Making art in spite of *waves hand* all this is revolutionary. This week we talk to Little Spiral and learn how her music is activism that inspires and entertains.Free Little Spiral Music - http://www.go.littlespiral.com/Little Spiral Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/littlespiralmusic

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Feminist Utopia E 85 - Activism through music with Little Spiral

Lots of handwringing. Not enough happy. Yes there were some losses but many of the lost races were easily visible. 1) Running Clinton-era moderates isn't a winning strategy2) Other races saw some great winsSources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/03/michelle-wu-boston-mayoral-first/?utm_campaign=wp_lily_lines&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_lily&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F352f325%2F6183c2249d2fda9d41350977%2F5b9158dfade4e20f4f71fe35%2F38%2F56%2F6183c2249d2fda9d41350977 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/02/nypd-unpaid-leave-vaccine-mandate/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jenna-ryan-sentenced-capitol-attack-trump_n_6182bb4fe4b0c8666bd6f913?wmi&fbclid=IwAR2z2frVtm60Wmg-tKhlezKaGugFKz3i3AwlRGOrdGfEz8CpBCPEDyRPrkM

Feminist Utopia E84: The Elections weren't THAT bad

We are DONE! People on the right often complain about how lefty main stream media is....we disagree. It seems to us that there is an effort to turn away from the existential crisis that our democracy is facing. Join us in our group therapy session as we break it down. PS They were wrong about Hitler too!Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversies_involving_The_New_York_Times#Jayson_Blair https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/us/dallas-police-defund.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/business/ppp-loans-covid-racial-bias.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/08/us/politics/kyrsten-sinema-joe-biden.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/11/21/98786796.html?pageNumber=18https://www.vox.com/2015/2/11/8016017/ny-times-hitlerhttps://www.nytimes.com/1923/12/02/archives/beer-hall-scene-gave-comic-opera-touch-to-hitler-coup-stay-here-and.html?searchResultPosition=1https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58955577https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastman_Memorandumhttps://www.propublica.org/https://www.damemagazine.com/news-issues/

Feminist Utopia E83: Bye Bye New York Times

The new documentary LuLa Rich on Amazon talks about the rise and fall of LuLaRoe which is a multi-level marketing scheme focused on fashion...more specifically 'buttery soft leggings'. The stunning levels of misogyny were only surpassed by the blatant capitalist worship all wrapped up in leggings and Christian imagery. RESEARCH:https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinecomaford/2021/06/26/what-people-really-think-about-females-in-leadership-infographics/?sh=6eae118d6606https://resumelab.com/career-advice/female-bosshttps://fundacionprolongar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/State-of-the-Global-Workplace_Gallup-Report.pdfhttps://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/05/06/opinion/nevo-girlboss-feminism-is-harmful-mocking-it-may-be-too/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/lularoe-millennial-women-entrepreneurship-lawsuitshttps://everywhereist.com/2021/09/lularoe-has-taken-over-my-local-thrift-store/https://www.ravishly.com/lularoe-founder-profits-sending-consultants-mexico-weight-loss-surgeryhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/21/how-mlms-are-hurting-female-friendships/https://www.vox.com/22648447/lularich-lularoe-amazon-streaming?fbclid=IwAR37PPXG8DUJp-28-urXZDiwRq5BCuELQWgUE5yfsMNvmoRhF3PMaK6b9p8 https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/employee-resignations-declined-job-offers-linked-to-vaccination-mandate-unc-health-says.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/09/lularich-parents-parttime-work-american-economy/620211/?utm_source=pocket-newtab 

Feminist Utopia E 82: LuLaRich & MLM Misogyny

Texas is a great example of all sorts of things right now. Few of them are good things. From the freezing failure of the power grid to the slate of crazy laws that were created, Texas is quickly becoming a 'what not to do'RESEARCH:https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/4-problems-with-texas-that-are-hard-to-make-excuses-for-8362241 https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/03/opinions/texas-power-outage-partisanship-begala/index.html https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/13/coronavirus-texas-el-paso/ https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/14/texas-foster-care-children/ https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/31/new-texas-laws-september-2021/https://abortionpillinfo.org/https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.226728/gov.uscourts.dcd.226728.273.0_3.pdfhttps://www.nytimes.com/article/abortion-law-texas.html

Feminist Utopia E 81: Jesus Texas

It's always stressful to feel like you're not doing enough. And if you're someone who believes in social justice (and if you're listening to this podcast I bet you do) it can feel overwhelming just trying to do the right thing. So this week I want to discuss the "good enough" activist. RESEARCH:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/john-pierce-missing-lawyer/https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-july-2021https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_Stateshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/30/texas-abortion-law-sb8-supreme-courthttps://actforwomen.org/the-womens-health-protection-act/

Feminist Utopia Episode 80: Being a "Good Enough Activist"

Keep in mind this episode was recorded right after the Taliban entered Kabul. It is not an episode designed to make you feel warm and fuzzy about American interventions or about how women are treated in the United States or Afghanistan. We are aware its easier to be a woman in the Untied States but the idea that the United States was going to fix all the things is absurd. Because...at the end of the day...there's no such thing as Imperialist Feminism RESEARCH: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/aug/13/nowhere-to-go-divorced-afghan-women-in-peril-as-the-taliban-close-in https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-women-bankers-forced-roles-taliban-takes-control-2021-08-13/ https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-return-of-the-talibanhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11217772https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-lindell-cyber-symposium-voter-fraud-election-expert-south-dakota-2021-8 https://laurajedeed.medium.com/afghanistan-meant-nothing-9e3f099b00e5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Afghan_War

Feminist Utopia E 79: Women and Afghanistan

Why are teachers so maligned when it comes to the pandemic? We talk about that and how anti-mask sentiment combined with the 'women should sacrifice' has led to a lot of bad decisions in getting kids back in schools. This episode heavily references another episode we did early onhttp://feministutopia.net/2019/08/16/why-do-we-hate-teachers/ RESEARCH:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/08/16/think-teachers-arent-paid-enough-its-worse-than-you-think/ https://time.com/longform/teaching-in-america/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/24/1-in-4-teachers-are-considering-quitting-after-this-past-year.htmlhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/h-scott-apley-chair-of-galveston-county-texas-gop-mocked-covid-days-before-he-died-of-virushttps://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/covid/SY-20-21-Public-Health-Guidance.pdf https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/05/health/covid-19-vaccinations-for-teens-state-rankings-analysis/index.html 

Feminist Utopia E 78: Covid and Schools

Research: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/27/olympic-gymnastics-live-updates-womens-final/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/06/19/olympics-mental-health-simone-manuel/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/27/hobby-lobbys-gilgamesh-tablet-has-been-forfeited-to-the-us-.htmlhttps://jstreet.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ben-jerrys-israel-debatehttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/olympics-fencers-safesport-abusehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56858863https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/why-tv-audiences-are-tuning-out-tokyo-olympic-games-2021-07-30 https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/30/us-relay-disqualification-track-official-mistake/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0BXocmzGfNV1wNMRm2xJHhWY9oGQF1xR0du76cZk6b68TNRcVnsLDOHiI 

Feminist Utopia E 77: The Olympics & Ice Cream Pt 2

Do you have fond memories of watching the Olympics? We do as well. The research for this episode started when trying to find uplifting stories about women and then all these things about how sexist/racist/awful the Olympics are. This is part 1 where we discuss how corrupt and awful for athletes the Olympics have become.   RESEARCH https://www.npr.org/2021/07/23/1019567905/an-energy-company-behind-a-major-bribery-scandal-in-ohio-will-pay-a-230-million- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/17/sports/olympics/tokyo-olympics.html https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/feb/12/tokyo-olympics-chief-resigns-over-sexist-comments https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07/23/olympic-swimmer-ona-carbonell-nursing-baby/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0U9WXb5MM27ED6aD9u3DNFxU8kuE1lhaCQ7l6P-mZlb9V78SprKoAo-Ms https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/17/football/germany-olympics-football-honduras-racism-spt-intl/index.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Gameshttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/politicspast/page/0,9067,892902,00.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/06/30/nursing-moms-babies-tokyo-olympics/?itid=lb_more-about-the-tokyo-olympics_7 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9809595/Norways-beach-handball-team-REFUSES-wear-bikini-bottoms.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/20/paralympian-olivia-breen-shorts-controversy/ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/tokyo-olympics-bribery-scandal/ https://olympics.com/athlete365/voice/ioc-extends-opportunities-for-athlete-expression-during-the-olympic-games-tokyo-2020/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/becca-meyers-paralympics-deaf-blind-swimmer-out-assistant-denied/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/world/asia/japan-tokyo-olympics-volunteers-covid.html https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2021-06-03/10000-volunteers-drop-out-tokyo-olympics   https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/07/22/are-the-olympic-games-a-bad-deal-for-host-cities?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2021-07-22&utm_content=article-link-3&etear=nl_today_3 https://www.npr.org/2021/07/21/1018768633/a-womens-beach-handball-team-is-fined-for-not-wanting-to-wear-bikini-bottoms

feminist utopia E 76: The Olympics Are a Problem Pt. 1

This week we're taking a break from the usual topics and instead focusing on what we're doing when we need a break from <insert vague hand wave here> all of THIS RESEARCH:https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/07/13/cornel-west-harvard-tenure-resignation/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37903770-norse-mythology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnarok_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_(French_TV_series)https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/06/18/lupin-international-tv/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2275990/ https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4536005/1/Oh-God-Not-Again?fbclid=IwAR1gzHZN8M7dQLQDEhDLqg7vgyultUVdNaZBqsCH2wIcBj2wuyEqnTL5uvI https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/07/12/kraken-sanctions-hearing-lin-wood-blames-sidney-powell-in-attempt-to-evade-punishment-as-judge-expresses-skepticism/ https://www.yahoo.com/now/allyson-felix-cover-childcare-costs-225200895.html https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50998056-the-ministry-for-the-future https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/13/democrats-midterm-election-message-workers-wages-weed/ https://www.thelily.com/colorado-will-provide-free-birth-control-to-undocumented-people-its-a-rare-way-to-expand-access/?tid=recommended_by_lily https://smile.amazon.com/American-Marriage-Oprahs-Book-Club/ https://smile.amazon.com/The-Vanishing-Half-A-Novel/dp/ https://smile.amazon.com/Deception-Selena-Montgomery-audiobook/   https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/fbi-nassar-investigation-failures/2021/07/14/ebc37274-e4c4-11eb-8aa5-5662858b696e_story.html

This week we're taking a break from the usual topics and instead focusing on what we're doing when we need a break from all of THIS RESEARCH:https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/07/13/cornel-west-harvard-tenure-resignation/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37903770-norse-mythology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnarok_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_(French_TV_series)https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/06/18/lupin-international-tv/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2275990/ https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4536005/1/Oh-God-Not-Again?fbclid=IwAR1gzHZN8M7dQLQDEhDLqg7vgyultUVdNaZBqsCH2wIcBj2wuyEqnTL5uvI https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/07/12/kraken-sanctions-hearing-lin-wood-blames-sidney-powell-in-attempt-to-evade-punishment-as-judge-expresses-skepticism/ https://www.yahoo.com/now/allyson-felix-cover-childcare-costs-225200895.html https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50998056-the-ministry-for-the-future https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/13/democrats-midterm-election-message-workers-wages-weed/ https://www.thelily.com/colorado-will-provide-free-birth-control-to-undocumented-people-its-a-rare-way-to-expand-access/?tid=recommended_by_lily https://smile.amazon.com/American-Marriage-Oprahs-Book-Club/ https://smile.amazon.com/The-Vanishing-Half-A-Novel/dp/ https://smile.amazon.com/Deception-Selena-Montgomery-audiobook/   https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/fbi-nassar-investigation-failures/2021/07/14/ebc37274-e4c4-11eb-8aa5-5662858b696e_story.html

Feminist Utopia E 75: The Fun Episode

Two things happened on the same day which illustrates so very well the systemic issues the United States legal system has when it comes to women. 1) Bill Cosby was released from prison because he incriminated himself during depositions for a civil suit where he was promised immunity. Why did it take him admitting what happened to even get a conviction? Why wasn't the testimony of the victim along with corroborating evidence enough? 2) Britney Spears remains under the controlling thumb of a cabal of people who force her to work, use birth control, control what she eats...all because she shaved her head 13 years ago. Meanwhile plenty of male performers have done more egregious things and no one ever considered a decade long conservatorship.   Research https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/nyregion/trump-organization-cfo-allen-weisselberg.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/business/media/nikole-hannah-jones-unc-tenure.html https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1408994536899158016https://www.bustle.com/articles/180638-britney-spears-is-absolutely-a-feminist-issue https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/30/shannon-keeler-ian-cleary-rape-gettysburg/ https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-conservatorship.htm https://apnews.com/article/education-0dd9b05c9bd3659acb78d79f91a4fef1 https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a36824537/britney-spears-protect-womens-rights/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/arts/television/bill-cosby-release-conviction.html  

Feminist Utopia E 74: The Legal System Is Bad For Women

Voter ID is the new poll tax. The idea was to discuss the parallels between Jim Crow voting rules and current proposed legislation. But while doing the research it became clear that the facts are almost incidental. White Americans often FEEL that there isn't racism so the facts won't matter. It's pretty clear Joe Manchin FEELS that these rules don't keep Americans from voting.  We need to work on feelings...and we're not going to change the people who aren't anywhere near the middle. So let's talk about that middle?   We need soaring moral language equating today with Jim Crow. Voter ID is the new poll tax. Or other pithy sayings we can create. RESEARCH:https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/what-giving-pulitzer-prize-filming-george-floyd-s-murder-darnella-ncna1270778 https://newrepublic.com/article/162671/joe-manchin-big-lie-voting-rights https://hbr.org/2021/05/how-much-energy-does-bitcoin-actually-consume https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/op_ed_commentaries/joe-manchin-why-im-voting-against-the-for-the-people-act/article_c7eb2551-a500-5f77-aa37-2e42d0af870f.html https://thewhoweareproject.org/ https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-may-2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_suppression_in_the_United_States#Jim_Crow_laws

Feminist Utopia E 73: Jim Crow, Voting Rights...Let's Reframe The Discussion

Why is the filibuster evil? (is it evil?) The way a simple procedure has been used to squash rights and enshrine minority rule in the United States is disgusting. Benita and Debby talk about how the filibuster came to be and how its been used to make sure that white supremacy and misogyny remain All-American. It needs to be modified or done away with to save our democracy.   RESEARCH:https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/what-is-the-senate-filibuster-and-what-would-it-take-to-eliminate-it/ https://www.vox.com/22238630/filibuster-reform-senate-manchin-ideas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_in_the_United_States_Senate https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/26/democrats-have-vigorously-used-filibuster-its-pathetic-they-now-wont-pledge-protect-it/ https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-filibusters-gun-politics-government-and-politics-93c53b3aa8d2b91d3c2d5884f3cdf139 https://www.npr.org/2021/03/30/982411563/in-push-to-end-filibuster-democrats-point-to-its-civil-rights-era-history

Feminist Utopia E: 72 - The (Evil) Filibuster

So now that we know QAnon is Star-Spangled All-American....what do we do? We discuss the people on the fringes of the fringe who believe parts of the conspiracy...or at least promote it. TLD,tL:  We need to stop giving them platforms to spread the lies.   RESEARCH:https://newrepublic.com/article/162315/media-still-doesnt-know-cover-big-liehttps://religionunplugged.com/news/2021/5/25/after-pushback-harpercollins-will-not-produce-god-bless-the-usa-biblenbsp?emci=9f267e9a-f2be-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&emdi=ea0c5df6-fdbe-eb11-a7ad-501ac57b8fa7&ceid=534092 https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-pac-political-donations-money-lawmakers-election-trump-biden-republican-2021-4 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/18/opinion/covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage&fbclid=IwAR0McQs9kHDGqiMb6rhy6Ye3cQioF_J-sGEkR_sfHGU1oIicD5gt57extoU https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/unc-withholds-tenure-1619-project-journalist-after-conservative-backlash-n1267979 https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/may/24/john-oliver-fake-sponsored-content-local-news https://www.axios.com/exxon-investor-rebuke-on-climate-change-01f75030-85d7-42e4-a9d7-33f6a6b646e8.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/erinspencer1/2021/05/26/kristen-clarke-is-the-first-black-woman-to-head-doj-civil-rights/?sh=1fb2d24e1955&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=forbeswomen&cdlcid=5d1521231802c8c5242439dd

Feminist Utopia E 71: QAnon Adjacents & Why They Need To Go

Feminism addresses much more than just rights for women, it promotes dignity, respect and unity for all living beings, regardless of gender, race, class, culture, sexual orientation, religion or any of the many other classifications our society often uses

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