Special Lady Day

The fourth annual Spooky Lady Day episode is upon us! Gather 'round for the chilling tales of Yuki-Onna and the legend of the banshee.Sources:Yuki-OnnaHearn, L. (n.d.). Yuki-Onna. Short Stories & Classic Literature for Readers & Teachers. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://americanliterature.com/author/lafcadio-hearn/short-story/yuki-onnaWarman, S. C. and B. (2020, October 22). Top 5 feminist ghosts. FolkloreThursday. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://folklorethursday.com...

In this episode, we learn about the warrior and prophet Lozen and the mathematician/engineer Mary Golda Ross.

WOW! It's the first ever team edition of Pop Pop Quiz Quiz with very special guests Caitlin and Jessica from the Special Lady Day podcast!!!20 questions! 2 guests! 1 host! Roughly 2,000 laughs! Check out Caitlin's story "Peaches" here: https://issuu.com/egumeny/docs/jdp_issue_july2021/s/12993013 Check out Jessica's poetry here: https://jessicalohafer.com/home Check out Jane Mitchell's comedy blog "Yesterday's Horoscope" here: https://yesterdayshoroscope.substac...

Happy Halloween! In the third installment of Spooky Lady Day, we cover the many legends of La Llorona and the haunting of Catherine Howard, King Henry IIX’s fifth wife. Frugal Fear by Annie Lohafer (Jessica's Mom)Sources:La Llorona AFP. “Day of the Dead: Mexico's 'La Llorona' Returns on Stage with Pandemic-Era Twist.” News18, 21 Oct. 2020, https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/day-of-the-dead-mexicos-la-llorona-returns-on-stage-with-pandemic-era-twist-2988224.html. Dimuro, Gina. “The Leg...

This episode covers Hypatia: mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, and Victoria Kawēkiu Kaʻiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn, Hawaii's Crown Princess.Act One: The Lilith FundPlan CHypatia SourcesEncyclopedia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Hypatia. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved September 10, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hypatia Hypatia. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2021, from http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_Romana/greece/p...

Our second annual pride special features the stories of the British multimedia celebrity and lesbian icon Nancy Spain and Barbara Gittings, "a mother of lesbian and gay liberation." Act One: 5 CallsResistbot Nancy Spain Sources“About Nancy Spain: British Journalist (1917 - 1964).” Peoplepill.com, People Pill, peoplepill.com/people/nancy-spain. Collis, Rose. “A Trouser-Wearing Character: The Life and Times of Nancy Spain (Cassell 1997).” Rose Collis, Rose Collis , www.rosecollis...

It's a Special Lady Day Bonus Episode! Caitlin joins producer Chad as a special guest on everyone's favorite podcast quiz show, Pop Pop Quiz Quiz.Caitlin's spooky short story, The Procedure, can be found here: https://ghostparachute.com/issue/march-2021-issue/the-procedure/Caitlin and I mention the excellent podcast, Phoebe Reads A Mystery. If you are unfamiliar, check it out here: https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/This episode's theme song is Payday by Jason Farnham. It's track one at this ...

It's a Special Lady Day Bonus Episode! Jessica joins producer Chad as a special guest on everyone's favorite podcast quiz show, Pop Pop Quiz Quiz. (Love Is) The Tender Trap (gentle remix) is performed by Count Basie and his orchestra.https://youtu.be/zyBFzeJ-vG4Check out Conversation Happens on your favorite podcast app for more episodes of Pop Pop Quiz Quiz or click on this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/177608

This episode covers Anna May Wong: international starlet and the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, and Susan Ahn Cuddy, the first female gunnery officer in the United States Navy.Act IStop AAPI HateInstagram: @stopaapihateEpisode SourcesAnna May WongHong, Y. (Director). (n.d.). Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words [Video file]. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/ondemand/annamaywonginherownwords.Alexander, Kerri Lee. “Anna May Wong.” National Women’s History Museum, 2019. Marc...

This episode covers the lives of the wild west hero and United States postal carrier Mary Fields (aka Stagecoach Mary) and Josephine Baker the infamous dancer, singer, and spy. Act 1: Support TexasDonate to Houseless Organizing Coalition:Houseless Organizing Coalition is a revolutionary coalition fully operated by BIPOC organizers building dual power within Houston's houseless community. They are currently distributing supplies and addressing needs for those in our houseless community.D...