Stuff Mom Never Told you
Stuff Mom Never Told You
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The Curse of Swearing Women
Swearing and use of profanity is has long been a ...
Swearing and use of profanity is has long been a considered a masculine habit, while women are the "experts of euphemism." Cristen and Caroline unpack the sociolinguistic danger of women swearing and whether the profanity gender gap is closing at home and in the workplace.
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Can birth control kill you?
A recent Vanity Fair article detailed the potentially fatal side ...
A recent Vanity Fair article detailed the potentially fatal side effects of certain types of birth control. Cristen and Caroline unravel the science of birth control risk factors, how to minimize birth control risk and what the Vanity Fair story leaves out.
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Stuck on the Sidelines
During the Super Bowl, the only women on the football ...
During the Super Bowl, the only women on the football fields will be on the sidelines. Cristen and Caroline highlight historical landmarks of women in sports journalism and American football's troubling tradition of relegating women reporters to the sidelines to serve as on-camera "eye candy."
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Thyroid Troubles
Thyroid disorders are eight times more likely to affect women. ...
Thyroid disorders are eight times more likely to affect women. Cristen and Caroline break down how thyroids function -- and malfunction -- and why these "meat butterflies" are such a female pain in the neck.
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Why are gender reveal parties popular?
In recent years, parents-to-be have given birth to a new ...
In recent years, parents-to-be have given birth to a new baby celebration: the gender reveal party. Cristen and Caroline discuss what exactly they are, why they exist and the pros and cons of their fast-growing popularity.
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The Ballad of Dolly Parton
To celebrate her January 20 birthday, Cristen and Caroline look ...
To celebrate her January 20 birthday, Cristen and Caroline look at the incredible life of country music legend Dolly Parton and why many consider the over-the-top entertainer a feminist icon.
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Firefighting Women
Although women have served as volunteer firefighters since the 19th ...
Although women have served as volunteer firefighters since the 19th century, putting out fires for a living is one of the hardest careers for women to pursue today. Caroline and Cristen turn up the heat on the history of women firefighters and why gender discrimination still persists in many fire departments.
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Is sex slavery a growing problem?
Since January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Cristen and Caroline ...
Since January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Cristen and Caroline discuss the scope of sex trafficking in the United States, its legal history and why anti-trafficking initiatives have attracted controversy in recent years.
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Where are the women in hip-hop?
Since hip-hop was born in 1973, women have played important ...
Since hip-hop was born in 1973, women have played important roles as emcees, b-girls and graffiti artists, but prominent female rappers have dwindled in recent years. Hip-hop journalist Christina Lee talks to Cristen and Caroline about where the women rappers are, the importance of Nicki Minaj, and hip-hop feminism.
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Women on the Hunt
Since sport hunting is on the rise among women, Cristen ...
Since sport hunting is on the rise among women, Cristen and Caroline take aim at the intersection of gender and hunting from early hunter-gather societies to the wild West to its most recent women-led resurgence.
