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Allison Komiyama, a consultant and senior regulatory strategist at DuVal & Associates and founder of Bluestocking Health, shares her journey from neuroscience and an FDA reviewer role into regulatory affairs and consulting. Allison explains why companies should educate FDA about their device by telling a compelling, respectful story, and discusses why “getting through FDA” is often the starting line. She highlights the post-clearance work of launch, adoption, and promotion while staying within FDA marketing rules. Allison also reflects on leadership, relying on community and advisory boards, her volunteer work, and the moments that affirm her impact when devices reach patients.  Guest links: https://www.bluestocking.health/  Charity supported: Feeding America Interested in being a guest on the show or have feedback to share? Email us at theleadingdifference@velentium.com.  PRODUCTION CREDITS Host & Editor: Lindsey Dinneen Producer: Velentium Medical   EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Episode 083 - Allison Komiyama [00:00:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Hi, I'm Lindsey and I'm talking with MedTech industry leaders on how they change lives for a better world. [00:00:09] Diane Bouis: The inventions and technologies are fascinating and so are the people who work with them. [00:00:15] Frank Jaskulke: There was a period of time where I realized, fundamentally, my job was to go hang out with really smart people that are saving lives and then do work that would help them save more lives. [00:00:28] Diane Bouis: I got into the business to save lives and it is incredibly motivating to work with people who are in that same business, saving or improving lives. [00:00:38] Duane Mancini: What better industry than where I get to wake up every day and just save people's lives. [00:00:42] Lindsey Dinneen: These are extraordinary people doing extraordinary work, and this is The Leading Difference. Hello, and welcome back to another episode of The Leading Difference podcast. I'm your host, Lindsey, and today I'm delighted to welcome as my guest, Allison Komiyama. Allison is a consultant focused on getting medical devices to market and helping them stay there. She frequently presents at conferences, is an advisor at numerous technology incubators, and teaches students around the world about the regulatory submissions as a faculty member at SDSU Global Campus. She received her doctorate in neuroscience in 2009, was an FDA reviewer from 2010 to 2011, received her Regulatory Affairs Certification US in 2014, and became a RAPS Fellow in 2024. Throughout her career, she's been actively involved in hundreds of pre-submissions and pre-market submissions for a wide variety of medical device companies. She recently started a medical device hype company called Bluestocking Health, where she continues to elevate and amplify the message of exciting technologies entering the market. She's also a senior regulatory strategist at DuVal & Associates, where she helps companies navigate the FDA pre-market process. Alright, well, welcome to the show. I'm so glad you're here today. [00:01:59] Allison Komiyama: Thank you so much. I'm so glad to be here. [00:02:02] Lindsey Dinneen: Well, I've been looking forward to this conversation very much. I got to meet you, I think it was maybe last fall, and it was after watching a video where I believe you were chopping wood while explaining a medtech concept, I and was like, "I have to meet this person." [00:02:21] Allison Komiyama: I like that that is how we, we, yeah, that you were introduced to me is through a wood chopping video. But yes, that was me. I love... I am a lumberjill, so yeah. [00:02:31] Lindsey Dinneen: See? And we will get into this, let's start with just a little intro into who you are, your background, and what led you to medtech. [00:02:39] Allison Komiyama: Sure. So background's actually biology, neuroscience. Left academia after graduate school and went and worked at FDA. I was just there for a brief period of time, but it was very instrumental in having me understand what I wanted to do with my life. I knew I loved regulatory affairs. I knew that I loved med devices and the intersection of medtech and innovation and regulatory and, and, and, and, and, right? Like, so all the things I was just super excited to be part of this space. But after leaving FDA, sort of tried to figure out what... You know, did I wanna work at a company? Did I actually wanna be at a specific industry job? Tried that on. Tried that hat on for a little over a year at an IVD company and just sort of missed all the stuff I got to work on at FDA. So I kind of saw it as the second-best thing after FDA is to go into consulting. So really worked with a lot of startups and companies that were bringing their technologies to market, and yeah, never looked back. I did sort of change positions over the years from going from a small consulting company to my own consulting company to a large consulting company, and now I'm sort of back at a, a smaller regulatory law firm. It's not that small, but, you know, 15-some people at DuVal & Associates working with companies that need help with strategy and regulatory support as well. And also started my passion project, which is Bluestocking Health. It is a medtech hype company, is what I call us. And we really work on helping companies after they've made it through FDA onto what... you know, what does, what does their launch look like? How do they get people to adopt their technologies and not sort of flounder and, and fail, right? So I, I love seeing really cool, nerdy, geeky tech get to market, and I think we all have a sort of inner geek that loves stuff like that, and it's my happy place where I can just kind of talk about those things and share it with patients and caregivers alike. [00:04:47] Lindsey Dinneen: Amazing. I love that. Yeah, and so much to dive into. But one of the things also I remember, so so I, I watch this video and you're chopping wood, and you're, you're clearly super passionate about medtech. And then I think the next one, were you possibly like baking or doing some sort of maybe chopping? [00:05:08] Allison Komiyama: Yes. I do flower arranging, so it might've been that one. I, I-- That's a great idea, though. I love to bake. I love protocol, so I think you're onto something. I need to come up with a video maybe where I'm talking about, like, the de novo process and, like, baking a cake or something. So. [00:05:27] Lindsey Dinneen: Amazing. And you're right, it was flower arranging, and I was thinking at the time, "Is there anything you don't do?" [00:05:35] Allison Komiyama: Yes. I-- There's a lot of things I don't do or don't even dare to do. Mostly dangerous sports. I, I'm a rower, so I love to row where no one's touching you. You know, like no one... There's no physical contact. You're just in a boat pulling an oar, and it's quiet and peaceful and, you know, also you're working hard. So, but otherwise, yeah, don't want any contact sports in my life. And but there's a lot of things I don't do, of course. I just have a lot of hobbies and things that I enjoy doing. [00:06:10] Lindsey Dinneen: Okay. So did the idea for Bluestocking Health come from? I mean, I know you explained a little bit about what the company does and who it helps, but first of all, I'm really curious about the name, and second of all, I'm just curious about, yeah, what made you go, "Gosh, this is the right time for this"? [00:06:27] Allison Komiyama: Yeah, great question. I-- So Bluestockings were... I'll, I'll go first into the origin story 'cause I think it kind of helps explain why I picked up that name. The Bluestockings were a group of mostly women in the 1700s in England who were, you know, kind of tired of sitting around playing card games and, you know, learning new dance routines-- not that there's anything wrong with that-- I love doing all of those things. But they decided they wanted to pursue some more intellectual and intellectually stimulating conversations with people. So they would invite women and men into their salons to have these conversations, and they would talk about botany and, yeah, science, art, literature, theater, all of the things that sort of sparked their interest. And they would say, you know, "Don't worry about wearing your black stockings," which were, like, the highly fashionable, expensive stockings of the day. They said, "Just come in your blue stockings. It's fine." You know, which were wool and, you know, cheaper. And I was like, oh, I love that idea of just people getting together, talking about stuff that they find interesting, and having it be like, "Come as you are. Wear your sweats," you know? "Don't worry about getting fancy." And that resonated with me. And so I thought, you know, what I want to build is something similar to what the Bluestockings had, but have it be more medtech or health-focused, and so hence Bluestocking Health was born. I, yeah, I really... A-as I said earlier, I saw a lot of companies feel like getting through FDA was the finish line, and I s- you know, I would tell them, like, "No, that's kind of the starting line with a lot of what you're going to now need to build." You know? It's-- I, I think historically FDA was seen as, like, the hardest thing to get through, which isn't always the case, right? The, the 510K program is historically very successful with getting devices cleared. You know, FDA does wanna work with you, and that was my narrative and my mantra always was like, you know, "How do you work with FDA to get through FDA?" And then once you're through FDA, what's next? And I wanted to have those honest conversations, you know, as these companies were considering the product development, their quality system, their regulatory, and, you know, even reimbursement is also part of that post-market conversation. And I wanted them to also think about, "How are you gonna get patients to know about this? Like, what are ways that you can promote yourself and promote what you're doing without misbranding or mislabeling or adulterating anything, right?" You wanna stay within FDA's regulations and not do anything wrong marketing-wise. But it's also something to get really excited about, and I think we've often forgotten that a lot of these medtech devices do really, really cool things, do really amazing work to help people, help people s- you know, improve their quality of life. Let-- Help them survive, get them to live longer, let kids actually make it to adulthood, right? So there's so much good that I wanted to amplify that more. I wanted to get people to not just focus on the negative, right? There is, there is a lot of harm that can come from any sort of drug, device, anything, but there's also a lot of good. And so I think especially right now in the world we need more good things to talk about. Not that I wanna, you know, look at everything through rose-colored glasses. But I do think if we can focus on some of the good that's going on in the world and the things that we have in common, what a great conversation to have. [00:10:14] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh, yeah, I couldn't agree more. And I love the fact that and you're so much fun. You're helping these companies also get excited too, because I think sometimes it's really easy-- I mean, we need to take our industry seriously. It's a serious industry and real life consequences, good and bad, from innovation... [00:10:29] Allison Komiyama: Yes. [00:10:30] Lindsey Dinneen: ...But I think you know, we've, we've talked a lot about this recently, even ar- along amongst just some of my colleagues, is like we're gonna take, we're gonna take our actual work very seriously, of course, but we're gonna not take ourselves super seriously. We're gonna have fun. We're gonna celebrate. We're going to each other why we're here and why we're doing this, 'cause otherwise it can get easy to get kind of bogged down in the, the nitty-gritty. [00:10:52] Allison Komiyama: Oh, it's so easy to spiral. I-- And I feel like a lot of media allows us a-and, and capitalizes on that doom scroll/spiraling of, "Oh gosh, everything's bad." And I wanna be informed, but I also, as you said, I don't wanna take myself that seriously. Like, I have so many hobbies. I laugh a lot. I have really great conversations with people, and I think that's what I, you know... the legacy I wanna le- leave behind is that I made the world a little better than when I started here. And also that I had a lot of joy to share. So yeah. [00:11:31] Lindsey Dinneen: Okay. So I-I'm curious, going back to your days at the FDA, what are some of the common things that you saw where perhaps there's either a misconception about the process of approval or just mistakes you might have seen that were kind of common that maybe those who are listening who are trying to, you know, get through it as, as easily as possible could benefit from? [00:11:54] Allison Komiyama: I think one of the biggest misconceptions and it wasn't anyone's fault, was that FDA are the experts in what you're building. And maybe, maybe folks knew that that wasn't the case. You know, they walk in and they know that they're living and breathing their technology and their device day in and day out. They've been building it for years oftentimes. And so to think that FDA understands your patient population, understands the, the sensor technology or whatever technology you're building understands your software, your materials, all, all the various things that go into a s- a pre-market submission, is a terrible assumption to make, right? Not that you wanna treat FDA like a bunch of dummies, that you're like, "Oh, you guys don't know anything. I'm gonna have to start from, you know, square one here to really walk you through everything." But you definitely want to communicate and be able to tell a really solid story to FDA about what you're building or what you've built, and why you believe it's either safe and effective, or why you believe it's substantially equivalent, or why you believe the benefits outweigh the risks. And so I think if you can be that storyteller, if you can really walk FDA through what it is you've built, and why you think it should be, you know, allowed to enter interstate commerce, you've w- you know, you, you're already ahead of the game. So I think any company that really is trying to figure out what's that first interaction they're gonna have with FDA, whether it be at a pre-submission or just straight to pre-market submission, right? They're just gonna file the, the, the 510K or what have you. Really making sure that you've explained your product and they know why you're there. Otherwise, you are going to cause more questions than answers from FDA, and that's a big concern when you have somebody who doesn't understand what you're doing or why you've built it the way you've built it. That can really set you back. [00:13:56] Lindsey Dinneen: That's great advice. So, so being really prepared to kindly educate while telling the story, but you know, doing so, of course, in a, like you said, a respectful way. But, but having those answers ready, having the narrative really thought out so that you can walk in with that authority, but also explanation and storytelling. Yeah. Okay. [00:14:19] Allison Komiyama: Exactly. Yeah. It is. I mean, I always my-- I've actually, I have a podcast that I f- a few of my guests recently, they've all been expert or experts in how we tell stories, which I love even just... I mean, how we tell stories to our children is very different to how you tell a story to a colleague at work or, you know, the... and there's a way that, once you know your audience and once you know what it is you're trying to convey, there's a very clean path that you can follow. I'm still working on it. I have to, I have to confess, I am not a great storyteller. I have a tendency to get sidetracked and off topic, probably like what I'm doing right now. But, but you know, bringing it back and, like, what are, what are we trying to do? What are we trying to accomplish? And that I think that storytelling is really valuable when you have FDA as your audience. [00:15:15] Lindsey Dinneen: So I know, like you said, you have many hobbies and lots of things that keep you occupied, but you also do a lot of volunteering for boards. And I was wondering if you could share just a little bit about some of that experience and what you're passionate about there. [00:15:29] Allison Komiyama: Yeah. I think I've always been a big fan of volunteering. I think it's one of the ways that I I meet new people, I get involved in s- things that are outside medtech, which I think is extremely valuable. There's so many voices that even if it's not directly in medtech, everyone's impacted by medtech in some way, right? Like I always say, "You're either gonna start in a hospital or end in a hospital, and you're probably gonna go into a hospital at many different times or use a medical device, whether it be on your phone or, well, while you sleep or," you know, for any-- I don't know, there's a million purposes that people use medical devices. And I wanted to have more voices around me that that are, that are helping humanity, but in a different way. So, one of the boards that's always been near and dear to my heart, of course, my rowing club. I love... It's the oldest women's rowing club in the world. It's called Slack Rowing Club, based here in San Diego, and I help with a lot of the programs, but also fundraising, membership, and just, you know, having this really dynamic group of 400 women that some of them row, some of them are just there to be part of a community and help each other, which is pretty marvelous. And we do a lot of actually talks. Like we'll have a speaker series and we'll bring in physicians or we'll bring in people who are talking about sleep and perimenopause and menopause or, you know, various topics that definitely impact our our cohort. It, it's actually kind of similar to Bluestockings, like the original Bluestockings, where we'll have someone come in and talk about architecture. Like there's various things. So I love doing that. It's also-- They're-- The members are from like 12 years old to 102 years old. It's pretty amazing, and just, like, this great dynamic group of women who are fun to volunteer with and also sit in a boat with. The other one that I've joined last year was the International Relief Teams, which works on helping bring some sort of relief to an emergency situation, whether it be floods or fires or famine or war. Like, there's, They partner-- We partner with different organizations that are, like, boots on the ground in those areas to either build houses or get m- meals or get water to where it needs to be in an emergency. So IRT is fantastic. They get, like, one of the highest ratings of nonprofits. The other one is Indy Medtech. Really cool. That's a very medtech-based one. It's a virtual board, but it is building a community of medtech suppliers and people who are just needing support from each other or you know, either hiring or, "Hey, I have a question. Can someone help answer this 'cause I don't know where to go to get the answer to this?" So really cool, and they, they're doing a podcast as well. I love it. And then last but not least is the San Diego Regulatory Affairs Network. So I have been in San Diego, moved here back here, I should -- i'm from San Diego-- but moved back here in 2011, 2012, and I joined the San Diego Regulatory Affairs Network. It's the SoCal... Like, there's a similar one in Orange County, the Orange County Regulatory Affairs, so OCRA, and then there's also, of course, RAPS, and there's a Southern California chapter. And it's just a group of regulatory folks that love to meet up, love to support each other. "Hey, I have this job opening coming up. Hey is there a mentee that would like a mentor?" And so I'm now the VP of programs for that, and once a month we try to have a speaker either virtually or in person. There's gonna be some in-person ones. And I love it. It's just a great way to network, to support each other, and also to learn more cool stuff going on in regulatory. So yeah, that's a smattering of the ones that I'm part of. So, you know, as, as you said, like, it's kind of like they're all over the place, but it definitely makes me feel more connected with humans, with our-- you know, like, and, and not doomscroll. I'm, I'm too busy to doomscroll. So. [00:19:44] Lindsey Dinneen: That's, that's a good thing, I feel like. So, I love that. Okay. Those are g- those are such cool organizations. Thank you for sharing a bit about them. [00:19:51] Allison Komiyama: Yeah. Thanks for asking. [00:19:52] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. So all right, I'm curious. Going back, could eight-year-old Allison have ever imagined what you're doing now? [00:20:02] Allison Komiyama: Never in a million years. Yeah, I think I, I knew I loved biology and bugs and science at a very young age, so I knew that I was probably on that trajectory. But if you asked eight-year-old-- or actually, I-- if you asked five-year-old Alison what she wanted to be, the first was hummingbird, and I did... That did not pan out. [00:20:29] Lindsey Dinneen: Dang it. [00:20:29] Allison Komiyama: But and then I would say florist 'cause I love flower arranging, so that is something that I've s- I've kept up with, as you said, like you saw the video of me arranging flowers. I still love doing that. I, I enjoy that creative outlet. But not in regulatory. I didn't really know that regulatory affairs existed as a career especially until I was 26. I mean, which is crazy to think, like I was in grad school, and I took a course on the history of FDA, and I was like, "What is this? This is so exciting, so interesting." And I knew that was something, that something along those lines is what I wanted to do with using my biology and, and neuroscience background, but also how do I maybe get closer to medicine in a certain way? Like, I, I didn't wanna be a medical doctor, but I knew I wanted to help people. Like, I think most people wanna help people. And that was, that was the right pivot for me at that point. [00:21:32] Lindsey Dinneen: Amazing. So, all right. So you've had a bunch of different leadership positions now over the years. And of course, you have led your own company now a couple different iterations, I suppose, of, of what you've been doing. But what has that leadership journey been like for you, especially perhaps how different it is between working for another company where you might be in a leadership role versus leading yourself and your company? [00:21:56] Allison Komiyama: Great question. I-- what was it, what's it been like? I would say there's like equal parts fearlessness, excitement, and terror. I don't know, like I-- maybe those are all kind of, of the same like ilk of those, those feelings. My daughter always says, she's like, "I'm nervous and I'm excited," like before she goes on stage in the talent show, and she's like, "I'm nerve-cited." And I, I, I use that a lot now too 'cause, you know, before I give a talk or before I you know, go on a podcast like this, I'm like, "I'm nerve-cited," 'cause it's gonna be something that I haven't done before, right? Every day is a little different and... But it's also exciting to do. I Yeah. I, I feel like it was not always easy. Like, people are like, "Oh, you made it look so easy and, and just, you know, seamless." And oof, there were moments that I really struggled. It's... You know, there have been times that I really relied on my family, on therapy, on my friends to really help me. And even just, you know, something as simple as I had a friend who made my first website for me. He was like, "You're so busy and stressed," like, "Let me help you." And so I think calling on others and really having people be your community that you've built, right? Like, I think sometimes we try and go it alone, and maybe that's the worst thing to do when you're building something 'cause you really need to rely on others to help you out. And so I've had, you know, I've, I've, I've worked really hard on my network and to build the friends and colleagues that I want to surround myself with, and then I have reached out to them when I knew I need them. So I, for example, I think with Bluestocking Health, I... When I was-- Before I launched in last year, so September of 2025, I called a bunch of folks that I really trusted to tell me if I was going off course or to also help me build stuff. And my advisory board for Bluestocking Health is amazing. Like, they're not all in regulatory, 'cause that's not what I wanted to build. They're in media. They're in quality system, reimbursement, business strategy. Like, there's such a diverse group of folks that will also help be my sounding board, right? Like, I had a couple medical doctors that I reached out to that are on the advisory board that I was like, "I'm thinking of doing this. Can you give me, like, your thoughts pro/con?" And they always are so willing to help, right, if they have the time. It's been extremely rewarding. So I would say that leadership journey, again, not the easiest at times, but also when it gets hard calling on those friends to really support me has been really marvelous. [00:24:49] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. You know, that's such an interesting thing because this has come up a lot, especially in the last few episodes and just conversations I've had in the industry of the importance of community and mentorship and surrounding yourself with those good people who you can call and go, "Okay, I have this, I have this, I think maybe crazy idea. What do you think?" Or just, "Hey, life is a little tough right now. Can we just, can we just talk?" So that's... [00:25:15] Allison Komiyama: Yeah. [00:25:15] Lindsey Dinneen: ...Really cool. [00:25:17] Allison Komiyama: Yeah. Absolutely [00:25:19] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Okay. So as you've gone through your career, and especially within the medtech industry, which seems like you've really just, you know, fell in love with and, and stayed, so that's wonderful. Are there any moments that stand out to you as really affirming that, "Yes, I am in the right place at the right time"? [00:25:40] Allison Komiyama: I think every clearance De Novo granting that I've ever been part of, even if my name's not on the file, has been one of those moments where, oh, it feels so good. It feels so great to see those companies make it through FDA. And then also, you know, to the next point or d- you know once they are selling and they're, they're helping patients, I've had clients reach out to me and say, "I just got this amazing testimonial from somebody and I wanted to share it with you because you were part of that journey." And oftentimes I'll say, "Can I share that with the FDA reviewer that helped us 'cause they're still there and I really think that they would value that, that piece of information, just that commentary and that validation." I mean, w- I've had ones where the testimonial was like, "Because of this device, my kid is alive today. My kid would have been-- would have died two years ago if it hadn't been for this product." And like, I even just got chills. Like I-- honestly, it feels like even though I'm not a medical doctor, even though I was, you know, integral maybe in putting their 510K together or their submission together, and I've never touched the device necessarily, I feel so rewarded that it's like, we did it. We did it together, right? And I, I wanna share that with others. I think that's part of what I'm trying to do with Bluestocking Health is like we all are part of this community, and it's not that we just like clock in and we, you know, do document control or, you know, work on our risk assessments and, you know, clock out for the day. It's like, no, we, we do all help save lives, right? What a, what a powerful thing to be part of and to know that that's, that's something that you helped do. I don't know. I, I-- maybe that sounds again a little too like look how great we are. Like how, you know, look at, look at how amazing this space is, but oh, it is. It 100% is, so. [00:27:43] Lindsey Dinneen: No, I could not agree with you more. I've, I've always felt the same way of just like, "Okay, I'm, I'm not the scientist, I'm not the engineer, I'm not the regulatory affairs person. I, you know, I play a very small role. I, I help talk about the devices." I sh- you know, the marketing... [00:27:59] Allison Komiyama: Yes. [00:28:00] Lindsey Dinneen: ...And that's, you know, that's, that's not the biggest component of bringing these devices to market by any stretch of the imagination. But I do get to play a role, and I think that is the coolest thing ever. Yeah. [00:28:12] Allison Komiyama: Yeah. Well, and think of-- I mean, I'm gonna be your hype woman for a second because think of all the people who learn about that tech or understand, "Hey, this might be something right for me or my loved one, and if I hadn't learned about it or if I hadn't you know, been exposed to this idea or even knowing that this is in clinical trials, okay, now I'm gonna go look into the clinical trial." Like, that information sharing and even just talking to people or talking to laypeople, like, there's such an important piece of the marketing and the strategy around that, that it's huge. I-- you know, like, directly or indirectly, you've saved a life, right? How cool is that? [00:28:56] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, exactly. How cool is that? It's, it's remarkable. Okay. So, all right. Pivoting the conversation a little bit just for fun. Imagine that you were to be offered a million dollars to teach a master class on anything you want. [00:29:09] Allison Komiyama: Ooh, yes. [00:29:10] Lindsey Dinneen: What would you choose? [00:29:10] Allison Komiyama: I mean, all of the things in my header, I think at LinkedIn. So I lo- but I'll, I'll give you a real answer in a second. I think, I mean, all of the... I love my creative outlets. So I love flower arranging, I love face painting, I love chopping wood. I love cross-stitch and needlepoint, and my daughter and I just started doing crocheting together. So I feel all of those things are so I... Not that I'm a master in any of those things, but maybe it's being willing to try new things or having that, I don't feel, I don't consider myself to be a totally fearless person, but maybe channeling some of that fearlessness and a willingness to try new things, and where do we find that and how do we kinda overcome some of that activation energy sometimes to get to try those new things? And I think innovators have that in spades, right? So a lot of the companies that we work with, they're like, "I have an idea, and I don't know if this is gonna work, but I'm gonna go for it." And I think a lot of those cre- it, it's a creative outlet for them as well, right? They're trying something new. And so maybe it's giving people more more support or more confidence that they can try new things. I feel like I don't love change. Like I, I, as a child, I like, I liked the things that just stay the same. But when you look at my arc and my, my origin story, it has been all about very unsettling moments or, you know, like where I was felt, feeling very unsettled or like trying something new, and I'm so grateful for all of those things, and I'm also really grateful that I did it, right? So a- and again, it came down to a lot of my community, my friends, my family that supported me and said, "Yeah, you can do this," right? Having those hype people to help me. So maybe a masterclass in just like being the hype person for people who wanna try new things and try leadership, right? Or try a new path that they hadn't thought about yet. [00:31:24] Lindsey Dinneen: Like, I think to your point too, the more that you're willing to do that and kind of step a little bit outside of your comfort zone and have that potential for quote unquote "failure." But, you know, first of all, the more you do that, the more resilient you get, which means it's easier and easier and easier to take those first steps, right, into something new. [00:31:43] Allison Komiyama: Yes. [00:31:44] Lindsey Dinneen: But I also think-- I, I often think about it in terms of if you can frame those kinds of moments as "I am exploring, this is an exploration" and not like pass-fail, if you're exploring, there's, there's no chance of failure, right? You can, you can explore something and go, "Ugh, not for me," or you can go, "Oh, I actually love this, but it's hard and I'm gonna have to keep working at it." But I think if you can like kind of maybe take it in a slightly different mental direction, that also helps, you know? [00:32:13] Allison Komiyama: Ooh, I like that. Yeah. Like reframing. This is not, this is not something that's gonna, you know, end in failure, 'cause I agree with you. You know, I've called it failure in the past where it's like, "I'm gonna try things. If this fails, then I'll go do something else," right, which then it's not really a failure. You learned something. But it is being able to change directions. It is the ability to say, "Okay, I figured out that I something from that, and then what am I, what am I gonna do with that information?" So I love that. [00:32:48] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh, that'll be a masterclass. I can't wait. okay. And how do you wish to be remembered after you leave this world? [00:32:55] Allison Komiyama: Oof. I hope I... It's, oof. I, I, I hope to be remembered. Yeah. What does my dash look like? Isn't that what they say? Like, what is the dash between the, the birth year and your the year of your death? I definitely wanna be remembered for, like, what my kids are doing, 'cause I'm pretty proud of, like, how badass both of those girls are. But back to your question. I would like to be remembered as somebody who helped innovators and people who were building in the medtech space to grow their brand, to get their message out there, and to really bring awareness to the benefits of medtech. I think it's so easy, as I said earlier, it's very easy for us to get caught up in the bad and the negative, and here are the risks, and we really are so nervous about the risks of things, as we should be. We should be a res- risk-averse population. Like, they-- I don't wanna be walking towards something that's gonna cause me harm. And at the same time, there's a lot of benefit to what we're doing, and I think if we can I guess what we were just talking about, reframe a little bit and say, "Yes, there's risk. There's inevitable things that are gonna happen, but here's the potential benefit," and how do we h- in a human way, weigh those things so that we can get other people to also see that this is something that could benefit them. So it's sharing that message. I wanna know, be, you know, considered somebody who also didn't take herself too seriously, made people laugh. You know, maybe they showed their, their kid a, a video of me doing something silly, but also maybe there's some kid out there that's like, "Oh, she was talking about regulatory affairs. What's that? Maybe I should look into that as a career option." So, yeah, I hope some of it is inspiring to others. [00:34:48] Lindsey Dinneen: Okay. That's, that's great. And then final question: What's one thing that makes you smile every time you see or think about it? [00:34:59] Allison Komiyama: I wanna say my kids, but really it's probably hummingbirds. I have never lost the total fascination with hummingbirds. They are so interesting. They're so beautiful. There's a lot of them here in San Diego where I live, and I kid you not, last year, a mother hummingbird built her nest right outside of our front door. And so we'd have-- we told our guests, like, "Come through the, the side gate 'cause do not walk close to, to our sweet hummingbird." And she laid two eggs, and I was able to watch these two little hummingbirds grow and fledge. And I... It was just one of-- again, it makes me smile every time I think about it. Every time I see a hummingbird, I'm like, "That might be our girl that, that had, that had her nest right here." So yeah, I think that whimsy, the, the, the fun and just how gorgeous they are. They always bring... sparks me joy, for sure. [00:35:58] Lindsey Dinneen: Absolutely. Me too. I adore hummingbirds. One of my favorites. Yeah, love that. Oh my goodness. Well, this has been an amazing conversation. Allison, thank you so much for taking time today to speak with me, and we are so honored to be making a donation on your behalf today to Feeding America, which works to end hunger in the United States by partnering with food banks, food pantries, and local food programs to bring food to people facing hunger, and also they advocate for policies that create long term solutions to hunger. So thank you so much for choosing that charity to support. Oh my gosh, and just thank you so much for everything you're doing to change lives for a better world. We're grateful for you. [00:36:42] Allison Komiyama: Thank you. It's so nice to be here. Thank you so much for having me on. [00:36:45] Lindsey Dinneen: Absolutely. Until next time. [00:36:49] Dan Purvis: The Leading Difference is brought to you by Velentium Medical. 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While reading a book about the history of the Bluestockings, I was thunderstruck by this quotation from a “conduct manual” for women from the 1760s. It said, “Your business chiefly is to read Man, in order to make yourselves agreeable and useful.” This was the advice for women, then, to help them steer clear of the danger of reading books and becoming (gasp!) the dreaded Learned Ladies.To keep reading ⁠⁠⁠Women's Business⁠ visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog. This is Episode 476Song: Read Your Mind⁠Image by Richard SamuelsTo support this podcast:Give it 5 stars in Apple Podcasts. Write a nice review!Rate it wherever or via: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my mailing list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Like on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or on Kofi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or PayPal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@erainbowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Mastodon - @erainbowd@podvibes.coOn Blue sky - @erainbowd.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pinterest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen to The Dragoning ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and The Defense ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can support them via Ko-fi here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠As ever, I am yours,Emily Rainbow Davis

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the long life and quick death of Manhattan's storied feminist bookstore, Bluestockings. Plus, a new report claims trans identities are on the wane… but is it true? Buy Katie's book (please)Why are fewer young people identifying as trans? - UnHerdJacob Eliason - Methodological issues in Kaufmann's analysis of FIRE gender identity dataNEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: URBAN STUDIES/REGROUPING; Radical Not-Too-Chic - The New York TimesThe Creator of the Shitty Media Men List Isn't DoneExclusive | Woke NYC bookstore lures hordes of strung-out junkiesBluestockings Is Facing Eviction for Handing Out NarcanWoke NYC bookstore that lured strung-out junkies with freebies faces possible evictionLower East Side bookstore is raising money to buy books - GothamistEV Grieve: Worker-stewards push back after Bluestockings' abrupt closure This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

The sisters are thrilled to share an episode of one of their favorite new pods, Love in a F*cked Up World hosted by past HTS guest, Dean Spade.On this episode, Mariame Kaba joins Dean to talk about the dangers of putting leaders on pedestals in our movements, what to do when you or someone you know is getting canceled, how to relate to the concept of hope in this time, how norms about sex and romance influence resistance work, and letting go of certainty.Transcript available at https://deanspade.net/podcastMariame is currently organizing a book drive to help keep Bluestockings cooperative bookstore in NYC open. Learn more and support the book drive here.Check out resources mentioned in this episode: Interrupting CriminalizationProject NIAWe Do this ‘Til We Free Us (Haymarket Books, 2021)Let This Radicalize You, by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba (Haymarket Books, 2023)No More Police, by Mariame Kaba and Andrea J. Ritchie (The New Press, 2022)1 Million Experiments (podcast)

A Long Island roller derby team is back in court Thursday as it challenges Nassau County's ban on transgender athletes at public facilities. Meanwhile, a Manhattan man is facing charges after police say he attacked an off duty NYPD officer at the 14th Street and 3rd Avenue subway station Tuesday night. Plus, Bluestockings, the radical Lower East Side bookstore, is closing its doors after more than 25 years. WNYC's Ryan Kailath has more.

On the Shelf for August 2025 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 320 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Upcoming travel and events My new book Skin-Singer: Tales of the Kaltaoven by Heather Rose Jones Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Klein, Ula Lukszo. 2021. “Busty Buccaneers and Sapphic Swashbucklers” in Transatlantic Women Travelers, 1688-1843 edited by Misty Kreuger. Lewisburg PA: Bucknell University Press. Wingard, Tess, 2024. “The Trans Middle Ages: Incorporating Transgender and Intersex Studies into the History of Medieval Sexuality”, The English Historical Review. Black, Allida M. 1994. “Perverting the Diagnosis: The Lesbian and the Scientific Basis of Stigma.” Historical Reflections / Réflexions Historiques, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 201–16. Chauncey, George, Jr. 1982. “From Inversion to Homosexuality: Medicine and the Changing Conceptualization of Female Deviance” in Salmagundi 58-59 (fall 1982-winter 1983). Blank, Paula. 2011. “The Proverbial ‘Lesbian': Queering Etymology in Contemporary Critical Practice” in Modern Philology 109, no. 1: 108-34. Cassio, Albio Cesare. 1983. “Post-Classical Lesbias,” The Classical Quarterly, n.s., 33:1, pp. 296-297. Ingrassia, Catherine. 1998. “Fashioning Female Authorship in Eliza Haywood's ‘The Tea-Table'” in The Journal of Narrative Technique, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 287–304. Ingrassia, Catherine. 2014. “'Queering' Eliza Haywood” in Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, Vol. 14, No. 4, New Approaches to Eliza Haywood: The Political Biography and Beyond: 9-24 Katz, Jonathan. 1978. Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. Avon Books, New York. ISBN 0-380-40550-4 Pohl, Nicole, and Betty A. Schellenberg. 2002. “Introduction: A Bluestocking Historiography” in Huntington Library Quarterly, vol. 65, no. 1/2, pp. 1–19. Lanser, Susan S. 2002. “Bluestocking Sapphism and the Economies of Desire” in Huntington Library Quarterly, Vol. 65, No. 1/2, Reconsidering the Bluestockings: 257-275 Recent Lesbian/Sapphic Historical Fiction The Painter's Palette (The Legacy Lane Series #2) by Gina Everleigh The Needfire by M.K. Hardy The Worst Spy in London (The Luckiest With Love #2) by Anne Knight The Unexpected Heiress by Cassidy Crane This Vicious Hunger by Francesca May What I've been consuming The Tapestry of Time by Kate Heartfield Murder by Post by Rachel Ford A transcript of this podcast is available here. (Interview transcripts added when available.) Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/ Twitter: @LesbianMotif Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon Links to Heather Online Website: http://alpennia.com Email: Heather Rose Jones Mastodon: @heatherrosejones@Wandering.Shop Bluesky: @heatherrosejones Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)

Michelle Young is an award-winning writer and journalist, and the author of the narrative non-fiction book The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland, which is longlisted for the 2025 American Library in Paris Book Award. In today's episode, Annmarie and Michelle talk about Rose Valland, an unsung hero of the French war effort, and how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world's most treasured masterpieces. Episode Sponsors: McNally Jackson – Independent booksellers with locations in Nolita, Williamsburg, Seaport, Rockefeller, and Downtown Brooklyn. To find your next great read, drop by or shop online at www.mcnallyjackson.com Bluestockings – A collectively-run NYC activist center, community space and feminist bookstore that offers mutual aid, harm reduction support,    non-judgemental resources, and a warming/cooling place that is radically inclusive of all genders, cultures, expansive sexualities and identities. Bluestockings seeks to empower all people to challenge oppression and participate in creating a society which is equitable, cooperative, and free, and we strive to empower our worker-owners through non-hierarchy,   cooperation, and consensus-based decision making, providing an example of the society we are working toward. Stop by or shop online at bluestockings.com. Titles Mentioned in This Episode: The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland, by Michelle Young The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon, by Laurie Gwen Shapiro, the aviator and the showman Here's the trailer for the 1964 film, The Train, starring Burt Lancaster.  Follow Michelle Young: Instagram: @michelleyoungwriter Threads: @michelleyoungwriter Twitter/X: @michelleyoungny Bluesky: @‪michelleyoung.bsky.social michelleyoungwriter.com **Writing Workshops and Wish Fulfillment:  If you liked this conversation and are interested in writing abroad, consider joining Annmarie for a writing retreat in Italy in September, 2025. You can travel to a beautiful place, meet other wise women, and write your own stories. We'd love to help you make your wishes come true.  This will sell out. Act now and join us! Or for women interested in an online Saturday morning writing circle, you can sign up here or message Annmarie to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 683: Cranford | Chapter 5 Book talk begins at 9:31 A mysterious stranger arrives in town, and you just know the ladies of Cranford are ready to investigate... politely, of course. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:28 2:42 Plum Deluxe . Plum Deluxe's CraftLit tea collection is here: Also, MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: 04:25 Gardening! 09:30 - START BOOK TALK: Last week, the lovely Mr Holbrook and his very sad passing. 12:06 Joint- Stock bank: > A bank owned by shareholders, operating under a charter or act of Parliament, and offering services to the public. Unlike older private banks (run by individuals or families), joint-stock banks were corporations, meaning shared risk and more capital. How bank books worked— A bank book (also called a passbook) was given to bank customers to record all transactions in their account—- Every deposit and withdrawal was manually written into the book by a bank clerk. The customer's copy was their only proof of the account's balance. 14:12 Envelope usage / turning inside out (ETSY doing this NOW) Whole vs half sheet and crossed letters 16:36 STRING and Indian-rubber rings 17:24 “India-rubber” was the 19th-century term for what we now just call rubber—and India-rubber rings were small rubber loops or bands like we use today. Came from the latex of tropical trees (especially Hevea brasiliensis) 18:42 TONQUIN beans: TONKA beans: Tonka beans are the wrinkled, black seeds of the Dipteryx odorata tree, native to South America. Chefs outside the US use them in desserts and to replace nuts. AND ILLEGAL in the USA since 1954 due to the presence of liver damaging “coumarin” - - and 20:54 22:43 PADUASOY: heavy, rich corded or embossed silk fabric, From French - peau de soie, a cloth resembling serge (twill fabric with diagonal lines/ridges on both inner and outer surfaces per a two-up/two-down weave.) 24:19 Bottom of page a small “T.O.” = turn over / Molly's writing is full of spelling like “Bewty” which is a subsequent joke line 25:49 Dum memor ipse Mei, dum Spiritus regift artus - Virgil, Æneid, IV.382, “While memory shall last and breath still control my limbs” 25:28 Carmen (lowercase) like CARMINA (song poem or verse) 26:54 Gentleman's Magazine 1782—Kind of an Atlantic Monthly—guess who contributed? Samuel Johnson! 27:18 M. T. Ciceroni's Epistolae: The letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43BCE) Roman statesman, orator, philosopher, and writer with 800+ letters surviving Heather before recording, in garden, with skewer pack: 28:41 “Rod in a pickle” - rod, method of punishment; pickle, something preserved for future use. 29:42 Life is a vale of tears: Psalm 84:6 also, description of a helicopter parent feels marvelously modern 30:21 Mrs Chapone (1727-1801) Contributed to the Rambler AND Gentleman's Magazine and wrote “Letters on the Improvement of the Mind (1773) and Mrs Carter (1717-1806) many languages and in 1758 published first translation of Epictetus THE Stoic Philosopher. 31:32 “Before Miss Edgeworth's ‘Patronage' had banished wafers from polite society…”: Patronage was a book (1814) with a character who was offended by a letter she received that was sealed with a wafer: “I wonder how any man can have the impertinence to send me his spittle” (I, 248) 33:06 “Old original post with stamp in the corner” not exactly the right watermark, but you get the idea… 34:30 “Sesquipedalian” writing - foot and a half long sesqui = 1-½ pedalis =foot looonng polysyllabic words 35:13 Buonaparte (Bony)1805 invasion fears - In case you still need to build your own 36:55 David and Goliath, son of Jesse (I Samuel 17) Apollyon (Greek version) and Abbadon (Hebrew version) are names for an archangel In Revelation 9:11—> _“And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.” (Revelation 9:11, KJV) Meaning: Abaddon (Hebrew) means “destruction” or “place of destruction.” Apollyon (Greek) means “destroyer.” It's overblown biblical satire—calling someone “Apollyon” in Cranford is like referring to a strict schoolmarm as “Beelzebub.” 38:08 Bonus Bernardus non video omnia The Blessed Bernard does not see everything - maybe said by St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)— This quote is often attributed (possibly apocryphally) to Peter Abelard, the 12th-century theologian, as a gentle jab at St. Bernard of Clairvaux, with whom he clashed theologically. Meaning: Even the wisest man (here, Blessed Bernard) can be wrong sometimes. Post-chapter Notes Chapone and Carter and Bluestockings (see below for big notes) real historical women writers, both part of the 18th-century English Bluestocking movement—educated, literary women who promoted female intellectualism and moral development. Gaskell is absolutely name-dropping intentionally here for Cranford's themes of domestic gentility, moral seriousness, and self-improvement. ⸻ Mrs. Hester Chapone (1727–1801) Best known for Letters on the Improvement of the Mind (1773), addressed to her niece. It was a conduct book for young women, offering advice on moral character, reading habits, and proper behavior. Hugely popular—Cranford-adjacent readers would know her by name. ⸻ Mrs. Elizabeth Carter (1717–1806) A respected scholar, translator, and poet—a genuine intellectual heavyweight. Famously translated the Discourses of Epictetus from Greek in 1758—the first English translation by a woman, and one of the first of Epictetus at all. 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Our F/Favorite Tropes: Sword-Lesbians and Horse-Girls The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 307 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The trope of the horse-girl The trope of the sword-lesbian How these tropes are negotiated between story setting and reader expectations This topic makes reference to the following episodes: Bluestockings and Amazons Female Knights Only One Bed A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/ Twitter: @LesbianMotif Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon Links to Heather Online Website: http://alpennia.com Email: Heather Rose Jones Mastodon: @heatherrosejones@Wandering.Shop Bluesky: @heatherrosejones Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)

Tuck & Ozzy catch up with organizer and author Dean Spade (he/him). Topics include:  Tools for moving through jealousy, handling in-group conflict, and supporting someone during a breakup Why symbolic arrests aren't currently an effective political strategy  Why mutual aid is most important when we feel scared, avoidant or isolated Plus: “Better” titles for Dean's book, promiscuous friendship, and what you should do about that gender marker on your ID…  This Week in Gender: we peek into the 2024 Gender Census results  Submit a piece of Theymail: Today's messages were from Fiona Palmer and The Dugout: a Black anarchist podcast. Tickets for our Gender Ordeal live shows in DC, San Francisco, and Seattle are on sale now (and going fast)! Find Dean at deanspade.net and linktr.ee/deanspade. Preorder Love in a Fucked-Up World via Bluestockings for 15% off (with code F*CKED

In 1748, Lord Chesterfield told his son not to expect much from women: they “are only children of a larger growth; they have an entertaining tattle, and sometimes wit; but for solid, reasoning good sense, I never knew in my life one who had it, or who reasoned and acted consequentially for four-and-twenty hours together.” In 1739, an anonymous pamphleteer laid out the case for Man Superior to Woman; or, a Vindication of Man's Natural Right of Sovereign Authority over the Woman, writing that even if a woman was educated, “if this Lady is a scholar she is a very sluttish one; and the much she reads is to very little Purpose.” This was the terrain, writes the Irish historian Susannah Gibson in her new book, The Bluestockings, in which Elizabeth Montagu dared to host weekly salons about the intellectual debates of the moment—among the hottest of which was whether or not women should even be engaging in such discussions in the company of men. At Montagu's table, Samuel Johnson rubbed elbows with the likes of the classicist Elizabeth Carter, the historian Catharine Macauley, and the novelist Frances Burney. Gibson's new book paints a group portrait of these varied women, the polite challenge they posed to the patriarchy, and the forces that would eventually lead to the unraveling of their power.Go beyond the episode:Susannah Gibson's The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's MovementWe have too many links to the Bluestockings' own books, so visit our episode page for the full list!Tune in every (other) week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek and sponsored by the Phi Beta Kappa Society.Subscribe: iTunes/Apple • Amazon • Google • Acast • Pandora • RSS FeedHave suggestions for projects you'd like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oliver Radclyffe is part of a new wave of transgender writers unafraid to examine the places where gender identity, sexual orientation, feminist allegiance, social class, and family history overlap. On today's show, Annmarie and Oliver talk about his new memoir, FRIGHTEN THE HORSES, and discuss the complex nuances of gender transition. Episode Sponsors: Bluestockings – A collectively-run NYC activist center, community space and feminist bookstore that offers mutual aid, harm reduction support, non-judgemental resource research and a warming/cooling place that is radically inclusive of all genders, cultures, expansive sexualities and identities. Bluestockings seeks to empower all people to challenge oppression and participate in creating a society which is equitable, cooperative, and free, and we strive to empower our worker-owners through non-hierarchy, cooperation, and consensus-based decision making, providing an example of the society we are working toward. Stop by or shop online at bluestockings.com. The Word Is Change – A neighborhood bookstore in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, selling used and new books, hosting readings and meetings, buying books for resale, and supporting visual artists. Come into the store and find the perfect book you were looking for, OR the perfect book you didn't even know you were looking for. And shop online at thewordischange.com Authors and Titles Mentioned in This Episode: Adult Human Male, by Oliver Radclyffe Frighten the Horses, by Oliver Radclyffe Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice, by Shon Faye  Here's a trailer for Once.  Follow Oliver Radclyffe: Instagram: @oliverradclyffe Twitter: @RadclyffeOliver Facebook: OliverRadclyffeWriter oliverradclyffe.com **Writing Workshop Note: Annmarie's teaching in-person Tuesday nights for Literary Cleveland. Learn more and register HERE. For the online October Saturday morning class, message Annmarie to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ann Garvin is a USA Today Bestselling author of six novels. She writes about people who do too much in a world that asks too much from them. A former Registered Nurse, Ann currently teaches creative writing at Drexel University. Her latest book is BUMMER CAMP, in which “two sisters scramble to save their family's legacy in a funny, huge-hearted novel about grandiose plans and summers to remember.” On today's show, Ann and Annmarie talk about head lice, tick bites, weirdness, and the worries and wonders of camp.  Episode Sponsors: Mystery to Me – A general bookstore with a very specific name. Of course we curate a wide selection of mystery as well as general and literary fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, fantasy, rom-com, horror, graphic novels, young adult titles, and a delightful children's section. Visit our Madison, Wisconsin location or shop online at mysterytomebooks.com. Bluestockings – A collectively-run NYC activist center, community space and feminist bookstore that offers mutual aid, harm reduction support, non-judgemental resources, and a warming/cooling place that is radically inclusive of all genders, cultures, expansive sexualities and identities. Bluestockings seeks to empower all people to challenge oppression and participate in creating a society which is equitable, cooperative, and free, and we strive to empower our worker-owners through non-hierarchy, cooperation, and consensus-based decision making, providing an example of the society we are working toward. Stop by or shop online at bluestockings.com. Titles Mentioned in this Episode: Bummer Camp, by Ann Garvin Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel Here's the trailer for Station Eleven. Check out Tall Poppy Writers. Follow Ann Garvin: Instagram: @anngarvin_ Twitter: @anngarvin_ Facebook: @ann.w.garvin anngarvin.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's go on a field trip! New York City is an amazing city for book shopping and LGBTQIA2S+ activism. Bluestockings Cooperative offers both. This amazing bookstore and community space almost feels too good to be true: nestled into the Lower East Side, Bluestockings has provided dyke dating, community support and all kinds of activism for well over two decades years now. Tune in today to hear lovely bookseller Raquel tell me more about the shop and its history.And did you know? All the cool queers follow @bluestockingsnyc, @raqthebookseller and @queerlitpodcast on Instagram.  References:Kathryn Welsh (now Grantham, owner of Black Bird Bookstore in California)Gay's The WordSara AhmedTransparencyBlack and Pink New York@BlackandpinknycBluestockings.com@bluestockingsnyc@bluestockingscaresSamuel R. Delany's Time Square Red, Time Square BlueRudy Giuliani  Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:     If you could dream up an LGBTQIA2S+ space, what would it look like?     What is your favourite thing about going to community-run spaces?     Raquel speaks a lot about trust. Why do you think it is that supposedly inclusive spaces do not always feel inclusive? What might we do to change this?     Which of the activist organisations or activities that Raquel mentions are you going to check out?  

A Series of Letters to Help You Sleep Elizabeth Montagu was a power player in politics and women's suffrage later in life, and her earlier letters are a fascinating insight into the precocious mind and attitudes of a woman of her day. But if like me the appeal of gossip is limited, I'm sure this will help you fall asleep. Story (03:04)    Find Elizabeth Montagu, the Queen of the Bluestockings, Volumes 1 and 2 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70593     Supporting Sleepy Time Tales If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show. ·        You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales ·        If you're enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at paypal.me/sleepytimetales ·        Get yourself a set of SleepPhones, headphones designed specially for your needs as an insomniac who likes to listen to something to help you sleep, take a look at https://sleepytimetales.net/sleepphones ·        Or check out our new Merch store up at TeePublic where you can buy Sleepy Time Tales merch or even cool works from other creators. Go to https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=25247   Patreon Sleep Tight Patrons Chris & Moya Chuck Mysti Roberta Charity Traci Emily Moya Brian Sandra Jillian Demelza Carla Joseph AY Amy Allison S Allison B     Please Share If you're enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night's sleep might benefit. So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.     Find The Show Website: sleepytimetales.net Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales Twitter: https://twitter.com/sleepytimetales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=25247 Project Gutenberg Terms of Use https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use    

Here's the 14850 Happenings events calendar for the weekend of April 5th! A chicken BBQ fundraiser at the McLean Fire Department this afternoon starting at 4 until they sell out. The Ryan Peterson Trio at Aurora Brewing Company from 5-8, and the Notorious Stringbusters at Hopshire Farm at 6. Refugee, the Ultimate Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tribute at LakeWatch Inn this evening, Ship of Phools at Cedarwood. Space Bacon and Metasequoia are at the Range late tonight, and Boys Go to Jupiter is at the Upstairs. It's the first weekend for the Ithaca Farmers Market at Steamboat Landing! Saturdays 9-3 for now and Sundays start in May. Tomorrow afternoon the Ithaca League of Junior Rollers and Bluestockings roller derby bouts against the Black Diamond Rollers at the Ithaca Mall. Tenzin Chopak is at South Hill Cider at 6, Maddy Walsh and the Blind Spots pop-up show at the Foundation of Light at 6:30, the Tarps at Cedarwood at 7, and the Hair Band Experience at the State Theatre at 7:30! Later Saturday the Newman Brothers, Mojo and the Mayhem, and Chatterbox at the Upstairs. Sasha Sagan talks about Monday's eclipse at the Hangar Theatre Sunday at 4:30. Sunday night Southern Supper Sunday with the Deep Dive Barn Haulers at Deep Dive. After Monday's celestial festivities, a Jazz Jam Session with the Ryan Peterson Trio and Jesse Collins at Liquid State. Looking ahead to Wednesday, the Trumansburg Farmers Market indoors at the American Legion at 4. The Canaan Jam Session at the Canaan Institute. Open Mic Night at Sacred Root Kava Lounge. And Galactic Wednesday at Deep Dive. And next Friday, Feed the Fire at Cedarwood! Lots more details and more 14850 Happenings at 14850.com. Subscribe to the Ithaca Minute in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Play, TuneIn, Stitcher, or via RSS feed, follow 14850.com on Facebook and Twitter, or subscribe to the 14850 Magazine Daily newsletter.

Instead of demanding free housing or health care, some people think the answer to homelessness is to build "mental health" jails and forced "rehab" centers to stow unhoused people, indefinitely. With Clio/Thatcher Sady and Tory Becker, from Gay Shame. "Cities Across the US Are Stripping Homeless People of Their Autonomy," by Tory and Toshio, for Truthout In other news: April 5 at Bluestockings in New York City: Come hang out with Shuli Branson, Zuri Arman, and Toshio, around the anthology "Surviving the Future: Abolitionist Queer Strategies" Sad Francisco is produced by Toshio Meronek; this episode was edited by Caitlin Wood. Support the show and find links to all of our past episodes on Patreon.  

"Women are only children of a larger growth,' wrote one Lord Chesterfield in 1748. It was a sentiment shared by many men of women in the 18th century - but it was about to have its foundation shaken. 

Channel 4's new reality TV series, The Jury: Murder Trial features a real-life murder case, re-run in front of two juries who are unaware of each other's existence. Its creator Ed Kellie and BBC News' former legal affairs correspondent Clive Coleman discuss what the TV experiment tells us about how emotions can be swayed in the courtroom - and whether the juries will reach the same verdict. Susannah Gibson's new book “Bluestockings: The First Women's Movement” explores the often overlooked female pioneers of 18th century intellectualism, whose legendary salons were hotbeds of cultural foment and writerly wit. She is joined by Laura Shepherd-Robinson, the historical novelist to discuss the lives of the extraordinary women from this period. Bhangra Nation aims to do for Punjabi dancing what the films Bring It On and Pitch Perfect did for cheerleading and acapella singing. We hear from the co-writer of the new musical at the Birmingham Rep Theatre, Rehana Lew Mirza, and choreographer Rujuta Vaidya.

We talk in this episode a little about Lamya's new memoir, Hijab Butch Blues. If you're interested in snagging yourself a copy why not take a look at my Bookshop store? https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13642/9781785788499 Books! Is there anything more inviting and accepting than a good book - one that seems to know you better than you know yourself? Books were my best friend when I was growing up, and they seemed to always provide comfort and solace from whatever shit was happening elsewhere in my life (which was usually the horror of high school). And there's something so magical about going to a library or going to a book shop and just being surrounded by the possibilities and the universes that were inside. And, I have a hunch I'm not the only one who thinks this way - in fact, this week I'm joined by author Lamya H, who found themselves drawn to the queer, trans and sex worker run bookshop Bluestockings when they were a fresh transplant to NYC. (And, for clarity's sake, it's worth saying that Bluestockings still exists, but it's no longer at its original location on Allen St, which is where Lamya first found it) Do you have any memories of Bluestockings, or a queer space from your own scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos! You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod) Find out more about Lamya H by following them on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lamyaisangry) or visiting their website (https://www.lamyah.com/) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/k-anderson/message

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 12: Bluestockings and Amazons The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 280 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The archetypes of the bluestocking and the amazon and why they make a natural romantic pairing A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/ Twitter: @LesbianMotif Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon Links to Heather Online Website: http://alpennia.com Email: Heather Rose Jones Mastodon: @heatherrosejones@Wandering.Shop Bluesky: @heatherrosejones Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)

In this episode, we're finding out about the Lithuanian-born solicitor who was the legal advisor to Michael Collins, Arthur Griffith and Constance Markievicz, with Dr Barry Whelan; we'll also hear about Britain's very first women's movement, with Dr Susannah Gibson; and the changing world of Irish barristers after independence, with Dr Niamh Howlin.

This is an excerpt from the second half of Locust Radio episode 14. To get the full episode subscribe to Locust Review. In the second half of the episode, we continue to talk to Crystal Stella Becerril about making art as a human compulsion vs. making art for pleasure, how pleasure is distorted by capitalism, art and community, organizing for reproductive rights and unions, making art for our communities and working-class siblings and comrades, Theresa May wearing a Frida Kahlo bracelet, poetry zines, the Bluestockings cooperative bookstore, and more. Artists discussed include Vincent van Gogh, Abigail DeVille, Damien Hirst, Frida Kahlo, and more. Readings, music and books discussed include Crystal Stella Becceril, “Untitled”; Vanessa Jimenez Gabb, Images for Radical Politics (2016); Omnia Sol, "Dead internet" Locust Radio is hosted by Laura Fair-Schulz, Adam Turl, and Tish Turl; and produced by Omnia Sol and Alexander BIllet. Theme music by Omnia Sol. Original opening produced by Drew Franzblau.

Our poet this month is Edo Tastic a poet/writer/author that has been featured in readings with New Voices and The Inspired Word. He has read his poetry in venues like Cafe Con Libros in Brooklyn and Bluestockings in LES. 

In which we fall in and out of love, put all our feelings out there, and wish we had a little more Bronte in our Austen. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility plus the 1995 adaptation.

This week, we are talking to Dr. Jack Orchard and Dr. Anna Louise Senkiw, who are currently working on digitizing the letters of Elizabeth Montagu, noted literary influencer and Queen of the Bluestockings. We also discuss the poet Ann Yearsley, her feud with Hannah More, and how she is like Taylor Swift. You can access Montagu's letters online at http://emco.swansea.ac.uk/home/ And find Jack on Twitter @Jarona7

In which we do not believe in the power of love, discuss Trinity Syndrome, and face our doom stoically. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the The Matrix Trilogy.

In which we break down the horrors of solitude, learn that ghosts will improve most stories, and, as always, expect more murder. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book The Haunting of Hill House.

In which we fangirl over a truly cracker friendship, empathize with a genuinely patient partner, and weigh the merits of Derry's Hot Priest. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the TV show Derry Girls.

Find yourself a shady spot and grab a beverage as the Bluestockings share the works that make them smile and bring happiness to their days.

In which we fail to do the homework, impart a heartfelt lesson on friendship and the sunk cost fallacy, and are annoyed by senseless adaptational changes. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book and movie The Princess Diaries.

In which we revel in the combined hotness of the cast, give props to strong female leads while also wishing for stronger female supporting characters, and unanimously agree on the high enjoyment levels of the movie. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the 1999 film The Mummy.    

In which we recall the dark days of fandom rarity, gush over magical "hairography," and share the Sailor Scout dreams of our heart. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the 1995 anime series Sailor Moon.

In which we reminisce about kids' meal toys, fail to learn the moral of the story, and discover this tale about an ogre was created for young ladies of quality. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the movies Shrek and Shrek 2.

In which we reminisce about our high school days, find little to rant about, and discover one more thing that Venns! All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the 1999 TV series Freaks and Geeks.

In which we establish the anti-Han Solo club of two, are fascinated by behind-the-scenes trivia, and keep breaking one fangirl's heart. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

In which we fawn over female friendships, lament the lack of changes in the workplace, and wonder why Hollywood still hasn't learned from its past successes. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the film 9 to 5.

Curl up with your fuzziest socks and beverage of choice as the Bluestockings share the works that bring them comfort and joy during the best of times and the worst of times.

In which we find much to love, agree on matters of fashion, and disagree on matters of the heart. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss Jane Austen's Emma and the film Clueless.

In which we are flabbergasted by a fairytale retelling, discover an unexpected offscreen romance, and don't even know who we are anymore. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book and movie Ella Enchanted.

In which we may or may not have incriminated ourselves, rejoice over an Anne of Green Gables connection, and are troubled by the stereotypical male author. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book and movie Misery.

In which we discover a shared love of music boxes, admire the many talents of a young Jodie Foster, and find a work that “Venn diagrams” in all the right places. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the classic Disney movie Candleshoe.

In which we collectively sigh about boy-crazy phases, confess a childhood dream to become a paranormal investigator, and neglect to warn you this episode may be a fun hazard. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the TV series Gravity Falls.

As mulheres fundam clubes literários onde discutem seus papéis na sociedade.

In which we reveal our BSC signs, wax nostalgic about book buying in the 90s, and debate the merits of updating classics. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss The Baby-Sitters Club.

In which we welcome a newbie to the fold, crown a lady nerd fashion icon, and fall in love with the nostalgia of a (nearly) perfect 90s favorite. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

In which we begrudgingly appreciate an inconceivably convincing metafictional frame, discuss whether the movie is sometimes better than the book after all, and wound one of our own so deeply she is mostly dead by the end of the episode. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book and film The Princess Bride.

"That’s the sex appeal of fascism: the desire to be violated. To be cut through like butter and spread... Fascism is sexy because it’s dangerous, confident, and... leather! It’s scary and comforting at the same time, because you don’t have to make any decisions. We’re afraid of it because our power is taken away, and we want it because we want our power to be taken away." // CW: two Jewish anti-fascist leftist queers in Brooklyn talking about the history, aesthetics, and complicated erotic allegories of fascism. In Part Two: The empty symbolism of punk / Derek Jarman’s Jubilee, / Adam Ant’s "Deutscher Girls" / Are people jerking off to Mel Brook’s "Hitler Rap"? / Are gay skinheads fascist? / Yukio Mishima / Forced breeding and medical experiments / Adrienne Rich’s response to Susan Sontag’s NYRB essay / Slave Play // "Unless you contend with desire, you’re never gonna get anywhere.” // JB Brager is a writer and cartoonist living in Brooklyn NY, Lenape-ho-king. They are a founding editor of Pinko Magazine and founding host of the Bluestockings bookstore comics reading series In The Gutter. They hold a PhD in Women’s & Gender Studies from Rutgers University New Brunswick. They are on all social media as well as Patreon at @jbbrager See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“What does our desire endorse?” // Content Warning: This episode features two Jewish leftist queers in Brooklyn talking about the history, aesthetics, and complicated erotic allegories of fascism. Some graphic references to torture from fictional films including Salò and The Night Porter. //In the first YAPIT recorded during the COVID-19 quarantine, JB Brager joins me remotely from their home to discuss the spectacle of fascism. Discussed: shiny shiny shiny boots of leather, Nazisploitation, the fashion inspirations of Night Porter, why Salò isn’t actually a BDSM film but could spark scene material, Cate Blanchett's Soviet jodhpurs, why the Borg don't understand dating, the gender politics of Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS, and this entire fucking 1975 Sontag quote: “Fascist aesthetics… flow from (and justify) a preoccupation with situations of control, submissive behavior, extravagant effort, and the endurance of pain... They endorse two seemingly opposite states, egomania and servitude. The relations of domination and enslavement take the form of a characteristic pageantry: the massing of groups of people; the turning of people into things; the multiplication or replication of things; and the groupings of people/ things around an all-powerful, hypnotic leader-figure or force... Fascist art glorifies surrender, it exalts mindlessness, it glamorizes death. Never before was the relation of masters and slaves so consciously aestheticized... Now there is a master scenario available to everyone. The color is black, the material is leather, the seduction is beauty, the justification is honesty, the aim is ecstasy, the fantasy is death.” // JB Brager is a writer and cartoonist living in Brooklyn NY, Lenape-ho-king. They are a founding editor of Pinko Magazine and founding host of the Bluestockings bookstore comics reading series In The Gutter. They hold a PhD in Women’s & Gender Studies from Rutgers University New Brunswick. They are on all social media as well as Patreon at @jbbrager See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In which we discuss how children's literature has the power to shape our entire lives, rhapsodize about the romantic yet melancholic beauty of the moors, and wonder why west wings are forbidden. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book and 1993 film The Secret Garden. 

In which we reveal our holodeck programs, do some feminist fawning, and wonder if Riker has been from the mirror universe this whole time. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

In which we try to make sense of Regency fashions, consider why Darcy is a more appealing Mr. Collins (hint: it's the house), and reveal all our catnip. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice plus the 1995 and 2005 adaptations.

In which we are delighted by the world's cutest detectives, discuss the original cosplay couple, and identify our later life goals. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence: The Secret Adversary and Partners in Crime.

In which we discuss the questionable merits of 90s teen romance tropes, establish the Threshold of Bad™ in Shakespeare's plays, and explain why we love this movie despite its flaws. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You. Note: In the keynote, Gricel says 10 Things was released in May 1999 - she meant to say March 1999.

In which we talk about constants of all kinds, rant about how they were not dead the whole time, and wax nostalgic about ABC, TGIF, UPN, VCR, VHS, and other acronyms. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the TV series Lost.

Eugenia is so upset following Sophy's outrageous behaviour  - driving her down St James' in her new high perch Phaeton  - that she retreats to her sister's house to recover her equilibrium.  Sophy finds herself fending off the boring Lord Bromford, and plans a trip to the country by way of escape. There's more about the Grand Sophy Podcast on Facebook and all Georgette Heyer's Regency romances are available to buy from Penguin books or The Grand Sophy website where there are lots more links. 

In which we stan a devoted dreamboat (#JusticeforStephen), discuss the merits (or not) of being an Austen vs. Bronte girl, and bemoan the lack of murder. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book and film I Capture the Castle.

Brea and Mallory talk about their rules for buying books and interview Matilda Sabal from the Bluestockings NYC Bookstore! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - The Great Courses Plus TheGreatCoursesPlus.Com/Glasses Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List   Newsletter    Veteran Reading Service     Bluestockings NYC https://twitter.com/bluestockings https://www.instagram.com/bluestockingsnyc/ Matilda's Instagram     Books Mentioned -  Afterlife with Archie by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla The Killer Across the Table by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker  City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Autonomous by Annalee Newitz A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan Jimerson

Secret Societies & Clubs #4 of 4. London was a colorful place in the 1790s, full of vices that the Victorians took great pains to either criticize or euphemize in their histories of England: alcoholism, casual sex, venereal disease, child abandonment, vagrancy, unwed motherhood, and the list continues. To contemporaries, these were all areas of concern but one vice in particular took priority: gambling. Victorian historian John Ashton wrote that “the canker of gambling was surely eating into the very heart of the nation.” Why was gambling suddenly such a concern? Surely Britons had been gambling for centuries, playing cards, rolling dice, and placing wagers on aspects of every-day life since at least the times of the Picts (Iron Age). Your answer?... women were doing it. This week’s episode is about the exclusive Faro Ladies and a rival society that appeared, to all, to be their exact opposites, the Bluestockings. We, however, are not so sure… Read the transcript at digpodcast.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We go in-depth with two feminist authors and a feminist bookstore. First to Barnard College for a talk with Chicana activist and author Cherríe Moraga about her 1st book release in eight years. Then, a unique kind of activism from adrienne maree brown, whose latest bestselling book is an examination of activist pleasure. Lastly, a landmark feminist bookstore turns 20 years old. Music featured:  “Universal Woman” by Dana Byrd  featuring Tantra Zawadi and Rescue Poetix, courtesy of Mikki Afflick's Soul Sun Soul Music.  And music by Poddington Bear. Become a Patron at Patreon.  That's also where you'll find research materials related to this episode along with links and more on our guests. Write a podcast review at Apple Podcasts, share it via Twitter and include our tag @theLFShow, and you'll be entered in our raffle to win a pair of tickets to the July 28 boat party where proceeds will go to support this show.

In which we swoon over very vigorous swashbucklers, discuss the prevalence of machismo and marianismo in Latinx culture, and release the Spanglish. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the books The Curse of Capistrano and Zorro plus the movie The Mask of Zorro.

In which we experience a cult classic, have mixed feelings about Goblin Kings, and generally fangirl over the positive message about growing up without having to abandon childish things. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the film Labyrinth.

In which we revisit a childhood favorite with adult eyes, explore how stories evolve over adaptations, and willfully ignore new additions to the Harry Potter oeuvre. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book, movie, and musical Matilda.

In which we discuss the socioeconomics of disaster films, wonder about “bad feminism,” and fangirl over Mako Mori. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the film Pacific Rim.

In which we boldly discuss the charm (or lack thereof) of Captain Kirk, learn about Star Trek's contribution to fandom, and consider the treatment of women in space operas, all while questioning the application of poorly blended eyeshadow. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the TV series Star Trek and the film Galaxy Quest.

In which we share how perceptions of stories change with age, discuss the dimensionality (or lack thereof) of female characters in science fiction, and bask in ultimate nerdness. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the TV series Futurama.

In which we examine the emotions and motivations of AI, debate what constitutes a "slow burn," and discuss how perception of gender affects characterization. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie.

In which we discuss the relatability (or not) of Bridget Jones, consider depictions of women in the media and the “not like other girls” trope, and go off the rails at the sight of Colin "Pornstache" Firth. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding.

In which we have a jolly holiday scrutinizing Mary and Bert's relationship, learn about the suffragettes' strategic use of kites in the fight for political equality, and discuss the Edwardian nanny's nebulous position in the household. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book and film (and musical) Mary Poppins.

In which we examine notions of the “other” in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's era, share Sherlock trivia, and discuss the re-readability of mystery stories. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss Sherlock Holmes.

In which we gush over an excellent depiction of young womanhood, consider the undead, and tally the number of dead parents to date. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the book Sabriel by Garth Nix, part of the Abhorsen/Old Kingdom series.

Ashley delves deeper into the Batman universe, Bee reveals she is made of sterner stuff, and Gricel is pleasantly surprised by the Flash fandom (or "Flashdom").The lady nerds wrap up their Summer of Superheroes, reminisce about their first year as Bluestockings and podcasters, and announce the next work in the Bluestocking Circle lineup. Additionally, to celebrate their first anniversary, the Bluestockings provide a glimpse of how many bloopers it takes to complete an episode.

In which we righteously rage against poorly written (and/or dead) female characters, discuss the academic standings of fictional students, and explore how high school expectations are set by high school dramas. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the CW's superhero TV show The Flash.

Pour ce douzième et dernier épisode de la saison 1 de Quoi de meuf, Mélanie Wanga et Clémentine Gallot parlent de voyage.Du côté de la pop culture, vous retrouverez dans cet épisode les livres Mange, Prie, Aime et Wild, tous deux adaptés au cinéma, la série Gilmore Girls ainsi que le classique du 7e art Thelma et Louise.Enfin, Clémentine et Mélanie répondent à Elena qui cherche à se lancer en solo dans le monde la musique, encore largement dominé par la gent masculine.L’actu de Mélanie et Clémentine (00:43)Le thème de l’épisode : le voyage (03:00)Le moment Pop culture (26:19)Les recommandations culturelles (30:09)Le courrier des auditrices (34:44)Les références entendues dans l’épisodeFrida Kahlo par Frida Kahlo : Lettres 1922-1954 (2009), le recueil de correspondances de l’artisteLa librairie Bluestockings : 172 Allen St, New York, NY 10002, États-UnisNot That Bad : Dispatches from Rape Culture (2018), l’anthologie d’essais éditée par Roxane GayLes aventurières Nellie Bly, Jeanne Barret, Annie Londonderry et Alexandra David-NéelLa série The Knick (2014-2015), de Steven SoderberghLe livre Chez Soi : Une odyssée de l’espace domestique (2015), de Mona CholletLe blog La fille voyage, de l’autrice BD Aude MermilliodL’enquête de Tourdumondiste sur la sécurité des femmes voyageant seulesLe podcast La Bougeotte, co-animé par Laura Fernandez Rodriguez, Daisy Lorenzi et Marine PérinLe podcast Out There, animé par Willow BeldenLa plateforme On She Goes dédiée au voyage et adressée aux femmes de couleurLe site Travel NoireLe livre La Guide de Voyage : Paris (2018) de Charlotte Soulary, qui tient le blog éponymeLe site de Women of Paris, créé par Heid Evans et qui propose des promenades parisiennes sur l’histoire et l’influence des femmes dans la capitaleLe site Fat Girls Hiking, un groupe de randonnée body positive dans plusieurs villes américainesLe site de Girl Trek, un réseau de femmes noires qui font de la randonnéeLe blog Carnet de voyage féministe, tenu par Eva LunaLe webzine féministe et inclusif SimonaeLe site du magazine itinérant I HeartLe webzine Sassy Hong KongLe compte Instagram Visiter l’AfriqueLe livre Mange, Prie, Aime (2008) d’Elizabeth Gilbert, adapté au cinéma (2010) par Ryan Murphy avec Julia Roberts, James Franco et Javier BardemLe livre Wild (2012) de Cheryl Strayed, adapté au cinéma (2014) par Jean-Marc Vallée avec Reese WitherspoonLa série Gilmore Girls : A Year in the Life (2000-2017), par Amy Sherman-Palladino avec Lauren Graham et Alexis Bledel, séquel de Gilmore Girls dans lequel l’héroïne reproduit la marche de WildLe film Thelma et Louise (1991), par Ridley Scott, avec Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel et Brad PittLe site du festival de musique itinérant Les Femmes s’en MêlentLes recommandations culturellesMélanie : la saison 2 de la série GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling) (2018), par Liz Flahive et Carly Mensch, avec Alison Brie et Betty GilpinClémentine : le stand-up Happy To Be Here (2018) de Tig Notaro, sur NetflixCet épisode est rendu possible par La Servante Écarlate, le roman de Margaret Atwood, publié par Robert Laffont aux éditions Pavillons Poche. Un partenariat avec l'association Rêv'Elles.Pour retrouver le podcast Après la première page, c’est iciQuoi de Meuf est une émission de Mélanie Wanga et Clémentine Gallot produite par Nouvelles Écoutes. Réalisée par Aurore Meyer Mahieu, montée et mixée par Laurie Galligani.

In which we play marriage counselor to an imaginary family, have a spirited debate about all the masculinities, and fret over fictional babies getting fictional rabies from fictional raccoons. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the Pixar films The Incredibles and Incredibles 2.

In which we travel to Victorian Gotham, pay homage to the London Detective, and consider the merits of Bruce Wayne as a Brontë hero. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss Gotham by Gaslight and a selection of BatCat works.

In which we acknowledge the one true ship, look up to Lois Lane, and lament the loss of obligatory musical numbers in superhero films. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss a selection of Superman stories.

In which we find surprising links to other popular franchises, examine the value of “children's works,” and discuss the importance of developing your story's plot arcs in a timely fashion. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the films Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Spaceballs.

In which we gush over the magic of Diana Wynne Jones, examine the tropes of Japanese storytelling, and beam over the varied roles of female characters. All this and more as the Bluestockings share their thoughts on the novel and film Howl's Moving Castle.

In which we discuss the right balance between fantasy and realism in romance, the rise and fall of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, and the legal and ethical ramifications of drugged pies. All this and more as the Bluestockings discuss the TV series Pushing Daisies.

In which we discuss gender and personality traits, defend the importance of real science, and contrast modern romantic and medieval courtly love. All this and more as the Bluestockings share their thoughts on the film The Secret of NIMH.

015 - Striking Them Out With Your Game's Pitch   0:15 Fan Expo Canada 07:20 Game Mechanics We Love 07:40 Golden Sky Stories - Dreams 13:08 Deliria - Three secrets, three things you want, three things in your way.   16:43 Houses of the Blooded - What are you wearing and what does it say about you? 25:41 Fall of Magic - The invitation to ask questions to other players. 31:00 Pitching Your Game Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.caCheck out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.caCheck out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.comIf you want to ask us a question or have a topic you think we should discuss, please send an e-mail to info@itslikednd.caOur intro song is Energy by Bensound.com

It’s Like DnD 014 -  Barbarians at the Gates 0:20 Queen City Conquest 5:00 Apocalypse World 7:00 Dungeons & Dragons 9:40 My Little Pony - Tails of Equestria 12:50 Apocalypse World: Fallen Empires 16:20 Urban Shadows 19:00 Gatekeeping 36:22 Johnstone Metzger is creating Monthly Monsters for Role-Playing Games 38:00 Houses of the Blooded 42:00 Bullwinkle and Rocky Role Playing Party Game Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.caCheck out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.caCheck out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.comIf you want to ask us a question or have a topic you think we should discuss, please send an e-mail to info@itslikednd.caOur intro song is Energy by Bensound.com

013 - Driving Games Crazy Recorded April 14, 2017    01:17 Fallen Empires by Vincent Baker   02:25 Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel   02:46 Golden Sky Stories by Ryo Kamiya   04:31 Apocalypse World by Meguey Baker and Vincent Baker   08:08 Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman   11:57 Lost in the Rain by Vivien Feasson   21:18 The Spirit of 77 by David Kizzia and Bob Richardson   25:13 Ten Candles by Stephen Dewey   34:27 Dread by Epidiah Ravachol   34:49 Maschine Zeit by Machine Age Productions   37:54 The Sprawl by Hamish Cameron   47:46 Monsterhearts 2 by Avery Alder   55:49 Vampire: The Masquerade by Whitewolf Games   55:58 Tremulus by Sean Preston   56:33 Everyone is John   57:17 Are You Mental? By Robert Turk   62:35 Summerland by Greg Saunders   71:39 Penny for My Thoughts by Paul Tevis   75:54 When the Dark is Gone by Becky Annison   76:44 Don’t Rest Your Head by Fred Hicks   78:50 Don’t Lose Your Mind by Benjamin Baugh   PLUGS Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.ca Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com If you want to ask us a question or have a topic you think we should discuss, please send an e-mail to info@itslikednd.ca Our intro song is Energy by Bensound.com  

011 - Right In The Gaming Feels   Recorded February 20th, 2017   00:20 - Monsterhearts 2 by Avery Alder https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/averyalder/monsterhearts-2   17:05 The Sprawl by Hamish Cameron - http://www.ardens.org/games/the-sprawl/   30:01 The Veil by Fraser Simons - http://samjoko.storenvy.com/products/18645202-the-veil-print-pdf-combo   30:01 Headspace by Mark Richardson - http://www.greenhatdesigns.com/?project=head-space   34:49 Urban Shadows by Andrew Medeiros and Mark Diaz Truman - http://www.magpiegames.com/our-games/urban-shadows/   49:52 Amidst Endless Quiet by Ben Lehman - http://www.tao-games.com/amidst-endless-quiet/   PLUGS   Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.ca Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com Connect with us in our G+ Community! Best way to get there is http://itslikednd.ca/g+ or http://itslikednd.ca/gplus Our intro song is Energy by Bensound.com

010 - The Canadian Dreamation Was So Far Away   Recorded February 20th, 2017   05:43 Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman/Heart of the Deernicorn - http://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-scroll-edition/   12:31 Space Wurm vs Moonicorn by Johnstone Metzger - http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/169564/Space-Wurm-vs-Moonicorn   12:48 The Watch by Anna Kreider and Andrew Medeiros - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/medeiros/the-watch-rpg   15:34 Swords Without Master by Epidiah Ravachol - http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/swords-without-master/   19:02 Kagematsu by Danielle Lewon - https://sites.google.com/site/creamaliengames/Home/kagematsu-the-rpg   23:10 Raspberry Heaven by Ewen Cluney - http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/156194/Raspberry-Heaven   24:01 Ryuutama by Atsuhiro Okada - http://kotohi.com/ryuutama/   31:27 Mars 244 by Rachel E S Walton   36:40 Chuubo’s Marvelous Wish Granting Engine by Jenna Moran - http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/134196/Chuubos-Marvelous-WishGranting-Engine   44:15 Carry: A Game About War by Nathan Paoletta - http://ndpdesign.com/carry-a-game-about-war/   48:52 Velvet Glove by Sarah Richardson - http://www.magpiegames.com/product/velvet-glove-notebook-edition-printpdf/   PLUGS   Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.ca Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com Connect with us in our G+ Community! Best way to get there is http://itslikednd.ca/g+ or http://itslikednd.ca/gplus Our intro song is Energy by Bensound.com  

009 - Saving Sunshine Actual Play This episode was recorded on January 14th, 2017 and January 17th, 2017 In this episode we review and provide our reactions to Saving Sunshine, a LARP by Krissy Bullock.  We also present the ~40 minute actual play of our game beginning at 08:30.  In Saving Sunshine we took on the roles of a committee tasked to decide the fate of a young up-and-coming child star recently diagnosed with a rare, deadly illness. This LARP asked us to consider the many relevant, conflicting factors of her case before deciding if Sunshine will undergo an experimental treatment. Special thanks to Agatha C, Marc-André Laurence, and Sara McMillen for playing with us.  Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.ca Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com Connect with us in our G+ Community! Best way to get there is http://itslikednd.ca/g+ or http://itslikednd.ca/gplus It’s Like DnD is now on iTunes http://goo.gl/HRY4xr Our intro song is Energy by Bensound.com      

008 - Killing Games For Fun and Profit This episode was recorded on January 17th, 2017   00:28 - It’s Like DnD on iTunes! - https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/its-like-dnd/id1190443140   00:59 - Shooting the Moon by Emily Care Boss - http://www.blackgreengames.com/lcn/2016/7/24/romance-trilogy   05:30 - Under my Skin by Emily Care boss http://www.blackgreengames.com/lcn/2016/7/24/romance-trilogy   05:32 - Breaking the Ice by Emily Care Boss http://www.blackgreengames.com/lcn/2016/7/24/romance-trilogy   09:53 - Urban Shadows by Andrew Medeiros and Mark Diaz Truman - http://www.magpiegames.com/our-games/urban-shadows/   11:34 - The X-Card by John Stavropoulos - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/edit   11:48 - The Prize by Emily Care Boss - http://www.blackgreengames.com/lcn/2016/7/24/romance-trilogy   11:51 - Breakout Gaming Convention - https://breakoutcon.com/   12:08 - Sunday Morning Swords (Swords Without Master) by Epidiah Ravachol - http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/swords-without-master/   12:48 - Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne by Pomply Crew Design - https://www.ukroleplayers.com/witch/   17:24 - Hell 4 Leather by Prince of Darkness Games - http://princeofdarknessgames.com/Hell4Leather/index.htm   20:32 - Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium - http://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/   20:46 - Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Productons - http://www.evilhat.com/home/fae/   22:47 - Urban Shadows by Andrew Medeiros and Mark Diaz Truman - http://www.magpiegames.com/our-games/urban-shadows/   24:37 - Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman - http://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-scroll-edition/   25:00 - Fox tokens for Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rosscowman/fall-of-magic-100-foxes?ref=user_menu   26:17 - Monsterhearts 2 by Avery Alder - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/averyalder/monsterhearts-2   27:56 - Undying by Paul Riddle - http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/174206/Undying   34:23 - The Hour Between Dog and Wolf by Matt Gwinn - https://www.errantknightgames.biz/thbdaw   36:32 - Space Wurm vs Moonicorn by Johnstone Metzger - http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/169564/Space-Wurm-vs-Moonicorn   40:01 - Masks by Brendan Conway - http://www.magpiegames.com/masks/   49:27 - Marvel Heroic Roleplaying by Margaret Weis Productons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Heroic_Roleplaying   59:13 - Apocalypse World by Vincent Baker - http://apocalypse-world.com/   71:20 - Summerland by Greg Saunders - https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14187.phtml   72:00 - Dungeons and Dragons: 5th Edition - http://dnd.wizards.com/   Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.ca Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com Connect with us in our G+ Community! Best way to get there is http://itslikednd.ca/g+ or http://itslikednd.ca/gplus It’s Like DnD is now on iTunes http://goo.gl/HRY4xr Our intro song is Energy by Bensound.com

007 - Great Expectations This episode was recorded on December 14th, 2016   00:27 Sagas of the Icelanders by Gregor Vuga - http://redmoosegames.blogspot.ca/2012/03/sagas-of-icelanders-playbooks-and-mc.html   01:02 Yule Cat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Cat   01:42 The Man playbook hack by Catherine Ramen - https://plus.google.com/100252886773770950140/posts/T5wtZXBWcGg?sfc=true   02:52 Hillfolk rpg by Robin Laws - http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/hillfolk/   12:46 Grimm World’s Battle Master playbook by Trenton Kennedy Greyoak - http://www.boldlygames.com/grimworld/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DW_Battlemaster_Preview.png   12:54 Life on Mars by Ross Cowman - http://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/life-on-mars-print-edition/   13:04 Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman - http://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-scroll-edition/   22:44 Seven Wonders by Pelgrane Press - http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/seven-wonders-a-story-games-anthology-2/   22:51 Before the Storm by Joanna Piancastelli - http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/seven-wonders-a-story-games-anthology-2/   22:56 Nemesis 382 by Alex Helm - https://rpggeek.com/rpg/33943/nemesis-382   27:12 Breakout Gaming Convention - https://breakoutcon.com/   27:13 Dreamation - http://www.dexposure.com/d2017.html   27:17 IPR - Indie Press Revolution - http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/   27:34 Bits and Mortar - http://www.bits-and-mortar.com/   27:42 Magpie Games - http://www.magpiegames.com/   27:45 Evil Hat Productions - http://www.evilhat.com/home/   30:48 When the Dark is Gone by Becky Annison - http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/seven-wonders-a-story-games-anthology-2/   30:56 Rise and Fall by Elizabeth Lovegrove - http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/seven-wonders-a-story-games-anthology-2/   31:06 Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne by Pompey Crew, Richard Lacy and Kevin Barthaud - https://www.ukroleplayers.com/witch/   31:19 Dream Askew by Avery Alder - http://buriedwithoutceremony.com/dream-askew/   33:59 Annalise by Nathan D Paoletta - http://ndpdesign.com/annalise/   34:27 Urban Shadows by Andrew Medeiros and Mark Diaz Truman - http://www.magpiegames.com/our-games/urban-shadows/   49:46 The X-Card by John Stavropolous - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/edit   52:35 The Hour Between Dog and Wolf by Matt Gwinn - http://www.errantknightgames.biz/thbdaw   53:32 The Forgotten by Andrew Medeiros - http://www.northfiregames.com/the-forgotten/   53:33 Anna Kreider - https://gomakemeasandwich.wordpress.com/   55:40 Bluebeard’s Bride by Sarah Richardson, Strix Beltran, and Marissa Kelly - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1921129910/bluebeards-bride   55:54 #Feminism a nano game anthology - https://feministnanogames.wordpress.com/   56:11 Undying by Paul Riddle- https://enigmamachinations.com/category/rpg/role-playing-game/role-playing-game-design/undying/   57:21 Monsterhearts 2 by Avery Alder - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/averyalder/monsterhearts-2   59:22 Nanowrimo - http://nanowrimo.org/   60:26 Epyllion by Marissa Kelly - http://www.magpiegames.com/epyllion/   61:59 Houses of the Blooded by John Wick - http://housesoftheblooded.net/   64:26 Gumshoe/ Trail of Cthulhu by Kenneth Hite and Robin Laws - http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/category/products/trail-of-cthulhu/   65:04 The Armitage Files by Robin Laws - http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/the-armitage-files/   65:13 Bookhounds of London by Kenneth Hite - http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/21387/   65:15 Dreamhounds of Paris by Robin Laws - http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/dreamhounds-of-paris/   66:27 Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff - http://www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com/   67:11 Blades in the Dark by John Harper - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2080350433/blades-in-the-dark   69:09 Thou Art But A Warrior by Anna Kreider - http://browserbeware.com/tabaw/   69:11 Polaris by Ben Lehman - http://www.tao-games.com/polaris/   69:33 Hot Guys Making Out by Ben Lehman - http://www.tao-games.com/hot-guys-making-out/   70:17 Breakout Gaming Convention - https://breakoutcon.com/   72:20 Tales from the Loop by Simon Stålenhag - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cabinetentertainment/simon-stalenhags-tales-from-the-loop   72:21 Eden by Marc Hobbs - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1802720588/eden-5   72:22 Home by Dark by Protagonist Industries - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/protagonist-ind/home-by-dark-a-story-game-of-hope-and-fear?ref=user_menu   72:39 Unbound by Grant Howitt - http://unboundrpg.com/   Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.ca Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com Connect with us in our G+ Community! Best way to get there is http://itslikednd.ca/g+ or http://itslikednd.ca/gplus It's Like DnD is now on iTunes http://goo.gl/HRY4xr    Theme music is Gorilla Foot by The Itchy Creeps http://members.shaw.ca/happypuppyrecords/

006 - I Never Metatopia I Didn’t Like This episode was recorded on December 14th, 2016   00:17 Metatopia - http://www.dexposure.com/m2016.html 01:09 Stinkiest Mall in the World - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=2197040 01:28 Garlic Knots - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlic_knot 04:08 Dreamation - http://www.dexposure.com/d2017.html 04:18 Gather by Stephen Dewey - https://www.patreon.com/stephendewey/posts 04:39 Ten candles by Stephen Dewey - http://cavalrygames.com/ten-candles 15:42 NP by Matthew McFarland - http://growlingdoorgames.com/ 17:23 Apocalypse World by Vincent Baker - http://apocalypse-world.com/ 20:14 Saving the Sunshine by Krissy Bullock - https://plus.google.com/u/0/113351837500816904667 20:29 The Tribunal by J. Tuomas Harviainen - https://nordiclarp.org/wiki/The_Tribunal 28:35 Amanda Valentine - http://www.ayvalentine.com/ 28:35 Avonelle Wing - http://www.dexposure.com/ 28:36 Fred Hicks - http://www.deadlyfredly.com/ 28:36 Mark Diaz Truman - http://www.magpiegames.com/ 29:17 Toxic Masculinity Panel with Taylor Stokes, Jay Sylvano, Avonelle Wing, Jason Pitre Tayler Stokes - https://plus.google.com/+TaylerStokes Jay Sylvano - http://www.gamestogather.org/ Avonelle Wing - http://www.dexposure.com/ Jason Pitre - http://www.genesisoflegend.com/ 32:49 Wil Wheaton - http://wilwheaton.net/ 32:57 Two player rpg lists - http://makebigthings.com/2-player-rpgs/ 33:37 Toronto Area Gamers - www.torontoareagamers.com 34:14 Alex Roberts - http://oneshotpodcast.com/author/alex-roberts/ 34:54 Marvel Heroic Roleplaying - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Heroic_Roleplaying 34:55 Urban Shadows by Andrew Medeiros and Mark Diaz Truman - http://www.magpiegames.com/our-games/urban-shadows/ 34:56 Houses of the Blooded by John Wick - http://housesoftheblooded.net/ 35:15 Mars Colony 39 Dark by Tim C Koppang - http://www.tckroleplaying.com/39dark/ 35:17 Mars Colony by Tim C Koppang - http://www.tckroleplaying.com/marscolony/index.html 35:54 The Hour Between Dog and Wolf by Matt Gwinn - http://www.errantknightgames.biz/thbdaw 36:01 183 Days from Tiny Knives - http://www.drivethrucards.com/product/144510/183-Days 36:25 Boldly Go by Geoff Bottone - https://www.facebook.com/geoffquestbottone/ 39:02 Zombie World by Mark Diaz Truman - http://www.magpiegames.com/ 39:12 Neall Raemonn Price of Scion - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/scion-2nd-edition-tabletop-rpg 39:15 Jason Cordova of the Gauntlet Podcast - http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ 41:56 Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games - http://bullypulpitgames.com/about/jason/ 44:44 Issues the Comic Book Continuity game by Chris O’Neil of 9th Level Games - http://9thlevel.com/wp/ 45:48 Nanowrimo - http://nanowrimo.org/ 48:55 Robin from Monsterhearts/Urban Shadows - http://facesofbluestockings.blogspot.ca/2016/09/inactive-robin-winthorpe.html 48:55 Monstehearts by Avery Alder - http://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts/ 49:54 Robin’s story - http://robinreturns.blogspot.ca/ 51:35 Breakout - https://breakoutcon.com/ 53:10 Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman - http://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-scroll-edition/ 53:28 Anna Kreider’s Birthday - https://gomakemeasandwich.wordpress.com/ 54:27 Life on Mars by Ross Cowman - http://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/life-on-mars-print-edition/ 54:31 Space Wurm vs Moonicorn by Johnstone Metzger - http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/169564/Space-Wurm-vs-Moonicorn 55:04 Swords Without Master by Epidiah Ravachol - https://dig1000holes.wordpress.com/swords-without-master-2/ 55:12 Raspberry Heaven by Ewen Cluney - https://yarukizerogames.com/tag/raspberry-heaven/ 55:49 Ryuutama by Atsuhiro Okada - http://kotohi.com/ryuutama/   Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.ca Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com Connect with us in our G+ Community! Best way to get there is http://itslikednd.ca/g+ or http://itslikednd.ca/gplus Theme music is Gorilla Foot by The Itchy Creeps http://members.shaw.ca/happypuppyrecords/

, It’s Like DnD 005 - Beyond the Con Crash Gaming at Fan Expo Canada with Justin Mohareb Dungeons and Dragons Adventurers League  Lenore, Clare and Stephanie are the saviors of Fan Expo! Blue Rose and Titansgrave with Nicole Lindroos Slashing the Vale with Emily Care Boss Swords Without Master and the Dread Geas of Duke Vulku with Epidiah Ravachol Pugmire with Eddy Webb  Fate of the Norns with Andrew Valkauskas Fate of the Norns Vanagard with Christopher Challice  The Arena by Kate Bullock  Night Witches by Jason Morningstar METATOPIA 2016; Avonelle Wing is our hero! Anna Kreider is also our hero! Queen City Conquest with Mark Knapik Johnstone Metzger's Space Wurm vs. Moonicorn! #SundayAMSwords Phil Vecchione from Misdirected Mark, Encoded Designs, and Gnome Stew Senda and Emily from the She’s a Super Geek Podcast Apocalypse World by Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel Urban Shadows by Mark Diaz Truman and Andrew Medeiros Savage Worlds by Shane Hensley Fate Core by Leonard Balsera, Brian Engard, Jeremy Keller, Ryan Macklin, Mike Olson, Fred Hicks, and Rob Donoghue Buffalo Fate Corps Rogue Cthulhu Golden Sky Stories and Fantasy Friends by Ewen Cluney Baby Bestiary Mutant Chronicles 3rd Edition by Jay Little, John Dunn, Jason Marker and Dave Allen Star Wars Edge of the Empire by Dave Allen, Shawn Carman and Jay Little Toronto Area Gamers NaNoWriMo 2016  Breakout 2017 Ben Roboly's awesome art! Masks: A New Generation by Brendan Conway Monsterhearts by Avery Alder Seven Wonders by Pelgrane Press Before the Storm by Joanna Piancastelli Nemesis 382 by Alex Helm Crossroads Carnival by Kate Bullock Monster of the Week by Michael Sands and Steve Hickey Bluebeard's Bride by Whitney "Strix" Beltran, Marissa Kelly, Sara Richardson The Watch by Anna Kreider and Andrew Medeiros Gattaibushido:FUSION! Mecha Pilot RPG by Nathanael Cole Mobile Frame Zero Firebrands by Vincent Baker Ki Khanga: The Sword and Soul Role Playing Game by Milton Davis and Balogun Ojetade Nyambe: African Adventures by Chris Dolunt Necessary Evil by Clint Black, Shane Lacy Hensley, and Scott Pyle Scion Second Edition by Onyx Path Publishing, Richard Thomas, Neall Raemonn Price, Rose Bailey, Whitney "Strix" Beltran, Geoffrey McVey, James Mendez Hodes,  KickStarter Part 2: The Only Way to Fix the Problem is to BUY GAMES BY WOMEN Brie Sheldon's Five or So Questions with Geoffrey McVey on Scion 2nd Edition 7th Sea by John Wick, Mark Diaz Truman, Mike Curry, Marissa Kelly, Thomas Deeny, Hannah Shaffer, James Mendez Hodes, Shoshana Kessock, Danielle Lauzon, Liz Chaipraditkul, Jerry Grayson, Ben Woerner, Rob Justice Prince Valiant® Storytelling Game by Greg Stafford, Stewart Wieck Swords & Wizardry Complete Rulebook 3rd Printing by Stacy Dellorfano,  Matthew Finch Eden by Marc Hobbs, Caroline Hobbs,  Follow by Ben Robbins Home By Dark by Jason Olson Perseverant RPG by Ben Dutter City of Mist by Amít Moshe Sexism and Gender Issues in Tabletop Gaming by Kees Schuller Playing Safe: Making Women Welcome by Kate Bullock ---------------------------------------------------------- PLUGS Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.ca Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com Connect with us in our G+ Community! Best way to get there is http://itslikednd.ca/g+ or http://itslikednd.ca/gplus Theme music is Gorilla Foot by The Itchy Creeps http://members.shaw.ca/happypuppyrecords/

It’s Like DnD 004 - RPG Every Day This episode was recorded on August 15th, 2016 RPG A DAY RPG a Day http://www.brigadecon.org/rpgaday2016/ September 25th - What makes for a good character? September 10th - Largest in-game surprise you have experienced? Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game by Greg Costikyan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Roleplaying_Game Apocalypse World by Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker http://apocalypse-world.com/ Urban Shadows by Andrew Medeiros http://www.magpiegames.com/our-games/urban-shadows/ Don’t Rest Your Head by Fred Hicks http://www.evilhat.com/home/dont-rest-your-head-2/ September 13th - What makes a successful campaign. Bubblegumshoe by Emily Care Boss, Kenneth Hite, and Lisa Steele http://www.evilhat.com/home/bubblegumshoe/ Monsterhearts by Avery Alder http://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts/ FALL OF MAGIC Jiffycon by Emily Care Boss http://jiffycon.blogspot.ca/ Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman http://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-scroll-edition/ Sentinels of the Multiverse by Christopher Badell, Adam Rebottaro, Paul Bender https://sentinelsofthemultiverse.com/ GEN CON JEALOUSY Andrew Medeiros http://www.northfiregames.com/ Epyllion by Marissa Kelly http://www.magpiegames.com/epyllion/ Fate of the Norns by Andrew Valkauskas http://www.fateofthenorns.com/ ENnie Awards http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/ IDGN Groundbreaker Awards http://www.igdnonline.com/indie-groundbreaker-awards/ Diana Jones Award http://www.dianajonesaward.org/ Eric Lang http://www.ericmlang.com/ Cat Tobin, Pelgrane Press http://pelgranepress.com 183 Days by Sara Williamson and James Stuart http://www.drivethrucards.com/product/144510/183-Days Snow White by Jonathan G. Nelson http://adventureaweek.com/ A Real Game by Caitlynn Belle http://caitlynnbelle.com/?page_id=300 If I Ran The Zoo Con by Leslie Turek, et. al http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/TurekRunCon-4.htm Singularity by Caitlynn Belle and Josh Jordan http://caitlynnbelle.com/?page_id=323 (Josh, so sorry I blanked on your name when we were recording! - Rob) Invisible Sun by Monte Cook Games http://invisiblesunrpg.com/ Star Wars: Edge of the Empire by Dave Allen, Shawn Carman and Jay Little of Fantasy Flight Games https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/star-wars-edge-of-the-empire/ Burning Wheel Luke Crane https://www.burningwheel.com/ Burning Wheel Codex Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burningwheel/the-burning-wheel-codex/description Hillfolk by Robin Laws http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/hillfolk/ Deliria by Phil Brucato https://www.patreon.com/philbrucato The Gamers Movie by Dead Gentlemen Productions http://deadgentlemen.com/projects/the-gamers-series/the-gamers/ Velvet Glove: Notebook Edition by Sarah Richardson http://www.magpiegames.com/product/velvet-glove-notebook-edition-printpdf/ The Veil: Cyberpunk RPG by Fraser Simons https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samjokopublishing/the-veil-cyberpunk-rpg Cartel by Mark Diaz Truman http://www.magpiegames.com/cartel-ashcan-edition/ Night Witches by Jason Morningstar http://bullypulpitgames.com/games/night-witches/ SOME OTHER TOPICS Simple Superheroes by Joshua Kitz http://www.composedreamgames.com/pages/simplesuperheroes.php The Starlit Kingdom by Anna Kreider http://browserbeware.com/games/ Fraser Ronald on Book Signing http://swordsedge.ca/2016/03/signage/ Hope Inhumanity by Derek Gour https://hope-inhumanity.com/ PLUGS Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.ca Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com Connect with us in our G+ Community! Best way to get there is http://itslikednd.ca/g+ or http://itslikednd.ca/gplus Check out Sparkle Dice Alliance at http://sparkledice.com Breakout Gaming Convention is March 10-12! Go to http://breakoutcon.com for more information about the convention! #BreakoutCon Theme music is Gorilla Foot by The Itchy Creeps http://members.shaw.ca/happypuppyrecords/

It’s Like DnD 003 - We don't care about your elf's tight pants! TAG’s 10th BIRTHDAY PARTY! 00:20 - Toronto Area Gamers http://torontoareagamers.com 00:40 - Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands by Vincent Baker https://payhip.com/b/nhBY 01:30 - D&D Adventurers League http://dndadventurersleague.org/ 02:20 - Masks by Brendan G. Conway http://www.magpiegames.com/masks/ 04:25 - Fantasy Friends by Ewen Cluney and Golden Sky Stories by Ryo Kamiya translated by Ewen Cluney http://starlinepublishing.com/our-games/golden-sky-stories/ 09:20 - The Watch by Anna Kreider http://browserbeware.com/games/ and Andrew Medeiros http://www.northfiregames.com/ 15:40 - Hope Inhumanity by Derek Gour https://hope-inhumanity.com/ DOWNFALL 16:30 - Downfall by Caroline Hobbs https://lessthanthreegames.com/downfall/ PLAYTESTING THE ARENA 23:30 - The Arena by Kate Bullock http://bluestockings.ca FANTASY ROLEPLAYING GAMES 30:20 - Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition by Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams 30:21 - Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition by David "Zeb" Cook 30:22 - Dungeons & Dragons v.3.5 by Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams 30:27 - Pathfinder by Jason Bulmahn http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG 30:28 - 13th Age by Rob Heinsoo, Jonathan Tweet http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/category/products/13th-age/ 30:30 - Grim World by Deanna Nygren and Trenton Kennedy http://www.boldlygames.com/grimworld/ 30:31 - Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel http://www.dungeon-world.com/ 30:34 - Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition by Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt 30:36 - Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition by Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Rodney Thompson, Peter Lee, James Wyatt, Robert J. Schwalb, Bruce R. Cordell and the rest of the Wizards of the Coast D&D Team http://dnd.wizards.com/ 30:39 - GURPS 4th Edition by Steve Jackson, Sean M. Punch, and David L. Pulver http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/ 30:40 - Dragon Age by Chris Pramas and Nicole Lindroos https://greenronin.com/dragonagerpg/ 31:00 - A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying by Robert J. Schwalb https://greenronin.com/sifrp/ 32:30 - Savage Worlds by Shane Lacy Hensley https://www.peginc.com/product-category/savage-worlds/ 33:00 - Eberron Campaign Setting by Keith Baker, Bill Slavicsek, and James Wyatt 33:30 - Legends of Anglerre by Sarah Newton, Chris Birch, Mike Chinn, David Donachie, Doug Laedtke, Tom Miskey, Mike Olson, and Marc Reyes 33:31 - Starblazer Adventures by Chris Birch, Stuart Newman, David Donachie and Douglas Nicol 33:45 - Castles and Crusades by Davis Chenault and Mac Golden http://www.trolllord.com/cnc/ 34:15 - Dragon Slayers Fiasco Playset by Logan Bonner http://bullypulpitgames.com/downloads/december-playset-dragon-slayers-2/  for Fiasco by Jason Morningstar http://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/ 36:00 - Werewolf the Forsaken by Carl Bowen, Conrad Hubbard, Rick Jones, James Kiley, Matthew McFarland, Adam Tinworth http://theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/chroniclesofdarkness/werewolftheforsaken/ 36:05 - Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game by Greg Costikyan 36:10 - In a Wicked Age by Vincent Baker http://www.lumpley.com/wicked.html 47:10 - Fate of the Norns by Andrew Valkauskas http://www.fateofthenorns.com/ 49:25 - Ryuutama: Natural Fantasy RPG by Atsuhiro Okada, translated by Matt Sanchez and Andy Kitkowski. http://kotohi.com/ryuutama/ 56:55 - Blue Rose by Jeremy Crawford, Dawn Elliot, Stephen Kenson, John Snead, Nicole Lindroos and Chris Pramas http://blueroserpg.com/ 57:10 - Iron Claw by Jason Holmgren, Erik Coons, Adam Lindberg, Frederick Stanton, Pieter Van Heil, Ted Wadsworth and Ben Wong http://www.sanguinegames.com/ironclaw/ 58:30 - Swords without Master by Epidiah Ravachol http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/swords-without-master/ . Check out #SundayAMSwords too! https://plus.google.com/u/0/explore/SundayAMSwords PLUGS Our podcast is at http://itslikednd.ca Fan Expo Canada is September 1-4th if you’re going be sure to swing by the RPG room to come say hi and play games with us! http://fanexpocanada.com/gaming-attractions/ Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com Connect with us in our G+ Community! Best way to get there is http://itslikednd.ca/g+ or http://itslikednd.ca/gplusTheme music is Gorilla Foot by The Itchy Creeps http://members.shaw.ca/happypuppyrecords/

It's Like DnD 002 - What's an Urban Fantasy?   JIFFY CON 0:00:20 Jiffy Con by Emily Care Boss http://jiffycon.blogspot.ca/ 0:01:10 Ten Candles by Stephen Dewey http://cavalrygames.com/ten-candles/ 0:06:50 Beyond Our Walls by Robert Bohl. https://plus.google.com/u/0/+RobertBohl/posts/2ShxWWpXTQB 0:07:50 Joshua A.C. Newman is responsible for the phallic art direction of Beyond Our Walls. http://glyphpress.com/ 0:10:10 Hearts Blazing by Glenn Given of Games by Play Date. http://www.gamesbyplaydate.com/hearts-blazing/ 0:18:30 Modern Myths http://modern-myths.com/ 0:18:45 Downfall by Caroline Hobbs https://lessthanthreegames.com/downfall/ 0:19:45 Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands by Vincent Baker https://payhip.com/b/nhBY 0:20:05 Mobile Frame Zero by Joshua A.C. Newman http://mobileframezero.com/ 0:24:30 Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman http://heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/fall-of-magic-scroll-edition/ 0:27:45 X-Card by John Stavropoulos http://tinyurl.com/x-card-rpg   EXPECTATIONS FOR KICKSTARTERS 0:29:30 Hamish Cameron’s comment in response to Episode 01 of It’s Like DnD https://plus.google.com/u/0/117694340632268764245/posts/FW5oveHyj2f 0:31:00 Red Markets by Caleb Stokes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/159466030/red-markets 0:32:00 The Veil by Fraser Simons https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samjokopublishing/the-veil-cyberpunk-rpg 0:33:00 Sagas of the Icelanders by Gregor Vuga redmoosegames.blogspot.ca/2012/03/sagas-of-icelanders-playbooks-and-mc.html   THE VEIL PLAYTEST 0:38:10 The Veil by Fraser Simons https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samjokopublishing/the-veil-cyberpunk-rpg 0:42:00 Apocalypse World by Vincent Baker http://apocalypse-world.com/   0:46:15 URBAN FANTASY ROLEPLAYING GAMES 0:50:20 d20 Modern by Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Charles Ryan, Wizards of the Coast 0:50:38 Vampire the Masquerade by Mark Rein-Hagen, Graeme Davis, Tom Dowd, Lisa Stevens, Stewart Wieck, White Wolf Publishing 0:50:45 Changeling the Dreaming by Mark Rein·Hagen, Sam Chupp, Ian Lemke, Joshua Gabriel Timbrook, White Wolf Publishing 0:50:55 The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game by Leonard Balsera http://www.evilhat.com/home/dresden-files-rpg/ 0:52:50 Cybergeneration by Jonathan Lavallee http://www.firestorm-ink.com/ 0:52:55 Deleria by Phil Brucato https://www.patreon.com/philbrucato 0:53:30 Don’t Rest Your Head by Fred Hicks http://www.evilhat.com/home/dont-rest-your-head-2/ 0:58:30 Urban Shadows by Andrew Mediros, Mark Diaz Truman http://www.magpiegames.com/our-games/urban-shadows/ 1:03:15 Dread by Epidiah Ravachol https://dreadthegame.wordpress.com/about-dread-the-game/ 1:14:00 Monsterhearts by Avery McDaldno http://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts/ 1:20:00 Monsterhearts Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1g1BKOTZEFv_NPCBe8SEdCneu0h18nfQCbEeDnSitNd8 and Asexuality in Monsterhearts https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1X2NRKCTA2w1YlFVknB_v-MPi3QZ1640B7eyL-29Ew64/ 1:24:38 The Hour Between Dog and Wolf by Matthew Gwinn http://www.errantknightgames.biz/#!thbdaw/c1vw1   PLUGS The Toronto Area Gamers 10th Birthday is July 9th. http://torontoareagamers.com/birthday   If you’re interested in volunteering to facilitate RPGs at Fan Expo Canada, please check out this link for D&D Adventurers League https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QPY-pFjiw4YTVF-DgiFFZkf-kL3iWHsRTicsMuXdrwQ/, and this link for all other RPGs https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hC2cBNXVQ8UgRQNrzORFI57NDg82SIZO3rr4IdRu8aE/. Fan Expo Canada is September 1st - 4th.   Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com   Connect with us in our G+ Community! Best way to get there is http://itslikednd.ca/g+ or http://itslikednd.ca/gplus   Theme music is Gorilla Foot by The Itchy Creeps http://members.shaw.ca/happypuppyrecords/

It’s Like DnD 001 - Road Trip!   00:20 What have we backed on Kickstarter? Kate backed The Veil: Cyberpunk RPG by Fraser Simons http://samjoko.storenvy.com/ Rob backed Threadbare RPG by Stephanie Bryant - http://www.threadbarerpg.com/ Rach backed Red Markets by Caleb Stokes - http://hebanon.blogspot.ca/ 00:37 The Veil 02:25 The Spark by Jason Pitre 02:30 Apocalypse World by Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker 04:15 Urban Shadows by Andrew Medeiros and Mark Diaz Truman 7:15 The Sprawl: Cyberpunk Roleplaying by Hamish Cameron 8:00 Dream Askew by Avery McDaldno 8:45 The Watch by Anna Kreider and Andrew Medeiros 10:30 Threadbare RPG 11:30 +1 Forward’s podcast by Rich Rogers.http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/1-forward/threadbare-rpg 12:00 Golden Sky Stories by Ryo Kamiya translated by Ewen Cluney 14:00 Laser Kittens by Cheyenne Wall-Grimes and Stentor Danielson 15:15 Red Markets 15:45 Summerland by Greg Saunders 19:45 The Sociology of D&D by Matthew Colville, https://youtu.be/EHUCi6ZbVxU   23:40 Road Trip to Jiffy Con! JiffyCon West MA, Hampshire College in Amherst, June 11, 2016! http://jiffycon.blogspot.ca/   25:00 Robert Bohl, Emily Care Boss, Epidiah Ravachol, Hannah Shaffer 25:10 Noirlandia by Evan Rowland and Hannah Shaffer 26:00 Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman 26:20 Ten Candles by Stephen Dewey 27:30 Dungeons & Dragons by the Wizards of the Coast team 27:40 Star Wars by the Fantasy Flight team 28:00 Dungeons & Dragons Adventurers League 29:10 Masks by Brendan G. Conway 30:00 Anna Kreider’s Blog Go Make Me a Sandwich, www.patreon.com/gmmas Specifically the Pathfinder posts: https://gomakemeasandwich.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/ https://gomakemeasandwich.wordpress.com/2016/05/20/ https://gomakemeasandwich.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/ 30:23 The Ruined Empire by Anna Kreider 30:23 401 Games, http://store.401games.ca/   30:45 Games To Play On A Roadtrip! Rob wants to play Ribbon Drive by Avery McDaldno, http://buriedwithoutceremony.com/ribbon-drive/ Rach wants to play Amidst Endless Quiet by Ben Lehman, http://www.tao-games.com/amidst-endless-quiet/ Kate wants to play A Penny for My Thoughts by Paul Tevis, http://www.evilhat.com/home/a-penny-for-my-thoughts/   31:45 Ribbon Drive 34:30 Amidst Endless Quiet 38:45 Fiasco by Jason Morningstar 39:00 The Hour between Dog & Wolf by Matthew Gwinn 39:30 A Penny for my Thoughts Plugs!   Check out the podcast at http://itslikednd.ca Check out Kate’s blog Bluestockings at http://bluestockings.ca Check out Rach and Rob’s blog ‘Thac0s at Midnight’ at http://thacos.com If you want to play Roleplaying Games in Toronto check out these events: June 12th - TAG’s June RPG Meetup http://torontoareagamers.com/rpg July 9th - TAG’s 10th Birthday! http://torontoareagamers.com/birthday September 1-4th - Fan Expo Canada’s RPG Track! http://fanexpocanada.com/gaming March 10 - 12th - Breakout 2017 http://breakoutcon.com/   Connect with us in our brand new G+ Community! Best way to get there is http://itslikednd.ca/g+ or http://itslikednd.ca/gplus   Theme music is Gorilla Foot by The Itchy Creeps http://members.shaw.ca/happypuppyrecords/

This week, Helen Lewis is joined by Elizabeth Edwards and Sophie Coulombeau to discuss the 18th century “Bluestockings” – who were they and why did they matter? Through salons hosted by the likes of Elizabeth Montagu, “Queen of the Blues”, this small group of highly educated women helped shape a new age of sociability and creativity, ushering in greater acceptance of women as the intellectual equals of men. (Helen Lewis, Elizabeth Edwards, Sophie Coulombeau) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Bluestockings. Around the middle of the eighteenth century a small group of intellectual women began to meet regularly to discuss literature and other matters, inviting some of the leading thinkers of the day to take part in informal salons. In an age when women were not expected to be highly educated, the Bluestockings were sometimes regarded with suspicion or even hostility. But prominent members such as Elizabeth Montagu - known as 'the Queen of the Bluestockings', and author of an influential essay about Shakespeare - and the classicist Elizabeth Carter were highly regarded for their scholarship. Their accomplishments led to far greater acceptance of women as the intellectual equal of men, and furthered the cause of female education. With: Karen O'Brien Vice-Principal and Professor of English at King's College London Elizabeth Eger Reader in English Literature at King's College London Nicole Pohl Reader in English Literature at Oxford Brookes University Producer: Thomas Morris.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Bluestockings. Around the middle of the eighteenth century a small group of intellectual women began to meet regularly to discuss literature and other matters, inviting some of the leading thinkers of the day to take part in informal salons. In an age when women were not expected to be highly educated, the Bluestockings were sometimes regarded with suspicion or even hostility. But prominent members such as Elizabeth Montagu - known as 'the Queen of the Bluestockings', and author of an influential essay about Shakespeare - and the classicist Elizabeth Carter were highly regarded for their scholarship. Their accomplishments led to far greater acceptance of women as the intellectual equal of men, and furthered the cause of female education. With: Karen O'Brien Vice-Principal and Professor of English at King's College London Elizabeth Eger Reader in English Literature at King's College London Nicole Pohl Reader in English Literature at Oxford Brookes University Producer: Thomas Morris.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Bluestockings. Around the middle of the eighteenth century a small group of intellectual women began to meet regularly to discuss literature and other matters, inviting some of the leading thinkers of the day to take part in informal salons. In an age when women were not expected to be highly educated, the Bluestockings were sometimes regarded with suspicion or even hostility. But prominent members such as Elizabeth Montagu - known as 'the Queen of the Bluestockings', and author of an influential essay about Shakespeare - and the classicist Elizabeth Carter were highly regarded for their scholarship. Their accomplishments led to far greater acceptance of women as the intellectual equal of men, and furthered the cause of female education. With: Karen O'Brien Vice-Principal and Professor of English at King's College London Elizabeth Eger Reader in English Literature at King's College London Nicole Pohl Reader in English Literature at Oxford Brookes University Producer: Thomas Morris.