Unladylike

By Unladylike Media

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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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Green Card Marriage

06.06.2023

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 ...

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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, ...
01.10.2023 Ask Unladylike: The D*ck Pic Talk? Kids are sexting, like it or not! Non-parent Cristen consults sex educator Dr. Catherine Dukes about when and how to have The Sext Talk with kids. Then, Cristen channels her inner Ms. Frizzle to help a listener who wants to ...
12.20.2022 The Ozempic Weight-Loss Craze Welcome to a new era of 'miracle' weight-loss drugs, starring Ozempic. In this Patreon bonus episode, Cristen gets to the bottom of the type 2 diabetes drug shortage, how it "works" for dropping lbs and whether it means thin is ...
12.13.2022 Ask Unladylike: Financially Responsible for Your Mom? What's a daughter to do when her estranged mom won't stop asking for money? Financial abuse expert Axton Betz-Hamilton untangles the possible financial enmeshment and enabling at play and how to set healthier boundaries. Then, Cristen advises an overwhelmed unlady ...
12.06.2022 Vegan Feminism Beyond Food Can real feminists eat cheese? Vegan geographer Catherine Oliver maps out why most vegans are women and the masculinity of meat. Then, vegan beauty influencer Demi Colleen deconstructs white veganism and decolonizes plant-based diets. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
11.29.2022 Ask Unladylike: Butch Girlfriends & Childfree Stepmoms Gender roles ever catch you by surprise? Comedian Emma Willmann (Inside the Closet) offers her firsthand advice to a lesbian listener turned off by her girlfriend's masculinity. Then, Cristen answers a childfree stepmom feeling pressured to play homemaker for the ...
11.22.2022 Men's Rights Activists 101 Why do men become men's rights activists? Sociologist Emily Carian has spent her academic career answering that question. Cristen talks to Emily about her research; the straight, white pathway into MRA belief; and what they have in common with feminist ...
11.17.2022 From Come As You Are with Dr. Emily Nagoski: Pleasure is The Measure Today, I’m sharing a preview of a new podcast I’m enjoying and think you will, too. On Come As You Are, educator and bestselling author Dr. Emily Nagoski answers questions about sex with the latest science. You’ll get a modern ...
11.16.2022 A Feminist Revolution In Iran Why are Iranian women burning hijabs and leading revolutionary protests? Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi contextualizes their rage over the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman named Jîna Mahsa Amini. Then, graphic designer Ghazal Foroutan shares how the revolution has turned art ...
11.08.2022 Ask Unladylike: Virginity Disclosure? Why does virginity f*ck with our heads? Cristen advises a listener who's worried her sexual inexperience is showing. Listeners also sound off on previous advice on unvaxxed friends, STEM sexism and the "Mom" treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
11.01.2022 You Don't Look Autistic What happens when adult women discover they're autistic? Cristen busts the gender stereotypes and neurotypical myths of Autism Spectrum Disorder with help from Unladylike listeners and The Loudest Girl in the World, Lauren Ober. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
10.25.2022 Christians Get Abortions, Too The Christian right has become synonymous with anti-abortion, but what about the Christian left? Reverend Angela Tyler-Williams takes Cristen to church on reconciling reproductive justice and abortion with Christianity and how she and the interfaith repro alliance SACReD are leading ...
10.18.2022 True Crime, Horror & Women Women dominate both true crime and horror, and in unexpected ways. Bobbi Miller (The Afternoon Special) and Cristen dig into true crime media, fandom and white ladies’ fascination with serial killers. Then, film critic Amy Nicholson (Unspooled) reframes horror as ...
10.11.2022 Bad Nose, Good Nose What happens when refusing a nose job means defying family tradition? Filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum shares why her mother endlessly agonized over the bump in her nose. Then, medical historian Sharrona Pearl deconstructs the "Jewish nose" myth, big nose stigma and ...
10.05.2022 From A Slight Change of Plans: Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges We’re sharing a special episode from another podcast, A Slight Change of Plans, from Pushkin Industries. In this preview, civil rights icon Ruby Bridges shares what it was like to be the first African-American student to attend an all-white elementary ...
10.04.2022 Ask Unladylike: Unvaxxed, Unfriended? Can friendship survive the vaccine divide? Is entering a male-dominated industry setting yourself up to fail and/or become the "Mom" of the workplace? It's a juicy grabbag of listener advice requests, and Cristen is coming in HOT. ~ This show ...
09.27.2022 Sexxxy Feet Cristen dips her toe into wikiFeet and FeetFinder on a quest to figure out why foot fetishes and feet pics are so hot right now. Then, professional dominatrix Miss Mae Ling schools her on the sex work of foot fetishes ...
09.20.2022 Ask Unladylike: Feminist Guilt vs Weddings? Wedding bells and feminist guilt are in the air! Cristen answers three unladies' advice requests on WHY engagement rings, feminist wedding pressure and being the liberal daughter in-law. ~ Go to Zocdoc.com/unladylike and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then ...
09.14.2022 From The Loudest Girl in the World: What it Means to be on the Autism Spectrum We’re sharing a special preview of a new podcast, The Loudest Girl in the World. For years, journalist and podcast host Lauren Ober wasn’t all that jazzed about herself. She was always getting in trouble, she had a lot of ...
09.13.2022 Illuminati Influencer Queens, pt. 2 What attracts women to conspiracy theories? TikTok misinformation researcher Abbie Richards debunks the tinfoil hat stereotype and explains the rise of Pastel QAnon. Then, returning guest Bridget Todd demystifies the gender panic embedded in mainstream conspiracies and what we don't ...
09.06.2022 Illuminati Influencer Queens, pt. 1 The pod’s officially back, and Cristen’s officially fallen down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole. For research! From the "grand dame of modern conspiracy theory" to moms "saving girls' sports," women spreading conspiracies goes deep, it’s a two-parter. Cristen spends this ...
08.30.2022 Unladylike is Back! Hey unladies! Cristen is back with a LOT of Unladylike questions to answer, gender baggage to check and dumpster fires to extinguish. So much fun to be had and rage to be stoked! Catch new episodes of Unladylike every Tuesday ...
07.26.2022 Don't Mess with Texas Abortion Nurse Amy. Amy’s Recommended Resources: Aid Access Forward Midwifery If/When/How Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline Plan C Shout Your Abortion New weekly episodes of Unladylike are coming back soon! Bonus episodes: patreon.com/unladylikemedia IG/FB/Twitter: @unladylikemedia Newsletter: unladylike.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
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04.05.2022 How to Move On One Unladylike era comes to an end, and another begins. It's Caroline's farewell episode, and we're taking stock of our decade podcasting together, why Caroline's moving on, how Cristen’s processing and what's next for Unladylike. Unladylike: A Field Guide to ...
03.29.2022 Pep Talk: First, Only, Different with Elaine Welteroth Being FOD — first, only, or different — can also mean contending with self-doubt and imposter syndrome. Elaine Welteroth has been there and has an Unladylike Pep Talk for not shrinking yourself. The Project Runway judge, author and former Teen ...
03.29.2022 Pep Talk: Swimsuit Body Image with Jessamyn Stanley Since nothing summons body insecurity quite like “swimsuit season," yoga goddess Jessamyn Stanley has an Unladylike Pep Talk for appreciating the skin we're in. Even when we feel like a boob-sweaty, thigh-chafing hot mess! Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing ...

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Unladylike episodes:

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

Ask Unladylike: The D*ck Pic Talk?

The Ozempic Weight-Loss Craze

Ask Unladylike: Financially Responsible for Your Mom?

Vegan Feminism Beyond Food

Ask Unladylike: Butch Girlfriends & Childfree Stepmoms

Men's Rights Activists 101

From Come As You Are with Dr. Emily Nagoski: Pleasure is The Measure

A Feminist Revolution In Iran

Ask Unladylike: Virginity Disclosure?

You Don't Look Autistic

Christians Get Abortions, Too

True Crime, Horror & Women

Bad Nose, Good Nose

From A Slight Change of Plans: Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges

Ask Unladylike: Unvaxxed, Unfriended?

Sexxxy Feet

Ask Unladylike: Feminist Guilt vs Weddings?

From The Loudest Girl in the World: What it Means to be on the Autism Spectrum

Illuminati Influencer Queens, pt. 2

Illuminati Influencer Queens, pt. 1

Unladylike is Back!

Don't Mess with Texas Abortion Nurse Amy.

Who the F*** Is Dobbs?

How to Move On

Pep Talk: First, Only, Different with Elaine Welteroth

Pep Talk: Swimsuit Body Image with Jessamyn Stanley

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