Unladylike

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A feminist lifestyle podcast on a mission to stay curious, build empathy and raise hell. Hosted by Cristen Conger.

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Ask Unladylike: Bitch Boys?

11.28.2023

Is it sexist when straight men call each other the b-word? Cristen tracks down how bitch has (and hasn't) evolved and advises an unlady whose boyfriend thinks the b-word is no longer gendered. Then, a neurodivergent unlady is unsure how ...

Unladylike episodes:

11.28.2023 Ask Unladylike: Bitch Boys? Is it sexist when straight men call each other the b-word? Cristen tracks down how bitch has (and hasn't) evolved and advises an unlady whose boyfriend thinks the b-word is no longer gendered. Then, a neurodivergent unlady is unsure how ...
11.21.2023 Actually GOOD Living w/ The Mash-Up Americans What does a good life mean, especially when bad things are happening? The Mash-Up Americans creators and hosts Amy Choi and Rebecca Lehrer are celebrating their 10th podcast anniversary by answering just that. Amy and Rebecca share their epic story ...
11.14.2023 Beauty (Pageant) Diplomacy What do Miss Universe, Miss World and international beauty pageants tell us about globalization and national identity, and why are pageants becoming MORE popular across the Global South? Feminist sociologist Dr. Oluwakemi Balogun embedded in Nigeria’s beauty pageant industry to ...
11.09.2023 Supreme Court Is BACK with Strict Scrutiny SCOTUS just kicked off a new term, and Strict Scrutiny hosts and law professors Leah Litman and Kate Shaw are here to explain how the Justices pick which cases to hear / what fresh hell might be in store. Then, ...
11.07.2023 SHROOM BOOM Are magic mushrooms poised to become the next big mental health med, and if so, who stands to benefit? Psychologist and Chacruna Institute co-founder Dr. Clancy Cavnar reframes today's psychedelic renaissance through the lens of social justice, queer liberation and ...
10.31.2023 SHROOM BOOM Call the tripsitter! We’re macrodosing on magic mushrooms, psychedelic sexism and psilocybin breakthroughs with journalist and fact-checker Jennifer Chesak. Author of The Psilocybin Handbook for Women, she explains why psilocybin could work wonders for anxiety, eating disorders, endometriosis, PCOS, PTSD ...
10.24.2023 SHROOM BOOM Welcome to the shroom boom. It's hard not to be a mushroom enthusiast considering all the practical and medicinal magic they can do. Not to mention, they're nutrish and delish. But also sometimes deadly! In part one of three, Maria ...
10.17.2023 Ask Unladylike: Married Last Name Change? To change or not to change? That is the married-last-name question that actor, host and proud hyphenate Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins (Dear White People, Trials to Triumphs) loves to answer. In this latest Ask Unladylike installment, Ashley and Cristen advise a ...
10.10.2023 Too-Perfect Teeth Why are more young women trading in their natural teeth for veneers, and what does it say about beauty standards, class perceptions and the dental healthcare gap? Writer Jessica Goldstein drills down on the rise of cosmetic dentistry, aesthetic veneers, ...
10.03.2023 Is Life Coaching a Scam? Why are so many women getting into life coaching these days, and is it legit self-help? The Dream host (and certified life coach, technically!) Jane Marie sheds light on what it is, why it's appealing and how MLMs (multilevel marketing, ...
09.26.2023 What Tarot Cards Tell You Do tarot cards really have secrets to spill? Investigative journalist and Ritually host Nelufar Hedayat shares what happened when she turned to tarot for guidance on two major life decisions and how the cards connect to the history of women ...
09.19.2023 Imposter Syndroming with Aparna Nancherla A lifelong self-doubter, comedian Aparna Nancherla decided to get to the bottom of her angst, and things didn't quite go as planned. From a childhood speech contest to the standup stage, Aparna takes us along her journey to finding her ...
09.12.2023 RE: Queer Enough In the first-ever (!) mailbag episode, Cristen shares listener letters, DMs and life updates about dating apps, leaving academia, the bisexual closet, green card marriage and MORE! She also answers an unlady who is frustrated with negative media coverage of ...
09.06.2023 Momfluencers Commodified motherhood has come a long way, babies! Or has it? Now a multi-billion dollar industry, momfluencing also comes with a side of tradwives and mom guilt. Sara Petersen, author of Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer ...
08.29.2023 Houston, We Have a Library Problem Why is one of the largest school districts in the country turning libraries into student detention centers? Debbie Hall, certified librarian and co-founder of Students Need Libraries in Houston Independent School District, fills Cristen in on the difference school librarians ...
08.23.2023 Learning & Unlearning with "Abbott Elementary" How are real-life teachers applying “Abbott Elementary” inside and out of the classroom, and what can all of us learn from it? Cristen talks to Brown University senior and future teacher Jada Wooten about Black teacher representation and what education ...
08.16.2023 The Future Is Fe-Whale Long live White Gladis, orca queen of the deep. From today's yacht-sinking killer whale moms to 19th-century "devil fish," environmental historian Anna Guasco takes Cristen on an underwater expedition of mammalian matriarchy, seafaring masculinity and the revealing messiness of human-whale ...
08.08.2023 Sorority Rush in the South Pack your rush bags, unladies! It's sorority recruitment season in the South. Elizabeth Bronwyn Boyd takes us beyond the spectacle of #BamaRush into the "competitive femininity" and gender ritual of rush. She also reveals why it's no coincidence that historically ...
08.01.2023 Ask Unladylike: Emotional Support Lady Will going on record about your mental illness endanger your career? Mental health advocate, writer and podcaster Allison Raskin, aka Emotional Support Lady, is here to help. Allison and Cristen advise unladies navigating PTSD and "professionalism," dating anxiety and supporting ...
07.25.2023 The Homeschool Lobby How has homeschooling gone from being illegal in the US to wildly unregulated in many states? The Homeschool Legal Defense Association, aka the homeschool lobby, is one of the most powerful grassroots networks you've probably never heard of. Cristen talks ...
07.18.2023 Barbie Part 2: Legally Blonde Barbie has spent probably as much time in the courthouse as her Dreamhouse, suing over doll designs, feminist book titles, a literal bag of chips—you name it. Intern Anuli Ononye and Cristen follow the shocking paper trail of Barbie lawsuits, ...
07.11.2023 Barbie Part 1: Welcome to the Dollhouse How did Barbie—a voluptuous fashion doll for children—become the It girl of toy aisle in the early 1960s, and what has it taken Mattel to keep it that way? Answer: Beyoncé-level PR and a whole lotta lawsuits. Intern Anuli and ...
06.30.2023 An Exciting Time for Abortion Law! It's been a BUSY year for abortion law, ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But what should we make of it, and is it all terrible news?? Repro attorney Natalie Birnbaum gives Cristen a bird's-eye view of ...
06.27.2023 UNLADIES ROOM: The Christine Jorgensen Story Storytime, unladies! Often called the first trans celebrity, Christine Jorgensen became world famous practically overnight. AND way back in 1952. In this Unladies Room bonus episode, Cristen tells the why, what happened next and how Jorgensen captured so much (mostly ...
06.20.2023 UNLADIES ROOM: Everyone Pees Got pee pants (aka incontinence)? UTIs? Pelvic floor probs? Urologist Fenwa Milhouse, aka the Pee, Privates and Sex Doc, treats it all and then some. In this Unladies Room bonus episode, Dr. Milhouse mythbusts urologists as “gynos for men”, shares ...
06.13.2023 Feminist Killjoys, Unite! Do you refuse to laugh at unfunny men, shrug off casual misogyny and/or look past toxic allies? You might be a feminist killjoy - congrats! Queer scholar-activist and feminist theorist Sara Ahmed talks to guest co-host Anuli Ononye about the ...
06.06.2023 Green Card Marriage Why waste a good passport marrying a fellow citizen?? What if your long-distance relationship is due to deportation? How realistic is 90-Day Fiancé? Journalist and author Anna Lekas Miller shares what happened when she "proposed marriage fraud" to a Syrian ...
06.01.2023 Unladies Room: The Little Feminist Mermaid Bonus episode alert! Cristen dives into the FASCINATING backstory of the original Little Mermaid, why it almost wasn't made (hint: sexism), how Ariel saved Disney (!!) and whether Ursula is even more subversive than we thought. Join the Unladies Room ...
05.30.2023 Feminist Podcast vs. Capitalism How does a feminist podcast (Unladylike, specifically) make money? Cristen chats with Amanda McLoughlin of Multitude Productions about indie podcasting, surviving Big Podcast Industry and whether it's possible to make a podcast living without selling your soul to the capitalist ...
05.23.2023 Bisexual Imposter Syndrome What happens when women in long-term relationships with straight men realize they're bi, and why are they less likely to come out? Writer Maggie Zhou shares her own reckoning with the "Bittersweet Privilege of Straight-Passing in Queer Communities," queer imposterism ...
05.16.2023 Ask Unladylike: Gender Identity vs. Beauty Norms? How do you empower nonbinary and trans kids struggling with their changing bodies? Gender Spectrum executive director Cameron Van Fossen shares their expert advice on distinguishing gender congruence from beauty norms, checking in with kids about their mental and emotional ...
05.09.2023 She's the Breadwinner What happens when women are the primary or sole earners? Is it only stigmatized if they're coupled up with men? Maya Lau, Journalist and host of Other People's Pockets, helps unpack the gender baggage around breadwinning, household finances and divorcing ...
05.06.2023 Unladies Room: Met Gala Gabfest Special correspondent to the Met Ball / Unladylike intern Anuli debriefs Cristen on the “Super Bowl of Fashion in this Unladies Room (aka the Patreon) bonus. Why is the Met Gala such a big deal? What’s its history? Who‘s Karl? ...
05.03.2023 Sneak Peek: Love Letters Unladies, have y'all hear the Love Letters podcast? Love Letters tells stories about romance, marriage, partnership, sex, loss, and the human heart. Served with a side of advice. On the new season, host Meredith Goldstein explores all the ways money ...
05.02.2023 Ask Unladylike: Mom, I Want an IUD? How do you solve a problem like an adrift niece who won't add you on Snapchat? Intern Anuli helps Cristen advise an unlady trying to get through to a distant 14-year-old, a 16-year-old unsure how to tell her mom she ...
04.25.2023 Feminist Porn 101 What is—and isn't—feminist porn, and why even make it? Emerging feminist porn director Bea Blue shares how she got started in Berlin, what feminist porn means behind the scenes and why she embraces radical consent and performer criticism. Cristen also ...
04.18.2023 Naked Protests From #FreetheNipple to Naked Athena, public nudity is likely THE oldest, most widespread form of protest. Unladylike intern Anuli Ononye investigates why naked and topless protests remain so popular and pop culturally appealing today. Then, she assesses their complex powers ...
04.11.2023 Ask Unladylike: 'I Love You' Too Soon? Ever feel like 'I love you' expectations are higher than ever in romantic relationships? Is there a right time to say it, and does it matter who declares it first? Love to See It co-hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon ...
04.04.2023 REAL Self-Care How did 'self-care' become synonymous with skincare routines and beauty treatments, and what does it actually mean? Dr. Pooja Lakshmin reclaims the buzzword in her debut book, Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths ...
03.28.2023 The Pole Dance, pt. 2 How do you square the circle of recreational pole dancing for pleasure and strip club pole to get paid? Strippers United president Selena the Stripper confronts the tension between the polefit and sex worker communities and reclaims their pole space. ...
03.21.2023 Ozempic Weight Loss, Reconsidered Unladies lead Whatthe way in this important follow-up to The Ozempic Weight-Loss Craze, sharing the less talked about reasons for taking the meds, including autism, IBS and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Along the way, Cristen questions the feminist taboo of ...
03.14.2023 The Pole Dance, pt 1 What does recreational pole dancing reveal about sex work stigma, from social media to strip clubs? Dr. Carolina Are unpacks why and how pole dancers dodge shadowbans and deplatforming. Then, writer and activist Selena the Stripper pulls focus to the ...
03.07.2023 The Abortion Pill Lawsuit, Explained-ish Why is a medication that's safer than Tylenol at risk of a nationwide ban? Cristen crash courses the who, what, when and WHHHHYYY of the mifepristone lawsuit, its implications for medication abortion and the too-powerful judge deciding the case (whose ...
02.28.2023 Ask Unladylike: Resting Bitch Voice? Are women expected to put on a happy VOICE? Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg from How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) lend their self-help expertise and empathy to listener questions about a "pervy" father in-law, professional dress codes ...
02.21.2023 Ballerina, Interrupted Who gets to be a ballerina and why? Erika Lantz, host of The Turning: Room of Mirrors, details the rigid hierarchy, body standards and elite ballet culture fostered by George "Father of American Ballet" Balanchine. Then, dancer Alyah Baker finds ...
02.14.2023 Confronting Codependency Can toxic relationships be a form of addiction? Codependency is complex, controversial and often ascribed to women. Writer Nina Renata Aron shares her own story of confronting codependency and helps Cristen unpack the culturally fraught relationship between codependency, women and ...
02.07.2023 Ask Unladylike: Better Off Single? Sure, breaking up is hard to do, but then what? Cristen offers some reassuring research and firsthand advice to three listeners on embracing singlehood, questioning relationships and marrying the rebound. Plus, a very happy ending from a newly divorced unlady. ...
01.31.2023 The 'Pretendian' Long Con What happens when someone who built their career on being Indigenous turns out to be ... a white lady? Writer Michelle Cyca shares how she came face to face with Indigenous identity fraud, why academia and the arts have a ...
01.24.2023 Dog-xic Masculinity What do dogs tell us about gender, power and dominance? Listener Claire surprises Cristen with the toxic masculinity leashed to dog training, and pro dog trainer Jerri Scherff risks it all to smash the pawtriarchy. Plus, ladies who lapdog, pseudo ...
01.17.2023 Age-Defying Friendship A 50-year age gap didn't stop Annie Korzen and Mackenzie Morrison from forging a best friendship, and Cristen is frankly jealous! She talks to the besties about how they met and fell in platonic love with one another. Then, psychologist, ...

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Unladylike episodes:

Ask Unladylike: Bitch Boys?

Actually GOOD Living w/ The Mash-Up Americans

Beauty (Pageant) Diplomacy

Supreme Court Is BACK with Strict Scrutiny

SHROOM BOOM

SHROOM BOOM

SHROOM BOOM

Ask Unladylike: Married Last Name Change?

Too-Perfect Teeth

Is Life Coaching a Scam?

What Tarot Cards Tell You

Imposter Syndroming with Aparna Nancherla

RE: Queer Enough

Momfluencers

Houston, We Have a Library Problem

Learning & Unlearning with "Abbott Elementary"

The Future Is Fe-Whale

Sorority Rush in the South

Ask Unladylike: Emotional Support Lady

The Homeschool Lobby

Barbie Part 2: Legally Blonde

Barbie Part 1: Welcome to the Dollhouse

An Exciting Time for Abortion Law!

UNLADIES ROOM: The Christine Jorgensen Story

UNLADIES ROOM: Everyone Pees

Feminist Killjoys, Unite!

Green Card Marriage

Unladies Room: The Little Feminist Mermaid

Feminist Podcast vs. Capitalism

Bisexual Imposter Syndrome

Ask Unladylike: Gender Identity vs. Beauty Norms?

She's the Breadwinner

Unladies Room: Met Gala Gabfest

Sneak Peek: Love Letters

Ask Unladylike: Mom, I Want an IUD?

Feminist Porn 101

Naked Protests

Ask Unladylike: 'I Love You' Too Soon?

REAL Self-Care

The Pole Dance, pt. 2

Ozempic Weight Loss, Reconsidered

The Pole Dance, pt 1

The Abortion Pill Lawsuit, Explained-ish

Ask Unladylike: Resting Bitch Voice?

Ballerina, Interrupted

Confronting Codependency

Ask Unladylike: Better Off Single?

The 'Pretendian' Long Con

Dog-xic Masculinity

Age-Defying Friendship

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