Free speech has been under attack for a long time on college campuses. Now more than ever, students and parents need tools to navigate the woke culture within education. 

“I think we see college administrators giving themselves huge powers because … they have these speech codes, where they ban 'hateful' speech, 'offensive' speech, and sure, that sounds fine, but let's think who's defining those terms,” Nicole Neily says. “It's not a constitutional scholar. It's some petty tyrant with a huge amount of discretion to pick winners and losers.” 

Neily, the founder of Speech First and Parents Defending Education, two organizations fighting for civil liberties and education in America, joins the podcast to discuss her storied career and commitment to the fight for free speech on college campuses.  

Neily also discusses why she's sued some of the nation's largest universities, and the turning point we find ourselves in in America's education system. 

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Singer Macy Gray and actress Bette Midler made headlines recently for saying only women are women. 

The two celebrities made their bold statements—bold for this day and age, at least—over the July 4th holiday weekend. 

“WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name!" Midler, 76, wrote on Twitter. “They don’t call us ‘women’ anymore; they call us ‘birthing people’ or ‘menstruators’, and even ‘people with vaginas’! Don’t let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!”

Gray, 54, appearing on Piers Morgan's show on the Fox Nation streaming service, discussed the issue of transgender "women"—biological men—competing on women’s sports teams. 

“I will say this, and everybody is going to hate me, but as a woman, just because you go change your parts, doesn't make you a woman,” Gray said.

Famed “Harry Potter” author J. K. Rowling has repeatedly been maligned for making similar comments to those of Midler and Gray. 

The increase in celebrities’ willingness to say "only a woman can be a woman," raises the question: Is the transgender movement on the ropes? Common sense is like kryptonite to the transgender craze. If society's influencers are brave enough to continue sharing about biological reality, the theory that men can be women may collapse like the house of cards it is. 

The timing of Gray’s and Midler’s remarks might also have been influenced by the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn the court's 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling. 

When Roe was overturned, “the sea of protest signs outside the court referred not to ‘birthing people’ or ‘people who menstruate,’ but instead to women, losing their rights, or politicians trying to control women’s bodies,” Douglas Blair wrote in a recent Daily Signal commentary. 

The political left may be waking up to the reality that they cannot be outraged over women losing abortion access in some states while at the same time declaring that a man can be a woman. 

On today’s episode of the “Problematic Women” podcast we discuss the ways in which celebrities' willingness to state facts about sex and gender could influence national opinion on the transgender issue. 

Also on today’s show, we explain why it’s not dangerous for women to use period tracker apps. And there is a crisis at the Southern border. Now, some Texas counties have declared they are under what they are calling "an invasion.” We explain what you need to know. 

And as always, we’ll be crowning our "problematic woman" of the week.

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Kristan Hawkins has been preparing for a post-Roe America for 16 years. For her, the Supreme Court decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade was surreal. 

Hawkins leads the pro-life organization Students for Life, which seeks to educate young Americans on the issue of abortion. 

Waking up Saturday, Hawkins estimated "over 400 children ... would be spared" already that morning because the high court had overruled its 1973 decision legalizing abortion across the nation.

She joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to discuss the future of the pro-life movement and how students can be a voice for society's most vulnerable population. 

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Roe v. Wade is history. After nearly 50 years and 63 million lives lost, the Supreme Court has ruled that there’s no constitutional right to abortion. But now, the true work of the pro-life movement is beginning. 

It’s now up to the American people and their elected state leaders whether or not they will be a voice for those who have none. Already, 26 states have put laws in place to protect babies in the womb. 

More women facing unplanned pregnancies are going to need physical and emotional support. Pregnancy help centers will require increased resources to meet the needs of their communities. The good news is that the pro-life movement is ready. 

On today’s edition of the “Problematic Women” podcast, we break down some of the ways the pro-life community can put their beliefs into action and help women and girls. 

Also on today’s show, we take some time to celebrate the historic nature of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe. 

Plus, we debunk some of the lies being spread by the pro-abortion movement about what happens next, and as always, we crown our "Problematic Woman of the Week.” 

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Roe v. Wade has been overturned. This weekend, Problematic Women is sharing an episode of The Daily Signal Podcast where Virginia Allen interviews Cathy Harris.

When she was 17, Cathy Harris had an abortion.

After her abortion, Harris says she felt "immediate regret, immediate just grief that fell upon me."

"I wasn't really sure what to do with it, where to put it," she recalls. "A lot of people, friends of mine had continued to tell me that's not a baby, just get over it, move on and I couldn't."

It took a long time to heal from her abortion, but eventually Harris began sharing her story, and became a leader in the pro-life movement. She shared her story by writing the book "Created to Live: Becoming the Answer for an Abortion-Free Community."

Harris joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and what the decision means for the pro-life movement.

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It's been 50 years since the U.S. government acted to ensure equal educational opportunities for girls and women through Title IX. 

Since put in place as education amendments in 1972, Title IX has prohibited sex-based discrimination in education programs, including competitive sports. 

Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” 

But the Biden administration is working to undo these very protections by redefining “sex” to include gender identity. If the far left succeeds in changing the definition of sex, Title IX would lose its power to protect women because men who identify as women would have greater access to compete on female sports teams and use women’s bathrooms and locker rooms. 

On today’s edition of "Problematic Women," Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Sarah Parshall Perry explains the fight to protect Title IX from this radical agenda. 

Also on today’s show, we still await some big rulings from the Supreme Court, but this week it released one significant decision on school choice. We tell you what you need to know.

Plus, Disney ruins another movie with its radical agenda. And as always, we’ll crown our Problematic Woman of the Week.

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On this week's edition of the "Problematic Women" podcast, Gloria Taylor joins us to discuss her experience taking a drug that is sometimes used as a puberty blocker for minors: Lupron.

Taylor, a senior communications manager at The Heritage Foundation, started getting injections of Lupron after being diagnosed with breast cancer. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) She talks about the side effects--which range from depressed feelings to physical pain—and how stunned she was to learn that minors without cancer were being given this same drug.

We also talk about a new Heritage Foundation study that looks at transgender treatment for minors and suicide rates with Marguerite Bowling, a senior communications manager at The Heritage Foundation. And are you having trouble finding tampons at the store? You’re not alone. We'll talk about the latest crisis in the supply chain shortage. And as always, we crown our problematic woman of the week.

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Roughly 45 million Americans owe a combined total of $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. If that were distributed evenly among the borrowers, each would owe close to $38,000.  Over the past two years, the federal government has paused collection of student loan payments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, some Americans contend the government should forgive student loan debt outright.

But what would canceling a $1.7 trillion bill mean for the American people? 

“When we talk about this notion of forgiving student loans, what we’re really talking about is benefiting those who don’t necessarily need it,” Betsy DeVos, a former secretary of education, says. “And the ones who are going to be ultimately paying for it are those who’ve never attended college.” 

DeVos joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to explain how the Biden administration should—and should not—address rising student loan debt.  She also addresses increasing concerns over the far left’s influence on education.

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On this week’s "Problematic Women" podcast, we discuss the new documentary from The Daily Wire, “What Is a Woman?” We also review what’s behind the Biden administration’s baby formula shortage, which is still ongoing, and one of our co-hosts' appearance at the Turning Point USA Young Women’s Leadership Summit. Finally, we’ll break down the Women’s Bill of Rights, a project of the Independent Women's Forum, the recent winner of the Heritage Innovation Prize. Guest Hadley Heath Manning, vice president for policy at Independent Women’s Forum, joins us for the show.

And as always, we’ll be crowning our problematic woman of the week!

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Up on today’s Problematic Women — Mattel has designed a first transgender Barbie. We tell you what you need to know.

Plus, abortion activists think a lot of things are going to happen if Roe v. Wade is overturned, including the claim that women will die. Is it true? Virginia and Lauren bring in a legal expert to address the pro-abortion activists' claims. Watch that segment here.

We also explain what will happen in your state if Roe is overturned. And as always, we’ll be crowning our Problematic Woman of the Week!

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