The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight

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The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight episodes

January 26 The Girlfriends S4/Bonus Ep 5: Sparking A Movement
Emmet Till’s murder sparked a 70 year movement, in this episode Khadijah speaks to a woman whose family has been fighting to preserve his legacy about what it takes to launch a movement and how you can mobilise your community to enact change.

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The Girlfriends: Untouchable is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

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26 min
January 19 The Girlfriends S4/Bonus Ep 4: A Girlfriends Guide to Making a Change
Roger Golubski’s story exposed decades worth of corruption at the heart of Kansas City Kansas, a systemic failure to hold perpetrators to account. In this episode, we explore how Wyandotte County’s current District Attorney is working to weed out corruption and enact change.

US resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://rainn.org/

International resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://nomoredirectory.org/

US Suicide & Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

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The Girlfriends: Untouchable is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

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29 min
January 12 The Girlfriends S4/Bonus Ep 3: A Girlfriends Guide to Navigating Police Misconduct
What are your rights if you’re stopped by a police officer? What evidence would you need to build a case if you were a victim of police misconduct? In this episode Nikki dives into the laws and protocols surrounding police conduct to share tips for how to navigate distressing situations with law enforcement.

US resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://rainn.org/

International resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://nomoredirectory.org/

US Suicide & Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

International Suicide & Crisis Helplines: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/

To learn more about the National Police Accountability project, visit: https://www.nlg-npap.org/

The Girlfriends: Untouchable is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Untouchable completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.

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36 min
January 05 The Girlfriends S4/Bonus Ep 2: A Girlfriends Guide to Healing in The Aftermath of Trauma
We’ve explored how people fight for justice, but how are the women whose lives were affected by Roger Golubski healing the aftermath of their trauma? In this episode, Khadijah and Nikki discuss the power of sisterhood and how community based programmes can support women on their path to recovery.

US resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://rainn.org/

International resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://nomoredirectory.org/

US Suicide & Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

International Suicide & Crisis Helplines: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/

The Girlfriends: Untouchable is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Untouchable completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.

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36 min
January 05 The Girlfriends S4/Bonus Ep 1: The Freedom Seekers of Kansas City
Quindaro was once home to a stop on the Underground Railroad. In this episode, Nikki traces the long, rich, revolutionary history of Kansas City Kansas through the lens of a freedman who escaped slavery to make Quindaro home.

US resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://rainn.org/

International resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://nomoredirectory.org/

US Suicide & Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

International Suicide & Crisis Helplines: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/

The Girlfriends: Untouchable is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Untouchable completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.

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29 min
December 29, 2025 The Girlfriends S4/E8: It Could Have Been Us
As Nikki and Khadijah start to pick up the pieces, they discover the story is darker than they could have ever imagined. The shocking news takes them back to the very beginning, where they uncover a vital missing piece in the puzzle.

US resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://rainn.org/

International resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://nomoredirectory.org/

US Suicide & Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

International Suicide & Crisis Helplines: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/

The Girlfriends: Untouchable is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Untouchable completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.

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38 min
December 22, 2025 The Girlfriends S4/E7: The Reckoning
It’s December 2nd 2024. After flying under the radar for decades, Detective Roger Golubski has finally been arrested. So the girlfriends drive over to the courthouse for the first day of a trial that will shake them to the core.

US resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://rainn.org/

International resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://nomoredirectory.org/

US Suicide & Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

International Suicide & Crisis Helplines: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/

The Girlfriends: Untouchable is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Untouchable completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.

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35 min
December 15, 2025 The Girlfriends S4/E6: What Would You Have Done?
When Trena Cooper was a child, she had a dream that her mom had been killed by a police officer. 20 years later, she sets out on a mission to get to the bottom of her mothers murder investigation as whispers surrounding that Detective build to a chorus of protests.

US resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://rainn.org/

International resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://nomoredirectory.org/

US Suicide & Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

International Suicide & Crisis Helplines: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/

The Girlfriends: Untouchable is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Untouchable completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.

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37 min
December 08, 2025 The Girlfriends S4/E5: I Smell A Rat
As Stacey Quinn’s life goes into a downward spiral, her sister Niko watches on, desperate to save Stacey before it’s too late. But the walls are closing in on her, and it will take a whole sisterhood of women to get to the bottom of what’s really going on in Kansas City.

US resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://rainn.org/

International resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://nomoredirectory.org/

US Suicide & Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

International Suicide & Crisis Helplines: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/

The Girlfriends: Untouchable is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Untouchable completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.

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36 min
December 01, 2025 The Girlfriends S4/E4: Three Sisters
When Niko, Khadijah and Nikki finally come together, they instantly form a sisterhood. Niko tells her girlfriends the story of her older sister, Stacey. A woman whose life was turned upside down when she met Roger Golubski at 15 years old.

US resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://rainn.org/

International resources for Violence and Sexual Assault: https://nomoredirectory.org/

US Suicide & Crisis Helpline: https://988lifeline.org/

International Suicide & Crisis Helplines: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/

The Girlfriends: Untouchable is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/.

You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Untouchable completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.

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39 min

About The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight

From the publisher's feed

In the golden age of air travel, flying was sold as glamorous, luxurious, and effortlessly chic. But for the young women working the aisles at 30,000 feet, the reality was very different. When Patt Gibbs joined American Airlines in the 1960s, she was trained to be slim, smiling, and subservient. Stewardesses like her were weighed like luggage, forced to retire at 32 years old, banned from marriage, and expected to endure sexual harassment with grace. One extra pound, one birthday too many, or one wedding ring and your wings were clipped. But when Patt walks into a union meeting on a whim, everything changes. The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight tells the story of the stewardesses who refused to be grounded. From secret meetings to landmark discrimination cases to high-stakes union votes, these women challenged America’s biggest airlines and the sexism baked into the industry itself. A powerful sisterhood began to form across cabin aisles and crew lounges. They weren’t just fighting for better contracts. They were fighting for control of their own lives.