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Gals Guide
Hosted by Gal‘s Guide To The Galaxy · EN
From the Gals Guide Women's History Academy, tune into this weekly share of a woman of history. Each Gal Pal presents their pick of the month, their share doesn't need to be a thesis statement, and drinking is encouraged...so this show is a lot of fun!
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Nellie Bly - Katie's Heart & Connection Pick
Feb 1700:38:13Tap to summarizeKatie continues Heart & Connection Month with a gal whose writing connected her readers to a larger world. Learn all about the amazing Nellie Bly and her investigative journalism into a mental institution as well as her adventures around the world in 72 days.
Transcribe →Helen B. Taussig - Bonnie's Heart & Connection Pick
Feb 900:30:28Tap to summarizeBonnie starts our Heart & Connection Month with another "puny pick." First there was a botanist for Rooted in Self Month, now there is a cardiologist for Heart & Connection Month. Learn all about the amazing Helen B. Taussig who founded the field of pediatric cardiology.
Transcribe →300th Episode
Feb 201:01:16Tap to summarizeIt's our 300th episode! Leah, Bonnie, and Katie recorded a live, interactive show with host Editor Amber! The Gal Pals be drinking. See if they can sum up the 300 episodes in 300 seconds. See how much of the 8 years they remember and how much was wishful drinking. Plus audience questions, interactive games, and giveaways. Raise a glass of the Gal Pal Official Cocktail to another 300 episode of amazing women of history! Check out galsguide.org to see what exclusive giveaways are left.
Transcribe →Joan Didion - Katie's Pick for Rooted in Self Month
Jan 1900:32:57Tap to summarizeKatie continues Rooted in Self Month by telling us about Joan Didion. Learn about the writer who was a pioneer in the form of New Journalism. Joan wrote essays, articles, novels, and screenplays. Writing was therapeutic and helped her process the death of her husband and daughter. Learn about Joan's years of magical thinking.
Transcribe →Jeanne Baret - Bonnie's Pick for Rooted in Self Month
Jan 1200:51:19Tap to summarizeIt's the start of Season 9! The Gal Pals are back, starting off our year by learning about Personal & Collective Well-being. Leah gives you the details on the year before Bonnie starts off Rooted in Self Month with her pick, Jeanne Baret. Learn about the French botanist who was the first woman to get on a boat and circumnavigate the world (she did have to do it dressed as a man, though). Learn all about how she navigated these waters in the late 1760s
Transcribe →Mary Wells Lawrence - Katie's 1 Cool Advertising Thing
Aug 12, 2019Tap to summarizePlop, plop, fizz, fizz oh what a relief it is that Gal’s Guide Podcast is back! This week Katie brings to the table the trailblazer in the advertising world who was reasonable for the famous Alka Seltzer ad, Mary Wells Lawrence. Joined by Dr. Leah Leach, Bonnie Fillenwarth and Kami Leach the gals talk about the ad that convinces them to buy things (listen in Facebook) and the oh too real work-life-kids balance. Get ready for this Mad Woman of the advertising world. More info at: galsguide.org Patreon: patreon.com/galsguide Facebook: facebook.com/galsguidetothegalaxy Twitter: twitter.com/GalsGuideGalaxy
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