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Frisky History is a feminist podcast that explores the humorous, bizarre, and sometimes horrifying side of reproductive history. Hosted by: Lacey Gonzalez & Robyn Schmitz

Frisky History


    • Jul 22, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 10m AVG DURATION
    • 90 EPISODES

    4.9 from 29 ratings Listeners of Frisky History that love the show mention: frisky, women's, uncensored, history, stumbled, ladies, unique, topics, check, keep up the good, hilarious, stories, funny, talk, informative, work, love, listening, great, lacey and robyn.



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    89 This ketchup is bananas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 55:48


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey talk about the inventor of banana ketchup, World War II, and the definitely unsolved mystery of where flour comes from.

    88 Supreme Court injustices

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 61:11


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn talk about the history and importance of the Indian Child Welfare Act and what's at risk if the Supreme Court overturns it.

    87 A French tea party

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 76:33


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn spill some 18th century tea and learn about history's first French transgender diplomat soldier spy celebrity.

    86 Consperiodcy theories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 62:15


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn & Lacey throw on their tin foil hats to rant about period tracking apps (and naturally, lots of other conspiracies).

    85 God's not gonna know

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 88:09


    They're gonna know. This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn get cult-y and believe me when I say this episode is going to leave you soaking. Ew, sorry.

    84 Burn it down

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 69:48


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey discuss how eating disorders are misrepresented throughout media and healthcare.

    83 Abort mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 81:15


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn learn how abortion history is repeating itself in a deadly way. Oh and, FUCK THE SUPREME COURT.

    82 Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 61:22


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey talk about the hottest goss of the 16th century.

    81 A costume in the streets and a kink in the sheets

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 73:47


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn explore just how horny Halloween really is.

    80 Granny did what now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 68:12


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn tells Lacey the story of an arsenic-lovin', pie-bakin', grandkid-hatin' grandma.

    79 Got milk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 83:22


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn learn why fairies are so scaries.

    78 John Smith sux

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 66:48


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey have some technical difficulties. But also talk about childhood movie inaccuracies and the true story of the Powhatan woman not actually named Pocahontas. If you're able, donate to support the stories of indigenous people throughout the country at https://support.indiancountrytoday.com/donate/

    77 Under medical observation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 79:44


    This week, Lacey and Robyn take a trip through American history and human experimentation.

    Oil, men and missing women

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 49:59


    Trigger warning: This episode contains mention of rape and sexual assault; violence against women, children and two-spirit people; and human and sex trafficking If you or someone you know needs help, there are resources. StrongHearts Native Helpline, 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483), https://strongheartshelpline.org/get-help National Human Trafficking Hotline, 1-888-373-7888, https://humantraffickinghotline.org/ This week, Lacey and Robyn learn about man camps and the terrible things they mean for Indigenous women, children, and two-spirit people.

    75 Give us some space

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 52:36


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn talk about an absolute force to be reckoned with: Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura in the original Star Trek. Do you know it? The show? Have you heard of it?

    74 A Monobrow Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 70:21


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn are back and obsessed with the artist, feminist, communist, queer, disabled, gender fluid, revolutionary woman who is Frida Kahlo. Additional music provided by: Local Forecast - Elevator Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    73 Beneath the fold

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 73:18


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn tells Lacey what she thinks she knows about circumcision.

    72 Standing Erect

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 77:25


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn discuss the discovery of the little blue pill that helped the world stay harder and firmer for longer.

    71 Kill the sexist

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 68:14


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey talk about the Russian feminist punk group, Pussy Riot.

    70 Get Cliterate: Part two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 54:05


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn are on the hunt for what many consider to be a sexual unicorn—the female orgasm. #2020IsComing

    69 Get Cliterate: Part one

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 58:17


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn are on the hunt for what many consider to be a sexual unicorn—the female orgasm. #2020IsComing

    68 Kiss and makeup

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 77:06


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey talk about the history of mmmmMAKEUP. Also, find out whether or not YOU'RE a Fire & Ice girl.

    67 Feeding a fetish

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 68:20


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn WTF HOLY SHIT WHAT their way through stories of sexual cannibalism.

    66 Spooky sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 68:05


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey talk about the questionable origins of Spiritualism and the three ladies that cashed in.

    65 A wailin' boogeywoman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 52:20


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn get spooked by the tales of the wailing woman, La Llorona.

    64 White lady hauntings

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 67:50


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn uses 100% factually based not fake research to teach Lacey about different kinds of lady ghosts.

    63 0% conversion rate: Part two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 72:10


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn talk about conversion therapy—and yes, it's awful. And yes, IT'S STILL HAPPENING.

    62 0% conversion rate: Part one

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 66:05


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn talk about conversion therapy—and yes, it's awful. And yes, IT'S STILL HAPPENING.

    61 The SCUM Manifesto

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 89:13


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey discuss the legacy of Valerie Solanas. They touch upon cheeseburgers, questionable elevator rides, and the elimination of all men.

    60 Cereal masturbation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 61:36


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn learn why Corn Flakes have kept us all from touching ourselves.

    59 Billie vs. Bobby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 73:10


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey talk about tennis. Like they usually do.

    58 Babe-lesque

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 83:22


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn see one burlesque show and now they think they're experts.

    57 Bby black market

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 80:02


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey talk about the baby-stealing life of Georgia Tann — a "cold stone bitch," as Lacey calls her.

    56 Five feminists walk into China: Part two

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 58:11


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn keep on admiring the feminists of China who are taking on government censorship and harassment to fight the patriarchy.

    55 Five feminists walk into China: Part one

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 53:00


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn admire the feminists of China who are taking on government censorship and harassment to fight the patriarchy.

    54 Deep Throat: Dive in

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 66:21


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey discuss the darker side of the 1972 pornographic film "Deep Throat."

    53 All the gods in love & war (sorta)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 71:52


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn are fascinated by myths of the ancient gods and goddesses of love & sex & stuff.

    52 Colonel condom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 76:17


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey discuss the evolution of the condom.

    51 On a scale of one to gay

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 62:56


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn talk about the kinky couple who taught us that sexuality is fluid.

    50 The Prodfather

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 66:24


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey discuss the untraditional tactics of a New Jersey divorce lawyer in the black hat community.

    49 To be a trans patient

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 65:22


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn talk about how American health care is failing transgender patients.

    48 Dying for the D

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 51:03


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn praise the nun who faked her death to get dick. Hell yeah, Joan of Leeds.

    47 Seductive sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 55:49


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey talk about the Oversteegen sisters' killing strategy.

    46 Roe v Roe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 78:10


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn talk about Jane Roe—the woman who helped make abortion legal then changed her mind.

    45 The dick switch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 69:17


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey discuss the history of male birth control. Or lack thereof.

    44 Dirty talk ain't cheap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 60:44


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn learn about the beginning of the modern phone sex industry—and the woman who started it all.

    43 Taking her chamber

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2018 92:53


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey discuss the history of childbirth and the origin of chainsaws.

    42 A dominatrix's democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 78:15


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn fall in love with dominatrix and 2016 Libertarian candidate for president—Tara Indiana. #MistressTaraForPresident #DildosForDemocracy #WomenWhoPeeStanding

    41 Step aside, Elvis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 79:07


    This week on Frisky History, Robyn and Lacey discuss the woman behind the stylings of all your favorite rock 'n' rollers.

    40 V cards: Part two

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2018 78:01


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn finish learning about virginity, the dudes that created it, and how much culture doesn't help.

    39 V cards: Part one

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 68:15


    This week on Frisky History, Lacey and Robyn learn about their hymens, virginity, and other stuff they should know by now.

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