- 108
- Episodes
- 28
- Transcribed
- 25
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 179K
- YouTube views
About Iron Butterfly
Stories from the most powerful women you've never heard of. Eighty years ago, Eloise Page joined the OSS, trailblazing a path for what ultimately became the United States Intelligence Community. She rose the ranks from secretary to case officer, defying the norms of her time, and eventually became the first female Chief of Station at CIA. Along the way, Eloise earned the code name “Iron Butterfly.” These are the women who have shaped our world, and whose influence continues to ripple through time, space, and generations.
- Publisher
- Iron Butterfly Media
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Sept 2020
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
28 of 108 episodes have a transcript.
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Dawn Meyerriecks: Heritage Oak on Becoming an Engineer, First Jobs, and an Unexpected Love of Piano (Pt 1)
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ellen McCarthy: Big Mac on Leaving Government, Trust in Intelligence, & Thinking Big (pt 2)
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ellen McCarthy: Big Mac on Sean Connery, the Coast Guard, Taking Risks, & Finding Her Purpose (pt 1)
Inside a recent episode
Dawn Meyerriecks: Heritage Oak on Becoming an Engineer, First Jobs, and an Unexpected Love of Piano (Pt 1)
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So like, you know, middle America, mom and dad from Western Pennsylvania originally, but I was actually born in Syracuse. My dad took 11 years to get his undergraduate degree because he had to work and build a house and have kids all at the same time. It was just that generation, right? My parents married when they were 23 and 20, I think. And my mom had me when she was 21, right? Um, I'm one, I'm the oldest of three. I have a sister who's 16 months younger than I am. That is just, we're really tight. We weren't when we were kids, but now, and then a brother who's eight years younger than I am. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Iron Butterfly
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Dawn Meyerriecks
- Ellen McCarthy
- J'Tia Hart
- Susan Miller
- Chitra Sivanandam
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 178,620
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 24 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 50
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 50
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The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Iron Butterfly take guests?
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