Badass & Bookish

Lana Wessels

Badass and Bookish is a podcast about women in history, women who kill and women we read. Hosted by sisters and the co-founders of Paige Turner Pty Ltd, a romance ghostwriting agency, Bren Bradley shares true crime stories while Lana Wessels is the resident feminist historian. Watch the podcast video recordings over on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe_SGRys7mX7z8WFHMWwA4A

Episodes

  1. 10/10/2022

    Vengeance Ghosts & The Bell Witch Hauntings | Badass & Bookish Podcast E03

    Episode One for Spooktober 2022! 🎙 In this episode of the Badass & Bookish podcast we learn about Madame KoiKoi, the Bell Witch Hauntings that led to the murder of John Bell and scare ourselves out of talking about another vengeance ghost, Kuchisake-onna, aka "Slit Mouth Woman".  00:00 Intro  03:45 Scary Encounters  11:02 Book Reviews  17:07 Madame KoiKoi  33:00 Trigger Warning Starts  34:15 Trigger warning Ends  41:44 The Bell Witch Badass and Bookish is a podcast about women in history, women who kill and women we read. Hosted by sisters and the co-founders of Paige Turner Pty Ltd, a romance ghostwriting agency, Bren Bradley shares true crime stories while Lana Wessels is the resident feminist historian. 📚 Link to the books mentioned: - Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver - The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty - House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jt1MsuCr5CQ

    1h 18m

  2. 09/27/2022

    Oliver Wilde & The 17 Year Old Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig | Badass & Bookish Episode 2

    Inspired by A League of Their Own (series), in this episode of the Badass & Bookish podcast we learn about Jackie Mitchell, the 17 Year Old girl pitcher who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1931, and Jodi  Arias, Travis Alexandar's  murderess ex-girlfriend.  We also delve into 'The Enid Blyton To Anal Leakage Pipeline' - a largely unexplored area in these troubled times.  Badass and Bookish is a podcast about women in history, women who kill and women we read. Hosted by sisters and the co-founders of Paige Turner Pty Ltd, a romance ghostwriting agency, Bren Bradley shares true crime stories while Lana Wessels is the resident feminist historian. Link to All American Girls' Baseball Charm School Guide: https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/images/2022/08/a-league-of-their-own/charm-school-guide.pdf  Cryptic Soup Pod: https://open.spotify.com/show/05Ll0V5xqrhE0gNNrGLCn5?si=dd41421471dd4f9e  Sources: https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/a-league-of-their-own/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8226360/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv https://time.com/6205531/a-league-of-their-own-true-story-amazon/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Kamenshek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_batting_average_leaders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanne_Weaver Stephanie Harlowe: The case of Jodi Arias: https://youtu.be/Kf_HchMAz6w  https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/mormon/socialvalues/ethics_1.shtml#:~:text=Alcohol%2C%20tobacco%2C%20tea%2C%20coffee,drinking%20soft%20drinks%20containing%20caffeine.  https://medium.com/@bwcutler1000/mormon-soaking-fact-or-fiction-a5b8a48f84ea

    2h 38m

  3. 09/21/2022

    Danielle Steel and the Sisters who Seduced & Executed Nazi Officers | Badass & Bookish Podcast E01

    In episode 1 of the Badass & Bookish podcast we learn about Jolly Joseph and the Koodathayi Cyanide Murders as well as Truus and Freddie Oversteegen (and their friend, Hannie Schaft), sisters who joined the Dutch resistance during World War II.    Badass and Bookish is a podcast about women in history, women who kill and women we read. Hosted by sisters and the co-founders of Paige Turner Pty Ltd, a romance ghostwriting agency, Bren Bradley shares true crime stories while Lana Wessels is the resident feminist historian.

    1h 52m
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Badass and Bookish is a podcast about women in history, women who kill and women we read. Hosted by sisters and the co-founders of Paige Turner Pty Ltd, a romance ghostwriting agency, Bren Bradley shares true crime stories while Lana Wessels is the resident feminist historian. Watch the podcast video recordings over on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe_SGRys7mX7z8WFHMWwA4A

Information

  • Creator
    Lana Wessels
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Lana Wessels
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    Badass & Bookish