Stuff Mom Never Told You

Say cheese! In an age of filters and touch-ups, taking an ugly picture can be surprisingly fun and liberating. 

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Yves joins us once again to tell the story of comedy legend Moms Mabley, the first female comedian to appear at the Apollo Theater. 

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Yasmine Yehia Moustafa has an asteroid named after her, thanks to an amazing invention of hers'. Learn more about her accomplishments in this episode. 

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Imagine it is your worst day ever. But things turn around when you discover you have an inheritance waiting for you! This is often the plot of a new popular category of casual phone puzzle romance games revolving around women. They're tricky to define, but Samantha does her best to explain them, particularly Lily's Garden, though questions remain.

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In this classic episode, we look at the gender differences in fear. But don't worry. We'll get through this together.

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Anti-aging. Anti-wrinkles. Aging in women has long been demonized. Anney and Samantha brush up on the history of our preoccupation with youth in women and the lengths we have gone to stay forever young. 

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Anney and Samantha enjoy some beer from Bold City Brewing and chat about our relationships with our moms. 

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For part two of our book club on Ace by Angela Chen, we get into topics like consent, negotiation, representation, and the many ways asexuality can look.

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Nadja of Antipaxos from What We Do in the Shadows is a vampire that knows what she wants and will fight for it. Possessed dolls, werewolves, witches, and female friendships are all topics of discussion.

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Anney and Samantha talk through why the new Texas abortion law is so troubling. 

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