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Always the Last to Know Always the Last to Know
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4.8 • 93 Ratings
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Hey! We are Ash and Katy, this is our podcast, Always the Last to Know! Growing up we were taught how to live in the world, everything was going fine…until literally, the entire world changed, thus making everything we had learned essentially obsolete. Needless to say, Mr. Feeny and Cory Matthews did not prepare us for social media takeovers, taxes, or making our way through an insane world where an entire generation is trauma bonded.
It feels like we missed entire lessons on things so the goal is to fill in the gaps of our education- from discussions on current laws to clones, from N.A.T.O to what's hidden under melting glaciers, join us while we attempt to navigate our way through the world, figure out adulthood, and hopefully learn something new along the way!
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The Daughters of Bilitis - Part One
This week, we learn about the first lesbian rights group in the US. Ash is on a kick of learning all she can about LGBTQ+ history, we hope you enjoy the journey along with her.
Sources
https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/before-stonewall/daughters-of-bilitis
https://womenshistory.si.edu/blog/how-daughters-bilitis-organized-lesbian-rights
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Daughters-of-Bilitis
https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Daughters_of_Bilitis
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/daughters-of-bilitis-first-lesbian-rights-group-founded
https://www.laconservancy.org/learn/historic-places/daughters-of-bilitis/
https://blurredbylines.com/articles/daughters-of-bilitis-martin-lyon-san-francisco/
https://one.usc.edu/archive-location/ladder
https://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/galleries/seen-assertion/item/10944
https://www.radicalinprogress.org/nypl-2019-2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Martin_and_Phyllis_Lyon
https://www.malindalo.com/blog/2021/6/15/daughters-of-bilitis
https://documents.alexanderstreet.com/c/1003264003
https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/sfbagals/The_Ladder/tl_index.html
http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/36 -
Beyond the Magic: The Life of Harry Houdini
This week, Katy teaches us all about the life of Harry Houdini. His childhood, his tricks, and his interesting relationship with Spiritualism.
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The RMS Titanic
This week, Katy enlightens us on the events of one of their favorite subjects, the Titanic. Ash knows nothing about the Titanic beyond what the movie shows, so we're all learning a lot with this episode. We cover the designing and manufacturing of the boat, the layout and luxury, comparisons between the movie and real life, and the events of that fateful and tragic night.
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https://www.britannica.com/topic/Titanic
https://www.noaa.gov/gc-international-section/rms-titanic-history-and-significance
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/titanic
National Geographic's 'Investigating the Titanic' available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXlalGvxkaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPUFSJsyoFM
Titanic's Final Mystery on Paranount+ with Tim Maltin -
The History of Dyke Marches
This week, we learn about the beautiful and community driven origins of Dyke Marches. If you are planning to attend the NYC Dyke March on June 29th, let us know! Ash will be there!
NYC Dyke March Accessibility Accommodations Request Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbwfAN330QDzSf1ZL025taF-3i-9R_hW3OIVQlXO3MnjMcCw/viewform
Sources
https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/nyc-dyke-march/
https://www.nycdykemarch.com/about
https://lhaexhibits.omeka.net/exhibits/show/dyke-marches/dyke-marches
https://www.queerevents.ca/queer-corner/blog/history/history-dyke-march
https://gaycitynews.com/the-dyke-marchs-history-in-pictures/
https://www.vogue.com/article/nyc-dyke-march-black-liberation-juneteenth
https://www.lesbianavengers.com/
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1106444650/frustrated-by-societys-erasure-the-lesbian-avengers-fought-back
https://www.lesbianavengers.com/about.shtml -
LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness
This week, we learn about why LGBTQ+ youth homelessness is so prominent. We also discuss the physical and mental tolls that shelter life and living on the streets take on our queer youth, and then we highlight organizations that are taking matters into their hands to curb this epidemic.
Organizations
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
https://www.happyhippies.org/
https://www.newalternativesnyc.org/about_us
https://www.340blueprintproject.com/
https://nn4youth.org/lgbtq-homeless-youth/
https://nationalhomeless.org/civil-rights-criminalization-of-homelessness/
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https://youth.gov/youth-topics/lgbtq-youth/homelessness
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/serving-our-youth-lgbtq/
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Trevor-Project-Homelessness-Report.pdf
https://nationalhomeless.org/lgbtq-homelessness/
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Serving-Our-Youth-Update-Jun-2015.pdf
https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/LGBTQ-Homelessness.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4098056/
https://lesley.edu/article/the-cost-of-coming-out-lgbt-youth-homelessness
https://nche.ed.gov/lgbtq-youth/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5127283/ -
Princess Diana: The Final Chapter
This week, we end our saga on Princess Diana. We cover everything from the divorce to the investigation of her death. Please note, we will absolutely not be entertaining any conspiracy theories about her death. That would be disrespectful to her memory, and would take away from the accountability of the people who actually caused her death.
Sources
Documentaries
Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy directed by Ashley Gething
The Princess (2022) available on HBO written and directed by Ed Perkins
Diana, 7 Days from BBC
Books
The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil By Tina Brown
The Diana Chronicles By Tina Brown
Diana: Her True Story--in Her Own Words
Articles
https://www.royal.uk/diana-princess-wales
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05244/diana-princess-of-wales
https://www.cnn.com/specials/princess-diana
https://people.com/tag/princess-diana/
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