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The Babblery

The Babblery features conversations about who we are and how we got this way. Modern humans can seem like the ancients building the Biblical Tower of Babel, cursed by God/nature never to understand each other. As Visiting Translators at the Tower of Babel, our guests delve into their work, their research, and their own experiences to try to explain the bits they"ve learned about Earth"s most perplexing species. Though we all speak different languages, here at The Babblery we aim to promote

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All Episodes

14:11

MINIBABBLE: Opening doors for gifted girls and women

The Babblery ·

2024/09/10

In this "quick bite" episode of The Babblery, seven women talk about their lives as gifted girls and their work helping other gifted girls and women thrive.

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57:00

“Women bring something different”: The intense world...

The Babblery ·

2024/08/20

Giftedness touches every area of gifted women's external lives: treatment by parents, teachers, and peers; life options presented to them; sexist assumptions based on their looks and clothing. But giftedness also touches these women's internal lives. In this episode, we explore the many ways that giftedness influences the lived experiences of gifted women.

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8:07

Minibabble: What do I look like?

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2024/08/14

In this short episode, host Suki Wessling reflects on the experience of having the full glamour treatment at the studio of w Jana Marcus.

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16:42

Minibabble: Women make an impact with their dollars

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2024/08/06

Women’s relationship with money isn’t developed in a vacuum. “It’s historic,” says Janine Firpo. “It’s baked into how we have been acculturated as women.” In this short episode based on....

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57:00

Women invest their values with Janine Firpo

The Babblery ·

2024/07/16

Janine Firpo literally went to the other side of the world to learn how her money represented her values. In this episode, listeners learn about impact investing and hear the stories of four women who have transformed the way they view the role of their money in the world.

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14:34

Minibabble: Pointing the finger at moms

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2024/07/04

When there’s something wrong with a young child but there’s no easy diagnosis, where do you turn for an answer? Often, we blame the mom. From professionals to teachers to other parents, when a child’s behavior is baffling, the mom is suspect. Historically, disorders from autism to depression were blamed on mothers. Cold mothers, smothering mothers, inattentive mothers. In this short episode, two moms of young adult children talk about the struggles they went through in the early years getting

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9:44

Minibabble: The best thing that ever happened to me

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2024/06/26

What is it like for mothers raising neuroatypical children? Host Suki Wessling reflects on how creating an episode on that topic led her back down Memory Lane.

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56:57

Take the scaffolding down: Mothering neuroatypical...

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2024/06/18

"What to Expect"-style books are very popular amongst moms, and for good reason. Most children follow relatively closely to what we expect from them. But some children deviate from the norm in ways that create great struggle: for caregivers, educators, medical professionals, and most of all, the parents raising them. In this episode, Wendy and Rebecca detail the struggle to get support for their children, the toll it took on their own sense of self, and finally, the growth and understanding that

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10:49

Minibabble: Extraordinary creatures

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2024/06/04

What do women see when we look at our culture looking at women? This sounds circular, but it is the way that many mature women see ourselves. When we look in a mirror, we don't see light bouncing off our faces and bodies and reflecting back from a smooth surface. We see the cultural experience of seeing ourselves as women. In this Minibabble, women talk about the experience of being looked at as they look at themselves.

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57:00

A deep connection to humanity: Motherhood in the 21st...

The Babblery ·

2024/05/22

There are many wonderful things about modern communication, including the fact that you could find this text and read it! Social media in particular has been instrumental in creating awareness....

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18:04

Minibabble: Mothering, the common denominator

The Babblery ·

2024/05/09

The Babblery has a full episode coming out later this month about the challenges and joys of motherhood, but on Mother's Day, I thought maybe we should stick with the joys. I hope you enjoy this short episode from mothers who will never regret their decision.

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57:00

Exactly Who We Are: The Portraiture of Jana Marcus

The Babblery ·

2024/04/24

What happens when a photographer, a mature woman herself, welcomes older women into her studio to get the "full glamour treatment"? In this episode, we explore how a session with photographer Jana Marcus inspired and thrilled the women who took part. Even though beauty is supposed to be a superficial attribute, seeing themselves as beautiful, strong, and desirable had a deep and lasting effect on these women.

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8:10

Minibabble: Trying not to do damage: Bettina Aptheker...

The Babblery ·

2024/03/28

The 1960s is well-known as a turbulent time, but in this memory, Bettina revisits a scene that was particularly influential in years to come. The Student Free Speech Movement has served as a template for protests by young people since, from the Vietnam War to Black Lives Matter. In this memory, feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker reflects on how a fact of her upbringing led her to stand on a police car at a rally, in a scene reminiscent of fact and fiction that took place later.

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57:00

Riding the waves of feminism: A conversation with...

The Babblery ·

2024/03/20

Noted feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker explores the dawning of her feminist consciousness in waves. Daughter of a communist, Aptheker had to throw off a lifetime of conditioning about sexuality and the role of women in order to come into her own as a woman and a scholar.

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5:55

Minibabble: On cats, haters, and fighting the good fight

The Babblery ·

2024/03/12

Some thoughts on cats, haters, and fighting the good fight with feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker.

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22:01

Minibabble: Herp Women Publish a Book

The Babblery ·

2024/03/07

Herpetology is a science with a dubious distinction. It is one of the least diverse professions, especially in terms of gender. Our guests on this episode noticed their own uniqueness. In fact, it was often pointed out to them how unusual they were. But they also noticed the special bonds they formed with their female colleagues around the world. So one day, they set out to do something about it. The result is a book, Women in Herpetology, 50 Stories from Around the World.

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57:00

The Science of Connection: Global Women in Herpetology

The Babblery ·

2024/02/18

The Global Women in Herpetology Project culminated in the book, Women in Herpetology, 50 Stories from Around the World. But the effect on the women who took part was much more profound than a simple book. In this episode of The Babblery, two founders of the organization and one of the authors speak about the project that connected them to so many of the women around the world who practice this unusual profession.

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4:24

On tadpoles, ponds, and the science of finding each...

The Babblery ·

2024/02/01

Our upcoming episode is about how one woman herpetologist being asked to tell her story led to a book featuring 50 women who practice this unusual profession.

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57:00

An Economy of Our Own with Rickey Gard Diamond

The Babblery ·

2024/01/21

In this episode, we talk about the origin of the disconnect between economic indicators and our household realities. Women operate in an economy that was designed to ignore and devalue much of the work we provide. Rickey describes our economic system not as an inevitable fact, but instead as a story to be retold with all people in mind.

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3:35

Just me talking to you: A new year

The Babblery ·

2023/12/31

The Babblery has been official for a year, and that year feels very full. I interviewed women on the topics of science, winemaking, comedy, history, music, art, pregnancy, and writing.....

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