Difficult Damsels - The Podcast

01/11/2026

Talking, planning, is a return coming!?! 😻😻😻 Who would y’all wanna hear about if yours truly made a comeback!?! Who is your Difficult Damsel?

03/06/2024

Hello Dear Listeners! Update on Difficult Damsels:

Rachel and Kat have made the difficult decision to extend our hiatus indefinitely. Recent life events have made it hard for us to research, write, record and edit episodes worthy of such amazing listeners! We appreciate the love and support you’ve all given us these last three years! We are hoping this isn’t goodbye, just so long for now! 🥰 THANK YOU!

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01/05/2024

Your amazing host, Kat is going to jump on her soapbox for a second:

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11/30/2023

Hope everyone enjoyed their thanksgiving! 🦃 Keep being beautifully you! ♥️🗡️👸🏻🧚🏻‍♀️🐉🦄

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11/16/2023

63. Hypatia ~ Martyr of Philosophy

Hypatia was renowned in her own lifetime as a great teacher and a wise counselor in the ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria. She was a prominent thinker, devoting herself to learning and teaching, leading the life of a respected academic at Alexandria's university. Ancient sources routinely depict Hypatia as a woman who was widely known for her generosity, love of learning, and expertise in teaching the subjects of Neoplatonism, mathematics, science, and philosophy.

Little is known of her life, but her dramatic death at the hands of Christian fanatics culminating from the escalating political feud between Alexandria’s religious faction and the governing body is well-documented. Her tragic and brutal murder sent shockwaves throughout the empire for centuries and many scholars cite her death as the end of the classical world.

Disclaimer: Hypatia was more intellectual damsel than difficult, and her story may have one of the most gruesome and tragic endings we have ever covered on our podcast. While we do not go into any sort of graphic detail, it is still very hard to hear. Listener discretion is advised.

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11/01/2023

The conclusion to our epic story of the rivalry between Fredegund and Brunhild is delayed by ONE day. But we promise you it’s worth the wait. History tried to erase these two women. We refuse to let them be forgotten.

10/17/2023

Your favorite host here to remind you new episode of your favorite podcast drops Wednesday! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

She don’t think you’re ready for it!

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10/01/2023

Anya says get ready for our next Difficult Damsel! Because it’s gonna be good! New episode coming in hot 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

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09/30/2023

I happened to magically find this song in the middle of writing the Fredegund episodes. If ever there was a theme song for a vicious, ambitious, bloodthirsty woman it’s this one … 😈

I've been watching him for my entire lifeI hate the air he breathes, his foolish decrees, his words so contrived& I hate the way the townspeople gather outsi...

09/06/2023

Who’s ready for a new episode!?!

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08/26/2023

Episode 57: Ishtar & Astarte

WE’RE BACK!!!!!! 😻

And we’re taking a trip in the Rewind Time Machine to talk about two of the oldest goddesses in recorded history.

Astarte and Ishtar both emerged out of Mesopotamia as goddesses of war, love, s*x and fertility. Their influence would spread from the ancient Middle East to the Mediterranean and into Egypt, serving as the blueprint for several Greek, Roman and Egyptian gods. These ancient goddesses explore the duality of the divine feminine, as ferocious as they were sensual.

Also in this episode is our very own “Reading Rainbow” segment where we regale you with tales from the Epic of Gilgamesh (cliff notes version) and read a short story about the origin of the dawn from Nikita Gill’s “The Girl and The Goddess.”

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08/10/2023

Difficult Damsels will be back very soon and we are VERY excited for some of the episodes we already have in the works for you. One woman in particular is … well, let’s just say … she makes Cersei Lannister look like Snow White. Any guesses as to who she could possibly be? 😏 🗡️ ⚔️ (Art by Katherine Dinger).