The national conversation about reproductive justice has been ramping up since Texas’s new abortion ban came into effect earlier this month. But the injustices of reproductive politics start with birth control, where women shoulder the burden. For today’s show, Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd talks with sociologist Krystale Littlejohn about her new book on hormonal birth […]
In Conversation with Poet Andrea Gibson
For her final show before taking parental leave, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow talks to one of her all-time favorite poets, Andrea Gibson. They talk about identity, gender, and what it means to create art. During the hour, Andrea does two live readings of their poems “Your Life” and “America Reloading.” Andrea Gibson is a poet […]
How Society is Shaped by Male Entitlement
In the wake of the budding #MeToo movement in 2017, feminist philosopher Kate Manne published her timely and critically-acclaimed debut about misogyny, Down Girl. She’s back this year with a new book, Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women. Today, we host Kate Manne on the show for a conversation about male entitlement and how it affects […]
Masculinity During a Pandemic: How Haircuts and Face Masks Got Politic...
Look at the photos from the recent demonstrations at state capitols protesting stay-at-home orders. Amid all the signs warning against government tyranny or demanding that the economy reopen, you’ll often see another kind of sign: “I want a haircut!” or “I need a haircut!” And we have to ask: What are haircare signs doing at […]
Real Queer America with Samantha Allen
Today on the show, Ali and co-pilot Ananda Mirilli take an armchair journey through the LGBT communities of rural America with journalist Samantha Allen, who relates her own story as a trans woman and offers insights from her latest book, Real Queer America. Samantha Allen is a GLAAD Award-winning journalist and author of the book […]
