Chickstory

In this episode Annie tells Yvie all about Anne Lister. Known as the first modern lesbian and for challenging the social norms around how women should behave, this incredible woman is the inspiration behind the Foxtel series Gentlemen Jack.  We stop waffling at - 9:55 Got an amazing story about a chick in history of your own? Email your Chickstory to mychickstory@gmail.com Follow us on Instag...

This weeks chick in history is like a soap opera! Oh those royals! And our CITN is incredible refuge turned local WA politician Ayor Makur Chuot. Story starts at 13:58 Got an amazing story about a chick in history of your own? Email your Chickstory to mychickstory@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @chickstory_podcast Executive Producers Yvie Jones and Annette Staglieno Edited by Annette Staglieno...

This week our guest is Kerry MIlligan from Gogglebox who tells us all about local Melbourne artist and holocaust survivor Mirka Mora Got an amazing story about a chick in history of your own? Email your Chickstory to mychickstory@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @chickstory_podcast Executive Producers Yvie Jones and Annette Staglieno Edited by Annette Staglieno Produced by Sam Petersen Support th...

Welcome back Chickstorians! We've missed you! In the very first Ep of Season 3 Annie tells Yvie all about Ada Lovelace - the first woman to dream up a computer algorithm and software program. Although this discovery is often thought of as controversial, this incredible woman should be given the praise she deserves for taking an idea that one step further with her original thinking and cr...

In this final episode of the season, Yvie tells Annie all about Louisa Lort Smith, animal activist and founder of Lort Smith Animal Hospital. She made it her life mission to protect animals of all shapes and sizes offering animal welfare services to the poor throughout the early 1900’s. We also chat mould, the new Netflix show Start Up and our Chicks in the now are a bunch of remarkable Australian...

This week Annie tells Yvie all about Marie Van Brittan Brown. You won’t believe what she invented in 1966. An incredible woman who was way before her time. We also chat Sex and the City reboot, revisit the amazing Australian series Secret Life of Us and our Chick In The Now is the inspiration behind the new Netflix movie Believe Me. Got an amazing story about a chick in history of your own? Email...

This week we are joined by actor, comedian, podcaster - Nikki Britton. We instantly formed a girl crush after seeing NIkki perform live at the Melb Comedy Festival and slid into her DM's post haste. Nikki shares a wonderful chick in history that we're sure everyone has heard of but are probably unaware that she started one of the worlds largest production houses. This is such a fun chat and like u...

This episode we talk about two incredible women. CITN Lilian Brady and our chick in history Rosalind Franklin, who like so many other women, did a kick ass thing and didn’t get credited for it till after she died. Got an amazing story about a chick in history of your own? Email your Chickstory to mychickstory@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @chickstory_podcast Executive Producers Yvie Jones and...

This weeks episode features the amazing April Helene-Horton aka The Bodzilla Apart from being the first (in the world) plus sized bikini model on a billboard, April uses her voice to advocate for body positivity. In fact she was one of the OG’s of the whole movement. Our chat with her was raucous. Enjoy. Got an amazing story about a chick in history of your own? Email your Chickstory to mychi...

This week Annie tells Yvie all about Lillian May Armfield, one of Australia’s first policewomen detectives who patrolled the eastern suburbs of Sydney in 1915 - a time when Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh ruled the streets. Lillian spent her days looking for runaway girls, catching cocaine dealers and going undercover to bust fortune tellers. We also introduce our youngest listener (sorry mum!) and An...

This week were are joined by comedian and podcast Kween Meshel Laurie. Meshel tells us the story of Eglantyne Jebb, the founder of Save The Children, a foundation that is still going strong today over 100 years later. Meshel shares her personal story in connection with Save The Children Foundation and we also learn what Meshel likes to do for relaxation...Hint: It's not what you think! Got an amaz...

This week Yvie introduces us to an incredible woman by the name of Fanny Finch, the first woman to vote in Australia. Even though it was illegally! Souces: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Finch https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/6593861/castlemaine-remembers-forgotten-trailblazer/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-29/frances-fanny-finch-leading-the-way-for-women-160-years-later/11900...

We're joined by Megan Luscombe, certified coach and psychologist. And one our our original CITN! She tells us about the incred Esther Perel. Got an amazing story about a chick in history of your own? Email your Chickstory to mychickstory@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: chickstory_podcast Executive Producers Yvie Jones and Annette Staglieno Edited by Annette Staglieno Produced by Sam Petersen Sup...

This week Annie tells the amazing story of the Edinburgh Seven. These brave and courageous women paved the way for women to study medicine and were the first female students allowed to graduate as doctors in the UK. The fight for their rightful position amongst the men in this space went down as one of the milestone events for women in medical history. We also chat MAFS (obvs), The Bee Gees, shit...

This week we are joined by comedian and author Nelly Thomas. Nelly tells us the story of one of Australia's most controversial Chicks in History - Lindy Chamberlain. Regardless of what you think about her, or what you think you know about her this is an interesting chat that explores the life of one of the most resilient women in Australian history. There's also A LOT of laughs and we talk about N...

This week we talk about Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, the woman who first brought inoculations to the west, but of course was not credited for it!!! Got an amazing story about a chick in history of your own? Email your Chickstory to mychickstory@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @chickstory_podcast Links: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Mary_Wortley_Montagu https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/time.c...

This week we are joined by the fabulous Carol Ferrone, the time travelling business coach who you’ll recognise from the ABCTV show Back In Time For Dinner and Further Back in Time For Dinner! It was no secret that Yvie and Annie were obsessed with this show and they fan-girled hard when Carol agreed to come on the show and tell them all about Edith Cowan – the first woman in Australian Parliament...

This week Annie is inspired by the ABC special 'Brazen Hussies' and tells the story of Beatrice Faust who founded the Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) and worked tirelessly advocating for women’s rights and equality in government as well as fighting for women's rights in regards to abortion laws. She made an unprecedented contribution putting women rights on the political agenda and influencing polic...

This week Annie and Yvie are joined by Carla Mattiazzo - an award winning cabaret artist, writer, producer and podcaster. Carla has just finished a run of her award-winning show 'Catchelorette' at Adelaide's fringe festival which she was forced to put on hold when Covid hit in 2020. Carla quickly realised the show must go on - but in Podcast form and started her podcast 'Catchelorette and friends'...

This week we talk about chick in history Elizebeth Smith Friedman- America's first female cryptanalyst. Annie talks about being Ghosted and we introduce a new segment called - Word Up! Got an amazing story about a chick in history of your own? Email your Chickstory to mychickstory@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @chickstory_podcast Links: https://www.nsa.gov/About-Us/Current-Leadership/Article-V...

This week we are joined by special guest Claire Issac! Claire is a journalist who began her career at Smash Hits and has interviewed some of the biggest music, TV and movie stars including Robbie Williams and Kylie! Claire has also worked on womens mags including Cosmo, New Woman, OK Magazine and currently writes for the Daily Tele, Stellar, Body+Soul, New Idea. She co-hosts the hilarious podcast...

This week Annie tells Yvie all about Kathrine Switzer - the first female to officially run the Boston Marathon. Although Kathrine was attacked mid race by an official who physically tried to stop her from running she preserved and finished the race. She's worked tirelessly to bring running to millions of women as a way to empower and inspire. Preamble includes TV show Euphoria, devastation in Texa...

This week we kick off the first of our special guest episodes! Every now and then we'll be inviting some of our mates along to tell their story of a chick in history. To kick things off we're joined by the delightful Clementine Ford! Clementine is a journalist, an author, a podcaster and proud feminist. She has published two books Fight Like A Girl and Boys Will Be Boys. Her podcast Big Sister Hot...

This week we feature a kickass young woman who was a French Resistance fighter and lover of baguettes and jam! Got an amazing chick in history story of your own? Email your Chickstory to mychickstory@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @chickstory_podcast Sources: https://www.accidentaltalmudist.org/heroes/2020/04/29/girl-with-a-gun/ https://m.ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=949 https://en.m.wiki...

This week Yvie has chosen to revisit the remarkable story of Lizzie Magie - probably one of the most frustrating Eps of the season. For centuries the game Monopoly has been credited to a man (lol) but it was actually Lizzie who invented the game years earlier!⁠ Got an amazing chick in history story of your own? Email your Chickstory to mychickstory@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: chickstory_podc...