Episodes

  • Spooky Lady Day: Yuki-Onna and the Banshee
    Oct 31 2022

    The fourth annual Spooky Lady Day episode is upon us! Gather 'round for the chilling tales of Yuki-Onna and the legend of the banshee.

    Sources:

    Yuki-Onna

    • Hearn, L. (n.d.). Yuki-Onna. Short Stories & Classic Literature for Readers & Teachers. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://americanliterature.com/author/lafcadio-hearn/short-story/yuki-onna
    • Warman, S. C. and B. (2020, October 22). Top 5 feminist ghosts. FolkloreThursday. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://folklorethursday.com/halloween/top-5-feminist-ghosts/
    • Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, October 21). Yōkai. Wikipedia. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkai
    • Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, October 22). Lafcadio Hearn. Wikipedia. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafcadio_Hearn
    • Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, September 24). Yuki-Onna. Wikipedia. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki-onna

    Banshee

    • “Banshee.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/topic/banshee. 
    • “Beware the Wail of the Banshee.” ConnollyCove, 8 Feb. 2022, https://www.connollycove.com/banshee/. 
    • Brent, Harry. “Exploring Irish Mythology: The Banshee.” The Irish Post, The Irish Post, 19 Aug. 2021, https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/exploring-irish-mythology-banshee-170287. 
    • Hendicott, James. “The Story behind Ireland's Fairy Forts and Where to See Them.” Culture Trip, The Culture Trip, 15 Aug. 2017, https://theculturetrip.com/europe/ireland/articles/the-story-behind-irelands-fairy-forts-and-where-to-see-them/. 
    • O'Hara, Keith. “The Banshee: Origin + What It Sounds like (2022).” The Irish Road Trip, 26 May 2022, https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/the-banshee/. 
    • Poleon, Jade. “What Is a Banshee? the Story of Ireland's Most Terrifying Spirit.” Meanwhile in Ireland, 20 Oct. 2021, https://meanwhileinireland.com/what-is-a-banshee-the-story-of-irelands-terrifying-spirit/. 
    • Serena. “The Wailing Irish Banshee - Irish Folklore.” Your Irish Culture, 1 Mar. 2020, https://www.yourirish.com/folklore/banshees-in-ireland. 
    • Thornton, Donal. “Ireland Suffering from Ancient Curse of Tara and Furious Fairy Forts.” IrishCentral.com, 24 Jan. 2014, https://www.irishcentral.com/news/ireland-suffering-from-ancient-curse-of-tara-and-furious-fairy-forts-82694582-237682541. 
    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 21. Lozen and Mary Golda Ross
    Dec 31 2021

    In this episode, we learn about the warrior and prophet Lozen and the mathematician/engineer Mary Golda Ross.

    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Bonus Episode: Special Lady Day On Pop Pop Quiz Quiz!
    Nov 9 2021

     WOW! It's the first ever team edition of Pop Pop Quiz Quiz with very special guests Caitlin and Jessica from the Special Lady Day podcast!!!

    20 questions! 2 guests! 1 host! Roughly 2,000 laughs! 

     Check out Caitlin's story "Peaches" here: 
    https://issuu.com/egumeny/docs/jdp_issue_july2021/s/12993013

    Check out Jessica's poetry here: 
    https://jessicalohafer.com/home

    Check out Jane Mitchell's comedy blog "Yesterday's Horoscope" here: 
    https://yesterdayshoroscope.substack.com/

    Check out Kuinka here: 
    https://www.kuinkatheband.com/

    The theme to Pop Pop Quiz Quiz can be found here: 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-96SMUqYA1k

    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 11 mins
  • 20. Spooky Lady Day: The Legend(s) of La Llorona and The Haunting of Catherine Howard
    Oct 28 2021

    Happy Halloween! In the third installment of Spooky Lady Day, we cover the many legends of La Llorona and the haunting of Catherine Howard, King Henry IIX’s fifth wife.

    Frugal Fear by Annie Lohafer (Jessica's Mom)

    Sources:

    La Llorona 

    • AFP. “Day of the Dead: Mexico's 'La Llorona' Returns on Stage with Pandemic-Era Twist.” News18, 21 Oct. 2020, https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/day-of-the-dead-mexicos-la-llorona-returns-on-stage-with-pandemic-era-twist-2988224.html. 
    • Dimuro, Gina. “The Legend of La Llorona: The Wailing Woman Who Murdered Her Children.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 28 Sept. 2020, https://allthatsinteresting.com/la-llorona. 
    • Fuller, Amy. “The Wailing Woman.” History Today, 31 Oct. 2017, https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/wailing-woman. 
    • Kirtley, Bacil F. “‘La Llorona’ and Related Themes.” Western Folklore, vol. 19, no. 3, Western States Folklore Society, 1960, pp. 155–68, https://doi.org/10.2307/1496370.
    • West, John O. “La Llorona.” TSHA, 1 Oct. 1995, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/la-llorona. 


    Catherine Howard

    • Bloks, Moniek. The screaming lady of the haunted gallery: Catherine Howard. Royal Central. (2015, October 28). Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://royalcentral.co.uk/interests/history/the-screaming-lady-of-the-haunted-gallery-catherine-howard-52815/.
    • Historic Hauntings at Hampton Court Palace. Historic Royal Palaces. (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/historic-hauntings-at-hampton-court-palace/#gs.cbup25.
    • The National Archives. (2004, June 28). The National Archives: Research and Learning: Treasures from the National Archives: Catherine Howard. The National Archives | Treasures from The National Archives. Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/museum/item.asp?item_id=13.  
    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 19. Hypatia and Victoria Kawēkiu Kaʻiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn
    Sep 30 2021

    This episode covers Hypatia: mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, and Victoria Kawēkiu Kaʻiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn, Hawaii's Crown Princess.


    Act One: 


    • The Lilith Fund


    • Plan C


    Hypatia Sources


    • Encyclopedia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Hypatia. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved September 10, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hypatia 


    • Hypatia. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2021, from http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_Romana/greece/paganism/hypatia.html. 


    • Zielinski, S. (2010, March 14). Hypatia, ancient Alexandria's great FEMALE SCHOLAR. Smithsonian.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hypatia-ancient-alexandrias-great-female-scholar-10942888/. 


    Victoria Kawēkiu Kaʻiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn Sources


    • Branch, John. “'I'm Not Anti-Anything. I'm pro-Hawaii.'.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 17 May 2021, www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/sports/olympics/olympic-surfing-hawaii-flag.html. 


    • Fahrni, Jennifer. “Princess Kaiulani Her Life and Times by JENNIFER FAHRNI.” Princess Kaiulani, Her Life and Times, A Biography, 2009, princesskaiulaniproject.com/about_princess_kaiulani.htm. 


    • Ho, Sally. “Olympic Surfing Exposes Whitewashed Native Hawaiian Roots.” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 13 July 2021, apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-games-racial-injustice-hawaii-surfing-5048591ab4620f8796a08ff54331fec0. 


    • Ho, Sally. “Native Hawaiians 'RECLAIM' Surfing with Moore's Olympic Gold.” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 5 Aug. 2021, apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-surfing-hawaii-carissa-moore-272e71e4203c138221e66808a87e9564. 


    • Hulstrand, Janet. “Ka'iulani: Hawaii's Island Rose.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 7 May 2009, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/kaiulani-hawaiis-island-rose-131796275/. 


    • Little, Becky. “Hawai'ian Surfers Have Been Riding Waves since the 17th Century.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 15 Aug. 2018, www.history.com/news/women-surfers-1600s-hawaii-princess-gidget.
    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 51 mins
  • 18. Nancy Spain and Barbara Gittings
    Jun 29 2021

    Our second annual pride special features the stories of the British multimedia celebrity and lesbian icon Nancy Spain and Barbara Gittings, "a mother of lesbian and gay liberation."

    Act One: 

    • 5 Calls
    • Resistbot

     Nancy Spain Sources

    • “About Nancy Spain: British Journalist (1917 - 1964).” Peoplepill.com, People Pill, peoplepill.com/people/nancy-spain. 
    • Collis, Rose. “A Trouser-Wearing Character: The Life and Times of Nancy Spain (Cassell 1997).” Rose Collis, Rose Collis , www.rosecollis.com/books/a-trouser-wearing-character-the-life-and-times-of-nancy-spain-cassell-1997/. 
    • Fowler, Christopher. “Invisible Ink: No 220 - Nancy Spain.” The Independent, Independent Digital News and Media, 18 Apr. 2014, www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/invisible-ink-no-220-nancy-spain-9269801.html. 
    • Lynch, Declan. “Nancy Spain, the Popular Song and an English Lesbian.” Irish Independent, Independent.ie, 4 Oct. 2014, www.independent.ie/life/nancy-spain-the-popular-song-and-an-english-lesbian-30638813.html. 
    • “Nancy Spain .” Curtis Brown, www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/nancy-spain. 
    • “Nancy Spain.” Nancy Spain - LGBT Archive, LGBT Archive, lgbthistoryuk.org/wiki/Nancy_Spain. 
    • Ring, Trudy. “Who the F Is ... Celebrity Journalist Nancy Spain?” Gay Pride - LGBT & Queer Voices, PRIDE.com, 31 Oct. 2014, www.pride.com/who-f/2014/10/31/who-f-%E2%80%A6-celebrity-journalist-nancy-spain. 

    Barbara Gittings Sources 

    • Barbara Gittings. Legacy Project Chicago. https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/barbara-gittings. 
    • Barbara Gittings. Barbara Gittings | LGBT 50th Anniversary July 4, 2015. (n.d.). https://lgbt50.org/barbara-gittings. 
    • Fox, M. (2007, March 15). Barbara Gittings, 74, Prominent Gay Rights Activist Since '50s, Dies. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/15/obituaries/15gittings.html. 

    Special Lady Shout Outs

    • Jessica: A Black Lady Sketch Show
    • Caitlin: Day X and Katrin Bennhold
    Show more Show less
    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Bonus Episode: Caitlin Morris on Pop Pop Quiz Quiz!
    May 28 2021

    It's a Special Lady Day Bonus Episode! Caitlin joins producer Chad as a special guest on everyone's favorite podcast quiz show, Pop Pop Quiz Quiz.

    Caitlin's spooky short story, The Procedure, can be found here: https://ghostparachute.com/issue/march-2021-issue/the-procedure/

    Caitlin and I mention the excellent podcast, Phoebe Reads A Mystery. If you are unfamiliar, check it out here: https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/

    This episode's theme song is Payday by Jason Farnham. It's track one at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BTPdeXdLeU

    Check out Conversation Happens on your favorite podcast app for more episodes of Pop Pop Quiz Quiz or click on this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/177608

    Show more Show less
    39 mins
  • Bonus Episode: Jessica Lohafer on Pop Pop Quiz Quiz!
    May 28 2021

    It's a Special Lady Day Bonus Episode! Jessica joins producer Chad as a special guest on everyone's favorite podcast quiz show, Pop Pop Quiz Quiz. 

     (Love Is) The Tender Trap (gentle remix) is performed by Count Basie and his orchestra.

    https://youtu.be/zyBFzeJ-vG4

    Check out Conversation Happens on your favorite podcast app for more episodes of Pop Pop Quiz Quiz or click on this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/177608

    Show more Show less
    42 mins