Tag: rebel women
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Selma van de Perre: Making the Episode
The research leading up to the making of this episode was intense to say the least. I don’t always know what I am getting myself into when I decide the women I will showcase for each episode, and while I knew the parameters of Selma’s story, putting myself in her shoes was certainly difficult because…
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Selma van de Perre: Sources
Books:My Name is Selma by Selma van de PerreThe Light of Days by Judy BatalionThe Nine by Gwen Strauss Locally Owned Bookstores:St. Louis, Missouri’s Novel NeighborSt. Louis, Missouri’s Left Bank BooksWashington D.C.’s Politics and ProseNashville, Tennesse’s Parnassus BooksNashville, Tennesse’s Novelette Movies:While I didn’t watch any movies for this episode, I would love to add any…
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Yolklore Spotlight
Yolklore is one of the best breakfast spots in STL, (in my humble opinion). The food there is fresh, the eggs are delicious, and the chef-owner, Mary Bogacki is probably the chillest chef I have met, (and my dad who is a chef, and my boyfriend who was a chef are both pretty chill people…
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Marie Curie: Sources
Books:Madame Curie: A Biography, by Eve CurieObsessive Genius, by Barbara GoldsmithRadium Girls, by Kate Moore Locally Owned Bookstores:St. Louis, Missouri’s Novel NeighborSt. Louis, Missouri’s Left Bank BooksWashington D.C.’s Politics and ProseNashville, Tennesse’s Parnassus BooksNashville, Tennesse’s Novelette Movies:Madame Curie, 1944, directed by Mervyn LeRoyRadium Girls, directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher and Ginny MohlerRadioactive, directed by Marjane…
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Shameless Grounds Spotlight
For my very first spotlight, I knew I wanted to hear from the owner of Shameless Grounds. This coffee shop/lunch and dinner spot is one of my favorite places to pop into when I am in Benton Park here in St. Louis. Found at 1901 Withnell Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118 at the corner of…
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Marie Curie: Making the Episode
In reading, listening to audiobooks and researching Marie Curie, I did have a sense of realizing what an enormous topic I had undertaken. I wanted to make sure that I covered every aspect of her life, but she led an incredible life that I simply wouldn’t be able to cover in the amount of time…
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Women Owned Business Spotlights
So one of the things that I have been really focused on wanting to do as a part of the podcast is I have been wanting to Spotlight local women owned businesses, and I just collected my first soundbite today for a business that I have have gone to dozens of times: Shameless Grounds. This…
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Brainstorming The First Trailer
I have been agonizing over how I want this first big trailer to sound. It’s the thing that is going to bring people in to listening to my podcast for the first time, so it feels like a big deal. Ultimately I plan on releasing a few trailers as get closer to the first episode,…
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As I Start my Research
The thing I keep thinking about as I start this new journey with Rebel Women is that I am also making this conscious choice to sort of personally educate myself too. Part of that thought pertains to the fact that these aren’t the types of books I normally read. I am an avid reader, (and…
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