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Stuff Mom Never Told You
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.
Episodes
- Stuff Mom Never Told You
Happy Hour # 140: Halloween Grab Bag!
Welcome to Anney and Samantha's catastrophic anxiety corner, the Halloween equivalent of a pumpkin puking its innards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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Book Club: Goddess of Filth
V. Castro's 2021 coming of age novel Goddess of Filth explored ancient goddesses, friendships, sexuality, faith and identity. We dig into the story and the…
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Feminists Around the World: Yurshell Rodriguez Hooker
Today we're talking about the inspiring works of Indigenous climate activist Yurshell Rodriguez Hooker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday Mini: Haunted House Recap
Anney and Samantha are baaacckkk! With a follow up on their trip to LA and their whirlwind tour of haunted houses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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SMNTY Classics: Halloween and Women
For centuries, girls and women have used food on Halloween to divine any clues about the identity of their future spouse. Anney and Samantha bite into past…
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What Scream Has to Say About Tech And Media
When it came out in 1996, the horror movie Scream touched on a real anxiety around violence in media. Bridget Todd lays out the commentary this film had on…
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Happy Hour #139: Joey Checks in about Comic Con
Friend of the show Joey stops by for a very special happy hour about Comic Con and cosplay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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SMNTY Fiction: Terminus (Chapter 12.2)
In the finale of Part 1 of Terminus, Tilda and Madison get some answers, confront their past, and a monumental decision is made. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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Fictional Women Around the World: Sally
Sally, the Ragdoll from 1993's The Nightmare Before Christmas, resonated with a lot of people. We piece together her history, and talk about the good and the…
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Monday Mini: Why Do People Love (and Hate) Haunted Houses?
As Samantha prepares for SMNTY's upcoming trip to some haunted houses, we unearth some data around people love and hate them, and if there is a gender divide…
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SMNTY Classics: A Tale of Two Short Stories
Get your Swoodies and religious trauma here! In this special classic Book Club episode, we discuss two short stories: Lose Now, Pay Later, and The Problem of…
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Feminist Movie Friday: Sissy
For our Halloween Edition of FMF, we discuss the recent horror movie Sissy, and discuss toxic friendships, the dark side of wellness and the cultivated lies…
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Happy Hour #138: A Haunting Episode
Anney recaps her recent trip to the Last of Us Haunted House, and teases a trip she is taking with Samantha to the West Coast version. See…
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On Theme and the Power of Black Storytelling
Hosts of the new podcast On Theme Yves and Katie join us to talk about the show and why Black storytelling is so important. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Feminists Around the World: Warsan Shire
Warsan Shire is an accomplished advocate and poet that has published works and worked with Beyoncé. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday Mini: Childless Women Just Wanna Have Fun?
Every now and then, a post goes viral hating on childless women at theme parks. We break down a recent, famous example, and chat about what is going on here…
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SMNTY Classics: Twisted
In this classic episode, SMNTY kicks off a new fiction segment with the twisted tale of nostalgia, conspiracy, grief, and most importantly, candy. See…
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Female Firsts: Susie King Taylor
Yves is back to talk to us about Susie King Taylor, the first Black American army nurse and the first Black American woman to publish a memoir about her…
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Happy Hour #137: Birthday Reflections
With birthdays come reflection. We share some of our own thoughts on getting older. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Christianity and Marginalized People: Part 7.3
In the long awaited finale of our miniseries on religion, we discuss religion and trans people, and the harm caused by Christian Nationalism. See…
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Feminists Around the World: Angela Maldonado
Today we are celebrating the works of Colombian ecologist Angela Maldonado. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday Mini: Listener Mail
We open up our virtual mail box and talk about fandom, identity, names, and a bunch of random other things with messages from our listeners. See…
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SMNTY Classics: The Women of Urban Legends (Part 2)
Dim your lights, pump up the volume and gather round for part two of our look into the women of urban legends in this classic episode. See…
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Making Space for Being Ace
After somewhat of a second public coming out, Anney offers some basics about asexuality, and discusses some of the biggest misconceptions around it. See…
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Happy Hour #136: A Tale of Two Trips
Anney and Samantha recap their recent trips, and the members of the SMNTY team they got to hang with along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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Divorce, Misogyny and the PR Machine
The high profile divorce of celebrities Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas has put a spotlight on the misogynistic treatment of women and mothers, but also showcased…
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Feminists Around the World: Lilián Abracinskas
Today we're talking about all the work Lilián Abracinskas for reproductive rights and feminism in Uruguay, and around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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Monday Mini: Spotify Stalking
The Internet is rife with ways to stalk people. One that many don't realize is called Spotify Stalking. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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SMNTY Classics: The Women of Urban Legends (Part 1)
Don't say her name five times while looking in a mirror. Beware of the clicking of a high heel approaching. Anney and Samantha unearth some terrifying women of…
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Feminist Movie Friday: Twilight
Once in a blue moon, we do a combination book and movie episode. This is one of those times. Come along with us as we break down vampires, werewolves, love…
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Happy Hour #135: Covid Contemplations
Samantha is back from having Covid! She talks about her experience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Digging into the X-Files
In a very special episode, guest host Lauren joins Anney in Vegas to discuss the impact of the X-Files from shipping, fandom, pantsuits and women in STEM on…
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Fictional Women Around the World: Dr. Jo Harding
We've got cows! We're back with a more disaster movie heroines, this time Twister's Dr. Jo Harding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday Mini: Sexism in Haunted Houses
Haunted houses are a big business and it has historically been dominated by men who often cast women in the roles of the victims (or the sexy monster). See…
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SMNTY Classics: Mexican Gothic
A creepy mansion, shifty family, burgeoning romance and a determined heroine. Come join us as we get to the roots of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's 2020 horror novel…
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SMNTY Fiction: Terminus (Chapter 12)
Things come to a head when violence breaks out as the Resistance tries to obtain the vaccine, and Tilda learns more hard truths, and makes even harder choices…
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Happy Hour #134: You Should Be So Lucky
In the wake of the strikes and missing Samantha, Anney contemplates when by helping, you might actually be hurting, and this idea 'you should be so lucky' to…
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What the Treatment of Shay and Ruby Tells Us
In the wake of Trump's loss in the 2020 election, he and his cronies attacked two Black women poll workers, Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss, baselessly claiming…
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Fictional Women Around the World: Dr. Ellie Sattler
Jurassic Park's Dr. Ellie Sattler will dig through dino droppings and inherit the Earth. We talk about her legacy and why she was important. And Anney provides…
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Monday Mini: What Possession Movie Tropes Say About Us
A lot of movies about possession have been in the news lately, from The Exorcist to Talk To Me. But who gets possessed and why? Are these movies inherently…
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SMNTY Classics: The Mummy
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…
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Sexism in Survival Situation (Movies)
Disaster and survival movies don't have the best track record when it comes to their treatment of women. From who deserves to die, consumption of female…
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SMNTY Classics: Sex and the City
In this happy hour classic, we revisit the first episode of our SATC watch episodes and discuss tropes, friendship, toxic masculinity, dramatic exits and of…
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SMNTY Classics: Women Writing Horror
This classic episode is ALIVE! Anney and Samantha delve into the history of women crafting the stuff of nightmares in the realm of horror fiction. Bonus…
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Fictional Women Around the World: The Guide
The Guide from What We Do in the Shadows is powerful, knowledgeable and just wants to have friends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday Mini: The Trick Date
Anney and Samantha dish on the phenomenon of tricking people into dates (oopsi-dating), and some of our own experiences around it. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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SMNTY Classics: Sports Boobs
Studies have found that breasts have a significant impact of if and how girls and women exercise. in this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline work out how…
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SMNTY Classics: The Curse - Supernatural Menstruation Horror
In a whole new take on the 'period piece', Anney and Samantha finally discuss the genre of horror known as 'supernatural menstruation horror' in this classic…
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Happy Hour #132: Con, Sweet
Dragon Con 2023 has come to an end, and we go over some of the highlights, lowlights, and Disco Luke Skywalker spotlights. Also a recap of Star Wars Family…
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SMNTY Ships It
Shipping has gone from a derided part of fandom to a mainstream component, and with that has come good and bad. We talk about the history and psychology of…
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Feminists Around the World: Suhani Jalota
Today we're highlighting the work of social entrepreneur, scholar and activist Suhani Jalota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday Mini: An Update on the Women's World Cup
The fallout continues from the forcible kiss at Spain's Women's World Cup awards ceremony. We dig into what is going on. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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SMNTY Classics: Post-Pandemic Confidence
As we begin re-entering society, women are reporting low self-esteem around job performance and self-image. Anney and Samantha dig into the science of why that…
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Edward Blum v Black Women
After bringing about the legal action that struck down Affirmative Action, Edward Blum is back, going after grants and fellowships that support marginalized…
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Happy Hour #131: Gotcha!
In this episode of b*tch and wine, we talk about a recent enlightening experience with a gotcha question in an interview and what it tells us about how…
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Female Firsts: Lin Huiyin
For today's episode, Yves highlights the storied and multifaceted career of Lin Huiyin, known as the first female architect in modern China. See…
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Feminists Around the World: Us!
We wrote a book! We did some semi-successful promoting for it! We give each other - and the audience and crew - flowers for making it happen. See…
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Monday Mini: The Day Before the Book
The SMNTY book is almost here! In honor of the book's release, we talk about our feelings and when celebrating feels messy. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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SMNTY Classics: Cosplaying While Woman
Genderbending, fake geek girl, sexualization - these are just a few of the things you may encounter or think on when cosplaying as a woman. We revisit these…
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The Power of Women's Soccer
Now that the 2023 Women's World Cup has concluded, we bring on friend of the show and soccer fan Whitney to go over some highs and lows, some news and why it…