Sexual harassment is a typical part of the K-12 school day, so why do we only talk about it on college campuses? Even though Title IX enshrines harassment-free education for all students -- from pre-k through higher ed -- most kids don't know it applies to them, too. Today, we’ll learn about the hidden history and fight for Title IX enforcement and meet some of the passionate activists working to get girls the schools they deserve. Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claimin...
Jul 02, 2019•47 min•Ep. 56
Sana Amanat has been called the "Shonda Rhimes of Marvel Comics" and an IRL superhero. C&C explore how this awkward-teen-turned-visionary-VP has helped lead an inclusive superhero comics revolution and what it takes to create actually feminist sheroes — whether fanboys like it or not. Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Signed copies are available at podswag.com/unladylike . Follow Unladylike o...
Jun 25, 2019•44 min•Ep. 55
Geena Davis is so outspoken about Hollywood's women problems, she founded a think-tank to bring the research receipts. But speaking up didn't come naturally for the Academy Award winner and feminist pop cultural icon. Live from the Bentonville Film Festival, Geena takes C&C on her journey from almost dying of politeness to finding her voice on the Thelma & Louise set. And how that did—and didn't—"change everything." Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your S...
Jun 18, 2019•43 min•Ep. 54
Caroline and Cristen are going to couple's therapy — for math — with educator and stereotype-disrupter, Vanessa Vakharia. Bad-at-math baggage is easy to pick up, and Vanessa's here to teach C&C and some unladylike callers how to put it down already. All to find out: What happens when you rewrite your can't-do-math story, even if you're not a "numbers person"? Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold....
Jun 11, 2019•48 min•Ep. 53
For Sikh women like Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, head-to-toe hairiness isn't just normal - it's sacred. In the final episode of our three-part body hair miniseries, we follow Sukhjit as she navigates faith, feminism and baring her hair from the schoolyard to national television. See our special body hair illustrations by Miss Gloria at instagram.com/unladylikemedia . Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Sig...
Jun 04, 2019•36 min•Ep. 52
Hairy feminists have haunted pop culture since the suffrage days, but is it time to give up those ghosts? In part two of a three-part miniseries on body hair politics, Caroline and Cristen explore how feminism and body hair became attached at the hip, and what it feels like when binary body positivity ignores your spot on the spectrum. See our special body hair illustrations by Miss Gloria at instagram.com/unladylikemedia . Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your S...
May 28, 2019•37 min•Ep. 51
Pit hair might be having a moment, but more than 90 percent of American women still choose to remove it. In the first episode of a three-part miniseries spilling all our body hair secrets, Cristen and Caroline talk to comedian and actor Sasheer Zamata about opting out of the hair-removal rules. Plus, we investigate who decided lady-hair is gross, and why girls still take shaving for granted. See our special body hair illustrations by Miss Gloria at instagram.com/unladylikemedia . Unladylike: A F...
May 21, 2019•49 min•Ep. 50
Help us win a Webby Award! Vote now at wbby.co/vote-pod16 We're bringing you something special in the feed today... a pep talk! Nothing summons the body blues quite like “swimsuit season” (yes, even if you're a feminist!). So, yoga queen Jessamyn Stanley has an Unladylike Pep Talk to help banish poolside panic and love yourself--even through peak boob-sweat-n-thigh-chafe weather. Our Pep Talk series is available only on Stitcher Premium. Sign up and subscribe today at stitcher.com/premium. Use c...
Apr 17, 2019•23 min
DIY zines are having an IRL revival, but it's not the riot grrrl 90s all over again. Cristen and Caroline go on a cross-country zine-quest to find out why these handmade mags mean so much to today's creators, fans and librarians alike. Help us win a Webby Award! Vote now at: wbby.co/vote-pod16 Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Signed copies are available at podswag.com/unladylike . Follow Unladyl...
Apr 09, 2019•50 min•Ep. 49
Why is cursing still considered so effing unladylike, and how does swearing affect how women are heard? Caroline and Cristen decode the unspoken gender rules in our taboo talk with Australian linguist Kate Burridge who knows pretty much everything you’d ever wanna know about allegedly ‘filthy’ language. Then, Egyptian-American feminist author Mona Eltahawy flexes the patriarchy-smashing power of profanity. Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available ...
Apr 02, 2019•45 min•Ep. 48
From band class to the orchestra pit, girls are rarely encouraged to toot their own horns. In fact, brass sections are one of the boys-clubbiest corners of the musical world. To find out the wild reasons why, Cristen and Caroline talk to sexism-slaying trombonist Abbie Conant and visionary tuba player Chanell Crichlow. Unladylike has a Facebook group! Join the conversation by searching for "Unladylike" on Facebook and looking for our middle finger logo. Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the ...
Mar 26, 2019•46 min•Ep. 47
The 1990s were supposed to be the "decade of women," but it became all about the bitches instead. Caroline and Cristen put on their velvet chokers for a feminist 90s-nostalgia trip with journalist Allison Yarrow, author of 90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality. Tune in to discover the bitchification backlash against the decade's leading unladies, like Monica Lewinsky, Lorena Bobbitt, and Hillary Clinton. Unladylike has a Facebook group! Join the conversation by sea...
Mar 19, 2019•45 min•Ep. 46
How do you stay honest with your besties - even when the truth might hurt? Few know better than comedy partners Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin. Through their popular YouTube channel and new podcast, Just Between Us , Gaby and Allison (aka Gallison) have built their own creative empire based on their friendship, both onscreen and off. Cristen and Caroline get some next-level friendship advice, as well as the real-deal highs, lows, and mixed feelings that come with being professional BFFs. Unladylik...
Mar 12, 2019•46 min•Ep. 45
Women's anger is all the rage, but why does showing our sadness feel weak? Nora McInerny from the podcast Terrible, Thanks For Asking shares how she started claiming her sadness space, even while falling in love again. Then, Therapy for Black Girls founder Dr. Joy Harden Bradford drops some expert advice on how to sit with our sorrow and recognize white-girl-tears privilege. Find links to Nora & Dr. Joy's projects at unladylike.co . Unladylike has a Facebook group! Join the conversation by s...
Mar 05, 2019•43 min•Ep. 44
Birth control is relatively easy to come by — so long as it's temporary. But if you're young and/or childfree, permanent birth control (aka sterilization) remains a stunningly controversial choice to choose. To find out why, Cristen and Caroline join independent radio producer Brie Ripley, who documented getting her own tubes tied and discovered what happens when you definitely, no-maybes, want to tie the fallopian knot. Unladylike has a Facebook group! Join the conversation by searching for "Un...
Feb 26, 2019•45 min•Ep. 43
Comedian and actor Amanda Seales is having a breakout moment - on her own terms. Cristen and Caroline talk to the hilarious gem-dropper and self-identified late-bloomer about why turning 30 was a major milestone for finding authentic success and reclaiming her voice. Plus, how gymnastics, a name change, and dinner at Katy Perry’s house helped her get there. Send us your stories about body hair! Call 262-8-GALPAL and leave us a message or email us at hello@unladylike.co. Unladylike: A Field Guide...
Feb 19, 2019•43 min•Ep. 42
Herpes is super common and manageable but it's constantly the butt of jokes. And that punchline stigma can throw a major wrench into romance. So, this Valentine's Day, we're unpacking the herpes rom-com with help from two Unladylike listeners who get real about dropping the h-bomb while dating — and finding happily ever after. New merch is here! Find Unladylike t-shirts, sweatshirts and koozies at unladylike.co/shop . Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space i...
Feb 12, 2019•44 min•Ep. 41
When workplace sexism smacks us in the lady lumps, we can't always just clock out. So how can we handle it like a pro? Cristen and Caroline talk to author and podcaster Hillary Frank about her skirmish with the "special misogyny" that transformed her career. Then, the co-hosts of Battle Tactics for Your Sexist Workplace take on jobby questions from Unladylike listeners. New Unladylike merch is here! Find t-shirts, sweatshirts, koozies and more at unladylike.co/shop . Unladylike: A Field Guide to...
Feb 05, 2019•49 min•Ep. 40
In part two of our unladylike diet culture detox, Cristen and Caroline confront how body issues bond mothers and daughters and the subtle slimming messages we're fed by our families. They also uncover an historical bombshell about white feminism and dieting rules that weigh down the body positivity movement today. Trigger warning: We discuss eating disorders and recovery in this episode. Briefly, the conversation describes in detail certain bulimic behaviors that accompanied our guest’s struggle...
Jan 29, 2019•48 min•Ep. 39
Each new year serves up a new season of empty weight-loss promises and pressure to size down. But what if we could detox from diet culture and claim our space instead? In this first episode of a two-part series, Cristen and Caroline head to America's body-shaming capital, Hollywood, where actor Joy Nash is breaking the rules of what a leading lady looks like in TV's 'Dietland.' New merch is here! Find Unladylike t-shirts, sweatshirts and koozies at unladylike.co/shop . Unladylike: A Field Guide ...
Jan 22, 2019•40 min•Ep. 38
We've got a brand new season coming your way starting January 22! But in the meantime, we're sharing something we think you'll like. Our friends at Focus Features have a podcast episode all about the Equal Rights Amendment. And it's hosted by some voices we think you'll recognize. Check out this trailer and then find the full episode - plus other stories behind the latest Focus Features films - by searching for "Focus Features" in your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Jan 18, 2019•4 min
Y'all, we are on a mission to #FreeTheVibrator from society's ladylike hangups. Because even though women founders, designers, and engineers are increasingly claiming their space in today’s booming, $15-billion sex toy and sextech industries, the biz behind the buzz is an obstacle course of prudery, sexual double standards, and whole lotta dicks. Polly Rodriguez, co-founder of the sexual wellness start-up Unbound , talks to Cristen and Caroline about the unexpected kinks of being a boss babe wit...
Dec 04, 2018•45 min•Ep. 37
Did you know that San Francisco, aka America’s queer capital, is currently home to ZERO bars exclusively for queer women? Ditto for Los Angeles, Portland, Chicago, New Orleans, and a growing number of cities around the country. So why have lesbian bars become an endangered nightlife species? Caroline and Cristen explore their complex cocktail of historical and cultural impacts and hear from y'all about what it means for communities when these near-and-dear, queer watering holes dry up. In need o...
Nov 27, 2018•44 min•Ep. 36
To dunk or not to dunk? For women's basketball, this has long been the question. It’s the ‘wow factor’ that WNBA haters often point to as proof that the women's game doesn't deserve the fandom, fame and fortune that the guys get. But will more women bringing the slams settle the score? And, uh, how do you slam dunk anyway? Cristen and Caroline talk to dunking superstars past and present to sort through the courtside gender politics of stuffing the net. In need of an Unladylike Pep Talk? Send in ...
Nov 20, 2018•47 min•Ep. 35
This is not another depressing AF story about the rape kit backlog. Instead, unladylike hero and sexual assault nurse examiner Trisha Sheridan tells Cristen and Caroline everything we didn't know we needed to know about what's in a rape kit and how could these forensic tools restore consent, dignity and justice to patients. Plus, we discover the very surprising funding source for America's first rape kits! TW for rape and sexual assault. Hear exclusive bonus episodes of Unladylike on Stitcher Pr...
Nov 13, 2018•52 min•Ep. 34
Even if women sweep the 2018 midterm elections, they will still occupy less than a third of congressional seats. So, what does the political pipeline look like for today’s Tracy Flicks and Olivia Popes who are dreaming about running in tomorrow’s elections? To find out, C&C revisit the one place where American girls get to be president. Plus, they get schooled about political ambition and what makes or breaks a women's decision to run for office. Hear exclusive bonus episodes of Unladylike o...
Nov 06, 2018•46 min•Ep. 33
As morticians, funeral directors, taxidermists, and all-around mortality enthusiasts, women of the death-positive movement are out to radically disrupt — and reclaim — our end-of-life culture and care. Order of the Good Death director Sarah Chavez helps Caroline and Cristen sort out what that means, how the male gaze haunts our corpses, and why reclaiming what happens to our bodies when we die just might be the ultimate feminist act. Hear our new Halloween bonus episode with Negin Farsad on Stit...
Oct 30, 2018•47 min•Ep. 32
Women go to the doctor more often than men but our aches and pains tend to be taken less seriously by physicians. To learn more about why patients are losing their patience, Cristen and Caroline talk to Allison Behringer about how her mystifying experience with painful sex inspired her to create a new podcast called Bodies . Then, we'll meet a gynecologist who’s got some great advice for getting heard at your next appointment. Hear our new Halloween bonus episode with Negin Farsad on Stitcher Pr...
Oct 23, 2018•44 min•Ep. 31
As y'all know, we released our book a couple weeks ago, Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space . And as part of recording our audiobook, we were invited to make an episode of This is The Author , a podcast about authors reading their audiobooks from Penguin Random House. So today, we’re bringing that episode to you in the Unladylike feed. If you like it and wanna hear more authors talk about their audiobooks, search for “This Is The Author” wherever you list...
Oct 16, 2018•9 min
Don't know jack about loosening lug nuts and swapping in a spare? You're definitely not alone. But why don't more women know how to change a tire? And where did the boys-only rules about car care come from anyway? Today, C&C investigate with one handywoman who fixed a flat but broke her date and another whose racetrack dates led to pro racing's first all-female pit-crew. Hear exclusive bonus episodes of Unladylike on Stitcher Premium! Use promo code "UNLADYLIKE" at stitcher.com/premium for a...
Oct 16, 2018•48 min•Ep. 30
