The Winter Solstice show! Robin on Trump-Cruz-Scalia, surviving whiplash from the backlash, and redefining time for a new year. Guests: Rabbi Sharon Brous, Annie Laurie Gaylor (Freedom from Religion Foundation)—plus the Buddhist tale of Dhammananda. Rabbi Sharon Brous: Annie Laurie Gaylor: Dhammananda Bhikkhuni:

Robin on San Bernadino and the aftermath—and on detoxifying from the news. Guests: Mona Eltahawy on sexual revolution in the Muslim world; Louise Mirrer on putting women into history; Jessamyn Rodriguez on Hot Bread Kitchen's empowering women. Mona Eltahawy: Louise Mirrer: Jessamyn Rodriguez:

Robin on the Planned Parenthood shooting, the "Caliphate"—and religion itself. Guests: Erin Helfert from Paris on the attacks' aftermath—against women; Margaret Huyck on older women; Liz Cunningham on ocean preservation. Plus, a new name for "ISIL." Liz Cunningham: Erin Helfert: Margaret Huyck:

Robin comments on terrorism—and on organ donation and a new treatment for ovarian cancer. Guests: Saru Jayaraman and ROC United on restaurant workers rights; champion and activist Billie Jean King in conversation as you've never heard her before. Saru Jayaraman: Billie Jean King:

Robin on repro rights centrality to progress—and on the US turning less religious. Guests: Ellyn Kaschak's new book on blindness, sight, and bigotry; Anne Marie Goetz's inside scoop on the UN; Marlo Thomas recalls "That Girl" and "Free to Be..." Marlo Thomas: Anne Marie Goetz: Ellyn Kaschak:

Robin on Veterans Day, women vets, and the VA—and on polyandry, and surrogacy. Guests: comedian Amy Schumer; radio-broadcaster whistleblower Karoline Kramer-Gould; Palestinian feminist scholar Nadera Shaloub-Kevorkian reports from Jerusalem. Amy Schumer: Karoline Kramer-Gould: Nadera Shaloub-Kevorkian:

Robin on Hillary v. GOP Benghazi Committee, and on Halloween, quantum physics, and the "licensing effect." Guests: Sophie Walker, head of Britain's new Women's Equality Party; PBS NewsHour co-anchors Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff with Pat Mitchell. Sophie Walker: Judy Woodruff & Gwen Ifill:

Robin on the FDA's too-fast-track approval of drugs for women, and female workers in G-20 countries. Guests: Leslee Udwin's film India's Daughter; Lorie Mertes on a new initiative from Museum of Women in the Arts; Mary Anne Franks on "revenge porn." Mary Anne Franks: Lorie Mertes: Leslee Udwin:

Robin on new campus-assault data, plus the EEOC investigation of Hollywood sexist hiring. Guests: Linda Hirshman's dual biography of Justices O'Connor and Ginsburg; Asha Castleberry on US military in Iraq; Susan Solomon (NYSCF) on stem-cell research. Linda Hirshman: Asha Castleberry: Susan Solomon:

Robin on 10 things you can do to improve media treatment of women. Guests: comedian Larry Wilmore of "The Nightly Show" on sexism, racism, and comedy; NY State paleontologist Lisa Amati on evolution; Julia Geynisman's pioneering Survivor Clinic. Larry Wilmore: Lisa Amati: Julia Geynisman: