The Queen's Silk

By The Queen's Silk

We study women who changed history or are changing history and the men who helped them do so. Come learn with us as we tell stories, roast historical figures, and look at the impact women have had on ... more

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April 18, 2024 Ep. 32: 365 Nights
Charla Muller, author of the memoir 365 Nights and Pretty Takes Practice, decided to give her husband a gift for his 40th birthday that he would never forget.
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49min
March 28, 2024 Ep. 31: The First Lady of Argentina
Eva Peron was a model, actress, radio host, and eventually the First Lady of Argentina. We discuss the facts vs. fictions surrounding her story, her rise to power in Argentina, and her plateau among European elites.
Biography: Eva Peron by Nicholas Fraser and Marysa Navarro.
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45min
March 14, 2024 Ep. 30: The Queen of Hearts
"Off with their heads!"
For Elizabeth I, who grew up with her father, Henry VIII in fact, chopping off his wives' heads, and then her sister, Mary I, AKA Bloody Mary, also beheading those she disagreed with... It's a rather morbid joke, but Elizabeth I was known for making it.
Elizabeth I, AKA the Virgin Queen, was also incredibly good at using her status as an unmarried queen to create treaties and promote the best of men, skills she used to lead England into the Golden Age, or the Elizabethan Era of England.
She also used pirates to give England access to the new world, so if you were wondering if she's one of Anne's favorites, you are correct :)
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1h 12min
February 29, 2024 Ep. 29: It's Leap Day :)
Inspired by the film Leap Year starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode, Tami and I talk about the representation of women in films, the Bechdel test, and some deeper themes in chick flicks as we gear up to discuss relationships between men and women.
Chick flicks that are discussed:
1. Leap Year, starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode
2. This Means War, starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, and Tom Hardy
3. Austenland, starring Keri Russell, JJ Fields, Jane Seymore, and Jennifer Coolige
There will be spoilers in this episode.
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59min
February 22, 2024 Ep. 28: Vogue - Not Vague
"Some women really don't know how great they are. They come to us all vogue on the outside and vague on the inside."
Beauty and cosmetics businesswoman Mary Kay Ash left a legacy for women who want to be beautiful on the inside and outside and have the opportunity to build and create something for themselves.
DISCLAIMER: This is not a sponsored message; we do not discuss the Mary Kay company. As always, we are focused on Mary Kay Ash as a woman and the life she lived.
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49min
February 14, 2024 Special Episode 2: A Punjabi Wedding
We went to a Punjabi wedding in India! Here's our experience and our thoughts -- Please keep in mind, this is our experience as outsiders, not as experts.
Happy Valentines Day!
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1h 10min
February 01, 2024 Ep. 27: An Unsinkable Legacy
The Unsinkable Molly Brown in a common figure on Broadway, in the movies, and in the American conscious. Her story is a perfect American Tall Tale of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps and living the American dream in the West. But did you know she was a real woman? That her actual name was Margaret Brown? That she and her husband laid the ground work for Denver, Colorado?
Well, now you do.
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53min
January 18, 2024 Ep. 26: Investing In Freedom
Living in the same time period as Georgiana Spencer, Abigail Adams managed to create full financial freedom for herself through investment and opportunity. And she helped lay the groundwork for the freedoms all Americans experience today :)
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43min
January 04, 2024 Ep. 25: The Duchess of Devonshire
Georgiana Spencer was one of the first influencers in the late 1700s, setting social fashions, hosting amazing parties, creating political spectacles, and, at one point, had more influence over the British Parliament than the prime minister or the prince of Wales.
She was also, at one point, $36,000,000 dollars in debt. So... let's talk about how to avoid that.

Biography: The Duchess by Amanda Foreman
Music: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, by George Friedric Handel
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1h
November 30, 2023 Ep. 24: The Princess of the People
Princess Diana! I’ll be honest, she was before our time, but we’ll do our best to honor the woman that she was :)
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31min

FAQs about The Queen's Silk:

How many episodes does The Queen's Silk have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.