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Gals Guide
Hosted by Gal‘s Guide To The Galaxy · EN
From the first women's history lending library in the United States...This adult-centered podcast features a round-table discussion where each guest picks a rebellious woman of history relating to our topic of the month. The Gals Pals do get pretty drunk and the show is a lot of fun!
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver - Katie's Pick for Movement & Joy in the Body
2w ago00:35:57Tap to summarizeKatie finishes up Movement & Joy in the body month by talking about Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her work creating Special Olympics. Did you know Special Olympics first started with Eunice hosting a summer camp on her farm in Maryland? Learn more about Eunice and her work on behalf of persons with disabilities.
Transcribe →Dorothy "Tommy" Dermody - Jackie's Pick for Movement & Joy in the Body
3w ago00:34:13Tap to summarizeJackie continues our learning theme of finding wellness with Movement & Joy in the body. Jackie talks about Dorothy "Tommy" Dermody, the Irish fencer who was from County Tipperary. Not only did she compete in the Olympic Games, but she also made movement and fitness invaluable for kids around Ireland.
Transcribe →Ginger Rogers - Leah's Pick for Movement & Joy in the Body
May 400:35:40Tap to summarizeLeah starts off the month with our new theme. In May, Gals Guide is learning from women who found wellness with Movement & Joy in the body. Leah talks about the famous quote and how it might be truer (and wiser) than we might have given it credit for. "Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but did it backwards...and in high heels." Also, a tribute and wish for Mother's Day.
Transcribe →Selma Miriam - Leah's Pick for Nourishment & The Table
Apr 2700:28:46Tap to summarizeThe world is a better place because Selma Miriam was in it... and we might not have known about her without the support of our patron Tony Vasquez. He was the one who sent us a DVD of the amazing documentary A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot. Leah closes our learning theme with a wonderful example of Nourishment & The Table. Selma Miriam created a space for well being in so many women’s lives. Learn and share the story of Bloodroot a feminist, vegetarian, restaurant, and bookstore in Bridgeport Connecticut.
Transcribe →Leah Chase - Katie's Pick for Nourishment & The Table
Apr 2000:35:45Tap to summarizeKatie continues our learning theme - Nourishment & the Table - by talking about the Queen of Creole Cuisine, Leah Chase. Learn why her restaurant, Dooky Chase, was named one of the 40 most important restaurants of the past 40 years by Food & Wine.
Transcribe →Alexis Nikole Nelson - Amy's Pick for Nourishment & The Table
Apr 1300:32:04Tap to summarizeAmy Dalton is back on the show! Amy continues our learning theme - Nourishment & the Table by talking about The Black Forager, Alexis Nikole Nelson. Learn from this adorable forest fairy of a woman, all about how the outdoors are full of things we can eat and how we can have fun learning what is edible and what isn't.
Transcribe →Claire Saffitz - Bonnie's Pick for Nourishment & The Table
Apr 600:26:20Tap to summarizeBonnie starts our learning theme - Nourishment & the Table by talking about Desert Person, Claire Saffitz. Claire's describes being a desert person as "an attitude; it's about embracing cooking and eating as fundamental sources of pleasure."
Transcribe →Meditation - The Ground of Being
Mar 2300:13:48Tap to summarizeLeah finishes up Rest as Resistance month with a meditation. She learned this meditation from the Tara Mandala Center. She has been led in this meditation by Lama Tsultrim Allione as well as Lopon Charlotte Rotterdam. It’s a practice that can be done whenever you need it. It has a seed of Buddhism with mindful compassion at its center but you can use this process with any spiritual path, including no specific spiritual path.
Transcribe →Betty Ford - Katie's Rest as Resistance Pick
Mar 1600:32:06Tap to summarizeKatie continues Rest as Resistance Month talking about Betty Ford. Learn about the former First Lady whose clinic provided rest and awareness of those with substance use disorders.
Transcribe →Mother Jones - Debbi's Rest as Resistance Pick
Mar 900:38:05Tap to summarizeDebbi continues Rest as Resistance Month talking about Mother Jones. Learn about the activism of Mary G. Harris Jones to provide rest for the Industrial Workers of the World as well as transform child labor laws.
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