

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 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.

Jul 18, 2025 • 46min
The Lasting Legacy Of Lois Lane
It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's journalist Lois Lane, winning Pulitzer Prizes and exposing the evils of the world with guts, smarts and determination. Friend of the show Joey Patt swings by to shed light on the history of this Superman character, and the blueprint she left behind for other women in comics after her.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 17, 2025 • 14min
Happy Hour #177: A Call for Board Games
Board games can reveal a lot about someone. They can also be great ways to bring people together. Anney and Samantha calls on the SMNTY fam for recommendations!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 16, 2025 • 37min
Book Club: Demystifying Disability
Emily Ladau's award-winning book Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally breaks down terminology, history and allyship around disability.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 15, 2025 • 22min
Fictional Women Around the World: Charlie Cale
Human bullsh*t detector Charlie Cale is curious, kind and an absolute trouble magnet, finding herself solving multiple murders. We try to solve the truth of this Poker Face character.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


