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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
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SMNTY Fiction: Terminus (Chapter 7)
After a close encounter and escape from her enemies, Tilda wakes, recovers and grapples with dark thoughts, all the while trying to suss out a possible new…
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Happy Hour #104: The Chicken Dance (SATC S2, Ep. 7)
Throwback Thursday time! We continue our watch party of Sex and the City and discuss weddings and all the dynamics and drama that can come with them. See…
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Female Firsts: Mary Golda Ross
Yves joins us once again to highlight the impressive accomplishments of Mary Golda Ross, the first known Native American woman engineer in the United States…
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Fictional Women Around the World: Velma Dinkley
We would have gotten away with it if not for those meddling kids! We break out the magnifying glass and do some detective work on Scooby Doo's Velma Dinkley…
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Monday Mini: A Meditation
SMNTY takes a breath and relaxes after stressful holidays in a very special meditative episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Last of Us Special: Episode 1
When you're lost in the darkness, look to the light. In the kick-off entry of our very special mini-series, we react to and discuss the first episode of The…
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Feminist Movie Friday: Promising Young Woman
Emerald Fennell's 2020 thriller Promising Young Woman caused a lot of conversation around rape culture, so-called 'nice guys', the people our society…
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SMNTY Classics: The View on Barbara Walters
In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline discuss the legacy of Barbara Walters as a pioneering female broadcast journalist and soft-news aficionado, and…
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Book Club: Sisters in Spirit
Feminism has such a longer and richer history than many of us have been taught. Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner dove into the numerous, significant contributions of…
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Activists Around the World: An Update on Past Awardees, Part 2
SMNTY asks 'where are they are now?' in part two of our check-in of those featured in past episodes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday Mini: A Fond Farewell to 2022, Part 2
In part two of our good-bye to 2022, we discuss our favorite book club picks, interviews and guest segments, among other things. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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SMNTY Classics: Bitch Magazine
Anney and Bridget are joined by Bitch Magazine cofounder Andi Zeisler to talk about the story behind the feminist staple in this classic episode. See…
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What's Up With Youtube?
From humble beginnings as a dating website to one of the largest platforms in the world, YouTube has experienced a meteoric rise. However, that rise is not…
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Happy Hour #103: The Cheating Curve (SATC S2. Ep 6)
Raise a glass to a new year and more of our Sex and the City watch party episodes! We come out swinging with conversations around cheating and queer spaces…
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The Feminism (and Fandom) of Zines
Unique, quirky and subversive, zines have a long feminist history. We flip through the pages of the past and future of zines, and discuss how people are…
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Activists Around the World: An Update on Past Awardees, Part 1
We check-in on what some of the activists we've featured in the past are up to, the good and the bad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday Mini: A Fond Farewell to 2022, Part 1
Anney and Samantha take a look back on some of their greatest hits of 2022, especially when it comes to Feminist Movie Fridays and the elusive so-called…
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SMNTY Classics: An Unbridled History of Bachelorette Parties
Why did it take until 1998 for Cosmopolitan to use the term "bachelorette party?" Because the raucous pre-wedding shindigs haven't been around very long, since…
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#Women and #History
Since their debut as a social media tool, hashtags have fundamentally changed how we think about and use technology, our vocabulary and our activism. We delve…
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Happy Hour #102: SMNTY, You Sloppy
In the first happy hour of 2023, Anney and Samantha discuss the idea of being 'sloppy', body insecurity, and (maybe) body acceptance. See…
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SMNTY Classics: New Year's Pressure on Women
Where did the pressure to kiss someone at midnight on New Year's come from? Are resolutions harmful or hurtful? What do onesies have to do with it? Find out in…
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Activists Around the World: A Year End Review
As we welcome 2023, we bid a fond farewell to 2022 with some of our favorite entries in this series from that year, both fictional and non. See…
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Monday Mini: New Year, Same Podcast
Anney and Samantha ring in 2023 with a casual convo about their hopes for the new year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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SMNTY Classics: Uber Privilege
Uber, AirBnb and others are reshaping how we work, but they leave loopholes to discrimination and abuse. In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline look at…
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SMNTY Classics: Too Much
Ever left a party and wanted to shrink and disappear and apologize to everyone you've ever met for your very existence? Yep, it's that episode. In this…
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Happy Hour #101: About A Movie
Or movies, actually. We review some of our holiday movie go-tos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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SMNTY Fiction: Terminus (Chapter 6)
An injured Tilda struggles with a potentially fatal injury and remembers the origin of Madison's nickname. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Fictional Women Around the World: Wednesday Addams
Creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky Wednesday Addams hates us and we love her for it. Why do we have a fascination with deadpan women? What does feminism and…
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Monday Mini: Unboxing Gifting Dynamics
Getting a present isn't always a gift. We unwrap some of the less pretty aspects of gift-giving. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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SMNTY Classics: Bye Felipe
Online dating offers documentary proof of men not handling women's sexual rejection gracefully. Cristen and Caroline talk about what happens when masculinity…
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Grýla: Iceland's Christmas Witch
You better watch out, you better think twice, or Iceland's ogress witch Grýla will chop you up and put you in a stew. Tis the season for Christmas witches, so…
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Happy Hour #100: Let's Celebrate!
For our 100th happy hour, we take a moment to celebrate! Break out the party hats and fancy pjs! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feminist Movie Wednesday: Bridget Jones's Diary
The award-winning 2001 film Bridget Jones's Diary left a huge cultural impact. We chat about the movie's legacy and classic rom-com tropes like love triangles…
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Activists Around the World: Emily Penn
Today we set sail with explorer and climate activist Emily Penn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday Mini: The Dungeons and Dragons Update Episode
We roll the dice and check-in on Anney's Dungeons and Dragons campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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SMNTY Classics: Gaslighting 101
Here's how you can recognize it in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Female Firsts: Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Yves joins us to highlight the pioneering work of Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first Black American woman to get a medical degree in the U.S. See…
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Happy Hour #99: A SMNTY Year End Check-In
Samantha and Anney reflect on regrets, accomplishments and hopes as 2022 comes to an end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Book Club: The Little Girl Who Gave Zero F*cks
In an endeavor to push the limits of bleeping, we discuss the beautifully written and illustrated feminist fairy tale The Little Girls Who Gave Zero F*cks by…
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Activists Around the World: Masih Alinejad
We check in with what's going on with the protests in Iran, and the history of Masih Alinejad's activism in that country. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Monday Mini: The People Pleaser
Please listen to this episode on people pleasing and what it has to do with women and trauma, please and thank you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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SMNTY Classics: Tumbling Down the Women Blogosphere
Dear Internet, what's the history of women blogging? In this classic episode, SMNTY unearths the history of blogging and shines a light on spaces women were…
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SMNTY SuperHosts an AirBnB Episode
Ever since it came onto the scene, AirBnB has shaken up the temporary housing market, for better and for worse. We do the research on what exactly that means…
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Happy Hour #98: Sorry!
Sorry, but we have to talk about women apologizing! Sorry! Our bad! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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SMNTY Interviews: Katsitsionni Fox
Anney and Samantha fangirl hard while interviewing filmmaker, activist and creator Katsitsionni Fox. We ask about her work, including the documentary Without a…
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Activists Around the World: Listener Mail
In a special edition of this segment, Anney digs into the digital mail bag to read messages from listeners about Reddit, Star Wars and NaNoWriMo. See…
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Monday Mini: Updates (December 2022)
There's a lot going on in the world. We touch base with updates on the protests in Iran, the abortion ban in Georgia and the 'first feminist city'. See…
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SMNTY Classics: Deep Space SMNTY (in 3D!)
Join us for this very special classic episode of SMNTY in 3D!!! With special guest star Yves, we present a podcast oasis of hiking, guided imagery, meditation…
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What's Going on with Twitter?
Bridget Todd breaks down what's going on with Twitter and why it matters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Happy Hour #97: The Holiday Blues
Tis the season for being overwhelmed. Samantha gifts us with some stats and tips about the very real holiday blues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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SMNTY Fiction: Terminus (Chapter 5)
Madison and Tilda confront some demons and make a daring attempt at an escape. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Activists Around the World: Colonel Nicole Aunapu Mann
Today we talk about rising star Colonel Nicole Aunapu Mann, the first Native American woman to go to space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday Mini: All the Single Ladies (Get Married??), Part 2
In part two of our look at conservative narratives around single liberal women and how they're ruining everything, we continue to pick apart their arguments…
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SMNTY Classics: Cliteracy
The clitoris has been one of the most misunderstood and maligned female features in medical history. In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline uncover the…
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The Reality of Virtual Reality
Come into the SMNTY-verse as we uncover the upsides and downsides of VR, the women behind it, gender discrimination and harassment on the platform, and the…
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Happy Hour #96: In Sickness and in Health
Anney got Covid! She's fine! But it did raise some questions around how women act in regards to illness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Female Firsts: Alice Ball
Yves shares the story of Alice Ball, the first woman to get a master's degree from the College of Hawaii and so much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Fictional Women Around the World: Mon Mothma
Mon Mothma is at the heart of the Alliance against the Empire in the Star Wars Universe. Her pragmatism and determination steered the fate of the galaxy far…
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Monday Mini: All the Single Ladies (Get Married??), Part 1
There has been a lot of fear mongering amongst conservatives around liberal single women ruining EVERYTHING. We pick apart a specific example we received. See…
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SMNTY Classics: SMNTY Works From Home
As more of us are working remotely, Anney and Samantha look at what that means for women in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…