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Join Hosts Frances and Mallory as they talk with fellow scientists about the most important historical #WomeninSTEM you (may) have never heard of.

Naomi Frances Farabaugh


    • Apr 20, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    MC 24: The Curie Family, Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 29:51


    MC 23: The Curie Family, Pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 24:24


    In the third installment of our Curie Family special, we talk about the early life of Irene and Eve Curie, as well as the Nobel Prize-winning work of Irene and Frederick Joliot.

    MC 22: The Curie Family Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 26:22


    In the second part of our Curie family special, we finish the story of Marie Curie's life, picking up right after Pierre's untimely and tragic death.

    MC 21: The Curie Family, Pt.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 36:52


    The time has come! We are finally doing an episode on our podcast's namesake, Madame Curie herself! In the first in a multi-part series, we talk about Marie Curie's early life, her partner in crime Pierre, and the scientific breakthroughs they made that would earn them the Nobel Prize.  

    Women and Romance Galentine's Day Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 38:45


    MC 19: Movie Review: Radioactive

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 50:41


    In the second installment of our movie review series, Frances and Mallory discuss their reactions, thoughts, and reflections on the movie Radioactive, a biopic about Marie Curie.

    MC 18: Holiday Special, Continued: Ada Blackjack's Story of Survival

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 29:02


    MC 17: Madame Curiosity Holiday Special! Arnarulunnguaq and the Fifth Thule Expedition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 19:26


    MC 16: Ada Lovelace, Pt.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 35:10


    This week, we finish off our series on Ada Lovelace! We focus on Ada Lovelace's lasting scientific legacy in mathematics and computer programming, and sociologist Morgan Clark explains why Ada Lovelace's story means so much to her.

    MC 15: Ada Lovelace, Pt.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 34:36


    MC 14: Hidden Figures Movie Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 48:56


    This week, we discuss our reactions and thoughts to the movie Hidden Figures! Stay tuned for more "Women in Science" movie reviews!

    MC 13: The Medical Breakthroughs Of Ruby Hirose

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 50:37


    MC 12: Eugenie Clark AKA The Shark Lady

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 33:02


    MC 11: How Art Became An Avenue For Many Women To Get Involved In Science with Erin Z. Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 32:51


    This week, we are joined by scientific illustrator and fellow Dugongs and Seadragons podcaster, Erin Z. Anderson! We talk about how art was an avenue for many women to get involved with scientific practice and the many plant crazes of Victorian England. Madame Curiosity Instagram Madame Curiosity Twitter Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL Projects For Wildlife Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Oc17gy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37rinWz Ocean Science RadioApple Podcast: https://apple.co/3chJMfA Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3bnkP18 The Guide To Mindful Conservation: Dancing In Pink Hiking Boots:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/31P4UY6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3f7hDJw

    MC 10: Mary Anning, Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 42:01


    This week, we continue our story of Mary Anning by discussing her major scientific finds and her overall contributions to paleontology.

    MC 9: Mary Anning, Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 41:14


    This week, we cover the sometimes tragic but always awe-inspiring childhood and early life of Mary Anning, a woman who shaped the early field of paleontology. Madame Curiosity Instagram Madame Curiosity Twitter Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL Projects For Wildlife Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Oc17gy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37rinWz Ocean Science RadioApple Podcast: https://apple.co/3chJMfA Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3bnkP18 The Guide To Mindful Conservation: Dancing In Pink Hiking Boots:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/31P4UY6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3f7hDJw

    MC 8: Ida B. Wells with Erica Banks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 43:58


    This week, Erica Banks joins us to talk about her idol and inspiration, Ida B. Wells, who was a fearless Black civil rights activist, journalist, and sociologist.

    MC 7: Miriam Menkin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 39:10


    This week, we talk about Miriam Menkin, the first person to successfully fertilize an egg outside of the womb, a discovery that would eventually lead to the development of in vitro fertilization. Madame Curiosity Instagram Madame Curiosity Twitter Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL Projects For Wildlife Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Oc17gy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37rinWz Ocean Science RadioApple Podcast: https://apple.co/3chJMfA Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3bnkP18 The Guide To Mindful Conservation: Dancing In Pink Hiking Boots:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/31P4UY6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3f7hDJw

    MC 6: Henrietta Lacks Et Al with Selena Zhong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 39:16


    This week, we change up the usual format and talk about the other side of science: human subjects. We are joined by medical sociologist Selena Zhong, who talks us through Henrietta Lacks and the countless other Black women (and men) whose bodies have been subjected to various kinds of medical experimentation and exploitation, often without their consent and whose names we may never know. Madame Curiosity Instagram Madame Curiosity Twitter Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL Projects For Wildlife Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Oc17gy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37rinWz Ocean Science RadioApple Podcast: https://apple.co/3chJMfA Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3bnkP18 The Guide To Mindful Conservation: Dancing In Pink Hiking Boots:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/31P4UY6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3f7hDJw

    MC 5: Alice Ball With Valeria Paz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 40:24


    This week, hosts Frances and Mallory are joined by #teamdolphin scientist Valeria Paz, who tells the story of Alice Ball, a pioneering African American chemist, and creator of a successful treatment for leprosy. Madame Curiosity Instagram Madame Curiosity Twitter Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL Projects For Wildlife Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Oc17gy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37rinWz Ocean Science RadioApple Podcast: https://apple.co/3chJMfA Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3bnkP18 The Guide To Mindful Conservation: Dancing In Pink Hiking Boots:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/31P4UY6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3f7hDJw

    MC 004: Mamie Phipps Clark (w/Morgan Clark)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 50:36


    This week hosts Frances and Mallory are joined by sociologist and gender studies scholar Morgan Clark to discuss intersectionality and social scientist Mamie Phipps Clark, pioneer of the famous dolls tests. Madame Curiosity Instagram Madame Curiosity Twitter Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk Speak Up For The Ocean BlueApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2DTQLOr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2SJgyiN ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL Projects For Wildlife Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Oc17gy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37rinWz Ocean Science RadioApple Podcast: https://apple.co/3chJMfA Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3bnkP18

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    MC 003: Hedy Lamarr (w/Camila Caceres)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 38:46


    This week hosts Frances and Mallory are joined by marine biologist Camila Caceres to discuss the life accomplishments of Hollywood starlet and self-taught inventor Hedy Lamarr. Also, female orgasms.

    MC 002: Maria Goeppert Mayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 45:10


    This week hosts Frances and Mallory cover the accomplishments of Maria Goeppert Mayer, the 2nd woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics, but #1 woman in our hearts.

    MC 001: Mary Jane Rathbun

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 40:23


    This week hosts Frances and Mallory cover the amazing life story of Mary Jane Rathbun, the first female curator at the Smithsonian and lover of crabs (but not the STD). Madame Curiosity Instagram Madame Curiosity Twitter Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk Madame CuriosityApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2xUlSax Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V38QQ1 ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL Projects For Wildlife Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Oc17gy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37rinWz

    Welcome To Madam Curiosity with Frances and Mallory

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 11:27


    We would like to introduce you to Frances and Mallory as the hosts and creators of the Madam Curiosity Podcast. A podcast about the great contributions of women to science. 

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