Stuff Mom Never Told you
Stuff Mom Never Told You
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Does self-help help?
Jessica Lamb-Shapiro, author of "Promise Land," stops by the show ...
Jessica Lamb-Shapiro, author of "Promise Land," stops by the show to share her insights on the history of self-help, its particular appeal to women and whether it can really improve lives.
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Hey, Ladies!
The word "lady" has undergone a reclamation of sorts in ...
The word "lady" has undergone a reclamation of sorts in recent years, but it still carries a lot of baggage, thanks to its gender-loaded etymology. Cristen and Caroline get down to the history, use and varying meanings of what it means to be a "lady" today.
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The Mysterious Case of Convulsing Cheerleaders
Nuns meowing like cats. School girls laughing uncontrollably. People dancing ...
Nuns meowing like cats. School girls laughing uncontrollably. People dancing in the streets until they die from exhaustion. Cristen and Caroline dig into the fascinating history of mass hysteria, why some think it's on the rise today and how it seems to affect more girls and women.
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Mardi Gras Women
When people think of women and Mardi Gras, they probably ...
When people think of women and Mardi Gras, they probably imagine bare breasts and beads -- but that's certainly not the extent of women's participation in the Fat Tuesday fest. Cristen and Caroline laissez les podcast bon temps rouler in this parade of gender, race and class at Mardi Gras.
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Black Women Striving for Suffrage
The history of the women's movement for suffrage was written ...
The history of the women's movement for suffrage was written by white women and largely overshadows the African-American feminists who worked alongside them, battling not only gender inequity but also racism, disenfranchisement and segregation from mainstream suffrage organizations. Cristen and Caroline highlight Ida B. Wells and other black women integral to winning the vote for all American women.
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Bro-rista Coffee Culture
Since it first began its westward expansion in the 16th ...
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 coffee counter, many wonder whether a bro-rista culture continues to dominate the rapidly expanding specialty coffee industry.
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Understanding Miscarriage
Miscarriage is one of the most common pregnancy experiences, though ...
Miscarriage is one of the most common pregnancy experiences, though rarely talked about openly. Cristen and Caroline provide an overview of what miscarriage entails, what causes it, what doesn't and its psychological repercussions of pregnancy loss for women and men.
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Susan B. Anthony: A Controversial Woman
Who really was Susan B. Anthony, figurehead of American women's ...
Who really was Susan B. Anthony, figurehead of American women's suffrage? In celebration of her birthday, Cristen and Caroline explore Anthony's fascinating biography and the less well-known, controversial aspects of her singleminded crusade for the women's vote.
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Fictional Attraction
Where do celebrity crushes, affections for fictional characters and hero ...
Where do celebrity crushes, affections for fictional characters and hero worship come from? Cristen and Caroline shed light on the fascinating spectrum of parasocial relationships we develop with people in books, television and tabloids.
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The MAKERS of Comedy
Comedy hasn't always been an especially welcoming space for women. ...
Comedy hasn't always been an especially welcoming space for women. Cristen and Caroline highlight the hilarious female trailblazers who've been honored by MAKERS, an historic initiative that aims to be the largest and most dynamic collection of women's stories ever assembled.
