The podcast redressing the balance in the reporting of history's arseholes, highlighting that womxn can be cool and cruel too. They might be naughty, they might be nasty, they'll never be well behaved and they will always be bad bitches.
The final episode in our series, Lee showcases the glorious outlaw, horse riding, dress making Laura Bullion aka Thorny Rose. Also highlights some very boring facts about weatherspoons. History may have sidelined Thorny Rose, articles "about her" may have actually focused on the men she intersected with, but as always we make sure she gets her credit she deserves! Especially as the only one of her bandit pals who didn't get caughtAs always, like subscribe and leave us a nice commentApologies for the weird buzz around 15-20 minutes in!
A special double dip honouring a truly awful, pioneering lesbian who let her hatred (or roid rage) blind her with regards to some serious moral decisions. A woman full of contradictions, whose love of cars won her medals and got her in bed with the Nazis, who took advantage of every opportunity to drive really fast while wearing only the best fashions! Come with us as we explore the truly amazing life of a masc presenting, mixed race, queer, international athlete who joined the nazis! This weeks shout out goes to Out on The Page! OTP seeks to work with LGBTQ+ writers from all backgrounds irrespective of sex, gender, age, race, disability, religion or belief, or class/socio-economic background. They offer online and face to face workshops for Queer writers led by other Queer writers. They offer a range of workshops with discounts and scholarships available as well as organising meetups to connect like minded queers.Check out their website https://www.outonthepage.co.uk/or in insta @outonthepagefor more information on the events and workshops
This week Sidney brings you a people smuggler who really utilised her resources (and family) to make millions. Sister Ping, expect some twists and turns, some (unfortunately named) gang affiliation and as always bad language. A lot of the research came from the following articles https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/04/the-fading-american-dreams-of-chinas-most-notorious-snakehead-sister-ping-illegal-immigration-school-retrospective-smuggling/ https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/requiem-for-a-snakehead
This week Sid and Lee double dip the gender bending buffalo soldier Cathay Williams. A U.S. Civil War veteran who despite piss poor equipment and a barrage of health problems, continued to fight to provide for herself and secure her own independence. As always expect plenty of tangents and swearing. Skip to minute 11 if you want to avoid a lengthy discussion of horoscopes and queers and get straight to the bad bitchery.
This week we welcome a real Beige Bitch, The Celery Assassin, an old timey karen who changed the course of french history, despite having the personality of an old flannel. This weeks shout out is for G*ndershit Zine is a queer feminist collective aiming to elevate the voices of local queer creatives in Edinburgh through their zineYou can buy their latest zine on their online shop and buy a pay what you want PDF version tooinsta @g_ndershitwebsite www.g-ndershit.com
Disclaimer : we speak about video games until 7:17. Can skip to 7:18 for those who want pure bad bitcheryThis weeks shout out is to FTM London a peer support group for female to male trans people, including transmasculine non-binary. They have meetings, a library space, specialist speakers events and room for people to just have a cup of tea and a chat.They also have campaigns that people can get involved with, check out their website https://ftmlondon.net/ and follow them on socials @ftm_london
This weeks shout out is to @dardishi an ambitious not-for-profit community arts project based in Glasgow that showcases Arab and North African women and gender minorities from all over the world. As well as organising events, workshops and publishing zines to celebrate women and gender minorities they create opportunities that support and creative practices, for themselves and others.Go check our their past and upcoming events on their website https://www.dardishi.com/eventsAnd give them a follow on socials @dardishi
This week we're shouting out @qtibpoc_creatives a London based creative space, providing safe spaces for QTIBPOC creatives to create. Open to any IBPOC queers regardless of artistic training or experience. Give them a follow and check out their amazing selection of workshops and other events.
Bouncing back into 2022 with series 2 and The Queen of Poisoners!French, business owner, nazi fornicator and general bad egg. Marie Besnard aka How to Get Away With Murder in France! _________This week we wanna shout out the glorious Rebel Dykes | https://www.rebeldykes1980s.com/They are still screening their film across the UK with IRL/Online tickets available. Check them out on their website or @rebeldykes on all social mediasCan also read more about the archiving and general awesome researching at https://www.rebeldykeshistoryproject.com/
Back and badder than ever…kicking off S2 with a double dip into South London icon Pearl Alcock.Check out these fantastic resources on Pearl and South LondonRemembering Pearl Alcock, By Oluwatayo Adewolehttps://gal-dem.com/remembering-pearl-alcock-black-bisexual-shebeen-queen-of-brixton/Brixton Society, Pearl’s a Zingerhttps://www.brixtonsociety.org.uk/pearls-a-zinger/Milo Bettocchi, local Brixton researcherhttps://twitter.com/MiloBettocchiBlack Cultural Archivehttps://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/brixton-uprising-1981-black-cultural-archives/tALCwW9BGSVDJQ?hl=enWitness History on the BBC World Service, Battle of Lewishamhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cszmvjhttps://www.lovemusichateracism.com/lmhr-commemorating-the-battle-of-lewisham-40-years-on-12-13-august/Black History Studies for info on the New Cross Fire and great eventshttps://blackhistorystudies.com/resources/resources/the-new-cross-fire/Rebel Dykeshttps://www.rebeldykes1980s.com/
This is a turbulent tour through the treacherous trials and tribulations of one IRA bad bitch. Sid and Lee delicately meander through the contentions politics to tell a tale of one woman fighting for what she believed in.
Lee delves into the wild west to showcase, diamond in the rough, Laura Bullion. All yee no haw, she wan't afraid to fuck shit up, successfully reinvented herself more times than Prince and Madonna combined AND this bad bitch outlived Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid!
Sick and twisted and not in a good way, Sidney presents a truly nasty bitch this week - Irma Grese. Hold onto your asses cause this bitch is heinous in the extreme!
Double the fun with our first double dip. This week Sid and Lee tag team to cover the unfuckwithable, bad bitch Mary Frith aka Moll Cutpurse!
This week Sid covers the multilingual, clumsy, bad ass Noor Inayat Khan! You don't need to be perfect to be a BAD BITCH!
Lee shares the amazing tale of an international woman of mystery. More twists than an Eastenders christmas special