The Fearless Trio of WWII
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What is the purpose and origin of the Watch Her Cook podcast?
When you drop a stone into water, it makes a tiny splash. But then the ripple begins. Waves radiate outwards, reaching places the stone never intended to touch. A spark ignites a wildfire. A snowflake triggers an avalanche. And one bold statement becomes a movement. That's the power of the ripple effect.
In 2024, a TikTok user made her waves when she posted a video stating, I'm not a feminist. I can actually cook. And women everywhere heard it and responded. Social media was flooded with videos of women showcasing their talents that extended far beyond the kitchen. Building, designing, leading, performing, teaching, and inventing. And from that moment, Watch Her Cook was born.
Watch Her Cook, derived from the phrase Let Them Cook, is a podcast that celebrates women who've defied the odds, shattered expectations, disrupted the status quo, and changed the world. These women didn't just break barriers, they rewrote the script. And in an unexpected plot twist, became the masterminds, not just the victims, in tales of crime and intrigue. Empowered women empower the world, and there is no better time than now to share the stories of the women of our past to inspire the women of our present. We'll be releasing new episodes every Wednesday. Welcome to Watch Her Cook.
Who are the hosts of Watch Her Cook and what inspired them to start this podcast?
Hello, everyone. I'm Cassie. And I'm Danielle. You may know us from National Park After Dark, a podcast that explores the true crime tales of the outdoors, which, don't worry, is not going anywhere.
But we want to officially welcome you to Watch Her Cook, a podcast dedicated to sharing the incredible lives of women who have taken their power back throughout history.
Yes, and this podcast has been a long time coming because if you are coming over here from National Park After Dark, you know that we tell a lot of stories about different people throughout history, but we surround it with national parks and national forests and all that good stuff. And during our research, we kept coming across stories specifically of women that we were so interested in telling but never quite fit the narrative of these outdoor wild spaces and that we know and love. But these stories just felt so important that we were almost pulling our hair out of, how do we tell this on National Park After Dark? And we kind of came to this conclusion that we can't tell it on National Park After Dark. It doesn't fit. And that this actually deserves its own podcast. And thus, Watch Her Cook has been Born, and you are here for the very first episode.
Yeah, so it's been cooking for a long time. And I guess the question that we should answer right off the bat is, why now? If we've been... Thinking of this for years and just have this running list going that we've been compiling over time, like why did we decide to launch Watch Her Cook now? Now is the best time to highlight stories of women throughout history and into the present to remind us all of the power of women and the differences that women can make and continue to make. And during a time where not just here, US-based, because that's where we live, but throughout the world, that there are a lot of women who are going through uncertain times and shaky times and times where the future is uncertain. And there's a lot of questions around what's next for women, what is in store for us.
And while we aren't here to necessarily answer that, we're here to give insight into stories of the past that will really bolster our present.
And part of what really inspired this podcast, too, is specifically I was listening to a lot of true crime stuff. And don't get me wrong. I love true crime. But I was noticing this narrative that I was really getting tired of. And that was that women are victims. Mm-hmm. Every time I tune into a true crime episode, you know, women are the victims of something. And I was getting really tired of that narrative because women are so much more than that. You know, we're not just victims of circumstance or crimes or whatever that may be. Women are strong. They're smart. They're intelligent. They can get things done and they do and have. And unfortunately, throughout history, sometimes that's not remembered or acknowledged at all.
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Chapters
9 chapters
1
What is the purpose and origin of the Watch Her Cook podcast?
0:03–1:40
2
Who are the hosts of Watch Her Cook and what inspired them to start this podcast?
1:40–5:22
3
Why is now the right time to highlight women's stories in history?
5:22–10:16
4
Who were Truus and Freddie Oversteegen and Hannie Schaft in WWII resistance?
10:16–11:51
5
What was the historical context of the Netherlands during WWII?
11:51–14:09
6
How did the Oversteegen sisters get involved in the resistance and what missions did they undertake?
14:09–15:29
7
What were the risks and emotional challenges faced by these teenage resistance fighters?
15:29–21:10
8
How did the sisters use bicycles and other methods to carry out resistance work and help refugees?
21:10–23:53
9
Who was Hannie Schaft and how did she contribute to the Dutch resistance movement?
23:53–31:04