Stuff Mom Never Told You
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Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.
Location:
Atlanta, GA
Description:
Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.
Twitter:
@momstuffpodcast
Language:
English
Contact:
HowStuffWorks.com One Capital City Plaza 3350 Peachtree Road, Suite 1500 Atlanta, GA 30326 404-760-4729
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Episodes
Happy Hour #128: The Fanfiction Update
7/25/2024
Anney gives an update on fanfiction, including love triangles, how comments and community shape the story, turning hobbies into work, and writing romance while ace.
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Duration:00:19:56
Book Club: Hummingbird
7/24/2024
Natalie Lloyd's book Hummingbird is a moving, magical story about dreams, memory, family, friends, creativity, acceptance and finding yourself. We share our thoughts, discuss some themes, and (almost) shed some tears.
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Duration:00:42:35
Fictional Women Around the World: Toph Beifong
7/23/2024
Toph Beifong is a fan favorite character from the award winning shows Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. First introduced as a twelve-year-old blind earthbender, her character was initially designed very differently. We dig into her history and why she's so beloved.
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Duration:00:12:24
Monday Mini: Gaming Update, Part 1
7/22/2024
Samantha checks in with an update on a game she's been playing, Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley. We dig into some history and themes.
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Duration:00:15:13
SMNTY Classics: IUDs FYI
7/20/2024
IUDs and implants are among the most effective contraceptive options, but their popularity in the US is only now spiking. Cristen and Caroline explain the different types and explore how stigma and sterilization fears have slowed their spread in this classic episode.
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Duration:01:01:54
Feminist Movie Friday: A Quiet Place
7/19/2024
The award-winning 2018 film A Quiet Place made a lot of headlines, including for the acting of deaf actress Millicent Simmonds. We talk about why this matters and why it shaped the movie and helped make it successful. Plus bonus discussions of aliens and apocalypse plans.
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Duration:00:32:51
Happy Hour #127: Drama Queens (SATC S4, Ep7)
7/18/2024
We return with a dramatic episode of our Sex and the City watch series with conversations about different stages of relationships and how past experiences can inform them.
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Duration:00:20:52
SMNTY Interviews: Shirley Leung
7/17/2024
Columnist, Associate Editor at the Boston Globe and host of the podcast Say More Shirley Leung joins us to talk about the many shades of burnout for women, especially during and after the pandemic.
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Duration:01:03:48
Feminists Around the World: Kera Sherwood-O'Regan
7/16/2024
Today we shine a light on the work of Sherwood-O’Regan, a disability, climate, and indigenous rights activist.
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Duration:00:09:51
Monday Mini: Mixed Weight Couples?
7/15/2024
Recent comments around the weights of two actors in a fictional romance in Bridgerton has kickstarted a lot of conversation. We break some of it down.
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Duration:00:21:58
SMNTY Classics: The Mothers of Gynecology
7/13/2024
J. Marion Sims is hailed as the father of gynecology, but his legacy is tainted by his experimental surgeries on enslaved women. In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline contextualize Sims' controversy, diagnose medicine's racist past and honor the unsung mothers of gynecology.
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Duration:01:02:08
Female Firsts: Marie-Louise Christophe
7/12/2024
Yves is back with the story of Marie-Louise Christophe, the first Queen of independent Haiti.
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Duration:00:30:22
Happy Hour #126: The Cost of Caring for Yourself
7/11/2024
Sometimes, because of experiences, systemic problems, and internalized fears, it can be hard to take care of yourself. Anney shares a recent example.
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Duration:00:22:43
Marriage and Disability
7/10/2024
In the US, there is something often called a 'marriage penalty' for people with disabilities. We dig into the very complicated and often heartbreaking details of what this is, and why the system was designed this way.
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Duration:00:34:53
Feminists Around the World: Doaa Shayea
7/9/2024
Today we're highlighting athlete, activist, speaker and artist Doaa Shayea.
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Duration:00:08:34
Monday Mini: Gynecology and Gender
7/8/2024
Going to the gynecologist can be a vulnerable experience, and can really hinge on the gynecologist. We talk about some gendered differences and preferences when it comes to going to the gynecologist.
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Duration:00:20:47
SMNTY Classics: SMNTY Lends an Ear
7/6/2024
Are there gender differences in hearing and hearing loss? What about in how we listen and who we listen to? Yes and yes. Give this classic episode a listen to learn more.
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Duration:00:29:00
Goddesses Around the World
7/5/2024
All around the globe, goddesses have and continue to influential and inspirational. We showcase some examples from different regions.
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Duration:00:47:01
Happy Hour #125: Are We Sluts? (SATC S3, E6)
7/4/2024
In our ongoing Sex and the City watch podcast, we talk about numbers, double standards and STIs.
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Duration:00:24:01
SMNTY Classics: The Mummy (and The Mummy Returns)
7/3/2024
While the 1999 action-adventure classic The Mummy might not top a lot of feminist movie lists, that didn't stop us from finding some feminist elements in it (and due to Samantha's insistence, The Mummy Returns) to talk about. Come along on this sometimes terribly CGI-ed adventure as we discuss the feminism of these movies and the iconic heroine Evie in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:43:29