34 Circe Salon -- Make Matriarchy Great Again -- Disrupting History

Marianne Moen - Gender, Identity and Power in Archaeology

We've waited a long time for this one!  In today's episode, we talk with Dr. Marianne Moen.  Dr. Moen is an archaeologist best known for her work on gender, identity, a

Max Dashu talks Mother Law

The inimitable Max Dashu talks with Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dawn "Sam" Alden about  evidence for women-led societies in indigenous peoples around the globe, as well as t

Encore - BABM - PCOS (now PMOS) and Fibroids

Earlier this month, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) was renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) as a result of an international effort to help physicians

Shelly Puhak - Fredegund vs. Brunhilde

Award-winning author, Shelly Puhak, joins us to discuss her wonderful book, The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World, about two of the most powe

Being a Bad Martha - Body Shaming and Fat

Kimberly Rockwell, Dawn "Sam" Alden, and Lauren Torres talk about what it feels to walk through life as a woman in a large body, what feedback women receive about their b

Podcast takeover - Peopling the Past - Wonder Woman episode

Hello listeners! I hope you have had a chance to check out our interview with Chelsea Gardner and Melissa Funke of Peopling the Past, which aired earlier this season.  As

Runes: The Mother Goddess Roots - with Anu Dudley

In modern times divination is often seen as superstitious tools used primarily to predict the future. However, since ancient times our ancestors used divination as essent

Anett Jessop talks Laura Riding

While researching Robert Graves, Sean Marlon Newcombe reached out to Dr. Anett K. Jessop, who introduced us to Laura Riding Jackson, a poet, linguist, revolutionary think

In Praise of the Goddess - Norse Goddesses

Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dawn "Sam" Alden sit down with Professor Carolyne Larrington to get back to basics in discussing the Norse pantheon of Goddesses. Just how much i

"Lady Spy" Films - Atomic Blonde and Salt (movie review)

Sean Marlon Newcombe, Dawn "Sam" Alden and Kimberly Rockwell are playing Siskel and Ebert again, this time with movies featuring female spies. Espionage apparently looks

An interview with Peopling the Past - Melissa Funke and Chelsea Gardner

Dawn "Sam" Alden interviews Melissa Funke and Chelsea Gardner of the Peopling the Past project - a website, a podcast, and so much more. In this meta episode, they talk a

Encore Episode - Walter Penrose - Lost Amazons!

In this episode we sit down with Walter Penrose, PhD, associate professor of history at San Diego State University. Dr. Penrose specializes in the History of Gender and S

Being a Bad Martha - Misogynist Song Lyrics

Kimberly Rockwell, Dawn "Sam" Alden and Lauren Torres talk about the music that shaped their youth. The songs we scream-sang, and those that comforted us when we were hea

Kim Gould: Re-envisioning Astrology's Foundational Myths

Kim Gould is a mentor and coach who teaches people to access their own unique way to create meaningful change in their lives through astrology and the human design system

Nobody's Mother - Dr. Sandra Glahn

Join us as we interview Dr. Sandra Glahn, professor at the Dallas Theological Seminary, about her wonderful book, Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity a

Founding Mothers: Lilian Gilbreth and Edith Clark

In today’s episode in the Founding Mother’s series, we explore two influential women from the past: Lilian Gilbreth, an American psychologist, industrial, consultant and

"Karen" -- Deconstruction of a Slur

"Karen"-- a term that became ubiquitous in 2020.  It was used as a verbal cudgel to upbraid a certain type of woman: white and very outspoken. Some say the term had its

Female Robin Hoods!

"Rob from the rich, give to the poor!"  This is the famous rallying cry of Robin Hood.  But is he the only legendary figure to do so? And were there any female Robin Hood

2025-2026 Season Preview!

We're back!  We hope you've all had a wonderful summer break!  Now it's time to Make Matriarchy Great Again. :-)  Join us for our preview of our sixth season. We'll give

In Memoriam - Sally Roesch Wagner - Sisters In Spirit: Suffragists and Native American Women

Our final episode of the season is an encore presentation, in memoriam, of the first episode of the season-- Sally Roesch Wagner and the Suffragists-Native American conne