Rebel Women of the Gilded Age
What do theme parties, abortion rights, and feminist rebellion have in common? Historian Jennifer Wright unearths women who, in their own subtle and not so subtle ways, defied the patriarchy, mocking ...
3 Sep 20251h 4min
"Pace yourself." – TEASER
Our opening clip was the 1989 trailer for Roger & Me, the breakthrough Michael Moore documentary and a favorite of Erica Smiley, Executive Director of Jobs With Justice and one of the most powerful vo...
28 Aug 20258min
Building Real Democracy Starts on the Shop Floor
The fight for democracy in America didn't begin, or end, at the ballot box. As labor organizer Erica Smiley, executive director of Jobs With Justice and co-author of The Future We Need: Organizing fo...
27 Aug 202542min
Andor: The Tony Gilroy Interview
"I have friends everywhere." In this special episode, we're joined by Tony Gilroy, the creative force behind the electrifying Star Wars series Andor. Critics and activists on the frontlines in America...
21 Aug 202527min
How to Start a Ukraine-Style Revolution: The Marci Shore Interview
Hello Gaslit Nation listeners! This conversation was recorded before war criminal Putin and convicted felon Trump staged their grotesque spectacle on the blood-red carpet in Alaska. For our analysis o...
20 Aug 202555min
"If you can't find the job you want, create it." – TEASER
Our opening clip featured the poet June Jordan reciting her powerful piece A Menace to My Enemies. Jordan is a sheroe of this week's guest, the unstoppable Mona Eltahawy: journalist, feminist firebran...
15 Aug 20256min
Smash the Patriarchy with Rage and Risk: Lessons from Mona Eltahawy
If you're still waiting for someone to save democracy, Mona Eltahawy has news for you: you are the one you've been waiting for. A fearless Egyptian-American journalist and author of The Seven Necessa...
13 Aug 202551min
"Human sacrifice is central to great powers." – TEASER
Our show opens with Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, a favorite of philosopher Kate Manne, one of the sharpest minds dissecting power, privilege, and the politics of gender. Kate is a professor at Cornel...
7 Aug 20258min
