A feminist lifestyle podcast on a mission to stay curious, build empathy and raise hell. Hosted by Cristen Conger.
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The Unladylike Lounge Podcast is a Globally Ranked Podcast that has seemingly reached overnight success with over 50 Million downloads and 100+ million streams. Jumping from #194 to #7 on the Global Charts within 14 hours, and making it’s way to #2 within a matter of days, and #1 in under 1 year, it seems there is no stopping this raw, untamed, uncensored and for the most part, unedited podcast from dominating the podcast scene and consistently reaching an international audience spanning 70+ ...
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Unladylike University, hosted by Cortesia Oxford, is a podcast that caters to underrepresented women, offering valuable insights on relationships, business, and diverse topics. With a classy hood flare, this podcast aims to empower women and help them navigate the challenges of life. Cortesia Oxford's expertise in these areas makes her the perfect host for this podcast, and her passion for uplifting women shines through in each episode. Whether you're looking to improve your personal relatio ...
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Best Of: Can REAL feminists eat cheese?
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Why are most women vegan, and should most feminists be vegan, too? Geographer Catherine Oliver maps out gender politics on our plates and the masculinity of meat. Then, vegan beauty influencer Demi Colleen deconstructs white veganism and decolonizes plant-based diets. Follow Unladylike on Instagram and TikTok Join the Unladies' Room Patreon Listen …
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Bondage. Trauma, Bondage.
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Send us a text I am joined by Tamara & Amanda, fan favorites from past episodes to discuss trauma bonds--what they are, how they affect us, narcissistic abuse and so much more. If you or someone you know is struggling with a trauma bond or narcissistic abuse, or abuse of any sort for that matter, you are not alone and there is help out there. Reach…
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**UNLADIES' ROOM teaser** What’s all the fuss about “historic” voter gender gaps? Does polling actually point to a “boys versus girls” US presidential election? Cristen sorts through the stats, fact-checks the media framing with a focus on white women, divorced dads and Theo Von bros. To hear the full, ad-free episode, join the Patreon - and THANK …
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Kamala Harris and the Misogynoir Playbook
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How was Kamala Harris first introduced in the press, and what can it contextualize about her path from prosecutor to politician? Cristen digs into the "socialite" slurs, weaponized relationships and misogynoir that marked her first major media coverage and political showdowns—and how she defined her own narrative anyway. Join the Unladies Room Patr…
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Best Of: Sorority Rush in the South
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**CONSPIRACY, SHE WROTE episodes 1-3 are out now! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss new episodes every Thursday** Pack your rush bags! It's sorority recruitment season in the South. Elizabeth Bronwyn Boyd takes us beyond the spectacle of #BamaRush into the "competitive femininity" and gender ritual of rush. She also reveals w…
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Roxane Gay Stands Her Ground
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Roxane Gay never envisioned herself as gun owner, until increasing threats forced her to reconsider what it means to be a Black feminist in a country where gun violence is rampant. From the historic role of armed resistance in Black liberation to the modern-day realities of misogynoir and the indifference toward Black women’s safety, Roxane confron…
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Best Of: Manifest Your BEST Life
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Are good vibes the secret to success? Cristen revisits psychologist Dr. Gabrielle Oettingen, author of Rethinking Positive Thinking, who rewrites the "law of attraction" with science and one handy acronym. Keep listening: How to Manifest Your BEST Life (original episode) Ask Unladylike: Happiness vs Toxic Positivity Magical Overthinking Have you he…
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I'm Not Gonna Be Petty, But...
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Send us a text We sit down to discuss the complications and complexities of cheating, ethical nonmonogamy, polyamory, etc. Support the Show.Kirjoittanut The Unladylike Lounge, Tamara Zoerb, Courtney Lewis
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Introducing the debut episode of Cristen's brand new podcast Conspiracy, She Wrote. Where intersectional feminism meet conspiracy theories. Grab your red string and follow along for the unhinged women's history and Illuminati paranoia that set the stage for today's conspiracy-pilled political and pop cultures. Cultural historian Lindsay Porter intr…
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Send us a text Tamara Zoerb joins me to discuss a hidden gem in La Crosse, WIsconsin for anybody struggling with mental health and/or substance use, Recovery Avenue. Recovery Avenue Drop In Center 1806 State Street La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 608-785-9615 https://www.facebook.com/RaveRecoveryAvenue The Lighthouse (608) 519-1489 https://www.facebook.…
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Send us a text Grimrose drops by the lounge to take the hotseat and leave it all on the table. Giving so much love to his fellow artists and fans, this humble young man truly is genuine artist. You'll never guess his guilty pleasures, and if you do, I will be even more stunned than I was when he spilled the piping hot tea! https://www.facebook.com/…
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Why Olympic Gender Testing Is Women-Only
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From "peek n pokes" to chromosome testing, the Olympics has a questionable history of body policing female athletes. Tested host Rose Eveleth reveals the past, present and future of gender verification policies in elite sports, who they affect and what it has to do with fairness. Highlights include: Caster Semenya's swagger, Cold War paranoia, inte…
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When do we care about women in conflict zones? Feminist activist Lina AbiRafeh has spent decades doing exactly that and witnessing the disproportionate impact of war and terrorism on women firsthand. She takes us to Nepal, Afghanistan, Palestine and back to unpack the realities of gender-based violence, the necessity of moving beyond despair paraly…
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Best Of: Bad Nose, Good Nose
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Inspired an unlady told her big nose needed "fixing", this 2022 gem asks: What happens when refusing a nose job means defying family tradition? Filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum shares why her mother endlessly agonized over the bump in her nose. Then, medical historian Sharrona Pearl deconstructs the "Jewish nose" myth, big nose stigma and rhinoplasty's…
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Send us a text Joined by Larry The Alien Guy, we discuss our favorite, least favorite, and most intriguing conspiracy theories. Tune in as we dissect a disappearing plane, aliens among us, JFK's assassination Elvis and more! https://web.archive.org/web/20140525100932/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ok1A1fSzxY Support the Show.…
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Why is menstruation still so misunderstood? Ask Kate Clancy, the anthropology professor and period scientist who cared enough to study the relationship between COVID vaccination and temporary cycle changes when nobody else was. Cristen talks to Kate about intersectional feminist period science, what "normal" means and Period: The Real Story of Mens…
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**UNLADIES' ROOM teaser** Cristen's calling it. The presidential election in November ain't gonna be Trump v Biden. dun dun dunnnn! To hear the full, ad-free episode, join the Patreon - and THANK YOU!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesKirjoittanut Unladylike Media
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Best Of: Flush the Pooptriarchy
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Why is number two extra taboo for girls? This listener fave originally aired in 2019, but unlike Joe Biden, it does not get old. Cristen revisits a pair of comedian "poop friends" and an IBS expert to find out how gender gets in our guts, the side effects of poop shame and generally dealing with unruly bowels. Highlights include: the Moth for poop …
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Boob Sweats and Body Odors
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As the old saying goes, horses sweat, men perspire, and women glisten. In which case, call me a horse; I'm dripping. Cristen (and her signature sweat mustache) dives into the gender- and class-coded human superpower that is SWEATING. Science journalist Sarah Everts (The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration) explains why our bodies make…
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Krista Tippett on Getting Quiet Inside, from Say More
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Sharing a preview of the Say More podcast, where, in a special series, Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung is opening up the conversation about stress and burnout to help listeners feel less alone and inspired to get help. In this episode, Krista Tippett, says the uncertainty of the times we’re living in requires a larger spiritual quest for meani…
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Samhita Mukhopadhyay is done sacrificing herself to ambition. Editorial director of The Meteor and former Teen Vogue executive editor, Samhita details how corporate feminism failed us, what got lost in the fall of the girlboss and why we have to think beyond the fact that work suuuuucks. Her new book is The Myth of Making It: A Workplace Reckoning.…
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Women initiate 70 PERCENT of divorces in husband-wife marriages. But why? Are no-fault divorce laws to thank/blame? Cristen digs through the legal history divorcing women, surprising stats and an old LIFE magazine to help explain the paradoxical and persistent relationship between women and divorce. Highlights include: faking affairs, mythbusting "…
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Deary Diary, pt. 2: Tea and History
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Are diaries the ultimate form of authenticity? How do our stories shift when we're journaling for no one to see? On Theme co-hosts Yves Jeffcoat and Katie Mitchell read into Black women's diaries for the personal reflections, everyday details and emotional nuance that goes unseen elsewhere. Highlights include: social media vs. journal authenticity,…
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Dear Diary, pt 1: Secrets Women Keep
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What do 400 years-worth of women's published diaries tell us about the kinds of secrets and feelings we keep to ourselves? From a 16th-century spiritualist to the diaries of Anne Frank and Ma Yan, writer Sarah Gristwood reveals the everyday histories they document, the age-old frustrations they share and why she's a proponent of hanging onto your o…
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How did Bumble get its (celibacy-themed) rebrand so wrong? What does it tell us about general dating app burnout? Cristen revises the brand's millennial girlboss origin story, its promise of female empowerment and Whitney Wolfe Herd's path to self-made billionaire. Highlights include: AI dating coaches, a sketchy Russian billionaire, corporate apol…
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Hostess with the Mostest
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Imagine having to host the Pope and the Chinese President. On the same day. Plus, a whole press corps and socialite circle is watching and waiting to blame you for anything that goes wrong. That’s what Deesha Dyer walked into when she was promoted to White House Social Secretary for the Obama administration in 2015. But even more than her high-stak…
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Bisexual Imposter Syndrome (ENCORE)
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NeW ePiSoDeS returning next week, unladies! In the meantime . . . What happens when women in long-term relationships with straight men realize they're bi, and why are they less likely to come out? Writer and Culture Club host Maggie Zhou shares her own reckoning with the "Bittersweet Privilege of Straight-Passing in Queer Communities," queer impost…
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"You Don't Look Autistic" (ENCORE)
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What happens when adult women discover they're autistic? Cristen busts the gender stereotypes and neurotypical myths of Autism Spectrum Disorder with help from unladies who've been there. The Loudest Girl in the World host and producer, Lauren Ober, details the (expensive!) jungle gym she had to cross for a middle-age diagnosis. Meanwhile, listener…
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