-the-pearl-earring-and-painted-later-vermeer-works.html#:~:text=But%20the%20evidence%20suggests%20Vermeer's,currently%20assigned%20to%20her%20father
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https://medium.com/@ruiyuliu_17933/an-empowering-tale-of-femme-fatales-gustav-klimts-female-eroticism-642f2e30ecf0
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This week Zoe and Jada talk about the life of our ”Queen” and fashion icon, Princess Diana. Tune in to hear us rave about one incredible woman! Diana lovers unite!

This week’s episode is a celebration of queerness and feminism throughout history. Zoe and Jada discuss gender-nonconformity and queer love from ancient times to the modern era, while welcoming their first ever special guest.

This week Jada takes on the complete history of Clowns with a dark twist, you’ll hear all about clown culture from ancient civilizations to present day. In Zoe’s corner, she breaks down clown couture through the ages. Coulrophobics, this episode, you might want to skip!

Episode References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z_yO05mOI-EV62KGBpEbOi46pNXhxTUcjf3XPgtRD-c/edit?usp=sharing