Stuff Mom Never Told You
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Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.
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Dec 12, 2025 • 46min
Feminist Movie Friday: The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The third film in The Mummy takes the franchise to China. We discuss the highs, lows and possibilities of the 2008 film. Let Samantha have this!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 11, 2025 • 17min
Happy Hour #198: Speak Fanilect to Me
What is fanilect? The often funny shared language between fans is being studied by linguists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 10, 2025 • 59min
SMNTY Classics: How We Beat Polio But Not the Mythmaking Around Jonas Salk (Part 1)
In this episode of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, Margaret Killjoy and Anney talk about vaccines and complicated historical characters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 9, 2025 • 10min
Feminists Around the World: Zanele Muholi
Today we're focusing on Zanele Muholi, visual activist and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 8, 2025 • 27min
Monday Mini: The Convo About No Contact
Recently, there has been a lot of back and forth about going no contact in typically family relationships. Anney and Samantha break down what's going on, some generational divides and some possible driving factors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 6, 2025 • 42min
Spoiled Saturdays: Slash/Back
Nyla Innuksuk's 2022 film Slash/Back follows a group of Indigenous girls figuring out friendships, family and...how to fend off an alien invasion. Anney and Samantha delve into themes of culture, colonization, friendship and family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 5, 2025 • 1h 2min
SMNTY Classics: An Interview with Jo Piazza
Author, podcaster and friend of the show Jo Piazza offers a future cheese plate while discussing her upcoming book The Sicilian Inheritance and her podcast Under the Influence. We chat about family history, murder, motherhood, and the influence of the internet, good and bad in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 4, 2025 • 14min
Happy Hour #197: Gender Affirming Events
As we approach the end of a rough 2025, we spotlight some good news with gender affirming events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 3, 2025 • 27min
Book Club: Finding My Dance
Ria Thundercloud's 2022 children's book Finding My Dance follows her journey in dance, from Indigenous to classical, and motherhood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 2, 2025 • 12min
Feminists Around the World: Siku Allooloo
Today we're talking about Indigenous activist and artist Siku Allooloo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
