Stuff Mom Never Told You

As we come to the end of Pride 2025, we go over some of the fights we're fighting, conversations we're having and the hope we're holding onto. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friend of the show Joey gives us a rundown on the wide array of experiences and histories that encompass identifying as non-binary. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yaa Asantewaa has a storied history of leadership and fighting for her beliefs. Yves sheds light on her life and accomplishments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recent experiences with the healthcare industry have Anney and Samantha discussing some of the odder things that came up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic, Bridget Todd shines a light on the Lenna image, an image that became foundational to the internet and has an enduring legacy. The story of how this image became so widespread without the consent or fair compensation of the model in question highlights problematic attitudes around women in tech spaces. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honor of Pride month, we highlight more LGBTQ+ organizations doing important work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's been a lot of talk about what has been labeled the Male Loneliness Epidemic. But what is it? Are there gendered differences in loneliness? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After somewhat of a second public coming out, Anney offers some basics about asexuality, and discusses some of the biggest misconceptions around it in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it came out in 1996, Cheryl Dunye's film The Watermelon Woman was a first in many ways, and stirred up controversy and conversation. We talk intersecting identities, complex relationships, preserving history, and coming into yourself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does activism look like for an introvert? Samantha digs into it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month's book club pick is friend of the show Margaret Killjoy's high fantasy novel The Sapling Cage. The story follows trans teenage witch Lorel through a world turned against witches and on the brink of war as she tries to untangle a deadly plot all while navigating questions around where she belongs. It's a coming-of-age story about identity, choices, life and death, friendships and relatio...

The animated show Steven Universe is a story of acceptance, growth and love. It was also very, very queer. Peridot's journey from antagonist to anti-hero showcased the power of friendship and opening yourself up to learning and change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Pride 2025, officially underway, companies are withdrawing support from Pride events left and right in response to the administration's hostility to DEI and the LGBTQ+ community. This has reignited a long running conversation about corporate participation in Pride in the first place. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic episode, Bridget joins us once again to discuss the overlooked contributions Lynn Conway made to the tech world, and how transphobia almost erased them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award-winning activist, writer and podcaster Raquel Willis joins us once again to talk about trans rights, radical defiance and tackling the history and complexity of Marsha P. Johnson in the second season of the podcast Afterlives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A recent health incident sent Anney to the ER. Here are some of her thoughts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now that season 2 of The Last of Us is over, we do a recap of some thoughts, feelings and the backlash. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're celebrating the story and activism around asexuality of Yasmin Benoit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Telehealth has exploded in the past few years as an accessible option for healthcare access. There are pitfalls, however. We talk about the good, the bad and the what to look out for, especially when it comes to women. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thanks to celebrities, the bob haircut took the 1920s by storm. Anney and Samantha dish on the trend (and controversy) that shook the fashion world in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don't call her Val. In this classic episode, we uncover the mysterious past and murky future of the Marvel character Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we cross the halfway point of 2025, Anney and Samantha check in with some ups and downs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridget Todd shines some light on the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the common tropes used against women that are playing out online in terms of it and the ways that power structures allowed this to happen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we celebrate the work of Andrea Jenkins, the first Black openly trans woman elected in public office in the US. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friend of the show Margaret Killjoy joins us to dive into all facets of intersectional feminism and why it is for everyone in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.