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The Boss Ass Bitch Awards is a weekly podcast where hosts, Jarred Sleets and Steph Huggins recognize the boss ass bitches who inspire them and tell their stories so they can inspire you too! We focus on the trail blazers and underdogs who fight the patria

Jarred Sleets & Steph Huggins


    • May 28, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 114 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Boss Ass Bitch Awards

    Edna Lewis & Victoria Woodhull

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 38:36


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Bayard Rustin & Jane Elliott

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 37:36


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Maria Guadalupe Evangelina de Lopez & Gerty Cori

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 36:36


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Gabriela Mistral & Anne Lister

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 40:27


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Nellie Bly & Lepa Radić

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023 41:58


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Komako Kimura & Faygele Ben-Miriam

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 48:10


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets/designsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Michael Callen & Julia Hunt Catlin Park Depew Taufflieb

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2023 36:19


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

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    Esther Bejarano & Rt. Rev. Mary D Glasspool

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 33:17


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Dita Von Teese & Dr Catherine Hamlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 39:43


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Daria Serenko & Ophelia Settle Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 47:44


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Loretta Ross & Junko Tabei

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 50:16


    Jarred's segment of Loretta Ross includes topics of sexual assault, abortion, and medical malpractice. You can skip to 31:37 to bypass this segment. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

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    Bea Arthur & Marie Curie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 49:50


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Marian Edelman & Ma Rainey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 21:32


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Dr. Dorothy Height & Maj. Della Raney

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 34:52


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

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    Charity Adams Earley & Bridget Biddy Mason

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 40:21


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

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    Aretha Franklin & Laverne Cox

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 42:27


    Welcome to Black History Month!We have the amazing Aretha Franklin and Laverne Cox for our first entries of the month. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988

    Edmonia Lewis & Luisa Capetillo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023 40:35


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988 

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    Lucille Ball & Fanny Lou Hamer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 39:35


    Lucille Ball and Fanny Lou Hamer are getting our awards this week!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleetsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebossassbitchawards3988/videos 

    Henrietta Lacks & Priya Sawhney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 36:05


    How much do you know about HeLa cells? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

    Alice Ball & Debbie Allen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 36:03


    Our honorees this week are Alice Ball and Debbie Allen!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

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    Iqbal Masih & Zeinab Mousavi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 35:38


    Our honorees this week are Iqbal Masih and Zeinab Mousavi.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

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    Dorothy Pitman Hughes & Keshav Shuri

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 38:17


    Our honorees this week are Dorothy Pitman Hughes & Keshav Shuri. If you want to see more of us:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

    Sahaykwisa & Cleopatra

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 60:59


    Our honorees this week are Sahaykwisa and Cleopatra. Sahaykwisa @ 12:36Cleopatra @ 33:42Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

    Rosa Luxemburg

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 30:27


    This week our honoree is Rosa Luxemburg. You can find more of us at:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

    Alicia Garza & Gloria Steinem

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 48:12


    Our honorees this week are Alicia Garza & Gloria Steinem. Fast track to Alicia Garza @ 10:09 or to Gloria Steinem @ 26:13. You can also find us at:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

    Emma Gatewood & Mary Shelley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 45:25


    Our honorees this week are Emma Gatewood and Mary Shelley. Emma Gatewood @ 8:04Mary Shelley @ 30:35Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

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    Dale Jennings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 30:01


    This week, our honoree is Dale Jennings. Listen in to hear why we're only talking about one Boss Ass Bitch this week. Head over to our patreon to hear our next bonus episode about a Boss Ass Baddie!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.com Society6: https://society6.com/jsleets

    Mamie Till-Mobley & Moll Dyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 57:37


    Our honorees this week are Mamie Till-Mobley & Moll DyerMamie Till-Mobley @ 7:19Moll Dyer @ 33:16Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

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    Raphael Bostic & Nieves Fernandez

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 37:39


    Our honorees this week are Raphael Bostic and Nieves Fernandez!Raphael Bostic @ 9:47Nieves Fernandez @  14:40Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

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    Marilyn Monroe & Hedy Lamarr

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 54:08


    Our honorees this week are Marilyn Monroe & Hedy Lamarr. Marilyn Monroe @ Hedy Lamarr @ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.com Society6: https://society6.com/jsleets 

    Maria Mozart & Mahsa Amini

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 48:38


    Our honorees this week are Maria Mozart and Mahsa Amini. Maria Mozart @ 5:15Mahsa Amini @ 26:52Skip coroner details: @ 35:22Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.com Society6: https://society6.com/jsleets

    Rebecca Sugar & Stagecoach Mary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 35:23


    Rebecca Sugar and Mary Fields aka Stagecoach Mary are our honorees this week. Rebecca Sugar starts at 6:50Stagecoach Mary starts at 20:09Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

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    Gabby Giffords & Katie Sandwina

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 42:25


    This week our honorees are Gabby Giffords and Katie SandwinaGabby Gifford @ 3:35Katie Sandwina @ 20:50Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comFor some Jarred-original designsSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

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    Michael Sam & Black Agnes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 36:45


    Our honorees this week are Michael Sam and Black Agnes aka Agnes Randolph Countess of Dunbar.Michael Sam @ 11:14Black Agnes @ 21:40Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comFor some Jarred-original designsSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

    Marley Dias & J.C. Leyendecker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 53:34


    Our honorees this week are Marley Dias & J.C. Leyendecker.Marley Dias @ 16:02J.C. Leyedecker @ 29:51Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comFor some Jarred-original designsSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

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    Janet Mock & Alice Roosevelt Longworth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 33:51


    Our honorees this week are Janet Mock & Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Janet Mock @ 5:30Alice Roosevelt Longworth @ 16:15Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.comSociety6: https://society6.com/jsleets

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    Wahida Amiri & Audrey Faye Hendricks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 40:43


    Our honorees this week are Wahida Amiri and Audrey Faye Hendricks. Wahida Amiri - 6:57 Audrey Faye Hendricks - 25:31-Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebossassbitchawardsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_boss_ass_bitch_awards/Email: TheBABAwards@gmail.com

    Lisa Leslie & Mary Elizabeth Frye

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 34:16


    Lisa Leslie @ 5:50Mary Elizabeth Frye @ 22:38

    Annette Kellerman & Little Edie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 41:36


    Annette Kellerman @ 8:17Little Edie @ 28:01Grey Gardens, both the original and the remake are available on HBO Max. Follow the link to visit Jarred's artwork on Society6 - https://society6.com/jsleets. More artwork will gradually be added to the list; keep checking in to see if there's something you like. 

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    Dan Savage & Ani Pachen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 51:05


    Dan Savage @ 6:55Ani Pachen @ 29:55

    Dianne E. H. Russel & Queen Amanirenas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 42:34


    Dianne E. S. Russell @ 9:27Queen Amanirenas @ 24: 32

    Recy Taylor & Judy Heumann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 54:55


    Recy Taylor @ 10:27 **This segment contains the topic of rape. We understand if you need to skip over Jarred's segment to avoid this topic.**Judy Heumann @ 31:22This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed by Charles E Cobb Jr.Crip Camp, available on Netflix. 

    Reproductive Freedom & Margaret Sanger ***Trigger Warning***

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 52:19


    Both segments in this weeks episode discusses topics of abortion. If this topic is a trigger for you, we understand your need to skip this episode. Thank you. This week, Steph shares with us two women and their differing reasons for having late-term abortions. Jarred later talks about how Margaret Sanger opened the first legal birth control clinic in America. Reproductive Freedom @ 7: 56Margaret Sanger @ 26:34

    Ruth Ellis & Sarah Hegazi **Trigger Warning**

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 40:04


    As our final episode for Pride Month, Jarred talks about Ruth Ellis; a woman who selflessly provided a safe space and assistance for queer youth in Detroit. Steph shares the story of Sarah Hegazi who, despite her country's homophobic views, still chose to wave the rainbow flag. Our queer artist of the week is Rina Sawayama, a Japanese-British singer-songwriter. Her latest single called "This Hell" spins the rhetoric of going to Hell for being queer on its head, and embracing who she is. Ruth Ellis @ 12:43Sarah Hegazi @ 22:44 (This segment contains topics of sexual assault and suicide)

    Robina Asti & Melvin Boozer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 33:01


    Robina Asti @ 8:55Melvin Boozer @ 23:42Kelechi is our queer artist of the week, an indie 80s style pop artist. You can find them on Spotify, Youtube, or Apple Music.

    The Rainbow Flag & Christine Jorgensen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 44:54


    The Rainbow Flag & Gilbert Baker @ 9:04Christine Jorgensen @ 24:24Our queer artist of the week: Hayley Kiyoko

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    Josephine Baker & RuPaul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 49:35


    We're back to continue sharing more boss ass bitches!Thank you for sticking with us during our break. To jump right in:Josephine Baker @ 10:40Rupaul @ 29:37

    Buffalo Calf Road Woman & Rebecca Nurse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 57:13


    Buffalo Calf Road Woman @ 13:45Rebecca Nurse @ 27:33

    Lyda Newman & Irom Sharmila

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 50:26


    Lyda Newman @ 7:45Irom Sharmila @ 17:10

    Wilma Rudolph & The Crown Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 47:36


    We finish Black History month strong with Steph's coverage of Wilma Rudolph and Jarred explaining hair discrimination. Wilma Rudolph @ 9:15The Crown Act @ 27:11

    Septima Clark & Claudette Colvin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 47:55


    Septima Clark @ 7:31Claudette Colvin @ 27:30

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