ILL REPUTE! with Sovereign Syre

In this closing episode we finish reading 2025, and Ela Darling says goodbye...for the time being. 

Ela and Sovereign read through Project 2025, so you don't have too. 

Following the 2016 presidential election, which saw Donald Trump unexpectedly carry Michigan, Whitmer felt a renewed urgency to run for office again. Many of her supporters urged her to step up, recognizing that the state needed a leader who could unite people during divisive times and address the pressing economic and social issues Michigan faced. Michigan had been hit hard by economic challenges...

Growing up in a bipartisan household, with a father who worked for Republican Governor Milliken and a mother who was involved with Democratic administrations, Whitmer was exposed to different political perspectives. This upbringing taught her the importance of working across the aisle and contributed to her pragmatic, results-driven approach to governance. Her parents' careers in law and public se...

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Sovereign and Ela rate the debate.  See the full episode at http://patreon.com/illrepute  

"Trad wife" is short for "traditional wife." It refers to women who embrace ultra-traditional gender roles, often associated with 1950s-style domesticity. These women typically prioritize homemaking, child-rearing, and supporting their husbands over pursuing careers or personal ambitions outside the home. We've got three women to discuss today: Lauren Southern, born in 1995 in British Columbia, wa...

This episode was recorded before the historic debate between Harris and Trump.  In 2016, Harris set her sights on the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer.   This was California's first open Senate seat in 24 years. Harris ran a strong campaign, emphasizing her record as Attorney General and her progressive stance on issues like criminal justice reform, immigration, and climate change....

A few weeks ago Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling talked about Kamala Harris entering the presidential race and the memefication of her campaign. This week we do a deep dive on the life of Kamala Harris.  Get tickets to see Sovereign Syre doing stand up comedy live, September 27, 2024: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/superhot-comedy-tickets-1000900689907?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios S...

It's August 1st, 2024. The women's welterweight boxing tournament is underway at the Paris Olympics. In the ring, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif faces off against Italy's Angela Carini. What happened next would spark a firestorm of controversy, misinformation, and heated debate about gender in sports.   This week on ILL REPUTE! Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling discuss the low-lights of the Olympics.  ...

2024 was a banner year for women in the Olympic Games. This week, Sovereign and Ela explore the historic equal gender representation at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the fiery debates over women's uniforms—from France's hijab ban to barely-there track gear. We also spill the tea on the high-stakes drama in gymnastics centered on Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles, and cheer on the fierce women who domi...

While Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling spend the next few months writing episodes for the next season, they are starting a new format for our weekly episodes. Covering current events each week.  In our -inaugeral- episode, we talk about the campaign for the presidency from Kamala Harris's entrance into the race to the DNC this week. And we do it by looking at the various memes and soundbites that ha...

Hi guys. sovereign accidentally forgot to upload this episode.  This week, Sovereign syre and Ela Darling finish their two part episode about Juana Maria, the last Nicoleno. Today we focus on what happened to her story long after her death when it was reimagined as the popular children's novel Island of the Blue Dolphins.  Since its publication, Island of the Blue Dolphins, a fictionalized telling...

This week on the podcast Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling discuss Juana Maria, better known to history as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island. Juana Maria was a Native Californian woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño. She lived alone on San Nicolas Island off the coast of Alta California from 1835 until her removal from the island in 1853. Scott O'Dell's award-winning...

In 2005 Lisa Frank filed for divorce. She filed a second lawsuit to oust James Green from the company. What followed was a protracted legal battle that made the psychodrama that had been taking place at LFI for over a decade, a matter of public record.    The following is from the article The Rainbow Gulag, published on Jezebel.com in 2013 by Tracy Egan Morrissey.:   "[James] really turned that pl...

Today we're discussing Lisa Frank, the artist behind the eponymous brand Lisa Frank Inc. If you were alive in the 80s and 90s, the psychedelic, neon airbrushed designs of unicorns and teddy bears and dolphins had a chokehold on your childhood. From stickers to binders to pencil cases, Lisa Frank merchandise was what divided the cool from the broke. Lisa Frank was one of the first fine artists to g...

This week is part two of our two parter on Cass Elliot. Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling talk about Cass's life after the break up of The Mamas And The Papas and her vindication as a solo singer.  Once money started coming in, Cass hosted artist salons at her large Laurel Canyon estate. She was kind and charismatic, easily making her the most popular one of the group. Joni Mitchell wrote several son...

This week on the podcast, Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling talk about Cass Elliot, in our opinion, the most important member of The Mamas and The Papas.  Credits: written by Ela Darling hosted by Ela Darling & Sovereign Syre produced by Joshua Anderson Contact/Support/More: http://ILLREPUTEPODCAST.COM Sources: Fiege, Eddi. Dream a Little Dream of Me : The Life of 'Mama' Cass Elliot. Pan Macmillan, 2...

In the flash of the paparazzi's cameras, Anna had gone from stripper, to Playmate, to Playmate of the year, to the face of Guess Jeans. A contract rumored to have been worth millions of dollars. Anna's beauty, sex appeal and supernatural charm had carried her to the edge of the finish line, all she had to do was cross it. In this week's episode, Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling conclude the story of...

In part one of a two parter, Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling delve into the origins of a 2000s icon.  Anna Nicole Smith was a polarizing, misunderstood figure. Often  remembered for being an absolute trainwreck. Her rise to fame, from the girl next door to supermodel, made her a media darling, her campy, over the top persona, and ditzy girl humor on one of the earliest reality shows made her a quee...

From the silent era's vamps to the Golden Age goddesses of Hollywood, the bombshell has always been an enchanting figure, shaped and reshaped by societal desires and anxieties.  The bombshell is not a static ideal. It has morphed and adapted, mirroring the shifting landscapes of culture and feminism. Today, in the digital age, the bombshell exists in a new dimension, where social media amplifies b...

His transition required thirteen operations and took place over four years, with no one the wiser. Dillon went on to be a surgeon himself, and traveled the world with various naval vessels for six years, living life as a man, with no one suspecting his origins.  He was ultimately outed because of his nobility.  There are peerage records that are made of everyone's descendancy and changing one's na...

Today, we are taking on our first man. Because sometimes men do important stuff for women. Like creating the field of plastic surgery. He's a saint that changed the lives of thousands of wounded soldiers during WWI and pioneered many of the cosmetic procedures that are used today…primarily on women. Ladies and Gentlemen, Dr. Harold Gillies Sources:  The Facemaker by Lindsey Fitzharris https://en.w...

"Prozac Nation is a young person's book, both in terms of its author and its target audience…What seemed most important to me about Wurtzel's writing was that she had been messy, and she was willing to detail that mess without apology…It was a radical departure from how I'd seen women write about themselves…Whether we like it or not, Prozac Nation really did change the landscape when it comes to t...

This week Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling profile writer and icon, Elizabeth Wurtzel. A beautiful, young, Harvard graduate whose memoir Prozac Nation got her on the New York Times Bestseller List and made her an overnight celebrity. She also suffered from major depression and was one of the first people to be prescribed the drug Prozac.  She was both a media darling, and roundly mocked by others, f...

Roselyn "Rosie" Keo was the daughter of Cambodian refugees. When she was younger, her parents got caught up in gambling and nightlife, taking off for Atlantic City, leaving Rosie and her siblings to be raised by their elderly grandparents. She was a wild child, getting in fights, having bad boyfriends, typical teenage rebel stuff. She was growing up Rockland County, and by the age of 17, she dropp...