37 - Pirates, Pettiness & the Patriarchy We’re Over

🎙️ Episode 37 – “Zheng Yi Sao Said ‘Sink or Be Sunk’”

Badass Women of History: Part 2

This week, Sarah & Erika are back to honor the original girlboss who made corporate chaos look like amateur hour: Zheng Yi Sao, pirate queen of the South China Sea. 🏴‍☠️💅

She went from flower boat sex worker to leading 70,000+ pirates, defeating multiple navies, and retiring with a full pension plan—without a man in sight. Meanwhile, we’re out here fighting for calendar access and dodging passive-aggressive “per my last email” vibes.

💥 In this episode:

• Zheng Yi Sao’s “burn it all and make them pay you anyway” energy
• Men faking leadership skills at retirement parties
• Daisy the Dog’s refusal to poop on command 🐶💩
• Erika sets boundaries (sorta). Sarah takes 3 energy drinks and black-out cleans.
• A totally casual reminder that pirates had stricter HR policies than most of our employers

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