Categories
Black History History music Podcasts Politics Theater Your Gal Friday

Martha Washington – Your Gal Friday

Today we are talking about the 1st, First Lady of the United States. A gal who widowed twice, spent 6 winters on battlefield camps, was a delight to everyone she entertained even though she wished for a private life. Today we’re going the life and legacy of your gal, Martha Washington. Learn about Martha in […]

Categories
History music Podcasts Theater Your Gal Friday

Schuyler Sisters – Your Gal Friday

Your Gal Friday is covering the five amazing sisters from the Schuyler family. Today the Schuyler’s are most famous from the Hamilton musical featuring Angelica, Eliza and Peggy. In their real life, the Schuyler family has been in America since the 1650’s cementing themselves as one of the most influential in America’s founding. Even though […]

Categories
History music Podcasts Your Gal Friday

Hamilton Musical – Your Gal Friday

This week we have our eyes on the history of the real life gals of Hamilton: An American Musical. We start with a prologue of what gals we are going to cover, what our baseline knowledge is, and what we are hoping to learn throughout our coverage. Full Episode on YouTube MORE EPISODES IN THE […]

Categories
advertising Black History Culture Movies music Personal Stories

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

It’s October. October 16th to be exact. A new Marvel trailer is released and I don’t know if I can click fast enough to get it to my eyeballs. It’s the first official trailer of Black Panther and I’m stoked before I hit play. Black Panther is going to be a game changer. I followed […]

Categories
Art Black History History music Podcasts Your Gal Friday

Ella Fitzgerald – Your Gal Friday

Today we are talking about a gal who is one of the top Jazz singers in history. Named the “First lady of song” she won 13 Grammys and sold more than 40 million albums. She sang songs from the Great American Songbook and made them her own. Ira Gershwin once said “I never knew how […]

Categories
advertising Art Kate's Take Movies music Podcasts

Josie and the Pussycats – Kate’s Take Podcast

Kate is joined by Joshua Leach to talk about the seriously under-rated Josie and the Pussycats movie from 2001. They talk about the music, the in-jokes, lead singers taking over a band, product placement, subliminal advertising and the moral of the story. ABOUT Filmmaker Kate Chaplin takes a film that has influenced her life for […]

Categories
Art Movies music Personal Stories

Female Filmmaker Looks at La La Land

Notice: There are NO plot spoilers. I do mention some detail about the movie but nothing that would ruin the story itself. The holidays are over, the days are getting longer and the super bowl has come and gone. Everyone is waiting in bated breath for the next big thing and that can only mean […]