WMC Live
WMC Live #37: Anna Quindlen, Kathleen Hanna, Shazia Rafi. (Original Airdate 5/4/2013)
Robin and the WMC staff mourn Features Editor-in-Chief Mary Thom. Plus, Shazia Rafi reports on Pakistan's elections; punk artist Kathleen Hanna recalls Riot Grrrl; and novelist Anna Quindlen discusses journalism and women's friendships.
WMC Live
April 27, 2013 | Cindy Blackman Santana, Sarah Manning, Linda Oh |
Arts and culture,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #36: Cindy Blackman Santana, Sarah Manning, Linda Oh, Lauren Sevian. (Original Airdate 4/27/2013)
Robin defends NY Times editor Jill Abramson, analyzes the Boston bombers’ relationships with women, and celebrates jazz women, including Grammy Award-winner Lauren Sevian; composer Sarah Manning; bassist Linda Oh; and drummer Cindy Blackman Santana.
WMC Live
WMC Live #35: Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, Alice Quinn. (Original Airdate 4/20/2013)
Poetry Month. Robin celebrates new energy in poetry with Alice Quinn of the Poetry Society of America; Joy Harjo sings a poem; and former U.S. poet laureate Rita Dove reads from Mother Love. Plus Robin links the Boston bombing to the Senate’s gun vote.
WMC Live
April 13, 2013 | Karen Nussbaum, Michaela Walsh, Alice Kessler-Harris, Jewelle Bickford |
Economy,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #34: Karen Nussbaum, Michaela Walsh, Alice Kessler-Harris, Jewelle Bickford. (Original Airdate 4/13/2013)
Robin celebrates For National Equal Pay Day by demystifying economics, and speaks with 9 to 5 founder Karen Nussbaum; Alice Kessler-Harris on the pink collar ghetto; Jewelle Bickford on investing; and Michaela Walsh of Women’s World Banking.
WMC Live
WMC Live #33: Dr. Allison Willis, Lori Katz, Rhona Johnson. (Original Airdate 4/6/2013)
Robin observes Parkinson's Awareness Month with her own “coming out,” plus her exposé on sexist research protocols. Guests include Lori Katz, founder of the first PD women’s group; caregiver Rhona Johnson; and neurologist Dr. Allison Willis.
WMC Live
March 30, 2013 | Geneva Overholser, Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Dina Dublon |
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #32: Geneva Overholser, Kimberly "Dr. Goddess" Ellis, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Dina Dublon. (Original Airdate 3/30/2013)
Robin on marriage equality and medical sexism. Guest include blogger Kimberly "Dr. Goddess" Ellis; journalist Geneva Overholser; author Letty Cottin Pogrebin; and Dina Dublon, one of Fortune’s 50 most powerful U.S. businesswomen (and a feminist!).
WMC Live
March 23, 2013 | Eleanor Smeal, Monica Rodriguez, Amelia Leclair, Jeanne Theoharis |
Health,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #31: Cappella Clausura, Eleanor Smeal, Monica Rodriguez, Amelia Leclair, Jeanne Theoharis. (Original Airdate 3/23/2013)
Robin discusses Martian microbes and Mother Theresa, and speaks with Ellie Smeal about Vatican corruption; Jeanne Theoharis on Rosa Parks; Cappella Clausura on medieval women composers; director Amelia LeClair; and Monica Rodriguez about STD awareness.
WMC Live
March 16, 2013 | Urvashi Vaid, Helen Zia, Stephanie Gilmore, Jennifer Freyd, PhD |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #30: Urvashi Vaid, Helen Zia, Jennifer Freyd, Stephanie Gilmore. (Original Airdate 3/16/2013)
Robin takes on the new Pope, and speaks with Stephanie Gilmore on grassroots feminism; Jennifer Freyd on betrayal blindness; Helen Zia on Asian American women’s history; and Urvashi Vaid as she questions the LGBT drift.
WMC Live
WMC Live #29: Mary Thom, Kate McCarthy, Rachel Larris, Lauren Wolfe. (Original Airdate 3/9/2013)
Robin gives a glimpse behind the curtain of the Women’s Media Center, with guests Kate McCarthy of WMC SheSource; Rachel Larris of WMC Name It Change It; Lauren Wolfe of WMC Women Under Siege; and Mary Thom, WMC Features Editor-in-Chief.
WMC Live
WMC Live #28: Debra Winger, Gail Collins, Julie Burkhart. (Original Airdate 3/2/2013)
Robin celebrates Women's History Month with New York Times columnist Gail Collins; Julie Burkhart, who dares to reopen Dr. Tiller's clinic; and Debra Winger on fighting fracking—plus Robin on the Pope.
WMC Live
February 23, 2013 | Judy Blume, Sheila Tobias, Aileen Hernandez, Dyllan McGee, Betsy West |
Arts and culture,
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #27: Judy Blume, Sheila Tobias, Aileen Hernandez, Dyllan McGee & Betsy West. (Original Airdate 2/23/2013)
Robin hosts a special episode on the “MAKERS” PBS documentary with Sheila Tobias; Aileen Hernandez; Judy Blume; and documentary executive producers Dyllan McGee and Betsy West—plus Robin on gun access and witch persecutions happening TODAY.
WMC Live
February 16, 2013 | Johnnetta Cole, Barbara Smith, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Salamishah Tillet |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #26: Johnnetta Cole, Barbara Smith, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Salamishah Tillet. (Original Airdate 2/16/2013)
Robin celebrates Black History Month with Bonnie Thornton Dill on race, gender, and class; Salamishah Tillet on violence against women and girls; Barbara Smith on black feminism and gun violence; and Johnnetta Cole on the glory of African-American women.
WMC Live
February 09, 2013 | Jane Fonda., Keri Putnam, Melissa Silverstein, Kathy Bates |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #25: Kathy Bates, Jane Fonda, Keri Putnam, Melissa Silverstein. (Original Airdate 2/9/2013)
The movies! Keri Putnam's (Sundance) new stats on women in Hollywood; Melissa Silverstein on NY’s Athena Festival; Jane Fonda and Kathy Bates on sexism in Hollywood and the Oscars—plus Robin on why Hillary Clinton was a great Secretary of State.
WMC Live
February 02, 2013 | Kimberly Bryant, Suzanne Braun Levine |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #24: Kim Gandy, Suzanne Braun Levine, Kimberly Bryant. (Original Airdate 2/2/2013)
Robin demolishes the “clash of civilizations” with Islam; Kim Gandy on the Violence Against Women Act; Kimberly Bryant on teaching tech in “Black Girls Code;” Suzanne Braun Levine on women’s second adulthood and the state of journalism now.
WMC Live
January 26, 2013 | Safa Sankari, Hibaaq Osman, Maria Echaveste, Ruwayda Mustafah |
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #23: Hibaaq Osman, Maria Echaveste, Ruwayda Mustafa, Safa Sankari. (Original Airdate 1/26/2013)
Robin on “firsts” in Obama’s 2nd inaugural, and racist roots of the 2nd Amendment. Safa Sankari on Syrian women; Hibaaq Osman on violence against Middle Eastern women; Maria Echaveste on U.S. immigration policy; Ruwayda Mustafa live from Kurdistan.
WMC Live
January 19, 2013 | Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Robin Marty, Jessica Pieklo, Cecile Richards (1957 - 2025) |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #22: Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Cecile Richards, Robin Marty & Jessica Pieklo. (Original Airdate 1/19/2013)
Robin discusses “an obituary of one’s own,” and speaks with Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall on black feminism; Robin Marty and Jessica Pieklo about their new book, Crow After Roe; and Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards on forty years of Roe v. Wade.
WMC Live
WMC Live #21: Vandana Shiva, Karen Kornbluh, Susan Feiner. (Original Airdate 1/12/2013)
Robin pays tribute to Gerda Lerner, and speaks with Karen Kornbluh about economics “demystified;” Susan Feiner, economics and gender studies professor; and international environmentalist and economist Vandana Shiva.
WMC Live
January 05, 2013 | Marcia Greenberger, Maha Abu-Dayyeh Shamas, Lily Tomlin |
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #20: Lily Tomlin, Marcia Greenberger, Maha Abu-Dayyeh Shamas. (Original Airdate 1/5/2013)
Robin greets 2013 with her fantasy agenda, and speaks with Marcia Greenberger on the future of women's fiscal and legal security; Palestinian activist Maha Abu-Dayyeh Shamas; and actress Lily Tomlin on her greatest regret and proudest moment.
WMC Live
December 29, 2012 | Ariel Levy, Mona Eltahawy, Jane Fonda., Joy Harjo |
Jane Fonda,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #19: Best of 2012. Jane Fonda, Ariel Levy, Joy Harjo, Mona Eltahawy. (Original Airdate 12/29/2012)
The best of WMC Live with Robin Morgan from 2012, including actor and activist Jane Fonda; New Yorker writer Ariel Levy; Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy; and Native-American poet Joy Harjo.
WMC Live
December 22, 2012 | Rev. Jennifer Danielle Crumpton, Margot Adler, Annie Laurie Gaylor |
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #18: Margot Adler, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Jennifer Danielle Crumpton. (Original Airdate 12/22/2012)
The Winter Solstice Show. Feminist minister Rev. Jennifer Danielle Crumpton; Wiccan Priestess Margot Adler; atheist Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Robin on the Newtown shooting: ”The Longest, Darkest Night of the Year."
WMC Live
December 15, 2012 | Lucinda Marshall, Sapana Pradhan Malla, Lauren Wolfe, Kate Clinton |
Misogyny,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #17: Kate Clinton, Lucinda Marshall, Lauren Wolfe, Sapana Pradhan Malla. (Original Airdate 12/15/2012)
Robin ponders the Libertarian fad, and speaks with online peace organizer Lucinda Marshall; Sapana Pradhan Malla on Nepali women's rights; WMC's Women Under Siege Director Lauren Wolfe on sexualized violence in war; and political humorist Kate Clinton.
WMC Live
December 08, 2012 | Wajeha al-Huwaider, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Carol Jenkins, Mary Kay Blakely |
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #16: Carol Jenkins, Mary Kaye Blakely, Sharon Brous, Wajeha al-Huwaider. (Original Airdate 12/8/2012)
Robin explores gendered languages; Saudi feminist Wajeha al-Huwaider; radical Rabbi Sharon Brous; WMC founding president Carol Jenkins on the under-representation of women and men of color in media; and Mizzou journalism professor Mary Kaye Blakely.
WMC Live
December 01, 2012 | Dázon Dixon Diallo, Paula Donovan, Ursula K. Le Guin |
Misogyny,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #15: Ursula K. Le Guin, Dazon Dixon Diallo, Paula Donovan. (Original Airdate 12/1/2012)
Robin debunks the phrases “death tax” and “tax relief.” On World AIDS Day, Dazon Dixon Diallo and Paula Donavan discuss the impact of AIDS and HIV on women in the U.S. and the world; SPECIAL GUEST major American author Ursula K. Le Guin.
WMC Live
WMC Live #14: Kathy Najimy, Sunny Clifford, Nora Pouillon. (Original Airdate 11/24/2012)
Robin defends Susan Rice from John McCain, and speaks with actress Kathy Najimy on feminist comedy; South Dakota park ranger Sunny Clifford on the documentary "Young Lakota;" and chef Nora Pouillon about “certified organic” food.
WMC Live
November 17, 2012 | Yifat Susskind, Carol Adams, Luvvie Ajayi, Lisa Ling, Laura Ling |
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #13: Lisa Ling & Laura Ling, Carol Adams, Luvvie Ajayi, Yifat Suskind. (Original Airdate 11/17/2012)
Robin’s fiery take on the Petraeus scandal. Yifat Suskind about MADRE's safety campaign; Carol Adams on the sexual politics of meat; and three WMC Award honorees—Social Media Award-winner Luvvie Ajayi, and news sisters Lisa and Laura Ling.