
Feminism
How Battles Over Sex, Gender And Sexual Orientation 'Fractured American Politics'
Moral Combat author R. Marie Griffith says the fight for women's suffrage and legal birth control in the early 20th century helped create a political divide in the U.S. that still exists today.
Film critic John Powers
Film critic John Powers reviews About Schmidt starring Jack Nicholson.
For Years, Anita Hill Was A 'Canary In The Coal Mine' For Women Speaking Out
As more women come forward with charges of sexual harassment, and more high profile men are brought down, a talk with Jane Mayer and Rebecca Traister about some of the tough questions being raised, and a look back at another earlier turning point when Anita Hill testified against Clarence thomas during his confirmation hearings.
Margo Price Sings About The Heartache And Beauty Of Small-Town America
Singer-songwriter Margo Price brings her guitar to the studio and sings some songs from her new album which Rolling Stone described as "one of the most political country records in years."
Margo Price Sings About The Heartache And Beauty Of Small-Town America
Growing up in Aledo, Ill., Price longed to live somewhere "more romantic." When she moved away, her outlook changed: "Now, when I go back, I see the beauty in it." Originally broadcast Nov. 22, 2017.
Hugh Hefner On Early 'Playboy' And Changing America's Values
The creator of Playboy magazine died Wed, September 27, we listen back to an excerpt of our 1999 interview with him.
'I Was Somebody's Mother': Reflections On The Guilt And Grief Of Miscarriage
New Yorker staff writer Ariel Levy was five months pregnant when she went to Mongolia on assignment. Her doctor had cleared her for travel, and she was excited to pursue one last adventurous story before settling down with an infant.
For One Saudi Woman, 'Daring To Drive' Was An Act Of Civil Disobedience
After defying her country's ban on woman drivers, Manal al Sharif was arrested. The outcry by people all over the world led to her release. She tells her story from growing up in Mecca, and adhering to the fundamentalist interpretation of Islam to being a security engineer at Aramco, the Saudi national oil company.
'Transparent' Creator Jill Soloway Seeks To Upend Television With 'I Love Dick'
Jill Soloway — who identifies as genderqueer and prefers the gender neutral pronouns they/them/their— created the Amazon series Transparent based on their own experience as the child of a transgender woman. Now they have a new Amazon series called I Love Dick.
'As We Get Older, We Become More Ourselves,' Says Author Mary Gaitskill
Before she turned to writing, the National Book Award nominee ran away from home and worked as a stripper. Her new collection of personal essays is Somebody with a Little Hammer.