WMC Live
WMC Live #131: Melissa Silverstein, Gayle Lemmon, Liz Garbus. (Original Airdate 6/27/2015)
Robin on racism, Charleston, the battle flag of the Confederacy and the 2nd Amendment. Guests: Liz Garbus, director of documentary on Nina Simone; Gayle Lemmon on women soldiers in special ops; Mellissa Silverstein on Hollywood's "genderquake."
WMC Live
WMC Live #130: Lina Nilsson, Monica Simpson, Jeannie Gayle Pool. (Original Airdate 6/20/2015)
Robin on FDA consideration of "libido drug" for women. Guests: Monica Simpson of SisterSong; Jeannie Gayle Pool, feminist musicologist, on a rediscovered opera and girl bands; Lina Nilsson on the real reasons women avoid STEM, and how to change that.
WMC Live
June 12, 2015 | Gail Dines, Asra Nomani, Holly Carter |
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #129: Gail Dines, Asra Nomani, Holly Carter. (Original Airdate 6/13/2015)
Robin on Dennis Hastert's alleged child sexual abuse. Guests: Holly Carter on kid filmmakers; Asra Nomani on "Gender Jihad" and reforming Islam; Gail Dines on newly discovered effects of pornography and the industry's multinational corporate statu
WMC Live
June 05, 2015 | Carmen Gonzalez, Jennifer Mieres, Fraidy Reiss |
International,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #128: Jennifer Mieres, Carmen Gonzalez, Fraidy Reiss. (Original Airdate: 6/6/2015)
Robin on SCOTUS's Elonis ruling and Tunisia's Truth Commission. Guests: Dr. Jennifer Mieres on women's cardiac health; Carmen Gonzalez on environmental justice and solutions; Fraidy Reiss on her safety net for women fleeing arranged marriages.
WMC Live
WMC Live #127: Susan Solomon, Taina Bien-Aimé, Karen Tramontano. (Original Airdate 5/30/2015)
Robin praises Ireland's marriage equality passage but mourns their abortion ban. Guests: Karen Tramontano on making policy answerable to poor people; Taina Bien-Aimé on sexual exploitation; Susan Solomon's 7 ways to get more women into science.
WMC Live
WMC Live #126: Former President Jimmy Carter, Jennifer Crumpton. (Original Airdate 5/23/2015)
Exclusive: Former President Jimmy Carter and Robin speak at the first World Summit on Sexual Exploitation, The Carter Center, Atlanta (Courtesy of the Carter Center). Guest Jennifer Crumpton on her book, "Femmevangelical." Plus Surrealism Corner.
WMC Live
WMC Live #125: Rev. Ann Kansfield, Valerie Hudson, Leslee Udwin. (Original Airdate 5/9/2015)
Robin on "Mother's Day," Carly Fiorina's candidacy, and mental health. Guests: Rev. Ann Kansfield, first woman chaplain (and a lesbian!) in NYC's Fire Department; Valerie Hudson on "WomanStats"; Leslee Udwin on her banned film "India's Daughter".
WMC Live
WMC Live #124: Jane Fonda, Brenda Feigen, Susan Ades Stone. (Original Airdate 5/2/2015)
Robin connects spam and world politics. Guests: Jane Fonda's account of the White House Correspondents' Dinner; Brenda Feigen's exclusive report inside the Supreme Court's marriage equality hearing; Susan Stone's "Women on 20s" currency campaign.
WMC Live
WMC Live #123: Yael Marom, Vanessa K. De Luca, Jessica Greer Morris. (Original Airdate 4/25/2015)
Robin on questions to candidates, the Pulitzers and ending fossil fuels. Guests: Vanessa K. De Luca on Essence's "Black Women at Work" survey; Jessica Greer Morris' Girl Be Heard Theater; Yael Marom on a new media push for peace in Israel-Palestine.
WMC Live
WMC Live #122: Geneva Overholser, Sue Leonard. (Original Airdate 4/18/2015)
Robin on Hillary. For Poetry Month: Sue Leonard, Persimmon Tree editor; Geneva Overholser, the Academy of American Poets; Robin reads Stevie Smith, Leslie Silko, Isel Rivero, Suheir Hammad, Irena Klepfisz, Toi Derricote, and Shirley Geok–Lin Lim.
WMC Live
WMC Live #121: Wu Qing, "Betty," Veronica Todaro. (Original Airdate 4/11/2015)
Robin on the rise of feminism in China. Guests: Veronica Todaro on women and Parkinson's Disease, singing trio "Betty" and their activism, Chinese feminist and scholar Wu Qing on her work for rural women's rights in China. Also: News You Can Use.
WMC Live
WMC Live #120: Cora Weiss, Pramila Jayapal, Bonnie Dow. (Original Airdate 4/4/2015)
Robin comments on the breast-milk industry and on Angelina Jolie’s menopause. Guests: Pramila Jayapal, first South Asian American woman Washington state legislator; Bonnie Dow on the media vs. 1970’s feminism; veteran activist Cora Weiss on peace.
WMC Live
March 27, 2015 | Karen Naimer, Nelly Gicho-Niyonzima |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #119: Mallika Dutt, Karen Naimer, Nelly Gicho-Niyonzima. (Original Airdate 3/28/2015)
Robin on a high point in the human spirit—and new discoveries about how we process information. Guests: Karen Naimer of PHRC; Nelly Gicho-Niyonzima; and Mallika Dutt on creative strategies to fight violence against women, trafficking, and conflict.
WMC Live
WMC Live #118: Gloria Steinem, Mona Eltahawy, Janita. (Original Airdate 3/21/2015)
Robin on "I'm no racist" racists. Guests: Singer-songwriter Janita debuts her breakthrough album—with a WMCLive world premiere of her new single; Mona Eltahawy on the chaos of Egypt; Gloria Steinem returns—with a new organization that funds women.
WMC Live
March 13, 2015 | Senator Nan Grogan Orrock, Charon Asetoyer, Hasna Maznavi |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #117: Nan Orrock, Charon Asetoyer, Hasna Maznavi. (Original Airdate 3/14/2015)
Robin on Hillary's email, and why women join ISIL. Guests: GA State Sen. Nan Orrock on state politics; Charon Asetoyer exposes how oil pipelines increase violence against Native women; Hasna Maznavi, founder of the first Women's Mosque of America.
WMC Live
February 27, 2015 | Carol McCabe Booker, Ann Hornaday, Kathleen Hanna, Lesley Gore |
Economy,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #116: Lesley Gore, Kathleen Hanna, Ann Hornaday, Carol McCabe Booker. (Original Airdate 2/28/2015)
Robin on the Walmart “raise.” Guests: Carol McCabe Booker on black press pioneer Alice Dunnigan; Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday on the Oscars. EXCLUSIVE: A 2005 conversation between music icons Kathleen Hanna and the late Lesley Gore.
WMC Live
February 20, 2015 | Julie Zeilinger, Bridgett Davis, Lydia Cacho, Pippa Biddle |
Environment,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #115: Lydia Cacho, Bridgett Davis, Julie Zeilinger, Pippa Biddle (Original Airdate 2/21/2015)
Robin on Strauss-Kahn's pimping trial in France. Guests: Nigerian-American novelist Bridgett Davis; Millennials critique voluntourism; Mexican reporter Lydia Cacho on surviving traffickers' death threats. Also, Verbal Karate and The Last Straw.
WMC Live
February 13, 2015 | Sharon Isbin, Rossana G. D’Antonio, Hadiza Bala Usman |
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #114: Sharon Isbin, Rossana D'Antonio, Hadiza Bala Usman. (Original Airdate 2/14/2015)
Robin on #BlackGirlsMatter, Vatican “women’s week,” Obama’s religion flap, and new study connecting domestic violence to mass shootings. Guests: classical guitarist Sharon Isbin; engineer Rossana D'Antonio; Hadiza Bala Usman of #BringBackOurGirl
WMC Live
WMC Live #113: Rosalie Maggio, Charlotte Isaksson, Zakiya Jemmott. (Original Airdate 2/7/2015)
Robin on the Vanderbilt U. gang rape verdict and the end of “the Brawns Age.” Guests: Zakiya Jemmott, post-Ferguson activist; Rosalie Maggio, language expert and author; Charlotte Isaksson, founder of GenderForce—a world first. Plus News You Can Use
WMC Live
January 30, 2015 | Jane Fonda., Pat Mitchell, Lily Tomlin, Jane Manning |
Jane Fonda,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #112: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Pat Mitchell, Jane Manning. (Original Airdate 1/31/2015)
Robin on ISIL’s prices and rules for female captives and slaves. Guests: Former DA Jane Manning on the real problem with Rolling Stone’s rape article; and from the Sundance Festival, correspondent Pat Mitchell talks with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.
WMC Live
January 23, 2015 | Jessica Neuwirth, Lael Echo-Hawk, Melissa Mark Viverito |
Environment,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #111: Melissa Mark-Viverito, Jessica Neuwirth, Lael Echo-Hawk. (Original Airdate 1/24/2015)
Robin on the Oscar nominations—and endangered ocean life. Guests: Lael Echo-Hawk on reforming Native tribal councils; NY City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito on being a “first”; Jessica Neuwirth’s book on why we need the ERA more than ever.
WMC Live
January 16, 2015 | Eva Longoria, Ellen Bravo, Dana Cowin, Beverly Wettenstein (b. - 2019) |
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #110: Eva Longoria, Ellen Bravo, Dana Cowin and Beverly Wettenstein. (Original Airdate 1/17/2015)
Robin takes on Charlie Hebdo. Guests: Eva Longoria talks about her Latina political activism; Ellen Bravo’s workplace update on the progress of paid leave legislation; Dana Cowin and Beverly Wettenstein on women chefs. Plus, “A Eulogy for Maha.”
WMC Live
January 09, 2015 | Lily Tomlin, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka |
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #109: Lily Tomlin, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. (Original Airdate 1/10/2015)
Robin returns and comments on how much Black Lives Matter—and Blue Lives, too. Guests: Lily Tomlin on the Kennedy Honors; Katrina vanden Heuvel on Molly Ivins; and UN Women director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Plus, Surrealism Corner and Fighting Words.
WMC Live
December 19, 2014 | Annie Laurie Gaylor, Simone Campbell, Karyn Grossman Gershon |
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #108: Annie Laurie Gaylor, Sister Simone Campbell, Karyn Gershon. (Original Airdate 12/20/2014)
The Solstice Show. Robin on secular Solstice miracles, a Saudi action alert, and Diane Feinstein’s finest hour. Guests: Sister Simone Campbell (Nuns on the Bus); Annie Laurie Gaylor (Freedom from Religion Foundation); Karyn Gershon (Project Kesher).
WMC Live
December 12, 2014 | Melissa Silverstein, Erin Helfert Moësse, Kimberly Dark |
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #107: Melissa Silverstein, Kimberly Dark, Erin Helfert. (Original Airdate 12/13/2014)
Robin on Ikumi Yoshimatsu and Japan’s “comfort women,” die-ins, Rolling Stone, and Cosby. Guests: Erin Helfert on VAWA abroad; Kimberly Dark’s body messages; Melissa Silverstein’s 2014 Feminist Moments in Film. Plus, the 2014 Ink Smear Awards.