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Encore Episode - Walter Penrose - Lost Amazons!
In this episode we sit down with Walter Penrose, PhD, associate professor of history at San Diego State University. Dr. Penrose specializes in the History of Gender an...
Being a Bad Martha - Misogynist Song Lyrics
Kimberly Rockwell, Dawn "Sam" Alden and Lauren Torres talk about the music that shaped their youth. The songs we scream-sang, and those that comforted us when we were ...
Kim Gould: Re-envisioning Astrology's Foundational Myths
Kim Gould is a mentor and coach who teaches people to access their own unique way to create meaningful change in their lives through astrology and the human design sys...
Nobody's Mother - Dr. Sandra Glahn
Join us as we interview Dr. Sandra Glahn, professor at the Dallas Theological Seminary, about her wonderful book, Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquit...
Founding Mothers: Lilian Gilbreth and Edith Clark
In today’s episode in the Founding Mother’s series, we explore two influential women from the past: Lilian Gilbreth, an American psychologist, industrial, consultant a...
"Karen" -- Deconstruction of a Slur
"Karen"-- a term that became ubiquitous in 2020. It was used as a verbal cudgel to upbraid a certain type of woman: white and very outspoken.Some say the term had its...
Female Robin Hoods!
"Rob from the rich, give to the poor!" This is the famous rallying cry of Robin Hood. But is he the only legendary figure to do so? And were there any female Robin H...
2025-2026 Season Preview!
We're back! We hope you've all had a wonderful summer break! Now it's time to Make Matriarchy Great Again. :-) Join us for our preview of our sixth season. We'll giv...
In Memoriam - Sally Roesch Wagner - Sisters In Spirit: Suffragists and Native American Women
Our final episode of the season is an encore presentation, in memoriam, of the first episode of the season-- Sally Roesch Wagner and the Suffragists-Native American co...
In Praise of the Goddess -- Summer Goddesses
In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the time of year when cultures celebrate the return of light and warmth after the long, cold nights of winter. In many places, thi...
Max Dashu - War Against The Goddess
In another installment of our continuing series called, "The War Against The Goddess," we welcome Max Dashu once again as she joins us to discuss the cults of Magna Ma...
What Is Matriarchy and Why Do We Want It? - Encore Presentation
The sine qua non of this podcast: Matriarchy. What is it and why is it desirable. Dawn "Sam" Alden and Sean Marlon Newcombe have an open and frank discussion on the ...
Tár - Cinema Reviewed From A Matriarchal Lens
Marvelously acted, written and director, the film Tár was a critical darling. But this will not be a film review, but rather an appraisal of how Hollywood handles str...
Being A Bad Martha - The Female Gaze in Filmmaking
Kimberly Rockwell and Dawn "Sam" Alden discuss the Female Gaze - is there such a thing? How does a film camera typically "look" at a woman vs how it "looks" at a man? ...
Max Dashu - Titanides - Encore Presentation
Right now, the world needs goddesses, so there's no better time to give an encore presentation of our episode on the Titanides with Max Dashu! Tune in and enjoy!*****I...
Laura Hirch - From The Goddess Film Series - with Vicki Noble
Join us for a wonderful, foundational episode: we're making matriarchy great again! Laura Hirch is a filmmaker, writer, artist and a scholar of matriarchal studies. H...
Thracian Goddesses - Power and Majesty
The Thracians - Once the most numerous people of Europe, but, now, lost amidst the fog of history.They were known as formidable and warlike-- and some even said that t...
Women Spies in WW2 - the novels of Kate Quinn
Co-hosts Dawn "Sam" Alden and Kimberly Rockwell discuss the works of author Kate Quinn and the women characters in her WW2 novels. Most based on actual women, these st...
Female Revenge Films - Hard Candy
The last in our series, this might actually be what a true Female Revenge Film looks like! Dawn “Sam” Alden and Kimberly Rockwell talk about this brutal gem of a movi...
Joan Cichon - Matriarchy in Ancient Crete
Was Crete one of the latest Matriarchies to resist infiltration and overthrow by the waves of Indo-European invasion? What evidence is hidden in plain sight to support...