WMC Live
March 21, 2014 | Amelia Leclair, Karen Finney, Elaine Partnow |
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #75: Karen Finney, Amelia LeClair, Capella Clausura, Elaine Partnow. (Original Airdate 3/22/2014)
Robin on new Iraqi laws, Obama's "mom jeans," and web phenom Klout's language and racism. Guests: MSNBC's Karen Finney; conductor Amelia LeClair of Capella Clausura, plus music by a 16th-century teenager; and Elaine Partnow of The Quotable Woman.
WMC Live
March 14, 2014 | Sheryl Sandberg, Lorrain Franklin-Taylor, Anna R. |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #74: Sheryl Sandberg, Lorrain Franklin-Taylor, Anna R. (Original Airdate 3/15/2014)
Robin on a problem with guest Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In group, on women in Ukraine’s crisis, and on global sex trade corporations. Guests: Lorrain Franklin-Taylor of 1000 Mothers to Prevent Violence; Anna R. on changing LinkedIn’s stalking policy.
WMC Live
March 07, 2014 | Leymah Gbowee, Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Yolanda Dominguez, Peggy Antrobus |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #73: Leymah Gbowee, Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Yolanda Dominguez, Peggy Antrobus. (Original Airdate 3/8/2014)
Robin spends International Women’s Day with Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee; beauty queen turned feminist Ikumi Yoshimatsu; Caribbean legend Peggy Antrobus; political artist Yolanda Domínguez; and WMC Women Under Siege Director Lauren Wolfe.
WMC Live
February 28, 2014 | Jane Fonda., Stacy Smith, Abigail E. Disney |
Jane Fonda,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #72: Jane Fonda, Abigail Disney, Stacy Smith. (Original Airdate 3/1/2014)
Oscar time! Robin on the one film she made as a working kid actor, plus the influence of movies. Guests: Stacy Smith on diversity (Not!) in film; Abigail Disney on women and documentaries; Jane Fonda talks about her new book—and her Oscar picks.
WMC Live
February 21, 2014 | Kathy Najimy, Jennifer Baumgardner, Jennifer Parrish |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #71: Kathy Najimy, Jennifer Baumgardner, Jennifer Parrish. (Original Airdate 2/22/2014)
Robin takes on Amnesty International’s support of pimps’ “rights,” and defends Jessica Valenti’s critique of TED Talks. Guests: Jennifer Baumgardner of The Feminist Press, Jennifer Parrish on incarcerated women, plus the fabulous Kathy Najimy.
WMC Live
WMC Live #70: Gloria Feldt, Ariel Levy, Dr. Laura Carstensen. (Original Airdate 2/15/2014)
Robin takes on the Catholic Little Sisters of the Poor—and the Pussy Riot purge. Guests: activist Gloria Feldt on the Take the Lead conference; New Yorker writer Ariel Levy; and Dr. Laura Carstensen, expert on longevity and happiness.
WMC FBomb
Help the Obama Administration Fight Sexual Assault On College Campuses
Universities have a responsibility to protect students from violence, discrimination, harassment, and assault. When something violent happens to students on or off campus, universities have a responsi...
WMC FBomb
Saturday Vids: Income Inequality and HOPE Credit Union
I'm currently taking a sociology class called "Perspectives on Inequality" and the first major issue we've addressed is the current state of income inequality in the United States. The U.S. is the mos...
WMC Live
February 07, 2014 | Luvvie Ajayi, Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis, Zerlina Maxwell, Amy K. Nelson, Ruth Feldstein, Shireen Mitchell |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #69: Zerlina Maxwell, Dr. Goddess, Luvvie Ajayi, Shireen Mitchell, Amy K. Nelson, Ruth Feldstein. (Original Airdate 2/8/2014)
Robin on Sally Hemmings. Black History Month panel: Zerlina Maxwell, Dr. Goddess, Luvvie Ajayi, Shireen Mitchell; Ruth Feldstein’s book on women entertainers’ influence on civil rights movements; sports correspondent Amy K. Nelson on the Olympics.
WMC Live
January 31, 2014 | Donna F. Edwards, Margaret Sullivan, Viviana Hurtado, Ph.D, Emily Lakdawalla |
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #68: Rep. Donna Edwards, Margaret Sullivan, Viviana Hurtado, Emily Lakdawalla. (Original Airdate 2/1/2014)
Robin on how radio play bias especially hurts women performers. Guests: NY Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan; Rep. Donna Edwards on ‘Moral Mondays;’ Viviana Hurtado’s Wise Latina Club; and Emily Lakdawalla on the wonders of the galaxy.
WMC Live
WMC Live #67: Amanda Hess, Soraya Chemaly, Dr. Claudia Henschke, Julia Maris. (Original Airdate 1/25/2014)
Robin takes on Texas and House Republicans. Guests: Dr. Claudia Henschke on preventing lung-cancer deaths; Julia Maris on “ethnic rapes” in Burma; Amanda Hess on Internet violence against women; Soraya Chemaly on the global Feminist Network Project.
WMC FBomb
Saturday Vids: Sally Kohn On Emotional Correctness
In her TED talk, Sally Kohn makes the brilliant case for "emotional correctness" as a way for us to transcend our political differences and actually listen to each other.
...
WMC Live
January 17, 2014 | Amy K. Nelson, Michaela Davies, Layla Fiske, Lisa Stratton, Jill Gaulding |
Media,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #66: Amy K. Nelson, Michaela Davies, Layla Fiske, Lisa Stratton & Jill Gaulding. (Original Airdate 01/18/2014)
Robin comments on poverty, MLK Day, the Saudis, and drill-sergeant progress. Guests: Amy Nelson on sports journalism; Michaela Davies reframes celeb reporting; Layla Fiske on Palestinian fiction; Lisa Stratton & Jill Gaulding fight for Midwest women.
WMC Live
January 10, 2014 | Cheryl Wills, Cori Schumacher, Veronica Dahl, Jehane Noujaim |
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #65: Cheryl Wills, Cori Schumacher, Veronica Dahl, Jehane Noujaim. (Original Airdate 1/11/2014)
Post-hiatus! Robin talks NY state politics and puttering. Guests: reporter Cheryl Wills sleuths out a slave ancestor; Cori Schumacher on sexism in surfing; Jehane Noujaim’s film “The Square;” Veronica Dahl on computers’ growing intelligence.
WMC FBomb
Helle Thorning-Schmidt vs. Mary Beard or Why Women Just Can't Get It Right
You've been living under a rock if you're not in the know about the Obama #selfie pic which circulated after the Nelson Mandela memorial service. If you have in fact been residing under said rock then...
WMC Live
December 20, 2013 | Rabbi Sharon Brous, Rev. Jennifer Danielle Crumpton, Annie Laurie Gaylor |
Media,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #64: Rabbi Sharon Brous, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Rev. Jennifer Crumpton. (Original Airdate 12/21/2013)
Solstice show. Robin’s fantasies of media in the future, plus she names her four secular saints. Guests are “most influential rabbi in America” (Newsweek) Sharon Brous, Reverend Jennifer Crumpton, and atheist activist Annie Laurie Gaylor.
WMC Live
WMC Live #63: Lenora Lee, Katharine Morrison, Rachel Moran. (Original Airdate 12/14/2013)
Robin on Mandela’s women. Guests: Katharine Morrison, founder of the first full-service women’s health facility—a birthing center and abortion clinic; Lenora Lee’s art about trafficked Chinese women; and Rachel Moran exposes the reality of prostit
WMC Live
December 06, 2013 | Gloria Steinem (1934 - 2026), Regina K. Scully, Estelle Freedman |
Gloria Steinem,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #62: Gloria Steinem, Regina K. Scully, Estelle Freedman. (Original Airdate 12/7/2013)
Robin starts a rumor: Koch Bros. paid hackers to damage the ObamaCare website! Guests: entrepreneur/filmmaker Regina K. Scully; historian Estelle Freedman; and Gloria Steinem in a special double segment on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
WMC News & Features
A Personal Interview with Mazie Hirono, Hawaii’s First Woman Senator
In an excerpt from Hirono’s interview on “Women’s Media Center Live With Robin Morgan,” which aired November 23 and is available by podcast at wmclive.com and iTunes, Senator Hirono talks about the women who have inspired her, and her commitment to support other women in politics.
WMC FBomb
Where Do We Go From Here? The ERA in the 21st Century
Last weekend I attended a conference at Roger Williams University titled "The ERA in the 21st Century." The conference brought together accomplished scholars, national activists, and twenty-something ...
WMC Live
November 22, 2013 | Senator Mazie Hirono, Anna Leah Sarabia, Rebecca Anne Sive |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #61: U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono, Anna Leah Sarabia, Rebecca Sive. (Original Airdate 11/23/2013)
Robin's surprising comments on Doris Lessing. Special double-segment conversation: Hawaii's first woman Senator, Mazie Hirono, gets personal. Also, Anna Leah Sarabia on women in the Philippines, and Rebecca Sive on how to run and win—at anything.
WMC Live
November 15, 2013 | Jennifer L Pozner, Rita Henly Jensen, Jaclyn Friedman, Katherine Rowlands |
Media,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #60: Jenn Pozner, Rita Henley Jensen, Jaclyn Friedman, Katherine Rowlands. (Original Airdate 11/16/2013)
Robin on the typhoon in Asia, and on prostitution in—yes—Dubai. Guests are colleagues working on women and media: Jaclyn Fridman (WAM); Jenn Pozner (WIMN); Rita Henley Jensen (Women’s e-News); and Katherine Rowlands (Journalism & Women Symposium).
WMC FBomb
Why Teaching Teen Boys About Consent Should Be A Mandatory Part of Sex Ed
It started with a Facebook post. Last summer, a Facebook friend posed the question: "If you would teach your daughter about protection, then why wouldn't you teach your son about respect?"After I read...
WMC Live
WMC Live #59: Kathy Najimy, Debora Spar, Stacy Smith, Laurel Sprague. (Original Airdate 11/9/2013)
Robin on women Senators’ courtesy, and on the newest “loner” shooter. Guests: comic actor Kathy Najimy; author Debora Spar; new research on movie sexism and racism by Stacy Smith; and Laurel Sprague on fighting bias against HIV-positive women.
WMC FBomb
Jessica Valenti On What It Will Take To Make A Woman President
Jessica Valenti, called one of the Top 100 Inspiring Women in the world by The Guardian, is the author of four books on feminism, politics, and culture. Valenti founded Feministing.com, which Columbia...
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