Empowering and encouraging the black woman widow. This show will feature widows, widowers, and many others with extraordinary testaments to overcoming their grief by turning it into ACTION!
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A podcast about loving greatly through grief. Scalawag knows that for many of us, our grief is simultaneously never news, and the only news. From the mind and lived experience of celebrated jazz artist Nnenna Freelon, Great Grief is a life-honoring outpouring of word, story, and song that plumbs the depths of her own sorrow after the death of her beloved husband, Philip, and her sister, Debbie Irene. Award-winning Great Grief re-emerges at Scalawag through podcasts and live events as a dynam ...
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Humans have always committed crimes. What can we learn from the criminals and crimes of the past, and have humans gotten better or worse over time?
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When a woman commits murder, she’s often given a label: “The Woman Who Snapped,” “Black Widow” or “Angel of Death.” Do these labels help us explain why women murder, or do they mask the truth? Join the true crime writer Tori Telfer as she uncovers what drives women to kill, presented by CBS All Access.
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1001 Stories From The Gilded Age (Formerly 1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories) brings you a wide mix of classic short stories and long-form family-friendly novels, a perfect mix of timeless classics from another age - when life was slower, men and women dressed well in public, , and courtesy, manners, and morals were practiced. From this age comes great stories from woman authors as well as popular stories such as The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables and Black Beauty. Our "Gilded Age' coll ...
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This podcast was published at The Sign of Jonas Blog. Dr. Susan Easton Black lectures on the life of Mormon Founder Joseph Smith. Dr. Susan Easton Black joined the faculty of Brigham Young University in 1978, where she is currently a professor of Church history and doctrine. She is a past Eliza R. Snow Fellow, Associate Dean of General Education and Honors, and Director of Church History in the BYU Religious Studies Center. The recipient of numerous academic awards, she received the Karl G. ...
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Welcome Queens! Your host, Elle Bradley, will take you inside the lives of fearless women dominating their careers now more than ever. Their fight to the top took grit and their stories inspire others to walk the same path. Leading doctors, athletes, corporate moguls, and more will share their personal accounts of failures, successes, and lessons they have learned along the way. If you want to learn how to be at the top of your career, subscribe above to hear the newest episodes released eve ...
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A podcast in which we are (re)watching every episode of your favorite women-led television series starting with Jessica Jones and currently on She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
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Deconstructing comics and characters from each moment and time period, and applying it to life.
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If you're feeling overwhelmed by the number of entertainment options these days, you're not alone. Who has time to watch 500+ TV shows?? ...I do. And I'm here to help you sort through the white (male) noise and find your next underrated obsession. A companion to the long-running entertainment blog, The Popculty Podcast turns a critical eye on the gamut of pop culture-- from indie film to videogame franchises-- while highlighting underrepresented perspectives. Here we celebrate the female, BI ...
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A Talesman telling tales.
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We are two 20-somethings who discuss thought-provoking, usually female-focused pop-culture.
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MANslaughter tells intertwining stories about how one gunshot on a cold Wisconsin night in 1970 dramatically changed multiple lives. A bullet brutally tore through decorated law enforcement veteran LaVerne Stordock. Decades later, his niece, Dorothy Marcic, transformed herself into an amateur detective in a quest for truth and closure about that night. At the center of Dorothy’s investigation is Suzanne Brandon, LaVerne’s second wife, who confessed to the shooting -- and who Dorothy believes ...
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This is your spot for all things Video Games, Film, and Television! Bringing the laughs each and every episode. It's a space for everyone, and it is brought to you by a team of Women in order to bring a perspective that is much needed in the community.
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Heroine may cause a man to feel invincible. Cocaine may make a man feel like he can run past the speed of light. Ecstasy may make a man feel like every nerve in his body is coming alive. Still, no matter how potent those substances may be, it's a fact, love is the most potent drug of all. This fact is especially true when Juan awakens from a two-month coma, unsure of what his life had been. The only time he feels he is close to the truth is in the presence of women with specific characterist ...
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The Boston Athenæum, a membership library, first opened its doors in 1807, and its rich history as a library and cultural institution has been well documented in the annals of Boston’s cultural life. Today, it remains a vibrant and active institution that serves a wide variety of members and scholars. With more than 600,000 titles in its book collection, the Boston Athenæum functions as a public library for many of its members, with a large and distinguished circulating collection, a newspap ...
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How Her Illicit Love Letters Got Edith Thompson Hanged for a Murder
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This story is one of murder, but it's also a tale of woe. It begins when a young ship's steward named Frederick 'Freddy' Bywaters became involved with a married woman named Edith Thompson. They had known each other growing up in the same London suburb as her husband Percy Thompson; and, it was generally considered that Freddy would marry Edith's si…
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A NEW ENGLAND NUN by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
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The Disappearance of Ted Cole and Ralph Roe From Alcatraz: Dead or Alive?
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Joseph Bowers is considered the first prisoner to try escaping Alcatraz, but was killed during his attempt. The next to attempt it was a pair of conspiring inmates named Ted Cole and Ralph Roe. Both men had long rap sheets and were known escape risks -- including from high security facilities. As a last resort, each was sentenced to time at the mos…
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A wealthy woman reaches out to help her grown son and his girlfriend after her son asks her to intervene on his behalf, having been turned down with his marriage proposal. In the process of trying to unite the two the woman finds out that her own life has been built on shaky foundations. The story is deep, introspective, and takes some twists and t…
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The Black Widow Murders: The Story of Septuagenarian Killers Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt
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Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt were sentenced in July of 2008 to life in prison for the murders of Paul Vados and Kenneth McDavid. The women, who were both in their 70s, appeared to be in the business of rescuing down-on-their-luck men in Los Angeles, but it was a deadly ruse. Instead, theymanipulated their marks with offers of free food and ho…
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THE GIRL AND THE PHOTOGRAPH by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
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Paid Hitmen Stephen Caracappa + Louis Eppolito Were Also NYPD Detectives
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Federal prosecutor Daniel Wenner described the case as, “the bloodiest, most violent betrayal of the badge this city has ever seen.” Two decorated New York City police detectives, Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito, committed various illegal activities on behalf of the Five Families of the American Mafia, spanning from the mid-1980s to 1990. This…
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A high school boy who the teachers can't seem to reach finally runs away from his drab home in Pittsburgh and heads for New York City, taking money from his empoloyer to finance his trip. In a world where the very rich live a lavish lifestyle he idolizes them and wants to spend just a few days knowing what it's like to live like them- and a ritzy h…
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Ray and Faye Copeland: America's Oldest Serial Killers
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Ray and Faye Copeland were husband and wife serial killers and the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States. Their known victims include at least five farmhands -- more men are still considered missing and likely also murdered, though their remains have not been found. This is a story about nearly a dozen hired laborers who disapp…
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THE GOSSIP OF VALLEY VIEW by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY
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The Day the DeAutremont Brothers Bungled the Robbery of Southern Pacific Train No. 13
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Train robberies are often thought of as a 19th century problem, like when Jesse James and his gang of outlaws famously pulled off the world's first robbery of a moving train, on July 21, 1873, in Iowa. And, of course, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, who liked to rob banks and trains -- and famously blew up the a Union Pacific Railroad train the…
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HOW THE WIDOW WON THE DEACON by WILLIAM JAMES LAMPTON
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The Lonely Hearts Killers Lured Single Women to Their Death
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One of Truman Capote's most famously told anecdotes about his childhood involves his running away with his neighbor, Martha Seabrook, when he was about 10 years old and she, roughly 15. They made a break to a town near where they lived, but were returned home in a day or two. Thirteen years later, Martha met Raymond Fernandez and became one half of…
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Welcome to the Season Finale of Criminalia: 'THE SNAKE OIL SALESMEN'
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Welcome to the final episode of our season exploring worthless and often dangerous remedies that were promoted as good for whatever may ail you – and, by extension, the patent medicine salesmen, a bunch of quacks and rip-off artists, who advertised and peddled those fraudulent goods. We went into this season assuming the worst; and … it was pretty …
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Welcome to a New Season of Criminalia: PARTNERS IN CRIME
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Welcome to a brand new season of Criminalia, where we'll be talking about criminal duos. Partners in crime. Now, your partner in crime could be platonic; others may be romantic. They're someone who has your back no matter what. This season's partners in crime wait outside in the getaway car. They plot and commit illegal acts with you.In this season…
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Pinkham's Cure for 'Female Complaints' and Other Remedies for Women
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In the Victorian era, the menstrual cycle was considered a disease. A Victorian era woman going through menopause was considered to be emotionally unstable, and a physician would likely have prescribed bloodletting to treat its symptoms. He also would have advised her against reading novels, going to parties, and dancing. If you were a 45- to 50-ye…
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Angelo Mariani's Cocaïne Wine : Vin Tonique Mariani à la Coca de Pérou
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Known as tonics, cocaine wines were a hit when introduced in the late 1800s -- Angelo Mariani, a wealthy chemist from the island of Corsica, formulated his popular version, Vin Mariani -- in 1863. Cocaine wine is exactly what you think it is – a concoction of cocaine and wine -- and, it had an incredible fan base that included – spoiler alert – TWO…
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POOR DEAR MARGARET KIRBY by KATHLEEN NORRIS
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meA wealthy young San Francisco married couple whose lives seem to be growing apart suddenly experience a financial calamity and things turn from bad to worse.. This is a powerful story of the strength of the human spirit and the ability that some people have to change their lives for the better after being faced with the worst.. Check out our new …
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Harry Lewis Kramer: The Ad Man Who Marketed Medicine As Candy
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In the mid-1890s, Harry Kramer’s Sterling Remedy Co. introduced a product called, Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Cascarets were just laxatives, but the product blew away the competition. And a lot of that had to do with how it was marketed (a stroke of brilliance): Harry advertised the product as candy – and historians believe he may have been the firs…
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Wonder Woman Part 1: The Secret Queer History of an American Icon
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This season, sociologist Trisha Crawshaw joins me for a deep dive into all things comics, gender, and Diana Prince. In the first episode of our Wonder Woman series, we excavate her queer, kinky, feminist origins in the 1940s, as well as the life of the man who created her, Dr. William Moulton Marston. Drawing on historian Jill Lepore's bestselling …
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Talking about the United Society of True Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing – a religious group commonly known as Shakers -- doesn't mean this is an episode about religion. They were disciplined and hard-working, and they were also innovative -- a good combination of characteristics that helped them finance their communal lives in a few success…
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One of Mark Twain's most popular stories, this one captures some of the differences between man and woman,and explores the mystery of how they get along in the first place.By Jon Hagadorn Podcast Host
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