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Okay... the title EXAGGERATES, but for real...in the 1960s, scientists on St. Thomas try to teach dolphins how to speak English. And one of the dolphins...well, he was too horned up to learn.  LSD gets involved, too.  Watch the documentary The Girl Who Talked To Dolphins to get t ... Show More

In 1842, Mary Todd married Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois after a stormy romance. Despite their many differences, the couple bonded over a shared passion for politics. Less than two decades later, Mary fulfilled her greatest ambition when she entered the White House as ... Show More

Mary Ann Shadd Cary is recognized as a national hero in both Canada and the United States. I'm joined by Nneka D. Dennie, author of Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Essential Writings of a Nineteenth-Century Black Radical Feminist to discuss Mary Ann's life and legacy.Download the intro to h ... Show More

From Sappho to Stonewall-and-beyond, this week we explore than 2,600 years of lesbian fashion history as Eleanor Medhurst joins us to discuss her recently released book Unsuitable: A History of Lesbian Fashion.Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classes Ou ... Show More

It’s hard to imagine that one of the most powerful presidents in U.S. history was the victim of domestic violence. Abe Lincoln was physically and emotionally battered by Mary Todd Lincoln, primarily due to her mental illness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today I am joined again by the lovely Elizabeth Norton to discuss one of my all-time favorite Tudor personalities - Queen Jane Seymour. Elizabeth is uncovering new stories about Jane's life for her new book! Looking for a commercial-free experience? Elizabeth Norton's Boo ... Show More

Carley leads Blair through a deeper-dive on some of the women convicted of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials. And, JoJo Siwa. Also: voice notes, moving, the eclipse, Bridget Bishop, another lie we told, Sarah Bishop, Rebecca Nurse, The Giving Tree, door-knockers, Anne Putnam S ... Show More

William Shakespeare dedicated many of his sonnets to someone known only as the Dark Lady. Novelist Mary McMyne imagines that this was maybe a witch named Rose in her new novel, A Rose by Any Other Name. Mary joins us to talk about her book, and Shakespeare, in this week's episode ... Show More

Before you snuggle up in front of a roaring fire with your loved ones and watch Conclave as is the new tradition, enjoy this end-of-year gift from the Lovett or Leave It team. That’s right, Kendra, Halle, Lazarus, Chris, Kennedy, and Lovett all hand-wrapped this best-of episode, ... Show More

How do you begin to look for examples of lesbians in the medieval period? Even though it was deeply frowned upon by the powers that be, the clues are very much there... if you know where to look. What examples do we have? How did the male-run church respond to fears that nuns wer ... Show More

The ladies are back together and discussing post-pandemic travel, vacations vs. family trips, P-Town’s bachelorette problem, Britney's conservatorship, the mess that is Chrissy Teigen vs Michael Costello vs Monica Rose vs Leona Lewis, Cara Delevingne’s Pussy Palace, the first ope ... Show More