SMNTY Classics: What Possession Movie Tropes Say About Us
A lot of movies about possession have been in the news lately, from The Exorcist to Talk To Me. But who gets possessed and why? Are these movies inherently conservative? Learn more in this classic epi...
27 Sep 202516min
Introducing: Curse of: America’s Next Top Model
When America’s Next Top Model premiered in the early 2000s, it looked like a golden ticket: a glamorous TV show that could catapult aspiring models into fame. But two decades later, many contestants d...
27 Sep 20253min
A Look at Modern Friendship: Part 1
What does friendship look like for adults these days? How do adults make (and keep) close relationships, and why do people drift apart? Anney and Samantha chat about research and personal experiences....
26 Sep 20251h 5min
Happy Hour #187: Untangling the Knitting Controversy
A recent experiment in easing anxiety and preventing doom scrolling backfired when the knowledge of knitters was dismissed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 Sep 202516min
Facebook's Abortion Blackout
While Meta openly claims that they are supportive of 'free expression' around accurate health information, in practice they regularly take down accurate reproductive rights content without transparenc...
25 Sep 202544min
Fictional Women Around the World: Morticia Addams
The matriarch of the Addams family, Morticia Addams, contains (often dangerous) multitudes. We brush off her legacy when it comes to sexuality and mother-daughter relationships. See omnystudio.com/lis...
23 Sep 202510min
Monday Mini: Gender Differences in Gambling
More women are gambling. Why, and what does it mean?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 Sep 202511min
SMNTY Classics: Wednesday Addams
Creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky Wednesday Addams hates us and we love her for it. Why do we have a fascination with deadpan women? What does feminism and girlhood have to do with it? What about d...
20 Sep 202528min
