Broads You Should Know

Broadly Speaking #12: ’The Woman King’ and Viola Davis’ Impending Oscar

We interrupt our current series, They Called Them Crazy, to bring you an urgent notice to drop whatever you are doing and get your butts to the movie theatre to see THE WOMAN KING!! Chloe joins Sara to discuss the newly released film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, Thuso Mbedu, and John Boyega.

In addition to reviewing Prince-Bythewood's stellar direction and beautiful filmmaking, Viola Davis' breathtaking performance, and the rest of the talented cast and crew involved, this spoiler-free episode (we promise) looks at the semi-historic roots of the storyline and the qualities of the film and story that make it stand out as a shining beacon amongst other female-centric and afrocentric hollywood flicks. 

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Christine de Pizan - First Woman Published in Europe & First Published Feminist!

Our miniseries "They Called Them Crazy" kicks off with Crazy Prolific Broad: Christine de Pizan.

When disaster strikes her family in medieval France, Christine becomes her family's sole breadwinner by becoming a copyist, but she doesn't stop there! She begins writing her own works (becoming the first woman published in Europe!), starting with poems and ballads, then essays and the equivalent of modern editorials.

She earns patronage from many of the wealthiest, titled folks in the French court AND across the pond in England, including some of the royals themselves. She really makes her mark, though when a particularly misogynistic poem becomes very popular with the masses. Christine, insulted at the way women are treated in the poem, picks up her quill and writes a verbose response in defense of women - becoming the first published feminist in history!

Why, then, does she make the list of "Women They Call Crazy"? You'll have to listen to the full story to find out!

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BYSK is edited by Chloe Skye with original music by Darren Callahan

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They Were Called Crazy - Exploring the Broads Who Wore That Label

We're launching a brand new Broads Miniseries to kick off the fall and Sara's here to tell you all about it!

We all hear the "c" word tossed around often, in the media, and even amongst our friends and family, but what is its origin? We dig deep into the origins of the word, and it's adjacent words, too.

Then, Sara tours us through all the possible Broads that were suggested for this series, which category they fall under, and why. Some of the names you'll recognize, some you won't, but ALL of them, are definitely Broads You Should Know!

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BYSK is hosted & produced by Sara Gorsky (@SaraGorsky),

BYSK is edited by Chloe Skye with original music by Darren Callahan

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ReBROADcast: Mother Teresa — The Controversial Nun who Lived Intentionally in Poverty & Became a Saint [Sam Eggers]

This week, Sam brings us the story of Mother Teresa! Despite having been sainted, Mother Teresa remains a controversial figure in different sectors of the world.

When she was 12, she heard "The Call" that she was to become a nun. Later, she heard "the call within the call," which prompted her to press against her superiors within the church to allow her to live on the streets so that she could better understand the struggle of those she was trying to help: those most in need. She rescued children, provided last rites to countless people, and traveled the world with her mission.

So why the controversy? Check out the episode to hear what some of her most vocal critics thought, and then Sara, Chloe, & Sam debate whether Mother Teresa is, in fact, a Broad You Should Know.

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Marion Stokes — Secretly Archived 35 Years of TV [Sara Gorsky]

This week, Sara brings us the somewhat strange, but true story of Marion Stokes. A card carrying member of the Communist party, Marion was one of the most intelligent and articulate voices on local television in Philadelphia in the late 1960s, where she also happened to learn the power television carried across the airwaves, and the great influence producers had over the content and messages being broadcast.

Then, in 1979 when the Iranian hostage crisis dominated airwaves and established the 24/7 news cycle, Marion decided that someone had to archive it all, and she hit the record button on her VCR and betamax players. Her players don't stop recording until 35 years later, when she breathes her last.

She recorded over 71,000 tapes worth of television, and bought hundreds of thousands of newspapers, magazines, books, and even Apple computers. Was she a genius? Was hers a mission of madness? Listen now to the incredible true story of Marion Stokes.

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Nancy Dowd — Breakout Female Screenwriter of the 70’s [Darren Callahan]

This week, guest Darren Callahan brings us the story of screenwriter Nancy Dowd! After graduating from Smith College, Nancy enrolls at UCLA determined to forge a career writing for film. Not only does she succeed, she ends up writing some of the most renowned films of the 70s and 80s, and even winning an Oscar for her first feature script COMING HOME, but while the original script was entirely her own, she had to share that Oscar with two other writers.

Listen now to find out how that film created a rift between her and Jane Fonda that would last a lifetime, and why much of her writing since has been credited under pseudonyms, and sometimes even uncredited!

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A BROAD is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

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See All Our BROADS at www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com

Suggest a BROAD on the website, or email to BroadYouShouldKnow@gmail.com

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BYSK is hosted & produced by Sara Gorsky (@SaraGorsky)

BYSK is edited by Chloe Skye with original music by Darren Callahan

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ReBROADCAST: Chief Theresa Kachindamoto — The Marriage Terminator [Sam Eggers]

Chief Theresa Kachindamoto was living her life as a secretary at a college in the Zomba District in southern Malawi when she received shocking news: she was chosen by the chiefs of her hometown to become the next Senior Chief. She returned home to discover that the town she grew up in had a major problem with child marriage. Despite massive pushback, she set out to make a change.

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A BROAD is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

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See All Our BROADS at www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com

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BYSK is hosted & produced by Sara Gorsky (@SaraGorsky)

BYSK is edited by Chloe Skye with original music by Darren Callahan

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Olivia Julianna — Gen Z Activist Who Turned Republican Fat-Shaming into over $2M for Abortion Funds [Sara Gorsky]

This week Sara brings us the story of the remarkable Olivia Julianna! A week and a half ago Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz got on the mic and fat-shamed the 19-year-old political strategist for Gen Z for Change, a youth-led nonprofit creating tangible change on issues that disproportionately effect young people.

Olivia used this mega-spotlight to flip the narrative and raise money for Abortion Funds. At the time this episode drops she has raised over $2.2 million and trolled Gaetz to the moon and back and she's not done yet. Listen now for the full story on how this teenaged Broad is changing the world.

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A BROAD is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

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BYSK is hosted & produced by Sara Gorsky (@SaraGorsky)

BYSK is edited by Chloe Skye with original music by Darren Callahan

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Wilma Rudolph - Olympic Superstar and ”Fastest Woman in History” [Sara Gorsky]

This week Sara brings us the story of the first woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympics - Wilma Rudolph! She is only 16 years old when she competes in her first Olympic Games as an amateur athlete. A mere four years later, at 20, she wins three golds and is declared "the Fastest Woman in History." Her story is even more incredible when you find out that as a young child and polio survivor doctors told her she would never walk again.

How did she beat the odds, discard her awful leg brace, and run her way to become one of the top athletes of the 20th century? You'll have to listen to find out!

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A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

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Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye

ReBROADcast: Ida B. Wells — First Reporter to Break Story About Southern Lynchings [Sara Gorsky]

This week, Sara brings us the story of Ida B. Wells! She worked in Civil Rights all her life, early on suing (and winning!) against a railroad company for forcing her to vacate her seat so that white people could sit down. She's also the woman who ventured into the Southern states during a time of mass-lynchings to investigate the epidemic of unreported hate crimes. Her work made people in the Northern United States aware of the vicious hate crimes that were happening, and that they were targeting successful black businesspeople under the guise of various made-up charges.

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A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world!

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Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky.

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Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye