Stuff Mom Never Told You

At one time, Stuff Mom Never Told You had a big video component. Anney looks back at when editing video was her primary job as part of this show, the constant second-guessing and some accomplishments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the 50th episode of Female Firsts with Yves, we came together in person to celebrate, reflect, and tease the future.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Purnima Devi Barman fell in love with birds as a child, and that has translated to her educating her community on the importance of protecting a local species of bird under threat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the beginning of time, eclipses have caused fascination and stories. We shine a light on some of these stories and beliefs.  See 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 in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special double feature episode on New Moon and Eclipse, we continue our take on the Twilight saga with super producer Christina. We break down the themes, take a quiz and do dramatic reenactments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Funerals and death can bring up all kinds of feelings that can be hard to make sense of, and also highlight family traditions and fault lines. Samantha shares a recent experience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A dystopian climate change time travel novel that tackles issues of environmentalism, colonization, gender, queerness, race, class, art and all kinds of other things, Indiana Rita's 2015 work Tentacle almost defies explanation. We break down this futuristic vision and what it says about our past, present and future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take a look back at the 4B feminist movement in South Korea, and discuss where some issues are. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The power dynamic of landlords goes back centuries, and persists today.  And there are a lot of gendered stereotypes wrapped up in it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can we make our sex lives more environmentally friendly? The internet has some answers in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Advice columnist, author, journalist, podcaster, and pop culture enjoyer Meredith Goldstein joins us to talk about the power of the breakup story, the art and importance of advice columns, changing dating landscapes, and the podcast Love Letters. Also vampires. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anney lays down her feminist thoughts of some recent horror movies: Late Night with the Devil, You'll Never Find Me and The Royal Hotel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our duo continues to flee from mysterious forces and tries to find shelter from the cold, when they are contacted by a surprising person from their past with unclear motives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we highlight four organizations doing hard and important work in the realm of trans rights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the anniversary of buying her home coming up, Samantha gives some updates and advice on home ownership. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reddit is a huge collection of online communities that house everything from toxic misogyny to beautiful feminism and the most niche things in between. We break down some of the popular site’s issues, and how one particular subreddit is shining a light on gender inequality in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yves joins us to crack open the pages of the life of Frances Anne Rollin Whipper, a Black author and diarist with a couple of firsts under her belt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk about comfort foods, food memories and traditions - and how things have changed between generations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our ongoing look at magazines, we dig into teen magazines - the big players, their success, the helps and harms, and their evolution. And quizzes. Oh the quizzes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we showcase the work of Elyse Fox and the Sad Girls Club and their work to highlight mental health issues and provide support particularly within in the Black community.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the podcast anniversary of Samantha joining the show with our mini-series on trauma, we take a look back out how it came about and how it impacted us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic, Bridget Todd joins us once again to discuss disinformation this election cycle, how it specifically impacts women and especially Black women and women of color and ways we can combat it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SMNTY is overjoyed to once again be joined by Georgia House Representative Park Cannon. We check in on reproductive rights, voting rights, and why elections matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Take a jaunt down memory lane with us as Anney reflects on the anniversary of becoming a podcast host. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.