Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan

Robin on the real "rigged system," electoral vertigo, and reversing its looking-glass effect. Guests: Natashia Deón talks about her novel Grace ; Judit Polgár, the great chess Grandmaster who checkmated Spasky, Kasparov, and all the other big boys. Natashia Deón: Grace on Amazon » DirtyLaundryLit.com » Judit Polgár: JuditPolgar.com »  

Robin on a free press, sexual assault as the tipping point issue, and women making history with the #NotOkay revolution. Guests: Speed stars Bonnie Thunders and Ariel Assault of Gotham Girls Roller Derby; Jane Chen on her life-saving invention. Bonnie Thunders and Ariel Assault: GothamGirlsRollerDerby.com » Jane Chen: EmbraceInnovations.com » LittleLotusBaby.com »  

Robin on the NRA targeting HRC, and Poland abortion protests. Guests: Samantha Swords, champion sword fighter; Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight of the Women in Red project at Wikipedia. Samantha Swords: On Tumblr » Exfinges1.wix.com » Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight: Project Women In Red on Wikipedia » WikiProject Women on Wikipedia » Visit RobinMorgan.net/Blog for this week's Fighting Words.  

Robin on woes of female toll-booth agents, and women as best borrowers. Guests: Jessica Bennett on surviving sexist workplaces; Megan White Mukuria on menstrual hygiene products for Global South girls. Jessica Bennett: Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual For A Sexist Workplace on Amazon » Megan White Mukuria: ZanaAfrica.org » Zanafarica.com » On Twitter (@ZAFoundation) » Visit RobinMorg...

Robin goes Inside the Headlines, visits the Surrealism Corner, and celebrates We Won This!. Guests: Actor and activist Sally Field; author Carol Anderson on her book White Rage . Carol Anderson: White Rage: The Unspoken Truth Of Our Racial Divide on Amazon » Visit RobinMorgan.net/Blog for this week's Fighting Words.  

Robin dubs HRC WonderWonk, analyzes "secrecy," and rips Trump's childcare plan. Guests: Native leader Rebecca Adamson on the real (women's) story at the Standing Rock Sioux protest; Autumn Eakin and female cinematographers counter "the male gaze." Rebecca Adamson: FirstPeoples.org » StandingRock.org » On Facebook (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe) » Autumn Eakin: CinematographersXX.com » On Facebook (Cin...

Season Premiere! Robin channels Buffy the V.S. to take on Trump's underworld, from Kellyanne Conway to Julian Assange. Guests: Diana Nyad, record-setting long-distance swimmer (at 64); Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, whistleblower pediatrician of Flint, MI. Diana Nyad: Find A Way on Amazon » The Other Shore on IMDB » EverWalk.com » Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha: On Twitter (@MonaHannaA) »

Season Finale. Robin on the GOP platform, Pence, Melania Trump's plagiarized speech—and Megyn Kelly vs. Roger Ailes. Guests: Maria Teresa Kumar on the Latino/Latina vote; Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström on Sweden's feminist foreign policy. Maria Teresa Kumar: On Twitter (@MariaTeresa1) » #VoterPal on Twitter » VotoLatino.org » "Votar es ahora más fácil con VoterPal de Voto Latino" on Dig...

Robin on the Falcon Heights, Baton Rouge, and Dallas murders; plus FoxNewswomen v. Roger Ailes. Guests: Polling decoded by FiveThirtyEight.com's Clare Malone; GOP insider Tanya Melich on The Republican War Against Women—and on Trump's Convention. Clare Malone: FiveThirtyEight.com » ClareMalone.com » On Twitter (@ClareMalone) » Tanya Melich: The Republican War Against Women: An Insider's Report fro...

Robin on the FBI and Hillary's emails, and CNN hiring Corey Lewandowski. Guests: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D. DC) on House sit in and DC statehood; Jane Manning on drug-facilitated sexual assault; Clara Bingham's book Witness To The Revolution . Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton: Norton. House.gov » Jane Manning: NOWnyc.org » Clara Bingham: ClaraBingham.com »

Robin analyzes Brexit's impact on women and on the U.S. presidential elections—and reviews SCOTUS decision on reproductive rights. Guest: Senator Barbara Boxer (D. CA) for an exclusive in-depth conversation. Plus, Surrealism Corner and We Won This! Barbara Boxer: Boxer. Senate.gov » On Facebook » On Twitter (@BarbaraBoxer) » The Art Of Tough: Fearlessly Facing Politics And Life on Amazon »

Robin on the gun vote, HRC's and Trump's staffs, repro-rights breakthroughs, and gravitational waves. Guests: Rita Dove, former U.S. Poet Laureate; Jessica Ladd's solution to campus rape; Daisy Khan on Muslim feminism (and voter registration!). Rita Dove: On Virginia.edu » Collected Poems: 1974-2004 on Amazon » Jessica Ladd: SexualHealthInnovations.org » ProjectCallisto.org » SoTheyCanKnow.org » D...

Robin on the Orlando massacre and homophobia; also on Trump, guns, and the Stanford rape sentence. Guests: Andi Zeisler warns of commercialized feminism; Brenda Berkman on women firefighters; Lauren Wolfe's Congo report about violence against women. Andi Zeisler: BitchMedia.org » On Twitter (@andizeisler) » We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl ® , the Buying and Selling of a Politi...

Robin on our having survived the primaries—and made history. Guests: Ridhi Tariyal, inventor of "smart tampons"; Desiree Cooper's "flash fiction"; Dawn Porter's new documentary on abortion providers, Trapped . Plus, Surrealism Corner and We Won This! Ridhi Tariyal: NextGenJane.com » Desiree Cooper: Know the Mother (Made in Michigan Writers Series) on Amazon » Dawn Porter: Trapped on PBS.org »

Robin on Brazil's gang rape, "Ogle Day" in Texas, and Donald Trump's mental health. Guests: Dani Mari on Female Frequency's first record; Elizabeth Sweet exposes new sexism in toys; NYT reporter Somini Sengupta's book on India's youthful population. Dani Mari: On Twitter (@FemaleFreq) » FemaleFrequency.com » WomenInMusic.org » SoundGirls.org » RadioNowhere903.com » DaniMariMusic.com » Elizabeth Sw...

Robin on Obama, Trump, Sanders—and manhood. Guests: Muslim feminist comic writer/filmmaker Negin Farsad; Feminist Majority Exec. Director and Ms. Editor Kathy Spillar; geobiologist and best-selling author Hope Jahren. Plus Surrealism Corner and We Won This! Negin Farsad: NeginFarsad.com » HowToMakeWhitePeopleLaugh.com » 3rdStreetBlackout.com » On Twitter (@NeginFarsad) » On Facebook » Kathy Spilla...

Robin on South American women pols: corruption or sexism? Guests: Rachel Simmons on empowering girls; Susan Ware debuts Click!, feminist history's online home; Manisha Sinha on how enslaved Africans led the abolition fight. Plus Surrealism Corner. Rachel Simmons: RachelSimmons.com » GirlsLeadership.org » Susan Ware: www. ClioHistory.org/Click » Manisha Sinha: The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolit...

Robin on what Trumpism really means, and what's next. Guests: Gloria Steinem reveals her new adventure; Regine Sawyer discusses the world of women and comix; Andrea Pino organizes against campus sexual assault. Plus Tweet of the Week and We Won This! Gloria Steinem: GloriaSteinem.com » On Twitter (@GloriaSteinem) » On Facebook » Viceland.com » Viceland on Twitter (@viceland) » Regine Sawyer: Locke...

Robin on "the Woman Card," and the "electoral industrial complex." Guests: Elaine Showalter, biographer of Julia Ward Howe; President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine on climate change; Blogger Scicurious (Bethany Brookshire) on science thrills. Elaine Showalter: On Twitter (@ecshowalter) » On Facebook » The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe on Amazon » President Hilda Heine: On PacificWomen.org »...

Robin on why the Founders rejected democracy, the 8 unknown US presidents before George Washington, and the Harriet Tubman $20 bill. Special Poetry Month Show! Guest poets Alicia Ostriker, Robin Coste Lewis, Ursula K. Le Guin read from their work. Alicia Ostriker: On Rutgers.edu » On Poets.org » Robin Coste Lewis: Author Page on Amazon.com » Ursula K. Le Guin: UrsulaKLeGuin.com »

Robin on "the vagina vote," women candidates, the Panama Papers, and how journalists report campus rape. Guests: Nobel winner neuroscientist Paul Greengard; Celeste Mergens on girls' menstrual kits; Rebecca Traister on the impact of single women. Dr. Paul Greengard: On Rockefeller.edu » Celeste Mergens: DaysForGirls.org » #DaysForGirls on Twitter » On Facebook » Rebecca Traister: On SimonAndSchust...

Robin on polls, Hillary, The Donald, and The Bern; plus special show on women and Parkinson's Disease, and gender-specific medicine. Guests: Maria De Leon, MD; Susan Foster, RN; and Allison Willis, MD. Also: Surrealism Corner, and We Won This! Maria De Leon: DefeatParkinsons.com » ParkinsonsDiva.org » Susan Foster: ParkinsonsWomen.com » On Facebook » Allison Willis: On PennMedicine.org » Related L...

Robin on the media and Trump, and on "authenticity." Guests: Christine Lahti on acting, feminism, and writing; Robin Murphy, disaster-rescue roboticist; Patricia Bell-Scott discusses her book on the friendship of Pauli Murray and Eleanor Roosevelt. Christine Lahti: Get Tickets to Life Stories at Joe's Pub, April 8 » Robin Murphy: Ted Talk: These Robots Come to the Rescue after a Disaster » Patrici...

Robin on why young women deserve better sex, Cuba, Serena vs. sexism, job bias, and how pollution is killing us. Guests: Jennifer Scanlon's book on Anna Arnold Hedgeman, Emily Rice (astrophysicist and DJ!), IWHC's Françoise Girard on women's health. Jennifer Scanlon: Until There Is Justice: The Life of Anna Arnold Hedgeman on Amazon » Emily Rice: AstronomyOnTap.com » STARtorialist.com » On Twitter...

Robin on Daesh/ISIL, Afghanistan's supreme court, and the pundits who analyze US elections. Guests: Jenny Raskin's Videofreex docufilm; Alida Brill's new book; former Vermont Gov. Madeleine Kunin (on Bernie). Plus Surrealism Corner and We Won This! Jenny Raskin: VideofreexFilm.com » Alida Brill: AlidaBrill.com » Dear Princess Grace, Dear Betty: The Memoir of a Romantic Feminist on Amazon » Madelei...