Not Your Little Lady

It's Halloween! Allison couldn't let her favorite holiday pass without an episode dedicated to the dark, sinister and spooky.

This episode's guest is Mary Kay McBrayer. She is the author of America's First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster. On the episode we chat about what inspired her to write the book, Jane Toppan and how the true crime genre is viewed in the American South.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Jane Toppan.

The Things that Pissed Us Off are leaky roofs and dating. Not Your Little Lady is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! Reference:

Mary Kay McBrayer

It's almost Indigenous Peoples Day and in honor of that this episode's guest is Sky Sampson, director of Western Carolina University's Cherokee Center Staff and enrolled member of the Eastern Band Cherokee Indians.

On the episode we chat about the history of Cherokee Tribes, the EBCI, the importance of land acknowledgements and how to best honor indigenous people.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Lula Leta Owl Gloyne, the first EBCI registered nurse.

Y'all may have seen this episode's guest on a LinkedIn post that went viral or on Instagram. The guest is Ryann Mason, a nurse and the 2020/2021 Ms. Wheelchair Virginia. She's on to talk to us about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, her role as beauty queen, her transition to using a wheelchair and disability activism in the South.

The Things that Pissed Us Off are those who won't let you repeat a story and construction making a place of work inaccessible.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Kitty Cone, a disability rights activist.

Resources:

- National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities.

- United Spinal Association - Americans with Disabilities Act - Chronically_Ry - Chronically_Ry on YouTube

This episode features someone from Allison's hometown of Ringgold, Georgia. Her name is Holly McCormack and she is one of four candidates running to represent Georgia's 14th Congressional District - which for those of you who don't know it is the district currently represented by the dreaded Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Holly talks about what the 14th district is like, her platform, why she is running and Marjorie Taylor Greene's nonsense.

The Things that Pissed Us Off are MTG's misinformation Tweeting and vaccine reluctance.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Martha Berry, founder of Berry College. Resources:

Holly4Congress.com

Martha Berry

On this episode Allison talks to friend and former co-worker Allison Kwesell, an assistant professor in Risk/Crisis Communications for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and photojournalist. We chat about Living Isolated: A Visual Narrative research project that had people across the US - including host Allison - document how they experienced COVID-19 and the pandemic. We also talk about how her time documenting crisis and conflict situations from around the world including her work in Japan influenced Living Isolated. Plus how the research could help in future crisis situations.

The Things that Pissed Us Off are car break ins and people not appreciating audio as a storytelling medium. The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Luisa Capetillo, a feminist and activist. Resources:

Luisa Capetillo

This episode's topic is one that is pretty divisive and will cause some of y'all to quickly move along. But! Before you do so I encourage you to stay and download this educational conversation about snakes with Melissa Mattee Murphy, a Fulton County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent.

We talk about the types of snakes in the South, where their bad reputation comes from, what to do if a snake bites you and other general facts about these reptiles. The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Grace Olive Wiley, an entomologist and snake collector. The Things that Pissed Us Off are ghosting and people who kill snakes.

Resources:

Melissa's IG: @lesseroftwoweevils

Fulton County Cooperative Extention Grace Olive Wiley

While the Fourth of July has passed there's a pretty strong theme in the US of celebrating freedom throughout the month. With that in mind guest Feroza Syed and I are going to chat a bit about the Fourth of July and the idea of freedom. Feroza is a trans activist and advocate in Atlanta, Georgia.

On the episode Feroza talks about what freedom means to her, the work it will take to achieve true freedom for all and how she uses her platform to create a place where transgender and gender non-conforming individuals can feel free to express themselves.

The Things That Pissed Us Off is about vaccination privileged and people asking "where are you from?"

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-American woman in space. Resources:

Trans Housing Coalition

Solutions Not Punishment

Fair Fight

Kalpana Chawla

Hey y'all! Allison took a vacation, so no new episode this week!

It's no secret that Allison loves journalism. Any opportunity to talk about it is one that she can't pass up and this episode gave her that chance. The guest is Callie Starnes, news director at WRCB-TV in Chattanooga, Tenn. It is an especially special episode because in Allison's late high school years she watched Callie Starnes report the news each evening with her mom at the dinner table. Allison and Callie chat about her role as the first woman to be news director at WRCB-TV and what exactly the role of a news director encompasses. We also chat about combatting fake news, changes Callie has made in her newsroom and what it's like working in a very conservative area of the nation. The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Nancy Dickerson, a radio and television journalist. The Things that Pissed Us Off deals with buggies and earworms.

Resources:

WRCB-TV Chattanooga

Twitter for Callie

Poynter

Nieman Foundation

Nancy Dickerson

This is part two of the episode about Stone Mountain Park. The episode focuses on the laser show, repurposing the park, the impact on the south and the nation if the park changes and the recent loss in revenue. We also talk about the potential impact of Reverend Abraham Mosely will have as Chair of Stone Mountain Memorial Association.

The Things that Pissed Us Off focuses on those who romanticize the Lost Cause, being barred from entering a Stone Mountain Memorial Association Meeting, people not being respectful of time and dentist bills.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Fanny Kemble.

Resources:

Fanny Kemble

Stone Mountain Action Coalition

Reverend Mosely Politico Article