Your Grandma Rocks on KBYS! (Seasons 1 + 2): Recent Episodes
Philippe Girard
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks on KBYS! Each half-hour show introduces you to the life of a remarkable woman from centuries past, as well as music from her country.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks! On this episode we explore the life of British spy and Middle East expert Gertrude Bell.
In this episode of "Your Grandma Rocks," we don't go very far in history for once! We step back just a few years to the courageous struggle by Malala Yousafzai to secure women's access to education in Taliban-controlled Pakistan.
In this episode of "Your Grandma Rocks," we explore the life of the great French-Polish scientist Marie Curie, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in two scientific disciplines.
In this episode of "Your Grandma Rocks," we explore the tragic life of the geisha Okichi, who was caught between the great power dynamics of Japan and the US in the 19th c.
In this episode of "Your Grandma Rocks," we explore the remarkable life of the 16th c. queen of Angola, Anna Nzinga (or Njinga).
In this episode of "Your Grandma Rocks," we explore the life of the complex that made it possible for Spain to conquer Mexico: Dona Marina, also known as la Malinche or Malitzin.
In this episode of "Your Grandma Rocks," we explore the painful but remarkable life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
In this episode of "Your Grandma Rocks," we retrace the life of a remarkable writer and lover from medieval France: Heloise d'Argenteuil.
In this episode of "Your Grandma Rocks," we explore the life of the legendary French singer Edith Piaf.
In this episode of "Your Grandma Rocks," we explore the life of Argentine first lady Eva Peron... as well as her death, because her body had a pretty exciting career of its own!
On this episode of "Your Grandma Rocks," we take you on a half-hour journey through the extraordinary life of the Louisiana folk artist Clementine Hunter.
On this episode of "Your Grandma Rocks," we take you on a half-hour journey through the life and music of jazz legend Billie Holiday.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks on KBYS! On this episode, we retrace the life of the French revolutionary feminist Olympe de Gouges.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks! On this episode, we explore the life of Eleanor, duchess of Aquitaine, queen of France, and queen of England.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks! On this episode, we explore the life of gorilla expert Dian Fossey.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks! On this episode, we explore the life of the Italian poet Isabella di Morra.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks! On this episode, we explore the life of the Caribbean queen Anacaona.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks! On this episode, we explore the life of the Brazilian singer and actress Carmen Miranda.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks! On this episode we explore the life of Hannah Crafts, the mysterious author of the first novel by an African-American woman.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks! On this episode we explore the life of Austrian scientist Lise Meitner, who co-discovered how to split the atom.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks! On this episode we explore the life of the last pharaoh of Egypt: Cleopatra.
Welcome to your Grandma Rocks! On this episode we explore the life French novelist George Sand.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks! On this episode, we uncover the many secrets of the real-life man and women behind the character Wonder Woman.
Welcome to Your Grandma Rocks! This episode retraces the life of the Haitian freedwoman Marie Bunel.