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Ask Unladylike: Emotional Support Lady Aug 01, 2023

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Will going on record about your mental illness endanger your career? Mental health advocate, writer and podcaster Allison Raskin, aka Emotional Support Lady, is here to help. Allison and Cristen advise unladies navigating PTSD and "professionalism," dating anxiety and supporting chronically depressed friends and family.

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The Homeschool Lobby Jul 25, 2023

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How has homeschooling gone from being illegal in the US to wildly unregulated in many states? The Homeschool Legal Defense Association, aka the homeschool lobby, is one of the most powerful grassroots networks you've probably never heard of. Cristen talks to reporters Meena Hart Duerson and Julia Lindau about the homeschool lobby's stealth politics; its connection to abortion bans and anti-LGBTQ laws; and why more parents across the political spectrum are choosing homeschooling. The pair investigated it all for the Vice News doc, The Secret Power of Homeschoolers.

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Barbie Part 2: Legally Blonde Jul 18, 2023

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Barbie has spent probably as much time in the courthouse as her Dreamhouse, suing over doll designs, feminist book titles, a literal bag of chips—you name it. Intern Anuli Ononye and Cristen follow the shocking paper trail of Barbie lawsuits, which leads them to guest Dr. Orly Lobel, author of You Don't Own Me: The Court Battles That Exposed Barbie's Dark Side, who reveals the lengths Mattel has legally gone to "protect" its billion-dollar doll, what happens when corporations clamp down on creativity and the one job Barbie will never have.

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Barbie Part 1: Welcome to the Dollhouse Jul 11, 2023

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How did Barbie—a voluptuous fashion doll for children—become the It girl of toy aisle in the early 1960s, and what has it taken Mattel to keep it that way? Answer: Beyoncé-level PR and a whole lotta lawsuits. Intern Anuli and Cristen sleuth out Barbie's ascent from gold digger to girl next door; her creator, Ruth Handler, whose own children hated the dolls; when Mattel took "Barbie Girl" to court; and why it took 21 years for Black Barbie to happen.

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An Exciting Time for Abortion Law! Jun 30, 2023

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It's been a BUSY year for abortion law, ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But what should we make of it, and is it all terrible news?? Repro attorney Natalie Birnbaum gives Cristen a bird's-eye view of America's abortion legal landscape, pseudoscience in the judiciary, rebuilding better than Roe and the promise of shield laws.

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Unladies Room: The Christine Jorgensen Story Jun 27, 2023

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Storytime, unladies! Often called the first trans celebrity, Christine Jorgensen became world famous practically overnight. AND way back in 1952. In this Unladies Room bonus episode, Cristen tells the why, what happened next and how Jorgensen captured so much (mostly positive!) attention.

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Unladies Room: Everyone Pees Jun 20, 2023

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Got pee pants (aka incontinence)? UTIs? Pelvic floor probs? Urologist Fenwa Milhouse, aka the Pee, Privates and Sex Doc, treats it all and then some. In this Unladies Room bonus episode, Dr. Milhouse mythbusts urologists as “gynos for men”, shares her unexpected journey into the pale male field and demystifies the unmentionable.

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Feminist Killjoys, Unite! Jun 13, 2023

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Do you refuse to laugh at unfunny men, shrug off casual misogyny and/or look past toxic allies? You might be a feminist killjoy - congrats! Queer scholar-activist and feminist theorist Sara Ahmed talks to guest co-host Anuli Ononye about the power of reclaiming the stereotype and the women of color who paved the way and her latest book, The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way.

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Green Card Marriage Jun 06, 2023

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Why waste a good passport marrying a fellow citizen?? What if your long-distance relationship is due to deportation? How realistic is 90-Day Fiancé? Journalist and author Anna Lekas Miller shares what happened when she "proposed marriage fraud" to a Syrian refugee and how borders, visas and passports decide who gets to be together.

Just in time for summer traveling, her new book is Love Across Borders: Passports, Papers, and Romance in a Divided World.

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Unladies Room: The Little Feminist Mermaid Jun 01, 2023

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Bonus episode alert! Cristen dives into the FASCINATING backstory of the original Little Mermaid, why it almost wasn't made (hint: sexism), how Ariel saved Disney (!!) and whether Ursula is even more subversive than we thought.