Stuff Mom Never Told you
Stuff Mom Never Told You
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Do New Year's resolutions work?
Humans have made New Year’s resolutions for millennia – and ...
Humans have made New Year’s resolutions for millennia – and had a terrible time sticking to them. So, great expectations aside, why do most resolutions fail? Cristen and Caroline revisit this past podcast examining the science of willpower and sticking with resolutions.
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Are holidays bad for relationships?
Although romantic holiday movies lead us to believe that it's ...
Although romantic holiday movies lead us to believe that it's the most wonderful time of the year to fall in love, it's actually the most common time of the year for breakups. Cristen and Caroline discuss how holidays tax relationships and single status alike and offer some insights into seasonal stress management.
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The Oprah Winfrey Show Show
What has Oprah been up to since we first discussed ...
What has Oprah been up to since we first discussed her rise to media mogul status? Cristen and Caroline discuss Oprah's recent small and big screen success in this special holiday revisit of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" Show first aired in November 2011.
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The DIY Revival of Craft
This holiday season, more people than ever are seeking out ...
This holiday season, more people than ever are seeking out handmade, locally-sourced gifts from the likes of Etsy. But the online marketplace is only one part of a broader crafting revival interwoven with political activism, feminism and entrepreneurial spirit.
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The Anthropology of Pie
Pie is an ancient food that began as a utilitarian ...
Pie is an ancient food that began as a utilitarian and often inedible necessity and evolved over centuries into its current role as a sweet treat and dessert nemesis of cake. Cristen and Caroline get in the holiday cooking spirit by examining the anthropology of pie as well as its many gendered layers.
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Women in Coding with Skillcrush
Startup entrepreneur and computer coding evangelist Ada Birnir talks with ...
Startup entrepreneur and computer coding evangelist Ada Birnir talks with Caroline and Cristen about feminism, why women should learn to code and how she started Skillcrush to teach coding to the female masses.
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Does rape culture exist?
In part two of our two-part series on rape and ...
In part two of our two-part series on rape and sexual assault, Cristen and Caroline examine the concept of rape culture and the sobering statistics of sexual assault in the United States today.
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A Brief History of Rape
In part one of a two-part series examining rape and ...
In part one of a two-part series examining rape and sexual assault, Cristen and Caroline look at the legal evolution of the crime of rape and how civil rights and women's rights reformers fought to eradicate longstanding patterns of victim-blaming.
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Beauty Parlors vs. Barber Shops
Compared to barber shops that have been around since ancient ...
Compared to barber shops that have been around since ancient Greece, women's salons and beauty parlors are relatively new inventions. Cristen and Caroline look at the history of each, as well as the gender and racial politics woven into the places we get our hair cut.
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The Child Prodigy
In the 1920s, Stanford psychologist Lewis Terman developed the IQ ...
In the 1920s, Stanford psychologist Lewis Terman developed the IQ test to aid in his study of exceptionally smart kids, or child prodigies. Cristen and Caroline discuss the science of child prodigies, why so many of them are boys and how prodigies fare as they grow up.
