Robin on Moore, Franken, today's real sexual revolution; Trump's stealth judiciary picks; and the weekly gun massacre. Guests: Hana Assafiri's "Speed Date A Muslim" action; Lola Omolola's "Female IN" (FIN) online safe space that went global.
Robin on Donna Brazile, Rand Paul, the special elections, and winning a beauty pageant. Exclusive Roundtable: psychiatrists Judith Herman, Dee Mosbacher, and Nanette Gartrell discuss "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" and the 25th Amendment.
Even though more women and people of color are featured in this season, the fact that they were added in and of itself doesn’t make the show more progressive.
Robin on the NYC Hallowe'en terror attack, Mueller trumping Manafort, and why we really need to break up Big Tech. Guests: Jocelyn Olcott on the greatest consciousness raising event ever; Shazia Rafi reports from South West Asia. Surrealism Corner.
How I realized that “virginity” is a crucial element of a broader sexist culture that aims to oppress women through their bodies.
Robin on what really happens when women legislate, unmasking Trump's Generals, and one fine sheriff. Guests: Polly Rodriguez on “make love, not porn”—Women of Sex Tech; Angela Dodson on her book of ALL the suffragists—including women of color.
United Women Firefighters is an affinity group of women firefighters working in the Fire Department of New York (FDNY).
Robin on Trump vs. mourning military families, and the kilonova in the Hydra constellation. Guests: Shaughnessy Naughton on a new push to get scientists into political office; Judaline Cassidy discusses her passion for plumbing and for mentoring.
Robin on Trump's attacking contraception and insulting Puerto Rico, California burning, the Rohingya—and Harvey Weinstein. In-depth interview with AURN White House Correspondent April Ryan on 4 presidents—and on her own enslaved ancestors.
Robin on Puerto Rico, Las Vegas, the fast-food industry's secret pact against women, Rosanne Cash, and female mayors. Guests: Maria Teresa Kumar on Hispanics in the crosshairs; Ann Hornaday on critics' tips for watching movies. Surrealism Corner.
The privilege of fully being oneself is harder for students with whom schools take issue — specifically black students, who are often disproportionately affected by dress code sanctions.
A new study found that most female characters could be removed from a film's narrative without significantly disrupting the plot. This suggests that even when women do show up in films, they don’t really have any agency.
Robin on Saudi women driving (!), campus sexual-assault setback, Obamacare resurrected, and the NFL gladiators vs. Trump. Guest: Ani DiFranco—Part 2 of an exclusive in-depth conversation. Plus, Surrealism Corner and A Word from My Lower Self.
Whedon’s behavior is not unlike many “feminist” men, which in turn points to a bigger problem: the way in which many male feminists use that identity to excuse themselves from wrongdoing.
Robin on Aung San Suu Kyi, modern slavery, deconstructing deconstructionism, and "the genuine article." Guest: Ani DiFranco in an in-depth personal interview. Also Surrealism Corner, and the new feature, "A Word From My Lower Self."
A new study finds that mainstream media outlets were complicit in spreading right-wing propaganda during the 2016 campaign.
Robin on hurricane coverage, Trump's gutting Title IX, Big Tech malfeasance--and a personal word about Kate Millett. Guests: Journalist Amanda Sperber on an untold story--South Sudan's rapes; Mary Mattingly on Swale, the first floating food forest.
Season Premiere! Robin on the KKK and neo-Nazis, DACA, hurricanes, North Korea—and the Pope's Jewish woman shrink. Guest: political and cultural correspondent/pundit Ana Marie Cox. Plus, an expanded Surrealism Corner.
Like so many other scientific concepts, there is mnemonic device for the modern stellar spectral classification scheme, also known as the Harvard Spectral Classification Scheme.
One day earlier this month, I woke up to several alerts from friends and acquaintances sharing with me articles about a Google software engineer, James Damore, who had written an internal memo called “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber.” In the memo, Damore criticizes Google’s diversity efforts ....
Last April, I attended a meeting of Angel investors—individuals who invest personal funds in startups and other early-stage companies—that gathers every couple of months in Portland, Oregon to hear pitches and decide whether to invest. Angel investors are unlike venture capitalists in that they invest their personal funds, but all too similar when it comes to the reality that most are male.
As the Trump administration moved forward on Thursday with new guidelines that severely restrict travel from six Muslim-majority countries, yet again the country was distracted by Trump’s latest grotesque, sexist tweetstorm.
Robin on the GOP baseball shooting, the censoring of Shakespeare, how Jim Crow inspired Hitler, and the tale of Maddie Runckles. Guests: Ariel Levy on why "The Rules Do Not Apply"; Emily Temple-Wood's F-You Project on women in science at Wikipedia.
Robin on Comey's testimony, Reality Winner's leak, and what everyone overlooks but Trump fears most. Guests: former prosecutor Jane Manning on drug-facilitated rape and the Cosby trial; physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on "the physics of melanin."
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