WMC Live
June 22, 2013 | Wajeha al-Huwaider, Carol Gilligan, Rebecca Nagle, Becca Stevens |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #44: Carol Gilligan, Wajeha al-Huwaider, Rebecca Nagle, Becca Stevens. (Original Airdate 6/22/2013)
Robin spotlights a GOOD army general, plus an exclusive interview with Saudi activist and writer Wajeha al-Huwaider;. Also: Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms haven for sexploited women; Rebecca Nagle, founder of FORCE; psychologist Carol Gilligan.
WMC Live
June 15, 2013 | Jessica Neuwirth, Ellen Goodman, Saru Jayaraman, Pamela Ribon |
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #43: Ellen Goodman, Jessica Neuwirth, Saru Jarayaman, Pamela Ribon. (Original Airdate 6/15/2013)
Robin discusses the Supreme Court's docket and Turkish women's protests, and speaks with comic Pamela Ribon; restaurant workers' organizer Saru Jarayaman; Ellen Goodman on end-of-life care; and Jessica Neuwirth on government surveillance.
WMC Live
WMC Live #42: Heidi Levine, Sarah Stierch, E. J. Graff, Veronica Arreola. (Original Airdate 6/8/2013)
Robin discusses women senators vs. generals testifying on sex harassment; Veronica Arreola on gender and STEM studies; E.J. Graff on the DOMA decision; Heidi Levine on being a woman war correspondent; and Sarah Stierch taking on sexism at Wikipedia.
WMC Live
June 01, 2013 | Elizabeth Evatt, Anat Hoffman, Dara Richardson-Heron, Stacy Jewell Lewis |
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #41: Elizabeth Evatt, Anat Hoffman, Dr. Dana Richardson-Heron, Stacy Jewell Lewis. (Original Airdate 6/1/2013)
Robin speaks with guests Stacy Jewell Lewis, a survivor of sex slavery; Elizabeth Evatt on endangered human rights; Anat Hoffman on confronting Israel's orthodox fundamentalists; and Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron, YWCA CEO, on the Y as a feminist hotbed.
WMC Live
May 25, 2013 | Ashley Monroe, Soraya Chemaly, Yael Luttwak, Sarah Granger |
Free Speech,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #40: Ashley Monroe, Soraya Chemaly, Yael Luttwak, Sarah Granger. (Original Airdate 5/25/2013)
Robin dissects “The Greatest Generation." Guests: country music star Ashley Monroe; Soraya Chemaly on making Facebook drop violent, misogynistic pages; Sarah Granger on civilian cyber-security; and Yael Luttwak on a Muslim-Jewish diet program for peace!
WMC Live
May 18, 2013 | Debora Spar, Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D., Carmen Gonzalez, Pramila Jayapal |
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #39: Debora Spar, Beverly Tatum, Carmen Gonzalez, Pramila Jayapal. (Original Airdate 5/18/2013)
Robin comments on the Cleveland abductions, and speaks with Pramila Jayapal on immigration policy and women; Carmen Gonzalez on bias in academia; Spelman’s Beverly Tatum on ending collegiate sports; and Barnard’s Debora Spar on training women to lead.
WMC Live
WMC Live #38: Holly Kearl, Celinda Lake, Driver, Victoria Jackson & Ali Guthy. (Original Airdate 5/11/2013)
Robin on Mother’s Day's origins and pregnancy discrimination; Celinda Lake on candidates’ looks and electability; Holly Kearl on sex harassment; Juarez’s mothers of the disappeared; and a mother-daughter duo who fought an incurable disease.
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.