This season we focus on character development and analysis of the female protagonists in Golden Age Musicals. For our penultimate episode of the season we snap into West Side of Manhattan. Join us as we discuss a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions and it's two leading women, Maria and Anita. This powerful tale puts its own spin on the star crosse…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the female protagonists in Golden Age Musicals. This episode we find ourselves in the midst of a union battle for a raise at the Sleep Tight pajama factory. Join us for discussions about the development of musical comedy "The Pajama Game" and the romance between the head of the grievance…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the female protagonists in Golden Age Musicals. We travel to Hollywood in the 1920s transitions from silent film to talkies in what has been voted the best movie musical of all time, "Singin' in the Rain." Join us for a peek into the development of the beloved film that shot Debbie Reyno…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the female protagonists in Golden Age Musicals. This episode we find ourselves in the pages of a fairytale adaptation composed by Mary Rodgers and starring a zany cast of characters in the cult classic "Once Upon a Mattress." Join us for discussions about the development of this musical …

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the female protagonists in Golden Age Musicals. The second in a two part series, this episode we go where the hills are alive and discuss how to solve a problem like Maria in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Sound of Music." Join us as we deep dive into the origins and development of the Broad…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the female protagonists in Golden Age Musicals. The first in a two part series, this episode we go where the hills are alive and discuss the origins of the two supporting women in Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Sound of Music." Join us as we deep dive into the would be step mother, Baroness …

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the female protagonists in Golden Age Musicals. This episode we travel on a transatlantic cruise with two girls from Little Rock. Join us for discussions about the development of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes from the original novel of the same title by Anita Loos, to the Broadway musical, to…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the female protagonists in Golden Age Musicals. We travel behind the scenes of the opening of a new musical, "Kiss Me Kate." Join us for discussions about the development of this Cole Porter musical from Shakespeare to a witnessed argument backstage and the two leading ladies, Lilli Vane…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the female protagonists in Golden Age Musicals. We travel to London this week in Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady." Join us for discussions about the development of the musical from the original myth, to the George Bernard Shaw play, to Shaw screenplay, to Broadway, and then Hollywood. E…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the female protagonists in Golden Age Musicals. We travel to Runyonland this week in Frank Loesser's "Guys and Dolls." Miss Sarah Brown finds herself in the middle of a bet and Miss Adelaide tries desperately to get rid of her cold and finally get married. Join us for discussions about t…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the female protagonists in Golden Age Musicals. We begin this season by traveling to Pine Tree Vermont and discussing the iconic Hollywood classice White Christmas. Betty and Judy Haynes are two sisters that may not have been a focal point of the writers, but through the genius of Rosema…

We have made it to the final match ups of our 2nd annual Maiden Madness tournament. This year is all about the supportive sweethearts of Disney and Pixar animation. Each romantic interest is put to the test in a March Madness style tournament, scoring on a rubric our co-hosts have crafted. We began with 30 Disney and Pixar men, find out who will we…

This episode we are joined by our co-hosts' own sweethearts, Josh Suevel and Frank J. Paul, to discuss our final four contenders in Maiden Madness 2022. This year is all about the Supportive Sweethearts of Disney and Pixar animation. Each romantic interest is put to the test in a March Madness style tournament to see who will wear the crown. Join u…

With the help of our special guest Marissa Longo, Maiden Madness continues and the competition is fierce. This year is all about the Supportive Sweethearts of Disney and Pixar animation. Each romantic interest is put to the test in a March Madness style tournament to see who will wear the crown. We began with 30 and have now narrowed it down to an …

Our 2nd annual Maiden Madness continues! This year is all about the Supportive Sweethearts of Disney and Pixar animation. Each romantic interest is put to the test in a March Madness style tournament to see who will wear the crown. We began with 30 and have now narrowed them down to the Sweet 16. This episode we take a deeper dive into just how sup…

Welcome to our 2nd annual Maiden Madness tournament!! This year is all about the Supportive Sweethearts of Disney and Pixar animation. Round One we have 30 Disney and Pixar animated men and put to the test in a March Madness style tournament to see who will wear the crown. Katie and India have created special rubrics once again and this episode we …

Join us as we travel back to ancient Greece, Egypt, Asia, and then Europe to follow the origins of the classic fairytale, "Cinderella." There is a reason the rags to riches tale is found all over the world and it is no surprise that Disney turned to the beloved story at a time when his studio was on the brink of bankruptcy. This episode we discuss …

This week we travel to the Polynesian Islands and follow a courageous tale of the ocean's chosen, Moana. Take a dive into the development of this original tale and learn what makes this Disney Princess stand out. We travel across the sea with an unlikely, and many times unhelpful, crew but through Moana's cunning, bravery, and heart she discovers t…

Join us as we discuss the latest addition to the Disney Princess franchise, Raya and the Last Dragon. Discover the inspiration behind this action packed fantasy adventure and how Disney developed this South East Asian warrior princess. She may have some trust issues, but Raya's journey and growth through a found family connected by tragedy is a hea…

This week we travel to France and a small provincial town to meet our favorite bookworm, Belle. Learn about the original "Beauty and the Beast" fairytale and its transformation into a movie that changed the Academy Awards forever. Belle's courage, stubbornness, intellect, and compassion make her a fantastic and important addition to the Disney Prin…

This week we travel to Scotland and discover a Disney Princess that sought to challenge the ideals of those that came before her. Focused on a mother and daughter relationship, Brave is an original tale that had some creative turmoil but holds a lot of firsts for this franchise and Pixar Studios. So, grab your bows and join us for a jaunt into the …

Join us as we start at the very beginning of Disney Animation with the original Disney Princess, Snow White. Learn the origins of this classic fairytale and how she changed the film industry for good. We also discuss the other cursed princess, Aurora, and the movie that put fairytales on hold at Disney, Sleeping Beauty. Both these woman play a very…

Travel back to 400AD China where the legend of Mulan was first written down and explore the origins of a warrior woman that has become and role model for women of all ages. Though not actually a princess, Mulan is an important addition to the Disney Princess franchise that we are exploring this season. Join us for a discussion about her journey sav…

Join us as we start off our third season with the movie that began the Disney Renaissance. Explore the dark origins of Hans Christian Anderson's "The Little Mermaid" and its transformation into the brave red headed mermaid who just wants to be part of our world. Ariel's bravery, determination, and pure enjoyment of all things human makes her a fasc…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the Women in the Wizarding World and specifically in the Harry Potter series. We do not however support the ideals of the series author or any other TERFs (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists) and believe trans women are women. For our final episode we wrap up our discussion about the n…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the Women in the Wizarding World and specifically in the Harry Potter series. We do not however support the ideals of the series author or any other TERFs (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists) and believe trans women are women. For our final witch we tackle the lead heroine of the serie…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the Women in the Wizarding World and specifically in the Harry Potter series. We do not however support the ideals of the series author or any other TERFs (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists) and believe trans women are women. This episode we discuss some of the featured witches in the…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the Women in the Wizarding World and specifically in the Harry Potter series. We do not however support the ideals of the series author or any other TERFs (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists) and believe trans women are women. This episode we return to the corridors of Hogwarts and tak…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the Women in the Wizarding World and specifically in the Harry Potter series. We do not however support the ideals of the series author or any other TERFs (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists) and believe trans women are women. This episode we take a look at two pure blood families, the…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the Women in the Wizarding World and specifically in the Harry Potter series. We do not however support the ideals of the series author or any other TERFs (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists) and believe trans women are women. This episode we discuss the tense relationship of the Evans…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the Women in the Wizarding World and specifically in the Harry Potter series. We do not however support the ideals of the series author or any other TERFs (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists) and believe trans women are women. This episode we wander the great halls of Hogwarts and go h…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the Women in the Wizarding World and specifically in the Harry Potter series. We do not however support the ideals of the series author or any other TERFs (Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists) and believe trans women are women. This episode we dive into the more troubling aspects of Mol…

This season we focus on character development and analysis of the Women in the Wizarding World and specifically in the Harry Potter series. To start off the season we discuss the witches of the silver trio, Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood. We follow their journey through Rowling's seven novels and talk through not only their amazing acts of heroism…

We have come to the final round of our March Madness style tournament. Out of 33 Disney and Pixar heroines we see who comes away with the bronze tiara, take a look back at those valiant heroines who have fallen, and see who wear the golden crown as the Queen of Heroines. Grab a cup of tea and your brackets for this final episode of season one. Also…

We have come to the Final 4 match up and will be putting our heroines to the test alongside our guest judge Desiree Gonzalez! Utilizing our entire rubric we see whose overall scores covering heroic personalities and character development will bring them to the championship round. Get your brackets ready and see how far your favorite Disney animated…

We are getting down to the wire and into the nitty gritty as we put our Elite 8 to the test alongside our guest judge Kate Loprest! In this episode we utilize our entire rubric to see how our heroines overall scores fair and add some votes in from our Patreon. Get your brackets ready and see how far your favorite characters go! *Lots of spoilers an…

We continue Maiden Madness this week and are down to our Sweet Sixteen! In this episode we analyze the heroic personalities of the remaining Disney animated heroines to see who will move on to the Elite 8. Get your brackets ready and see how far your favorite characters go! *Lots of spoilers and opinions*…

We continue our first round of Maiden Madness this week! 33 Disney and Pixar animated heroines are put to the test in a March Madness style tournament to see who will be crowned Queen of the Heroines. In this episode we go through the right side of the bracket and see who moves on to the Sweet Sixteen! Round 1 is all about the character development…

We are ready to rumble in our first round of Maiden Madness. 33 Disney and Pixar animated heroines are put to the test in a March Madness style tournament to see who will be crowned Queen of the Heroines. In this episode we go through the left side of the bracket and see who moves on to the Sweet Sixteen! Round 1 is all about the character developm…

For our final deep dive episode of the season we go on an adventure to Arendelle and follow the journey of two heroines that have taken over the world of animation, Elsa and Anna. Frozen has become one of Disney's biggest franchises and its sequel has become the highest grossing animated film of all time. Though its inspiration came from Hans Chris…

This episode we travel to Africa and take a behind the scenes look at Disney's adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous novel, "Tarzan of the Apes." We focus on Jane Porter and this unique, intelligent, daring, and hilarious heroine as she finds herself among more than trees and apes in the jungle. Discover why this animated interpretation stands…

Join us for our episode all about Disney's princess of Atlantis, Kida. The origin and legend of Atlantis started back in ancient Greece and has continue to fascinate explorers, philosophers, and scientists ever since. Learn how Disney took all these ideas and formed an experimental action adventure that may not have been a box office hit, but has b…

This week we dive into Disney's 1997 hit Hercules and discuss a damsel who may be in distress, but has got in handled. Though not following the original greek mythology, Megara is a fascinating female protagonist with a moral ambiguity that stands out among the Disney heroines. *Lots of spoilers and opinions*…

Though Disney claims their 2010 movie Tangled was inspired by the well known Grimm tale about a maiden in a tower, Rapunzel's history begins almost 200 years before the German brothers included it in their collection. Join us as we see how Rapunzel has changed to become the spunky girl with magic hair we cannot help but adore in not just the origin…

What do a destructive alien, Elvis, and a small island in Hawaii have in common? Find out as we take a deep dive the character of Nani Pelekai from Disney's Lilo and Stitch. Though not in the title, she is a heroine that does everything she can to keep her little Ohana together and who finds an even bigger one in the process. *Lots of spoilers and …

This episode we travel to 15th century Paris and explore the origins of a traveling dancer who becomes the obsession of the city, La Esmeralda. Making her debut in the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo, Esmeralda has graced countless screens and stages. In Disney's 1996 animated film we see a version of this dancer than strays far from its original source …

In our inaugural episode, discover the origins and evolution of one of the world's most famous fairy, Tinker Bell. We take a look at how a ball of light would go on to become one of the most recognizable Disney icons. Making her debut on the stages of England in 1904, she has been sprinkling pixie dust for over a century and her upfront and unapolo…

How hard can record a few opening lines be? A short clip of our attempts at recording an opening for Season One. Video on our social media :)By Damsels in Dialogue