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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 Classics: Wangari Muta Maathai
Friend of the show Yves drops by to share the story of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement Wangari Muta Maathai in this classic…
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Book Club: The Intersectional Environmentalist (Part 2)
In part two of our look at The Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas, we discuss issues around environmental justice, privilege, and every day…
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Happy Hour #65: The Turtle and the Hare (SATC Ep. 9)
We continue our epic Sex and the City watch-along endeavor and discuss vibrators, hygiene, settling, and 'fixer-uppers'. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Book Club: The Intersectional Environmentalist (Part 1)
Advocate and activist Leah Thomas' book The Intersectional Environmentalist is a much-needed examination of the environmentalist movement, and why it has to be…
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Women Around the World: Amasai Jeke
For this episode, we focus on trans feminist, queer rights and environmental justice advocate Amasai Jeke. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feminist Movie Monday: Fresh
SMNTY swipes right and takes a bite into the 2022 film Fresh, digging into its commentary on the commodification of modern dating and the consumption of…
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SMNTY Classics: Are women more passive aggressive?
Sure, fine, whatever. What is passive aggression, and why is it associated stereotypically with women? In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline break down…
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Women and Happiness: Part 2
In part two we talk about all of the pressures and responsibilities impacting women's happiness, the happiness gender gap, and the importance of parity in…
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Happy Hour #64: The Villain
Are we...the bad guy? SMNTY holds out for a hero and discusses certain points of view, who tells your story, and changing perspectives in trauma narratives…
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Feminist Movie Wednesday: Turning Red
The animated coming of age film Turning Red tackles periods, adolescence, crushes, fangirls, boy bands, mother-daughter relationships, immigration, and the…
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Women Around the World: Judge Jackson
With her confirmation to the US Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has made history. We dig into her past as a public defender and discuss the…
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Monday Mini: Women And Happiness : Part 1
What's the state of women and happiness? It's a mixed bag. We react to some opposing takes on women's happiness. Send good news please. See…
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SMNTY Classics: Bro-rista Coffee Culture
Since it first began its westward expansion in the 16th century, coffee has been a distinctively male drink. Even today, while plenty of women work behind the…
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SMNTY Builds a Community
Women-run communes hold a certain appeal for a lot of us for many reasons. We uncover the history of women led and women-only communities, and pontificate…
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Happy Hour #63: Three's a Crowd (SATC Ep. 8)
Threesome protocol can get quite tricky. We sip some mimosas and chat about some of the considerations in our Sex and the City rewatch. See…
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Evan Rachel Wood and Tech Accountability
The fantastic Bridget Todd joins us to shine some light YouTube's failure to remove a video of Evan Rachel Wood being sexually assaulted and why it is a tech…
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Women Around the World: Paralympic Wins of 2022
Now that the 2022 Winter Paralympics are over, we do an overview and celebrate some women who won big time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday Mini: An Update on Incels and Anti-Feminist Groups
Recently, the National Threat Assessment released a new study on incels and other anti-feminist groups. We dig into what that means, and why it took so long…
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SMNTY Classics: Mary Seacole
Time for another Female Firsts! Yves joins us to share the story of Mary Seacole, author of what is considered the first autobiography by a Black woman in…
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SMNTY Fiction: Dark Family Secret
What would you give up in the name of curiosity, power and fame? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Happy Hour #62: Trauma, Trauma, Trauma
Whose trauma do we prioritize in our media? What type of villains get more grace than others? Anney and Samantha sip on some drinks and discuss gender…
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Book Club: Of Women and Salt
Gabriela Garcia's Of Women and Salt is a beautiful, heartbreaking and haunting novel tracing the struggles and traumas of generations of women, and how they…
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Women Around the World: Bianka Rodriguez
Bianka Rodriguez is an integral and inspiring leader in the world of trans activism. We dig into her story and all the work she's doing and continues to do…
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Monday Mini: Enthusiastic Consent
Through platforms like TikTok, controversial conversations around consent continue. Anney and Samantha discuss the importance of informed and enthusiastic…
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SMNTY Classics: Jackie Ormes
Yves joins us from her home studio to share the story of Jackie Ormes, the first Black American female cartoonist and creator of beloved (and radical)…
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Ladies of the Blues
Black women have been the heart and soul of blues music since its inception. We talk about some of the mothers, queens and empresses of the blues. See…
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Happy Hour #61: Bat, Bat Soda
Cheers! We sip on Bat, bat Soda, a carbonated coffee local to Atlanta and discuss women in the coffee industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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Female Firsts: Jovita Idár
Yves shares the amazing story of Jovita Idár, a woman who started and was first president of the Liga Femenil Mexicanista. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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Fictional Women Around the World: Satine Kryze
Even though under her pacifist rule of Mandalore, Duchess Satine Kryze made great strides for her planet, many called her a heretic. We delve into her…
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Monday Mini: How Are We Doing?
SMNTY does a check-in on ourselves, Covid, hate crimes, anti-LGBTQ+ laws and the Violence Against Women Act. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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SMNTY Classics: SMNTY's Princess is in Another Castle
Nintendo's Mario franchise is the largest video game franchise of all time. As ruler of the game's fictional Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach (or Toadstool, if…
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Feminist Movie Friday: Scream
We all scream for Scream - the original and the 2022 requel. Anney and Samantha lay down the rules and talk feminism, final girls, the horror movie-metaverse…
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Happy Hour #60: Never Been Loved
The Jedi, loneliness and asexuality: what's love got to do with it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Damaging Impact of Strategic Incompetence
Strategic incompetence has long been weaponized to hold women back in their work and family lives, while our media glorifies men who get away with it. We go…
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Women Around the World: Winter Olympic Wins for Women
Anney and Samantha highlight and celebrate a few of the amazing accomplishments of women during the 2022 Winter Olympics. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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Monday Mini: Women in Crisis
What is a midlife crisis? Do they impact women differently? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
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SMNTY Classics: Mental Positivity
Anney and Samantha discuss mental health, and how to take care of yourself and others during a time of crisis in this classic episode. Learn more about your…
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Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Dates: Part 2
All too often, bad date stories can get very dark for women. With that in mind, Anney and Samantha share some funnier bad date stories, and the joy of finding…
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Happy Hour #59: The Monogamists (SATC Ep. 7)
Defining the relationship, monogamy, exclusivity are all up for discussion as we sip mimosas and continue our Sex and the City watch endeavor. It's not one to…
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SMNTY Fiction: supervoid
In this installment of SMNTY fiction, a woman tries to escape her nightmares with sleep studies and an experimental drug, only to find the waking world to be…
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Women Around the World: Marinel Ubaldo
After witnessing first hand the damage caused by climate change, Marinel Ubaldo became a dedicated advocate to the issue. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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Monday Mini: Kanye, Why?
The situation between Kanye (or Ye), Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson is a high profile example of divorce violence, stalking, possessiveness, 'perfect…
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SMNTY Classics: Are rebound relationships unhealthy?
Rebounding has a negative stigma, but could they be good for you? Perhaps! Psychologists say rebounding could be especially good for attachment personality…
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Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Dates: Part 1
There's a lot about the current state of dating we need to ditch, especially when it comes to the dangers women face in the dating world. Learn more about your…
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Happy Hour #58: I Woke Up Like This
Anney and Samantha wind down the week with some drinks while chatting about the pressure for women to be graceful both in sleeping and waking up, and the…
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Disinformation and SCOTUS
With the historic nomination of the first Black woman to the US Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, we're already seeing a flood of sexist and racist…
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Women Around the World: Emtithal Mahmoud
For this entry of Women Around the World, we focus in on the poet and activist Emtithal Mahmoud, and how her work has brought attention to war and…
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Monday Mini: Very Superstitious
Are women more superstitious than men? SMNTY reads the writing on the wall and breaks the looking glass on women and superstition. Learn more about your…
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SMNTY Classics: Dolores Huerta's Grassroots Legacy
Labor and Chicano civil rights activist Dolores Huerta made history organizing underpaid farmworkers and exposing the plight of the people who feed American…
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SMNTY Classics: Bessie Coleman
Friend of the show Yves shares the story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black American woman to earn a pilot’s license in this classic episode. Learn more about…
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Happy Hour #57: Secret Sex (SATC Ep. 6)
Secret sex, secret kinks, and cheese?! Our Sex and the City happy hour rewatch continues. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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Book Club: Feminism Is for Everybody
Ever encountered someone and wished you had a primer on feminism to give them? Well, the legendary feminist icon bell hooks has got you covered with her work…
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Fictional Women Around the World: Uhura
SMNTY Log: Stardate 47634.44. The USS SMNTY chronicles Star Trek's Nyota Uhura, a woman who boldly went where no Black woman had gone before. Learn more about…
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Monday Mini: Are Women Leading the Pandemic Unionization Effort?
Recent reports have found that young workers are increasingly supportive of unions, with organizing efforts often led by young women and non-binary folks. Tune…
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SMNTY Classics: Lucy Hicks Anderson
In this classic edition of Female Firsts, Yves shares the story of Lucy Hicks Anderson, considered the first trans person to fight for transgender rights in…
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Feminist Movie Friday: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
For this Feminist Movie Friday, we focus in on the beautiful, tragic and powerful music, performances, costuming, and history of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom…
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Happy Hour #56: My Fanfiction is Better Than Yours
Toxic fandom, Scream, Star Wars, fanfiction, legacy, and requels, oh my. No feelings were hurt in the recording of this salty, self-indulgent and slightly…
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Female Firsts: Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Yves joins us to share the story of Oodgeroo Noonuccal, the first Aboriginal Australian to publish a book of verse. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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Women Around the World: Lavinya Stennett
Today, we spotlight the creator of The Black Curriculum, Lavinya Stennett. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
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Monday Mini: The Retraumatization of Crime Victims
Women love true crime. But who is profiting off of it and what about the people directly impacted? Learn more about your ad-choices at…