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Danielle Maggio, PhD
@daniellemaggio.bsky.social
Writer | Professor | Vocalist | Vinyl DJ | Forthcoming author of Betty Davis bio
Check out my partner @punkademic.bsky.social dragging Henry Ford to filth on @thisguysucked.com podcast!
Born too late to call Henry Ford a gigantic POS to his face, but at just the right time to make a podcast about it. 😌

Catch Prof. Zack Furness @punkademic.bsky.social on today’s episode of TGS @thisguysucked.com - available wherever you listen to pods!
May 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My publisher - Feminist Press - had their 35k NEA grant terminated. This is the highest level of government censorship attacking marginalized voices and stories. Please support FP by donoting, buying their books from your local bookstore, or from their website #NEA #neagrants www.feministpress.org
May 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My book deal with @feministpress.bsky.social for Betty Davis bio was just announced on @publisherswkly.bsky.social #BettyDavis
May 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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My partner @saucequeen.bsky.social just finalized her contract for her book on Betty Davis!
May 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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My boo @saucequeen.bsky.social has a really nice segment in this @wyep.bsky.social radio special, talking about the great Betty Davis & her music. Check it out!
Celebrate Women's History Month with, Sara Innamorato, Danielle Maggio & Century III’s Carrie Battle
For Women's History Month, WYEP has asked some special guests to tell us which artists they're celebrating throughout March.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The 7th installment of my “Betty Davis in Japan” series is out. In it, I reflect on my trip where I retraced Betty’s final steps as a working musician & contextualize both the end of her career-before her reclusion-& her current legacy as a funk pioneer #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...
Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #7
A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #7 of 7.
open.substack.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:25 PM
New episode from Light In The Attic’s Liner Notes podcast just dropped! In it, I read the notes that I wrote for Betty Davis’s final album, 1979’s Crashin’ From Passion. #BettyDavis litapodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/bet...
Crashin' From Passion: The Swan Song of Betty Davis | Light in the Attic's Liner Notes
There is one testimonial about Betty Davis that is universal: she was an artist ahead of her time. From her brief moment in the limelight to her decades of living as a recluse until her death in 2022,...
litapodcast.simplecast.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:42 PM
6th installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it, I cover more record shopping (shocking, I know), visiting the Tokyo National museum, and meeting Betty’s family friend from their hometown, American expat Alex Easley #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...
Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #6
A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #6 of 7.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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Check out @saucequeen.bsky.social’s fabulous Christmas soul music playlist to get you through the holidays: open.spotify.com/playlist/0DT...
Super Soul Sauce Christmas
Playlist · Danielle Maggio · 27 items · 22 saves
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December 2, 2024 at 2:49 AM
5th installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it, I cover our day at Tokyo’s only classical musical museum, The Lion Cafè, and seeing live erotic performance art #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...
Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #5
A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #5 of 7.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2024 at 4:34 PM
4th installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it, I cover meeting film composer Shigeru Umebayashi who was collaborating on a new song with Betty during her last years, and visiting The Crocodile Club to see the last stage Betty ever performed on. #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...
Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #4
A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #4 of 7.
open.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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Okay, THIS is what the Internet is for.

I had the good fortune to interview Betty Davis for Esquire in ‘07.

Danielle, I can’t wait to dive in. Seriously 🎉🎉🎉
My new essay series documents my trip to Japan where I retraced Betty Davis’s final steps as a musician in 1983 and interview her former band mates, friends & lovers. Most importantly, I saw through her final resting wishes at Mt. Fuji. open.substack.com/pub/lightint...
#BettyDavis #BettyDavisfunk
November 20, 2024 at 3:55 PM
3rd installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it I share my pilgrimage to Mt. Fuji to carry out Betty’s final resting wishes #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...
Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #3
A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #3 of 7.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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@saucequeen.bsky.social on the 1s and 2s
November 14, 2024 at 7:10 AM
2nd installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it I cover my day of record digging and meeting musicians Tatsuhiko Arakawa (leader of The Arakawa Band who backed Betty) and Itsuro Shimoda, one of Betty’s “great loves.” #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...
November 13, 2024 at 8:02 PM
My new essay series documents my trip to Japan where I retraced Betty Davis’s final steps as a musician in 1983 and interview her former band mates, friends & lovers. Most importantly, I saw through her final resting wishes at Mt. Fuji. open.substack.com/pub/lightint...
#BettyDavis #BettyDavisfunk
November 13, 2024 at 7:39 PM