What'sHerName
Hosted by Katie and Olivia · Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle
4.9from 1,492 ratings
- 186
- Episodes
- 35
- Transcribed
- 1,492
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 143K
- YouTube views
About What'sHerName
What’sHerName puts the women back into world history. Hosts Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle are professors-turned-podcasters (and sisters!) Weaving interviews with experts into vivid, nuanced biographies, What'sHerName women's history podcast tells the stories of fascinating women you’ve never heard of (but should have). Fascinating and funny, thought-provoking and insightful. New episodes biweekly.
- Publisher
- Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle
- Category
- history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Dec 2017
- Latest episode
- 26 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
35 of 186 episodes have a transcript.
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
THE HAUNTREPRENEUR Caroline Emmerton
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
THE PIRATES Anne Bonny and Mary Read
31 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
THE FAIRYTELLER Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
Inside a recent episode
THE HAUNTREPRENEUR Caroline Emmerton
Published 26 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And she also, after the First World War, was asked to kind of just give her thoughts on the conflict. And what she said about it almost kind of falls into the concept of like Marxism. Not entirely, but it's kind of that idea of like, hey, we should all come together and say no more of this. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on What'sHerName
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- David Tullis
- Greg Jenner
- Jane Harrington
- Kay Turnbaugh
- Tilar Matzeo
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 142,572
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 497 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 995 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100
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- Quality
- 82
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts What'sHerName?
Katie and Olivia host the show. Published by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does What'sHerName take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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