Stuff Mom Never Told you
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Life as a Lady Music Producer
Do women music producers bring something different to the recording ...
Do women music producers bring something different to the recording studio? Sylvia Massy thinks so. Cristen and Caroline ask the platinum-record-earning producer about her stellar career working with the likes of Prince and Tool and how gender has influenced her life in the control room.
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Electronic Women
Whether playing the theremin or crafting soundscapes for your favorite ...
Whether playing the theremin or crafting soundscapes for your favorite TV shows, women have shaped the electronic music industry from the beginning. Cristen and Caroline examine the role of these synth pioneers and women's place in today's billion-dollar electronic scene.
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The Laverne Cox Effect
Laverne Cox's breakout role in "Orange Is the New Black" ...
Laverne Cox's breakout role in "Orange Is the New Black" was a watershed moment for transgender representation on television. Cristen and Caroline talk to trans activist and writer Raquel Willis about Cox's Hollywood activism, the Caitlyn Jenner interview and trans representation progress that still needs to be made.
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Transgender TV
Transgender characters are beginning to come alive on television. Cristen ...
Transgender characters are beginning to come alive on television. Cristen and Caroline talk to trans activist and writer Raquel Willis about the pop culture's historical relationship with transgender narratives, stereotypical trans roles and the cis actors who've played them, and why trans TV matters.
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All the Single Ladies
Why do people fear the single woman? In this episode, ...
Why do people fear the single woman? In this episode, Cristen and Caroline talk to researcher Kinneret Lahad about why singledom is seen as so disruptive and why the Single by Choice movement isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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Single by Choice
Who needs marriage these days? Cristen and Caroline discuss the ...
Who needs marriage these days? Cristen and Caroline discuss the record number of Americans choosing to stay single, and why single women tend to spark more controversy and panic than single men.
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The Many Lives of Bettie Page
Pin-up queen Bettie Page is more popular today than she ...
Pin-up queen Bettie Page is more popular today than she was at the height of her career in the 1950s. Cristen and Caroline explore Bettie's biography, her pinup legacy and why many feminists consider her an icon.
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Pinup Girls
During World War II, pinups were the ultimate American sex ...
During World War II, pinups were the ultimate American sex symbols. Cristen and Caroline discuss the history and evolution of pinups, female pinup artists and why some women consider pinup fashion and imagery empowering today.
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Designing Women
Interior design has been considered 'women's work' ever since Elsie ...
Interior design has been considered 'women's work' ever since Elsie de Wolfe became America's first famous decorator in the early 20th century. Cristen and Caroline investigate the feminization of interior design, the use of color and home decor and why 'decorator' became a dirty word in the industry.
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How to Become a (Woman) Carpenter
Nina McLaughlin's carpentry memoir "Hammer Head" is about so much ...
Nina McLaughlin's carpentry memoir "Hammer Head" is about so much more than woodworking. Cristen and Caroline chat with the writer-cum-carpenter about the joys of the Japanese saw, the importance of patience and what it's like being one of the 2 percent of women in carpentry.
