What'sHerName
by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle
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THE PIRATES Anne Bonny and Mary Read
Sep 17, 2026
56m 13s
THE FAIRYTELLER Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
Aug 31, 2026
54m 21s
THE LAST OF THE WILD WEST COWGIRLS Goldie Griffith
Aug 17, 2026
56m 03s
THE SEA CAPTAIN Mary Ann Patten
Aug 3, 2026
1h 00m 38s
THE REBEL SAINTS Clare of Assisi and Agnes of Bohemia
Jul 13, 2026
49m 39s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 9/17/26 |  THE PIRATES Anne Bonny and Mary Read | They're usually billed as piracy's most famous female double act. But how did Anne Bonny and Mary Read find their way from obscurity and scandal to become the 17th century's biggest "open secret" - and how did they really feel about their lives, their shipmates, and each other? Historian Greg Jenner, host of the BBC comedy history podcast You’re Dead To Me, joins us for a remarkable seafaring adventure! (And be sure to check out the Anne Bonny and Mary Read episode of You're Dead To Me here!) Music featured in this episode provided by: The Midshipmen's Glee Club, Cooper Cannell, Jesse Gallagher, The Peerless Quartet, The Mini Vandals and Jeff Cuno Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 56m 13s | ||||||
| 8/31/26 | fairy talespatriarchy+4 | Professor Jane Harrington | Women of the Fairy Tale ResistanceRapunzel+1 | — | Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoyfairy tales+5 | — | 54m 21s | ||
| 8/17/26 | Wild Westcowgirls+4 | Kay Turnbaugh | Buffalo Bill Wild WestThe Strangebyrds+7 | Nederland, Colorado | Goldie GriffithWild West+4 | — | 56m 03s | ||
| 8/3/26 | adventuremaritime history+3 | Tilar Mazzeo | The Sea Captain's Wife | Cape Horn | Mary Ann PattenCape Horn+3 | — | 1h 00m 38s | ||
| 7/13/26 | Franciscan nunspatriarchy+3 | Kathleen Brady | Francis and Clare: The Struggles of the Saints of Assisi | — | Clare of AssisiAgnes of Bohemia+5 | — | 49m 39s | ||
| 6/29/26 | historic preservationwomen's history+3 | — | US Marine BandStar Spangled Banner+6 | Savannah GeorgiaDavenport House Museum | Savannahhistoric preservation+3 | — | 54m 05s | ||
| 6/15/26 | art historyFrench Revolution+3 | Judith Lissauer Cromwell | Ars Lyrica HoustonKevin MacLeod+1 | — | Louise-Élisabeth Vigée Le Brunportraitist+3 | — | 54m 42s | ||
| 6/1/26 | survivalhistorical narrative+3 | Allegra Goodman | Emily A. SpragueBrian Bolger+5 | — | Marguerite de La RocqueIsle of Demons+3 | — | 50m 31s | ||
| 5/13/26 | entomologyWWII+4 | Sarah Lonsdale | What'sHerNameEmily Sprague+10 | — | Evelyn Cheesmanentomologist+7 | — | 1h 01m 58s | ||
| 4/27/26 | communitywomen's history+3 | Elana Eng Lim | Wing-Luke Museum | — | Ou Shee EngChinatown+5 | — | 59m 32s | ||
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| 3/16/26 | 18th centurysex work+4 | Miranda Garno Rossa | Marginalia Rare Booksscandalous memoir+1 | — | Catherine Jemmatsex worker+5 | — | 46m 29s | ||
| 3/2/26 | Girl Scoutswomen empowerment+4 | — | Girl Scouts of America | Savannah, GeorgiaJuliette Gordon Low Birthplace Museum | Juliette Gordon LowGirl Scouts+5 | — | 1h 00m 03s | ||
| 2/17/26 | spiritual autobiographyAfrican American history+4 | Lisa Gring-PembleMartha Watson | MethodistThe Tuskegee Institute Singers+3 | — | Jarena Leespiritual autobiography+4 | — | 47m 14s | ||
| 1/19/26 | Klondike Gold Rushindigenous history+3 | — | What'sHerNameKlondike Gold Rush National Historical Park+4 | — | Klondike Gold RushShaaw Tláa+5 | — | 58m 38s | ||
| 1/8/26 | Japanese literaturefashion history+3 | Rebecca Copeland | Hirano AikoJackJack9+5 | — | Uno ChiyoJapanese writer+5 | — | 56m 35s | ||
| 12/15/25 | Canadian literaturewinter solitude+3 | — | A Winter of Content | Ontarioisland+1 | Laura Lee DavidsonA Winter of Content+5 | — | 55m 04s | ||
| 12/1/25 | women's historystorytelling+3 | — | Voices of Women FestivalBroadway's SUFFS+6 | Salt Lake City, UT | Voices of Women Festivalhistorical women+3 | — | 30m 24s | ||
| 11/24/25 | Black NationalismPan-African movement+3 | Ashley Farmer | The New Hot 5TrackTribe | — | Queen Mother Audley MooreBlack Nationalism+5 | — | 54m 17s | ||
| 11/10/25 | feminismwomen in the workplace+3 | Vanda Krefft | What'sHerNameIrving Aaronson & His Commanders+9 | — | Katharine Gibbsexecutive secretaries+3 | — | 57m 02s | ||
| 10/27/25 |  THE BIRD OF ILL OMEN Catherine Crowe: 2025 Halloween Special | Catherine Crowe was a wildly acclaimed Victorian novelist, playwright, social critic and …ghost hunter? Her novels were as popular as Charles Dickens,’ and Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Martineau, and George Eliot were her ardent fans. And her pioneering catalog of ghosts and the supernatural, The Night Side of Nature, was one of the first and most influential works to be adopted by the up-and-coming Spiritualist movement. So how did this incredibly talented, incredibly famous woman disappear from our collective memory? The answer involves a few misbehaving spirits, a little bit of nudity, and a whole lot of mean-spirited gossip by one very famous frenemy. For this year’s Halloween Special, Professor Ruth Heholt helps Olivia resurrect the wildly famous, wildly fascinating, wildly under-appreciated Catherine Crowe. Selections from Catherine Crowe’s works read for us by Matthew Meikle and Emma Porter. Music featured in this episode provided by Amanda Setlik Wilson, Kevin MacLeod, Doug Maxwell, Myuu, Brian Bolger, Jesse Gallagher, and the Weber State University Choirs and Orchestra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 56m 30s | ||||||
| 10/1/25 |  THE MYSTERY The Ivory Lady | When a history-making Copper Age burial was unearthed in southern Spain in 2008, the world was stunned by the incredibly beautiful - and utterly unprecedented - artifacts found in the tomb of the so-called 'Ivory Man.' But fifteen years later, the archaeology world would be rocked by an even more astonishing discovery - that 5,000-year-old Ivory Man was actually an Ivory Lady! Archaeologist Marta Cintas Peña helps Olivia dig into this remarkable 'prehistorical mystery.' Music featured in this episode provided by: Doug Maxwell, Emmet Fenn, I Think I Can Help You, Chris Haugen and the Mini Vandals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 57m 12s | ||||||
| 9/15/25 |  THE FOLKLORISTA Violeta Parra | Violeta Parra needs no introduction in Latin America: not only did she record the greatest album in Chilean history, she also collected two thousand folk songs, danced in the Poor Circus, sang in the streets, and --incredibly-- exhibited at the Louvre. Over the years she also broke ...*checks notes*... 48 guitars over people's heads. Discover the larger than life story of Violeta Parra with our guest Ericka Verba, author of Thanks to Life, A Biography of Violeta Parra. _______________________ Travel with us! What'sHerName TOURS are open for registration. Or check out the What'sHerName SHOP! Every bit helps us make more episodes. Music featured in this episode: Violeta Parra recorded by Alan Lomax in 1953 in the Lomax Digital Archive; Puerto Montt is Trembling, and Gracias a la Vida by Violeta Parra; Las Hermanas Parra recored for RCA Victor in 1952; Corazon Maldito and El Guilatun by Desborde; Pink Flamenco by Doug Maxwell; Sus Remedios by Casa Rosa; Cha Cha Chango by Quincas Moreira; Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod; Spirit of Fire by Jesse Gallagher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 58m 39s | ||||||
| 8/21/25 |  THE WITNESS Leonora Sansay | Leonora Sansay lived through the last chaotic years of the Haitian Revolution - but the book she wrote about it would tell an entirely unexpected story. Join returning guest Dr. Maria Windell as we explore the fascinatingly "messy-complicated" life of novelist Leonora Sansay - and uncover a fascinating link with "almost-Founding Father" (and 21st century Broadway icon) ...Vice President Aaron Burr? Music featured in this episode provided by The Global Jukebox, the US Marine Band, Aaron Kenny, and Kevin MacLeod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 59m 17s | ||||||
| 8/4/25 |  THE TUGBOAT PIONEER Thea Foss | 135 years ago, Norwegian immigrant Thea Foss lived in a ramshackle driftwood houseboat on the coast of Tacoma Washington. Kind, capable, and hard-working, she was an anchor for hundreds more immigrants during America's Gilded Age. Thea built the largest maritime company west of the Mississippi- but more than that, she was the heart of the community. (Plus there's a boat parade, a catastrophic fire, and a truly delightful cow.) Join Katie on location in Tacoma Washington as we explore the question of how to build community. __________________________ Fancy a Thea Foss MUG featuring her inspiring motto ALWAYS READY? The What'sHerName SHOP is open! Join us for our next adventure on a What'sHerName TOUR! If you're local to Tacoma, check out all the cool stuff Jennifer Trahan and Parks Tacoma are doing! Music featured in this episode: Lift Up by the Mini Vandals; Density & Time by Travelator; The Royal Vagabond by Jockers Dance Orchestra; Meditation Impromptu 1 by Kevin MacLeod; traditional Norwegian songs in the National Jukebox Collection at the Library of Congress. Sound effects were kindly shared by Kevin Luce and Klankbeeld. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 58m 23s | ||||||
| 7/21/25 |  THE SHAMAN QUEEN Himiko | In the 3rd century, a mysterious queen ruled the Kingdom of Yamatai (modern-day Japan) with a wise and steady hand. Her reign lasted almost 70 years - but what can we really know about her, when her people never wrote anything down? Anthropologist Laura Miller introduces Olivia to this elusive ancient queen. Read more about Queen Himiko's continuing "rebirth" as a powerful cultural icon in Laura Miller's fascinating articles "Searching for Charisma: Queen Himiko" and "Rebranding Himiko: The Shaman Queen of Ancient History." Music featured in this episode provided by Sotetsu Tanabe, Shigeo Fujino, Yasuda Shinpu, Gordon Inoue, and Nexus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 45m 44s | ||||||
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