
PODCAST: SHOWNOTES

Fatima Goss Graves: The Law as a Tool for Feminist Change
Fatima Goss Graves reminds us that we still have rights.

Jennie Young: Dating in a Patriarchy
How Jennie Young uses rhetorical discourse analysis to screen out the worst men.


Jessa Crispin: What’s Wrong With Men?
Jessa Crispin helps us understand why men are the way they are.

Kate Manne: Understanding the Logic of Misogyny
Misogyny is not irrational. It exists for specific reasons and follows predictable rules.

Gemma Hartley: Why is patriarchy so afraid of angry women?
What if we acknowledged women’s anger rather than stigmatizing it?

Treating Children Like People Who Matter, With Dr. Naomi Fisher
What would happen in a world where we treated children like people?

Revolutionary motherhood, the life cycle of an activist, and motherwhelm, with Beth Berry
How can we sustain a lifetime of activism as mothers?

The Shock of Motherhood in a Patriarchy, With Mary Catherine Starr
Why does motherhood feel like getting hit with a runaway train?

The Great Divorce With Kate Anthony
Why divorce can be really, really great—and why so many women want divorces.

Episode 5: The epidemic of sexual abuse in marriage
Sexual abuse is the norm in heterosexual marriage. But why?

Episode 4: The nightmare of childbirth in a patriarchy
Patriarchy abuses women during and after childbirth because doing so robs them of the innate power of making life.

Episode 3: How bad is heterosexual marriage for women?
We've been sold a fantasy, but for the overwhelming majority of heterosexual women, their marriage is the single biggest threat to their health and well-being.

Episode 2: Household labor inequity as a key feminist issue
Household labor inequity isn't some silly little sidenote. It's not an accident either. It's a key driver of women's oppression.

Episode 1: Why are men so angry at their partners?
Why are men so angry at their partners, and what can we do about it?