Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan

Robin returns after the Solstice hiatus and comments on how much Black Lives Matter—and Blue Lives, too. Guests: Lily Tomlin on the Kennedy Honors; Katrina vanden Heuvel on Molly Ivins, and UN Women director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on changing the world. Plus, Surrealism Corner and Fighting Words. LilyTomlin.com » Lily Tomlin & Jane Wagner on Twitter (@LilyTomlin) » Katrina vanden Heuvel on Twitter...

The Solstice Show. Robin on a Saudi action alert and Diane Feinstein’s finest hour, plus her classic essay “Four Secular Saints.” Guests: Sister Simone Campbell (Nuns on the Bus); Annie Laurie Gaylor (Freedom from Religion Foundation); Karyn Gershon (Project Kesher). Annie Laurie Gaylor at ffrf.org » Annie Laurie Gaylor on Twitter » Nuns on the Bus » Sister Simone Campbell on Twitter » Kayrn Gersh...

Robin on Ikumi Yoshimatsu and Japan’s “comfort women,” die-ins, Rolling Stone, and Cosby. Guests: Erin Helfert on VAWA protection abroad; Kimberly Dark on the body’s messages; Melissa Silverstein on 2014 Feminist Moments in Film. Plus, the 2014 Ink Smear Awards for awful media. Erin Helfert at SheSource.org » KimberlyDark.com » Melissa Silverstein on Twitter »

Robin shares an intergenerational conversation with The F Bomb’s Julie Zeilinger on young women’s guilt and correct-line politics; Cecilia Abadie on tomorrow’s wearable computers; and a Latina roundtable on immigration, with undocumented members Marisa Franco, Sandra Restrepo, and Rosie Carrasco speaking out. JulieZeilinger.com » Cecilia Abadie on Twitter » Marisa Franco on Twitter » Sandra Restre...

Robin on immigration. climate change, and denial—also on the Iroquois Constitution that influenced James Madison. Guests: Rep. Carolyn Maloney; Sarah Deer, Muscogee activist on VAWA in Indian country; Elizabeth Sackler, first woman chair of the Brooklyn Museum Board of Trustees. Rep. Carolyn Maloney on House.gov » The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art » Sarah Deer at the MacArthur Found...

Robin on the republication of Monster as an e-book after decades of unavailability. Guests: Joanne N. Smith, founder/head of Girls for Gender Equity; Maxine Hanks, Mormon historian who shook up the LDS church; Sarah Marquis, who trekked alone through Asia for 10,000 miles. SarahMarquis.ch » Maxine Hanks at FairMormon.org » Girls for Gender Equity » Robin Morgan's Monster on RobinMorgan.net »

Robin on the elections, and how the country is an abused spouse. Guests: MacArthur Award winner Ai-Jen Poo, organizer of domestic workers; author Suzanne Braun Levine on the new fatherhood; Rebecca Gomperts of Women On Waves and WomenOnWeb.org on doing border-defying abortions—via e-mail. WomenOnWeb.org » SuzanneBraunLevine.com » Can Men Have It All? on SheBooks.net » Encore.org » CaringAcross.org...

Robin takes on the lot—Google, Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, and more—for fake diversity initiatives. Guests: WMC 2014 Social Media Award winner Elianne Ramos (@erGeekGoddess); Michelle Ebanks, CEO of Essence, Inc.; and Stacy Smith on women’s images in films abroad. ElianneRamos.com » Elianne Ramos on Twitter » Michelle Ebanks on Essence.com » Stacy Smith at Annenberg. USC.edu »

The pre-WMC Gala Awards show! Robin defends nurses on Ebola and rakes Facebook and Google over new policies. Guests: awardees Katie Couric and Belle director Amma Asante; Gala host MSNBC’s Joy Reid; and multiple Emmy winner Pat Mitchell debuts as WMC Live's special correspondent. The Sobering Facts About Egg Freezing That Nobody's Talking About (Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos, Wired ) » Katie Couric on...

Robin on ISIL and "The Demon Lover," and on a brave Sufi conference on women, peace, and changing the Muslim world. Guests: Robin Givens on Domestic Violence Month; pollster Celinda Lake talks women and the elections; and Melissa Silverstein debuts as WMC Live's entertainment correspondent. Robin Givens on Today talking about domestic violence (10/12/2014) » Celinda Lake at Lake Research Partners...

Robin on the hidden story of Ebola and women, plus some surprises in the Surrealism Corner. Guests: Olympic medalist Anita DeFrantz on sports today; Jenny Nordberg's book on Afghan girls passing as boys; Chirlane McCray, first lady of NYC and proud feminist, talks policy—and literature! Chirlane McCray on Twitter » Chirlane McCray's Blog flo.nyc (First Lady of New York City) » AnitaDeFrantz.net »...

Robin on ISIL's execution of Samira Salih Ali al-Nuaimi. Then, for the Day of the Girlchild: a roundtable of African American feminists—Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Salamishah Tillet, Kristie Dotson, Joanne N. Smith, and Danielle E. Gary—on what Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative does to girls. Plus, Maya Nussbaum, the founder of Girls Write Now, and Taysha Clark, one of its stellar "graduate...

Robin's comments range from our new war and medical research to how Shakespeare sounded in his day and the autumnal equinox. Guests: Mouna Ghanem (Syrian Women’s Forum for Peace); Karen Nussbaum on unions and the middle class; Carmen Gonzalez on "environmental justice." Syrian Women's Forum for Peace » SWFP at Donor Direct Action » Carmen Gonzalez Bio at Progressive Reform » Presumed Incompetent b...

Robin confronts glamorized NFL batterers—and their greedy masters. Guests: Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis on her memoir, the campaign, and her own abortion; Russian expert Nina Khrushcheva dissects Putin’s manhood problem; Eve Ellis on why women’s parity in boardrooms helps the bottom line. Wendy Davis for Texas Governor » Nina Khrushcheva's Blog » Eve Ellis at ForWomen.org »

Robin on California's "Yes Means Yes" law, ISIL, Somalia, and the Rotherham, UK scandal. Guests: Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw on #MyBrothersKeeper; Jane Friedman on e-books transforming how we read; Cristi Hegranes on Global Press Institute, the first all-women professional wire service. Plus, News You Can Use. #whywecantwait » African American Policy Forum » Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw: "My Brother'...

Season 3! Robin on the Ferguson, Missouri news roundup—and Cialis commercials. Guests: comic Lizz Winstead (Daily Show creator); Abeer Ayyoub reports live from Gaza; Missouri journalist Mary Kay Blakely on Ferguson and the media. Plus, Surrealism Corner and Fighting Words. LizzWinstead.com » Abeer Ayyoub on Twitter » Mary Kay Blakely at Ms. Magazine »

Robin on the slaughter of a children’s crusade: Gaza, Ukraine, immigration, and Boko Haram. Guests: Renee Schmidt of SheBytes.com; classically trained pop singing duo Laurie Rubin and Jenny Taira; prize-winning Nigerian novelist and proud feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. SheBytes.com » Laurie Rubin Music on Facebook » Jennifer Taira at Ohana Arts » Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's website »

Robin on the importance of Net Neutrality to women, and on the EU counting prostitution in the GDP. Guests: Shannon Watts on Moms vs. Guns; Ari Horie on collaborative not competitive models in business; Melissa Giges, singer-songwriter and voice of a generation on her new album. MomsDemandAction.org » WomenStartupLab.com » MelissaGiges.com »

Robin on the SCOTUS rulings against reproductive rights, the "Cosmos” series, and plants that hear. Guests: “evolutionary architect” Rachel Preston Prinz; an Molly Cantrell-Kraig on crucial mobility for abused women; Meg Baldwin on approaching shelters with a whole new attitude. Rachel Preston Prinz's Website » WomenWithDrive.org » Meg Baldwin at Refuge House »

Robin on the assassination of Libyan feminist Salwa Bugaighis, Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative, and the SCOTUS Hobby Lobby ruling. Guests: a Libyan Women’s roundtable with Azza Maghur, Maysoon Tughar, and Sahar Madiha al-Naas; Cyma Shapiro on midlife motherhood. Azza Maghur on Twitter » Maysoon Tughar on Twitter » MidlifeMothers.org »

Robin on George Will (again), the Islamist PM of Morocco, and Japan outlawing child porn (not!). Guests: Suey Park of #NotYourAsianSidekick; women’s quotations expert Rosalie Maggio; Megan Marshall, Pulitzer winner for her biography of Margaret Fuller. Megan Marshall's Website » Suey Park on Twitter » Rosalie Maggio's Website

Robin on Mormons excommunicating a feminist, and on George Will and campus rapes. Guests: Cyndee Readdean, producer of the documentary film Freedom Summer ; Mona Eltahawy reports from Cairo on the sexual assault epidemic; Marisa Tomei on sexuality, spirituality, film, and being back on Broadway.

Robin on Twitter misogyny, and on science discovering the miraculously curative placenta. Guests: ABC journalist Lynn Sherr talks about her book on Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman in space; jazz star Karrin Allyson sings and plays; Heather Arnet on her film Madame Presidenta . Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space by Lynn Sherr on Amazon » Karrin Allyson's website » Official website for Mada...

Robin on the Isla Vista killings and the climate of misogyny, plus “News You Can Use” on women and medical research. Guests: Melisa Farley’s research on prostitution realities; Victoria Budson on the private effects of public policy; Juanita Johnson-Bailey on keeping women’s studies women’s studies.

Robin comments on the new concept of GNH (Gross National Happiness), used in Bhutan along with GDP; also Verbal Karate, and the words of Toni Morrison. Guests: the great storyteller Ursula K. Le Guin; author Judy Blume; former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove.