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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Jun 17, 2024 • 16min
Monday Mini: Mother
The term 'mother' has blown up on the internet, but it has a much longer history rooted in queer communities of color. We trace the history and dig into its current mainstream usage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 15, 2024 • 53min
SMNTY Classics: Single Dads
More men than ever before are raising kids as single dads. To celebrate Father's Day, Cristen and Caroline trace how single fatherhood has become the new normal and spotlight how and why society treats single dads differently from single moms in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 14, 2024 • 1h 4min
Book Club: Juliet Takes a Breath
Gabby Rivera's 2016 book Juliet Takes a Breath is a coming of age and coming out story of finding voice, identity, feminism and support through women. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 13, 2024 • 20min
Happy Hour #132: The Animals Are Gay?!
It's Pride month, and there's a lot of talk about animals and the 'natural order' by those against the LGBTQ+ community. But at its heart, this argument ignores reality, is ultimately pointless, and ignores some pretty cool stuff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2024 • 55min
SMNTY Interviews: Renee Gittins
Game developer and creative director of Stumbling Cat studio Renee Gittins joins us to talk about the challenges and rewards of developing an indie game like her recent game Potions: A Curious Tale and being a woman in the industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 11, 2024 • 30min
Feminists Around the World: Anney
This Pride Month, we check in on Anney to get an update, both personally and politically.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 10, 2024 • 20min
Monday Mini: Honey, They Shrunk the Tampons!
Recently, there has been a lot of conversation speculating that the size of tampons (and pads) have shrunk while the price has remained the same. We unpack how the claims and response measure up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 8, 2024 • 42min
SMNTY Classics: Librarians, Part 2
Almost as soon as public libraries began flourishing, librarian quickly became one of the most female-dominated jobs in the country. In this classic, Cristen and Caroline break down was being a librarian was really like back in the day and the badass women who've shaped these community centers of learning and culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 7, 2024 • 1h 5min
Feminist Movie Friday: Bottoms
Friend of the show Joey stops by to highlight the 2023 satirical, irreverent film Bottoms and why it is an important (and fun) example of breaking down high school movie tropes all while being queer-centered.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 6, 2024 • 36min
Happy Hour #131: Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl... (SATC S3, E4)
We continue our Sex and the City watch series with an episode that has not aged well at all when it comes to gender and sexual orientation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
