President Joe Biden's administration just released their Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. Listen for highlights of the plan and reactions from FemmeTalk hosts Darlene and Shelby Joy.SOURCES:https://www.joebiden.com/climate-plan/​https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad/​ TinyTalk: Biden's Climate PlanFile Size: 44481 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Happy Election Day 2020! Forget to mail in your ballot? Feeling intimidated or discouraged about getting out to vote today? Let Darlene and Shelby Joy get you fired up on why it's so important to get out there and change our country for the better.​ TinyTalk: Go Vote!File Size: 68266 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Darlene and Shelby Joy honor the life, career, and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this episode of FemmeTalk.SOURCES:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/28/how-ruth-bader-ginsburg-became-cultural-icon/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/ruth-bader-ginsburg-photos.html​ Femmes + The Notorious RBG, RIPFile Size: 148800 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Darlene and Shelby Joy talk about the boss babes of hip hop, those ladies who have thrived in a musical culture that not only discouraged participation but often blatantly objectified women and minimized their contributionsSOURCES:https://www.jstor.org/stable/20063997?seq=1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrLmvqsljmUhttps://urbanario.es/en/articulo/what-does-graffiti-have-to-do-with-hip-hop/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hip-hop-is-born-at-a-birthday-p [...]

Push through your winter blues with this episode of FemmeTalk! Darlene and Shelby Joy talk fact and personal experience when it comes to Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD.SOURCES:https://www.normanrosenthal.com/about/research/seasonal-affective-disorder/https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/seasonal-affective-disorder/index.shtml#part_152432https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320562#A-sex-specific-biological-mechanism?https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/seasonal-affectiv [...]

In this episode of FemmeTalk, Darlene and Shelby Joy talk porn. How long have humans been creating it, what role have women played in the industry, and how does society feel about it?SOURCES:http://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/NCOSE_Pornography-PublicHealth_ResearchSummary_8-2_17_FINAL-with-logo.pdfhttps://slate.com/technology/2013/02/prehistoric-pornography-chinese-carvings-show-explicit-copulation.htmlhttps://www.wired.com/story/brief-history-porn-internet/https://www.indepen [...]

In this episode of FemmeTalk, Darlene and Shelby Joy discuss women’s long struggle to call the shots and point out some ways femmes today are taking the reins.SOURCES:https://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2014/aug/11/women-rights-money-timeline-historyhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/01/2017-womens-history-month/98247518/https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/slideshows/10-worst-countries-for-gender-equality-ranked-by-perceptionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/0 [...]

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