Feminist Sleeper Cell

The most feminist week ever started with Hillary making herstory and Beyonce concerts but ended with abortion restrictions in South Carolina. Sharron Paul and Ashley Gray also break down the new state legislation trend of banning D&E’s, a common second trimester procedure, the douchiest republican assemblyman in Staten Island, and Oklahoma passing the most ridiculous sex ed program that they can’t even afford to enforce.

Recorded LIVE from NYC PodFest 2016 with special guests author/writer/editor extraordinaire, Joan Walsh, and improv king, Greg Proops! We talk feminism, comedy, the election, state-level abortion restrictions, and Oklahoma. Big thanks to Cake Shop and NYC Podfest for having us!

Our 30th episode comes to your earbuds from Louisville, Kentucky and includes special comedian guest, Helen Hong! The team plays some criminal insanity trivia, celebrates a win for Missouri, discusses Utah's latest barrier to abortion access, and explains Jan Brewer's internalized sexism.

We are bathing in Beyonce’s #Lemonade over here in Brooklyn, laughing at the Cruz/Fiorina team-up, digging Mary Pat Christie’s side eye, and crying over the f*ckery that’s happening in Oklahoma. Plus, we chat about the Satanic Temple’s newest stunt, a Federal win for trans* people, a lady who saw a crucifix in her ultrasound, and Alabama’s personhood problems.

It’s a lively episode this week with Ashley Gray, Sharron Paul, and Rae Sanni. We break down what’s happening in Missouri and the ongoing blowback from the fake Planned Parenthood videos, legalized discrimination, and how Rick Scott got his feelings hurt. The ladies also celebrate California’s new birth control law, the recent win for Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo, the new sex-ed bill from one of our favorites-- Cory Booker, and New York eliminating the tampon tax!

Why is Indiana Governor Mike Pence so obsessed with forcing people to cremate or bury their aborted or miscarried fetuses? We have some theories. It's a full house this week with Lizz Winstead, Ashley Gray, Sharron Paul, Rae Sanni and Molly Gaebe commenting on the latest repro news. We pay tribute to our new sheros, the woman who yelled at Florida Gov. Rick Scott in a Starbucks and the Periods for Pence movement. The team also discusses the new language anti-choice activists are using to scare people over to their side, and the real-life stories of women who have been affected by TRAP laws.

Lizz Winstead and Ashley Gray are joined by Sriya Sarkar and Amber Gavin, who spill all the details about their IUD experiences: their hesitations about the procedure, what it was like getting it inserted, and if they would recommend the effective birth control method to others. We also break down Donald Trump’s recent abortion statements (barf), the GOP witch hunt-- I mean committee-- that’s halting medical research with your tax dollars, SCOTUS’s birth control problems, and a scary tactic that anti-choice activists are using to deceive pregnant people.

The voice of Lady Parts Justice's videos, Darbi Worley, joins the team this week at the Clubhouse to discuss Zubik v. Burwell, the recent influx of anti-trans bathroom bills, Georgia & North Carolina's LGBT discrimination problem, and Indiana's horrific omnibus abortion bill. We also chat birth control methods, colonics, and the ridiculous places the Florida legislature things you should go for a pap smear.

Lizz Winstead, Joyelle Johnson, and Sharron Paul discuss their trip to the ACN conference in Florida, as well as the news of the week

Ashley Gray, Sharron Paul and Rae Sanni are joined by first-time podcaster Abby Holland of Buzzoff Lucille! The ladies recap our trip to Washington DC for the Supreme Court oral arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt and give their opinions on the case. This week’s news rundown features scary news out of Oklahoma, Florida and a disturbing report in the New York Times regarding google searches for self-induced abortion instructions. Luckily, our favorite repro journalist, Robin Marty, brings us the coolest resource for obtaining a safe and legal abortion in Cosmo.com! We also give a shout out to West Virginia’s latest victory. We also have a good laugh thanks to Ted Cruz’s dad.