Call Your Girlfriend

We discuss digital detoxes, Ferguson fallout and what it takes to get white people to care about police brutality, summer camp for adults, and our ideal retirement situation.Reading list:A year-long digital detoxDifferent rules apply if you're whiteThe white mom of a black son gets a rude awakeningOn the likelihood of bumping into a police officerAdult summer camp, not as sexy as it sounds"we watch an early-sixties blonde seduce a mid-thirties male"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special listener mailbag edition, we answer questions about starting a long-distance friendship, women who are mansplainers, a Shine Theory dilemma, work self vs. internet self, an office style dilemma, and why iPhone read receipts are terrible. Music:Beyoncé - IrreplaceableQT - Hey QTSnakehips - Days Without You ft. Sinead HarnettKacey Musgraves - Follow Your ArrowPhantogram - Fall in LoveHannah Rad edit of Robyn - Call Your GirlfriendSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's agenda: a Beyonce sighting, how to make friends, Pope Francis's internet, male aggression on public transit, baby feminists, black immigration and white perception, plus this week in menstruation.Reading list:How to make friends as an adultThe pope is so wrong about the internetA story about defusing hyper-masculine aggressionAwesome baby feministsBlack people, white perceptionlol at the phrase "accused of menstruation"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss weekend trips to the wine country and geodesic greenhouses (dude! Bio-Dome!), Kanye's struggle against the creative class system, plug-and-play celebrity fragrances, how to contact your professional crush, and another genius trend story from the New York Times: wedding weed concierges. Reading List:Kanye’s GQ cover storyBeyonce fragrancesWhat happens when women and minorities try to promote diversity at workOMG POT AT WEDDINGSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss 42-year-old women, the potato salad Kickstarter and our dream food-truck ideas, how to break up with a bestie, uteruses for rent, and free PR advice for LeBron.Reading list:In "praise" of 56-year-old men "praising" 42-year-old womenThe infamous potato salad kickstarterLeBron takes his talents to South Beach and back againThe LeBron profile Nike didn't want us to readApparently you can get paid to gestate a babySponsored shout-out to Heraty Law!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the terrible terrible Hobby Lobby decision, how much we love RBG, why annual lady exams are garbage, our predictions for song of the summer and we answer all your pressing topic requests. Happy 4th of July!Reading ListEverything Irin Carmon Has to Say About Hobby Lobby is The TruthAnnual pelvic exams are uselessFIRST MOON PARTY!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss wedding survival tips, innovation, (not) watching the World Cup, and dressing for success. Plus our pal Cord Jefferson tells us about the glamorous life of a Hollywood screenwriter.Reading List:"Disrupting" everythingHillary's styleRacism fatigueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to a transatlantic edition of Call Your Girlfriend! Amina is in Brooklyn and Ann is in London. On the agenda: Techie backlash, caftan appreciation, why America is the best country for black people, Kardashian family values, faking it, myths of chillness, self-loathing straight people, and hippie remedies. Plus! A defense of rom-coms from Vulture writer Lindsey Weber.Reading List:Caftan-ready bodiesReparationsYou didn’t read that reparations article and here’s how we knowThe plural of beefFaking cultural literacyDevastating “Blended” review LOLSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The hosts reunite in Brooklyn, sharing warm anecdotes despite the weather challenges. They engage in a lighthearted debate over California versus Midwest identities and fashion. Personal struggles with Obamacare lead to insights into health insurance. A humorous take on menstruation in space hilariously reveals NASA's mishaps with female astronauts. They discuss men's ignorance about women's health through witty critiques, and explore the power of names in media representation, highlighting intersectional issues in feminism and identity.