The Monstrous Woman Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Monstrous Woman Podcast
Why do we feminize monsters? Why do we paint women who defy unspoken rules as grotesque? The Monstrous Woman Podcast seeks to uncover the answers to these questions and determine just what Feminist representation should be. From ancient Greek myths to Harry Potter we evaluate women's portrayals across media and the implications today. Join Quinn and Megan for their fortnightly discussions on what feminist media should look like!
This is the Batgirl episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the seventh and final part of our Super Powered series, Quinn and Megs discuss the representation of all three major Batgirls in DC Comics. From the OG Barbara Gordon to the endearing Stephanie Brown to the deeply badass Cassandra Cain, we get to cover all of them.! We are joined by Robert from The Truham Grammar Bookclub Podcast (among other projects), and you can listen to their wonderful Heartstopper and other podcasts on all platforms.
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Scarlet Witch episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the sixth part of our Super Powered series, Quinn and Megs discuss the representation of everyone's favorite witch from the Marvel Universe! We are joined by Darien from Muses of Mythology, and you can listen to their wonderful Percy Jackson podcast on all platforms.
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Royal Pain episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the fifth part of our Super Powered series, Quinn and Megan discuss the representation of everyone's favorite supervillain from the 2005 Disney classic, Sky High! We are joined by Erica and Carter from Seaweed Brain, and you can listen to their wonderful Percy Jackson podcast on all platforms.
For the making of this episode we pulled from:
- Sky High (2005)
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the fourth part of our Super Powered series, Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of our favorite fandom to canon sapphic duo.
For the making of this episode we pulled from:
- Who is Poison Ivy? The origins of Dr. Pamela Isley by Carole on Comic Book Treasurey
- Harley Quinn’s Real Origin Revealed on ScreenRant
- BTAS Wiki page for the episode Mad Love
- Harley Quinn Wiki page for the episode Something Borrowed, Something Green
- BTAS Mad Love
- Harley Quinn Something Borrowed, Something Green
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Power Girl episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the third part of our Super Powered series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of of the most opinionated Kryptonian from the 1970s to present day, and our hero from body positivity icon to other worldly invader to CEO.
For the making of this episode we pulled from:
- Comic Vine’s Power Girl page
- DC’s microhero wiki’s page on Lois Lane as Power Girl
- Jezebel’s article Costumes & Cheesecake: Power Girl Controversy Illustrates Gender In Comics by Latoya Peterson
- Book Riot’s Fashion Disasters: Power Girl by Jessica Plummer
- DC Database JSA Classified Issue #2 Page
- That Time Superman/Power Girl’s Flirting Freaked Black Canary Out on CBR.com by Brian Cronin
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the She-Hulk episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the second part of our Super Powered series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of our of the Jade Giantess from the 1980s to present day, and our hero from lawyer to fashion icon to breaker of fourth walls.
- SHE-HULK’S MCU POWERS AND ORIGINS VS. HER MARVEL COMICS STORY by Rosie Knight from Nerdist
- The She-Hulk character page on Marvel.com
- Marvel's She-Hulk: Powers, History and Origin Explained by Kelly Knox on IGN.com
- The Sensational She-Hulk Volume 1 by John Byrne
- Disney+ She-Hulk: Attorney at Law limited series
- Kenna (@mouseabolition on Tiktok)’s video titled bell hooks vs. The Incredible Hulk (which is genius and the reason we made this episode
- Freedom from the Forbidden, a feminist Islamic blog, ‘s exploration of chapter 5 of bell hooks’ book The Will to Change entitled Stopping Male Violence
- Race, Animality, and Animal Studies by Julie Sze
- Women of Marvel Podcast’s She-Hulk Episode
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Wonder Woman episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the first part of our Super Powered series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of our favorite feminist fighting fascism from the 1940s to present day, and our hero from icon to women libber to Amazon warrior.
The feminist text we point to on this episode is Wonder Woman Historia by Kelly Sue DeConnick. Megan wrote a book review for the run for Subjectify Media that can be read here: https://subjectifymedia.com/wonder-woman-historia-review/
For the making of this episode we pulled from
- Smithsonian Magazine’s The Surprising Origin Story of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
- The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
- Side plug anything that Jill Lepore has ever written or spoken about. She is my favorite historian living or dead. - Quinn
- Smithsonian’s Sidedoor Podcast on how Ms. Made Wonder Woman a Feminist Icon
- That Time Wonder Woman Was A Martial Artist Without Powers by Alan Kistler on talkingcomicbooks.com
- DC Database’s Wonder Woman page
- Wonder Woman: The Twelve Labors by Len Wein
- Wonder Woman Historia by Kelly Sue DeConnick
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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In this episode, Quinn and Megan kick off the Super series of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! Over the coming weeks, we will be doing a deep dive into women's representation in comics so today we discussed what this series is going to look like, our own relationships with comic books and other media, and why we think examining women as superheroes, supervillains, and people in between is worthwhile.
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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Join Megan this week as they interview author Francesca McMahon about her first full length novel of their ongoing series: Home to the Wild! You will recognize our dear friend, Fran, from from their many appearances on the show. Tune in to hear all about Fran's writing process, the experience of relearning how to write for humans after spending so much in a wolf's mindset, and how Quinn and Megan felt reading HTTW.
Buy Home to the Wild: https://books2read.com/hometothewild
Follow Fran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4612703.Francesca_McMahon
Fran's website: https://francescamcmahon.com/
Wolf Protection Website: https://www.apexprotectionproject.org/
To hear more from Fran you can find her @adoseoffran on Instagram and Tiktok and A Healthy Dose of Fran on Youtube.
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This is the Disney Princess Feminist Debate Episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the final part of our Fairy Tale series, Quinn and Megan discuss which Disney princesses are in fact feminists. Quinn and Megan are also joined by returning guests Maddy and Lochlyn who join the hosts in their discussion of all things Disney princesses.
We know you are now just as obsessed with Maddy and Lochlyn as we are, so for more from them check out @maddybooksandbakes on Instagram and We Accidentally Vaporized Our Podcast on all podcatching platforms respectively.
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Evil Stepmother/Lady Tremaine episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the fifth part of our Fairy Tale series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of the story dating all the way back to the Silk Road and its antagonist from social climber to passionate cat owner to over zealous mother.
For the making of this episode we pulled from
- Cinderella a story originally created by Chinese women in around 850 on the silk road that was written down and popularized by the Grimm Brothers
- Disney’s 1950 film Cinderella
- Stepsister by Jennifer by Jennifer Donnelly
- How Cinderella Lost its Original Feminist Edge in the Hands of Men by Alexander Sergeant
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Evil Fairy/Maleficent episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the fourth part of our Fairy Tale series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of The Charles Perreault' Evil Fairy from slighted guest to dragon-woman-hybrid to Angelina Jolie.
We know you are now just as obsessed with our friend Charlie as we are, so for more from them check out The Eldest Gods on all podcatching platforms.
- Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault
- Disney’s 1959 film Sleeping Beauty
- Disney’s 2014 film Maleficent
- How Sleeping Beauty is Accidentally the Most Feminist Animated Movie Disney Ever Made
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Sorceress/Mother Gothel episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the third part of our Fairy Tale series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of The Grimm Brothers' Sorceress from excellent gardener to overbearing mother to Stephen Sondheim character.
We know you are now just as obsessed with our friend Matt as we are, so for more from him check out Fandom Encounters on all podcatching platforms. We also know you fell in love with Carter and Erica and you can find them on Seaweed Brain and Entering Storybrooke Podcasts.
For this episode we pulled from:
- Mother Gothel being obsessed with not aging yet the hair also seems to give her immortal life
- Changing it to a kidnapping to make her more evil
- Does Mother Gothel love Rapunzel?
- Is mother Gothel a redeemable character?
- Stories with no positive female relationships of consequence
- It’s interesting that Mother Gothel is villainized for hoarding the flower’s magic but when they were getting the flower for the queen they didn’t have plans to share either
- Mother Gothel can’t actually win here because if she allows herself to age normally she’ll be shunned as all women are, they just don’t want to know how she keeps herself young
- Blonde being magical and Mother Gothel’s thick black curly hair signaling her being a villian
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Evil Queen episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the second part of our Fairy Tale series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of The Grimm Brothers' Evil Queen from villainous and vain stepmother to wearer of fantastic blue eyeshadow to hot mayor of a town in Maine.
For this episode we pulled from:
- Little Snow White by the Grimm Brothers
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney Film
- Once Upon A Time’s Episode The Stable Boy
- Snow White is No Feminist a NYTimes article by Janet Maslin
- A Tiktok about how mothers view daughters by Hailey Denise Colborn
- Looking Closer: Women in the Ink and Paint Department waltdisney.org/blog
- Her Church.org article on Croning Ceremony
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Sea Witch episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the first part of our Fairy Tale series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of Hans Christian Anderson's the Sea Witch from powerful magic wieldier to drag-queen inspired villain and beyond.
For this episode we pulled from:
- The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson
- The Little Mermaid Disney Film
- Revisionists History’s three episode series 1. The Golden Contract, 2. The Fairy Tale Twist, and 3. Honestly Ever After
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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In this episode, Quinn and Megan kick off the Fairy Tale series of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! Over the coming weeks, we will be doing a deep dive into female representation in western fairy tales so today we discussed what this series is going to look like, our own relationships to these villains, particularly in their Disney adaptations, and what exactly has caused fairy tales to stick around for so long.
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Fanfiction in the Harry Potter Fandom Episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the final part of our Harry Potter series, Quinn and Megan discuss some amazing subversive fanfiction that makes Harry Potter a more inclusive entity. Quinn and Megan are also joined by Matt from Fandom Encounters who join the hosts in their discussion of fanfics and even brings one of his own to discuss.
We know you are now just as obsessed with our friend Matt as we are, so for more from him check out Fandom Encounters on all podcatching platforms.
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Molly Weasley episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the fifth and final part of our Harry Potter series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of Mrs. Weasley from badass soldier to sometimes overbearing mother to woman who fed an actual army.
For this episode we pulled from:
- Oh, Witch Please a wonderful podcast hosted by Hannah and Marcelle
- Harry Potter and the Sacred Text an excellent podcast hosted by Vanessa and Matt
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Professor Umbridge episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the fourth part of our Harry Potter series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of Professor Umbridge from slimy politician to ultimate Karen to possibly Hogwarts' worst teacher ever.
For this episode we pulled from:
- Oh, Witch Please a wonderful podcast hosted by Hannah and Marcelle
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Professor Trelawney episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the third part of our Harry Potter series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of Professor Trelawney from underrated divination professor to clairvoyant seer to Hogwarts' best mentor. Quinn and Megan are also joined by Darien from The Muses of Mythology Podcast who shared her wonderful, witchy expertise about tarot.
We know you were bewitched by Darien like we are, so for more from her check out Muses of Mythology on all podcatching platforms.
For this episode we pulled from:
- Oh, Witch Please a wonderful podcast hosted by Hannah and Marcelle
- Silly: in defense of Parvati Patil by dirgewithoutmusic
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Fleur Delacour episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the second part of our Harry Potter series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of Fleur from underappreciated Triwizard champion to expert at international relations to the best dressed member of The Order.
For the making of this episode we pulled from
- Myths About Sexual Violence from the Rape Crisis org of England and Wales
- Order of Mercy (Chapter 2) by MandyinKC
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Rita Skeeter episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the first part of our Harry Potter series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of Rita Skeeter from salacious journalist to bold trend setter to super spy beetle.
For the making of this episode we pulled from
- Book 4, Episode 7 of Witch Please entitled “Monstrous Women” guest starring Jess Zimmerman
- Rita Skeeter Strikes by TeddyLongLong
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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On this episode Quinn and Megan kick off the Harry Potter series of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! Over the coming weeks we will be doing a deep dive into female representation in the Harry Potter series so today we discussed what this series is going to look like, the complicated nature of interacting with these books now that we know how hateful the author is, and Quinn and Megan share their personal relationships to the books.
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Queer Representation in Percy Jackson Episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the final part of our Greek Mythology series Quinn and Megan discuss the representation of the LGBTQIA2+ community in their favorite children's series. Quinn and Megan are also joined by Erica and Carter from The Seaweed Brain Podcast who join the hosts in airing out all their thoughts in opinions on the Queer characters in the Percy Jackson universe.
We know you were taken aback by how insightful and fun our friends over at Seaweed Brain are, so for more from them check out The Seaweed Brain Podcast on all podcatching platforms.
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Circe episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In the fifth and final part of our Greek Mythology series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of Circe from mysterious loner of Aeaea to the first witch in western canon to connoisseur of pigs. Quinn and Megan are also joined by Lochlyn and Lauren from We Accidentally Vaporized Our Podcast who lend us their perspective and Percy Jackson expertise.
We know you all loved hearing Lochlyn and Lauren's deep dives as much as we did, so for more from them check out We Accidentally Vaporized Our Podcast on all podcatching platforms.
For this episode we pulled from:
- Britannica's Circe Page
- Book 10 of the Odyssey
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
- Circe by Madeline Miller
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Pasiphae episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In part four of our Greek Mythology series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of Pasiphae from the ruthless queen and witch of Crete to the mother of infamous figures like the Minotaur and Ariadne. Quinn and Megan are also joined by Erin and Manasa from Camp Half-pod who help us dive into a woman's villian era through the lens of Taylor Swift's 2017 album Reputation.
We know you all became as deeply attached to Erin and Manasa as we did, so for more from them check out Camp Half-pod on all podcatching platforms.
For this episode we pulled from:
- The Theoi Project’s Pasiphae page
- The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
- Circe by Madeline Miller
- Bull by David Elliott
- Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary by Robert E. Bell
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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Join Quinn and Megan this week as they interview author Francesca McMahon about her debut short story: Echoes of the Past! You will recognize our dear friend, Fran, from when they joined us for our Medusa discussion as the very first guest of our podcast. Tune in to hear all about Fran's writing process, her new found empathy for the furry community, and how Quinn and Megan felt reading EOTP.
Buy Echoes of the Past: https://books2read.com/echoesofthepast
Pre-Order Home to the Wild: https://books2read.com/hometothewild
Follow Fran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4612703.Francesca_McMahon
Fran's website: https://francescamcmahon.com/
Wolf Protection Website: https://www.apexprotectionproject.org/
To hear more from Fran you can find her @adoseoffran on Instagram and Tiktok and A Healthy Dose of Fran on Youtube.
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This is the Thetis episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In part three of our Greek Mythology series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of Thetis as she balances her identities of queen of sea nymphs and mother of Aristos Achaoin. Quinn and Megan are also joined by Maddy from The Fatal Flaw Podcast who lends us her Percy Jackson expertise and perspective on Thetis.
We know you loved all of Maddy's hot takes on this episode, so for more from her check out The Fatal Flaw Podcast on all podcatching platforms.
For this episode we pulled from:
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The Thetis Britannica Page
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The Thoei Project's Thetis Page
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The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Scylla and Charybdis episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In part two of our Greek Mythology series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of Scylla and Charybdis across time; discovering that whether its ancient myths or modern children's books it is an act of rebellion for women to take up space. Quinn and Megan are also joined by Darien from The Podcast of Poseidon who brings her own mythological prowess and rock-climbing expertise to this discussion.
We are sure you enjoyed listening to Darien's thoughts on this episode as much as we did, so for more from her check out Podcast of Poseidon on all podcatching platforms and also follow her amazing rock-climbing Instagram @ontherocksboise
For this episode we pulled from:
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The Scylla and Charybdis World History Page
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The Scylla and Charybdis Britannica Page
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The Thoei Project's Charybdis Page
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The Odyssey Book 12
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The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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This is the Medusa episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! In part one of our Greek Mythology series Quinn and Megan discuss the interpretations of Medusa across time; from Ovid's writing to 2005's The Lightning Thief. Quinn and Megan are also joined by Fran from The Best Dam Camp podcast who offers their insights on the infamous figure of Medusa!
Fran has just published Echoes of the Past, a short story setting up their larger fictional universe, and it is available everywhere now! Make sure to check it out! Goodreads link - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59782335-echoes-of-the-past
For this episode we pulled from:
1. The Timeless Myth of the Medusa, a Rape Victim Turned Monster by Christobel Hastings
2. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
3. Why So Many Mythological Monsters are Female by Nora McGreevy
Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram.
Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow them on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com.
Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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Too long for a trailer and not quite a real episode, get to know Quinn and Megan on the inaugural almost-episode of The Monstrous Woman Podcast! We discuss what our show is going to look like, what to expect from our first series on Greek Mythology, and the impact we want our show to have. Follow us on Instagram @themonstrouswomanpod and email us your thoughts, feelings, and opinions themonstrouswomanpod@gmail.com. If you would like even more from us our Patreon is The Monstrous Woman Pod and our Redbubble store is MonsterWomanPod. Our cover art is designed and created by Tyler Peterson, you can find more of his work @t.p._art on Instagram. Megan Peterson is also an author, to keep up with her work you can follow her on Instagram @meganpetersonwrites, on Tiktok @meganpetersonwrites, and on her website www.meganpetersonbooks.com. Quinn Albert is also an embroiderer, to see her wonderful work you can follow along on Instagram @onquinnsandneedles.
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