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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
SMNTY Classics: Are women better at car shopping?
What do men and women look for in cars? What are the facts about discrimination at the dealership? In this classic episode, Caroline and Cristen take a closer…
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A Holiday Tale of Women's Labor and the Great Resignation
SMNTY takes a look at women's labor, both when it comes to the emotional variety of the holidays and the women making up a majority of the Great Resignation…
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Happy Hour #45: Models and Mortals (SATC Ep 2)
In episode two of our Sex and the City watch series, we pontificate about dating models, sexism, more stereotypes, and body positivity (and negativity). Learn…
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The Toxic Workplace at Activision Blizzard
As more and more details emerge after a multi-year investigation and multiple rumors and reports, we’re getting a clearer picture of the harassment women…
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Women Around the World: Organizations Led By Indigenous Women
In honor of the last day of November and American Indian Heritage Month, we're mixing it up and focusing on organizations helmed by Indigenous women. Learn…
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Monday Mini: SMNTY Holiday Updates
The holidays can be stressful, especially for women. Anney and Samantha do a holiday stress-level check-in, and discuss strategies for dealing with it. Learn…
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SMNTY Classics: Teenyboppers
Long before Beatlemania, 19th-century women threw themselves on stage to touch pianist Franz Liszt. Ever since, emotional teenyboppers have been misunderstood…
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Women in Shark Science: The Revenge
Women who brave the waters of shark science often face outrageous sexism, but they have made great waves in the field. We dive into the stories of some famous…
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Happy Hour #44: Life Day
Happy Life Day! Join us as we discuss the Star Wars holiday Life Day, the women behind it, and the absolute experience it is to watch the Star Wars Holiday…
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SMNTY Fiction: Deep Dream
In this short fiction piece, a young woman becomes convinced she is being haunted by an alternate reality and takes desperate measures to cast the intruder…
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Fictional Women Around the World: Kate Bishop
In preparation for the show Hawkeye, we cover the history of comic book character Kate Bishop and the journey that led her to being a superhero, powers or not…
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Monday Mini: The Severe Pay Gap for Indigenous Women
Anney and Samantha dig into the numbers, research and surrounding issues around the gender wage gap for Native American and Indigenous women. Learn more about…
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SMNTY Classics: Lady Truckers
The trucking industry is recruiting women like never before. Cristen and Caroline get behind the wheel of what life is really life out there on the road and…
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The One With Friendsgiving
Gather around the Friendsgiving table with SMNTY to learn more about the history of this holiday, where it comes from, why it's popular and what it has to do…
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Happy Hour #43 (SATC Episode 1): Sex and the City
It's finally time for our Sex and the City watch series! We kick-off with the first episode and discuss tropes, friendship, toxic masculinity, dramatic exits…
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Book Club: Heart Berries
This month, we dig into Terese Marie Mailhot's work Heart Berries: A Memoir, a powerful, unflinching examination of her experiences with grief and trauma…
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Women Around the World: Chrystos
Today we're highlighting Native American artist and poet Chrystos. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
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Monday Mini: Crow: The Legend
Anney and Samantha discuss Sarah Eagle Heart's stunning and beautifully acted animated short film Crow: The Legend. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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SMNTY Classics: Understanding Miscarriage
Miscarriage is one of the most common pregnancy experiences, though rarely talked about openly. In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline provide an…
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Feminist Movie Friday: Deidra and Laney Rob a Train
For this Feminist Movie Friday, we dig into the 2017 film Deidre and Laney Rob a Train and talk about high school, sisterhood, family, parentification, single…
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Happy Hour #42: Sexism at the Sex Shop?
Two podcasters walk into a sex shop and encounter...SEXISM?? Anney and Samantha sip on some drinks and share some personal experiences, some history and some…
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SMNTY Interview: Kristin Nobles of Close to the Chest
Kristin Nobles of the podcast Close to the Chest joins us to discuss Breast Implant Illness (BII), the issues, misinformation, and progress around it, and the…
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Women Around the World: Sarah Eagle Heart
Today we shine a light on Emmy Award-winning activist Sarah Eagle Heart. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
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Monday Mini: Paralympic Wins
We dig into the virtual listener mail bag to share a letter from a listener detailing some wins and records from the Paralympics. Learn more about your…
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SMNTY Classics: Indigenous Women You Need to Know
In this classic episode, Natalie Evans of the Some Kind of Brown Podcast discusses some of America's most badass indigenous women. Learn more about your…
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Something to Say About Surrogacy
What does surrogacy entail and why is there so much controversy around it? Anney and Samantha lay out some numbers, laws, definitions, processes, and…
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Happy Hour #41: Brave Noise
For this Happy Hour, we revisit the #MeToo movement in the brewing industry with Orpheus Brewing's take on Brave Noise, a collaboration project started by…
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Women's Laughter: It's No Joke
Laughter is a social behavior that communicates many things, from flirting to discomfort to joy, and in the case of women, has long drawn criticism and…
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Women Around the World: Ni'cola Mitchell
In this special episode, we interview Ni'cola Mitchell, founder of the organization Girls Who Brunch. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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Monday Mini: A Nightmare on SMNTY Street
Dream, dream, dream, why do we dream? Anney and Samantha analyze gender differences in dreams and nightmares, and how the pandemic has impacted them. Come…
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SMNTY Classics: How To Be The Final Girl In A Horror Movie
Ever notice a lot of horror movies end with one girl standing? Anney & Bridget explore why that is in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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Halloween and Women: Soothsaying Foods and Sexualized Costumes
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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Happy Hour #40: Trick or Treat?
From pumpkin carving, costuming, and horror movies, Anney and Samantha discuss Halloween memories and traditions while sipping on some seasonal drinks. Learn…
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SMNTY Fiction: Twisted
SMNTY kicks off a new fiction segment with the twisted tale of nostalgia, conspiracy, grief, and most importantly, candy. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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Women Around the World: Abisoye Ajayi Akinfolarin
By establishing her NGO Pearls Africa Foundation, Abisoye Ajayi Akinfolarin has provided numerous girls access to training in technology among other things…
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Monday Mini: Slumber Party Massacre
The 1982 horror slasher comedy film The Slumber Party Massacre is often regarded as the first horror movie directed by a woman. We dig into tropes, themes and…
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SMNTY Classics: Unraveling the Mystery of the Winchester House
Stairs that lead to nowhere. Hidden passages. Upside down pillars. Since its 1923 opening to the public, the Winchester Mystery House has attracted millions of…
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Scream Queens: Horror Royalty
For every Michael Myers, there is a Laurie Strode. Anney and Samantha uncover the history and evolution of the Scream Queen, the connection to the final girl…
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Happy Hour #39: Halloween Cocktails with Holly
Halloween super-fan Holly Frey joins us once again with a delightful seasonal cocktail recipe as we discuss Fall memories and favorites. Learn more about your…
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Black Swan and the Horror of Perfectionism
What's the cost of being perfect? Of losing yourself in the name of performance? Why do we applaud women's pain? The film Black Swan sets the stage for a…
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Fictional Women Around the World: Dana Scully
Skeptic. Inspiration. Fashion icon. After her run on the The X-Files, Dana Scully got not one but two effects named after her. We investigate the background…
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Monday Mini: The Trouble with Complimenting Weight Loss
Weight loss is not always a good thing, yet it's often something that is complimented. Anney and Samantha dig into why it's complicated. Learn more about your…
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SMNTY Classics: Black Widow, Baby
Not the avenger. Following up on our episodes around female killers, Anney and Samantha return to the black widow killer, digging into definitions…
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Book Club: Revenge
Yōko Ogawa's award winning collection of connected short horror stories Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales is our Halloween book club pick. Settle in with some…
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Happy Hour #38: The Cold War
To text or not to text? That is the question. In honor of the anniversary of typing awareness indicators, or the dreaded texting dots, Anney and Samantha…
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Facebook is Harming Teen Girls
A whistleblower recently exposed that Facebook causes harm to teen girls and that higher ups not only knew about it, but profited from it and pushed it…
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Women Around the World: Pratima Gurung
Today's inspiring woman, Pratima Gurung, is an advocate for disabled indigenous people in Nepal and worldwide. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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Monday Mini Updates: An Update on Women's Gymnastics
Recently, some elite American gymnasts gave some heartbreaking testimony about the FBI's mishandling of their allegations against Larry Nassar. Anney and…
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SMNTY Classics: Women <3 Monsters?
In our pop culture, women frequently lust after monsters. Why is that? We uncover the truth in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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SMNTY Double Feature: Suspiria
In this very special double feature episode, we compare and contrast the two versions of the film Suspiria, and talk colors, dance, witches, motherhood…
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Happy Hour #37: Highway Vodka
Join us to relax and unwind as we sip on cocktails made with Highway Vodka while spotlighting lead distiller and general manager Codi Fuller. Bonus discussion…
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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. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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Women Around the World: Isatou Ceesay
In her determination to help the environment, Isatou Ceesay made a fashion statement and revolutionized opportunities for women in Gambia. Find out how in this…
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Monday Mini: The R. Kelly Trial
Anney and Samantha dig into the charges and allegations surrounding the R. Kelly trial. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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SMNTY Classics: Where Be (Female) Monsters?
Welcome to your worst (podcast) nightmare. In this classic episode, Anney and Samantha delve into the storied history of female monsters, and talk about how we…
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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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Happy Hour #36: The Power of the Ugly Pic
Say cheese! In an age of filters and touch-ups, taking an ugly picture can be surprisingly fun and liberating. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
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Female Firsts: Moms Mabley
Yves joins us once again to tell the story of comedy legend Moms Mabley, the first female comedian to appear at the Apollo Theater. Learn more about your…
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Women Around the World: Yasmine Yehia Moustafa
Yasmine Yehia Moustafa has an asteroid named after her, thanks to an amazing invention of hers'. Learn more about her accomplishments in this episode. Learn…
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Monday Mini: What's With the Women in Inheritance Games?
Imagine it is your worst day ever. But things turn around when you discover you have an inheritance waiting for you! This is often the plot of a new popular…