Stuff Mom Never Told You

In light of the continued fight for abortion access, we're highlighting people and organizations fighting for reproductive rights in Poland. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Time to meet the women behind SMNTY! Super producer Christina and super executive producer Maya join us in this very special holiday episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do men and women look for in cars? What are the facts about discrimination at the dealership? In this classic episode, Caroline and Cristen take a closer look at a new study that finds women are savvier car shoppers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SMNTY takes a look at women's labor, both when it comes to the emotional variety of the holidays and the women making up a majority of the Great Resignation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode two of our Sex and the City watch series, we pontificate about dating models, sexism, more stereotypes, and body positivity (and negativity). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As more and more details emerge after a multi-year investigation and multiple rumors and reports, we’re getting a clearer picture of the harassment women employees faced at Activision Blizzard. Bridget Todd stops by to discuss how toxic the situation is at the company and in the video gaming world at large. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honor of the last day of November and American Indian Heritage Month, we're mixing it up and focusing on organizations helmed by Indigenous women. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The holidays can be stressful, especially for women. Anney and Samantha do a holiday stress-level check-in, and discuss strategies for dealing with it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Long before Beatlemania, 19th-century women threw themselves on stage to touch pianist Franz Liszt. Ever since, emotional teenyboppers have been misunderstood and ridiculed for their musical tastes. In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline spotlight the history of pop music fandom and why fangirls are considered the very worst kind of followers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women who brave the waters of shark science often face outrageous sexism, but they have made great waves in the field. We dive into the stories of some famous women and organizations doing great work in the field, the issues they face, and we give a brief review of the seminal Christmas film Jaws 4. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Life Day! Join us as we discuss the Star Wars holiday Life Day, the women behind it, and the absolute experience it is to watch the Star Wars Holiday Special. Also, Bea Arthur is a treasure. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this short fiction piece, a young woman becomes convinced she is being haunted by an alternate reality and takes desperate measures to cast the intruder out. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In preparation for the show Hawkeye, we cover the history of comic book character Kate Bishop and the journey that led her to being a superhero, powers or not. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anney and Samantha dig into the numbers, research and surrounding issues around the gender wage gap for Native American and Indigenous women. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The trucking industry is recruiting women like never before. Cristen and Caroline get behind the wheel of what life is really life out there on the road and the long haul it will take to make the job safer for women in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gather around the Friendsgiving table with SMNTY to learn more about the history of this holiday, where it comes from, why it's popular and what it has to do with women and marginalized folks. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's finally time for our Sex and the City watch series! We kick-off with the first episode and discuss tropes, friendship, toxic masculinity, dramatic exits and of course, 90s fashion. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month, we dig into Terese Marie Mailhot's work Heart Berries: A Memoir, a powerful, unflinching examination of her experiences with grief and trauma coming of age as an Indigenous woman. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're highlighting Native American artist and poet Chrystos. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anney and Samantha discuss Sarah Eagle Heart's stunning and beautifully acted animated short film Crow: The Legend. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miscarriage is one of the most common pregnancy experiences, though rarely talked about openly. In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline provide an overview of what miscarriage entails, what causes it, what doesn't and its psychological repercussions of pregnancy loss for women and men. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this Feminist Movie Friday, we dig into the 2017 film Deidre and Laney Rob a Train and talk about high school, sisterhood, family, parentification, single motherhood, mean girls, robbing trains and all the pressure. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two podcasters walk into a sex shop and encounter...SEXISM?? Anney and Samantha sip on some drinks and share some personal experiences, some history and some facts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kristin Nobles of the podcast Close to the Chest joins us to discuss Breast Implant Illness (BII), the issues, misinformation, and progress around it, and the power of art and supportive women. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we shine a light on Emmy Award-winning activist Sarah Eagle Heart. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We dig into the virtual listener mail bag to share a letter from a listener detailing some wins and records from the Paralympics. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic episode, Natalie Evans of the Some Kind of Brown Podcast discusses some of America's most badass indigenous women. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does surrogacy entail and why is there so much controversy around it? Anney and Samantha lay out some numbers, laws, definitions, processes, and controversies around surrogates and surrogacies. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this Happy Hour, we revisit the #MeToo movement in the brewing industry with Orpheus Brewing's take on Brave Noise, a collaboration project started by Brienne Allan and friends to raise awareness and create action. Join us to learn how you can get involved! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laughter is a social behavior that communicates many things, from flirting to discomfort to joy, and in the case of women, has long drawn criticism and judgement. Learn more about why we laugh and the penalization, fear-mongering and feminist reclamation of women's laughter in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special episode, we interview Ni'cola Mitchell, founder of the organization Girls Who Brunch. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dream, dream, dream, why do we dream? Anney and Samantha analyze gender differences in dreams and nightmares, and how the pandemic has impacted them. Come dream a little dream with SMNTY. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever notice a lot of horror movies end with one girl standing? Anney & Bridget explore why that is in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For centuries, girls and women have used food on Halloween to divine any clues about the identity of their future spouse. Anney and Samantha bite into past Halloween soothsaying traditions like snap-apple and nut-crack night. We also take a quick look at gender differences in costuming and why they matter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From pumpkin carving, costuming, and horror movies, Anney and Samantha discuss Halloween memories and traditions while sipping on some seasonal drinks. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SMNTY kicks off a new fiction segment with the twisted tale of nostalgia, conspiracy, grief, and most importantly, candy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By establishing her NGO Pearls Africa Foundation, Abisoye Ajayi Akinfolarin has provided numerous girls access to training in technology among other things, and has worked tirelessly to close the technological gender gap in her community. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 1982 horror slasher comedy film The Slumber Party Massacre is often regarded as the first horror movie directed by a woman. We dig into tropes, themes and the importance of pizza. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stairs that lead to nowhere. Hidden passages. Upside down pillars. Since its 1923 opening to the public, the Winchester Mystery House has attracted millions of visitors, and even inspired a movie in 2018. But what is the story behind the house's creator, Sarah Winchester? Did she build the house to confuse vengeful ghosts as legend suggests, or was it the product of her whimsical design ideas? Anney and Samantha are on the case in this classic episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For every Michael Myers, there is a Laurie Strode. Anney and Samantha uncover the history and evolution of the Scream Queen, the connection to the final girl trope, and shine light on some iconic examples. And then Anney talks about Scream for a long time. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Halloween super-fan Holly Frey joins us once again with a delightful seasonal cocktail recipe as we discuss Fall memories and favorites. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the cost of being perfect? Of losing yourself in the name of performance? Why do we applaud women's pain? The film Black Swan sets the stage for a conversation around the line between art and life, toxic mother-daughter relationships, mental health, symbolism, doppelgangers, ageism, orgasms, and the dangers of perfectionism. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Skeptic. Inspiration. Fashion icon. After her run on the The X-Files, Dana Scully got not one but two effects named after her. We investigate the background and impact of this character. And the pants suits. Oh the pants suits. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weight loss is not always a good thing, yet it's often something that is complimented. Anney and Samantha dig into why it's complicated. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not the avenger. Following up on our episodes around female killers, Anney and Samantha return to the black widow killer, digging into definitions, explanations, and examples. Come get caught in our web in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yōko Ogawa's award winning collection of connected short horror stories Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales is our Halloween book club pick. Settle in with some blankets as we discuss unreliable narrators, subverted expectations and metafiction. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To text or not to text? That is the question. In honor of the anniversary of typing awareness indicators, or the dreaded texting dots, Anney and Samantha tackle the age old question of platonic relationships with the opposite sex in the modern age. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A whistleblower recently exposed that Facebook causes harm to teen girls and that higher ups not only knew about it, but profited from it and pushed it further. Bridget Todd stops by to tell us what's up. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's inspiring woman, Pratima Gurung, is an advocate for disabled indigenous people in Nepal and worldwide. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recently, some elite American gymnasts gave some heartbreaking testimony about the FBI's mishandling of their allegations against Larry Nassar. Anney and Samantha give an update on what's going on. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.