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A feminist women's history comedy podcast about the scandalicious stories of people from olden times. Hosted by Ann Foster.

Vulgar History Realm

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A feminist women's history comedy podcast about the scandalicious stories of people from olden times. Hosted by Ann Foster.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
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    Las Soldaderas of the Mexican Revolution (with Cristina Lumague)

    Las Soldaderas of the Mexican Revolution (with Cristina Lumague)

    We're getting into a revolutionary, pants-on vibe this week with a look at Las Soldaderas: women who fought during the Mexican Revolution and whose contributions to victory often go uncredited.
    Guiding us through their pants-wearing ways is Cristina Lumague, longtime editor of Vulgar History!
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    References:
    Soldaderas in the Mexican Military: Myth and History by Elizabeth Salas and Elizabeth Blackshear Flinn
    Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico: Portraits of Soldaderas, Saints, and Subversives
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    Cristina's podcasts:
    Historias Unknown https://www.historiasunknown.com/episodes/
    Espooky tales https://www.espookytales.com/follow
    Espooky Tales socials: tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytales IG https://www.instagram.com/espookytales
    A Little Bit de Todo (short daily podcast, available May 5th) https://episodes.fm/1735794761
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    Thanadelthur (with Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth)

    Thanadelthur (with Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth)

    Today we're talking about Thanadelthur, a Dene woman who had a profound impact on the Dene people in Northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba during the eighteenth-century fur trade. Much of Thanadelthur's story is shared through oral storytelling among the Dene community. Today's guest, Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth is a member of the Hatchet Lake Dënesųłiné First Nation in Treaty 10 territory.
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    References:
    The Legend of Thanadelthur: Elders’ Oral History and Hudson’s Bay Company Journals by Rosalie Tsannie-Burset
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    Episode image by Wai Tien from The Peacemaker: Thanadelthur by David A. Robertson
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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Matoaka aka Pocahontas (with Lauren DeLeary)

    Matoaka aka Pocahontas (with Lauren DeLeary)

    We're joined today by Lauren DeLeary to talk about the true story of Matoaka, commonly known as Pocahontas. Her story has been misinterpreted countless times from the 16th century through today, perhaps still best known from the animated Disney film. Lauren was the screenwriter of Missing Matoaka, an alternate audio track to the Disney film, presenting her as the first Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman.
    Learn more about Missing Matoaka: The True Story of Pocahontas
    Learn more about the inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
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    References:
    Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma by Camilla Townsend
    The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History by Dr. Linwood “Little Bear’ Custalow and Angela L. Daniel “Silver Star”
    Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America by Benjamin Woolley
    The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality by Vincent Schilling (Indian Country Today)
    Wikipedia
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    • 1 hr 9 min
    Hatshepsut (with Gina Berry)

    Hatshepsut (with Gina Berry)

    We're joined by friend of the podcast Gina Berry to discuss the longest-ago figure ever discussed on the show: Hatshepsut! It's a long one, so pace yourselves because you want to hear every detail of this remarkable King's life and reign.
    References:
    The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney
    Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam
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    • 3 hrs 30 min
    La Quintrala aka Catalina de los Ríos y Lísperguer (with Maria Marsilli)

    La Quintrala aka Catalina de los Ríos y Lísperguer (with Maria Marsilli)

    La Quintrala is well-known in Chile as a monstrous woman from colonial history. Her alleged murderous rampage killed over 1,000 enslaved people, and her ghost is still causing havoc today. But who was the real-life inspiration of this myth? We're joined by Dr. Maria N. Marsilli from John Carroll University to separate the bloody legend from the real-life history of a 17th-century Chilean noblewoman.
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    • 1 hr 57 min
    Saint Margaret of Scotland (with E.K. McAlpine)

    Saint Margaret of Scotland (with E.K. McAlpine)

    In a long-awaited crossover between pale-skinned history nerds with glasses and long reddish hair, whose cats like to make guest appearances in their content, Hepburn and I are joined by I'm joined by E.K. McAlpine (and Minnie) to talk about her all-time fav: Saint Margaret of Scotland!
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    • 2 hrs 22 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
54 Ratings

54 Ratings

James Middleton Obsessed ,

The Best Podcast Ever

Everyone, do yourselves a favour and listen to this brilliant, insightful, funny, and inspiring podcast. Ann says the word “like” an appropriate amount of times and I love everything she does!

CanadianLiz1979 ,

Ann says “like” an appropriate amount of times

I’ve been listening since pretty much the beginning but recently decided to binge it from the beginning. Never left a review because I listen in Spotify, so this is my first review. Lol I total forgot about the “like” battle, so here I am as instructed, downloading Apple Podcasts just so I can leave a review.

Love you

Liz Hinton,
Kelowna BC

morgan1392 ,

Love this podcast

I love this podcast and most episodes are great but I have to say that the interview with John Guy and Julie Fox was painful. I couldn’t stand how John talked over Julie the entire time.

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