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WMC Live
March 24, 2024 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #435: The Monarch. (Original Airdate 3/24/2024)
Robin relaunches her news coverage and analysis of our political reality, and also reports on a remarkable natural history story.
WMC News & Features
March 12, 2024 | Meghan Joyce Tozer | Gender-based violence, Politics
Fighting Back Against Sexual Assault and Harassment in Schools

In the face of poor enforcement of Title IX protections, students are advocating for themselves when it comes to addressing sexual harm at school, off campus, and online.

WMC FBomb
March 11, 2024 | Sarah Weichsel | Body image and body standards, Politics
A Q&A with Asha Dahya, Producer and Director of “Someone You Know”

“Someone You Know” is a timely new short documentary that follows the stories of three women who underwent late-term abortions.

WMC Live
March 10, 2024 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #434: The Last Speaker, Part 3. (Original Airdate 3/10/2024)

Robin concludes her series, Fables for Grown Ups, reading the third and last section of the three-part novella from her book Parallax, published by Spinifex Press.

WMC Live
March 03, 2024 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #433: The Last Speaker, Part 2. (Original Airdate 3/3/2024)

Robin continues her series, Fables for Grown Ups, reading the second of three parts of a novella from her book Parallax, published by Spinifex Press.

WMC Women Under Siege
February 28, 2024 | Patrícia Álvares | Gender-based violence, International, Politics, Violence against women
Getting ‘Hagued’: How One International Law Enables Intimate Partner Violence

In the last decade, an estimated 15,000 women across the globe have been accused of abducting their own children. They are all foreigners who tried to relocate with their children — oftentimes back to their home countries — but the other parent disagreed. Not all countries criminalize abduction, but the repercussions for the child’s custody are far-reaching.

WMC FBomb
February 27, 2024 | Riya Janardhan | Politics
St Paul's All-Women City Council Offers a Blueprint for Cities Nationwide

In early January, the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, made history when a young, diverse, all-women team was sworn into seven city council seats.

WMC Live
February 25, 2024 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #432: The Last Speaker, Part 1. (Original Airdate 2/25/2024)
Robin continues her series, Fables for Grown Ups, reading the first of three parts of a novella from her book Parallax, published by Spinifex Press.
WMC Live
February 11, 2024 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #431: The Handmaiden of the Holy Man, Part 2. (Original Airdate 3/11/2024)
Robin continues her series, Fables for Grown Ups, reading the final section of a story from her book Parallax, published by Spinifex Press.
WMC Live
February 04, 2024 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #430: The Handmaiden of the Holy Man, Part 1. (Original Airdate 2/4/2024)

Robin continues her series, Fables for Grown Ups, reading a two-part story from her book Parallax, published by Spinifex Press.

WMC News & Features
January 31, 2024 | Susan Buttenwieser | Health, Politics
Abortion Amendments Proliferate on 2024 State Ballots

Advocates are finding that in many states, ballot initiatives are an effective way to restore, protect, or expand abortion rights and access. At least 10 states will see abortion questions on their ballots this year.

WMC FBomb
January 30, 2024 | Matteson Epstein | Politics
Why “Tampon Tax” Repeal Could Find Bipartisan Support

One gender-related issue that Republican caucusgoers seemed to align with liberals on? The “tampon tax.”

WMC Live
January 28, 2024 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #429: The Child Who Could Read Rivers. (Original Airdate 1/28/2024)
Robin continues her series, Fables for Grown Ups, reading a new story from her book Parallax, published by Spinifex Press.
WMC Live
January 21, 2024 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #428: The List Keeper. (Original Airdate 1/21/2024)
Robin continues her New Year's feature with a reading of her own short fiction fitting the date— “The List Keeper,” from her book Parallax published by Spinifex Press.
WMC Live
January 14, 2024 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #427: New Year, New Approach. (Original Airdate 1/14/2024)
Robin goes into "Refresh" in computer mode, starting 2024 reading a new little gem of her own fiction, "The Embodiment" from her book Parallax.
WMC Live
December 17, 2023 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #426: The Mer-Child. (Original Airdate 12/17/2023)
After a chaotic and stressful year, Robin devotes the entire episode to reading the magical, transformative story she wrote for her son, then age 8—The Mer-Child: A Legend for Children and Other Adults.
WMC Live
December 10, 2023 | Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #425: Say Her Name, Part 2. (Original Airdate 12/10/2023)
Robin discusses the #SayHerName Mothers Network, intersectionality, #MeToo, racialized motherhood in America, and more with special guests Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw and Gina Best. Plus, Audre Lorde's poetry.
WMC Live
December 03, 2023 | Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #424: Say Her Name, Part 1. (Original Airdate 12/3/2023)
Robin's guests, Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw of the African American Policy Forum & Gina Best of the #SayHerName Mothers Network, on police brutality and public silencing regarding Black women. Plus, Robin on Israel and Hamas.
WMC Live
November 19, 2023 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #423: The Boarding School Era. (Original Airdate 11/19/2023)
Robin delves into the use of boarding schools to "assimilate" Native American children in the 19th century. Special Guest Dr. Brenda Child, Ojibwe historian and author.
WMC Live
November 12, 2023 | Leta Hong Fincher | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #422: Ancient Societies, Modern Crises. (Original Airdate 11/12/2023)
Robin explores China's new plans for women with her special guest, Leta Hong Fincher, author of Leftover Women. And Robin's commentary on the Israel-Gaza war.
WMC Live
November 05, 2023 | Cherríe Moraga | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #421: Cultural Cure. (Original Airdate 11/5/2023)
Robin devotes the main body of the podcast to a conversation with the founders of Las Maestras Center for Xicana[x] Indigenous Thought, Art and Social Praxis—writer Cherríe Moraga and painter Celia Herrera Rodríguez.
WMC Live
October 29, 2023 | Jane Fonda., Robin Morgan | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #420: Not Too Late—Yet. (Original Airdate 10/29/2023)
Robin faces into climate damage already beyond repair, but then welcomes guest Jane Fonda, now a climate activist, who offers practical hope.
WMC Live
October 22, 2023 | Emily Ladau, Robin Morgan | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #419: Disability Rights & Wrongs. (Original Airdate 10/22/2023)
Robin explores the intersection of climate crises and the world’s largest oppressed minority: the disability community. Guest: Emily Ladau, author of Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, How to Be an Ally.
WMC FBomb
October 19, 2023 | Neha Madhira | Politics
Iranian Women Are Persisting After a Year of Protests

A year after protests in Iran erupted over a Kurdish woman’s death, initiating the largest uprising against the country’s clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, activists continue to fight.

WMC FBomb
October 16, 2023 | Riya Janardhan | Politics
Should Teens Be Encouraged to Pursue Politics As Much As STEM?

It is critical to encourage high schoolers to study public policy, work for the government, or run for office to improve women’s education, health, and rights.

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