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The Chaos-CastE22: Two Bombs, One Man; Two Men, One Foot; Four Women, One PodcastKelly and Emily from Wining About Herstory tell Sam and Ellen about the man who survived both atomic bombs in Japan and his crazy story. Meanwhile, Ellen explains the saga of two men who desperately wanted the same severed foot. Find Wining About Herstory wherever you find podcasts https://www.winingaboutherstory.com/2021-11-241h 31
The Chaos-CastE21: Butter Makes Everything Better Sam tells Ellen about Julia Child, the woman who made French cuisine accessible to American audiences and invented shark repellant. Meanwhile, Ellen made a personal ad and deep dived into the gay coding of newspaper personal ads. 2021-11-171h 00
The Chaos-CastE20: The "Greatest" Female Spy of the 20th Century Sam tells Ellen about Mata Hari, the first exotic dancer. Meanwhile, Ellen explains a new fun way that we can all die, aka the radioactive elephant's foot from Chernobyl. 2021-11-0954 min
The Chaos-CastE19: The Woman Who Broke The Axe Murder Glass Ceiling Sam tells Ellen about Lizzie Borden, famed axe murderer who gave her parents 40 whacks. Meanwhile, Ellen knows the origin of government cheese! 2021-10-2756 min
The Chaos-CastE18: Female Ghosts Who Go Boo In The Night Sam tells Ellen about twelve (maybe thirteen) female ghosts who will make your spooky season just that much more spooky. Meanwhile, Ellen did not get the Halloween memo and decided to tell Sam about the Penny-Farthing bicycle. Find our new intro music by Ouiblare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVE0CHiUucMFind our guest appearance on Winning About Herstory: https://www.winingaboutherstory.com/2021-10-191h 02
The Chaos-CastE17: F*!& off Blackbeard, She's the Most Prolific Pirate in HistorySam tells Ellen about Zheng Shi, a woman pirate captain who commanded more men than all the Pirates of the Caribbean combined. Meanwhile, Ellen explains why there has been a statistically improbable increase in the number of C-Sections being performed. 2021-10-1241 min
The Chaos-CastE16: Oh to be in a throuple with God In honor of Sam's new niece, she tells Ellen about Heloise d'Argenteuil, star of the best known love tragedy in history. Meanwhile, Ellen fangirls over Umoja Uaso, a village in Kenya run by an all-female matriarchal system. 2021-10-0557 min
The Chaos-CastE15: Queen Bess, the Queen Bee of the Air Ellen tells Sam about Bessie Coleman, the first African American female pilot and the first Native American pilot. Meanwhile, Sam unpacks the statistically significant increase in twins over the last 40 years. 2021-09-2249 min
The Chaos-CastE14: The She Wolf of FranceSam tells Ellen about Queen Isabella, Queen of England, she wolf of France, and possessor of one very un-stanable husband. Meanwhile, Ellen explain how to launder money... for no reason in particular. 2021-09-141h 12
The Chaos-CastE13: An OG Feminist, Author, and Arbiter of Bad Taste in Men Ellen tells Sam about Mary Wollstonecraft, an og feminist with questionable decision making abilities. Meanwhile, Sam explains where locusts come from. 2021-08-3156 min
The Chaos-CastE12: What Doesn't Kill You Might Win You Two Nobel Prizes... And Kill You Eventually Sam tells Ellen about Marie Curie, the only person to ever win two Nobel Prizes in different categories. Meanwhile, Ellen describes the history of vampires. 2021-08-241h 07
The Chaos-CastE11: Unbought, Unbossed, and Unbelievably BadassEllen tells Sam about Shirley Chisholm, the first woman to run for president of the United States. Meanwhile, Sam learned the history of the guillotine, she had her reasons. 2021-08-181h 14
The Chaos-CastE10: The "Impractical, Uninteresting, Unaesthetic, and Incorrect" Women Who Won Olympic MedalsSam tells Ellen about the first women to compete and medal in the Olympics in the 1900 games in Paris. Meanwhile, Ellen tries to explain the history of anesthesia.2021-08-1048 min
The Chaos-CastE9: The One, The Only, The First Lady of Song, The Queen of JazzEllen tells Sam about Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most famous jazz singers of all time and receiver of a rare happy ending. Meanwhile Sam details the short lived Pepsi Navy.2021-08-0358 min
The Chaos-CastSpecial Ep: The Daughter of Esperanto ft. Tara JabbariSpecial Guest Tara Jabbari from WhoWasShePodcast joins us to discuss Lidia Zamenhof, the leader of the Esperanto language movement during the 1930s and 40s. Meanwhile, Ellen tells Sam and Tara about hikikomori and the Japan's department of loneliness. And Sam is just here for the ride.2021-07-271h 24
The Chaos-CastE8: The Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Who History Really Did Not Want You To Learn About Sam tells Ellen about Hatshepsut, the Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt who was the first solo female ruler of Egypt . Meanwhile, Ellen explains the warning signs of a cult to someone who was unknowingly recruited to more than one cult.2021-07-2051 min
The Chaos-CastE7: The Blonde Bombshell Who Was More Than Just A Pretty Face Ellen tells Sam about the tragic life of Marilyn Monroe, a timeless icon. Meanwhile, Sam saw a tik tok about the dancing plague of 1518. 2021-07-1354 min
The Chaos-CastThe Chaos-Cast TrailerJoin us every Tuesday as we discuss an iconic woman in history and one of our many hyper-fixations. Help us defeat the patriarchy one episode at a time!2021-07-0900 min
The Chaos-CastE6: Put Your Hands Together For the Greatest Sharpshooter of All Time Sam tells Ellen about Annie Oakley, a wild west show performer known for her impeccable aim. While Ellen's preconceived notions have her asking about crime the entire time eye roll. Meanwhile, Ellen attempts to explain quantum tunneling, why? We may never know.2021-07-0647 min
The Chaos-CastE5: The Journalist Who Spent 10 Days in a 19th Century Mad HouseEllen tells Sam about Nellie Bly, a female journalist in the 19th century who inspired girl stunt journalism and travelled around the world in less than 80 days. Meanwhile, Sam was curious why the time she was born really mattered to astrologists. 2021-06-291h 04
The Chaos-CastE4: The Poetess from LesbosSam tells Ellen about Sappho, the Ancient Greek poetess who is the origin of the terms lesbian, Sapphic, and bittersweet. Meanwhile, Ellen explains how the world's longest walking route will most definitely kill you. 2021-06-2245 min
The Chaos-CastE3: The Journalist, Feminist, Activist Who Is Definitely Descended From The Witches They Didn't Burn Ellen tells Sam about Gloria Steinem, a leader of second wave feminism who wrote revolutionary articles and founded so many women's activism organizations. Meanwhile, Sam was curious how ghost hunting worked and explains the tech behind the 'science.' 2021-06-1551 min
The Chaos-CastE2: All Hail The Mother of WiFi and The Most Beautiful Woman in FilmSam tells Ellen about the incomparable Hedy Lamar, a woman who survived Nazi occupied Austria to become one of the most famous women in American film and patent the original signal hoppers. Meanwhile, Ellen watched too many criminal psychology YouTube videos and explains how to (not) talk to the cops.2021-06-0846 min
The Chaos-CastE1: We Stan Some Queer Pirate Queens Ellen tells Sam about Anne Bonny and Mary Read, women in the Golden Age of Piracy who did not let their gender stop them as they looted the Caribbean. Meanwhile, Sam went down the rabbit hole of the history of stilettoes. Music by John_Yasutis from Pixabay2021-06-0144 min