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Sam tells Ellen about Sappho, the Ancient Greek poetess who is the origin of the terms lesbian, Sapphic, and bittersweet. Meanwhile, Ellen explains how the world's longest walking route will most definitely kill you.
Ellen tells Sam about Gloria Steinem, a leader of second wave feminism who wrote revolutionary articles and founded so many women's activism organizations. Meanwhile, Sam was curious how ghost hunting worked and explains the tech behind the 'science.'
Sam tells Ellen about the incomparable Hedy Lamar, a woman who survived Nazi occupied Austria to become one of the most famous women in American film and patent the original signal hoppers. Meanwhile, Ellen watched too many criminal psychology YouTube videos and explains how to (not) talk to the cops.
Ellen tells Sam about Anne Bonny and Mary Read, women in the Golden Age of Piracy who did not let their gender stop them as they looted the Caribbean. Meanwhile, Sam went down the rabbit hole of the history of stilettoes.
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