Drag has existed for thousands of years. In modern history, it more often existed in the shadows—in the clandestine gay bars, windowless closets, and streets where no one knew you well enough to question. And while there are hundreds of queens responsible for taking drag mainstream, there’s one queen that stands out in the gay liberation movement. This week, Sarah is telling us the story of your favorite gay rights activist’s favorite gay rights activist—Marsha P. Johnson.

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All the true crime girlies know you shouldn't contaminate a crime scene—but what you probably didn't know is that the procedures we see on every crime show weren't common until the 1940s? Before then, bodies were handled by coroners with no medical training and evidence with un-gloved hands.

Today, we know better, and it's all thanks to one socialite and doll-house maker, Frances Glessner Lee.

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We've crossed another milestone — 30 whole episodes! To celebrate, we asked our listeners to send in questions for us to answer for our 5th minisode. Enjoy!!

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Princess Diana's death has sparked dozens of controversies and still occasionally makes headlines to this day. In Part 2 of our series on Princess Diana, Sarah tells us about her death, the most convincing controversies, and her legacy.

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In 1997, about 2.5 billion people—nearly half of the world's population at the time—tuned in to watch the funeral of a princess. Welcome to our 2-part series on the people's princess and fashion icon, Diana Spencer, princess of Wales. In part 1, Sarah tells us about everything that led up to her final night.

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When you hear “Multi-Level Marketing,” you might automatically conjure an image of a white suburban mom with Live Laugh Love signs and Wine Mom T-shirts. And you wouldn’t be that far off—stay-at-home suburban moms have long made up the majority of MLM sellers. But why?

On this episode, Maggie tells us about the history of MLMs and why women in particular are so often the prey (and the predators) in these schemes.

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Outlaws. There’s something alluring about those who refuse to be governed—even more alluring when that outlaw is a young woman, not even 5 feet tall!

In this episode, Sarah tells us the story of one woman whose criminal career was overshadowed by her partner-in-crime in life—but in death, she became one of the most infamous robbers and murderers of all time: Bonnie Parker of none other than Bonnie & Clyde.

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Summer Solstice is right around the corner! Get out your pens and paper or a crisp new Google Doc and write your summer bucket lists with us <3

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