Gals Guide

Tieing into our research theme, Madam CJ Walker used advertising to sell her hair-care line making her one of the richest African-American women. Truly rags to riches story...and also soon to be a Netflix special starring Octavia Spencer.  Original airdate: October 2017 Ep #18 of Your Gal Friday Show Notes & Extras: https://galsguide.org/2017/10/13/madam-cj-walker-your-gal-friday/ Patreon:  patreo...

“Hey, you ready?” Our 16-year-old-gal-pal takes our hand and guides us into the world of Nike’s Women’s World Cup Soccer ads where we learn, “Don’t change your dream. Change the World.” However, we can’t be serious for too long so we also talk about doggie dentures, Geico ads, free Doritos, and how to choose poorly.   More info at: galsguide.org Patreon: patreon.com/galsguide Facebook:  facebook.c...

News and updates from the Gal’s Guide Library and Research Center for August 16, 2019. Brought to you by diamonds.   More info at:  galsguide.org Patreon:  patreon.com/galsguide Facebook:  facebook.com/galsguidetothegalaxy Twitter:  twitter.com/GalsGuideGalaxy Music from https://filmmusic.io: "NewsSting" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/license...

Plop, plop, fizz, fizz oh what a relief it is that Gal’s Guide Podcast is back! This week Katie brings to the table the trailblazer in the advertising world who was reasonable for the famous Alka Seltzer ad, Mary Wells Lawrence.  Joined by Dr. Leah Leach, Bonnie Fillenwarth and Kami Leach the gals talk about the ad that convinces them to buy things (listen in Facebook) and the oh too real work-lif...

And now for something completely different! Tieing into advertising month in a comical way, discover the gal who made one of the funniest commercial skits (Vitameatavegimin anyone?) and who also sold products ranging from cars to refrigerators and even cigarettes. America's favorite red-head for decades it's the life of comedian Lucille Ball on this Your Gal Friday flashback episode.  Original air...

What do Old Spice, Apple, Geico have in common? There are all ways that Leah found to introduce our gal-pals Bonnie Fillenwarth, Katie Harris and 16-year-old new-comer Kami Leach. After paying tribute to the amazing ladies of advertising, Bonnie starts us off by talking about the eye-opening documentary Miss Representation and what it says about how advertising changes our culture and how we see o...

Tieing into Katie's love for Dolly Parton's business mind, discover a fantastic business mind in the punk and Rock n' Roll world. Joan Jett is week's Your Gal Friday Flashback episode.  Original airdate: July 2018 Ep #38 of Your Gal Friday Show Notes & Extras: https://galsguide.org/2018/07/06/joan-jett-your-gal-friday/ Patreon:  patreon.com/galsguide Facebook:  facebook.com/galsguidetothegalaxy Tw...

Katie’s 1 Cool Music gal has pissed off the KKK, written upwards of 5,000 songs, gives books away to kids, created a theme park and way more! You might know her by her greatest asset but there is much more country gal from Tennessee. Katie talks about Dolly Parton…who actually lost in a Dolly Parton look-a-like contest. You gotta hear about this gal.  More info at: galsguide.org Patreon: patreon.c...

Tieing into the gal pals covering cool music gals learn about the jazz performer whose longevity is due to her tenacity and also Marilyn Monroe. Discover the life and legacy of Ella Fitzgerald in this Your Gal Friday Flashback episode.  Original airdate: June 30, 2017 Ep #5 of Your Gal Friday Show Notes & Extras: https://galsguide.org/2017/06/30/ella-fitzgerald-your-gal-friday/ Patreon:  patreon.c...

News and updates from the Gal’s Guide Library and Research Center for July 22, 2019. Brought to you by lemonade.   More info at:  galsguide.org Patreon:  patreon.com/galsguide Facebook:  facebook.com/galsguidetothegalaxy Twitter:  twitter.com/GalsGuideGalaxy Music from https://filmmusic.io: "NewsSting" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Tieing into the gal pals covering cool music gals, we've got a fantastic flashback episode that will amaze you about the true birth of Rock n' Roll.  Learn about all about the inventor of Rock n' Roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe in this Your Gal Friday Flashback episode.  Original airdate: June 2018 Ep #37 of Your Gal Friday Show Notes & Extras:  https://galsguide.org/2018/06/29/sister-rosetta-tharpe-y...

Gal-pals Rebecca, Bonnie, Katie and Leah, start off the show talking about the best concerts and the first concerts. Some of them are cool, some of them, well, let’s just say they are trying to forget them. For her 1 Cool Music Thing, Rebecca shares a connection to a gal who was a model and singer before Andy Warhol put her together with the Velvet Underground. Nico had many more albums before an...

You might see a gal play 3 trumpets at once on America’s Got Talent this month and wonder “Who is that?!” Well, get ready for a ride learning about Gunhild Carling, a performer who plays multiple instruments loves to Rick Roll, plays for the King of Sweden, and is a master at making up a song in the “here and now.” The gals also talk about songs that change their mood, the contagiousness of passio...

It's music month at Gal's Guide and a new group of gal pals have joined to have some fun. Bonnie takes the stage first talking about Dusty Springfield the singer of "Son of a Preacher Man", "Wishin' and Hopin' and more. Don't miss this fab episode because we learned that Dusty threw food when she got angry. But "What have I, what have I done to deserve this?" Wait what does the Pet Shop Boys have...

The gal-pals finish up LGBT month talking about political commentator Rachel Maddow. Kim's 1 Cool LGBT Thing showcases why representation matters in all aspects of life. The gal-pals also talk about the amazing men and women who have come out to them and how they showed support and became an ally -  even if one out-friend did steal Katie's clarinet. Katie really wants that clarinet back BTW.  More...

Tieing into Bonnie's 1 Cool LGBT Thing about the Hollywood actress Alla Nazimova is this older episode of our sister show, Your Gal Friday. Staying in early Hollywood, this episode covers four amazing film gals who set the stage for what film is today. Dorothy Arzner, is a big part of LGBT history as she was a director, writer, invented the boom mic, and also had a 40-year relationship with Marion...

The margaritas have kicked in as the gal-pals let their geek flags fly and talk about movie universes they would love to be in before rooting for syphilis to take out an abusive father. Bonnie’s 1 Cool LGBT Thing is about actress Alla Nazimova who was paid more than Mary Pickford, had a theater and hotel named after her and had a large number of female relationships that spanned the silver screen...

News and updates from the Gal’s Guide Library and Research Center for June 14, 2019. Brought to you by Unicorns.   More info at: galsguide.org Patreon: patreon.com/galsguide Facebook:  facebook.com/galsguidetothegalaxy Twitter:  twitter.com/GalsGuideGalaxy Music from https://filmmusic.io: "NewsSting" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by...

Continuing LGBT Pride Month, Katie takes a moment to think about what it would be like to be raised by two moms. She brings to the table research on happiness, child development, and marriage equity. The gal pals also talk about their favorite books and movies that feature LGBT characters. Show Notes & Links  https://galsguide.org/podcasts/ Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/galsguide   Facebook: ...

Tieing into Leah's 1 Cool Thing about comedian Moms Mabley, let's keep the comedy coming with this older episode of our sister show, Your Gal Friday. Learn about the life and legacy of another comedian, Ellen DeGeneres.  Original air date: June 2018 Ep #34 of Your Gal Friday Show Notes & Links  https://galsguide.org/podcasts/ Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/galsguide   Facebook:  https://www.fac...

To start off LGBT Pride month, Leah's 1 Cool LGBT Thing is about the first ever female standup comedian, Jackie "Moms" Mabley. An extremely successful originator, Moms was a black, gay, woman who created an old lady character that wooed young men, made censors nervous, and told some of the best dirty jokes. Show Notes & Links  https://galsguide.org/podcasts/ Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/galsg...

Tieing into Katie's 1 Cool Thing about the Helen Thomas is this older episode of our sister show, Your Gal Friday. Learn about the life and legacy of another gal who shoots straight-from-the-hip in Washington, Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  Original air date: March 2019 Ep #48 of Your Gal Friday Show Notes & Links  https://galsguide.org/podcasts/ Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/gal...

Helen Thomas was a trailblazer for women in the White House Press Core serving from the Kennedy administration until the Obama Administration. Katie tells the story of the rise and fall of this fierce journalist that dared JFK to be better, found her own voice, and how she upset George Bush Jr so much she was sent to the back of the press room. We’ve got the first question ready on this episode of...

Tieing into Bonnie's 1 Cool Thing about the women who made the Internet is this older episode of our sister show, Your Gal Friday. Learn about the life and legacy of the world's first computer programmer. This episode is so old Leah was still going by her stage name Kate Chaplin. Let's see if anyone notices :)  Original air date: July 2017 Ep #8 of Your Gal Friday Show Notes & Links  https://galsg...

Step aside Al Gore, because Bonnie read a book with a pun in the title all about how so many women made the internet! Learn about the women who invented computer programming and hyperlinks. Learn who decided early computers would be oatmeal color and why we use the term "computer bug" Spoilers! It's all women!!! We're tapping into the motherboard on Gal's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast! Show Notes &...