Sheela Na Gig Podcast

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The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don’t yet know about, but should! We are... more

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October 12, 2025 Sheela Na Gig Episode 56: Gender Bender Sherlock and Watson
OMG! April & Missy had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Director Amie Farrell and lead actor Cheryl Daro, from the upcoming Play, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson–Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill, at the Long Beach Convention Center. The play opens Oct 17th & runs through Nov 2nd! So don’t wait, get your tickets now!
A little about the play-Two free-spirited women solve mysteries and kick butts in Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson–Apt. 2B This fast-paced and wildly entertaining comic escapade offers a twist on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective series.
We are SOOO excited to see this play, especially after such an amazing interview with Amie & Cheryl! These ladies are smart as @%&*, entertaining & hilarious! So definitely join us for a listen & then do yourself a favor & go see the play damnit!

For more information and to purchase tickets, call (562) 436-4610 or go to InternationalCityTheatre.org.
Discounts available for students and seniors and some nights offer special discounts too!
Thank you for listening and as always we welcome your questions & comments, so bring em’!

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October 05, 2025 Sheela Na Gig Episode 53: Jurassic Girl feat. Michele C. Hollow
Missy & April were delighted to welcome Michele C. Hollow to our Sheela Na Gig Podcast!

In this episode, Michele share's her favorite "Sheela", Mary Anning, with us. In fact, Michele has written a wonderful book about Mary Anning called Jurassic Girl!

At age 12, Mary Anning found the skeleton of the first ichthyosaurus, a fish-like creature that lived during the Jurassic Period. It was more than 17 feet long! But according to many of the men in London’s Geological Society, the fossil could not be real due to several reasons:
Mary was female.
She was 12 years old.
She had no formal education.
She was poor.
But that didn't stop Mary! This story follows her journey with the ichthyosaurus and offers a look into the childhood of someone who would eventually become the “Mother of Paleontology.” Featuring friendships, fossils, and found family, Mary Anning’s tale is sure to inspire young readers and scientists alike!

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September 22, 2025 Sheela Na Gig Episode 53: Sarah Rapalje feat. Fawn Brokaw Doyle (Part 2)
Hear Part II of Award-winning author Fawn Brokaw Doyle’s amazing “Sheela,” her 8th great-grandmother, Sarah Rapalje! Sarah made history in 1625 as the first child of European heritage born in New York, when it was a small Dutch colony.

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September 14, 2025 Sheela Na Gig Episode 52: Sarah Rapalje feat. Fawn Brokaw Doyle
Award-winning author Fawn Brokaw Doyle shares an amazing “Sheela,” her 8th great-grandmother, Sarah Rapalje. Sarah made history in 1625 as the first child of European heritage born in New York, when it was a small Dutch colony. Researching Sarah's life and the history of New Amsterdam (later New York City) provided her with an entirely different perspective on colonial America, one that extended beyond the Pilgrims and Puritans. Fawn's historical fiction novel, Salt People of the Cloud Houses, is a window into a multicultural economic hub, where women had a voice and played an active role in its financial success and proliferation.

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55min
September 11, 2025 Sheela Na Gig Episode 51: Things women couldn't do 50 years ago
"Things that women weren't allowed to do 50 or more years ago"

It's hard to remember a time when women couldn't vote, divorce their husband or even wear pants! All were forbidden by law and not that long ago , if you think about it! In this special episode Missy & April discuss the things that women weren't allowed to do 50 or more years ago and discuss the many "Sheelas" that paved the way for change! Hooray! You may be surprised! I know we were. Let us know what you think & thanx for listening!

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47min
September 04, 2025 Sheela Na Gig Episode 50: Margaret Keane
What’s it like when you’re a unique & prolific artist, whose husband locks you in a room for days on end, forcing you to paint, while he takes all the credit!?
Meet the one & only, Margaret Keane, an artist known for her paintings of children with large sad eyes. She was one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century. But the world did not even know her name for more than a decade of her career, as her husband originally took all the credit.
Find out more about her story here & Thank you for listening!

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52min
August 26, 2025 Sheela Na Gig Episode 49: Maya Lin
As an undergraduate at Yale, Maya Lin gained national attention when she won a nationwide design competition for a Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and that is when the controversy began!

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39min
August 17, 2025 Sheela Na Gig Episode 48: Judy-Lynn del Rey
This is now the re-edited version! No longer missing an early & important chunk of her life! So sorry about that! Missy & April didnt realize the recording had stopped, so had to go back in & edit in that missing piece of her life. We record in a parking garage, so please excuse the echo during that part! Ok, just kidding no parking garage, but sure sounds like it! Not sure what happened there, but you, at least, now have the full & complete story of Judy Lynn Del Rey! Thank you for your patience!

Today’s “Sheela”, Judy-Lynn del Rey (1943-1986) was a New York sci-fi and fantasy editor and a woman with dwarfism who revolutionized the world of sci-fi editing with books from luminaries such as Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Philip K. Dick. Between 1977 and 1990, Del Rey Books was so dominant on the science fiction and fantasy market that they had 65 different titles reach a bestseller list. Del Rey brought us many of the classic sci-fi greats and was instrumental in obtaining the rights to publish novels based on George Lucas’s “Star Wars,” selling 4.5 million copies months before the first movie was even released. Del Rey Books continues to be a publishing leader in science fiction to this day, but not enough folks know who Judy-Lynn Del Rey is and what an indelible mark she left on the Sci-Fi world and the role of editor.

Check out this episode to learn more & let us know what you think? We’d love to start a conversation. Thanx for listening!

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August 10, 2025 Sheela Na Gig Episode 47: We ARE an award winning podcast
We ARE An Award-Winning Podcast! Missy and April are thrilled to have received four awards from Women Who Podcast Magazine:
2nd Place in Service to others for our reporting of Truus & Freddy Oversteegen & Hannie Schaft; 2nd place for Impactful Story about the Night Witches; Second Place in the category of “Laughter and Cheer” for Missy’s coverage of the incorrigible Caresse Crosby, and third place for “Impactful Nugget” for our interview with the playwright, actor, and director of “FEAST.” Today’s Episode revisits the 10-minute award-winning clips of these four amazing Sheelas! We hope you enjoy them!

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41min
August 03, 2025 Sheela Na Gig Episode 46: Gulabi Gang
The Gulabi Gang, known for wearing pink saris and carrying weapons for self-defense, is 400,000+ members strong and seeks to protect women in India from violence, oppression, and corruption.

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48min

FAQs about Sheela Na Gig Podcast:

How many episodes does Sheela Na Gig Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.