Stories of Strange Women
Summary: The Stories of Strange Women podcast is devoted to exploring the lives and careers of unusual and captivating women. Hosted by New York Times bestselling author Tonya Hurley and Morbid Anatomy Museum co-founder Tracy Hurley Martin, these identical twin sisters redefine 'strange' through their wide-ranging and in-depth conversations with a broad array of compelling female artists, artisans, performers, authors and just plain eccentrics. From filmmakers and pop singers to sword swallowers and witches, the Hurley sisters uncover the alchemy that makes extraordinary women so strange... in the best possible way. Engineered by electronic music wizard Vince Clarke.
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Divya is an award-winning taxidermist, animal lover and co-author of the book STUFFED ANIMALS. She is one of the female taxidermist spearheading the alt-taxidermy movement in Brooklyn, NY. She talks about starting out in taxidermy when it was populated with hunters and camo, her fascination Read More
Star of the Science Channel’s show ODDITIES, Michelson is a collector, curator and co-owner of Obscura Antiques in NYC. In this episode she talks about being a reluctant TV star and a fixture at Comic Cons, her solitary childhood, why she surrounds herself with wax Read More
This week’s episode features a candid interview with singer-songwriter Alison Moyet. Alison talks about growing up and feeling awkward, the punk scene where she found refuge, her meteoric rise to fame with Yazoo, the ups and downs of her solo career, her years of personal Read More
In this week’s episode Shannon Taggart talks Spiritualism and the strangest things she’s witnessed, Feminism, the Fox Sisters and Michael Jackson. Taggart started photographing the mediums of Lily Dale in 2001, and for 16 years after has documented the séances and practices of modern Spiritualism. Read More
The premiere episode features the “Sweetheart of the Sideshow” Ilise S. Carter aka The Lady Aye. Carter talks frankly about why she invented a persona to get over stage fright, how swallowing swords helped her overcome bulimia, the difference between woman in the field and Read More
