Stuff Mom Never Told You

The third film in The Mummy takes the franchise to China. We discuss the highs, lows and possibilities of the 2008 film. Let Samantha have this! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is fanilect? The often funny shared language between fans is being studied by linguists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, Margaret Killjoy and Anney talk about vaccines and complicated historical characters.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're focusing on Zanele Muholi, visual activist and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recently, there has been a lot of back and forth about going no contact in typically family relationships. Anney and Samantha break down what's going on, some generational divides and some possible driving factors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nyla Innuksuk's 2022 film Slash/Back follows a group of Indigenous girls figuring out friendships, family and...how to fend off an alien invasion. Anney and Samantha delve into themes of culture, colonization, friendship and family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author, podcaster and friend of the show Jo Piazza offers a future cheese plate while discussing her upcoming book The Sicilian Inheritance and her podcast Under the Influence. We chat about family history, murder, motherhood, and the influence of the internet, good and bad in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we approach the end of a rough 2025, we spotlight some good news with gender affirming events. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ria Thundercloud's 2022 children's book Finding My Dance follows her journey in dance, from Indigenous to classical, and motherhood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're talking about Indigenous activist and artist Siku Allooloo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lot of recent popular media really highlights that moms are struggling. What's going on here? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All around the world, Indigenous women are fighting to save their language from systemic extinction. We look into a few examples in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yves breaks down the history of Dr. Margaret S. Collins, the first professionally trained Black woman entomologist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Being single comes with a lot of perks, but also some specific problems that remind us all its good to have friends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The release of the Epstein emails made clear that people of all types were involved, including Larry Summers, who has connections to Harvard and OpenAI. Bridget Todd breaks down why this matters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we highlight more organizations doing great work led by Indigenous women. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second part of our conversation about the response to Chanté Joseph's Vogue article "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing now?", we delve even deeper to some of reasons why it resonated with so many. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic, four families come together for the holidays and drama ensues in the 2000s Thanksgiving movie What's Cooking? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of our analysis of the New York City mayoral results, friend of the show Joey digs into what the results might mean and the legacy of #MeToo.   Links: Who Are the Women in Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Team?: https://www.vogue.com/article/who-are-the-women-in-zohran-mamdanis-transition-team   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adulting these days looks different, and can feel like a lot. As the holidays approach, we chat about the impact our politics are having on adulting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friend of the show and New York City correspondent Joey breaks down Zohran Mamdani's win and what it means.   Links:   The Liberal Wine Moms are Radicalizing: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5amW4VwP3rGc8DyZCSrewM?si=63tRf_HaS82VWuRP0V38vA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the character Naru debuted in the 2022 film Prey, she was historic in a lot of ways. Clever, strong and smart, she (and her dog) had what it took to face down a Predator when no one else did. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chanté Joseph's recent Vogue article "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?" hit a nerve and started a lot of conversation. We chat about some of the reasons why. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jurassic Park's Dr. Ellie Sattler will dig through dino droppings and inherit the Earth. We talk about her legacy and why she was important. And Anney provides an update on her very important Jurassic Park cards in this classic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caitlin Blunnie, AKA Liberal Jane, joins us for a conversation about art, activism, reproductive rights and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.