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Black History Month (Part 1) and Kelly talks about...sports???

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Bitchstory landed in the top 15 women’s history podcasts!  Follow us on Instagram: @bitchstory.pod The latest episode is here:  Black History   People who've known me a long time are very puzzled by my enthusiasm for football in the last few years.  My husband, who I met in 2018, is a die-hard Eagles fan.  I've come to learn that all Eagles fans are die-hard, and that they are kinda insane and have a reputation for being nutty.  But they are very loyal and enthusiastic.  After getting to know the sport a little (seriously I knew nothing. I did ballet most of my life!), I started enjoying it. After getting to know the team I really started enjoying it.  Everyone knows Taylor Swift's boyfriend is Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs.  Travis' older brother is Jason Kelce and he just retired from the Eagles a year or 2 ago.  His retirement was sad because he is extremely beloved, and we worried about the team.  But Jalen Hurts steppe...

"Call me not a lord, for I am a lady"

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There's so much going on in the USA. I am starting to pull back from the news where I feel I can because it is just making me feel unwell.  But there's very little chance I will sit down and shut up while this fuckery is going on.  I will be posting about Black History Month soon.  Because February IS Black History Month, period. But for the moment, I'm continuing my coverage of the topics of our mega episode for Trans History... Bitchstory landed in the top 15 women’s history podcasts!  The latest episode is here:  Transgender History   When Lisa and I were recording the Trans History episode earlier this month, one of the things that came up is the movie "The Danish Girl".  I thought I had seen it, but it turns out, I hadn't.  It stars Eddie Redmayne as the lead character.  Interesting that "The Danish Girl" came up in this timing, because I just finished watching the spy thriller "The Jackal", staring Redmayne.   Both shows are e...