In this episode we dive into the aesthetics of fascism, Mar-a-Lago face, Hegseth’s “no fat generals” speech, and the racialized histories of fatphobia. We interviewed professors Caroline Heldman and Julie Cassiday to explore how fascist regimes past and present use the body as a site of control to enforce ideas about who belongs and who is targeted. The fascist body must be strong, fit, highly gender differentiated, and containing NO FAT, because fat becomes a sign of excess, lack of discipline, and weakness within fascism. But, as we know, these fascist times can also generate spaces of hope and resistance, needed now more than ever.

What starts with watching Nara Smith make bubblegum from scratch can lead you down a dangerous algorithmic rabbit hole. In this episode, we explore how tradwife influencers romanticize 1950s domesticity, why their content is so addictive, and how TikTok's algorithm connects tradwife videos to far-right conspiracy theories and pronatalist movements. Spoiler alert: the gleaming kitchens and perfect hair aren't as innocent as they seem.

In this episode of We Talk to Really Smart People, Carol Anderson, Prof. of African American Studies and author of White Rage explains what white supremacy has to do with the Trump movement and how to avoid believing that fascism is the same as politics as usual. Whether you voted in 2024 or decided to sit it out, listen to this episode! Whether you’ve lost all hope or you look to heroes of the Civil Rights movement for inspiration, listen to this episode! And then like it and share it with friends and enemies.

We all know part of Project 2025 and the Trump regime is trying to increase the birth rate. But it’s not just the far right that wants you to have babies. It’s the tech brogeoisie who run this world. In this episode we talk to researchers who have been unraveling the bizarre connections between  pronatalism, tech billionaires, and the far right.

In this episode we speak with Professors Isis Nusair and Bayan Abusneineh about reproductive justice in Gaza and learn that we can only have reproductive justice in Gaza if we acknowledge the reproductive genocide of the Israeli state, not just against Palestinian reproduction, but the reproduction of non-white Jewish bodies as well. In this episode, we invite you to consider not just the starvation of women and children now in Gaza, but the effect that can have for generations to come. We also invite you to consider how transnational feminism, the kind of feminism that links women dying in parking lots in Texas because they can’t access reproductive care, is linked to the reproductive genocide in Gaza.

In this episode we speak with Professors Isis Nusair and Bayan Abusneineh about reproductive justice in Gaza and learn that we can only have reproductive justice in Gaza if we acknowledge the reproductive genocide of the Israeli state, not just against Palestinian reproduction, but the reproduction of non-white Jewish bodies as well. In this episode, we invite you to consider not just the starvation of women and children now in Gaza, but the effect that can have for generations to come. We also invite you to consider how transnational feminism, the kind of feminism that links women dying in parking lots in Texas because they can’t access reproductive care, is linked to the reproductive genocide in Gaza.

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In this episode, we talk to activists and academics working in the field of reproductive justice. We're trying to find out how to keep working for the feminist future we want even as the US is increasingly fascist when it comes to the basic right of being able to have- or not have- children.

In this episode, we travel to Argentina to interview the feminist academics, activists, and artists who are fighting fascism and building a future for all of us. Having a fascist autocrat in power is not stopping people there from creating a better world for all of us. So if living in Trump's America is getting you down, take a listen and get inspired to get into the streets and fight like a madre!

Loretta Ross is an acclaimed professor, author, feminist, activist, and founding advocate of reproductive justice. In this interview we delve into Professor Ross’s new book, Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You’d Rather Cancel. Learn what it takes to build a better world… and how to have fun doing it!

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Have you been out there protesting? Well...you should be! In this bonus episode, we explore the importance of protest. Participating in a protest isn't just a cute look - it's a statistically effective way to make change. So, let's get out there and fight fascism together!