The Women of the 1920s Who Defied Prohibition
Season 4, Episode 6. The 1920s was the decade of speakeasies, gin joints, illicit nightclubs, and cabarets. Today we'll meet the many women brewing their own moonshine, and doing serious jail time. We...
20 Apr 20231h 2min
The Women of the 1920s Who Supported Prohibition
Season 4, Episode 5. Women were a big reason why the prohibition of alcohol became a constitutional amendment in 1920s America. Today we'll learn about the history of the saloon and dry laws, the poli...
27 Mar 202349min
Writing 1920s-Inspired Historical Fiction with Lyssa Mia Smith
Season 4, Episode 5. Join me for a fun-filled interview with my friend and fellow debut author, Lyssa Mia Smith, whose novel, REVELLE, came out last month. Described as MOULIN ROUGE meets THE GREAT GA...
15 Mar 202346min
The Exploress: NIGHTBIRDS Edition
I am thrilled to share a juicy snippet of the NIGHTBIRDS audiobook with you, listeners! Please enjoy the prologue and first chapter, brought to life by the incredibly talented Saskia Maarleveld. You c...
27 Feb 202357min
The 1920s, But Make It Fiction with Amie Kaufman
Season 4, Episode 3. I'm thrilled to be in conversation with Amie Kaufman, fellow author, friend, and co-host of my other podcast, Pub Dates, about taking inspiration from history and weaving it into ...
26 Feb 20231h 1min
The Flappers of the 1920s
Season 4, Episode 2. The flapper is the most iconic lady of the Roaring Twenties. We'll learn about her signature bobbed hairdo, what makeup she was rocking, and how Coco Chanel inspired the dresses s...
20 Feb 202351min
Re-Release: The Women's Suffrage Movement & American Voting Rights (The 2023 Edition)
Season 4, Episode 1. Let's time travel back to the 1920s! But first, we're going to revisit a vintage Exploress episode that explores something momentous that happened in the year 1920, when American ...
13 Feb 20231h
Being Queen with Elizabeth I
Season 3, Episode 28. Queen Elizabeth I ruled for 45 years as the Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess, and Gloriana, and her reign is now referred to as the Golden Age, or the Elizabethan Age. Today we'll b...
12 Jan 202344min
