Stuff Mom Never Told You
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Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.
Location:
Atlanta, GA
Description:
Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.
Twitter:
@momstuffpodcast
Language:
English
Contact:
HowStuffWorks.com One Capital City Plaza 3350 Peachtree Road, Suite 1500 Atlanta, GA 30326 404-760-4729
Email:
media@howstuffworks.com
Episodes
SMNTY Classics: You Can Be Happy, Cinnamon Roll!
1/11/2025
Let yourself be happy!! Anney and Samantha reflect on getting in the way of our own happiness, the guilt and complicated nature of being happy, tragedy and cinnamon rolls. Just another classic SMNTY happy hour!
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Duration:00:20:28
The Feminist History of Monopoly
1/10/2025
Monopoly is one of the biggest games ever, a cutthroat competition of capitalism often inspiring family rules and bans. But the history of its originator, and its feminist creator, has long been buried. SMNTY passes go and delves into The Landlord's Game, created by feminist Lizzie Magie.
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Duration:00:24:30
Happy Hour #152: SMNTY Takes a Snow Day
1/9/2025
The forecast shows snow for SMNTY, and Anney and Samantha are excited. We take walks down snowy memory lanes, chat about regional differences, and dig into why women aren't always big fans of snow days.
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Duration:00:25:33
SMNTY Files an Update on Divorce
1/8/2025
Divorce is often difficult and painful, but there are positives too. We delve into the complications of getting a divorce in the US, especially for women, research about the impacts and how the conversation is shifting.
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Duration:00:53:13
Feminists Around the World: It's Us (Again)!, Part 1
1/7/2025
Anney and Samantha chat about the podcast and how it came to be what it is - and the ones we came before us.
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Duration:00:25:23
Monday Mini: Feminist New Year's
1/6/2025
As we ring in 2025, we chat about feminist goals and things to celebrate.
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Duration:00:23:08
SMNTY Classics: Hollywood's Toxic Treatment of Women
1/4/2025
Celebrity life is often not as flashy as it looks, especially for women and girls. We look behind the camera at the harmful environment that judges women on all counts, and treats them as expendable in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:50:55
SMNTY x Techstuff: Cozy Gaming
1/3/2025
Recently, we joined forces with Jonathan Strickland of Techstuff to talk cozy gaming, inclusivity, and why these games are important.
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Duration:01:16:50
Happy Hour #151: Trends of 2024, Rated
1/2/2025
Now that we're in 2025, Samantha looks back over some trends of the previous year to give them grades.
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Duration:00:17:47
SMNTY x Cool People Do Cool Stuff - Pura Belpré: The Puerto Rican Librarian Who Brought Bilingual Storytelling to New York
1/1/2025
In this special collab episode, Margaret finishes telling Samantha McVey some of the history of public libraries and how the first Puerto Rican librarian in the US changed everything.
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Duration:00:49:17
Feminists Around the World: Rosanna Flamer Caldera
12/31/2024
Today we highlight human and queer rights activist Rosanna Flamer Caldera.
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Duration:00:12:20
Monday Mini: Our Faves of 2024
12/30/2024
As the year comes to an end, Anney and Samantha look back at some of their favorite episodes and segments of the 2024.
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Duration:00:21:48
Spoiled Saturdays: The Substance
12/28/2024
Coralie Fargeat's film The Substance has made quite a splash and drummed up a lot of conversation. Anney and Samantha peel back the layers of ageism, consumption, quick fixes, misogyny, self-hatred, and desperation.
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Duration:00:46:09
SMNTY Classics: Elevated Horror and #MeToo
12/27/2024
What is elevated horror? And what does it have to do with the rise of horror movies tackling topics around women and #MeToo? In this classic, we unearth the drama behind the term and give some rapid fire examples.
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Duration:00:32:52
Happy Hour #150: Txismas
12/26/2024
For many, the week between Christmas and New Year's is a strange, nebulous one. It goes by many names, but most can agree - it's a weird time.
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Duration:00:15:56
SMNTY Classics: The Cinnamon Roll
12/25/2024
Wind down with us as Anney gushes about sweet cinnamon rolls. No, not the food, the fanfiction tag. Samantha shares her recipe for the cinnamon roll drink and we discuss the cinnamon roll trope, Anney's love for it, and what it has to do with trauma in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:19:43
Fictional Women Around the World: Holiday Movie Edition
12/24/2024
The business woman who returns home to her small town. The mother who puts everyone first. The - gasp - single woman who needs to find love. Holiday movies are full of tropes. We highlight a few in this merry, special episode.
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Duration:00:21:06
Monday Mini: Gaming for the Holidays
12/23/2024
To celebrate the holidays, Anney and Samantha discuss some of their - and the Internet's - favorite holiday games.
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Duration:00:16:46
SMNTY Classics: Extroverts, Introverts and Ambiverts
12/21/2024
Anney and Samantha cordially invite you to learn more about the science and social issues around extroverts, introverts and ambiverts, particularly when it comes to women in this classic.
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Duration:00:44:37
Book Club: Diasporican
12/20/2024
Illyanna Maisonet's work Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook covers history, shares stories and digs into the varied facets of Puerto Rican cuisine. Anney and Samantha discuss the book and recipes they made from it.
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Duration:00:43:32