In this episode, we’re doing something a little different. Instead of doing a deep dive on one woman, we talk about a handful of women who were among the first women to do what they did. We start off by mentioning a number of firsts that we have already covered. Then we get into the main topic. We have chosen five broad categories and each picked a woman within that category to discuss. We give an overview of who these women are (or were) and what they are known for. We share when and where they were born, a little about their early years, then get into how they broke into their field. Finally we talk a little about their legacy and impact in that particular field. We even reserved a small section for honorable mentions: other women we came across who we would love to talk about but that we didn’t really have time to explore in detail.

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Hosts: Kimberly Kunkle and Rebecca L. Salois

Logo Design: Samantha Marmolejo

Music: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

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Sources:

• The Book of Women's Firsts: Breakthrough Achievements of Over 1000 American Women, by Phyllis J. Read and Bernard L. Witlieb
• Fabulous Female Firsts: Because of Them, We Can, by Marlene Wagmen-Geller
• Monster, written and directed by Patty Jenkins
• Bad Girls Throughout History, by Ann Shen
• 100 Women Who Shaped World History, by Gail Meyer Rolka and Bill Rolka
• “Stories about Women Who Changed the World,” a list of over 30 books by Penguin Random House

In 2024, we created Patreon content that included our thoughts on movies centered around female characters. With one catch, it was the first time at least one of us had seen the movie. Join as as Kim tries to convince Rebecca that midnight margaritas are not as ridiculous as they sound and as Rebecca tells us the one thing that would have made this movie, Practical Magic, 100x better for her!

Do you have thoughts on Practical Magic or midnight margaritas? Let us know!

In this final fictional character episode, we learn more about Wanda Maximoff (aka The Scarlet Witch). We explore her many origin stories along with her family, real or imagined. Then we cover Wanda’s interactions with others in the MCU and beyond and discuss her influence on those around her. We consider how she is viewed by audiences, whether she is a hero or a villain, and what that means to different fans. Lastly we discuss what Wanda means to the world of comic books and the MCU, and the impact she had had, be it good or bad.

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Instagram: @BigReputationsPod

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Hosts: Kimberly Kunkle and Rebecca L. Salois

Logo Design: Samantha Marmolejo

Music: Shawn P. Russell

Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell

Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois

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Sources:

• “The Scarlet Witch is one of the most influential characters in Marvel Comics History,” George Marston
• “Marvel Comics: 10 Villains Who Became Avengers,” by Dalton Norman
• “Let’s Rank Every Avenger Ever,” by Darren Franich
• “Best female superheroes of all time ranked - our 15 favourites,” by Jo-Anne Rowney
• “Scarlet Witch is more than just a code name: The empowering meaning behind Wanda's moniker,” by Brandon Bush
• A Cultural History of Anti-Feminism in Marvel’s Scarlet Witch, by Madison M. Kooba
• Wanda Maximoff and Monstrous Motherhood By Erica Lafond
• “With WandaVision, the MCU Has Already Been Kinder to Scarlet Witch Than Decades of Comics,” by Jamie Gerber