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The Femsplainers Podcast

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Jul 14, 2020 • 1h 17min

Sexual Obsession, Bad Boys, & Female Lust in the Age of Woke

What happens when a young woman's libido clashes with her politics? Daphne Merkin & Meghan Daum join Danielle in our ongoing summer author series. PLUS: Merkin reveals what Ronan Farrow would prefer you didn't know.
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Jul 7, 2020 • 1h 33min

Why Are So Many Girls Becoming Boys?

Join Caitlin Flanagan, a cultural commentator from The Atlantic, and Abigail Shrier, author of "Irreversible Damage," as they unpack the surge of teenage girls identifying as boys. They discuss the mental and physical health challenges of this trend, likening it to an epidemic of sorts. The conversation dives into social media influences, the complexities of gender identity, and the potential dangers of swift medical interventions. With sharp insights, they question cultural narratives and the implications for young women navigating this evolving landscape.
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Jun 2, 2020 • 1h 18min

The REAL Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

An affair with Jack Nicholson. Advice from Audrey Hepburn. Parties with Joan Didion. Susanna Moore, author of the new memoir "Miss Aluminum," regales Danielle and guest co-host Caitlin Flanagan with stories of her time at the center of celebrity in the 1960s & 1970s.
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May 26, 2020 • 1h 10min

David Frum Gets Personal

The Atlantic contributor and author of the new book "Trumpocalypse" veers away from politics to reflect on the cultural issues ravaging the country as well as his own journey as a writer, thinker, father, and yes -- husband to co-splainer Danielle.
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May 19, 2020 • 1h 4min

Is Joe Biden Caught in His Own Sex Trap?

The Atlantic's Emily Yoffe, The Bulwark's Mona Charen, and Harvard Law Professor Janet Halley join Danielle to discuss Tara Reade, Title IX, "Believe Women" double standards, and more.
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May 12, 2020 • 1h 31min

Mrs. America

The longstanding feud between married mothers and feminists has its origins in the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment of the early 1970s, as depicted in the new Hulu series starring Cate Blanchett. The Atlantic's Caitlin Flanagan and ERA opponent Phyllis Schlafly's daughter, Anne, join Christina and Danielle to debate the series' importance ... and inaccuracies.
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May 5, 2020 • 57min

What Do YOU Miss?

Bestselling novelist Emily St. John Mandel ("Station Eleven") joins Pulitzer-prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum, the WSJ's Meghan Cox Gurdon, and Danielle to discuss coping with the ongoing pandemic, Mandel's latest novel, and more.
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Apr 21, 2020 • 1h 28min

KATHY GRIFFIN IN QUARANTINE

The comedian joins Christina, Danielle, and the Daily Beast's Molly Jong-Fast to riff on social isolation, Louis CK & cancel culture, the Sussexes in exile, and more.
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Apr 14, 2020 • 1h 39min

Strong Women, Bad Men

Why are so many successful women attracted to abusers and philanderers? Katie Roiphe joins Christina & Danielle to discuss her new book "The Power Notebooks" to discuss this and other sexual imbalances.
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Apr 7, 2020 • 1h 23min

Love in the Time of Coronavirus

With Danielle & Christina now recording from home bunker studios, they are joined virtually by Atlantic writer John Tierney, who offers important advice about how not to tank your relationships in quarantine.

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