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Stuff Mom Never Told You

Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.

society & culture

All Episodes

12:46

Monday Mini: What's Going on With Tampons?

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/23

An upsettingly recent study found levels of arsenic and lead in the tampons surveyed. We look into what this means.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

44:42

SMNTY Classics: The Last of Us Special, Episode 1

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/21

When you're lost in the darkness, look to the light. In the kick-off entry of our very special mini-series, we react to and discuss the first episode of The Last of Us series. Anney is so excited she almost floats away like a balloon in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

34:35

Female Firsts: Luisa Capetillo

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2024/09/20

Luisa Capetillo was an early Puerto Rican feminist, works rights activist, author, leader, and pants wearer. Yves joins us to share Luisa's story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

26:01

Happy Hour #136: We Just Wanna Have Fun?

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/19

Anney opens up about some recent feelings of jealousy, and reveals she is in search of a fandom therapist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

50:23

Book Club: The Low, Low Woods

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/18

When a town secret comes to light, friendships are tested and dark truths are faced in the 2019 horror coming-of-age graphic novel The Low, Low woods written by Carmen Maria Machado with art by DaNi.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

16:46

Fictional Women Around the World: Carmen Sandiego

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2024/09/17

A master thief with a good heart, Carmen Sandiego made a huge impact on kids - and continues to do so. From her start as an antagonist in educational games and shows, to a recent reboot, she has evolved and grown a fanbase. We unearth clues around her origins and discuss why we still want to know where in the world is Carmen Sandiego.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

19:57

Monday Mini: The Birthday Blues

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/16

If birthdays are supposed to be a cause for celebration, why do so many of us dread them? Turns out a lot of reasons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

27:00

SMNTY Classics: Childless by Choice

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/14

How do you know if you want children? Why are more and more women delaying pregnancy in the US? As the birthrate drops to a record low in America, Anney and Samantha discuss being childless by choice in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

41:36

Feminist Movie Friday: Real Women Have Curves

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2024/09/13

The 2002 film Real Women Have Curves touched on so much - family, romance, body image, immigration and coming of age. It was hugely impactful, and remains important today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

20:54

Happy Hour #135: SMNTY Goes for a Check-up

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/12

Samantha recounts her recent experiences getting an IUD and a mammogram, and we chat about the things so many of us are told to just deal with it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

34:36

An Overview of Women Coaches and Referees

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/11

Though women have been present in sports since the beginning, numerous obstacles have often stood in the way of them becoming coaches and referees. We examine the playbook to look at the history of why this is and the ways people are trying to change it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

10:00

Feminists Around the World: Zakia Khudadadi

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2024/09/10

A member of the Refugee Paralympic Team, Zakia Khudadadi competed and medaled at the Summer Paralympics in 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

7:58

Monday Mini: The 2024 Summer Paralympics

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2024/09/09

As the 2024 Summer Paralympics come to an end, we do a quick overview around how they fare when it comes to gender equity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

39:00

SMNTY Classics: Women Cult Leaders (Part 2)

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/07

In our classic wrap-up look at women cult leaders, we examine even more examples of women founding, leading and maintaining cults.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

44:59

Mean Girls Run the World?

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/06

Since pretty much ever, we've had the trope of the mean girl. You know her - she's rich, popular, has a group supporting her, and is the foil for the heroine. We trace the history, evolution and changing meaning of the Mean Girl.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

25:07

Happy Hour #134: Year of the DragonCon

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2024/09/05

Anney has returned from DragonCon and highlights her favorite cosplays, the wins of Disco Luke and shares some parting thoughts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

52:09

SMNTY Classics: Dying to be Young

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2024/09/04

Anti-aging. Anti-wrinkles. Aging in women has long been demonized. Anney and Samantha brush up on the history of our preoccupation with youth in women and the lengths we have gone to stay forever young in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

15:37

SMNTY Classics: Fictional Women Around the World -...

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/03

In this classic, we're taking it down nostalgia lane with the Super Nintendo hero Terra Branford from Final Fantasy 3/6, depending on your version. Part human, part ethereal creature, all pixelated glory, Terra's journey of self-discovery is one that still resonates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

25:04

Monday Mini: An Update on Deepfakes

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/09/02

As AI and technology continues to accelerate, women and girls are often subject to the dark side of it and so far, our laws are far behind in protecting them. We discuss recent examples and proposals to combat the damages.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

44:09

SMNTY Classics: Women Cult Leaders (Part 1)

Stuff Mom Never Told You ·

2024/08/31

While probably not what you think of when conjuring up an image of a cult leader, women have been and are cult leaders and instrumental to propping up and running these organizations. Anney and Samantha discuss the definition of cult, what makes a cult leader, who they target for members and historical women cult leaders in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

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