Stuff Mom Never Told You

A recent study found straight men avoid environmentally-friendly behaviors out of fears that people will perceive them as gay. Anney and Samantha sort through homophobia, sexism, and environmental issues in this classic episode.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a lot of confusion around dissociation. The SMNTY team clears some of it up while honing in how it impacts women.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Execute Happy Hour 66. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yves brings us the fascinating story of Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, the first Chinese woman to get a PhD in economics and a force to be reckoned with in the Suffrage movement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beru Whitesun Lars made some of the best blue milk cheese this side of the galaxy. Steady, brave, loving and kind, she raised her nephew Luke Skywalker until her untimely death at the hands of the Empire, though her legacy lives on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Holly Frey, host of Stuff You Missed in History Class , sits down with Samantha Besnoff, one of the ten winners of Seneca Women to Hear: Search for the Next Great Female Podcasters See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friend of the show Yves drops by to share the story of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement Wangari Muta Maathai in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of our look at The Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas, we discuss issues around environmental justice, privilege, and every day examples. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue our epic Sex and the City watch-along endeavor and discuss vibrators, hygiene, settling, and 'fixer-uppers'.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Advocate and activist Leah Thomas' book The Intersectional Environmentalist is a much-needed examination of the environmentalist movement, and why it has to be intersectional. In part one, we dig into some key definitions and foundational ideas for this conversation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this episode, we focus on trans feminist, queer rights and environmental justice advocate Amasai Jeke. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SMNTY swipes right and takes a bite into the 2022 film Fresh, digging into its commentary on the commodification of modern dating and the consumption of women's bodies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sure, fine, whatever. What is passive aggression, and why is it associated stereotypically with women? In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline break down what passive aggression is, where it comes from and how it plays out among genders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two we talk about all of the pressures and responsibilities impacting women's happiness, the happiness gender gap, and the importance of parity in government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are we...the bad guy? SMNTY holds out for a hero and discusses certain points of view, who tells your story, and changing perspectives in trauma narratives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The animated coming of age film Turning Red tackles periods, adolescence, crushes, fangirls, boy bands, mother-daughter relationships, immigration, and the power of friendships. Because of some of these themes, it garnered a lot of controversy. We chat about all of these things and our own similar experiences as teenagers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With her confirmation to the US Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has made history. We dig into her past as a public defender and discuss the importance of her confirmation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the state of women and happiness? It's a mixed bag. We react to some opposing takes on women's happiness. Send good news please. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since it first began its westward expansion in the 16th century, coffee has been a distinctively male drink. Even today, while plenty of women work behind the coffee counter, many wonder whether a bro-rista culture continues to dominate the rapidly expanding specialty coffee industry. Learn more in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women-run communes hold a certain appeal for a lot of us for many reasons. We uncover the history of women led and women-only communities, and pontificate about what our own ideal community would look like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Threesome protocol can get quite tricky. We sip some mimosas and chat about some of the considerations in our Sex and the City rewatch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fantastic Bridget Todd joins us to shine some light YouTube's failure to remove a video of Evan Rachel Wood being sexually assaulted and why it is a tech issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now that the 2022 Winter Paralympics are over, we do an overview and celebrate some women who won big time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recently, the National Threat Assessment released a new study on incels and other anti-feminist groups. We dig into what that means, and why it took so long.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.