

Stuff Mom Never Told You
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Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.
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Jul 30, 2025 • 35min
Female Firsts: Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop
Friend of the show Yves Jeffcoat stops by to shine a light on the story of Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop, America's first Black woman horse trainer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 29, 2025 • 11min
Feminists Around the World: Organizations for Disability Rights
As Disability Pride month wraps up, we highlight some disability rights organizations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 28, 2025 • 11min
Monday Mini: Disability Pride 2025
As we close out Disability Pride 2025, we summarize some of the things we need to keep an eye on here in the US.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 26, 2025 • 39min
SMNTY Classics: Sexism in Survival Situation (Movies)
Disaster and survival movies don't have the best track record when it comes to their treatment of women. From who deserves to die, consumption of female bodies, to ice queens who, gasp, don't want kids, what are these movies saying about who deserves redemption and who deserves to die? In this classic, we look into two examples - Jurassic World and Deep Blue Sea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 25, 2025 • 58min
Feminist Movie Friday: Patrice
The 2024 documentary rom-com Patrice: The Movie showcased beautiful relationships and the ways systems get in the way of them when it comes to people with disability.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 24, 2025 • 10min
Happy Hour #178: Speaking Out About Public Speaking
With an upcoming public speaking event, Anney and Samantha discuss gender differences in public speaking and theories behind why they exist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 23, 2025 • 36min
SMNTY Classics: Marriage and Disability
In the US, there is something often called a 'marriage penalty' for people with disabilities. We dig into the very complicated and often heartbreaking details of what this is, and why the system was designed this way in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 22, 2025 • 13min
Feminists Around the World: Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt
Anney and Samantha sing the praises of Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt, who has done groundbreaking work in the theater world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 21, 2025 • 17min
Monday Mini: The Benefits of Pet Ownership
Recent research suggests that pets ownership provide many benefits, including some that may be specific to women. We dig into it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 19, 2025 • 19min
SMNTY Classics: Car Troubles?
For a long time, car troubles has been both a pickup line used by men, and a way to gatekeep women. Is that still the case? We discuss in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.