Your Gal Friday Flashback - Katherine Johnson

Mae Jemison - Lisa's 1 Cool STEM Thing: Lisa gets us to look up to the stars and get our imaginations ready to boldly go! Lisa's 1 Cool STEM Thing is about the first African-American woman in space, Mae Jemison. We also talk about what sci-fi book or movie we would want the future to be like. ... by Gals Guide

1 min listen

Lillian Wald - Katie's 1 Cool Medical Thing: Katie pays us a little home doctor’s visit by telling us the story of nursing pioneer Lillian Wald. Founder of the Henry Street Settlement she believed that health care should be available to all and convinced more women to enter a career in medicine. Th... by Gals Guide

27 min listen

Gal's Guide NEWS - October 16, 2019: News and updates from the Gal’s Guide Library and Research Center for October 16, 2019. Brought to you by aliens. More info at: galsguide.org Patreon: patreon.com/galsguide Facebook: facebook.com/galsguidetothegalaxy Twitter: twitter.com/GalsGuideGalax... by Gals Guide

12 min listen

Helen Mirren - Denise's 1 Cool Movie Thing: Denise talks about Dame Helen Mirren as leads a fantastic conversation on ageism in Hollywood. Why is it that male actors over 40 get 80% of the leading roles? Why is it that actresses have their resume tossed aside if it reads over 40? We're answering t... by Gals Guide

1 min listen

Kate's Take Flashback - Wonder Woman: Tieing into our women in movies research we flashback to the first-ever Gal's Guide produced podcast, Kate's Take. You may know her as Dr. Leah Leach now but back in the day, she was known as Kate Chaplin. In this episode, Kate gets in-depth and deeply p... by Gals Guide

27 min listen

Your Gal Friday Flashback - Dorothy Vaughan: Tieing into our Bonnie's 1 Cool STEM thing from earlier this week, our flashback episode is about another gal who learned computer language later in life. Learn about the amazing Hidden Figure Dorothy Vaughan. Original airdate: February 8, 2018 Ep #22 o... by Gals Guide

40 min listen

Kate's Take Flashback - Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (Live at Starbase Indy): Recorded LIVE at Starbase Indy Kate Chaplin is joined by Joshua Leach to talk about the universal messages and lessons in the Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. They discuss how the movie deals with themes of old age, revenge, and the Kobayashi Maru. (Origina... by Gals Guide

41 min listen

Chapter 1 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: New feature to the Gal's Guide Podcast stream! Each Friday it's Franken' Friday because we're bringing you a chapter a week of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The series will end with a panel discussion episode the day before Halloween. This lovely series w... by Gals Guide

10 min listen

Kate's Take Flashback - Howl's Moving Castle: Tieing into Denise's 1 Cool Movie Thing we flashback to the first-ever Gal's Guide produced podcast, Kate's Take. You may know her as Dr. Leah Leach now but back in the day, she was known as Kate Chaplin. In this episode, Kate dives deep into themes of b... by Gals Guide

22 min listen

Carrie Fisher - Leah's 1 Cool Movie Thing: Leah closes out movie month talking about her unexpected role model and weird connection to Carrie Fisher. Hilarious stories about Star Wars, Paul Simon, Debbie Reynolds, and acid-tripping with Cary Grant. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll learn why you c... by Gals Guide

31 min listen

Kate's Take Flashback - Be Kind Rewind (with Phoebe Frear): Special guest and filmmaker Phoebe Frear joins Kate to talk about Be Kind Rewind, a quirky and innovated film that reminds Kate & Phoebe of their love for filmmaking. The gals talk about: the death of video stores, the horror of VHS, practical effects, m... by Gals Guide

71 min listen

Grace Hopper - Bonnie's 1 Cool STEM Thing: This time there is actually a bug in the computer and we're talking about the gal who found it! Bonnie's 1 Cool STEM Thing is all about the lady with a long name whose work was pivotal to early modern computers. Rear Admiral Grace Brewster Murray Hopper ... by Gals Guide

31 min listen

Your Gal Friday Flashback - Katherine Johnson: Tieing into our Leah's 1 Cool STEM thing from earlier this week, our flashback episode is about another child prodigy whose math calculations were pivotal to the Space Race. We're making math a ton of fun and bringing you the life and legacy of Hidden Fi... by Gals Guide

55 min listen

Menstrual Cups - Bonnie's 1 Cool Medical Thing: It's the start of medicine month and Leah has a quick story on the history of women in the medical field (AKA how they lead it, were kicked out of it, then encourage to come back to it.) The gal-pals then have a blast talking about the history of menstru... by Gals Guide

42 min listen

Greta Thunberg - Leah's 1 Cool STEM Thing: It's the start of STEM month and Dr. Leah Leach's 1 Cool STEM thing is about climate change activist, Greta Thunberg. Get to know more about this fierce 16-year-old and why we connect with her. We also talk about more young climate change activists. But ... by Gals Guide

31 min listen

Live Event: Evolution of Sci-Fi Fandom: On November 10, Gal's Guide collaborated with Starbase Indy and the Center for Inquiry to host an event during the Spirit & Place Festival 2019. To tie into the R/Evolution theme of the festival, our event was the Evolution of Sci-Fi Fandom with a panel... by Gals Guide

88 min listen

Kate's Take Flashback - Star Trek: The Search for Spock (Live at Starbase Indy): Recorded LIVE at Starbase Indy Kate Chaplin is joined by Joshua Leach to talk about the universal messages and lessons in the Star Trek: The Search for Spock. They discuss how the movie deals with themes of friendship, the 5 basic needs, and Pon Farr. (O... by Gals Guide

38 min listen

Florence Harding - Leah's 1 Cool First Lady: Okay, strap in because we’re going on a wild ride. Dr. Leah Leach is gonna tell ya about Florence Harding, not only the wife to the 29th President Warren G. Harding, but she was a feminist, knew how to operate a movie camera, flew in airplanes before Ame... by Gals Guide

28 min listen

Gerty Cori - Leah's 1 Cool Science Thing: What happens when you combine a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, diabetes research, and too much Pink Drink? Pizza Feet. I would say it will all make sense, but it really doesn't, however, it's the hilarious episode where Leah talks about her 1 Cool Scienc... by Gals Guide

26 min listen

Virginia Apgar - Kerra's 1 Cool Medical Thing: Have you heard of the Apgar score given to newborn babies? For Kerra’s 1 cool thing she talks about the fascinating woman who invented the score, Virginia Apgar. The gal pals also talk about their most frightening medical issues and how they survived the... by Gals Guide

40 min listen

Josephine Baker Leah's 1 Cool Animal Thing: This week the gal-pals talk about the mythic creature Josephine Baker. Josephine was a burlesque performer, a French spy, and a civil rights advocate who stood up to the KKK. She also walked her pet cheetah down the streets of Paris, had a goat in her dr... by Gals Guide

30 min listen

Betty Boop - Denise's 1 Cool Cartoon Thing: Denise talks about the creation and evolution of the 1920's animated flapper girl, Betty Boop. With it being the 2020's perhaps it's time for Betty to get a modern makeover! More info at: galsguide.org Patreon: patreon.com/galsguide Facebook: www.faceboo... by Gals Guide

31 min listen

Mary Ainsworth - Katie's 1 Cool Science Thing: Katie talks about a gal who went to college at age 16 and became a renowned child psychologist. Learn about the bonds between infants and care-givers because of the work of Mary Ainsworth. The gal pals also talk about donating their body to science or be... by Gals Guide

33 min listen

Interview with Lisa Meece, CEO of Starbase Indy: So many of us are more than one thing. In our second only interview, Gal's Guide sat down with the CEO of Starbase Indy, Lisa Meece to get to know the 360 degrees of Lisa. This amazing gal found her people at Star Trek convention and not only became the ... by Gals Guide

44 min listen

Edith Wilson - Bonnie's 1 Cool First Lady: The drinks have really kicked in and the gals talk about the "Petticoat Puppetrist," Edith Wilson. Bonnie's 1 Cool First Lady might be the first female president - for a least a few months. Edith Wilson was First Lady during World War 1, the passing on t... by Gals Guide

28 min listen

Mollie Beattie - Rebecca's 1 Cool Animal Thing: Rebecca talks about the first-ever female head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mollie Beattie. This gal released grey wolves back into Yellowstone and had the best day ever when she returned a bald eagle the environment. The gal-pals also talk abo... by Gals Guide

33 min listen

The Letters - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: New feature to the Gal's Guide Podcast stream! Each Friday it's Franken' Friday because we're bringing you a chapter a week of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The series will end with a panel discussion episode the day before Halloween. This lovely series w... by Gals Guide

31 min listen

Chapter 4 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: Each Friday it's Franken' Friday because we're bringing you a chapter a week of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The series will end with a panel discussion episode the day before Halloween. This lovely series will be read by Amber Jones. More info at: ga... by Gals Guide

14 min listen

Lucille Ball - Katie's 1 Cool Funny Gal: Katie’s cat became so inspired by hearing Lucille Ball’s story that mid-show she began to direct Katie’s action. She’s now the show purr-ducer. More info at: galsguide.org Patreon: patreon.com/galsguide Facebook: facebook.com/galsguidetothegalaxy Twitter... by Gals Guide

29 min listen

Mel Giedroyc - Leah's 1 Cool Funny Gal: We wrap up funny gals month with one of the most positive and delightful people on the planet, Mel Giedroyc! Leah talks about this Great British Bake Off host is as sweet as a platter of Victoria sandwiches. Get ready for some puns and British references... by Gals Guide

35 min listen

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