On today’s episode, we dive into fortitude—staying strong in the face of adversity. Some might say it’s a lost art, while others believe we should lean more heavily into vulnerability. The big question we tackle in this episode: are the two concepts mutually exclusive?

LINKS:

https://www.ted.com/talks/anna_kirse_from_fear_to_fortitude_a_journey_through_life_and_the_forest

http://inotherwords.ac/fervent-fortitude/

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/311791

https://www.inc.com/amy-morin/5-simple-parenting-strategies-that-help-kids-build-massive-mental-strength.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/raise-mentally-strong-kids-stop-doing-these-things

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Free love didn’t always refer to a sexually active lifestyle…with many casual partners and little to no commitment. That’s what it meant in the 1960’s and 70’s. In the 19th century, the Free Love Movement promoted the idea of removing the state from decisions about marriage, sex and fidelity. Sounds tame now. Then, it’s advocates were called sex radicals. Tune in for all the juiciness on this episode of All the F Words when Joanne and Gabi talk about FREE LOVE.

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Emma Goldman – Free Love
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldman-free-love/

The Encyclopedia of the American Left. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-American-Left-Mari-Buhle/dp/0195120884

Free Love and Women’s History – Free Love in the 19th century and later
https://www.thoughtco.com/free-love-and-womens-history-3530392


Age of consent laws: The ages of consent throughout the country were apparently 10 or 12 throughout much of the 1800s; they then rose to 16 or 18 by 1920, according to Mary Odem's “Delinquent Daughters: Protecting and Policing Adolescent Female Sexuality in the United States, 1885-1920,” and there have been minor fluctuations since then.
https://www.ageofconsent.net/states

When you hear the word “fantasy”, what do you think of? Sex? Romance novels? Harry Potter? In this week’s episode, we discuss the pros and cons of indulging your daydreams. Subplots include manifesting, children’s literature, and celebrity meetings gone bad (and one really good one).

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Links:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-experience/201803/the-fantasy-bond-or-primary-defense

https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a30244004/how-to-manifest-anything/

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/28/nyregion/the-good-and-bad-of-indulging-in-fantasy-and-daydreaming.html

https://psychcentral.com/lib/when-fantasy-crosses-the-line#1

https://www.wired.com/2010/09/why-fantasy-matters/

https://theconversation.com/childrens-fantasy-literature-why-escaping-reality-is-good-for-kids-22307

https://slate.com/culture/2005/12/children-s-love-of-fantasy.html

The word “freak”, like the word “queer”, has many different meanings. To someone who came of age in the late 60’, early 70’s, it was a badge of honor. Hippies were what others called the tribe. Members called themselves freaks. Right around the same time, there were Jesus freaks and we’ll talk about them on this episode of All of the F Words too. And then there are freak shows, prominent from the Victorian era in Europe and North America and still today, because, apparently, physical difference is morbidly fascinating to humans.

Freak Took on New Meaning in the 1960’s
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/local-events/chrysti/chrysti-the-wordsmith-freak-took-on-new-meaning-in-the-1960s/article_69ca8c65-c3d7-5e43-8db9-3940c2dcee6d.html
https://hippiedictionary.com/excerpts.php
Who were the Jesus Freaks?
https://www.compellingtruth.org/Jesus-freak.html

History of Freak Shows https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/nfca/researchandarticles/freakshows
Geek Love – novel about a carny family https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PIOMK5G/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Finnish comic Ismo on the oddities of the English languagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igh9iO5BxBo
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It’s a common fantasy: I’ll become famous one day—that will show them! But experts (and many former child stars) agree: fame can come at a major price. In this episode, we discuss it all, as well as our respective moments in the spotlight (Joanne as a radio host and TV reporter, Gabi as a food writer and producer of a TV show based on her life), and reflect on what it cost and how it benefitted us.


Links

Fame, Power, and the Cost of a Fantasy (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1999/11/fame-the-power-and-cost-of-a-fantasy/377856/

The Fame Motive (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/22/health/psychology/22fame.html

The Child Performer (Psychology Today) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-the-trenches/201106/the-child-performer#:~:text=Child%20actors%20often%20are%20overprotected,socializing%20with%20their%20normal%20peers.

17 Former Child Stars Who Have Opened Up About the Price of Fame (Insider.com)
https://www.insider.com/child-stars-how-fame-affected-them-2021-1

Joanne’s website: https://www.joanne-greene.com/

Gabi’s blog: http://brokeassgourmet.com/
Gabi’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Gabi-Moskowitz/e/B007OXCQ5S

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What does “femininity” mean to you? Pink flowers and Sensitivity or, perhaps, a focus on experience over results? At a moment where gender roles are more fluid than ever, Femininity Coaching is on the rise. Yes, there is such a thing. Why, how and what it all means is the focus of this episode of “All the F Words”. PS. Spoiler alert: Joanne took the femme quiz and learned that she’s a cross between a catwoman and cinderella. Is she flattered? Tune in….

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Femininity or gender, understood as a social norm, shapes behaviors
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/femininity



We Need to Restore Femininity. TED Talk,
Michelle Miller, author of The Underwriting
www.Youtube.com/watch?v=PFYthpdEIU

Femininity is experience orientation
Masculinity is results orientation.

The Femme guide is a community of 40,000 ambitious and feminine women who create the lifestyle they want
www.thefemmeguide.com/university-of-femininity-1
go from good to great in your love life, social circle, business, and lifestyle

When you’re twenty, forty seems impossibly old. The closer you get to that major milestone, the more feelings about hurling toward midlife are likely to come up, as Gabi, whose fortieth birthday looms just on the other side of the publishing date of this episode, can tell you. In this episode, we talk about our relationships to the process of aging, and what, if anything, can be done to do it with grace and relative sanity.

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Links

Fearing Aging: https://www.dailynews.com/2021/12/05/why-we-fear-aging-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/

Turning 40 without the Fear https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2018/07/27/this-is-40-cloe-axelson

https://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthaettus/2012/07/09/what-to-know-about-turning-40/?sh=f209ba134e4b

Millenials are turning 40: https://mashable.com/article/millennials-turn-40

The Happiness Curve by Jonathan Rauch: https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Curve-Life-Better-After/dp/1250078806

There are few things more painful than not succeeding at getting pregnant when you really want a baby. In this episode, we examine the joys, challenges, timing, science, and some of the newer industries of making babies.

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LINKS

Adam Ruins Everything – Fertility : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9ryP0UyO5U

Rising Workplace Benefit: Fertility Services (Axios): https://www.axios.com/workplace-benefit-fertility-egg-freezing-ivf-5221e4d5-0e76-463f-9afa-b1e0dc8f7e0a.html

How Long Can You Wait To Have A Baby?” Atlantic, July/Aug 2013.

“Can Assisted Reproduction Technology Compensate for the Natural Decline in Fertility with Age? A Model Assessment.”Human Reproduction, Jul 2004.

“Increased Infertility With Age in Men and Women.” Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jan 2004.

“Unplanned Pregnancy Warning to Older Women Over 35.” BBC News, 9 Feb 2010.

More Women Are Freezing Their Eggs, But Will They Ever Use Them?“ NPR, 24 Nov 2015.

Jewish Fertility Foundation: JewishFertilityFoundation.org

Twenty billion hot frankfurters are consumed by Americans every year. That’s an F ton of hot dogs! How did it start? Why did they become so popular and what the heck is in them? That’s the focus of this episode of “All the F Words.” Gabi and Joanne will discuss the history of franks, how they became a ballpark staple, and why they hold such a soft spot in our nostalgic hearts, even when we don’t eat meat. P.S. Joanne has tried and, thus far, has found no acceptable plant-based substitute.

Frankfurter – Sausage
www.brtitannica.com/topic/frankfurter

The Truth About How Hot Dogs Are Made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3S2rCxgjjk

What Are Hot Dogs Made Of?
https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question177.htm

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For many people, freshman year of college is their first taste of some semblance of independence, and though it can be thrilling, it is not without its challenges! In this episode, we explore everything about that tender time—classes, new friends, and the excitement (and anxiety) of making one’s own choices.

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Links

The Hardest Test of Freshman Year: Survival (WaPo, 2017): https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/09/10/the-hardest-test-of-freshman-year-survival/

The Good, the Bad, and the Sometimes Ugly (College Parent Central)
https://www.collegeparentcentral.com/2015/10/the-good-the-bad-and-sometimes-the-ugly-of-the-first-year-college-experience/

The Myth of the “Freshman 15”

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2532948/#:~:text=Freshman%2015%20refers%20to%20the,lbs%20during%20their%20freshman%20year.&text=Scientific%20study%20results%20are%20divided,others%20report%20minimal%20weight%20gain

https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/the-freshman-15-is-a-dangerous-myth

Covid

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/college-freshmen-pandemic/2020/12/17/b7a5cb00-3659-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/slideshows/what-the-coronavirus-means-for-the-college-experience-this-fall