Feminist Sleeper Cell

The LPJ team sat down with some wine and pizza this week to chat about Rihanna’s new video, shared some important Black History Month knowledge. We bring you a rundown of this week’s repro news out of Maryland, Louisiana, Texas, and a shocking report about abortion access from Bloomberg Business. We are so honored to have a very special guest, Mary Dore, director of the documentary She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, on the podcast this week. The team interviews Mary about the film and the women’s liberation movement during the late 60’s and early 70’s. We converse about our history and draw parallels to the struggles we see in modern day feminism. We hope you can see this important film- be sure to follow us on social media to see how you can enter to win a free DVD copy or tickets to a screening!

Ashley Gray and Sharron Paul are holding down the LPJ Clubhouse fort this week, bringing you their, “Where were you when you heard Scalia died?” stories while also weighing in on nude selfies and Samantha Bee. This week’s repro news comes in three categories: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird-A$$ Sh*t. Spoiler Alert: Ghost abortions are a thing now (no they’re not), New Orleans lost their only 2nd term abortion provider, and Pope Frank is coming around on contraception.

This week’s Repro Madness episode brings you the hilarious musings of Lizz Winstead, Ashley Gray, Sharron Paul and Rae Sanni as they discuss lots of great happenings in pop culture: Beyonce’s “Formation”, the premier Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and LPJ’s new TRAP law video, “Clinic Hunters”. The women celebrate the recent 2016 election drop-outs, giving them a proper send-off. We bring you the reproductive health news coming out of Oklahoma, Florida, Kansas, Ohio, and Colorado Springs, and unpack all of the awful rape-talk that’s been spewing out of the mouths of our lawmakers lately. Finally, we examine a bizarre story involving anti-choice groups training an army of spies to infiltrate abortion clinics around the country.

It’s Groundhog Week at the Lady Parts Justice clubhouse and Lizz, Sharron, and Ashley are back with all the crazy news you need to hear about. On the Repro Madness menu this week is the international Zika virus fiasco, Cincinnati losing it’s only hospital that performed abortions for unviable pregnancies, and the newest load of BS coming out of the CDC. We also bring you the startling (sarcasm) report regarding who has been pushing the anti-choice bills so far in 2016. Don’t worry, we also make time to sh*t all over the pro-rape “Men’s Rights” groups too.

Lizz, Ashley and Sharron are back from traveling last week with some stories from the road. Ashley shares about her experience infiltrating an anti-choice protest in Washington DC during the March for Life rally last week. We included some soundbites from the anti-choice leaders that you won’t want to miss! Lizz tells us about speaking on the Texas state capitol steps for the Roe v. Wade anniversary in support of Whole Woman’s Health and the case they’re bringing to SCOTUS in March. She also dishes about going to Sundance and seeing Trapped, a new documentary about TRAP laws designed to shut down clinics and cut off access to abortion for pregnant people around the country. Finally, we wrap up with the good news, the bad news, and the special news that is just weird AF this week.

In honor of the 43rd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we bring you a live recording of a conversation between Lizz and Andrea Miller, Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice NY about abortion access, the assault on reproductive rights, and the Supreme Court. Cheers to safe and legal abortion nationwide forever and ever!

Lizz Winstead is back this week with Sharron and Ashley, who agree this was a weird ass news week in Repro Land. The three deliberate about the definition of “ass clap”, the final Obama administration State of the Union, Nancy Pelosi’s outdated and troubling abortion rhetoric, North Carolina’s newest abortion restriction, Virginia’s creepy transphobic bathroom bill that targets school children, and the ex-Real World cast member who is now a state representative in Wisconsin who’s pissing off the Congressional Black Caucus left and right. Finally, Lizz watches the infamous USA Freedom Kids video from the Donald Trump rally while recording, and the three lose their shi*t.

Oregon and California offering over the counter birth control, #DearDebbie, Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, and upcoming abortion rights battles in 2016 are the topics on Ashley, Sharron, and Amber’s minds this week. The three discuss the recent repro news and then delve into the amazingly fun blowjob class that Ashley and Amber recently attended. The women also see a whole new side of Sharron: sexpert and kinky toy evangelist at large in our own office! Who knew?? Enjoy this fun podcast and email us at [email protected] with your questions, comments, and more.

Alex English and Rae Sanni join Ashley, Sharron, and Leah for a 2015 send-off in true LPJ fashion (wine and lots of laughter were involved). Listen to the most badass feminist gang in Brooklyn discuss their favorite and not-so-favorite highlights from 2015 in politics, pop culture and everything in between. See you in the New Year!

It’s just Lizz and Ashley holding down the fort this week, bringing you your below-the-belt news from the repro world. We discuss the resurgence of the coat hanger abortion in Tennessee and the various problems surrounding the reporting of this story. The ladies also delve into Ohio’s Attorney General Mike DeWine’s fruitless investigation into Planned Parenthood and the new fetal disposal bill. We happen to be experts in “ungodly sex,” so of course we had to comment on the Kentucky homeless shelter that kicked homeless women out of their facility for tempting the male residents. Considering all of the craziness going on around the country lately, it’s no wonder that UN delegates found the treatment of women in the United States to be appalling. Think it can’t get more depressing? A Saudi millionaire was just acquitted in London after using the “My penis fell into her vagina” rape case defense. We’re off next week for Christmas, but we’ll be back with an episode on New Year's Eve to help wind down the year and gear up for 2016!