The Chaos-Cast

Sam tells Ellen about Julia Child, the woman who made French cuisine accessible to American audiences and invented shark repellant. Meanwhile, Ellen made a personal ad and deep dived into the gay coding of newspaper personal ads.

Sam tells Ellen about Mata Hari, the first exotic dancer. Meanwhile, Ellen explains a new fun way that we can all die, aka the radioactive elephant's foot from Chernobyl.

Sam tells Ellen about Lizzie Borden, famed axe murderer who gave her parents 40 whacks. Meanwhile, Ellen knows the origin of government cheese!

Sam tells Ellen about twelve (maybe thirteen) female ghosts who will make your spooky season just that much more spooky. Meanwhile, Ellen did not get the Halloween memo and decided to tell Sam about the Penny-Farthing bicycle.

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Sam tells Ellen about Zheng Shi, a woman pirate captain who commanded more men than all the Pirates of the Caribbean combined. Meanwhile, Ellen explains why there has been a statistically improbable increase in the number of C-Sections being performed.

In honor of Sam's new niece, she tells Ellen about Heloise d'Argenteuil, star of the best known love tragedy in history. Meanwhile, Ellen fangirls over Umoja Uaso, a village in Kenya run by an all-female matriarchal system.

Ellen tells Sam about Bessie Coleman, the first African American female pilot and the first Native American pilot. Meanwhile, Sam unpacks the statistically significant increase in twins over the last 40 years.

Sam tells Ellen about Queen Isabella, Queen of England, she wolf of France, and possessor of one very un-stanable husband. Meanwhile, Ellen explain how to launder money... for no reason in particular.

Ellen tells Sam about Mary Wollstonecraft, an og feminist with questionable decision making abilities. Meanwhile, Sam explains where locusts come from.

Sam tells Ellen about Marie Curie, the only person to ever win two Nobel Prizes in different categories. Meanwhile, Ellen describes the history of vampires.

Ellen tells Sam about Shirley Chisholm, the first woman to run for president of the United States. Meanwhile, Sam learned the history of the guillotine, she had her reasons.

Sam tells Ellen about the first women to compete and medal in the Olympics in the 1900 games in Paris. Meanwhile, Ellen tries to explain the history of anesthesia.

Ellen tells Sam about Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most famous jazz singers of all time and receiver of a rare happy ending. Meanwhile Sam details the short lived Pepsi Navy.

Special Guest Tara Jabbari from WhoWasShePodcast joins us to discuss Lidia Zamenhof, the leader of the Esperanto language movement during the 1930s and 40s. Meanwhile, Ellen tells Sam and Tara about hikikomori and the Japan's department of loneliness. And Sam is just here for the ride.

Sam tells Ellen about Hatshepsut, the Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt who was the first solo female ruler of Egypt . Meanwhile, Ellen explains the warning signs of a cult to someone who was unknowingly recruited to more than one cult.

Ellen tells Sam about the tragic life of Marilyn Monroe, a timeless icon. Meanwhile, Sam saw a tik tok about the dancing plague of 1518.

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Sam tells Ellen about Annie Oakley, a wild west show performer known for her impeccable aim. While Ellen's preconceived notions have her asking about crime the entire time eye roll. Meanwhile, Ellen attempts to explain quantum tunneling, why? We may never know.

Ellen tells Sam about Nellie Bly, a female journalist in the 19th century who inspired girl stunt journalism and travelled around the world in less than 80 days. Meanwhile, Sam was curious why the time she was born really mattered to astrologists.