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Friendship
Kamala Harris
Beauty Standards
Transvestigation
Divorce
Gender Dynamics
Jewish Nose
Misogynoir
Bisexuality
Sex Trafficking
Queer Identity
Men's Rights Movement
Perfect Teeth
Immigration
Cosmetic Dentistry
Michelle Obama
Imposter Syndrome
Motherhood
Toxic Masculinity

Host Cristen Conger dissects the myths, messes and media shaping modern womanhood.

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What does white women’s hair mean beyond beauty? Cristen talks with culture critic Sarah Mesle about her book TANGLED and how white women’s hair in America signals power that often goes unrecognized. From Utah curls emanating Nordic whiteness to MAGA... more

To Cabot Cove we go! Cristen teams up with Mary Mahoney of Landline to investigate why "Murder, She Wrote" feels like instant friendship and Jessica Fletcher is our TV icon. From queerness to feminism to fashion, they dissect what makes the series so... more

When Cristen took a financial hit a few years ago, it didn’t take long for her credit card debt to start spiraling. And the more it grew, the more the shame and self-loathing attached to it compounded. But in this hellish economy, where does our pers... more

Sharing a new series from Future Hindsight, Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising.

Occupy Wall Street is the story of the improbable becoming possible. In 2008, millions of people were devastated by an economic crash caused by Wall Street greed, but it wa... more

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Recent Guests

Mary Mahoney
Host of Landline, podcast collaborator on this episode
Landline
Episode: “Murder, She Wrote” Forever: Cozy Crime, Camp and Jessica Fletcher’s Closet with Mary Mahoney
Jamie Feldman
Co-creator and host of Debt Heads
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Episode: My Secret Credit Card Shame Spiral with Debt Heads (Jamie Alyson Feldman and Rachel Webster)
Rachel Webster
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Episode: My Secret Credit Card Shame Spiral with Debt Heads (Jamie Alyson Feldman and Rachel Webster)
Kara Demetropoulos
Participant in Occupy Wall Street, fall 2011
Occupy Wall Street participant
Episode: Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising: The Question of Safety
Bridget Todd
Host of There Are No Girls on the Internet; author of Love at First Prompt, AI and the Future of Intimacy
There Are No Girls on the Internet / Love at First Prompt
Episode: What Do AI Boyfriends Offer? with Bridget Todd
Cynthia Salinas Cappellano
Latina writer and commentator who wrote Yesteryear Reactionary Literature & Why Trad Wifeism Doesn't Work for Latinas
Episode: Why Tradwife Culture Doesn't Work for Gen-Z Latinas with Cynthia Salinas Cappellano
Frankie De La Creta
Journalist, past Unladylike guest
journalist
Episode: Can the WNBA Beat the Sophie Cunningham Anti-Trans Playbook? (TEASER)
Diana McCorry
Friend of the host; case-study participant in UTIs/vaginal microbiome exploration
Cramped podcast guest (case study)
Episode: Recurring UTIs, BV, and Yeast Infections: The Vaginal Microbiome, from CRAMPED
Dr. Jilly Kay
Scholar who coined the term Femisphere
Loughborough University
Episode: Is the Femosphere Really Feminist? with Jilly Kay

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 5.3k ratings
  • My Extremely Well-Informed Younger Friend Who Has a Podcast

    Cristen patiently fills in an embarrassing number of gaps in my education—about women, race, gender, culture, power, history, economics and all the assumptions I've somehow absorbed in life. It’s obvious she’s endlessly curious, obsessed with history and research, and finds the right people to talk to & not the ones being pushed out by PR teams.

    I’m a long time fan. I’ve been following her since Stuff Mom Never Told You. She's my well-informed friend who’s been translating the language of *you... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    k8yarlington
    United States15 days ago
  • Perimenopausing Unladylike

    The framing of your perimenopause episode insults women like myself who have dealt with ten years heavy periods, fatigue, cognitive disfunction, dis-regulated emotions, sleep deprivation, and sweat poring from our bodies. Sure, capitalism will gobble up any problem and offer its snake oil “solutions”. Show a little more respect and do your research before you pose snarky little polls like “is perimenopause real?” Unfollowing after this one.

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    1
    GigiGeezus
    United States6 months ago
  • Great as always!

    Podcast Addict
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    DigitalOdin
    a year ago
  • ADHD Episode

    I just listened to the adhd episode and I am a young woman. It just made me feel such empathy but also gratefulness because I was diagnosed in middle school with ADHD inattentive and I take medication for it, but when I don’t take my meds I feel just as all those women describe it’s like spacey and just feels like focusing is either stone cold (hyper fixation) or it’s legit impossible and feels like gears grinding and it’s so mentally and emotionally draining! I really love that this is being ta... more

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    katniss everdeen's sister
    United Statesa year ago
  • No she did NOT spend an hour saying Not All Men

    Just heard the breadwives (sic) episode. That was some manpoligizing “oh my husband is the good kind” dreck. Hard unsubscribe.

    To be helpful: Stop talking about men. Stop talking about men. Stop talking about men. You haven’t healed yet.

    Apple Podcasts
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    ecologaia
    United Statesa year ago

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High-quality guests and well-researched takes that explore intersections of gender, culture, and politics.
Thoughtful, nuanced discussions that pair personal stories with critical analysis.

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Why Tradwife Culture Doesn't Work for Gen-Z Latinas with Cynthia Salinas Cappellano
Q: What should people understand about the labor behind these online personas?
Listeners should recognize the constant performative labor, the editing and curation that makes it look effortless, and the broader labor hidden behind the aesthetics, as well as the potential harm when followers imitate it without full context.
Why Tradwife Culture Doesn't Work for Gen-Z Latinas with Cynthia Salinas Cappellano
Q: Why doesn't Trad Wifeism work for Latinas?
Because Latinas face different life chances and historical contexts, including less class privilege and higher barriers to education, making the tradwife path less accessible and less subversive within their communities.
Why Tradwife Culture Doesn't Work for Gen-Z Latinas with Cynthia Salinas Cappellano
Q: What was your entry point with Trad Wives and this figure of the Trad Wife?
The guest explains that her entry point was The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and the algorithm brought Ballerina Farms into her feed, which led to broader exposure to tradwife content and its cultural resonance.
Recurring UTIs, BV, and Yeast Infections: The Vaginal Microbiome, from CRAMPED
Q: What does a UTI actually involve, and what should someone do if they suspect one?
UTIs are infections of portions of the urinary tract, commonly the urethra and bladder; symptoms include burning, urgency, and sometimes fever or back pain. Early hydration, medical consultation, and, if prescribed, antibiotics can be effective, but persistent symptoms should be evaluated to avoid kidney involvement.
The Secret Unwed Mothers of the Baby Scoop Era with Tracy Clark-Flory
Q: What motivated you to explore your mother's past and the family secrets around adoption?
The motivation came from a long-standing curiosity about a missing piece—why certain memories didn't fit the story I had been told, and how discovering a long-lost sister would illuminate the true history of the mother and the experiences of women at the time.

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