Fictional Women Around the World: April O'Neil
SMNTY reports on April O'Neil, and her role as a bridge between humanity and teenage mutant ninja turtles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21 Apr 12min
SMNTY Classics: Black Swan and the Horror of Perfectionism
What's the cost of being perfect? Of losing yourself in the name of performance? Why do we applaud women's pain? The film Black Swan sets the stage for a conversation around the line between art and l...
20 Apr 46min
SMNTY Classics: What the Treatment of Shay and Ruby tell Us
In the wake of Trump's loss in the 2020 election, he and his cronies attacked two Black women poll workers, Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss, baselessly claiming they had tampered with votes. In this classi...
18 Apr 58min
Feminist Movie Friday: Aliens
In honor of Xenomorph Day, we're going back to our feminist movie roots and talking about the 1986 classic Aliens. We explore topics of motherhood, trauma and capitalism.See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
17 Apr 47min
Happy Hour 216#: Fanfiction Specifications
What are transformative works? We scroll through some updates, some questions, and some history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 Apr 25min
Book Club - Weather: A Novel
Jenny Offill's work Weather: A Novel encapsulates the sense of world-ending doom so many of us grapple with, and in a variety of ways. Anney and Samantha navigate themes and emotions around the world ...
15 Apr 44min
Activists Around the World: Dr. Diana Beresford-Kroeger
Biochemist, botanist, author and climate change visionary Dr. Diana Beresford-Kroeger has earned the nickname 'The First Lady of the Forest'. We dig into her story and accomplishments.See omnystudio.c...
14 Apr 10min
SMNTY Classics: Dana Scully
Skeptic. Inspiration. Fashion icon. After her run on the The X-Files, Dana Scully got not one but two effects named after her. In this classic episode, we investigate the background and impact of thi...
13 Apr 19min
