WMC Live
WMC Live #81: President Jimmy Carter, Brittney Cooper, Angela Bonavoglia. (Original Airdate 5/3/2014)
Robin on the NBA and racism. Guests: an exclusive conversation with President Jimmy Carter—her first male guest—on prostitution; Brittney Cooper on the Crunk Collective and black feminism; Angela Bonavoglia on the Pope’s “cosmetic Catholicism.”
WMC Live
WMC Live #80: Anita Hill, Julie Burton, Lenora Lee. (Original Airdate 4/26/2014)
Hill reveals new aspects of her famous testimony in a personal conversation; Julie Burton parses the 2014 Status of Women in Media Report; Lenora Lee on dance and Chinese history.
WMC Live
WMC Live #79: Claire Henchcliffe, Lori Katz, Veronica Todaro. (Original Airdate 4/19/2014)
Special Parkinson’s Awareness Month show: Robin finds a new feminist ‘front’ with her diagnosis. Guests: neurologist Claire Henchcliffe on gender differences in treatment; Lori Katz on having Deep Brain Stimulation; Veronica Todaro’s public health
WMC Live
April 11, 2014 | Ursula K. Le Guin, Toi Derricotte, Irena Klepfisz |
Immigration,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #78: Ursula K. LeGuin, Toi Derricotte, Irena Klepfisz. (Original Airdate 4/12/2014)
Robin celebrates National Poetry Month with guests Irena Klepfisz, Toi Derricotte, and Ursula K. LeGuin reading poems and talking craft. Robin comments on the We Belong Together Campaign for sensible immigration reform—and why the media ignores it.
WMC Live
April 04, 2014 | Nina L. Khrushcheva, Linda Sarsour, Maia Szalavitz, Annie Leonard |
Misogyny,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #77: Nina Khrushcheva, Annie Leonard, Linda Sarsour, Maia Szalavitz. (Original Airdate 4/5/2014)
Robin on climate change, and on how political scandals scapegoat women. Guests: Nina Khrushcheva on Russia’s mindset; Annie Leonard’s history of “stuff”; Linda Sarsour on anti-Arab Americanism; Maia Szalavitz on the right rehabs for addicted women
WMC Live
WMC Live #76: Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Julie Zeilinger, Atima Omara. (Original Airdate 3/29/2014)
Robin’s open message to Gloria Steinem on her 80th birthday, and on Scandinavian men’s pro-feminism. Guests: Julie Zeilinger of The F Bomb blog; Pres. Atima Omara of the Young Democrats; Ikumi Yosimatsu returns to take on the Japanese Government.
WMC Live
March 21, 2014 | Amelia Leclair, Karen Finney, Elaine Partnow |
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #75: Karen Finney, Amelia LeClair, Capella Clausura, Elaine Partnow. (Original Airdate 3/22/2014)
Robin on new Iraqi laws, Obama's "mom jeans," and web phenom Klout's language and racism. Guests: MSNBC's Karen Finney; conductor Amelia LeClair of Capella Clausura, plus music by a 16th-century teenager; and Elaine Partnow of The Quotable Woman.
WMC Live
March 14, 2014 | Sheryl Sandberg, Lorrain Franklin-Taylor, Anna R. |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #74: Sheryl Sandberg, Lorrain Franklin-Taylor, Anna R. (Original Airdate 3/15/2014)
Robin on a problem with guest Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In group, on women in Ukraine’s crisis, and on global sex trade corporations. Guests: Lorrain Franklin-Taylor of 1000 Mothers to Prevent Violence; Anna R. on changing LinkedIn’s stalking policy.
WMC Live
March 07, 2014 | Leymah Gbowee, Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Yolanda Dominguez, Peggy Antrobus |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #73: Leymah Gbowee, Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Yolanda Dominguez, Peggy Antrobus. (Original Airdate 3/8/2014)
Robin spends International Women’s Day with Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee; beauty queen turned feminist Ikumi Yoshimatsu; Caribbean legend Peggy Antrobus; political artist Yolanda Domínguez; and WMC Women Under Siege Director Lauren Wolfe.
WMC Live
February 28, 2014 | Jane Fonda., Stacy Smith, Abigail E. Disney |
Jane Fonda,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #72: Jane Fonda, Abigail Disney, Stacy Smith. (Original Airdate 3/1/2014)
Oscar time! Robin on the one film she made as a working kid actor, plus the influence of movies. Guests: Stacy Smith on diversity (Not!) in film; Abigail Disney on women and documentaries; Jane Fonda talks about her new book—and her Oscar picks.
WMC Live
February 21, 2014 | Kathy Najimy, Jennifer Baumgardner, Jennifer Parrish |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #71: Kathy Najimy, Jennifer Baumgardner, Jennifer Parrish. (Original Airdate 2/22/2014)
Robin takes on Amnesty International’s support of pimps’ “rights,” and defends Jessica Valenti’s critique of TED Talks. Guests: Jennifer Baumgardner of The Feminist Press, Jennifer Parrish on incarcerated women, plus the fabulous Kathy Najimy.
WMC Live
WMC Live #70: Gloria Feldt, Ariel Levy, Dr. Laura Carstensen. (Original Airdate 2/15/2014)
Robin takes on the Catholic Little Sisters of the Poor—and the Pussy Riot purge. Guests: activist Gloria Feldt on the Take the Lead conference; New Yorker writer Ariel Levy; and Dr. Laura Carstensen, expert on longevity and happiness.
WMC Live
February 07, 2014 | Luvvie Ajayi, Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis, Zerlina Maxwell, Amy K. Nelson, Ruth Feldstein, Shireen Mitchell |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #69: Zerlina Maxwell, Dr. Goddess, Luvvie Ajayi, Shireen Mitchell, Amy K. Nelson, Ruth Feldstein. (Original Airdate 2/8/2014)
Robin on Sally Hemmings. Black History Month panel: Zerlina Maxwell, Dr. Goddess, Luvvie Ajayi, Shireen Mitchell; Ruth Feldstein’s book on women entertainers’ influence on civil rights movements; sports correspondent Amy K. Nelson on the Olympics.
WMC Live
January 31, 2014 | Donna F. Edwards, Margaret Sullivan, Viviana Hurtado, Ph.D, Emily Lakdawalla |
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #68: Rep. Donna Edwards, Margaret Sullivan, Viviana Hurtado, Emily Lakdawalla. (Original Airdate 2/1/2014)
Robin on how radio play bias especially hurts women performers. Guests: NY Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan; Rep. Donna Edwards on ‘Moral Mondays;’ Viviana Hurtado’s Wise Latina Club; and Emily Lakdawalla on the wonders of the galaxy.
WMC Live
WMC Live #67: Amanda Hess, Soraya Chemaly, Dr. Claudia Henschke, Julia Maris. (Original Airdate 1/25/2014)
Robin takes on Texas and House Republicans. Guests: Dr. Claudia Henschke on preventing lung-cancer deaths; Julia Maris on “ethnic rapes” in Burma; Amanda Hess on Internet violence against women; Soraya Chemaly on the global Feminist Network Project.
WMC Live
January 17, 2014 | Amy K. Nelson, Michaela Davies, Layla Fiske, Lisa Stratton, Jill Gaulding |
Media,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #66: Amy K. Nelson, Michaela Davies, Layla Fiske, Lisa Stratton & Jill Gaulding. (Original Airdate 01/18/2014)
Robin comments on poverty, MLK Day, the Saudis, and drill-sergeant progress. Guests: Amy Nelson on sports journalism; Michaela Davies reframes celeb reporting; Layla Fiske on Palestinian fiction; Lisa Stratton & Jill Gaulding fight for Midwest women.
WMC Live
January 10, 2014 | Cheryl Wills, Cori Schumacher, Veronica Dahl, Jehane Noujaim |
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #65: Cheryl Wills, Cori Schumacher, Veronica Dahl, Jehane Noujaim. (Original Airdate 1/11/2014)
Post-hiatus! Robin talks NY state politics and puttering. Guests: reporter Cheryl Wills sleuths out a slave ancestor; Cori Schumacher on sexism in surfing; Jehane Noujaim’s film “The Square;” Veronica Dahl on computers’ growing intelligence.
WMC Live
WMC Live #63: Lenora Lee, Katharine Morrison, Rachel Moran. (Original Airdate 12/14/2013)
Robin on Mandela’s women. Guests: Katharine Morrison, founder of the first full-service women’s health facility—a birthing center and abortion clinic; Lenora Lee’s art about trafficked Chinese women; and Rachel Moran exposes the reality of prostit
WMC Live
December 06, 2013 | Gloria Steinem, Regina K. Scully, Estelle Freedman |
Gloria Steinem,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #62: Gloria Steinem, Regina K. Scully, Estelle Freedman. (Original Airdate 12/7/2013)
Robin starts a rumor: Koch Bros. paid hackers to damage the ObamaCare website! Guests: entrepreneur/filmmaker Regina K. Scully; historian Estelle Freedman; and Gloria Steinem in a special double segment on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
WMC Live
November 22, 2013 | Senator Mazie Hirono, Anna Leah Sarabia, Rebecca Anne Sive |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #61: U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono, Anna Leah Sarabia, Rebecca Sive. (Original Airdate 11/23/2013)
Robin's surprising comments on Doris Lessing. Special double-segment conversation: Hawaii's first woman Senator, Mazie Hirono, gets personal. Also, Anna Leah Sarabia on women in the Philippines, and Rebecca Sive on how to run and win—at anything.
WMC Live
November 15, 2013 | Jennifer L Pozner, Rita Henly Jensen, Jaclyn Friedman, Katherine Rowlands |
Media,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #60: Jenn Pozner, Rita Henley Jensen, Jaclyn Friedman, Katherine Rowlands. (Original Airdate 11/16/2013)
Robin on the typhoon in Asia, and on prostitution in—yes—Dubai. Guests are colleagues working on women and media: Jaclyn Fridman (WAM); Jenn Pozner (WIMN); Rita Henley Jensen (Women’s e-News); and Katherine Rowlands (Journalism & Women Symposium).
WMC Live
WMC Live #59: Kathy Najimy, Debora Spar, Stacy Smith, Laurel Sprague. (Original Airdate 11/9/2013)
Robin on women Senators’ courtesy, and on the newest “loner” shooter. Guests: comic actor Kathy Najimy; author Debora Spar; new research on movie sexism and racism by Stacy Smith; and Laurel Sprague on fighting bias against HIV-positive women.
WMC Live
WMC Live #58: Holly Near, Ilyse Hogue, Maysoon Zayid. (Original Airdate 11/2/2013)
Robin gives an exclusive update on Saudi women defying the driving ban, and takes on the attempted revival of the Men’s Movement. Guests: NARAL Pro-Choice America’s Ilyse Hogue; Palestinian comic Maysoon Zayid; and singer-activist Holly Near.
WMC Live
October 25, 2013 | Marianne Schnall, Sally Kohn, Farida Allaghi, Shauna Prewitt, Madeha Al Jaroush |
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live Episode #57: Marianne Schnall, Sally Kohn, Farida Allaghi, Shauna Prewitt. (Original Airdate 10/26/2013)
Robin’s commentaries root for Saudi women drivers, praise a UN resolution, and have at the Mormons. Guests: Marianne Schnall on her new book; pundit Sally Kohn, and Farida Allaghi on Libyan women. Plus, rapists’ paternal rights?!?
WMC Live
October 18, 2013 | Suzanne Braun Levine, Geeta Gandbhir, Amanda Bennett, Rosemary Ahern |
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #56: Suzanne Braun Levine, Geeta Gandbhir, Amanda Bennett, Rosemary Ahern. (Original Airdate 10/19/2013)
Robin charges Ted Cruz with sedition, and shows how Senate women led a compromise. Guests on The Art of Editing: Suzanne Braun Levine (magazines); Geeta Gandbhir (film); Rosemary Ahern (books); and Amanda Bennett (news).