Good Time Sallies
By Ana Matronic
Ana Matronic hosts a brand new podcast about the people throughout history who have made pleasure their life’s pursuit.
Good Time Sallies tells the stories of impactful people who have been left in the shadows as footnotes or minor characters in somebody else’s story, but each of whom made waves, broke moulds, and dared to live life as they pleased.
With every episode, Ana Matronic centres these remarkable people and shares their inspiration with the world. From people of letters to ladies of leisure, from bawdy babes and badass boozehounds to Queens on the scene to queens of the obscene, this vibrant historical podcast is all about celebrating the Good Time Sally in us all who is here to take a shot and make her mark.
Coming soon
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Latest episode
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Queen of Clubs: Bricktop Part 2
In Part Two of Queen of Clubs: Bricktop, we return to Paris and to Bricktop's "golden age" with a husband, a successful club, and a beautiful home. The good times are not destined to last though - with WWII on the horizon, how will our Good Time Sall… -
Queen of Clubs: Bricktop Part 1
Meet our next Queen of Clubs, Bricktop. A trailblazing hostess-entertainer whose "talking feet and legs" took her from the saloons of Chicago's Black Belt and Vancouver BC to the iconic hotspots of Harlem to her own nightclubs in Europe and North Am… -
Queen of Clubs: A Look Ahead
Introducing a new Queen of Clubs. Get ready to meet Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, but everyone called her Bricktop. She was an incredible, dazzling personality in Paris between the wars. Next week’s episode is all about her… -
Queen of Clubs: Madame Spivy, Part 2
In Part Two of Queen of Clubs: Madame Spivy, learn about the nightclub dubbed “chummiest nitery” and “really cute slice of Manhattan” by the press of the 1940s. A club known for breaking new talent where women could attend unescorted, and where the L… -
Queen of Clubs: Madame Spivy, Part 1
In part one of the premiere episode of Good Time Sallies, learn the identity of our first Queen of Clubs! Host Ana Matronic welcomes guests Brian Ferrari and James Gavin to talk about this remarkable woman and her early life - one that corresponds wi… -
Good Time Sallies, The Reveal
Who is She? Who are They? -
Good Time Sallies, An Introduction
Coming 17th March 2025