Fangirls Just Wanna Have Fun
As a culture, we are uncomfortably comfortable with mocking fangirls. Why is that? Spoiler alert, it's sexism. Anney and Samantha trace the history of fangirls and our dismissal of them, and discuss w...
22 Nov 201936min
A Not-So-Scandalous Look At Sex, Politics and Women
The recent resignation of Representative Katie Hill raised questions around abuse, revenge porn, and #metoo. Anney and Samantha look at past examples of women involved in political scandals and examin...
20 Nov 201925min
SMNTY Classics: Firefighting Women
Although women have served as volunteer firefighters since the 19th century, putting out fires for a living is one of the hardest careers for women to pursue today. Brush up on the history of women fi...
16 Nov 201934min
Getting to the Heart of Heartbreak
From ill-advised haircuts to sobbing over breakup songs, heartbreak is a powerful thing that can make us do all kinds of stuff. Anney and Samantha examine the gender differences in heartbreak, dig int...
15 Nov 201948min
Female Firsts: Huda Sha'arawi
Yves stops by for another edition of female firsts, this time to discuss Huda Sha'arawi, the first president of Egyptian Feminist Union and Arab Feminist Union. Learn more about your ad-choices at ht...
13 Nov 201935min
SMNTY Classics: Villainesses
From the Wicked Witch to Ursula and Maleficent, portrayals of pop culture villainesses can tell us about views of real-world women. Find out more in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-cho...
9 Nov 20191h 11min
Women in Puppetry: Part II
In our continuing conversation around women in puppetry, we talk to puppeteer and artist Sarah Frechette about what the creation process is like, how the world of puppetry has changed, and what is it ...
8 Nov 20191h 6min
Black Widow, Baby
Not the avenger. Following up on our episodes around female killers, Anney and Samantha return to the black widow killer, digging into definitions, explanations, and examples. Come get caught in our w...
6 Nov 201926min
