Stuff Mom Never Told you
Stuff Mom Never Told You
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Are pets the new children?
After Word War II, pets became a standard part of ...
After Word War II, pets became a standard part of American homes. Now, some think that the love and money we shower on our domesticated animals constitutes pet parenting. Cristen and Caroline discuss pet attachments and how it relates to couples who are childfree-by-choice.
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Is kleptomania a female disorder?
Why are two-thirds of diagnosed kleptomaniacs women? Cristen and Caroline ...
Why are two-thirds of diagnosed kleptomaniacs women? Cristen and Caroline explore the 19th-century rise of retail consumerism, shoplifting and how kleptomania was invented to help keep wealthy women out of prison.
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Why does ASMR give people brain orgasms?
Why are online "whisper" communities giving people brain orgasms? Caroline ...
Why are online "whisper" communities giving people brain orgasms? Caroline and Cristen discuss autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, and investigate what's up with those strange tingling sensations.
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A Lovely Conversation on Beauty & Feminism
How has Photoshop, social media and modern advertising altered the ...
How has Photoshop, social media and modern advertising altered the meaning of beauty? Cristen interviews beauty scholar Autumn Whitefield-Madrono of The Beheld about 21st-century beauty and how it intersects with technology and feminism.
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Can you judge a book by its gendered cover?
For their annual summer reading episode, Caroline and Cristen discuss ...
For their annual summer reading episode, Caroline and Cristen discuss the impact of gendered book covers, the viral "cover flip" challenge, and whether books written by women are taken as seriously by publishers and critics.
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What does short hair say about a woman?
When actress Mary Pickford cut off her long hair in ...
When actress Mary Pickford cut off her long hair in 1928, the haircut made The New York Times front page. Since short hair is still shocking today, Caroline and Cristen examine the sociocultural meanings of close-cropped women.
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Why do kids wet the bed?
It's normal for kids to wet the bed, but scientists ...
It's normal for kids to wet the bed, but scientists still don't know exactly why they do. Cristen and Caroline talk Freud, genetics and moisture alarms as they explore the psychology, physiology and neurology of why bedwetting happens.
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Drunkorexia 101
The term "drunkorexia" was coined in 2008 to describe people ...
The term "drunkorexia" was coined in 2008 to describe people who intentionally drink on an empty stomach to "save" calories and money. Media reports suggest that it's sweeping college campuses, but Cristen and Caroline also discuss how the trendy term has more serious implications for the intersection of eating disorders and substance abuse.
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Boys of Summer: The Man Behind Wonder Woman
For the final Boys of Summer installment, Caroline and Cristen ...
For the final Boys of Summer installment, Caroline and Cristen highlight William Moulton Marston, the polyamorous inventor of Wonder Woman and how Marston's feminism influenced the iconic comic book superheroine.
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The View on Barbara Walters
After more than 50 years on TV, Barbara Walters is ...
After more than 50 years on TV, Barbara Walters is retiring in 2014. Cristen and Caroline discuss her legacy as a pioneering female broadcast journalist and soft-news aficionado, and why TIME magazine called her the "Most Appalling Argument for Feminism."
