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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Feb 27, 2025 • 41min
Happy Hour #159: Escape from New York (SATC S3, Ep 13)
Listener, friend of the show and Sex and the City expert Jasmine joins us in our continuing Sex and the City watch and react series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 26, 2025 • 50min
Companies and DEI
Bridget Todd joins us to delve into what is going on when it comes to companies dropping DEI initiatives, boycotts, the complexities of the whole situation and how to make our dollars (or lack of them) count.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 25, 2025 • 15min
Feminists Around the World: Nikki Porcher
A lot of us are looking to support local businesses, particularly those owned by Black women. Nikki Porcher has done a lot of the work for us with buyfromablackwoman.org. Learn more about her works and what led her to them in this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 24, 2025 • 21min
Monday Mini: The Superbowl Ad Roundup
While the Big Game (TM) is over, some of the ads are still on our brains. Anney and Samantha discuss some of the fumbles and the touchdowns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 22, 2025 • 43min
SMNTY Classics: Mary Edmonia Lewis
Friend of the show Yves sits down with us to discuss Mary Edmonia Lewis, the first woman sculptor of Black American and Native American heritage to achieve international recognition in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 21, 2025 • 30min
Female Firsts: Florence Cole Talbert
Florence Cole Talbert was a trailblazer in the world of opera, especially for Black women. Yves composes they story of her life and accomplishments. Link to Hann's Jubilee Singers brochure: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/384232 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 20, 2025 • 23min
Happy Hour #158: SMNTY (Doesn't) Go Method
It's awards season, so Anney and Samantha talk acting, and particularly, method acting. In this spicy chat, we talk about how method acting has typically been the domain of men, and is sometimes used to abuse women (and others).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 19, 2025 • 56min
SMNTY Interviews: Evan The Bioethicist
What is bioethics? How do we deal with all of the misinformation and disinformation in the realm of public health? What are some of the silver linings we can look to? Expert Evan the bioethicist is here to answer those questions and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 18, 2025 • 10min
Fictional Women Around the World: Storm
The X-Men character Storm was one of the most powerful characters, and had a huge lasting impact. We excavate all of the complex storylines that made this character one that people love.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 17, 2025 • 8min
Monday Mini: SMNTY Checks Their Calendar
The new US administration has launched a lot of attacks against DEI initiatives, including attempting to erase things like Black History month. And big companies like Google are following suit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
