Episodes

  • Hedy Lamarr: The Hollywood Star Who Revolutionized Technology

    Hedy Lamarr: The Hollywood Star Who Revolutionized Technology
    Jul 9 2025
    She was a woman who lived many lives. When beauty meets genius, the result is Hedy Lamarr. Even though she is known for her glamorous Hollywood roles, Hedy was also an inventor whose technology laid the groundwork for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. This episode uncovers her journey from silver screen star to tech thought-leader, revealing how her brilliance changed the world, even though it went unrecognized in her lifetime. Follow us on Instagram: @watchhercookpodcast Sources: How Hollywood Star Hedy Lamarr invented the tech behind wifi Hedy Lamarr and frequency hopping Frequency hopping spread spectrum Hedy Lamarr- Sultry star who reigned in Hollywood of 30s and 40s Random Paths to frequency hopping Bombshell: Interview with Richard Rhodes on Hedy Lamarr How Hedy Lamarr and her inventions changed the world Hollywood’s Brightest Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • Hitting Pause For for Independence Day

    Hitting Pause For for Independence Day
    Jul 2 2025
    In light of Independence Day, we will not be releasing an episode this week. We'll be back next Wednesday, July 9, with another powerful story from an incredible woman! See you then! Please support us by subscribing and following us on Instagram: ⁠@watchhercookpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Belle Gunness: Murder Through Love Letters

    Belle Gunness: Murder Through Love Letters
    Jun 25 2025
    She was a loving mother, a grieving widow–and one of America’s most prolific female serial killers. In the 19th century, Norwegian immigrant Belle Gunness lured wealthy suitors to her Indiana farmhouse through newspaper ads promising love, fortune, and a fresh start—only for them to strangely disappear. What investigators discovered when they visited her home would leave behind one of the most chilling mysteries in American true crime history. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@watchhercookpodcast ⁠ Sources: ⁠How the farm girl became the butcher of lonely men ⁠ ⁠Butcher of Men’: A murderous woman thrives in a credulous era⁠ ⁠100 year mystery: did she commit murder?⁠ ⁠Belle Gunness: Poisonous Pen⁠ ⁠Belle Gunness- crime library ⁠ ⁠Belle Gunness- murderpedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • The Courageous Women in Pink

    The Courageous Women in Pink
    Jun 18 2025
    In the heartland of rural India, 400,000 women dressed in pink saris have come together to fight domestic abuse, caste discrimination, and political corruption. Founded by Sampat Pal Devi, the “Gulabi Gang” carries bamboo sticks—not to incite violence, but to demand accountability where institutions have failed. In a society that often silences women and the marginalized, the gang has found power in numbers, reminding us all that when women stand together, they stand stronger. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@watchhercookpodcast ⁠ Sources: ⁠India's Gulabi Gang: A force to be reckoned with⁠ ⁠Pink Vigilante's poll fight for Indian women's rights⁠ ⁠India’s Castocracy Dalit outcastes in the caste systems ⁠ ⁠Fighting for women’s rights in India⁠ ⁠Carrying a big stick: India’s Gulabi Gang⁠ ⁠Gulabi Gang Breaking the Ceiling with Lathis⁠ ⁠India’s Women Warriors⁠ ⁠From Lathis to London Museum⁠ ⁠Women's Vigilantism in India: A Case Study of the Pink Sari Gang⁠ ⁠The Gulabi Gang as a Social Movement⁠ ⁠India’s Big Gang Vigilantes⁠ ⁠Sampat Pal Devi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • The Mother of Science Fiction: Inventing Frankenstein

    The Mother of Science Fiction: Inventing Frankenstein
    Jun 11 2025
    What began as a vivid dream on a stormy night during the “Year Without a Summer,” after a round of German ghost stories by the fire, would go on to spark the birth of science fiction. In this episode, we will explore Mary Shelley’s journey from her childhood to becoming the author of Frankenstein, and how her imagination–and pain–brought a creature to life that still resonates with us so deeply today. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@watchhercookpodcast ⁠ Sources: ⁠Times: Did a Real-Life Alchemist Inspire Frankenstein?⁠ ⁠Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus⁠ ⁠Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley- Poetry Foundation⁠ ⁠JStore: Mary Shelleys obsession with the cemetery⁠ ⁠Artificial intelligence and Frankenstein- comparative analysis ⁠ ⁠Frankenstein or Modern Prometheus: Issues in biomedical science⁠ ⁠Frankenstein at 200: Why hasn’t Mary Shelley been given the respect she deserves?⁠ ⁠Mary Shelley Biography⁠ ⁠This day in history: Frankenstein published ⁠ ⁠Smithsonian Magazine- Breaking auction records⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • The Most Notorious Shoplifters in British History

    The Most Notorious Shoplifters in British History
    Jun 4 2025
    In the filthy streets of Victorian South London, a group of women from Elephant and Castle pulled off the largest and most sophisticated shoplifting operation in British history. Known as the Forty Elephants, these working-class women built a tightly run underground network—strategic, stealthy, and nearly untouchable. Targeting high-end department stores, they outsmarted police, intimidated male gangs and pulled off flawless heists again and again. Follow us on Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠@watchhercookpodcast ⁠⁠⁠ Sources: ⁠Dirty London: How Victorian Filth Formed the Urban Detective⁠ The Lady Gangsters of the Victorian Age⁠ ⁠Crime and the Victorians⁠ ⁠The Sun– Glamour Gangsters⁠ ⁠Meet The Forty Elephants, The All-Girl Gang From London⁠ ⁠What was crime like in Victorian London?⁠ ⁠https://www.walks.com/blog/crime-victorian-london/⁠ ⁠The all women gang that robbed London blind⁠ ⁠London’s Female Thieves, 1700-1710⁠ ⁠Criminal Gangs of 19th Century Britain⁠ ⁠Crime chronicles: Part 2⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Hitting Pause For Memorial Day

    Hitting Pause For Memorial Day
    May 28 2025
    In light of Memorial Day, we will not be releasing an episode this week. We'll be back next Wednesday, June 4, with another powerful story from an incredible woman! Please support us by subscribing and following us on Instagram: @watchhercookpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 min
  • The Most Feared Pirate of the South China Sea

    The Most Feared Pirate of the South China Sea
    May 21 2025
    It began in the crowded harbors of Guangdong, where intelligent woman, Zheng Yi Sao, worked aboard a floating brothel. Through strategy, negotiation and an unshakable understanding of power, she went on to become the leader of 70,000 pirates, command hundreds of ships and take control over trade in the South China Sea—making her one of the most feared pirates ever recorded in history. Sources: ⁠History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea From 1807 to 1810⁠ ⁠Royal Museums Greenwich⁠ ⁠Great Explorers: Zheng Yi Sao⁠ ⁠Cheng Yi Sao, Female pirate extraordinaire ⁠ ⁠Zheng Yi Sao: The most successful pirate you’ve never heard of⁠ ⁠Chinese piracy in the late 18th and 19th centuries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins