Separating children from their families has been a tool used by the government for centuries to terrorize and police communities of color. That’s the topic of Laura Briggs’s new book, Taking Children: A History of American Terror. Today, we welcome Professor Briggs back on the show with us to discuss this history, including the criminalization […]
Women’s New Midlife Crisis with Ada Calhoun
For this episode, Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd is in conversation with Ada Calhoun, author of the new book Why We Can’t Sleep, which highlights the struggles Gen X women experience as the perpetually ignored “Jan Brady” generation wedged between the larger contingents of Boomers and Millennials. From latchkey kid to overwhelmed parent to underpaid career […]
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 […]
Hood Feminism with Mikki Kendall
“Poverty is an eternal apocalypse,” says writer and activist Mikki Kendall. “Everyone who can’t afford to survive is going through their own personal apocalypse.” She joins Ali on the show today to discuss her new book, Hood Feminism, along with a number of social and personal topics ranging from access to basic essentials and hoarding […]
Global Health and Women’s Wellness with Lori DiPrete Brown
For today’s episode, we hone in on global health and learn about the 4W Initiative (Women & Wellbeing in Wisconsin & the World) with guest Lori DiPrete Brown with the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Global Health Institute. Lori DiPrete Brown is an associate director of the UW–Madison Global Health Institute and the founding director of the […]
Feast of the Feminine
Feast of the Feminine is a collaboration between artist Kel Mur and chefs Francesca Hong and Autumn Fearing. This is a seasonal, locally sourced menu representing the main nutritional components of menstruation: protein, iron, calcium, phosphate, chloride, sodium, and nitrogen. This event overlaps the concept of the body cycle with the cycle of the harvest […]
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