THE FREE AND INDEPENDENT WOMAN Sayyida al Hurra

What'sHerName

Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.8 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Nobody knows her real name. But this "Uncontested Pirate Queen of the Western Mediterranean" certainly earned her title: the Sayyida al Hurra, the Free and Independent Woman. From child refugee fleeing the Spanish Inquisition, to ruling Governor of Tetouan, to the Sultana of Morocco - Sayyida was never one to follow the path society had laid out for her. Author Laura Sook Duncome helps us uncover the mystery of the one and only actual Pirate Queen. Music featured in this episode provided by Farya Faraji, Astron, The Tides, Doug Maxwell, The Mini Vandals, and Patrick Patrikios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.4	Cornelia Weiss, Aaron Gattuso, Kim Hockinson, Julie Gray, Jan Elise Cannon, Heather McKinnon, Jill Harrigan, Michaela Frew, Valerie Jacobson, Amanda Gilmore, Maria Carlos Sanchez, Jamie Lang, Shantelle Oliver, Lindsay Cummings, and Peyton S.
0:53.4	Hi, Katie.
0:58.7	Hi, Olivia.
1:00.8	All right, Katie.
1:01.8	I have a very important question for you.
1:03.3	Okay.
1:04.5	Do you have an enemy?
1:08.0	An enemy?
1:09.2	A nemesis.
1:11.2	Good question.
1:12.5	Do you hold a grudge?
1:14.6	Ah.
1:16.6	I...
1:17.8	Is there a junior high nemesis that still...
1:22.4	Ah.
1:24.0	Raises your heart rate a little bit or...
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