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
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Episodes
SMNTY Classics: The First Lady of the Internet
6/25/2025
In this classic, Bridget Todd shines a light on the Lenna image, an image that became foundational to the internet and has an enduring legacy. The story of how this image became so widespread without the consent or fair compensation of the model in question highlights problematic attitudes around women in tech spaces.
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Duration:00:47:42
Feminists Around the World: Even More LGBTQ+ Organizations
6/24/2025
In honor of Pride month, we highlight more LGBTQ+ organizations doing important work.
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Duration:00:08:52
Monday Mini: The Male Loneliness Epidemic
6/23/2025
There's been a lot of talk about what has been labeled the Male Loneliness Epidemic. But what is it? Are there gendered differences in loneliness?
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Duration:00:19:55
SMNTY Classics: Making Space for Being Ace
6/21/2025
After somewhat of a second public coming out, Anney offers some basics about asexuality, and discusses some of the biggest misconceptions around it in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:46:21
Feminist Movie Friday: The Watermelon Woman
6/20/2025
When it came out in 1996, Cheryl Dunye's film The Watermelon Woman was a first in many ways, and stirred up controversy and conversation. We talk intersecting identities, complex relationships, preserving history, and coming into yourself.
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Duration:00:36:45
Happy Hour #173: The Introvert Activist
6/19/2025
What does activism look like for an introvert? Samantha digs into it.
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Duration:00:16:10
Book Club: The Sapling Cage
6/18/2025
This month's book club pick is friend of the show Margaret Killjoy's high fantasy novel The Sapling Cage. The story follows trans teenage witch Lorel through a world turned against witches and on the brink of war as she tries to untangle a deadly plot all while navigating questions around where she belongs. It's a coming-of-age story about identity, choices, life and death, friendships and relationships.
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Duration:00:37:53
Fictional Women Around the World: Peridot
6/17/2025
The animated show Steven Universe is a story of acceptance, growth and love. It was also very, very queer. Peridot's journey from antagonist to anti-hero showcased the power of friendship and opening yourself up to learning and change.
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Duration:00:19:31
Monday Mini: Pride 2025
6/16/2025
With Pride 2025, officially underway, companies are withdrawing support from Pride events left and right in response to the administration's hostility to DEI and the LGBTQ+ community. This has reignited a long running conversation about corporate participation in Pride in the first place.
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Duration:00:09:53
SMNTY Classics: The Life of Lynn Conway
6/14/2025
In this classic episode, Bridget joins us once again to discuss the overlooked contributions Lynn Conway made to the tech world, and how transphobia almost erased them.
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Duration:00:44:47
SMNTY Interviews: Raquel Willis
6/13/2025
Award-winning activist, writer and podcaster Raquel Willis joins us once again to talk about trans rights, radical defiance and tackling the history and complexity of Marsha P. Johnson in the second season of the podcast Afterlives.
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Duration:00:54:55
Happy Hour #172: Anney Goes to the ER!
6/12/2025
A recent health incident sent Anney to the ER. Here are some of her thoughts.
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Duration:00:12:06
The Last of Us Season 2 Wrap-Up Episode
6/11/2025
Now that season 2 of The Last of Us is over, we do a recap of some thoughts, feelings and the backlash.
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Duration:00:54:26
Feminists Around the World: Yasmin Benoit
6/10/2025
Today we're celebrating the story and activism around asexuality of Yasmin Benoit.
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Duration:00:08:57
Monday Mini: Women and Telehealth
6/9/2025
Telehealth has exploded in the past few years as an accessible option for healthcare access. There are pitfalls, however. We talk about the good, the bad and the what to look out for, especially when it comes to women.
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Duration:00:19:05
SMNTY Classics: A Brief History of the Bob
6/7/2025
Thanks to celebrities, the bob haircut took the 1920s by storm. Anney and Samantha dish on the trend (and controversy) that shook the fashion world in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:15:15
SMNTY Classics: Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
6/6/2025
Don't call her Val. In this classic episode, we uncover the mysterious past and murky future of the Marvel character Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.
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Duration:00:14:19
Happy Hour #171: We're Halfway There
6/5/2025
As we cross the halfway point of 2025, Anney and Samantha check in with some ups and downs.
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Duration:00:18:24
The Sean “Diddy” Combs Trial
6/4/2025
Bridget Todd shines some light on the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the common tropes used against women that are playing out online in terms of it and the ways that power structures allowed this to happen.
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Duration:00:54:03
Feminists Around the World: Andrea Jenkins
6/3/2025
Today we celebrate the work of Andrea Jenkins, the first Black openly trans woman elected in public office in the US.
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Duration:00:08:09