The Homance Chronicles

Peggy Guggenheim was a self-described "art addict" who sought to distinguish herself from her business-oriented relatives and make her mark on the world through collecting and traveling in avant-garde circles. Peggy's lived her life out loud. She wasn't shy about her promiscuous lifestyle, attempted plastic surgery, or love for all things different and modern. Born to the wealthy New York City Gug...

In all of United States History, there has only been one woman to receive the Medal of Honor. Dr. Mary Edwards Walker is that woman. As a surgeon, women's rights advocate, abolitionist, and spy, Walker became the first female U.S. Army surgeon during the Civil War. Her legacy has been celebrated across the country, and in 2012 Walker's hometown unveiled a 900-pound bronze statue in honor of her co...

Alice Lee Roosevelt was the first and only child born to Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Hathaway Lee. After her mother's death, Alice, known as "Baby Lee," lived with her aunt, Anna "Bamie" Roosevelt, while her father started a ranching venture in the Dakota Territory. Her father remarried and reentered the political scene, eventually becoming President. Alice became well-known for her fashion and q...

Ruth Elizabeth " Bette "  Davis  was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. Often referred to as "The First Lady of the American Screen," Bette Davis created a new kind of screen heroine. She was a liberated woman in an industry dominated by men. She was known as an actress that could play a variety of difficult and powerful roles, and because of this...

One of our amazing listerners submitted TWO stories that will have your jaw on the floor. These bad boys are EXPLICIT. First things first, Nicole said some words during these stories that she's never said in her life. Sarah's reactions to not just the stories, but the fact that it was Nicole reading them were priceless.  Story #1: A man obsessed with curves and crevices who wanted to literally be...

Radical alternatives to consent and trauma - Dr. Avgi Saketopoulou's book, " Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk, Race, Traumatophilia,"  argues that we have become culturally obsessed with healing trauma and calls attention to what traumatized subjects do with their pain.  Dr. Avgi Saketopoulou trained as a clinical psychologist in NY after having moved to the United States from Greece and Cyprus. Sub...

Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was second wife of the 28th President, Woodrow Wilson. She served as First Lady from 1915 to 1921. After the President suffered a severe stroke, she pre-screened all matters of state, functionally running the Executive branch of government for the remainder of Wilson's second term. Known as the "Secret President" or "first woman to run the government." Follow us: @homance...

Charlotte Cushman was one of the first female actresses to play male and female roles and achieve international fame. Her voice was noted for its full contralto register, which made her well-known for playing male characters such as Romeo, Hamlet, and Cardinal Wolsey and strong female characters like Lady Macbeth and Nancy Sykes in Oliver Twist. She often rubbed elbows with the elite, including Pr...

Marie Stopes shook the world. She wrote a best-selling sex-manual for women and was a controversial birth control pioneer . Weirdly, she didn't have a background in medicine. She actually studied plants, coal, minerals, etc. before opening her first "Planned Parenthood" style clinic in England. The MSI Reproductive Choices clinics quickly spread across the world and are still active today. On a da...

Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) was an American pioneer of dance and is an important figure in both the arts and history. Known as the "Mother of Modern Dance," Isadora Duncan was a self-styled revolutionary whose influence spread from America to Europe and Russia, creating a sensation everywhere she performed. Her style of dancing shunned the rigidity of ballet, and she championed the notion of free-s...

Evelyn Nesbit is one of the original "Gibson Girls" from the late 19th century in the United States. She started posing for paintings at an early age and turned it into a full-fledged modeling career to support her family. Her likeness is well-known, even to this day. She grew up on the east coast with her mom and brother. Her dad passed away when she was 10-years-old leaving his family in debt an...

Mary I of England aka Mary Tudor aka Bloody Mary was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain from January 1556 until her death in 1558. During her five-year reign, Mary had over 280 religious nonconformists, aka Protestants and radical Christians, burned at the stake in the Marian persecutions. She had a tumultuous upbringing that at one point cast her as illegitimate on top...

Steve Q. Wiltshire has made fitness, health & mindset a priority for 3 decades! Shortly after winning the Mr. Oregon Body Building Competition, Steve developed an autoimmune disease that originated from a serious gut complication that almost ruined his health. Most everything Steve learned from experts, radical meal plans and harsh chemicals in supplements compromised his gut health. 18 months aft...

The life of Mary Virginia "Ginny" Eshelman aka Virginia Gibson aka Virginia Johnson aka Mary Masters. Virginia Johnson is recognized as one of the leading sexologists of our time. She spent more than five decades conducting research, teaching, and practicing treatment for sexual dysfunction. Along with her long-time partner, William Masters, Virginia spearheaded the field of sexual psychology. "Ma...

Wallis Simpson went from being an American socialite to Duchess of Windsor. What a journey! She was born into money and lived a life of jet-setting around the same time planes were invented. Wallis stirred up plenty of controversy and gossip, especially in her romantic endeavors. Her last name comes from her second marriage, but her third marriage is the one that solidified her as part of the Brit...

Marci Marie is openly and honestly sharing her real-life jail experience with a continuously growing audience on TikTok. Her videos are light-hearted, yet still deliver some major truth bombs. She was seemingly living a "normal" life before she got caught skimming a little money off the top from her place of employment. After serving about 11 years of jail time she made it back home to her five ch...

Matthew Gray has lived an uncommonly colorful and delicious life. He had an interest in food that started as a kid that ended up taking him on a wild ride to this day. He toured with The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, and Pink Floyd as a merchandiser and as a chef. He studied at Le Cordon Bleu in London for years before moving to Hawaii. That's when he started Hawaii Food Tours as a "social experiment" to...

Empress Sisi of Austria had a turbulent life from the time she was 15 until she passed away at age 60. She's been compared to the likes of Princess Diana due to her love for the people of Hungary and how she was so unfairly treated by the monachry. She suffered from depression, eating disorders, and addiction, but that didn't stop her from bringing Austria and Hungary together to form the Austro-H...

Joan and Jane are identical twin sisters, former therapists turned Psychiatric Entertainers, and  lifelong seekers who use their own brand of humor and vulnerability to tell revealing stories about their childhood, family, marriages, divorces, dating, and motherhood… and how they uncovered and overcame all their trauma. Their mission is to help people love more and fear less. Under the Hood: How W...

Andre Paradis , certified relationship coach, educator, and author joins us for round two! This time, Nicole has a real-life dating situation that she walks through with Andre. It's a play-by-play in understanding the way a "boy" will show up in a relationship versus a "guy" or a "man." Andre provides a realistic men's and women's perspective and offers guidance on how to address the core values t...

Josephine Baker was a successful entetaininer who redefined what it meant to be a black performer and took on the role of activist during World War II. She had a rough upbringing in Missouri where she was responsible for helping provide for the family by the time she was 8-years-old. Her biological father wasn't in the picture and she didn't have a good relationship with her mother. She ended up g...

Dr. Lisa Smith is a professor, hypnotherapist, author, and advocate who has helped many people for the past 20+ years overcome trauma from PTSD, abuse (physical, sexual & emotional) & other mental health issues. Her mission is to raise awareness  and convince people and parents that young children and teens must learn about grooming and targeting so that, as a community, we can reduce the number o...

Fight, Flight, Fawn...Fornicate... wait, what? Danny addresses all of the ways that humans react to different situations and emotions. Danny is best known for using groundbreaking psychological techniques to help his clients move on from painful past trauma, boost confidence, conquer self-expression, and achieve their dreams. With millions of people failed by traditional talking therapy, Danny wan...

The Homance welcomes special guest, Lisa Jesswein, a close friend and spiritual medium with 30+ years experience. Lisa is a single woman in her 50s and has some real dating doozies. Despite all the weirdness, she remains positive and encourages everyone to harness their intuition when it comes to relationships.  Go to  www.intuitiveyou.net to learn more about the services she offers.  Follow us on...

Nicole went to Austin, Texas with her "traveling twin." They went to wineries with mini horses, donkeys, and llamas. Found themselves in speakeasies that were hidden in parking garages. Watched thousands of bats fly over them. It wouldn't be a homance trip without a running joke. Nicole put fake nails on and they kept falling off everywhere she went. There's probably still random press-on nails ou...