Episodes

  • Ep289. The Secret Quilter & The One Who Drills

    Ep289. The Secret Quilter & The One Who Drills
    Dec 20 2025

    Merry Winemans to one and all! This week, Kelley tells the story of Rosie Lee Tompkins, better known by her pseudonym Effie Mae Martin, a prolific quilter who never wanted to be known- until one man at a flea market changed everything. Emily tells the story of Ikuutayuq, a monster of Innuit legend who roamed the Arctic Circle with her brother hunting travelers. Stay out of the Arctic and become a quilt scholar becuase we're wining about herstory!

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Ep288. Patron Saint of Survivors & The Rainbow Bridge

    Ep288. Patron Saint of Survivors & The Rainbow Bridge
    Dec 8 2025
    From an ominoius opening to a toxic father, this weeks episode has ALL the feels! First, Emily wines about St. Dymphna, a teenager who started a tradition of caring in Belgium that has lasted for hundreds of years. Then, Kelley wines about Edna Clyne-Rekhy, the little known writer of one of the most famous poems in the world. Grab the tissues and LOOK AT EMILY'S CAT because we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Ep287. A Southern Matron & Middle of Earth Lady

    Ep287. A Southern Matron & Middle of Earth Lady
    Dec 1 2025
    Between dreaming of haunted hotels and trying not to die, the ladies got around to wining about some interesting ladies! Kelley wines about Ann Pamela Cunningham who saw George Washington's historic home on Mount Vernon crumbling and decided to do somethinga bout it, leading one of the earliest historical preservation efforts in the nation. Then, Emily wines about Maude Kegg, an Ojibwe woman who was critical to preserving and passing on her people's culture in the face of federal erasure. Pass the cranberry sauce because we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Ep286. The Truth-Telling Trailblazer & The Ghostly Hostess

    Ep286. The Truth-Telling Trailblazer & The Ghostly Hostess
    Nov 17 2025
    This week's episode was nearly destroyed by a case of the Disney-drunk-mouse-hiccups! First, Kelley wines about a woman who we ALL need today, but was doing the LAWD'S work as a journalist who was busy checking facts, stiring up shit, and writing wrongs. Then, Emily recounts her trip to a haunted hotel and the ghostly hostess who is a verifiable girlboss in this life and the next! High-five women aggressively and remember that white women ain't scared of shit because we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Ep285. More Than Just a Flag & The Winged Nurse

    Ep285. More Than Just a Flag & The Winged Nurse
    Nov 10 2025
    This week the ladies are the EXACT right amount while celebrating Veterans Day with some incredible women who were serving badassery along with the country! Emily wines about Monica Helms, who may have been at home working on nuclear submarine but struggled with her identity as a woman for most of her life, culminating in the creation of one of the most ICONIQUE flags ever. Kelley tells the high-flying tale of Captain Mary Klinker, a flight nurse who served in Vietnam, treating injured soldiers while flying over war zones, and is one of 8 women who hold a unique place in history. Honor ALL who served and don't follow women into bathrooms because we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Ep284. The Killer Geisha & Resurrection Mary

    Ep284. The Killer Geisha & Resurrection Mary
    Oct 27 2025

    Sada Abe Interrogation Transcript (in English): https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.7312/john13052-022/html?lang=en&srsltid=AfmBOoo3CU9rKo1L2_ClgKMU_hF15zU2KM55ZX9aD5732if9tSpM15kI

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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • Ep283. First of Her Kind & The Chest Riding Nightmare Demon

    Ep283. First of Her Kind & The Chest Riding Nightmare Demon
    Oct 20 2025
    Nephew/lovers, hunting for wine, and afterlife career goals! Emily tells the story of Ann Bilansky, the first and last woman executed in Minnesota for murdering her husband- but did she? Kelley explores the origins of our nightmares, wining about the Slavik Mara, entities that love fucking up your sleep. Name everyone who was a bitch to you (for history) and start working on your 5-year-after-death plan, because we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    2 hrs and 13 mins
  • Ep282. Death Row Granny & Bitter Well Ghost

    Ep282. Death Row Granny & Bitter Well Ghost
    Oct 13 2025
    It's the spookiest time of the year and the ladies have two terrifying tales that aren't even close to being as horrifying as our present day circumstances. Kelley tells the story of Velma Barfield, who had a nasty habit of doing an arsenic. Then, Emily tells the legend of Okiku, a dishwasher who took her job so seriously, that it brought her back from the grave (that and a super traumatic death) along with Okiku the haunted doll who lives a better life than most people. Go to therapy and NEVER buy your sister a doll because we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    1 hr and 30 mins