Ep. 56 - Ida B. Writin'

*Mrs. Doubtfire voice*  Oh hellOOOOOoooo! Queen Lizzie's reign starts to heat up when a special fog rolls into London Town, and it causes CHAOS.  No one can see (or breathe) a damned thing. 

Everyone is looking to Winston Churchill to solve the problem, but what is he worried about?  Phillip flying!  Is he serious???

We also get to know more about the new girl, Venetia Scott!  She's got the hots for ... Winston Churchill?  We're not entirely sure, but she's definitely crushing on him - luckily platonically, kind of! 

We've got a lot to cover, and more! 

Image credit:  Netflix's The Crown Season 1 Episode 4 "Act of God"

Welcome to part 1 of the Life and Times of Jeanne D'Arc, or as we in the States know her, Joan of Arc!  This is one of the legendary ones, and for good reasons.  In this episode we tackle a looong and inappropriately named war (in 3 distinct segments), bodies bodies everywhere, and one simple girl hearing voices in the fields.

Joan was a 15 or 16 year old girl who had visions of her destiny, delivered by angels from God, and she was to fight for and restore the rightful King of France.  But first, she has to get there, needs people to believe that she isn't insane, and needs an army.  What's a girl to do?  

Image Credits:  "Joan of Arc" by John Everett Millais (1865)

Oh helloooo!  We are on episode 3 of the first season of Netflix's "The Crown".  This week, it's the big day and boy did this episode deliver!  Elizabeth tackles verbiage in her wedding vows, Winston Churchill mulls over the King's health condition, the King tries to cover his health issues with makeup and assigns Elizabeth her first real royal tour. 

Image credit:  Season 1 Episode 3 The Crown "Wolferton Splash"

You know them, you love them (probably), they're BREASTS!  Today, the topic is mammories, boobs, breasts, titties, or any other name you know them by.  They're everywhere, come in all shapes and sizes and nearly half the world has them, but how much do you really know about them?  Lauren helps us by diving into the topic and humorously educates us through the biology of how they work!  

So dive in and get to know more about your favorite pair of boobs today! 

Image credits: https://www.boredpanda.com/bullet-bra-fashion-vintage/ 

In the second episode of Season 1 of Netflix's  "The Crown", Lauren and Hannah plan a safari a-la Elizabeth and Phillip,  Princess Elizabeth gets knews she wasn't expecting, Winston Churchill is holding a briefing in the tub, and all the while, Hannah can't take her eyes off of Matt Smith (who can?).

Get into it with us and more on "The Crownening"!

Image credit goes to: Netflix, this image is a still from Season 1 Ep. 2 of "The Crown". 

This week, Lauren and Hannah explore the crazy world of mid-century Dominican Republic and what type of power a dictator can truly wield over one family. Join them as they learn about the Mirabal sisters Patria, Dede, Minerva, and Maria Teresa.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88xR6Y_8tjM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabal_sisters

https://www.history.com/news/mirabal-sisters-trujillo-dictator

https://time.com/5793594/mirabal-sisters-100-women-of-the-year/

https://daily.jstor.org/remembering-the-mirabal-sisters/

https://usoas.usmission.gov/our-relationship/about-oas/#:~:text=Members%3A%2035%E2%80%94Antigua%20and%20Barbuda,Kitts%20and%20Nevis%2C%20Saint%20Lucia%2C

https://www.gradesaver.com/in-the-time-of-the-butterflies/study-guide/fourteenth-of-june-movement

https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/dominican-activists-challenge-rafael-trujillo-s-dictatorship-fourteenth-june-movement-1959-1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Trujillo#Assassination

Image Credit:

https://womensmuseum.wordpress.com/2019/10/25/amazing-women-spotlight-the-mirabal-sisters/

Sorry we're late this week, but Happy Saturday!   We're trying something new this year, and we're so excited to share it with you (finally)!   Lauren and Hannah both love Netflix's The Crown (centering on the reign of Queen Elizabeth II), looking back on how this woman took on the insurmountable role of British Monarch in her mid 20's, how she effected a nation (and the world) for decades!

Folks, let me tell you, making this first episode has been interesting, to say the least.   We hit a number of technical issues, and you will hear us get a bit loopy and slappy on this episode because of it.  

We've got some mythic warrior maidens today!  We're taking it back to 1900 in China, during a time of uprising - the Boxer Uprising. 

We're talking about The Red Lanterns, an elite group of women trained to fight AND were rumored heavily to have SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES! Keep in mind, the girls in The Red Lanterns were only between the ages of 11 to 17 years old!!!! Can you remember what you were doing at 11 years old? 

Image credits:  Unnamed photo of The Red Lanterns - sourced from Wikipedia. 

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Lanterns_(Boxer_Uprising)#:~:text=The%20Red%20Lanterns%20(simplified%20Chinese,and%20fight%20against%20foreign%20enemies 

She started from the bottom, now she here!  Lauren has the tea this week on a woman who went from a tragically kidnapped/enslaved child to the Chief Consort and Legal Wife of the Ottoman Sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent!   That's quite the upgrade, how'd she pull it off?  Listen in to find out! 

Image credits: Latin oil painting of Hurrem Sultan titled Rosa Solymanni Vxor (Rosa, Süleyman's Wife) (Roxelana), c. 1500-1558.  Sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Khourrem.jpg#filehistory 

It's a fun one this week!  Lauren regails us with the determination of one woman to "save America" from the drink.  That's right! This week, we are covering Carrie A. Nation, a woman known for her dedication to Prohibition and her unusually violent methods in doing so.  

While today we may not agree with her methods or with Prohibition at all, we can understand her reasoning behind it.  Alcohol can effect more than just the person drinking and many women at this time had suffered the consequences of their husband's drinking.  To many, Prohibition was the answer.  I guess we'll see how it all shakes out! 

Image credits: "Carrie A Nation with a hatchet" by unknown photographer, circa around 1900.  link: www.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carrie-nation-feature-543882879.jpg