Join us as we discuss Mary Blair - artist and animator for The Walt Disney Company. We'll walk you through her work and her time with the big mouse himself (aka Walt Disney)!

This week's recommendations: 

The Queens of Animation - Nathalia Holt

The Art and Flair of Mary Blair - John Canemaker

Mary Blair's Unique Flair - Amy Novesky & Brittney Lee

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This week we talk about Lupita Nyong’o, filmmaker, actress, and activist. Join us as we talk about her life from childhood to badass philanthropist.

This week's recommendations: 

12 Years a Slave (movie)

Black Panther (movie)

Us (movie)

Sulwe (book)

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This week we talk about Mary Shelley, the original goth queen and author of Frankenstein. Join us as we look at how the life she lived influenced the way she wrote.

TW: Child Loss

This week's recommendations: 

- Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon  

- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

- Mary Shelley (movie)

- Penny Dreadful (TV Show)

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This week we talk about Queen Liliʻuokalani the only queen of Hawaii and the last sovereign monarch of the kingdom.  Join us as we look at how she fought for her people until the very end. 

This week's recommendations: 

Princess Kaiulani (Movie)

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen by Liliʻuokalani

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This week we discuss Katherine Johnson, an American mathematician whose calculations at NASA were critical to the success of the first and US spaceflight. Join us as we look at how she changed the course of history.

This week's recommendations: 

Hidden Figures (either the movie or the book)

Outlier movie

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This week we tell you the story of the Radium Girls, a group of girls who helped change labor laws across the nation. Join us as we talk about how these badass women fought literally tooth and nail to give their sisters a chance.

This week's recommendations: 

- The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

- These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich

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This week we dive into the life of Rose Mackenberg, an American investigator who worked alongside Harry Houdini in his quest to expose frauds. Join us as we delve into this mystery.

This week's recommendations: 

- Houdini's Girl Detective by Rose Mackenberg & Tony Wolf

- Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham

- The Diviners by Libba Bray

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This week we dive into the life of Katharine Dexter McCormick, who used her considerable fortune to fight for women's rights across several domains. Join us as we delve into this real life wonder woman.

This week's recommendations: 

Katharine Dexter McCormick by Armond Fields

The Birth of the Pill by Jonaathan Eig

My Notorious Life by Kate Manning

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This week is Part 2 of our conversation about Michelle Obama: a lawyer, writer and the wife of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. Michelle was the first African-American First Lady. 

This week's recommendations: 

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Intro/Outro Music: Tripped and Fell in Love (instrumental) by Yacht.

This week we talk about Michelle Obama, a lawyer, writer and the wife of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. Michelle was the first African-American First Lady. Join us for Part 1 of our journey into her life.

We don't have any recommendations this week. Hope you have a great holiday & we'll see you next year for Part 2.

Intro/Outro Music: Tripped and Fell in Love (instrumental) by Yacht.