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The Intersection of Trail Running, Politics, & White Supremacy

This conversation was inspired by recent events, but as the hosts make clear, this lack of accountability isn't new. Verna, Stefanie, and Alison provide context and critique around why and how running is always inherently political, especially trail running, and how the power structure of white sup…

Older, Wiser, Unwanted: Why No One Wants to Hire GenX Women

If you've ever wondered whether you're imagining a shift in how you're treated at work in midlife, we're here to hand you the receipts. In this episode, we dig into why women vanish from the workforce right as they hit their stride. From the "broken rung" that stalls women when they aim for that ve…

Lower Ed Audiobook by Tressie McMillan Cottom

Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: Lower EdSubtitle: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New EconomyCategories: Education, Learning, Social ScienceAuthor: Tressie McMillan CottomNarrator: Lisa Reneé PittsPublisher: Tantor AudioRelease date: 10-31-2017…

The Politics of White Women's Hair

Let's do some HAIR STUDIES! How does blondeness recruit and convey power? When is curly hair a signifier of unruliness — and when does it say Cool Girl? Will we ever be free of the tyranny of the beachy wave? What's the New Karen Cut? Should we talk about Julia Roberts' hair in Pretty Woman for a…

144! Being All-In and the Future of Cities

Why do we need to be 100% in on everything? And what do you want the future of cities to be? [22:19] This week, Joey and Jess talk about social media likes, consumed-content as identity, Ryan Reynolds, urban density, crisis-inspired city experimentation, and Retrofuturism. They don’t talk about ho…

Sacred Memories: A Dolly Parton Tribute

A tribute to Appalachia’s matriarch, Dolly Parton. Thank you so much to everyone who wrote in or sent a voice memo for this episode. I’m so sorry we didn’t have time to get to all of them. Other tributes to Dolly you should read: Dolly Parton embodied the best parts of Appalachia from Jason Kyle Ho…

Everyone’s Doing the South with Tressie McMillan Cottom

What's underneath the rest of the country treating the South as backward? Sociologist and New York Times contributor Tressie McMillan Cottom argues it's a ruse to help Americans avoid reckoning with their own faults. It also erases the massive contributions the South made to turn the US into a glob…

Black Women Have Nine Degrees and Still No Paycheck | Episode 85

9 degrees & no steady income. Black women in the economy, the no-eye-contact doctor, & why sponsorship beats mentorship. This week, Dr. Marjorie Dorimé-Williams and Dr. Michael Steven Williams spend the full hour centering Black women. A thread went viral this month: a group of Black women, nine…

Triple Play: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

The Triple Click gang dives into Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the new Switch 2 exclusive that blends grid-based strategy combat with... a whole lot more. They talk about the sprawling story, the tactical battles, and whether the whole thing is just Too Much. One More Thing: Kirk: Fields of Mistri…

Abolish the Frats with Kate Manne

In the wake of the uproar over Cornell University’s response to allegations of gang rape by fraternity members on its campus, feminist philosopher and Cornell professor Dr. Kate Manne returns to discuss what it’s like on the Ivy League university's campus now, whether the #metoo movement made any p…