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Wordsmiths: Tove Jansson

Womanica - June 11, 2024 07:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Tove Jansson (1914-2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author who wrote novels, children’s books, comics, magazine covers, political cartoons, and even greeting cards. She is most known for creating The Moomins universe. For Further Reading: Inside Tove Jansson’s Private Universe Tove Jans...

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Midnight Gravity Ep.34 — Blood and Water

RP Jesters - June 10, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
Our Kindred reconcile their experiences and revisit their pasts in preparation for the race to the Door. Starring Jonas Tintenseher (Storyteller), Casey Reardon (Mathias Wilson), Seth Coveyou (Timothy Foster), Sky Swanson (Reggie Hale), Andrew Frost (Antonio Stregano), and Rachel Kordell (Mars)...

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Wordsmiths: Qiu Miajoin

Womanica - June 10, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Qiu Miaojin (1969-1995) made waves in Taiwan when she published her groundbreaking novel “Notes of a Crocodile” — becoming the first ever “out” lesbian author in the country’s history. Though her career was cut short, her stories exploring queer identity and relationships have made a long-lastin...

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Wordsmiths: Silvina Ocampo

Womanica - June 07, 2024 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) was an Argentinian short story writer, poet, and artist. She has published poetry books, novels, and short story collections. Never having found a wide readership, she is considered “the best-kept secret of Argentine letters.”  For Further Reading: SILVINA OCAMPO’S ...

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EP111 – Thick Necks and Thin Skin

Heroes Don't Do Paperwork - June 06, 2024 13:31 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Sal works on a story around Super City’s newest serial killer, The Haberdasher Slasher, while Angus discusses the finer points of skin donation. The guys are then visited by the sickly Weebly Creezer (Josh Mayo), a former resident of a local experimental lab. The post EP111 – Thick Necks and Th...

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Wordsmiths: Anita Cornwell

Womanica - June 06, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Anita Cornwell (1923-2023) made history as the first Black woman writer to openly identify as a lesbian in her published essays. From the 1950s to the 1980s, she wrote passionately about Black power and Black lesbian identity in magazines like Negro Digest, The Ladder, and Feminist Review.  Fo...

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Black Sunday (1977) Action Thriller Movie Discussion

Night Of The Nerdy Laser - June 06, 2024 00:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
Before Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris wrote his first novel and in 1977 it was turned into a movie. That movie was called Black Sunday and it is a drama/thriller that stars Robert Shaw and Bruce Dern and involves a real life terrorist group called Black September. Listen in as Richard and J...

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Wordsmiths: Barbara May Cameron

Womanica - June 05, 2024 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Barbara May Cameron (1954-2002) was an indigenous Two-Spirit activist who spent her life organizing and advocating for LGBTQIA+ Native Americans, both locally and internationally. She was the co-founder of Gay American Indians, and she wrote a number of searing essays, critiquing the racism and ...

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Wordsmiths: Rachel Pollack

Womanica - June 04, 2024 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Rachel Pollack (1945-2023) was a transgender activist and writer who pioneered a modern, feminist understanding of tarot cards and created the first transgender superhero for DC comics. For Further Reading: Writer Rachel Pollack, who reimagined the practice of tarot, dies at 77 The Unquench...

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Episode 59: Mister Sinister Part 1 w/Josh Link

The Tomes of Evil Podcast Network - June 03, 2024 11:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Part One of our look at everyone's favorite flamboyant evil geneticst, Mr. Sinister.   We dive into the 80's and 90's history of the character including "Inferno" and "X-Cutioner's Song"   Check out the video version over on A Link to the Masses on Substack

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Wordsmiths: Mary Renault

Womanica - June 03, 2024 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Mary Renault (1905-1983) was a British writer best known for her historical novels set in Ancient Greece. She wrote both contemporary and historical fiction, which often featured either explicitly or implicitly queer characters.  For Further Reading: Mary Renault, the Bestselling Gay Novelist...

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Midnight Gravity Ep.33 — Third Harmonic

RP Jesters - June 03, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
The coterie recovers from a memorable encounter with Elliot and breaks out to continue their investigations. Content Warnings • 18:05–18:11: Mention of domestic violence • 46:14–46:16: Misophonia (knuckles cracking) Starring Jonas Tintenseher (Storyteller), Casey Reardon (Mathias Wilson), Seth...

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Spooky Dudes X NOTNL- The Michelle Bauer Interview Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-A-Rama, & NIghtmare Sisters

Night Of The Nerdy Laser - May 31, 2024 22:41 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
NOTNL teams up with the Spooky Dudes Podcast to bring you an interview with legendary scream queen Michelle Bauer! Michelle has been in some of the best movies of its genre and include Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-A-Rama, Nightmare Sisters among others! Join u...

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Workers: Addie L. Wyatt

Womanica - May 31, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Addie L. Wyatt (1924-2012) was a civil rights activist, women’s rights activist, and one of the country’s foremost labor union leaders. As vice president of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union — the first Black woman to be elected to the position — she pushed for intersectionality in the labor mo...

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Workers: Laudelina de Campos Melo

Womanica - May 30, 2024 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Laudelina de Campos Melo (1904-1991) was a labor organizer in Brazil. She fought for the dignity of Black domestic workers during a time when they were seen as second-class citizens and afforded little to no rights. She created the first domestic workers organization in Brazil, which is still ac...

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Tobe Hooper's Spontaneous Combustion 1989 Brad Dourif Brian Bremer Horror Discussion

Night Of The Nerdy Laser - May 29, 2024 22:57 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
In 1989 Tobe Hooper had an idea for a movie that combined the atomic age and the effects it could have on a baby that eventual gave Brad Dourif some unexpected powers. Tobe would go on to direct Spontaneous Combustion that had friend of the show, Brian Bremer, as the unsuspecting parent! Along w...

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Ep 107 - ANI-MAY 2024: Ninja Scroll (1993)

Cinema Villains - May 29, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Send us a Text Message. In the finale of 2024’s AniMay the villains review one of the first anime movies to have success in the west 1993’s Ninja Scroll.   📌 LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/Cinema_Villains?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=5851de8d-3ff3-4c30-b1c9-1694d2989d44 📌 KO-FI: https...

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Workers: Luisa Capetillo

Womanica - May 29, 2024 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Lusia Capetillo (1879-1922) was a Puerto Rican union organizer, reporter, and author who saw feminism and workers' rights as inseparable from one another. She fought for the intellectual and financial independence of women and encouraged education for the working class. She helped unionize worke...

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Workers: Františka Plamínková

Womanica - May 28, 2024 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Františka Plamínková (1875-1942) was a Czech teacher, organizer, and politician who dedicated her life to advancing women’s rights. She played a key role in winning women’s suffrage and served as a senator. She then opposed the Nazis, and ultimately was executed for her role in the underground r...

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Workers: Hiratsuka Raichō

Womanica - May 27, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Hiratsuka Raichō (1886-1971) was a Japanese feminist and social reformer, who founded a literary magazine by and for women. After becoming a mother, she became an advocate for working women in Japan, fighting for suffrage and better working conditions.  For Further Reading:  “In the Beginning...

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Midnight Gravity Ep.32 — Pulling Strings

RP Jesters - May 27, 2024 04:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
Our party of puppets unmask one of their many puppeteers. Starring Jonas Tintenseher (Storyteller), Casey Reardon (Mathias Wilson), Seth Coveyou (Timothy Foster), Sky Swanson (Reggie Hale), Andrew Frost (Antonio Stregano), and Rachel Kordell (Mars). Ambience sourced from Tabletop Audio (CC BY-...

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Workers: Rebecca Lukens

Womanica - May 24, 2024 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Rebecca Lukens (1794-1854) is known as the first female CEO in the United States. She ran Brandywine Iron Works and Nail Factory, successfully guiding it through a difficult economic recession and a rapidly industrializing workplace.  For Further Reading:  Rebecca Lukens: A woman of iron Re...

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EP110 – Laser Fest and Other Ungodly Side Hustles

Heroes Don't Do Paperwork - May 23, 2024 14:28 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Sal is feeling better than ever and Angus is run down from working multiple jobs to raise money for their trial with Mayor Hicks. In fact Angus forgot that he had an extra shift and had to leave the episode early. The post EP110 – Laser Fest and Other Ungodly Side Hustles appeared first on PodC...

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Workers: Lucy Parsons

Womanica - May 23, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Lucy Parsons (c.1851-1942) was an anti-capitalist labor organizer.. She founded the Wobblies (Industrial Workers of the World) and The International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), and advocated for the 8-hour workday.     For Further Reading: WBEZ Reporter Arionne Nettles  Book Revie...

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Workers: Clara Zetkin

Womanica - May 22, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Clara Zetkin (1857-1933) was a prominent German Marxist theorist, activist, and advocate for women's rights. She played a pivotal role in the early socialist and communist movements, particularly in championing women's suffrage and equality. Zetkin also initiated International Women's Day, which...

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The Mangler (1995)

Night Of The Nerdy Laser - May 21, 2024 22:05 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
It's time to get Mangled with Stephen King on this episode of NOTNL, we get Ted Levine vs a factory size laundry folding machine. The 90s offered us some crazy adaptations especially from the king himself and The Mangler fits right in there. Sponsored By @southland_dungeon on Instagram www.s...

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Workers: Florence Knoll Bassett

Womanica - May 21, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Florence Knoll Bassett (1917-2019) ushered in a new modern and sleek aesthetic for the American office during the postwar era. The pioneering architect and interior designer believed the design process should incorporate every element — from furniture textiles to artwork to doorknobs. Her work a...

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Workers: Mary Macarthur

Womanica - May 20, 2024 07:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Mary Macarthur (1880-1921) was a trade unionist who fought for women workers. She founded the National Federation of Women’s Workers, helped pass the 1909 Trade Boards Act, which guaranteed a minimum wage for women workers, and led multiple strikes against employers who refused to pay their work...

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Midnight Gravity Ep.31 — Beautiful Masks

RP Jesters - May 20, 2024 04:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
Some of the most beautiful Kindred in Seattle show their fangs, and the rest of us are left to pick up after them. Starring Jonas Tintenseher (Storyteller), Casey Reardon (Mathias Wilson), Seth Coveyou (Timothy Foster), Sky Swanson (Reggie Hale), Andrew Frost (Antonio Stregano), and Rachel Kord...

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Workers: Pat Schroeder

Womanica - May 17, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 707 ratings
Pat Schroeder (1940-2023) was a trailblazing force in American politics, known for her advocacy for women's rights and social justice. As the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado, she championed progressive causes from gender equality to reproductive rights to education throughout her 2...