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Wicked Women: The PodcastAuthor: Grace Beattie
They were adulterers, murderers, mistresses, religious zealots, thieves, and traitors. They were queens, wives, mothers, young, and old. What binds the women together in this podcast is their legacies. These are women who were known during their lifetimes or reinvented after their deaths as wicked women. The lenses of history are often gendered, damning women for some of the same actions that men have been lauded for. The nuances surrounding the women in this podcast were removed in exchange for a one-sided portrayal. Within Wicked Women: The Podcast, I do not attempt to excuse or condone the wrongs committed by these women, instead, the podcast looks at their overarching story and examines the origin of their negative legacy. Alongside a brief biographical overview of the woman, I will be incorporating interviews I have held with experts on the subject to provide multiple and diverse perspectives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Eva Perón
Episode 15
Monday, 5 January, 2026
The 1978 musical Evita introduced Eva Perón to a global audience, turning her life into a dramatic narrative of ambition, devotion, and power. Songs like “ Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” helped cement an image of Eva as a near-mythic figure: a woman who rose from obscurity to become the emotional heart of a nation. Behind the music was María Eva Duarte, born into poverty to a single mother, who navigated class barriers, gender expectations, and political opportunism to reach the very center of Argentine public life.As First Lady alongside Juan Perón, Eva became both a symbol and an actor in Argentina’s populist experiment. She championed labor rights, built a powerful foundation for social welfare, and played a central role in winning women the right to vote. At the same time, her influence was inseparable from a regime that curtailed press freedom and concentrated power. To supporters, she was a voice for the poor who felt seen by the state for the first time. To critics, she was a political enforcer of tyranny wrapped in glamour.In today’s episode, I am joined by Victoria Haddock, a fashion historian whose book The Life of Eva Perón looks into the influence Eva Perón had on fashion, politics, and daily life. In our interview, we delve into the image that Eva created for herself and the legacy we continue to see around the world today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
