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Breaking Glass
Hosted by Evoke Media · EN
Let’s talk about womanhood the world over. Despite making up over half of the global population, women control less wealth, own less land, hold fewer public offices, and shoulder more domestic burdens. But in every corner of every country there are individuals with enough gumption to break the system and bend the rules. That's why Sabrina Merage Naim and Kassia Binkowski are hosting intimate conversations with individuals who are changing the narrative for women everywhere.
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A Fine Mess presents... The Rise of Satire with Samantha Bee
Aug 28, 202400:43:13Tap to summarizeHi friends! It's Sabrina, and I'm here to share a special episode of my new podcast A Fine Mess, recently named a “must listen” by The Guardian and Apple Podcasts. In this episode, I interview legendary Daily Show correspondent and Full Frontal host, Samantha Bee.We’re faced with a 24-hour news cycle, and bad news seems unending. So, many of us turn to satirical news and memes to strike a balance and find some joy. But is there a dark side to the light side? I sit down with Samantha discuss the appeal and implications of satirical news, and how we can become more responsible consumers. Find more episodes of A Fine Mess at https://link.chtbl.com/tgng-Yvh?sid=breakingglassBreaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:Sign up for our Tits & Tats newsletter rounding up whit and resources on gender equityFollow along on Instagram at ...
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Introducing A Fine Mess
Aug 12, 202400:02:42Tap to summarizeHi Breaking Glass friends! It's Sabrina. I want to tell you about my new show A Fine Mess. If you like Breaking Glass, you'll love A Fine Mess, where we're broadening the mission of digging deeper into important and timely topics in order to challenge our own pre-conceived notions. After you hear A Fine Mess' trailer, be sure to click this link to subscribe and listen to the podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/tgng-Yvh?sid=BreakingGlassProduced by Evoke Media (the team behind the Sundance Film Festival award-winning Sugarcane and co-creators of the #1 chart-topping investigative podcast Blind Plea), A Fine Mess aims to help listeners tackle difficult conversations and foster tolerance and inclusivity. Each week, Sabrina interviews expert guests like late-night comedy host Samantha Bee about the rise of satirical news, esteemed Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer Matt Abrahams on how to approach divisive political discourse, and former executive editor of Teen Vogue Samhita Mukhopadhyay on the impact of hustle culture.Breaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:Sign up for our Tits & Tats newsletter rounding up whit and resources on gender equityFollow along on Instagram at ...
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'Tis the Season for Contentious Conversations
Dec 20, 202200:26:18Tap to summarizeNothing like a holiday to turn up the heat on hard conversations. In this Season 2 Finale, Kassia and Sabrina reflect on conversations they've had with family and friends who don't necessarily agree with their points of view, including:Sabrina's history of heated arguments with her uncle and how they finally managed to have a calm conversation about abortionKassia's tendency to come in a little too hot with family members who disagree on humans rights issues like vaccinationThe tragic moment in 2021 when gun violence hit too close to home and how Kassia is trying to find the human side of every storyLike what you hear and want more? Sign up for our newsletter full of episode updates and resources on issues impacting women around the world.Breaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:Sign up for our Tits & Tats newsletter rounding up whit and resources on gender equityFollow along on Instagram at ...
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Hair, Racism, and Representation
Nov 15, 202200:45:18Tap to summarizeWe’ve never met a woman without a complex relationship to her own hair. Shorter, longer, curlier, straighter, lighter, darker, up, down. For many women—especially Black women—hair can be a complicated thing. Founder of Parting the Roots, Simone Wright is working to educate people and organizations on the history, politics, and significance of Black hair and the Black Canadian identity. She joins Sabrina to talk about:• The historical importance of Black hair in pre-colonial Africa, how the slave trade suppressed this connection, and the ways non-Black communities still attempt to control Black hair today. • The role outside forces and intersectionality play in a woman’s relationship with her hair• Her journey to embrace natural hair and the response she’s received personally and professionallyLike what you hear and want more? Sign up for our newsletter full of episode updates and resources on issues impacting women around the world. Breaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:Sign up for our Tits & Tats newsletter rounding up whit and resources on gender equityFollow along on Instagram at ...
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Why Girls Run the World but Men Run for Office
Nov 1, 202200:51:35Tap to summarize130 years. That's how long it will take to achieve gender equity at the highest levels of global politics. Around the world, women are still less likely to be encouraged to run for public office at every level - this starts with what we tell young girls about what is possible and ultimately influences women's lack of confidence to step into the race. Erin Loos Cutraro founded She Should Run to give women from all walks of life the tools they need to run for public office. In this re-release from season one, Erin joins Kassia and Sabrina to talk about:• The double standards that women endure when running for public office• Why representation matters and what changes when women hold elected positions• How she manages to remain hopeful about the future of our democracyLike what you hear and want more? Sign up for our newsletter full of episode updates and resources on issues impacting women around the world. Breaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:Sign up for our Tits & Tats newsletter rounding up whit and resources on gender equityFollow along on Instagram at ...
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Regretting Motherhood and Choosing Not to Have Children
Oct 18, 202200:30:56Tap to summarizeContrary to what society would like us to believe, not every woman wants to be a mother. Some women regret the choice altogether.Orna Donath was only 16 years old when knew with certainty that she never wanted to be a mother. In the decades that followed she never waivered in that decision. Today, Orna is a sociologist and author in Tel Aviv, Israel. In this rerelease of one of our most beloved season one episodes, she joins Kassia and Sabrina to talk about:• Her personal experience of the stigma society places on women who choose not to mother• Her thought-provoking research on women who deeply regret their decision to have children• How we can begin to untangle womanhood from motherhoodLike what you hear and want more? Sign up for our newsletter full of episode updates and resources on issues impacting women around the world. Breaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:Sign up for our Tits & Tats newsletter rounding up whit and resources on gender equityFollow along on Instagram at ...
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Rituals, community-care, and women's mental health
Oct 4, 202200:41:03Tap to summarizeEvery year, one in five women in the United States struggles with mental health. Income disparities, caregiving responsibilities, higher rates of poverty and violence are just a few of the risk factors that leave women especially susceptible to chronic stress.Dr. Beth Ricanati is no stranger to burnout. She was the mother of three children and a physician working full time when she realized she needed to prioritize self-care. At the recommendation of a friend, she turned to baking bread as a way to build ritual and community into her weekly routine. Dr. Ricanati joins Sabrina to discuss:The mental health crisis in America and why women are more likely to experience chronic stress than menWhy creating meaningful rituals with our hands can benefit mental healthThe need to shift away from self-care toward community care to address the underlying causes of women’s mental health issuesLike what you hear and want more? Sign up for our newsletter full of episode updates and resources on issues impacting women around the world. Breaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:Sign up for our Tits & Tats newsletter rounding up whit and resources on gender equityFollow along on Instagram at ...
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Sex toys, The Talk, and masturbation
Sep 20, 202200:23:05Tap to summarizeIn honor of Sexual Health Month and our recent conversation with Zoe Mendelson, Sabrina and Kassia are opening up - like really, intimately opening up - about sexual health. We're walking through Zoe’s book, Pussypedia, discussing some of its more shocking takeaways, and our relationships with our mothers who were often our own source of education when we were young girls. In this no-holds-barred conversation, we end up talking about:• Not soaping your slit and other things we all wish we knew about sexual health• Masturbation and how much pleasure we each might want• Sex toys, what to call them, and who's never gone shopping for oneMore personal than ever before, Sabrina and Kassia bear all including a quite shocking admission. Like what you hear and want more? Sign up for our newsletter full of episode updates and resources on issues impacting women around the world. Breaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:Sign up for our Tits & Tats newsletter rounding up whit and resources on gender equityFollow along on Instagram at ...
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Pussies, patriarchy, and access to sex education
Sep 6, 202200:40:54Tap to summarizeWhen Zoe Mendelson first googled squirting, she had no idea the rabbit hole of sexual education she was about to go down. The internet was riddled with inconsistent information and even experts disagreed on some of the simpler questions she was curious about.An information designer by training, Zoe became passionate about curating a comprehensive platform for accessible and inclusive sex education. She has since dedicated the better part of a decade to learning about, writing about, and talking about pussies. She joins Sabrina Merage Naim to talk about:Why we need to take back a more gender and organ inclusive use of the word pussyThe role of the patriarchy in disinformation around people's pussiesBuilding Pussypedia - a free, bilingual encyclopedia of the pussy that aims to address the lack of quality, accessible information about our bodies on the internet.We also discuss the launch of her new book, Pussypedia. Like what you hear and want more? Sign up for our newsletter full of episode updates and resources on issues impacting women around the world. Breaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:Sign up for our Tits & Tats newsletter rounding up whit and resources on gender equityFollow along on Instagram at ...
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Data storytelling, crowdmapping, and gender-based violence
Aug 23, 202200:48:01Tap to summarizeAround the world, 1 in 3 women experiences physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. In India, where a woman is raped every fifteen minutes, the outlook is especially dire.ElsaMarie D'Silva walked away from a twenty-year career in aviation to launch SafeCity - the world's foremost crowdmapping platform for gender-based violence. An entrepreneur, activist, and survivor, she joins Kassia to talk about:The various forms of gender-based violence—including physical, sexual, and psychological— and the prevalence of it in IndiaWhat happens when survivors have safe spaces to share their storiesHow stories and data can empower women and their communities to take action.Like what you hear and want more? Sign up for our biweekly newsletter full of episode updates and resources on issues impacting women around the world.Breaking Glass is a production of Evoke Media, a nonprofit organization that exists in order to elevate the people and stories working to make the world a more unified and equitable place. To join a global conversation about gender equality:Sign up for our Tits & Tats newsletter rounding up whit and resources on gender equityFollow along on Instagram at ...
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