The Dames are back for Season 2 with a very special episode. The Dames discuss women and mental health, the science behind the struggle and a wild discovery from 23 and Me. Bri and Laura share their own experiences with anxiety and depression a

Ep8 Dames and Linguistic Devices, Vocal Fry and Upspeak

May 30th, 2017 41m 10s

The Dames discuss evolving language, the development of vocal fry and upspeak, text language and emojis and confidence in speech. All of these linguistic devices effect how we see the person using them, particularly if they are female. Take a l

Ep7 Dames and the 5 Love Languages

Apr 4th, 2017 47m 49s

The Dames discuss the Five Love Languages, a framework for how people express and receive love. The Dames discuss how to discover your own love language and how to better interact with people with a different love language than your own.

Ep6 Dames and The Geek Feminist Revolution: An Interview with Kameron Hurley

Mar 7th, 2017 54m 26s

The Dames interview Kameron Hurley, Hugo Award winning author of the Geek Feminist Revolution. They discuss her work in science fiction, what it means to be a woman in the genre, finding work/life balance (like that exists) and staying optimist

Ep5 Dames and Cosplay

Feb 27th, 2017 44m 54s

In this episode, the Dames discuss cosplay and the attention that comes with it.

Ep4 Dames and The Bechdel Test

Feb 9th, 2017 45m 45s

The Dames discuss the Bechdel test (a test that questions whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man). Do your favorite movies pass? Find out about Marvel, DC, The Karate Kid, K

Ep3 Dames and Personality Archetypes

Jan 26th, 2017 57m 16s

The Dames discuss personality archetypes and which of the Myers Briggs personalities some of your favorite literary characters would fall under. It turns out that some personalities are more likely to belong to a female than others. Stick aroun

Ep2 Dames and the Books that Shaped Us

Jan 21st, 2017 36m 23s

The Dames let their literary nerd flags fly by discussing the books that shaped us as children and, naturally, we end up discussing Narnia, Harry Potter and gender roles.