34 Circe Salon -- Make Matriarchy Great Again -- Disrupting History

Have you heard the tale of Gallus Mag and Sadie the Goat?  These two very colorful characters lived in the 19th Century in New York City, and despite their rocky beginning, eventually found peace wit…

Join us as we take a fun dive into the history of the British suffrage movement and the untold story of the women who became martial arts experts and protectors of the movement.  Tony Wolf, author of…

A special crossover episode of the Broads You Should Know podcast. (https://broadsyoushouldknow.com/) Today it's our own Dawn "Sam" Alden joining the Broads You Should Know gang to talk about the das…

Catalina de Erauso, who in 1599 escaped from a Basque convent dressed as a man and went on to a life of adventure and violence throughout South America posing as a man. 

Join Dawn "Sam" Alden as she talks with Vicki Noble about her experience working with Jeannine Davis-Kimball and their journey into the land of ancient women warriors.  Sean Marlon Newcombe discusses…

We start the new year with "In Praise of the Goddess"!  This time it's Sekhmet and Bastet. Join us as we explore these powerful divine females and set 2022 ablaze with the spirit of matriarchy!

Join us as we discuss the roles of women in Ancient China with Prof. Ping Yao of  Cal State Los Angeles.  What were gender relations like in Chine before and during the first dynasties (2700 BC - 221…

Celebrating the centennial of Marija Gimbtutas' birth, the Association for the Study of Women & Mythology held a symposium on her life and works.  "Make Matriarchy Great Again" inspiration and charte…

They dragged themselves through the streets at dawn and staggered across tenement roofs illuminated just like the men-- but very few of us know the names of these gifted writers.  They were the women…

We continue our discussion of Naomi Alderman's haunting sci-fi novel, "The Power."  The story of a dystopian future where women rule, in part two we discuss the dark slide into brutality that the wom…

Deliberately erased from history, the story of the women of the Mongol Empire was one of tremendous achievement.  Genghis Khan encouraged equality of the genders and his daughters, granddaughters, da…

Professor Walter Penrose returns to discuss the life and work of one of the most famous literary women in history-- Sappho. 

One of the most original works of the last few decades, Naomi Alderman's "The Power," is a sci-fi dystopian masterpiece.  What sets it apart is that in this dystopia, it is the women who seize contro…

Controlling female sexual behavior is one of the foundations of patriarchy.  In cooly efficient Ancient Rome, it was through law, of course, that the restriction of women's sexuality was achieved.  J…

Oh, this was a spirited one!  Join Dawn "Sam" Alden and Sean Marlon Newcombe as they discuss a modern romance novel and what it says about gender in entertainment today.  A passionate and fun discuss…

What to Expect When You're Expecting doesn't tell you everything to expect! Two very recent 1st time Moms share stories of the things that happened that they didn't expect.  Don't worry, though, they…

The sine qua non of this podcast: Matriarchy.  What is it and why is it desirable.  Dawn "Sam" Alden and Sean Marlon Newcombe have an open and frank discussion on the topic of "matriarchy."  This is …