Persistent Broads

Lauren and Emily talk about health care and chronic pain, a topic near and dear to Emily. We also get a "what are you watching" update during our never-ending quarantine and confirm that Emily is not, in fact, a Pokèmon.

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Editors note: We had some audio issues in this episode.

Emily and Lauren are joined by Emily's sister Anna from the epicenter of feminism, Northampton, MA, to discuss episode 2 of FX's Mrs. America.

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Emily and Lauren talk about the premiere episode of FX's original miniseries Mrs. America, which follows the fight for (and against) the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s.

From Vulture:

“Schlafly comes across as a complex, ambitious figure with a limited worldview and no awareness of that worldview’s limits, nor curiosity about widening it further. To put it more bluntly: She’s the worst kind of white woman.”

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Lauren and Emily update us on quarantine life, eulogize the campaigns of progressive women who ran for President in 2020, and speculate on what their respective presidential campaigns would look like.

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This week we’re coming at you from the comfort of our own homes because social distancing is necessary for flattening the curve and not overwhelming our already fraught health care system.

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Lauren talks with Iowa State Representative Jennifer Konfrst about what she's reading and listening to (it's My Favorite Murder), why she first ran for office in 2016 and, most importantly, why she ran again after losing the first time around.

She's the definition of persistent and we're so thankful she joined the show. It will not be the last time.

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Our friend Jamie Burch Elliott came to talk with Lauren about fat feminism, why diets can be physically and mentally bad for you, and her (and our!) love of the public library.

Jamie's Shout Out List/People You Should Follow

Lauren, Emily and Kate are back to reminisce about American Girl dolls and their own families' witchy bloodlines, how last week's election results could have national consequences for women (good ones, for once!) and the double standard that led to Katie Hill's resignation from Congress while Duncan Hunter remains in office.

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Emily, Lauren, and Kate talk about the sexist presentation seen by female executives at the accounting firm Ernst & Young.

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The broads are back. This week we introduce the segment "Why Are Men Great Until They Gotta Be Great?" as well as discuss the Ellen/Bush friendship controversy, and celebrate International Day of the Girl, Coming Out Day, and Fat Bear Week. All in 30 minutes.

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