The Wyf Who

The Wyf Who
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Welcome to The Wyf Who, the podcast where women talk about women who did extraordinary things that challenged gender roles in society.  Learning, sharing, drinking. Only a little bit of swearing.

  1. 10/30/2020

    Halloween Special 2020: The Blood Countess!

    In our Halloween Special we talk about the 16th century woman who is in the Guinness Book of Records as having the record for being the most prolific murderer in human history... a gruesome tale set in Transylvania.  Was Elizabeth Bathory the original FEMALE Dracula??  Or was it all just a politically-motivated smear campaign?  You decide...

    37 min

  2. 10/02/2020

    Episode 15 - A Native American Duet

    This week we learn about two Native American women: badass gender-bending "Sitting in the Water Grizzly" Kaúxuma Núpika, followed by the real life story behind the famous (in the US, at least!) Sacajawea / Sacagawea.

    41 min

  3. 09/18/2020

    Episode 14 - Around the World in 80 days (72 in fact!): Nellie Bly

    Nellie Bly: the world-famous female investigative journalist who in 1889 set off to become the FIRST PERSON to travel round the world in 80 days (in just 72 days in fact) - alone and with only a handful of items she could carry.  Adventurer, writer, even an inventor - this woman is a real inspiration to all young adventurers!

    51 min

  4. 09/04/2020

    Episode 13 - The wyf who... led a Greek naval rebellion: Laskarina Bouboulina

    Laskarina Bouboulina is this week's heroine: a Greek wyf born in 1771 who led a revolt on the high seas against the Ottoman Empire - and with a shocking twist too.  This week's episode includes official pronunciation from our friend and Greek ambassador Vicky (thank you Vicky!)

    36 min

  5. 08/21/2020

    Episode 12 - Jeanne Baret: the wyf who... was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe

    Did you spot this recent Google Doodle? We'd just recorded our episode before it appeared to celebrate her 280th birthday! Introducing the indefatigable Jeanne Baret: expert botanist and the first woman to circumnavigate the globe and WHAT a life story...

    47 min

  6. 08/07/2020

    Episode 11 - Swordwomanship, escapades & opera: Julie D'Aubigny

    The wyf who... was a real life Arya Stark?  Julie D'Aubigny kicked a lot of male butt in her lifetime and found herself on the wrong side of the law several times in her various adventures in duelling, love affairs and the opera.  She truly was a passionate, fiesty wyf and we loved learning about her!

    37 min

  7. 07/24/2020

    Episode 10 - The Bold Pharoah Queen of Ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut

    Was she power crazed or just a strong leader??  Join us as we learn about the obsessively prolific Hatshepsut, the Kim Kardashian of Ancient Egypt who ruled the social media of her day!  Including a number of Game of Thrones style intrigues, we investigate the bizarrely tight knit dynasty in the world's most powerful civilization during the Egyptian empire's peak.

    49 min

  8. 07/10/2020

    Episode 09 - Heroines for China: Glayds Aylward & Pearl Buck

    Two women, a Nobel prize and a Hollywood movie... this episode we celebrate two amazing women who fought for Chinese people suffering in the floods, famines and wars of 1930s China at a time when the western world wasn't doing enough to help.  Their top-tier humanitarian contributions gave a voice to the Chinese people and their sufferings.

    49 min
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Welcome to The Wyf Who, the podcast where women talk about women who did extraordinary things that challenged gender roles in society.  Learning, sharing, drinking. Only a little bit of swearing.

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