Unruly Figures

20/09/2022

This week's episode of Unruly Figures covers the first recorded female ruler in history--Kubaba! After starting her life as a beer brewer and tavern owner, she rose to rule over ancient Sumer in about 2500 BCE. Learn more about this groundbreaking woman: https://unrulyfigures.substack.com/p/episode-18-queen-kubaba

01/03/2022

A little recap of all my posts on 's TREE in the month of February. It was so fun covering these daring people for a new audience and I'm glad it led to so many new conversations. If you haven't yet, check out the posts about Jean-Michel Basquiat, Edward Duke of Windsor, Rosa Parks, and Anne Bonny all on TREE now! Link is in my bio.

04/01/2022

I'm so curious y'all--of all the episodes from 2021, which was your favorite?

23/12/2021

I love all these various portraits of Manuela Sáenz. They include delicate miniatures, celebrations of her bravery in the revolution against Spain, and a memorial to her work for South America's freedom from colonialism. Which is your favorite? ⁠
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28/11/2021

We’re almost through revisiting the movies on this list of the ten best historical movies for your post-Thanksgiving food coma. What’s your favorite historical movie?

19/10/2021

The new Unruly Figures episode on Anne Bonny is out now! Check it out wherever you get your podcasts. Though, personally, my favorite way to listen is on Substack. Check it out there: unrulyfigures.substack.com/p/episode-3-anne-bonny

12/10/2021

I am IN LOVE with these photos of and in love. It's so cool to see her so young and to see him just shining with adoration for her. ⁠⁠
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Learn about their relationship and his career as an artist in the most recent episode of ! The link to the ep is in my bio. ⁠⁠
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Photo credits:⁠⁠
1. https://twixnmix.tumblr.com/post/177629864940/jean-michel-basquiat-and-madonna-while-they-were⁠⁠
2. ⁠https://madonnaunderground.com/madonna-and-jean-michel-basquiat-photographed-by-glenn-obrien-1982/⁠⁠
3. ⁠https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/3309/when-madonna-basquiat-dated⁠⁠
4 through 7: ⁠https://www.vintag.es/2019/06/madonna-and-jean-michel-basquiat.html

28/09/2021

These are just a few of my favorite photos of that I found while researching. She radiates joy in so many of these photos. 😍 You can see a lot more photos in the episode transcript! Check it out at the link 👆

21/09/2021

It's launch day! I'm screaming! For my very first episode, I'm covering Joe Carstairs, speed boat racer, owner of an island, and lover of the famous actress Marlene Dietrich. Check out the podcast on several platforms (though my favorite is Substack 😉 )

Substack: http://unrulyfigures.substack.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2IDLWkTtnAu2U3uv83wcBk
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/unruly-figures
Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/fpzp9erf
Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/unruly-figures-GyggpR
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/unruly-figures
Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82OTdiYmUzNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

01/09/2021

It's trailer time, baby!

Episodes of Unruly Figures will come out every other Tuesday starting September 21. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

This is about the rebels. This is about the ne’er-do-wells. This is about the mutineers, the agitators, the subversives. Unruly Figures is a celebration of history’s biggest rule-breakers. Twice a month, I’m going to dive into the life and times of the greatest rebels the world has known. I wi...

01/09/2021