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More Than A Muse — 280 episodes
ENCORE: Working 9 to 5: How a Women’s Movement Became a Pop Culture Phenomenon
Daisy Chain Fields Is Bringing Back Lilith Fair
A Little Bit of Everything: Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, and more.
Coachella: Same Stage, Different Standards
Can We Separate Art from the Artist?
Montana, Monica, and Morissette
From Tabloids to TikToks
Scandal Double Standards: The Unequal Price of Public Spectacles
The Paparazzi Machine: How the Media Hunts, Breaks and Profits from Women
Trial By Talk Show: When Women are Prosecuted on Live Television
The Wuthering Heights Discourse
Who Gets to Be Roxie Hart? Stunt Casting in Chicago
A Cinderella Story: Every Era’s Favorite Fairytale
TikTok is Going Analog (and so are we!)
The Woman Who Built a Masterpiece: Isabella Stewart Gardner
The Scandalous Muse of Vienna: Alma Mahler
The Witch Hunt of Women in Music: From Coven to Beyoncé
The Three Witches of Surrealism: Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, & Kati Horna
Season of the Witch: From Myth to Modern Feminism
The Life of a Showgirl: Is Taylor Swift unrelatable?
Glamour and Grit: The Untold History of Showgirls
Child Star and Hollywood Tragedy: Natalie Wood
The Eldest Daughter Effect
Elizabeth Taylor: Violet Eyes & Seven Husbands
The Fate of Ophelia: The Art and Symbolism of a Tragic Muse
The Poet Who Never Held Her Tongue: Dorothy Parker
The Problem with Shirley: Racism in Early Film Photography
Paint, Passion and a Puzzling Death: Amrita Sher-Gil
The First Woman to Top the Charts: Connie Francis
The Tradwife Trap: Weaponizing Femininity
Bette Davis Eyes: The Fire & Feuds of a Hollywood Legend
ENCORE: Was Shakespeare a Woman?
Wearing the Pants: The Long History of Cross Dressing
Frida Kahlo: A Ribbon Around a Bomb
She Ran Away With the Circus: Miss Lala, Lillian Leitzel, Mabel Stark and more.
The Longing of a Queer Pop Star: Dusty Springfield
Is art worth everything we give up for it? with Stephanie Elizondo Griest
The Return of Recession Pop
The Most Awarded Woman in Hollywood: Edith Head
The Fastest Drummer in the World: Viola Smith
The Inkers, Painters & Early Animators of Disney
Sculpting Spectacles: Altina Schinasi
Dystopian Heroines & the Rebellion of Rage
When Women Revolt
Contagious Chaos: Women and the History of Mass Hysteria
They Killed Women, Not Witches: The Salem Trials
Screaming, Crying, Throwing Hands: When Fans Fight Back—And Win
Mic Drop: The Women Who Built Hip Hop
Before Beyoncé took on Country: Linda Martell
Words of the Heart: The History of Valentines & Love Letters
The Sci-Fi Author Who Predicted 2024: Octavia Butler
Judy Garland: Worn Out by the Dream Factory
The Basket, the Bags, and the Woman Behind it all: Jane Birkin
Nosferatu: Reimagining Death and the Maiden
The Brontë Sisters: Wild Moors and Wuthering Words
Echoes from the Beyond: The Fox Sisters and Victorian Deathcraft
Twisted Lullabies: Nursery Rhymes' Hidden Histories
The Highest Paid Supermodel in the World: Suzy Parker
The Supermodel Who Inspired Holly Golightly: Dorian Leigh
Brushing Past the Boys’ Club: The Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood
Elsa Schiaparelli: The Lost Luminary of Haute Couture
Not Here to Make Friends: How Reality TV Shapes (and Warps) Society
Honoring the Native Wilderness: Emily Carr
Queen Mother of Black Dance: Katherine Dunham
The Hitmaker Behind 60's Pop: Ellie Greenwich
Miscellaneous Musings: A Collection of Thoughts & News
The Visionary Behind Disney’s Whimsy: Mary Blair
Is it time for Miss America to Retire?
'It's My Party' Pop Princess: Lesley Gore
The Gay Pop Femininomenon: Chappell Roan, Peach PRC, Renee Rapp, Fletcher, MUNA & Boygenius
Opera's Notorious Duelist: Julie d'Aubigny
Behind 'The Beatles' Part Two: Jane Asher, Linda Eastman, Maureen Cox and Barbara Bach
Behind 'The Beatles' Part One: Yoko Ono, Pattie Boyd, Cynthia Powell & Olivia Arias
The World's Best Selling Woman Artist: Yayoi Kusama
Puzzling Patriarchy: How Crosswords Overlook Women & Minorities
Exotic Dancer turned 'Double' Agent: Mata Hari
Sylvia Plath: The Original Tortured Poet
The Members of The Tortured Poets Department: Clara Bow, Cassandra, and Diana of Ephesus
Songwriting for the Stars with Laura Veltz
Give Me Back My Girlhood: The Path from Girls to Women
Unraveling 'The Yellow Wallpaper' The story of a women's descent into madness
Pages to Playlists: Feminine Rage in Literature and Music
The Sound of Feminine Rage with 'The New Nine' Emily Treadgold
Brushstrokes to Blockbusters: Feminine Rage in Fine Art and Film
The Art of Feminine Rage with 'Less Than Half' Hall Rockefeller
Disposable Daughters: From the Magdalene Laundries to Gender Reveal Parties
Her Body, Their Laboratory: Henrietta Lacks, Rosemary Kennedy, and Ann Cooper Hewitt
Decades of Women's Diaries "Secret Voices" with Sarah Gristwood
From 'Fast Car' to Country's First Black Winner: Tracy Chapman
Stories & Shows of Shondaland: Bridgerton, Grey's Anatomy and More
America's First Black Poet: Phillis Wheatley Peters
Legendary Ladies of Rock: Janis Joplin, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, and Patti Smith
The Bassist Behind 10k Hit Songs: Carol Kaye
Women in Rock Shaping Feminism "She's a Badass" with Katherine Yeske Taylor
Stevie Nicks: The Reigning Queen of Rock & Roll
Unwrapping the Best of 2023: Books, Music, Movies, Art & Episodes
The Voice Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree: Brenda Lee
Why We All Love Dolly Parton
A Whimsical Painter Who Never Sold A Painting: Florine Stettheimer
Women Who Belong in the Kitchen: Julia Child, Paula Deen, Rachael Ray and More
The Woman Behind Thanksgiving: Sarah Josepha Hale
Catfights, Conflicts, & Clichés: The Phenomenon of Female Feuds
America's First Prima Ballerina: Maria Tallchief
Villainous Heroines: Psychopathy in 'Gone Girl' and 'Gone with the Wind'
Why are women so obsessed with true crime? "Savage Appetites" by Rachel Monroe
The Women Behind Hitchcock: Unmasking the Master
Nancy Drew and Her Many Mysterious Authors
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Disappearance of the Mistress of Mystery
THREE YEARS of More Than A Muse *Annual Trivia*
How Often Do You Think About the Roman Empire?
Sixties Sex Symbol: 'The Devil Invented Brigitte Bardot'
"Who Was Mona Lisa?" The Muses Behind Our Most Famous Masterpieces
Silently Speaking through Sculpture: Marisol Escobar
Paradoxes of Purity: Portrayals of Women & Girlhood in 'The Scarlet Letter,' 'The Virgin Suicides,' and 'Lolita'"
The Hidden Harmonies of Backup Vocalists: Merry Clayton & Darlene Love
Who run the world? Girls (& their Economic Power)
The Only Female Film Director in the World: Alice Guy-Blaché
The Jazz Age's Voice of Female Liberation: Ursula Parrot
Barbie Part 2: The Barbie Cinematic Universe
Barbie Part 1: The Most Famous Doll in the World
Shattering the Greenhouse Ceiling: Beatrix Farrand
A Woman's Report of War: Dickey Chapelle & "First to the Front" with Lorissa Rinehart
A Cult Classic Author of Lesbian Fiction: Djuna Barnes
The Dual Lens: The Male vs Female Gaze
The Disappearance of the First Singer-Songwriter: Connie Converse
A Sad Beige World: A Gradual Dissipation of Detail & Color
Dramatic Diva or Misunderstood Prima Donna: Maria Callas
The 'Not Like Other Girls' Impact: Misery Business Loves Company
The Savior of Samoan Siapo: Mary Jewett Pritchard
Rivals of the Hollywood Rumor Mill: Louella Parsons & Hedda Hopper
The Women Who Gave the Disney Princesses a Voice
The Inventor of the Mini Skirt: Mary Quant
The Spice Girls: Girl Power Generation
From Poison to Praise: Edmonia Lewis
Rita Moreno: Latina Legend of Golden Hollywood
How The Oscars Have Failed Women (and the Bechdel Test)
The Nanny's Secret Street Photography: Vivian Maier
Threads of Rebellion: How Fashion Shaped Feminism
A History of Black Women in Pop "Shine Bright" by Danyel Smith
Valley Girl Vernacular, like The Way Women Talk
The Lost Symphony That Survived: Florence Price
Out of a Chick Flick Famine & Into a Rom-Com Renaissance
Former Slave turned White House Seamstress: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley
The Early 'Stages' of Female Playwrights: The Provincetown Players
A Life Cut Short by Her Signature Scarf: Isadora Duncan
Darling, We're Worried: How 'The Stepford Wives' Story is Re-Told in Every Phase of Feminism
Marie Antoinette's Personal Portrait Artist: Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
The Reading Renaissance (and it's all thanks to #BookTok)
"It's St. Nick, Not Nicole": The Yuletide Grief of Kin-Keeping
The Romance of Holiday Hallmarks & "Faking Christmas" by Cindy Steel
Hollywood's Unsung Heroine: Shirley Booth
All I Want for Christmas is a Billboard Chart Topper
Grandma Moses: From Farm Girl to Folk Fine Artist
Essays on Music: "This Womans Work" with Evening Crickets
The Memorable Words & Work of Maya Angelou
The First Artists in Human History were Women
Re-Designing a Kidnapped Childhood: Angel De Cora
A Pop Revival: Midnights, Takin' It Back & The Loneliest Time
The First Monster Novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
Misunderstood Monsters of Mythology
Mary Shelley: The Lightning Strike that Inspired Frankenstein
The Undisputed Queen of Halloween: Winona Ryder
Are You Smarter than the Podcast Hosts? Our Annual Trivia Episode!
The Only Female Movie Monster Maker: Milicent Patrick
Fanny Brice & The Funny Girl Fiasco with Lena from 'Recovering Gleek'
Olivia Newton-John: From Country Charts to Grease Glory
The Women Behind Elvis: Priscilla, Ann-Margaret, Big Mama Thorton and More
The Youngest Director of Harper's Bazaar: Bea Feitler
Female Friendships & Favorites: 100 Episodes
The Four Great Ladies of Impressionism: Marie Bracquemond, Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, and Eva Gonzalès
Country Comedy's Priceless Hat: Minnie Pearl
The History & Exploitation of The Hula Girl
Frank Lloyd Wright's Lifelong Nemesis: Marion Mahony Griffin
The Ceramicist Who Inspired a "Titanic" Character: Beatrice Wood
Britain's Only Female Pop Artist: Pauline Boty
I'm so angry I made some art: overview of feminist art
Are Women Responsible for the Success of TV? Irna Phillips, Gertrude Berg, Betty White and Hazel Scott
Was Shakespeare a Woman?
Kate Bush: Running Up the Charts
The Creation & Design of Dasie's Drama
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll
A Director with a Record-Breaking Film: Lina Wertmüller
Beyoncé Part Two: From 4 to The Lion King
Beyoncé Part One: From the Beginning to Sasha Fierce
Anna May Wong: Typecasting in Tinseltown
250 Years of 100 Women in Fashion
The Women Who 'Fashioned' The MET Gala
Working 9 to 5: The Movement, Music, & Movie
Emily Dickinson: Forbidden Love and Fireproof Poetry
Muse News: 2022 Grammy Recap
Capturing the First Portraits of the American Indian: Gertrude Käsebier
A Historical Tarot Deck of Women "Messages From Her" with Rachael McKee
A Brief History of Western Feminism
Marni Nixon: A Golden-Age Ghost Singer
Feminine Rage: Women and Anger
Ukraine's Folk Art Maven: Maria Prymanchenko
"Women Can't Paint" by Helen Gørrill
The Art of the Olympics
Breaking Color Barriers: Miss Alma Thomas
Misogyny & Marriage: A Second Glance
The Most Famous Unknown Voice of the 90's: Martha Wash
Men We Hate in Art & Music: Picasso, Dr. Luke, Salvador Dali, Ryan Adams & Paul Gauguin
Written by a Woman: Friends, Gilmore Girls, & New Girl
Romantic Composer with 460+ Works: Fanny Mendelssohn
Betty White: A Century of Laughter
Painter of Kings and Queens: Sofonisba Anguilsola
A Musical Theater Professional with Amanda Frisby Johnson
The Inventor of the Chocolate Chip Cookie: Ruth Wakefield
Legendary Women of Christmas: Santa Lucia to Mrs. Claus
The Madonna & Magdalene: Depictions of Women in Christian Art
Karen Carpenter: At the End of a Song
SHE HAW! Women in Country Music
The French Songbird of La Vie en Rose: Edith Piaf
Her Royal Majesty, The Muse: The Changing Portraits of Female Political Powerhouses
Arctic Life to Artistic Icon: Kenojuak Ashevak
Female Horror Film Tropes from "The Science of Women in Horror" by Meg Hafdahl & Kelly Florence
The Cultural Impact of the Twilight Series
Ghostwriting with a Ghost: Patience Worth & Pearl Lenore Curran
Happy Birthday Pop Quiz: We're One Year Old!
Shirley Jackson: A Haunted Horror Author
"Women Artists: The Linda Nochlin Reader" with Hall Rockefeller from Less Than Half
The Political Power of Dance
Shocking Showgirl & French Spy: Josephine Baker
Is it Unbearable to be a Female Pop Star?
Punk Music Just Went Pop with GRRRL MUSIC
Louis Armstrong's Greatest Mentor: Lil Hardin Armstrong
When Mental Health is Weaponized Against Women
From Sculpture Studio to Asylum: Camille Claudel
"To the Girl Who Wants to Compose"
Reshaping American Concert Halls: Amy Beach
Female Artists of the Olympics: Bonnie Cashin, Deborah Sussman, LeAnn Rimes & The Chicks
The Woman Artists that Married Famous Men "More Than A Muse" by Katie McCabe
The Riot Grrrl Revolution: Rise of the She-Punk
The Stephen's Sisters: Virginia Woolf & Vanessa Bell
Romance Novels Aren't "Trashy"
The Dance of Lights & Laws: Loïe Fuller
The Power of Fangirls with Emily from The New Nine
The Dichotomy of Hollywood Starlets: Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, & Doris Day
Fusion of Fashion and Fabric: Sonia Delaunay
Weaving Women: History of Textile Design
Julie Andrews: Practically Perfect in Every Way
Yes, a whole episode for Sour
Jane Austen: The Greatest Romance Author of All Time
The ______ Girl: Female Tropes in Television and Film
The First Country to Pop Crossover: Patsy Cline
Where Does Artistic Inspiration Come From?
Culinary Cooking on Tiktok with Chef Kelsey
Nadia and Lili Boulanger: Sister Composers
Following Your Dreams to Nashville with Brina Kay
Decades-Sealed Vault of Abstract Art: Hilma Af Klint
Britney Spears: The Pop Princess
The History of Sexism at The Grammy's
Espionage, Erotica, & Enlightenment: Aphra Behn
Fulfilling Our Childhood Dreams
Guerrilla Girls: The Secret Feminist Art Society
The Iconic Power Couples of the Arts
Shaping the Wild Sound & Society of Harlem: Nora Holt
Margaret Keane: Big Eyes & Big Lies
A Bad Mix of Misogyny & Marriage
Gail Anderson: Graphic Designer, Writer & Educator
Tamara de Lempicka: The Lady in the Green Bugatti
Women Music Producers with Becky Willard
History of the Nine Muses: Goddesses of the Arts, Music, Poetry and Sciences
Magic Mushrooms & Bunny Tales: Beatrix Potter
Santa Baby to Civil Rights: Eartha Kitt
Taylor Swift Part Two: From Reputation to Evermore
Taylor Swift Part One: From Debut to the 1989 Era
Ballet's Black Breakthrough: Misty Copeland
Why are Women "Less Than Half" of the Art Market? with Hall Rockefeller
The Perfect Gift Guide for Art Lovers (and an announcement)
Maria Anna Mozart: The First Mozart Prodigy
Building an Art Community Online with Rachel Jennie
Let's Talk About Fangirls
Lost Sculptures of a Harlem Legacy: Augusta Savage
The Forgotten Female Horror Writers of the 19th Century
Wedding Photographer & Ninja Warrior with Kyndal Mckenzie Photo
Piano Prodigy & Unconventional Virtuoso: Clara Schumann
Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?
Tortured On Trial & Triumphing in Art: Artemisia Gentileschi
What is More Than A Muse?