That Other F Word

By Katrina Vargas & Rynn Young

Rynn Young and Katrina Vargas take back the word "Feminism" one episode at a time. Feminism isn't a bad word! It just means people shouldn't be treated differently because of genetics. Using current e... more

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That Other F Word episodes:

July 23, 2020 You’re Canceled!
What is cancel culture and how do we cancel Mitch, immediately? We talk about this modern day phenomenon that has affected lots of celebrities, but many people out of the limelight as well. Are cancel culture and public shaming effective or are they bad for our society? You will not rue the day you listened to this episode!
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
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1h 2min
July 16, 2020Bye Bye Bedford
Last week our home state voted to remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from our state capitol building. Who was this dude, and why is the removal of this bust and other confederate statues a win?
Links:
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/09/tennessee-capitol-commission-votes-remove-nathan-bedford-forrest-bust/5380243002/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest_Bust

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/nathan-bedford-forrest

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a33274480/nathan-bedford-forrest-bust-removed-tennessee-capitol/

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/08/tennesee-gov-bill-lee-calls-nathan-bedford-forrest-bust-moved-museum-confederate/5399801002/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Avery_Meriwether
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
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51min
July 09, 2020Microaggressions
Grab a drink for the first That Other F Word happy hour! Have you heard of microaggressions? Are you committing them? Probs. We talk about what microaggressions are and why they’re a problem.
Links:
https://sph.umn.edu/site/docs/hewg/microaggressions.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microaggression#:~:text=According%20to%20Sue%20et%20al,avoidant%20behavior%2C%20purposeful%20discriminatory%20actions.

https://www.vox.com/2015/2/16/8031073/what-are-microaggressions
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
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1h 10min
July 02, 2020Going Gray!
We chat with Katrina’s friend Karina (you read that right) all the way from her home in Miami. Karina has been told she is brave for going gray, but is going gray totally beside the point when it comes to what makes her a badass? Why is covering your gray hair such an established expectation for women? When did aging become a cardinal sin?
Links:
https://time.com/5835101/gray-hair-coronavirus/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/61452/10-head-scratching-facts-about-gray-hair

https://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/news/a30556/when-and-why-did-women-start-dyeing-their-gray-hair/
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
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42min
June 26, 2020 Financial Abuse
Financial abuse is rarely discussed. This lesser-known form of abuse is pervasive and insidious. Listen in and learn what the signs are.
Links: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/my-husband-refuses-to-give-me-my-stimulus-check-he-says-that-i-dont-deserve-it-because-i-didnt-earn-it-what-can-i-do-2020-05-20?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo https://nnedv.org/content/about-financial-abuse/ https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-financial-abuse-2018-6
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
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37min
June 25, 2020 Financial Abuse
Financial abuse is rarely discussed. This lesser-known form of abuse is pervasive and insidious. Listen in and learn what the signs.
Links:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/my-husband-refuses-to-give-me-my-stimulus-check-he-says-that-i-dont-deserve-it-because-i-didnt-earn-it-what-can-i-do-2020-05-20?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
https://nnedv.org/content/about-financial-abuse/
https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-financial-abuse-2018-6
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
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36min
June 19, 2020 “Do Better. Be Better. Know Better. And Our Society Will Prosper”
The Reverend Calvin Taylor Skinner joins us to give some much needed perspective on the current racial climate. He is a minister, community bridge builder, and truly wonderful human.
Recommended Reading:
“The History of White People” - Nell Irvin Painter
“Blacks in Appalachia” - William H. Turner
“They Were Her Property” - Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
“Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism” - Safiya Noble
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
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1h 30min
June 18, 2020 “Do Better. Be Better. Know Better. And Our Society Will Prosper”
The Reverend Calvin Taylor Skinner joins us to give some much needed perspective on the current racial climate. He is a minister, community bridge builder, and truly wonderful human.
Recommended Reading:
“The History of White People” - Nell Irvin Painter
“Blacks in Appalachia” - William H. Turner
“They Were Her Property” - Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
“Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism” - Safiya Noble

Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
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1h 36min
June 11, 2020B*tch Is Better Than Bossy
Several years ago, Sheryl Sandberg called for an end to little girls being called “bossy.” Do we cosign this effort, or is a word just a word?
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
Outro music is “Bossy” by Kelis.
Links:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bossy

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/03/09/288307452/sheryl-sandberg-the-word-bossy-should-be-banned

https://banbossy.com/

https://time.com/21498/i-dont-give-a-if-you-call-me-bossy/
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34min
May 28, 2020Hobby Lobby Booties and Voyeurism
Our little corner of the world made the New York Times, but of course for something terrible. Is it illegal to follow women around in stores, filming them and making them uncomfortable? Of course not! But should it be?
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
Links:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/us/privacy-laws-public-tennessee.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=95441&page=1

http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/strategies/sshlaw/

https://www.rainn.org/articles/street-harassment

https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Courts/2020/05/11/Tennessee-judges-It-s-OK-to-film-clothed-women-in-public.html
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36min

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