A discussion on Reproductive Justice with the co-founders of ReproAction, Erin Matson and Pamela Merrit.

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>> How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics: From Welfare Reform to Foreclosure to Trumpby Laura Briggs

>> Reproductive Justice: An Introduction by Loretta Ross

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>> Ordinary Abortion: Discussion on the Ethics, Law, and Politics of Abortion with Katie Watson

>> ReproAction, Fighting for Abortion Rights & Repro Justice

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Deborah Lee James served as the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force, only the second woman in history to lead  a US Military Service. She led a force of 660,000 people and managed a budget of $139 billion dollars, all during a time of unprecedented political dysfunction.

In our conversation, Deborah discusses her new book, Aim High: Chart Your Course and Find Success, where she shareshow she overcame the challenges of being one of very few women in a male dominated field and details how she survived early disappointments, as well as, how she pivoted her career to ultimately rise to the top of the US armed forces and make history.

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>> Aim High: Chart Your Course and Find Success  by Deborah Lee James

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>> Kathy Hochul, Lt Governor of New York State

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This conversation with Dr. Laura Briggs, author of How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics, on the politics of reproductive justice is more important than ever. We discuss the daily assaults on bodily autonomy, the history of Roe v Wade, Reagan's role in diminishing the social safety net,  and why conservative women vote against their own interests.

Please Note:This is an updated, condensed version of the original recording published a few months before the 45th anniversary of Roe v Wade. This episode contains some adult language).

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>> How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics: From Welfare Reform to Foreclosure to Trumpby Laura Briggs

>> Reproductive Justice: An Introduction by Loretta Ross

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>> Ordinary Abortion: Discussion on the Ethics, Law, and Politics of Abortion with Katie Watson

>> ReproAction, Fighting for Abortion Rights & Repro Justice

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Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, discusses gun legislation, the 2020 election, and the state of the NRA.

We also talk about the inspiration behind her new book, Fight Like a Mother.

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Fight Like a Mother by Shannon Watts

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Gun Violence & Mass Shootings: Debunking Conservative Myths With Ruth DeFoster

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Dr. Ruth DeFoster is a gun violence, mass shooting, and terrorism expert, and she joins to discuss and debunk conservative myths around gun violence.

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Terrorizing the Masses by Ruth DeFoster

Columbine by David Cullen

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Laura Colarusso, Senior Managing Editor of WGBH discusses her project, "The Original Old Boys Club," which explores the reasons behind why Massachusetts lags behind much of the country when it comes to electing women, despite its reputation as a progressive state.

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Ethicist and author Katie Watson discusses the legal and political arguments around abortion, as well as Roe v Wade, a topic she explores in her book, Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Ordinary Abortion. She uses the term ordinary abortion to describe the common nature of abortion given that roughly 1 in 5 pregnancies end in abortion.

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Kathy Hochul, lieutenant governor of New York state, holds the highest elected office of any woman in the state and joins me to discuss her elections, both the victories and the losses, as well as, New York State's Women's Justice Agenda. We also discuss her #HowSheDoesIt Campaign, a social media campaign intended to help women succeed by providing transparency into how she's dealt with the challenges of elected office.

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A conversation with author and activist Gail Ukockis, about her new book Misogyny: The New Activism, where she explores historical examples of misogyny and suggest actions to combat each example chapter by chapter.

If you'd like to explore this topic more, please listen to my episode with philosopher Kate Manne, on episode 13, where we discuss her popular book, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny

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The Men's Story Project, founded by today's guest Dr. Jocelyn Lehrer, is a storytelling and community project that brings critical exploration of social ideas about masculinity into public forums around the world and allowing men to share their stories that are less-often heard with a live audience.

On this episode, I talk with Dr. Lehrer about how The Men's Story Projectbreaks silences on issues including sexism, racism, homo/transphobia, ableism and violence – and ways in which these are often linked with masculinities.

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