CONTENT WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS FRANK DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT. SENSITIVE LISTENERS MAY WISH TO SKIP THIS EPISODE. This week Sov and SQ catch up on what's been happening in their lives and in the news...ILL REPUTE! is about th
This week we discuss Sada Abe, the famous Japanese courtesan who killed her lover and carried around his penis in her pocket. She became a cultural icon after her autobiography was published.
Siouxsie Q and Sovereign Syre dive into the mysterious adventures of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, two of the most famous female pirates in history. In this two part episode, these two nerdy porn stars give you ten life lessons from these two swas
Siouxsie Q and Sovereign Syre dive into the mysterious adventures of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, two of the most famous female pirates in history. In this two part episode, these two nerdy porn stars give you ten life lessons from these two swas
Sovereign Syre and Siouxsie Q James discuss the legend of La Malinche, the native woman that helped Cortez conquer Mexico. Some see her as a traitor, others as a victim doing whatever was needed to survive. We talk about the burdens of war on
This week me and Siouxsie Q. James discuss the many iterations of the story of Pocahontas and what they tell us about our ideas about womanhood, identity, conquest and empire.
In the final episode of the first season of ILL REPUTE! Sovereign Syre and Siouxsie Q. James sit down and reflect on what we've learned, where we're going...and the legacy of Bonnie Parker, class conflict, Texas and the elections.
Dr. Heather Berg returns to talk about prostitution in progressive era San Francisco after the goldrush. We talk about how much and how little has changed.
Sovereign Syre and Siouxsie Q James discuss the rise and spectacular fall of Tanya Harding and how the narrative of her story has changed with the culture.
Me and Siouxsie Q James discuss the wild life of Tonya Harding and how class and gender played into the narrative of her Olympic career and fall from grace.
This week we only have one episode. Dr. Heath Berg is back and we're talking about the Breton myth of Ys, a sunken city brought down by the daughter of a warrior king. We get into the politics of the narratives that shape our ideas of womanhood
"I need you, the reader, to imagine us, for we don't really exist if you don't.” ― Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita There's a new book out about the real life case of Sally Horner that inspired the controversial masterpiece Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov
"I need you, the reader, to imagine us, for we don't really exist if you don't.” ― Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita There's a new book out about the real life case of Sally Horner that inspired the controversial masterpiece Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov
Oscar Wilde once quipped that "every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future." In this episode of ILL REPUTE! Sovereign and Siouxsie sit down with guest co-hosts Mistress X and Sparkle to talk about Maya Angelou, the smudging of her se
We talk about the fascinating case of Aileen Wuornos, a woman whose tragic life became the fodder for books and documentaries, and who was brought to the screen by Charlize Theron, an ironic fate for a girl who felt so invisible.
Oscar Wilde once quipped that "every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future." In this episode of ILL REPUTE! Sovereign and Siouxsie sit down with guest co-hosts Mistress X and Sparkle to talk about Maya Angelou, the smudging of her se
My guest co-host this week is Ela Darling. I give a quick and dirty history of the French Revolution and the early life of Madame Tallien, the Kim Kardashian of her time. If you haven't been in history class for awhile, this might be a good r