The Ginsburg Tapes

The Ginsburg Tapes episodes:

• 10.12.2020

  We Won’t Settle for Tokens (Finale Rebroadcast)

  Episode 8 [Rebroadcast]: Lauren breaks down the final tape of Ginsburg’s career as an advocate before the Supreme Court, and reflects on what she’s learned through this project. Questions for Lauren? Shoot her an email at [email protected], or find her...

  
• 10.01.2020

  Ride on Its Skirttails (Rebroadcast)

  Episode 7 (Rebroadcast): After Leon Goldfarb’s wife, Hannah Goldfarb, passed away, he was denied benefits available to sole surviving spouses that he would have obtained if their gender-roles were reversed. Ruth Bader Ginsburg represented Leon in challenging the law. The government...

  
• 09.27.2020

  Near Beer and the Middle Tier (Rebroadcast)

  Episode 6 (Rebroadcast): When did the Supreme Court finally raise the bar for sex equality under the Constitution?  In a case about beer. In Oklahoma, women could buy 3.2% alcohol beer at 18, but men had to wait until they...

  
• 09.25.2020

  Not a Pedestal, But a Cage (Rebroadcast)

  Episode 5 (Rebroadcast): After Stephen Wiesenfeld’s wife Paula died giving birth to their son, he was denied benefits available to sole surviving mothers with modest incomes. Had Stephen and Paula’s places been reversed, Paula would have received those benefits. Ruth Bader Ginsburg...

  
• 09.22.2020

  Make Us Serve (Rebroadcast)

  Episode 4 (Rebroadcast): Edwards v. Healy involved a challenge to a Louisiana law that excused women from the duty to serve on juries. In Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s third oral argument before the Supreme Court, she tried to get the Court...

  
• 09.21.2020

  Pregnancy Discrimination Cases of the 1970s (Rebroadcast)

  Episode 3 (Rebroadcast): At the same time that Ruth Bader Ginsburg was arguing the sex equality cases that we’re focusing on in this podcast, the Supreme Court also heard a number of pregnancy discrimination cases.  In each case, the Burger...

  
• 09.20.2020

  The Blind, the Lame, and the Women (Rebroadcast)

  Episode 2 (Rebroadcast): Ruth Bader Ginsburg only lost one case as an oral advocate in the Supreme Court: Kahn v. Shevin. The case involved a challenge to a Florida law according a special tax exemption to female widows, but not...

  
• 09.19.2020

  Feet Off Our Necks (Rebroadcast)

  Episode 1 (Rebroadcast): Ruth Bader Ginsburg made her debut as an oral advocate in the Supreme Court in Frontiero v. Richardson. The case involved a challenge to a law that treated men and women serving in the military differently. Specifically,...

  
• 03.12.2020

  We Won’t Settle for Tokens

  Episode 8: Lauren breaks down the final tape of Ginsburg’s career as an advocate before the Supreme Court, and reflects on what she’s learned through this project. Questions for Lauren? Shoot her an email at [email protected], or find her on...

  
• 03.05.2020

  Not on a Pedestal, but in a Cage

  The Ordinary Equality podcast tells the full story of the Equal Rights Amendment. Host Kate Kelly interviewed Lauren about about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s role in gaining a “de facto ERA.” Kate also speaks with U.S. Representative Carolyn  B. Maloney, U.S....

  
• 03.02.2020

  The Ghost of Phyllis Schlafly

  I join forces with Kate Shaw and Melissa Murray, co-hosts of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, for a deep dive into the Equal Rights Amendment. Questions for Lauren? Shoot her an email at [email protected], or find her on Twitter @laurenmoxley.

  
• 01.06.2020

  Ride on Its Skirttails

  Episode 7: After Leon Goldfarb’s wife, Hannah Goldfarb, passed away, he was denied benefits available to sole surviving spouses that he would have obtained if their gender-roles were reversed. Ruth Bader Ginsburg represented Leon in challenging the law. The government argued...

  
• 06.03.2019

  Near Beer and the Middle Tier

  Episode 6: When did the Supreme Court finally raise the bar for sex equality under the Constitution?  In a case about beer. In Oklahoma, women could buy 3.2% alcohol beer at 18, but men had to wait until they turned...

  
• 05.01.2019

  A Ginsburg Tapes Mashup

  This short episode describes the motivation for the Ginsburg Tapes podcast, and mashes up key moments from Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s oral arguments in the Supreme Court in the 1970s. Questions for Lauren? Shoot her an email at [email protected], or find...

  
• 04.01.2019

  Not a Pedestal, But a Cage

  Episode 5: After Stephen Wiesenfeld’s wife Paula died giving birth to their son, he was denied benefits available to sole surviving mothers with modest incomes. Had Stephen and Paula’s places been reversed, Paula would have received those benefits. Ruth Bader...

  
• 03.01.2019

  Make Us Serve

  Edwards v. Healy involved a challenge to a Louisiana law that excused women from the duty to serve on juries. In Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s third oral argument before the Supreme Court, she tried to get the Court to overturn a...

  
• 02.14.2019

  Pregnancy Discrimination Cases of the 1970s

  At the same time that Ruth Bader Ginsburg was arguing the sex equality cases that we’re focusing on in this podcast, the Supreme Court also heard a number of pregnancy discrimination cases.  In each case, the Burger Court struggled to...

  
• 02.01.2019

  The Blind, the Lame, and the Widows

  Ruth Bader Ginsburg only lost one case as an oral advocate in the Supreme Court: Kahn v. Shevin. The case involved a challenge to a Florida law according a special tax exemption to female widows, but not male widowers. Every...

  
• 01.01.2019

  Feet Off Our Necks

  Ruth Bader Ginsburg made her debut as an oral advocate in the Supreme Court in Frontiero v. Richardson. The case involved a challenge to a law that treated men and women serving in the military differently. Specifically, Air Force Lieutenant...

  
• 11.12.2018

  The Ginsburg Tapes: Preview

  This is a preview of the Ginsburg Tapes, a podcast about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s oral arguments in the Supreme Court—before she became #NotoriousRBG. Specifically, from 1972-1978, Ginsburg argued six cases in the Supreme Court.  In each case, she and the ACLU Women’s...