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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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SMNTY Classics: The Gay Best Friend
Yesterday00:39:21Tap to summarizePop culture tells us gay men and straight women make the best of friends, but why? In this classic episode, Cristen and Caroline dissect the sociology, culture and evolutionary psychology of these relationships to figure out whether these presumed besties are a product of nature or nurture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Introducing: Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb
2d ago00:01:04Tap to summarizeHello, Stuff Mom Never Told You Listeners! We want to share a new show you might enjoy, it’s “Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb”!!! About the Show: Joy is essential. And it's also elusive. You can't order it, borrow it, or simply hope it into life. But now, there's a new and exciting way to start your journey toward a more joyful existence: The Joy 101 Podcast with Hoda! Best known for her Emmy-winning work and co-anchoring Today, Hoda Kotb infuses her authenticity, curiosity, and warmth into conversations with the world’s most fascinating people. Entertainment legends, sport icons, wellness experts, and everyday folks will share how they find, allow, and experience joy. Hoda will offer her own tips and takes on seeking a more balanced, harmonious life. If you're craving inspiration, support, and useful tools to maximize your joy, tune in to these candid, uplifting, and moving on-air chats. Joy after a breakup, joy as an empty-nester, joy after loss, joy as a caretaker — Hoda's new podcast will speak to you. Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb, an iHeartPodcast. Listen here and subscribe to Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb on the iHeartRadio App or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →SMNTY Classics: Bury Your Gays
3d ago00:46:39Tap to summarizeFor LGBTQ characters on TV, it can be especially deadly, and fans are fed up. Cristen and Caroline unpack the Bury Your Gays trope, how it affects offscreen culture and whether the Lexa Pledge will make a difference in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Queer History of the Ren Faire
3d ago00:41:06Tap to summarizeAnney and Samantha travel back in time to the counterculture origins of the Renaissance Faire, and how it relates to the queer community. They roll for perception on how it connects to queer Dungeons and Dragons community too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Happy Hour #224: Pride, 2026 Edition
4d ago00:25:19Tap to summarizeThings are strange this 2026 Pride, but also joyous and defiant. Anney rounds up the some of good and bad, and reflects on how coming out has changed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Organizations to Know: Part 2
6d ago00:40:27Tap to summarizeIn our ongoing series spotlighting organizations fighting for our rights across the US, we focus on the amazing work (and fun events) of LGBTQ+ organizations in the Midwest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Activists Around the World: Bhumika Shrestha
1w ago00:10:42Tap to summarizeToday we highlight the works of Nepalese trans activist Bhumika Shrestha.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →SMNTY Classics: Media That Made You Question
1w ago00:42:46Tap to summarizeJessica Rabbit. Scully and Mulder. We change things up and discuss the media and characters that made us (and the Internet) question our sexuality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →SMNTY Classics: Cinderella
1w ago00:42:56Tap to summarizeImpossible! Samantha and Anney discuss the 1997 movie Cinderella featuring Brandy, Whitney Houston, and Whoopi Goldberg and Samantha waxes poetic of her love of musicals and this one in particular.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Organizations to Know: Part 1
2w ago00:36:22Tap to summarizeWith all the darkness in the world, so many people and organizations are fighting for our rights. In part one of this mini-series, we highlight queer organizations on the East coast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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