Menstrual Cups - Bonnie's 1 Cool Medical Thing

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

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

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

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

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Virginia Woolf - Bonnie's 1 Cool Animal Thing: We start our exploration of women and their animals on the podcast! Bonnie goes first and tells us the tragic tales of Virginia Woolf and her comfort animal dogs. These shaggy muses would even inspire her to write various stories. The gal-pals also talk ... by Gals Guide

25 min listen

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Katie's 1 Cool African Gal: Katie talks about the author of “We Should All Be Feminists” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the dangers of only knowing a culture's singular story. Wonderful conversation on feminism, equality and being inspired by fellow women. More info at: galsguide.org... by Gals Guide

43 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

Miriam Makeba - Leah's 1 Cool African Gal: Turn up the music! To wrap up our African gals research Leah talks about Miriam Makeba, the singer known as "Mama Africa." Banned from her home of South Africa for over 30 years she brought African music all over the world. We also learn that cueing drun... by Gals Guide

30 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 - 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

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

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

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

Queen Nzinga - Edan's 1 Cool African Gal: Learn about the African Queen who fought off the slave trade for 30 years! Edan shares the exciting story Queen Nzinga, a bad-ass ruler brought her own chair to a conference. Don’t worry it will all make sense. The gal-pals also have fun with languages, ... by Gals Guide

37 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Harriet Lane - Debbi's 1 Cool First Lady: Plunging necklines! Bachelor President! Bralettes! Cocaine! These are just a few of the wonderful things we talk about as we finish up First Ladies month. Debbi brings us the fantastic story of First Lady Harriet Lane who was the niece to the 15th Presid... by Gals Guide

41 min listen

Michelle Obama - Katie's 1 Cool First Lady: First episode of season 2!!! Raise your glass because the Gal's Guide Podcast is back and bringing you inspiring, fun and shocking stories about First Ladies. We voted to go in reverse chronological order so first up is Katie's 1 Cool First Lady, Michel... by Gals Guide

25 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

Alice Ball - Bonnie's 1 Cool Science Thing: Just days before moving into the library, the gal-pals gather together to record this month’s episodes - that’s right we record them all at once! The gals reflect on their favorite episodes recorded in Leah’s front room before Bonnie tells us her 1 cool ... by Gals Guide

30 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

Gilda Radner - Bonnie's 1 Cool Funny Gal: Funny gals month continues! The gal-pals tell their favorite jokes, fall in love with an adorable dog named Sparkle, and share their love of the one and only Gilda Radner. More info at: galsguide.org Patreon: patreon.com/galsguide Facebook: facebook.com... by Gals Guide

31 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

Wangari Maathai - Bonnie's 1 Cool African Gal: The first episode in our new research theme of African gals! Bonnie starts us off with a nice little tree-planting gal who wanted to create jobs and plant trees but she was cursed by her government and was hit list! Learn about this amazing gal who not o... by Gals Guide

39 min listen

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