Tina Haver Currin doesn't believe social change happens with just a Facebook filter. She and her husband raise awareness about social issues in North Carolina through protest, community engagement and the arts. The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and people all around the world have taken notice. Tina co-founded Saturday Chores, the Airhorn Orchestra and Come Out & Show Them. The self-described troublemaker joins Sandra and Anita to discuss millennial protesting and the inspirational power of...
Oct 06, 2016•41 min
What does it mean to be queer in 2016? Does identifying as queer mean something different today, than it did in the past? It's Pride Week in North Carolina, and in this week's episode Monique Laborde, the show's summer intern, and her friend Kayla Miron talk with Sandra and Anita about what being queer millennial women means to them. We're proud to say that this episode was written and produced by Monique! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 23, 2016•29 min
Sandra and Anita take you on the road with them as they travel to a wedding in rural, southwest Colorado. They discuss memorable childhood travel memories and share stories of their outdoor adventures, like stepping in cow poop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 09, 2016•12 min
Sandra and Anita talk with badass women martial artists about the many reasons why they fight. Brazilian jiu-jitsu world medalist Chela Tu talks with them about the world of grappling, ground fighting, and headlocking, and how fighting has transformed her relationship with her body. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 26, 2016•22 min
Three years ago Crosby discovered a family secret that turned her world upside down. It dramatically impacted her finances and relationships with those closest to her. She joins us to talk about moving on from the secret that changed her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 12, 2016•26 min
Lauren Salter says she would lay down and die if that's what it took to protect the commercial fishing industry in North Carolina. For generations, her family's worked its coast as commercial fishermen, and she's dedicated her life to advocating to keep the trade alive. She joins us to discuss her work, and the challenges she's faced working within an industry dominated by men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 29, 2016•32 min
Fate and feminist mentorship led Monique Laborde, our summer intern, to the show. This week, she joins She & Her to share part of her journey to feminism and some of favorite She & Her moments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 15, 2016•12 min
How do you grieve a loss that's been on the horizon for most of your life? Georgia Flaum, whose mother, Lauren, died four years ago this weekend, joins Sandra and Anita to answer this question and more. Check out the episode prequel for a StoryCorps conversation between Georgia and Lauren. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 01, 2016•48 min
Lauren Reece Flaum lived with breast cancer for 17 years. She died on July 2, 2012, but before she passed, she and her daughter Georgia recorded an end-of-life conversation with StoryCorps. In a prequel to next week’s episode, ‘An UnMothered Daughter,’ Sandra and Anita share an intimate excerpt from their conversation. Next week, Georgia joins Sandra and Anita to reflect on her life since she lost her mother. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 24, 2016•13 min
Libby Rodenbough is the fiddler for Mipso, a quartet of 'renegade traditionalists' based in Chapel Hill. She joins Sandra and Anita to perform live, discuss her relationship with music, and share the story behind how she joined the group. Photo by Baxter Miller of Bit & Grain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2016•28 min
Wedding season is upon us, and Sandra and Anita talk the good the bad and the ugly of being a bridesmaid with Anna Feagan, a veteran bridesmaid whose life - and summer wedding schedule -currently resembles the plot of 27 Dresses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 24, 2016•31 min
Mother's Day is just around the corner. Sandra and Anita are joined by feminist scholar Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz and their very own moms to reflect on the joys, struggles and politics of motherhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 07, 2016•38 min
Many women are socialized to put themselves last. But that comes at a social, emotional, and political cost, especially for women of color. Sandra and Anita are joined by Jamaica Gilmer of The Beautiful Project and Alexis Dennis, two women behind a new documentary exhibit that explores how Black women of different ages and walks of life practice and struggle with self care. The exhibit is inspired by poet and scholar Audre Lorde who describes self care as "an act of political warfare." Hosted on...
Apr 23, 2016•32 min
Reading is a political act, and the world of publishing, which determines what gets in front of us to read, is a political field as rife with gender issues as any other industry in this country. A children's librarian, publisher and novelist join Sandra and Anita to share three perspectives on what it all means. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 08, 2016•30 min
Meet Meredith McCoy, a native graduate student who joins Sandra and Anita to discuss growing up native, the problem with Pocahontas and historic trauma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2016•30 min
Sandra & Anita discuss AOL Instant Messenger screen names, broken bones, their teenage "rebellion" and the theracane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2016•29 min
Sandra and Anita are joined by a healer and tarot card reader to discuss the world of magic. Not the Harry Potter kind...but the kind that exists around us everyday. While some may call it coincidence, Bakara Wintner believes there is a special kind of energy out there that we can tap into and seek guidance from. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 11, 2016•47 min
Anita & Sandra celebrate female friendship with the hosts of Call Your Girlfriend, who share the story of their friendship on the show, and with special Galentine's Love Letters from listeners. Prepare to feel warm, fuzzy and like you need to call YOUR girlfriend and tell her you love her. #Lylas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2016•35 min
For a podcast exclusive, Anita's and Sandra's moms return to the show for a conversation about the first ten episodes of She & Her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 05, 2016•21 min
Hilarity ensues when three comics join Anita and Sandra to discuss the art of comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2016•39 min
Slut is a word with implications. It's a word that cuts, isolates and degrades. It’s a word that minimizes women’s agency. This week Sandra and Anita are joined by three advocates who help them explore the power of the word“slut”—a word that harms individual lives and reveals larger truths about the contradictory and damaging rules our society has for women and sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 08, 2016•35 min
For much of the 20th century rock music was a men's club. The feminist punk rock movement "Riot Grrl" helped change that and also paved the way for a new generation of rock musicians. Sandra and Anita profile "Girls Rock NC, "an organization that uses music to encourage young girls and trans and gender non-conforming youth to be creative, confident, and determine their own identity. They're also joined by Sarah Fuller, the lead guitarist and songwriter for the emerging band "See Gulls." Hosted o...
Dec 19, 2015•37 min
Are millennials the least religious generation? Sandra, Anita and women of four different faiths reflect on the transformative power of spirituality and religion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 11, 2015•45 min
It's not easy for artists who bend and blend genre to find a home. Musician and poet shirlette ammons knows that struggle first hand and has joined forces with her twin sister, Shorlette Ammons to do something about it. Shorlette is a former librarian and food justice advocate, and the two are now blending their diverse talents in SugarQube Records, a Durham, NC-based independent record label founded earlier this year. SugarQube supports artists often underrepresented by both major and independe...
Dec 04, 2015•46 min
For the last six years of our friendship, we always seem to head in different directions for holiday homecomings. Every year, loss, significant others and big moves shape what and where we call home. In this episode, we talk about how our relationship to home has changed over time, and four women from around the world reflect on what they call home and why that matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 20, 2015•43 min
Jessamyn Stanley --writer, yoga instructor and "fat femme"-- joined us this week. She asks, "What is beauty without the story behind it? What is truth without the journey?" Together we unpack that and more--the body positive movement, fat shaming, self-empowerment, self-image, Beyonce, Serena Williams, Nicki Minaj, Instagram and feminism in 2015. Jessamyn encourages us and her tens of thousands of social media followers to not engage with the haters, confront our own insecurities and love our bo...
Nov 13, 2015•48 min
In the U.S. most women still adopt their husband’s surname as their own after getting married. In this episode, scholars Laurie Scheuble and David Johnson, a husband and wife team who have studied this phenomena for 25 years, reflect on the persistence of naming trends and attitudes. Blogger Rob Bensinger shares an alternative, millennial approach to marital naming. Caroline Phillips, who’s on the fence about whether to adopt her fiancee’s last name, opens up about her uncertainty, and three mil...
Nov 06, 2015•36 min
Meet Anita Rao and Sandra Davidson, the hosts of She + Her, a show about millennial women hosted by two millennial women. You'll also get a special guest appearance by the two women who made them who they are today, their moms. Here's this week's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/she%2Bher/playlist/15lV2aEXtqrc8Rl5u2lHKn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2015•36 min
