WMC News & Features
August 06, 2015 | Judith Browne Dianis |
Politics
Rights under siege: On the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, activists are fighting back
Two years after the Supreme Court gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, activists in North Carolina and other states keep up the pressure to restore rights.
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Stand Up. Speak Up. Rise Up: The #GirlsLead15 Girl Up Leadership Summit
A hush quickly fell over the crowd of girls surrounding me. While everyone was craning their necks for a better view, I had only one thought: “This is so. freaking. cool.” A second later, the group er...
WMC Live
July 24, 2015 | Alaa Murabit, Marlene Zuk, Jillian Goodman |
Body image and body standards,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #135: Alaa Murabit, Marlene Zuk, Jillian Goodman. (Original Airdate 7/25/2015)
Robin on female playwrights, NASA's new Blue Marble photo, and Cosby as "America's ideal Dad." Guests: Jillian Goodman, founder of new magazine Mary; Alaa Murabit on Libyan women; evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk on insects as sex instructors.
WMC Live
WMC Live #134: Somi, Devaki Jain, Kakani Katija. (Original Airdate 7/18/2015)
Robin on Harper Lee's "Go Set A Watchman" debates, South Carolina (again), and women in media abroad. Guests: East African singer-songwriter Somi; bioengineer of marine life Kakani Katija; legendary Indian Gandhian feminist activist Devaki Jain.
WMC Live
WMC Live #133: Jessica Hopper, Lauren Wolfe, Rana el Kaliouby. (Original Airdate July 11, 2015)
Robin on the Constitution—and the Monarch butterfly. Guests: Rana el Kaliouby, who teaches computers to read our emotions; Lauren Wolfe on women refugees' plight in Italy; feminist rock critic Jessica Hopper's take on the current rock scene.
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'Miss USA' Switched Networks, But Should It Be Retired Altogether?
NBC recently dropped the Miss USA Pageant, but the pageant quickly found a new home with cable network REELZ. However, it seems like this could have been a good time to stop televising the pageant alt...
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Why I'm Happy Clinton and Fiorina Are Both Running for President
It’s clear that women are severely underrepresented in U.S. politics: Currently, only 20% of the seats in Congress, and 25% of the seats in state legislators are held by women. The fact that Hillary C...
WMC Live
WMC Live #132: Naomi Oreskes, Negin Farsad, Sini Anderson. (Original Airdate 7/4/2015)
Robin on SCOTUS rulings and domestic terrorism. Guests: climate science defender Naomi Oreskes; Muslim feminist comedian Negin Farsad; and documentary filmmaker Sini Anderson's new subject—women and Lyme Disease. Plus, Surrealism Corner.
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Why A 10-Year-Old Paraguayan Girl Not Being Able to Access Abortion Terrifies Me
Like many other privileged American kids, my biggest concerns at ten years old were whether or not I could finish my homework before soccer practice or if my dad was going to buy me the new marine bio...
WMC Live
WMC Live #131: Melissa Silverstein, Gayle Lemmon, Liz Garbus. (Original Airdate 6/27/2015)
Robin on racism, Charleston, the battle flag of the Confederacy and the 2nd Amendment. Guests: Liz Garbus, director of documentary on Nina Simone; Gayle Lemmon on women soldiers in special ops; Mellissa Silverstein on Hollywood's "genderquake."
WMC Live
WMC Live #130: Lina Nilsson, Monica Simpson, Jeannie Gayle Pool. (Original Airdate 6/20/2015)
Robin on FDA consideration of "libido drug" for women. Guests: Monica Simpson of SisterSong; Jeannie Gayle Pool, feminist musicologist, on a rediscovered opera and girl bands; Lina Nilsson on the real reasons women avoid STEM, and how to change that.
WMC Live
June 12, 2015 | Gail Dines, Asra Nomani, Holly Carter |
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #129: Gail Dines, Asra Nomani, Holly Carter. (Original Airdate 6/13/2015)
Robin on Dennis Hastert's alleged child sexual abuse. Guests: Holly Carter on kid filmmakers; Asra Nomani on "Gender Jihad" and reforming Islam; Gail Dines on newly discovered effects of pornography and the industry's multinational corporate statu
WMC Live
June 05, 2015 | Carmen Gonzalez, Jennifer Mieres, Fraidy Reiss |
International,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #128: Jennifer Mieres, Carmen Gonzalez, Fraidy Reiss. (Original Airdate: 6/6/2015)
Robin on SCOTUS's Elonis ruling and Tunisia's Truth Commission. Guests: Dr. Jennifer Mieres on women's cardiac health; Carmen Gonzalez on environmental justice and solutions; Fraidy Reiss on her safety net for women fleeing arranged marriages.
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What You Need To Know About The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act
On April 22nd, after nearly six weeks of delay, the Senate finally passed the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. This bill will provide harsher penalties for perpetrators of trafficking, hold pat...
WMC Live
WMC Live #127: Susan Solomon, Taina Bien-Aimé, Karen Tramontano. (Original Airdate 5/30/2015)
Robin praises Ireland's marriage equality passage but mourns their abortion ban. Guests: Karen Tramontano on making policy answerable to poor people; Taina Bien-Aimé on sexual exploitation; Susan Solomon's 7 ways to get more women into science.
WMC Live
WMC Live #126: Former President Jimmy Carter, Jennifer Crumpton. (Original Airdate 5/23/2015)
Exclusive: Former President Jimmy Carter and Robin speak at the first World Summit on Sexual Exploitation, The Carter Center, Atlanta (Courtesy of the Carter Center). Guest Jennifer Crumpton on her book, "Femmevangelical." Plus Surrealism Corner.
WMC Live
WMC Live #125: Rev. Ann Kansfield, Valerie Hudson, Leslee Udwin. (Original Airdate 5/9/2015)
Robin on "Mother's Day," Carly Fiorina's candidacy, and mental health. Guests: Rev. Ann Kansfield, first woman chaplain (and a lesbian!) in NYC's Fire Department; Valerie Hudson on "WomanStats"; Leslee Udwin on her banned film "India's Daughter".
WMC Live
WMC Live #124: Jane Fonda, Brenda Feigen, Susan Ades Stone. (Original Airdate 5/2/2015)
Robin connects spam and world politics. Guests: Jane Fonda's account of the White House Correspondents' Dinner; Brenda Feigen's exclusive report inside the Supreme Court's marriage equality hearing; Susan Stone's "Women on 20s" currency campaign.
WMC Live
WMC Live #123: Yael Marom, Vanessa K. De Luca, Jessica Greer Morris. (Original Airdate 4/25/2015)
Robin on questions to candidates, the Pulitzers and ending fossil fuels. Guests: Vanessa K. De Luca on Essence's "Black Women at Work" survey; Jessica Greer Morris' Girl Be Heard Theater; Yael Marom on a new media push for peace in Israel-Palestine.
WMC Live
WMC Live #122: Geneva Overholser, Sue Leonard. (Original Airdate 4/18/2015)
Robin on Hillary. For Poetry Month: Sue Leonard, Persimmon Tree editor; Geneva Overholser, the Academy of American Poets; Robin reads Stevie Smith, Leslie Silko, Isel Rivero, Suheir Hammad, Irena Klepfisz, Toi Derricote, and Shirley Geok–Lin Lim.
WMC News & Features
April 13, 2015 | Nichola Gutgold |
Politics
Can Hillary Clinton Show That Women Can Run…and Win?
Hillary Clinton is the latest of many women who have run for president. In order to inspire more women to run, we have to teach girls and young women this history.
WMC Live
WMC Live #121: Wu Qing, "Betty," Veronica Todaro. (Original Airdate 4/11/2015)
Robin on the rise of feminism in China. Guests: Veronica Todaro on women and Parkinson's Disease, singing trio "Betty" and their activism, Chinese feminist and scholar Wu Qing on her work for rural women's rights in China. Also: News You Can Use.
WMC News & Features
ERA? Yes! A New Push for Sex Equality
A leader of the renewed movement to pass the Equal Rights Amendment issues a call for action.
WMC Live
WMC Live #120: Cora Weiss, Pramila Jayapal, Bonnie Dow. (Original Airdate 4/4/2015)
Robin comments on the breast-milk industry and on Angelina Jolie’s menopause. Guests: Pramila Jayapal, first South Asian American woman Washington state legislator; Bonnie Dow on the media vs. 1970’s feminism; veteran activist Cora Weiss on peace.
WMC Live
March 27, 2015 | Karen Naimer, Nelly Gicho-Niyonzima |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #119: Mallika Dutt, Karen Naimer, Nelly Gicho-Niyonzima. (Original Airdate 3/28/2015)
Robin on a high point in the human spirit—and new discoveries about how we process information. Guests: Karen Naimer of PHRC; Nelly Gicho-Niyonzima; and Mallika Dutt on creative strategies to fight violence against women, trafficking, and conflict.
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