Femme Fatales Pt. 1: WWII and Origins

A Georgia home erupted into flames and a frantic 911 call broke the air during a quiet Summer night in June 2022. Police were told a woman was inside her burning home attacking her own family. Darlene Brister, a mother of seven, snapped. Find what happened in the Brister househol ...  Show more

A cyclist was shocked when they found a teenage girl battling for her life on the side of a rural Wisconsin road. The young girl was rushed to a hospital and survived what was clearly an attempted murder. Waukesha investigators found her attackers a few hours later — Morgan Geyse ...  Show more

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to this episode on the history of female assassins and spies, both fictional and not. Intrigue! Betrayal! Danger! And don't forget style.

In part one of this deep dive on female revenge, Anney and Samantha dig into the science behind revenge and discuss famous historical examples of women getting their revenge.

Joanna Bourke, who has been delivering a series of Gresham lectures on six different ‘evil women’ through history, explores what ideas about evil and femininity can tell us about changing societal values over time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Lear ...  Show more

When people think of spies, they often picture men like James Bond. Yet throughout history women have also had careers as spies. Listen in to learn more about notable female spies, sex as a espionage tactic, stereotypes and more.