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Leah Chase

Katie continues our learning theme – Nourishment & the Table – by talking about the Queen of Creole Cuisine, Leah Chase. Learn why her restaurant, Dooky Chase, was named one of the 40 most important restaurants of the past 40 years by Food & Wine. Learning Theme of 2026 About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join […]

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Alexis Nikole Nelson

Amy Dalton is back on the show! Amy continues our learning theme – Nourishment & the Table by talking about The Black Forager, Alexis Nikole Nelson. Learn from this adorable forest fairy of a woman, all about how the outdoors are full of things we can eat and how we can have fun learning what […]

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Tricia Hersey – The Nap Ministry

Leah starts off Rest as Resistance Month with the woman who wrote the book on it, Tricia Hersey. Learn all about the amazing teaching artist and founder of the Nap Ministry. “Rest is a healing portal to our deepest selves. Rest is care. Rest is radical.” – Tricia Hersey from Rest is Resistance. Learning Theme […]

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Ida B. Wells

Bonnie starts off Injustice Month with a crusader for justice, Ida B. Wells. As an author, journalist, and civil rights leader, Ida brought information and power to the movement for African-American equality. She was one of the founders of the NAACP and was forcibly removed from a train for the color of her skin in […]

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Françoise d’Eaubonne

Rebellious Creative Expression continues on the Gal’s Guide Podcast. Josh talks about Françoise d’Eaubonne, the French author who coined the term ecofeminism. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around the world. Each of our presenters has a pick. Is she ancient history? […]

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Edmonia Lewis

We’re exploring Creative Expression within rebellion. Bonnie starts us off with the sculpture artist, Edmonia Lewis. Edmonia brought her African and Native American heritage to a neoclassical marble sculpture. Learn all about her incredible work. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around […]

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Fannie Lou Hamer

Debbi continues Equality Month of our Rebel Era, by talking about the powerful activist, Fannie Lou Hamer. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around the world. Each of our presenters has a pick. Is she ancient history? Is she breaking news? Is […]

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Mary Bowser

Bonnie starts off Equality Month of our Rebel Era, by talking about the amazing Civil War spy. Known by a couple of names Mary Elizabeth Bowser, Mary Richards, or Mary J.R. Garmin. Born into slavery she was a Union spy in the Confederate White House. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure […]

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Jessie Redmon Fauset

Katie finishes up Solidarity Month by talking about the author Jessie Redmon Fauset. As an editor of The Crisis as well as a poet and novelist, Jessie showcased the true image of African-American life. Her characters were working professionals and dealt with themes of feminism, “passing” and racial discrimination. Learn more about Jessie on this […]

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Tarana Burke

Riwo continues Solidarity Month with a powerful episode about the work of Tarana Burke and the #MeToo Movement. Video About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around the world. Each of our presenters has a pick. Is she ancient history? Is she breaking […]