Burn The Tale

There was a time when women created communities without men, without vows, without permission. They lived together. Worked together. Prayed together. They answered to no husband, no father, no priest. They were called Beguines. So why has no one heard their name? In this episode, we dig into the forgotten history of the Beguines: the medieval women who built an entire parallel society… and were er...

There was a time when men’s fashion was layered, symbolic, and intentional. Heels weren’t “feminine.” Rouge wasn’t “unmanly.” Velvet, lace, and gold signified power, not weakness. In this episode, we explore that forgotten part of history - when men burned bright in the courts and at war - and what it says about the way masculinity has been reshaped and restricted over time. Because when French fo...

Long before the witch hunts, women were the brewmasters: the Alewives. Respected, skilled, unstoppable. So how did they become symbols of fear? In this first episode of Burn the Tale, we expose how power-hungry systems turned brewers into “witches” (or did they? Was that also a tale?) to silence and control them. It’s a tale of erasure, resistance, and reclaiming what's ours - retold with fur...