Episodes

  • Elizabeth Holmes
    Sep 2 2021

    Just before the upcoming trial, Alexa dives into the story of Elizabeth Holmes, the former self-made billionaire and CEO of Theranos.

    SOURCES:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes

    https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2018/06/07/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-experimented-arizonans-bad-blood-book/675541002/

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2015/11/03/theranos-letter-shows-elizabeth-holmes-tried-to-take-control-from-shareholders/?sh=7d6640e42c53

    https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/companies-executives/article/22025312/theranos-settles-sec-lawsuit-as-ceo-holmes-stripped-of-control

    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/elizabeth-holmes-one-time-billionaire-and-ceo-finally-goes-on-trial.html

    https://www.cnet.com/how-to/jury-selection-starts-today-in-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-trial-what-to-know-now/

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/05/18/nikola-tesla-wasnt-god-and-thomas-edison-wasnt-the-devil/?sh=40916c461a21

    https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-inventor-out-for-blood-in-silicon-valley

    https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/inside-elizabeth-holmess-final-months-at-theranos

    https://www.ccn.com/jack-dorsey-is-weird-steve-jobs-was-way-weirder/

    https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/rich-ceos-mark-zuckerberg-bill-gates-indra-nooyi-weird-habits-everyday-lives

    https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/8/31/20839873/james-mattis-book-theranos

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Maud Wagner
    Aug 25 2021

    She literally ran away to the circus and then became America's first female tattoo artist. In today's episode, Brianna tells the story of Maud Wagner.

    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tattooing

    http://www.theheroinecollective.com/maud-wagner/

    https://www.tattoodo.com/articles/6-historic-women-who-shaped-tattoo-history-150165

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/maud-wagnerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Wagner

    https://www.zippia.com/tattoo-artist-jobs/demographics/

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    46 mins
  • Eliza Hamilton
    Aug 18 2021

    Alexa tells the story of Eliza Hamilton including her life accomplishments before and fifty years after the tragic death of her husband Alexander.

    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Schuyler_Hamilton

    https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0138-0002

    https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/elizabeth-hamilton-timeline

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Reynolds

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Hamilton

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr%E2%80%93Hamilton_duel

    https://www.statutesandstories.com/blog_html/washingtons-farewell-address/

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-elizabeth-hamilton-deserving-musical-her-own-180958214/

    https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/07/hamilton-about-alexander-and-elizas-last-goodbye/

    https://www.tvhs.org/post/eliza-hamilton-she-told-their-stories

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Julia Child
    Aug 3 2021

    A beloved television chef and spy? Today Brianna tells the story of America's Lady of the Ladle, Julia Child.

    Sources:

    https://www.pbs.org/food/julia-child/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Child

    https://juliachildfoundation.org/ 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gPNdWAxERg 

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    38 mins
  • Isabella Goodwin
    Jul 28 2021

    Are you ready to meet the NYPD's first female detective?  In this episode, Alexa tells the story of Isabella Goodwin who inspired the character of Sarah Howard on TNT's The Alienist.

    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Goodwin


    https://wednesdayswomen.com/isabella-goodwin-nypds-first-female-police-detective/


    https://mollybrown.org/breaking-entering-women-first-joined-police-force/


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tombs


    https://www.nps.gov/places/blackwell-s-island-new-york-city.htm


    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29678021/isabella-goodwin-one-of-the-first/


    https://galnet.fandom.com/wiki/Isabella_Goodwin


    https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/23/opinions/smith-rikers-lawsuit-sex-abuse/index.html


    https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/226680.pdf


    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197543749/john-w-goodwin


    https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPDN19120314.2.29&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1


    http://nypdpea1.org/index.php/history/


    https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Mrs-Goodwin-Detective-Cracked-ebook/dp/B078YHY2LX


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    56 mins
  • Marilyn Monroe
    Jul 22 2021

    “Give a girl the right pair of shoes and she'll conquer the world.” 

    Listen to Brianna tell the story of the incredibly talented and smart Hollywood legend, Marilyn Monroe!

    *Sorry for the mic noise.

    Sources:

    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marilyn-monroe-born

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7fNs5Y2p14

    https://www.thewrap.com/7-theories-marilyn-monroe-death/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe 

    https://www.biography.com/actor/marilyn-monroe

    https://www.liveabout.com/marilyn-monroe-1779827 

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    58 mins
  • Elizabeth Short
    Jul 15 2021

    Alexa tells the true story of Elizabeth Short. 

    Sources:

    https://crimereads.com/the-black-dahlia-history-los-angeles-cold-case/

    https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-black-dahlia

    https://www.biography.com/news/black-dahlia-murder-mystery

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia#Life

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    49 mins
  • Marie Curie
    Jul 7 2021

    Brianna tells the story of the Physicist and Nobel Laureate, Marie Curie.

    Sources:

    https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/mariecurie/biographical/

    https://www.biography.com/scientist/mariecurie

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

    https://www.britannica.com/story/radiumgirlsthewomenwhofoughtfortheirlivesinakillerworkplace

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qlRjqUMX4E

    https://www.amazon.com/RadioactiveRosamundPike/dp/B08DKJ54J5


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    47 mins