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Stewardess Rebellion - Katie’s 1 Cool Thing
The Aviation drink with gin has REALLY KICK IN! Katie wraps up aviation month with the power of the Great Stewardess Rebellion. Inspired by the amazing book of the same name by Nell McShane Wulfhart. We also talked about the window, aisle, or middle seat before we got really upset with the sexism in the airline industry.
29:30
28/08/2023
Wally Funk - Leah’s 1 Cool Aviation Gal
Leah's super excited to tell you about one of her favorite Mercury 13 gals who also is the oldest woman to go to space! It's the delightful, Wally Funk!
20:08
22/08/2023
Mama Bird Evelyn Johnson - Barb’s 1 Cool Aviation Gal
Barb continues Aviation gals month with a high flyer who was born just 6 years after the Wright brother's first flight. Learn about Mama Bird the female pilot with the highest number of flying hours in the world. She was a colonel in the Civil Air Patrol and a founding member of the Morristown, Tennessee Civil Air Patrol Squadron
34:38
22/08/2023
Sophie Blanchard - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Aviation Gal
Bonnie's pick to start off Aviation Gal's Month hits on her favorite things - her gal has a lot of names, she's the first in a few things, and there is a puppy element. That being said, it's a wild ride learning about Madame Sophie Blanchard, the French woman who was the first female professional balloonist...but she also was the first to....let's say, not land.
20:46
08/08/2023
Jordyn Zimmerman - Katie’s 1 Cool Disabled Gal
Katie wraps up Disability Gals Month by talking about the amazing accessibility enthusiast, Jordyn Zimmerman.
33:50
31/07/2023
Judith Heumann - Leah’s 1 Cool Disability Gal
Leah continues Disability Gals Month and celebrates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by talking about an inspirational activist, Judith Heumann.
38:07
31/07/2023
Annie Jump Cannon - Edan’s 1 Cool Disabled Gal
Edan continues Disability Gals Month telling us about the deaf astronomer, Annie Jump Cannon.
37:18
24/07/2023
Tammy Duckworth - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Disabled Gal
Bonnie starts us celebrating disabled gals. First up, we learn about U.S. State Senator Tammy Duckworth. Tammy is a retired Lieutenant Colonel. She is the first woman with a disability to be elected to Congress. The First double amputee in the Senate. The first senator to give birth while in office.
22:21
17/07/2023
Joyce Hobson & Alice Armstrong - Katie’s Cool Hamilton County Gals
Katie wraps up Ham-co Gals month with not 1 but 2 awesome STEM ladies! Joyce Hobson was first female doctor in Hamilton County in 1879. Alice Armstrong was the first female patent holder in Hamilton County. The gals also talk about how the windows and floors in Noblesville are "unique" (AKA not plum, not the same size and slanted).
29:25
26/06/2023
Dirty Helen - Lisa’s 1 Cool Hamilton County Gal
The Gal Pals are celebrating Hamilton County Gals! Lisa continues the month talking about Helen Worley Cromell, or Dirty Helen, the ‘good time party girl.
39:30
19/06/2023
Avriel Shull - Barb’s 1 Cool Hamilton County Gal
The Gal Pals are celebrating Hamilton County Gals! Barb continues the month talking about Avriel Shull, a successful self-taught architect, designer and artist.
39:11
14/06/2023
Lulu Miesse - Leah’s 1 Cool Hamilton County Gal
The Gal Pals are celebrating Hamilton County Gals! Leah starts off the month talking about the gal who organized for the local library and started the local bookmobile, Lulu Miesse.
28:50
05/06/2023
Chien Shiung Wu - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Asian Gal
The Gal Pals are celebrating Asian Heritage Month! Bonnie finishes up the month talking about the Queen of Physics, Chein Shiung Wu!
22:20
31/05/2023
Patsy Mink - Katie’s 1 Cool Asian Gal
The Gal Pals are celebrating Asian Heritage Month! Katie continues by discussing what she learned about the first woman of color to the U.S. House of Representatives, Patsy Takemoto Mink!
29:58
15/05/2023
Junko Tabei - Barb’s 1 Cool Asian Gal
The Gal Pals are celebrating Asian Heritage Month! Barb starts us out with Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei. Junko is the first woman to summit Mt. Everest.
32:12
10/05/2023
Sappho - Leah’s 1 Cool Poetry Gal
Season 5’s Poetry Gals continues with the Gal Pals honoring National Poetry Month. with guest Barb Conlin. Leah’s choice? Sappho, The Poetess, or The Tenth Muse.
26:50
24/04/2023
Anne Sexton - Barb’s 1 Cool Poetry Gal
Season 5’s Poetry Gals continues with the Gal Pals honoring National Poetry Month. with guest Barb Conlin. Barb’s choice? Anne Sexton, who wrote confessional poetry.
35:35
17/04/2023
Dorothy Parker - Katie’s 1 Cool Poetry Gal
Season 5’s Poetry Gals continues with the Gal Pals honoring National Poetry Month. with guest Barb Conlin. Katie’s choice? Dorothy Parker, one of the founders of The New Yorker..
25:32
10/04/2023
Phillis Wheatley - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Poetry Gal
Season 5’s Poetry Gals kicks off with the Gal Pals in honor of National Poetry Month. with guest Barb Conlin. Bonnie’s choice? Phillis Wheatley, who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.
31:35
03/04/2023
Gratia Countryman - Leah’s 1 Cool Librarian
Season 5’s Library Gals concludes with the Gal Pals talking about real life unicorns, librarians. with guest Amy Dalton. Leah’s choice? Her ancestor, Gratia Countryman, who was called the Jane Addams of libraries.
37:44
28/03/2023
Elizabeth Gray Vining - Amy’s 1 Cool Librarian
Season 5’s Library Gals continues with the Gal Pals talking about real life unicorns, librarians. with guest Amy Dalton. Amy’s second choice? Elizabeth Gray Vining, who tutored the Japanese royal family post-World War II.
30:49
22/03/2023
Anne Carroll Moore - Amy’s 1 Cool Librarian
Season 5’s Library Gals continues with the Gal Pals talking about real life unicorns, librarians. with guest Amy Dalton. Amy’s choice? Anne Carroll Moore, who was at the forefront of developing children’s centers in libraries.
39:41
16/03/2023
Maria Mitchell - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Librarian
Season 5’s Library Gals begins with the Gal Pals talking about real-life unicorns, librarians. with guest Amy Dalton. Bonnie’s choice? Maria Mitchell, who found Miss Mitchell’s Comet
28:24
06/03/2023
Ella Brennan - Leah’s 1 Cool Culinary Gal
Season 5’s Culinary Gals wraps up with the Gal Pals talking about women with big impacts on the culinary world with guest Barb Conlin. Leah’s choice? Ella Brennan, who gave us the Jazz Brunch.
25:55
27/02/2023
Fanny Farmer - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Culinary Gal
Season 5’s Culinary Gals continues with the Gal Pals talking about women with big impacts on the culinary world with guest Barb Conlin. Bonnie’s choice? Fanny Farmer, sometimes called Modern Cookery’s Pioneer.
27:09
20/02/2023
Ruth Fertel - Barb’s 1 Cool Culinary Gal
Season 5’s Culinary Gals continues with the Gal Pals talking about women with big impacts on the culinary world with guest Barb Conlin. Barb’s choice? Ruth Fertel, founder of Ruth’s Chris Steak House.
38:35
13/02/2023
Ina Garten - Katie’s 1 Cool Culinary Gal
Season 5’s Culinary Gals starts with the Gal Pals talking about women with big impacts on the culinary world with guest Barb Conlin. Katie’s choice? Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa.
28:45
07/02/2023
Marilyn Monroe - Leah’s 1 Cool Inspirational Gal
Season 5’s Inspirational Gals continues with the Gal Pals talking about women who are inspiring to them. Leah’s choice? Marilyn Monroe, who inspired her style of research!
35:04
30/01/2023
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Katie’s 1 Cool Inspirational Gal
Inspirational Gal Month continues! Katie talks about the little lawyer from Brooklyn who becomes the notorious RBG. Goodness do we still miss this gal! Learn about the amazing Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
31:24
23/01/2023
Coretta Scott King -Flashback Episode
Flashback to Season 3 of Rebel month - Did you know the reason the U.S. has a federal holiday for Martin Luther King Jr is because of the work of Coretta Scott King? Learn about this active participant of peace who was active in the Civil Right Movement before meeting MLK.
27:01
16/01/2023
Ada Lovelace - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Inspirational Gal
Season 5 begins with the Gal Pals talking about women who are inspiring to them. Bonnie kicks off the month by talking about the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace!
33:29
09/01/2023
Wachowskis - Leah’s 1 Cool Sci-Fi Gals
In the last episode of season 4, the Gal Pals talk about the writer/director duo The Wachowskis. Leah slightly holds back her geekiness for the Matrix films in this episode but only because we have Film Club on December 1 to talk about it all the more!
30:21
28/11/2022
Sheri S. Tepper - Katie’s 1 Cool Sci-Fi Gal
The Gal Pals learn their Star Wars name before diving into the amazing second career for Sheri S. Tepper. Author of Gate to Women's Country, Grass and 57 more books!
17:34
14/11/2022
Kate Mulgrew - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Sci-Fi Gal
Bonnie starts off Sci-Fi Gals Month with a Captain who is very close to our hearts, Captain Janeway! Learn about the incredible adventures of Kate Mulgrew.
32:14
07/11/2022
200th Episode!!!!!!
The Gal Pals talk about the journey to 200 episodes. They also unveil the topics for 2023! What will they talk about next?! You get a sneak peek!
59:16
31/10/2022
Beer Witches - Leah’s 1 Cool Witch
Leah finishes up witches month by talking about the Ale Wives of Europe through the middle ages. Did you know that when the Ale Wives would sell their goods in the marketplace they would wear pointy hats so people could spot them in a crowd? They would be busy stirring their large cauldrons of beer. Is this starting to sound familiar? Listen in to this week's spellbinding episode.
24:16
24/10/2022
Catherine Monvoisin - Katie’s 1 Cool Witch
Katie gets gruesome with the tale of Catherine "La Vosin" Monvoisin. This French black magic sorcerer was the head of a powerful network that provided poisons, love potions, and abortions. She might have killed over 1,000 people but she also might have got King Louis XIV to fall for Madame de Montespan. Listen, if you dare!
28:58
17/10/2022
Circe & Medea - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Witches
Bonnie tells the tale of not just one witch from Greek Mythology but two! Dive into the weirdness of Greek myths and learn about Circe and Medea. We also ask "If you could have any witch's power, what would it be?"
24:44
10/10/2022
Stevie Nicks - Elyssa’s 1 Cool Witch
Elyssa Everling is back and starting off Witches Month! Was this amazing singer and actually witchy or just liked drapey clothes? Listen in and see if you think the rumors of the Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll are true or not.
28:25
05/10/2022
Nancy Meyers - Katie’s 1 Cool Filmmaking Gal
Katie finishes up Filmmaker Month and stumps Leah! Learn all about the director who brought us, Private Benjamin, Baby Boom, Something's Gotta Give and more!
31:20
26/09/2022
Penny Marshall - Leah’s 1 Cool Filmmaker Gal
Leah shares her love and film director Penny Marshall. Director of "A League of Their Own", "Big" "Jumping Jack Flash" and more. Learn just how movie geek Leah is and why Penny Marshall is such an inspiration to her.
28:06
19/09/2022
Margaret Booth - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Filmmaker Gal
We're back! We'll explain the delay. Bonnie kicks off Filmmaker Gals month with an editor who started with D.W. Griffith and ended with Annie (1982). She lived to be 104!! Wow did she see film change and you bet she was a strong part of it!
21:43
12/09/2022
Agents of SHEILD - Kami’s 1 Cool Marvel Gal
Kami finishes up Marvel Gal's Month with her 3 favorite women of of "Agents of SHEILD" and a plea to Kevin Fiege.
26:33
01/08/2022
Victoria Alonso - Leah’s 1 Cool Marvel Gal
Her name is on every Marvel movie since Ironman, get to know the extremely awesome, Victoria Alonso!
24:34
18/07/2022
Louise ”Weezie” Simonson - Bonnie’s 1 Cool Marvel Gal
"On your left!" We are back from break celebrating American's Ass and Bonnie starts off Marvel Gal's Month talking about Marvel comic book editor and author, Louise "Weezie" Simonson!
11:30
11/07/2022
Chapter 47 (Final Chapter)- Little Women
So sorry for the delay. Here is the last chapters of Little Women written by Louisa May Alcott. Thank you so much for listening to this audiobook readying by Amber Jacoba. We hope you enjoyed it! Originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. This American classic is a coming-of-age tale, requested by her publisher and made into a few movies.
23:56
09/07/2022
Chapter 46 - Little Women
So sorry for the delay. Here are the last chapters of Little Women written by Louisa May Alcott. Originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. This American classic is a coming-of-age tale, requested by her publisher and made into a few movies.
28:40
09/07/2022
Chapter 45 - Little Women
So sorry for the delay. Here are the last chapters of Little Women written by Louisa May Alcott. Originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. This American classic is a coming-of-age tale, requested by her publisher and made into a few movies.
12:56
09/07/2022
Chapter 44 - Little Women
So sorry for the delay. Here are the last chapters of Little Women written by Louisa May Alcott. Originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. This American classic is a coming-of-age tale, requested by her publisher and made into a few movies.
10:43
09/07/2022
Chapter 43 - Little Women
So sorry for the delay. Here are the last chapters of Little Women written by Louisa May Alcott. Originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. This American classic is a coming-of-age tale, requested by her publisher and made into a few movies.
33:06
09/07/2022