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The final episode of Season Two is Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. The book uses fairy tales to teach women more about how they're made and what they might've come here…

In our latest episode, Kitty tells the story of Fannie Lou Hamer, a voting rights activist and community organizer, from the award- winning biography, This Little Light of Mine by Kay Mills. 

Her st…

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was born in Cotton Plant, Ark., to a ukelele playing mother who sang in the Pentecostal church. By the time Rosetta was 5 years old, she was playing guitar and singing in front …

In the midst of protests, coronavirus, and whatever else 2020 plans to throw in the mix, we are discussing Becoming, the autobiography of Michelle Obama in this week's episode.

This is the most cu…

This week, Kitty and Ellie continue their break from reading books and talk about some things that have happened in quarantine with MARRIAGE, the north nodes in astrology, diving into the self-help s…

Religion and the quest for something to believe in is the topic of this episode. We discuss the book, Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome by Reba Riley and her journey to “experience 30 religions before y…

The famous Nellie Bly was known primarily as a journalist, but in the novel, Nellie Bly: Daredevil. Reporter. Feminist, by Brooke Kroeger, we learn she was also an industrialist, world traveler, and …

The Bridges of Madison County was an iconic story written by Robert Waller, however, few people know about the woman behind the story, Jana St. James. She could be the woman behind it. Maybe. Or she …

So, this episode is a departure from the normal biography podcast, however, trauma is a topic that affects everyone, and some might argue, a disproportionate number of women. 

The book is "The Body K…

This episode is different from others. In early February, Kitty's mother passed away and her funeral was held on Valentine's Day. In this podcast, we talk about Kitty's mom, how it feels to lose a p…

Virginia Hall might be the most badass lady you've never heard of. This episode covers her story as it was told in The Wolves at the Door by Judith Pearson.

Hall grew up hunting and farming in the Ma…

You’re so vain. I bet you think this podcast’s about you. Don’t you? Well, if you’re Carly Simon, it IS about you. This episode covers her autobiography Boys in the Trees and tells about her childhoo…

At the end of everything, could you honestly say you lived your life with no regrets? Edith Piaf could. The French singer was known for her talent, her passion and her way with men.

In this week’s ep…

In this week’s episode, we interview two shrews! A few moons ago, two self-named shrews consulted the googles to see if others like them existed, and lo and behold, they came upon our podcast. The sh…

In this week's episode, we tell the story of Aimee Dubucq de Rivery and Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, two women from the island of Martinique who would become the "power behind the throne" in two of th…

Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American painter and sculptor. She suffered from a traumatic childhood and turned to art in her later years to express her pain and to bring joy to others. She is mo…

Famed actress Lauren Bacall was not just another pretty face. She was a founding member of the original rat pack, for God's sake. As an actress and model in the 1940s, she somehow navigated the world…

In this episode, we read the autobiography of doctor Qanta Ahmed, an American-born doctor and Muslim who traveled to Saudi Arabia and tried to make sense of the culture and navigate Sharia law. The b…

Have you heard of Louise Thaden? We hadn't either, but she was out here breaking records as a female pilot in the 1920s. Yes, she knew Amelia Earhart. They were friends, but Louise was the first and …

This episode focuses on opera producer Sarah Caldwell, a conductor, impresario and stage director from Arkansas. The book is called Challenges: A Memoir of My Life in Opera, and by Caldwell, with c…