Minibabble: Women make an impact with their dollars
Women’s relationship with money isn’t developed in a vacuum. “It’s historic,” says Janine Firpo. “It’s baked into how we have been acculturated as women.” In this short episode based on….
Category: Politics
Women invest their values with Janine Firpo
Janine Firpo literally went to the other side of the world to learn how her money represented her values. In this episode, listeners learn about impact investing and hear the stories of four women who have transformed the way they view the role of their money in the world.
Minibabble: Trying not to do damage: Bettina Aptheker on a pivotal moment in the Free Speech Movement
The 1960s is well-known as a turbulent time, but in this memory, Bettina revisits a scene that was particularly influential in years to come. The Student Free Speech Movement has served as a template for protests by young people since, from the Vietnam War to Black Lives Matter. In this memory, feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker reflects on how a fact of her upbringing led her to stand on a police car at a rally, in a scene reminiscent of fact and fiction that took place later.
Riding the waves of feminism: A conversation with scholar Bettina Aptheker
Noted feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker explores the dawning of her feminist consciousness in waves. Daughter of a communist, Aptheker had to throw off a lifetime of conditioning about sexuality and the role of women in order to come into her own as a woman and a scholar.
Minibabble: On cats, haters, and fighting the good fight
Some thoughts on cats, haters, and fighting the good fight with feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker.
Just me talking to you: What is a woman?
A Minibabble: Pondering what the experiences of transgender theorist Sandy Stone tell us about being a woman.
What is a woman? In conversation with Sandy Stone
Special episode for LGBTQ History Month, 2023 “I really became a person, a human being, however you want to say that, when I became a woman.” These days, Sandy Stone….
An Outside Watcher Coming In: Book artist Felicia Rice
Book artist Felicia Rice started practicing her craft as a teenager in the 70s, but she wasn’t fully comfortable with the designation of ‘artist.’ Now in her 70s, Felicia has decided it is time for her to claim the title of artist proudly.
“A perfectly good body”—a conversation about transmasculine pregnancy
What can the pregnancy and birth experiences of transgender men tell us about our cultural views of women? In this podcast, host Suki Wessling interviews researcher Vann Jones and features the words of three transgender men who became parents.
Ukraine war forces hard choices
In this episode, a Ukrainian-American teacher responds to the war as a teacher should: by learning everything she can to help her nation. A Ukrainian mom responds as she must, by sending her teenage son away.