Stuff Mom Never Told You

Comedian, podcaster, actor and author Arden Myrin joins us to discuss being a woman in comedy, advocating for yourself and grief.

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For this installment, we focus in on Brazillian activist and advocate Valdecir Nascimento.

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It's our quarantine-aversary, hoooray....? Anney and Samantha take a look back at a year in lockdown.

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What exactly is a sociopath, and why are women with antisocial personality disorder rare? In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline confront the clinical realities of sociopathy and why it's become pop culture's favorite character flaw.

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to this episode on the history of female assassins and spies, both fictional and not. Intrigue! Betrayal! Danger! And don't forget style.

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Brewmaster Miho Imada over at Imada Brewery is the focus of this happy hour. Anney and Samantha try some sake and discuss gender stereotypes around alcohol. Join us!

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Have you ever wondered about the origins of some of the digital symbols and icons we use in the world of technology? Bridget Todd shares the story of Susan Kare, the woman behind some of the most iconic designs woven into the fabric of what it looks like to use computers and the internet. And speaking of, what does needlepoint have to do with it? Listen to find out!

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Anney and Samantha talk grandmothers and in specific, Bilkis Bano, AKA Bilkis Dadi, and how she has become the face of protests in India for this episode.

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What would it mean for women if the minimum wage was raised? Anney and Samantha discuss.

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In the 1970s, Germaine Greer encouraged women to taste their own menstrual blood. These days, artists are creating work about periods to help erase the menstruation stigma. In this classic, Cristen and Caroline look at the evolution of period pride and discuss whether the in-your-face attitude is actually helping.

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