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Why is everyone—on the left and the right—suddenly touting the benefits of a married two-parent family? And what is it about this institution that appeals to a certain class of politicians and pundits as means to address American poverty, even as it loses popularity? We consider the public meltdown over lower marriage rates and the renewed interest in ending no-fault divorce.  Guest: Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation and writer-at-large for New York magazine.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Madeline Ducharme, Anna Phillips, Paige Osburn, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is everyone—on the left and the right—suddenly touting the benefits of a married two-parent family? And what is it about this institution that appeals to a certain class of politicians and pundits as means to address American poverty, even as it loses popularity? We consider the public meltdown over lower marriage rates and the renewed interest in ending no-fault divorce.  Guest: Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation and writer-at-large for New York magazine.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Madeline Ducharme, Anna Phillips, Paige Osburn, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is everyone—on the left and the right—suddenly touting the benefits of a married two-parent family? And what is it about this institution that appeals to a certain class of politicians and pundits as means to address American poverty, even as it loses popularity? We consider the public meltdown over lower marriage rates and the renewed interest in ending no-fault divorce.  Guest: Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation and writer-at-large for New York magazine.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Madeline Ducharme, Anna Phillips, Paige Osburn, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is everyone—on the left and the right—suddenly touting the benefits of a married two-parent family? And what is it about this institution that appeals to a certain class of politicians and pundits as means to address American poverty, even as it loses popularity? We consider the public meltdown over lower marriage rates and the renewed interest in ending no-fault divorce.  Guest: Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation and writer-at-large for New York magazine.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Madeline Ducharme, Anna Phillips, Paige Osburn, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is everyone—on the left and the right—suddenly touting the benefits of a married two-parent family? And what is it about this institution that appeals to a certain class of politicians and pundits as means to address American poverty, even as it loses popularity? We consider the public meltdown over lower marriage rates and the renewed interest in ending no-fault divorce.  Guest: Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation and writer-at-large for New York magazine.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Madeline Ducharme, Anna Phillips, Paige Osburn, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is everyone—on the left and the right—suddenly touting the benefits of a married two-parent family? And what is it about this institution that appeals to a certain class of politicians and pundits as means to address American poverty, even as it loses popularity? We consider the public meltdown over lower marriage rates and the renewed interest in ending no-fault divorce.  Guest: Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation and writer-at-large for New York magazine.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Madeline Ducharme, Anna Phillips, Paige Osburn, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Claire Bretschneider! Claire is a sign language interpreter, a scenic artist in tv, film, and theatre, and one of Emily's very best friends! In this episode we discuss creating scare experiences, the difference between scare experiences and haunted houses, recreating the movie Saw, scenic art, making something look scary, and so much more. You don't want to miss our discussion about being women in the scenic art field. Give this episode a listen!Recommendations From The Episode: Us written and directed by Jordan PeeleAll the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca TraisterFollow Carly: @carlyjmontagFollow Emily: @thefunnywalshFollow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpodEmail us! Aloneatlunch@gmail.com**LEAVE US A RATING AND REVIEW** Please :)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Na czym polega planowanie przestrzeni miejskiej tak, aby była przyjazna kobietom czyli idea „feministycznego miasta”? W kontekście znakomitej książki Leslie Kern pod tytułem „Feminist City [Feministyczne miasto]” zastanawiamy się nad tym, w jaki sposób w mieście funkcjonują kobiety, z czym muszą się mierzyć i jak „odzyskują miasta” - nie tylko nocą. Gościnią odcinka jest ponownie Marta Mazurek, dzięki której kobiety są obecne w przestrzeni publicznej Poznania. Polecamy: Leslie Kern „Feminist City. Claiming Space in a Man-Made World” Super rozmowy z Leslie Kern: https://www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/film/feminist-city https://www.publicbooks.org/what-would-a-feminist-city-look-like-talking-with-leslie-kern/ O inkluzywnych miastach i rozwiązaniach w mieście: https://miastojestnasze.org/miasta-maja-plec-i-jest-to-zazwyczaj-plec-meska/ https://www.theurbanist.org/2021/04/23/feminist-city/ https://www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/film/feminist-city O dobrych praktykach wyrównywania szans w miastach europejskich przeczytacie w raporcie „Gender Equal Cities”, czyli miasta równościowe ze względu na płeć. Przeczytacie tam też o Poznaniu: https://urbact.eu/sites/default/files/urbact-genderequalcities-edition-pages-web.pdf Wspominamy jak zwykle godne polecenia lektury, m.in. E. Kay Trimberger „Nowa Singielka” oraz Rebecca Traister “All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation”.

Last week, we aired Part 1 of Michael's conversation with author Rebecca Traister about President Biden's first six months in office. Afterwards, Mike and Rebecca ended up in an unplanned, revealing and thoughtful discussion about #MeToo, Harvey Weinstein and sexual harassment in progressive media. Traister has written forcefully on issues of gender, feminism, politics and culture. They discuss how abusers remain in power for so long, why the prison system and locking up cartoon villains will not solve the problem, and the importance of solidarity and unions to confront the entrenched power structure. Rumble Episode 203: Rebecca Traister, Part 1 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-203-rebecca-traister-part-1/id1490354763?i=1000530362951 The "This American Life" episode on Don Hazen: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/640/transcript Five Women Are Accusing A Top Left-Leaning Media Executive Of Sexually Harassing Them https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/coralewis/don-hazen Rebecca Traister: Inside Andrew Cuomo's Toxic Workplace https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/andrew-cuomo-misconduct-allegations.html Rebecca's Books: Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781501181818 All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781476716572 Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781439150290 Music in the episode: "If I Ruled The World" - MILCK https://youtu.be/NhHKRvv4JfU 3 Special offers for Rumble listeners: 1) You can get 25% off of Liquid IV when you go to https://www.liquid-iv.com/ and use the code RUMBLE at checkout. 2) Go to https://www.expressvpn.com/rumble to get three extra months free of internet privacy. 3) Get 15% off your Raycon earbud order at BuyRaycon.com/rumble --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rumble-with-michael-moore/message

In the first part of Michael's conversation with New York Magazine's Rebecca Traister, they discuss the surprising aspects of Biden's first six months in office, the promise of America's political winds blowing to the left and the peril of permanent minority rule in America. Next week, we will air Part Two of Michael's conversation with Rebecca: an unplanned and challenging discussion about #MeToo, Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment in progressive media, and what we can do about it. Recent articles by Rebecca Traister: Biden's Big Left Gamble: The president is overseeing a sea change in the world of economic policy, and so much hangs in the balance. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/biden-big-left-gamble.html They've Been Calling for Bloodshed the Whole Time Some on the right have supported violence for years now; the party has built its power on them. https://www.thecut.com/2021/01/the-capitol-riots-happened-just-like-the-right-threatened.html The Only Strategy Left for Democrats After this week, the mandate is clear: Make people's lives better. And stop trying to placate Republicans. https://www.thecut.com/2021/01/the-only-strategy-left-for-democrats.html Rebecca's Books: Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781501181818 All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781476716572 Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781439150290 Music in the episode: "Back On The Chain Gang" - The Pretenders https://youtu.be/cMOKamtpUA8 Underwriter: Start cancelling your unused subscriptions and save hundreds of dollars a year! https://www.truebill.com/Rumble --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rumble-with-michael-moore/message

Book Appreciation with Anna Clutterbuck-Cook (part 2) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 110 with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. This time we had so much to talk about we split it into two episodes. In this episode we talk about: What is Anna looking for in f/f historical romances? Rich backstories and complex social networks The default assumption that women's lives can only exist in relation to men, and how this affects even f/f fiction What were the shapes of women's lives in history and how could f/f stories fit into those spaces The ways in which many popular m/f and m/m historical fiction tropes don't fit f/f lives and relationships Constructing a “ladder of intimacy” for female characters that feels true to women's lives How do historic definitions of “sex” affect how we imagine f/f sexuality in historical fiction? Why is actual sex so often absent in f/f fan fiction? Embedding sex scenes in the particularity of the characters' lives and experience The conflicting tensions in reader reactions around sex scenes--is it “romance novels without sex” or “non-romance novels with romantic elements”? Embedding queer historic characters in a community of marginalized identities K.J. Charles and Cat Sebastian as authors creating series of connected novels that build queer community over time The misperception that queer “happily ever after” is unhistorical Writing characters as part of an existing queer historical continuum--the example of Charlotte Cushman Looking for stories with feminism and intersectional identities: non-white characters, disabled characters, non-privileged characters * Promoting diversity as readers and identifying our own biases Are women inherently uninteresting? The problem of “himpathy”. Books mentionedAll the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister ”A Sweet Yuletide” by E.E. Ottoman Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Nancy Campbell Allen (m/f) Kiss of the Spindle by Nancy Campbell Allen (m/f) The Soldier's Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian (m/m but has secondary f/f couple) RWA racism and homophobia letters controversy (blog by Ivy Quinn) LHMPodcast on Charlotte Cushman Sins of the Cities series by K.J. Charles (m/m) Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne A transcript of this podcast may be available here. (Transcripts added when available.) Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/ Twitter: @LesbianMotif Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon Links to Heather Online Website: http://alpennia.com Email: Heather Rose Jones Twitter: @heatherosejones Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page) Links to Anna Clutterbuck-Cook Online Website: The Feminist Librarian Twitter: @feministlib Archive of Our Own: elizajane

Book Appreciation with Anna Clutterbuck-Cook (part 2) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 35c with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. This time we had so much to talk about we split it into two episodes. In this episode we talk about: What is Anna looking for in f/f historical romances? Rich backstories and complex social networks The default assumption that women’s lives can only exist in relation to men, and how this affects even f/f fiction What were the shapes of women’s lives in history and how could f/f stories fit into those spaces The ways in which many popular m/f and m/m historical fiction tropes don’t fit f/f lives and relationships Constructing a “ladder of intimacy” for female characters that feels true to women’s lives How do historic definitions of “sex” affect how we imagine f/f sexuality in historical fiction? Why is actual sex so often absent in f/f fan fiction? Embedding sex scenes in the particularity of the characters’ lives and experience The conflicting tensions in reader reactions around sex scenes--is it “romance novels without sex” or “non-romance novels with romantic elements”? Embedding queer historic characters in a community of marginalized identities K.J. Charles and Cat Sebastian as authors creating series of connected novels that build queer community over time The misperception that queer “happily ever after” is unhistorical Writing characters as part of an existing queer historical continuum--the example of Charlotte Cushman Looking for stories with feminism and intersectional identities: non-white characters, disabled characters, non-privileged characters * Promoting diversity as readers and identifying our own biases Are women inherently uninteresting? The problem of “himpathy”. Books mentioned All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister ”A Sweet Yuletide” by E.E. Ottoman Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Nancy Campbell Allen (m/f) Kiss of the Spindle by Nancy Campbell Allen (m/f) The Soldier’s Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian (m/m but has secondary f/f couple) RWA racism and homophobia letters controversy (blog by Ivy Quinn) LHMPodcast on Charlotte Cushman Sins of the Cities series by K.J. Charles (m/m) Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne A transcript of this podcast is pending. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/ Links to Heather Online Website: http://alpennia.com Email: Heather Rose Jones Twitter: @heatherosejones Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page) Links to Anna Clutterbuck-Cook Online Website: The Feminist Librarian Twitter: @feministlib Archive of Our Own: elizajane If you enjoy this podcast and others at The Lesbian Talk Show, please consider supporting the show through Patreon: The Lesbian Talk Show Patreon The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon

Maxwell Anders, Charlie Gold, and Sommer Bailey explore and share on the ups and downs of dating, sex, and relationships in the city.On Episode 7 - Dying alone, Max, Charlie, and Sommer open about their fears of being alone and dying alone. Do they drive us to seek out relationships and compromise our standards? We go over this episode's dating quiz "Will You Die Alone?" We discuss the dating books we are reading "All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation" by Rebecca Traister and "Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own" by Kate Bolick. Our episode guest is Jon, founder, and co-host of the wickedly irreverent and popular Dallas podcast Secretly Timid.Music featured on this episode:L.T.H. (AA's Refix) by Abstract Audio (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Citizen_X0/30395 Ft: Alex Beroza Michael BurnzLiving Nightmare by Snowflake (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/54422 Ft: Blue Wave TheoryUnbury Your Heart ( Remix ) by Dysfunction_AL (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/destinazione_altrove/56417 Ft: Snowflake

"For white feminists, it’s imperative to really focus on and take responsibility for the role that race plays in feminism and equality or rather, inequality." - Cristen Conger   This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Smitten Kitten.   Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin are the Atlanta-based, journalistically trained, research-addicted hosts of the podcast Unladylike and the cofounders of Unladlike Media, where they produce inclusive digital media. As creators and former cohosts of Stuff Mom Never Told You, iTunes' first educational women's podcast, the pair has spent the better part of a decade contextualizing constructs, debunking body myths, sourcing cultural stereotypes, and overusing the word heteronormative in casual conversation.   Cristen and Caroline launched Unladylike Media as a home for their creative work: A book (Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space), which came out in October 2018; a podcast (Unladylike), which launched in January 2018; and all the rest of their feminist-media endeavors like live events and speaking engagements. The through line of all of their work is a dedication to making feminist media that moves — they want to provide audiences with the “why” behind the way things are in addition to a solid dose of ragespiration.     Pick up your copy of Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space by Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin Keep up with all things Unladylike @unladylikemedia and at unladylike.co. Follow Unladylike's illustrator Tyler Feder on Instagram @tylerfeder   Cristen's book recommendations: All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz Dietland by Sarai Walker   Caroline's book recommendations: The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap by Stephanie Coontz Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper   Sign up for the La Voz Silenciada, our own course on Spanish speaking women poets hosted by Maria Ortega Garcia. Use code FBC50 for half off!   About today's sponsor: The Smitten Kitten is a progressive, education-based sex toy store located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and online at SmittenKittenOnline.com. When you visit our store or website, you can expect to find a welcoming, shame-free environment, accurate and inclusive answers to your questions, and high-quality, body-safe products to fit any budget. We are a queer- and locally-owned small business and we strive to espouse social justice in every aspect of our work, from our educational programming and events to the accessibility of our space to our community donations and partnerships. -   Website: feministbookclub.com Instagram: @feministbookclubbox Facebook: Feminist Book Club Twitter: @fmnstbookclub Email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dvRgvD   - Logo and web design by Shatterboxx  Original music by @amiofficialmusic Transcript for this episode: bit.ly/FBCtranscript2   Get $5 off your Feminist Book Club Box with the code PODCAST at feministbookclub.com/subscribe.

#042 — All the Single Ladies   With choice comes revolutionary change. As women have experienced an ‘expansion of options’ in terms of marriage and family, there are a growing number of single ladies. As of 2009, less than 50% of American women were married, and the median age for a first marriage had risen from 22 to 27. Also, women are increasingly opting to have children outside of marriage. What are the implications of this revolution? In Episode 41, Toi Smith spoke about her challenges in developing a support system as the single mother of four boys. Today, I’m exploring the ideas in Rebecca Traister’s book, All the Single Ladies, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs to serve parents and single mothers by addressing their unmet needs. I discuss CoAbode, a platform founded on the idea that ‘two single mothers raising children together can achieve more than one going it alone,’ and the role of single women in history. Listen in and learn how growing choice has caused the seismic shift in what family looks like in our country and the opportunity this provides for entrepreneurs inspired to help build for the future. FULL SHOW NOTES Get the complete show notes with episode quotes, photos, and time stamps at http://www.startuppregnant.com/042.   RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE  CoAbode All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister THE STARTUP PREGNANT PODCAST & HOST Startup Pregnant Startup Pregnant on Facebook Startup Pregnant on Twitter Sponsor the Podcast Email hello@startuppregnant.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/startuppregnant/message

#041 — Designing Your Vision, Mission and Values Few of us would set off on a road trip without a GPS. Yet many online entrepreneurs hang up their shingle without a clear idea of what they stand for or who they want to serve. After a couple of consults with potential clients who weren’t the right fit, Toi Smith designed and published a vision, mission and set of values that clarify her intentions, eliminate the noise, and distinguish the clients she is interested in partnering. Through her service, Smith Virtual Business Partners, Toi seeks to uplift, support and liberate women, helping them stand tall in the belief that they are powerful beyond measure—in business and all other aspects of life. Today, Toi sits down with me to explain her role as an online business manager and how she came to do this work. She walks us through some of her values, from the idea that financial security is non-negotiable to her aim in fortifying women to flourish. I ask Toi about the parallels between birthing a child and a business, and she shares her personal challenges around becoming an entrepreneur as the single mother of four boys. Listen in for Toi’s insight on the differences among single moms, the changing landscape of the American family, and developing actionable strategies for resilience.   FULL SHOW NOTES Get the complete show notes with episode quotes, photos, and time stamps at http://www.startuppregnant.com/041. EPISODE SPONSOR & SPECIAL OFFER Thank you to the sponsor of this episode: Acuity Scheduling. Acuity functions as an online assistant, helping to organize your schedule and collect client information. Take advantage of Acuity’s 45-day free trial for Startup Pregnant listeners at https://acuityscheduling.com/startuppregnant.  All of our sponsor offers are available on our website for you to grab the perks and discounts offered to podcast listeners: http://startuppregnant.com/sponsors. LEARN MORE ABOUT TOI SMITH Toi Smith is a creator, a mother, and a holistic online business manager who helps women and people who identify as women grow their online businesses. In her ten-year corporate career, Toi learned to develop systems and streamline processes, and now she is leveraging those skills to help female small and microbusiness owners do their best work and reap the highest financial rewards possible. Smith Virtual Business Partners RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE  ‘Not All Single Mothers Are Created Equal’ in Solo Parent Magazine Life Coach Kate Anthony All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister CoAbode Headspace   THE STARTUP PREGNANT PODCAST & HOST Startup Pregnant Startup Pregnant Newsletter Email hello@startuppregnant.com Startup Pregnant on Facebook Startup Pregnant on Twitter

Episode Eighteen Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine – Just Read – Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body – Roxane Gay (CW)(EF) An American Marriage – Tayari Jones (EF) release date February 2018 The Gypsy Moth Summer – Julia Fierro (CW) books we Just Couldn’t Read (or DNF’d) The Essex Serpent – Sarah Perry (CW) – Currently Reading/Listening – This I Believe: Life Lessons – edited by Dan Gediman, Mary Jo Gediman and John Gregory (EF) New Haven Noir – edited by Amy Bloom (CW) release date August 3 The Immortalists – Chloe Benjamin (EF) release date January 2018 The Tincture of Time: A Memoir of (Medical) Uncertainty – Elizabeth L. Silver (EF) – Biblio Adventures – June 14 – Annual Meeting of The Community Fund for Women & Girls of the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. Guest Speakers: Linda Sarsour and Rebecca Traister Rebecca is the author of: All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation and Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women Look into donating to your local community foundation! June 14 – Chris went to RJ Julia Bookstore to see Linda Greenlaw author of Shiver Hitch – Upcoming Jaunts – June 29 – Chris and Emily will head to Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore to see Weike Wang author of Chemistry July 7 – Laura Thoma author of Mastering the Art of Self-Expression in conversation with John Valeri at Bookclub Bookstore – Upcoming Reads – Jack be Quick – Benjamin Thomas (CW) Hack-Proof Your Life Now! – Sean M. Bailey and Devin Kropp (EF) Love and Other Consolation Prizes – Jamie Ford (EF) – New York Review Books Raffle Booklist – Agony – Mark Bayer Wish Her Safe at Home – Stephen Benatar The New York Stories of Elizabeth Hardwick – Elizabeth Hardwick In Love – Alfred Hayes Loving – Henry Green Don’t Look Now – Daphne Du Maurier Tolstoy, Rasputin, Others, And Me – The Best of Teffi The Dud Avocado –Elaine Dundy Family Lexicon – Natalia Ginzburg The If Borderlands: Collected Poems – Elise Partridge During the Reign of the Queen of Persia – Joan Chase The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe – D.G. Compton The Vet’s Daughter – Barbara Comyns The Farm in the Green Mountains – Alice Herdan-Zuckmayer The Invention of Morel – Adolfo Bioy Casares A Month in The Country – J.L. Carr – Also Mentioned – The Color Purple – Alice Walker Winged Obsession: The Pursuit of the World’s Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler – Jessica Speart Rachel Porter mystery series – Jessica Speart My Cousin Rachel – Daphne Du Maurier Stoner – John Williams

This episode we tackle (and get distracted repeatedly from) the genre of Non-Fiction Romance, Relationships, and Dating books. We discuss what’s it like reading a book about dating when you’re in a committed relationship, the difficulties of finding books about alternative relationships, and whether or not we’d date people who hate reading. Plus! A rant about the lack of diversity in the publishing industry.  Welcome to all of our new listeners from Bustle! In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jessi Recommended Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg The Secret Loves of Geek Girls edited by Hope Nicholson It's Not You: 27 (Wrong) Reasons You're Single by Sara Eckel Other Books She's Just Not That Into You: The Fab Femme's Guide to Queer Love and Dating by Aryka Randall Love's Refraction: Jealousy and Compersion in Queer Women's Polyamorous Relationships by Jillian Deri If Someone Says "You Complete Me," Run!: Whoopi's Big Book of Relationships by Whoopi Goldberg The Science of Happily Ever After: What Really Matters in the Quest for Enduring Love by Ty Tashiro Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray by Helen Fisher Why Him? Why Her?: Understanding Your Personality Type and Finding the Perfect Match by Helen Fisher (this book has been published under like three different titles) Did Not Finish Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship by Joshua Harris The Geek's Guide to Dating by Eric Smith The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family by Dan Savage Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks Juggling the Rainbow: A zine of personal writing on non-monogamous relationships Other Books Mentioned Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown Genreflecting Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá The Secret by Rhonda Byrne Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own by Kate Bolick All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed Links and Stuff BiblioCommons (Wikipedia) The Center - The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada Reader’s Advisory for Library Staff (Facebook group) Chicken Soup for the Soul (Wikipedia) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Wikipedia) Faringor: the planet in Mass Effect games where a horror movie was filmed The Lusty Argonian Maid: from the Skyrim game Consent Isn’t Enough: The Troubling Sex of Fifty Shades by Emma Green (article in The Atlantic) How Josh Sundquist found his soul mate Tim Minchin - If I Didn't Have You Savage Love The Read podcast Blood type personality theory (Wikipedia) Master of None (Wikipedia) Contest! Win a copy of the new issue of the Two-Fisted Library Stories fiction anthology zine: Spicy Library Stories! Follow us on Twitter and retweet one of our Tweets about this episode! Questions What are your recommendations for Non-fiction romance and relationship books? When you think of “Non-Fiction Relationships” do you consider books about parenting, divorce, or other non-romantic relationship? How do you pronounce the last letter of the alphabet? Check out our Pinterest boards and Tumblr posts for all the Non-Fiction Romance/Relationship/Dating books people in the club read (or tried to read), follow us on Twitter,  and join our Facebook Group! Join us again on Tuesday, March 7th for the first of our semi-regular “things we read that aren’t for the podcast (except now they are)” episodes. Then come back on Tuesday, March 21st, for our first anniversary episode when we’ll talk about Detective Fiction!

It’s finally here! The first ever Reading Women Awards! We are thrilled to announce the winners in two categories: nonfiction and fiction. But first! The runners-up. Nonfiction Runner-up: Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape by Peggy Orenstein Fiction Runner-up: The Mothers by Brit Bennett And the winners are: Nonfiction Winner: All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister Fiction Winner: Shelter by Jung Yun If you would like one of our Reading Women Award seals for your copies of All the Single Ladies and Shelter, email us at hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. See full Show Notes at readingwomenpodcast.com Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Litsy @thereadingwomen Music: "Stickybee" by Josh Woodard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hillary Clinton was sidelined by walking pneumonia this week, lighting up the internet with speculations and rumors about her health. These stories about the first female presidential candidate shine a spotlight on one of the biggest issues in the campaign: the role of gender in politics. Since Clinton was named nominee of the Democratic Party, commentators have been taking a hard look at the way gender impacts the political process. Yet, when it comes to gender, it is rarely a clear-cut or easy discussion. Working to disentangle the role of gender in politics is award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister, the best-selling author of “All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation.” In this episode of Politics & Polls, professors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang interview Traister, a writer-at-large for New York Magazine who has written extensively about gender and politics. Traister’s latest book, “All the Single Ladies,” draws upon historical research and interviews with nearly 100 women to examine the intricate truths of single women’s sexual, economical and emotional lives. In episode 11, Traister dives deep into how gender has influenced the campaign and describes the powerful role of single female voters.

    I've been a Rebecca Traister fan for a long time, ever since I saw the feminist political journalist interview one of my idols, the late Nora Ephron at the 92nd Street Y nearly a decade ago (could that have been a more NYC event?). Needless to say, I was thrilled to interview Traister about her new, very fabulous book All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation.  The book is a gritty piece of reporting that took Traister five years to complete, and I cannot recommend it enough. Pegged on the news that the 2008 presidential elections were largely influenced by unmarried women, the book details the history of unmarried women in the United States, and highlights how, given economic power and social acceptance, women in large numbers tend to chose life without husbands. Huh! Reading this book came at an important time in my own life, as I find I have settled into my single status in a new way. Suddenly, a long-term, committed, monogamous heterosexual relationship just doesn't resonate as the Shangri-La of adulthood that it once did for me — a sentiment that Traister validates with her recount of centuries of the political and social marginalization of single women (despite women's inclination to embrace it), as well as contemporary trends like women initiating the vast majority of divorces (and being grossly less content inside traditional marriages than men), the single-mom-by-choice movement, and the embrace of young women's sexual promiscuity (a la' Girls and Sex and the City). We also discuss: Why the Chicago Tribune, in its review of All the Single Ladies, honed in so sharply on the fact Traister, a married mom of two, was a virgin until age 24. How women have such cooler lives now that we are financially, sexually and socially free from the ties of marriages. Where do men come into this scene? That, despite my greedy, thrilled consumption of every page of this book, I was disappointed that it ignored the topic of sexuality and motherhood — the last frontier in feminism, in my (unwritten) book.

For a very long time marriage was considered a foundation of American life. Adulthood and marriage came hand in hand, and shortly after marriage children were the next logical step. Breaking that mold wasn’t a socially acceptable or financially viable option for women. Today, however, marriage rates show us a very different picture of what is considered the norm. To lend some insight into these changing conventions, Point of Inquiry welcomes Rebecca Traister, an author and award-winning journalist who is the writer-at-large for New York Magazine and a contributing editor at Elle. Her new book is All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation.   In 1960, the majority of American women were married by age 29. Today only 20 percent of American women are married by then. For over a century the median age of first marriages for women in America had remained between 20 and 22, but in recent years it has jumped dramatically to age 27.  Overall, fewer American women are married than ever before and Traister has investigated what’s behind this dramatic change, and what it means for a new generation of single women in America.  

Welcome, friends, to episode 7 of Drunk Booksellers! We’re here with Sam Kaas, Events Coordinator at Village Books in Bellingham, WA.   Epigraph Bitches in Bookshops Our theme music, Bitches in Bookshops, comes to us with permission from Annabelle Quezada.  Introduction   [0:30] In Which We Reminisce About the Good Ol’ Days and Emma Only Has Time to Read Books About Productivity Currently drinking: Left Hand Milk Stout from Longmont, Colorado. Emma’s reading The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente, The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories by Etgar Keret, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande (also mentioned: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson, Naked Money: A Revealing Look at What It Is and Why It Matters by Charles Wheelan)   Sam’s reading Clinch by Martin Holmen (pubs 7 June), Goodnight, Beautiful Women by Anna Noyes, A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth L. Ozeki   Kim’s reading Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson, A Life Apart by Neel Mukherjee (also mentioned: The Lives of Others), Curb Stomp by Ryan Ferrier   New/forthcoming books we’re excited about: Welcome Thieves by Sean Beaudoin Dodgers by Bill Beverly (pubs 5 April) The People in the Castle by Joan Aiken (pubs 26 April) Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw (pubs 19 April) Tuesday Nights in 1980 by Molly Prentiss (pubs 5 April) The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing (also mentioned: The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking) All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister (also mentioned: Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own by Kate Bolick) Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye   Chapter I   [18:04] In Which We Discuss Radioactive Bookworms, Lawnmowers, and What Makes a Good Event     Chuck Robinson wrote a book about opening Village Books & Paper Dreams: It Takes a Village Books: 30 Years of Building Community, 1 Book at a Time Shout out to Watermark Books in Anacortes, WA. Another shout out to Third Place Books (opening a new store this year in Seward Park). If Tom Robbins requests a pocket road map of Venezuela, don’t question it, just get him one. Len Vlahos is a rockstar. Here’s proof:   Shit. Wrong image. I meant this:   See? Rockstar. I mean, he’s also a bestselling author and co-owns a little store in Denver, CO called The Tattered Cover. NBD. In other celebrity news, check out Chuckanut Radio Hour. Our favorite events tip: People shouldn’t be calling to ask if there’s an author event tonight, they should be calling to ask what the event tonight is. (hat tip to the fine folk at Elliott Bay Book Company [Kim pumps her fists in victory, even though she has absolutely nothing to do with events at EBBC]) Originally posted by mtv   So, yeah, you should check out Village Books’ event schedule, ‘cause it’s pretty great. Chapter II   [33:37] In Which Sam Builds Us His Wheelhouse, Discusses e-Reading, and Emma and Kim think dedicated e-readers are necessary for e-reading. You can buy one here.    [sign from @wordbookstores​] Kim can’t count. “A novel trying to answer big difficult questions and not necessarily succeeding but at least giving it a go.” = 19 words, not 16, but Sam still succeeded in the 20 Word Wheelhouse Challenge   Emma will read anything blurbed by Kelly Link. Sam will read things blurbed or compared to George Saunders or Sara Vowell. Also books about musicians. (Emma recs Rob Sheffield. Kim recs Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein) Chapter III   [43:25] In Which We Discuss Book Problems in the Apocalypse, Kim & Emma Learn About Cities in Canada, and Sam & Emma Get In a Fight Sam’s Station Eleven book: Ulysses by James Joyce, assuming Shakespeare has been saved by wandering bands of theater nerds Sam’s Wild book: Lyrics & Poems 1997-2012 by John K. Samson (songwriter, rhythm guitarist, & singer of The Weakerthans) Emma and Kim are embarrassingly uninformed about Canadian geography, so in case anyone was wondering, here’s Winnipeg:   Sam’s Reader Confession (a la Bookrageous, Episode 85): Sam believes he might be the only millennial to not finish the Harry Potter series. Emma has lost all respect for Sam. We move on (kind of).   Sam’s go-to handsells: City of Thieves by David Benioff and The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter Sam’s impossible handsell: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Epilogue   [53:50] In Which Sam Has Never Met a Bookstore He Hasn’t Liked and Discusses His Luddite Cynic Award Sam’s favorite bookstore (aside from Village Books): Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, WA Sam’s favorite literary media: LitHub, BookRiot, The Paris Review’s Art of Fiction interviews, and old-school physical magazines (such as The New Yorker) Despite the fact that Sam has the Luddite Cynic Award hanging on his fridge and is the last bookseller on Earth not on Twitter, you can hang out with Sam and his mom on Facebook. Or email Sam at sam@villagebooks.com. UPDATE: Just before we posted this episode, Sam made himself a Twitter account. Go welcome him. You should probably follow us on Twitter @drunkbookseller if you’re not doing so already. We’re pretty okay. Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes nerdy bookish things for Book Riot. Kim tweets every few months or so at @finaleofseem. Make sure you don’t miss an episode by subscribing to Drunk Booksellers from your podcatcher of choice. Also, if you read this far in the show notes, you should probably go ahead and rate/review us on iTunes too. Share the love, y’all.

Rebecca Traister, author of "All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation," talks with her best friend Sara Culley—the Senior Managing Editor of Women's Health—about their long and winding friendship, and the fallacy that a woman's adult life only begins when she gets married. The Women Promoted on This Episode: Rebecca wants you to check out the great work Myra Jones Taylor is doing with early childhood education in Connecticut. Follow These Women on Twitter: Women's Health: @womenshealthmag Rebecca Traister: @rtraister Caitlin Abber: @everydaycaitlin Episode Credits: Uninterrupted is produced by Caitlin Abber, with audio production by Paul Ruest at Argot Studios. Editorial and public relations support from Lisa Chudnofsky and Lindsey Benoit. Our theme music is “Bullshit” by Jen Miller.

Rebecca Traister is a writer at large for New York Magazine and a contributing editor at Elle. She has written about women in politics, media and entertainment from a feminist perspective for The New Republic and Salon and has also contributed to The Nation, The New York Observer, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vogue, Glamour and Marie Claire. Rebecca's first book, Big Girls Don't Cry, about women and the 2008 election was a New York Times Notable book of 2010. Her newest work is All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation. Rebecca was in the Northwest to speak at Town Hall Seattle, presented by Town Hall, Women's Funding Alliance, and University Book Store, as part of the Civics series.

Inspired by the recently released and best-selling book by Rebecca Traister, All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation, this episode is for all women. Revealing three truths and seven myths, discover how the advancements of single women are opening doors for everyone.   

FINALLY! LeMar and Jacqui are back to explain why they’ve been gone for so long, the voting power of unmarried women, the science of IUDs, and much much more. Download Lady Bits on iTunes! Related Links The Single American Woman – Rebecca Traister for NY Mag All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise […]