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.
Location:
Atlanta, GA
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@momstuffpodcast
Language:
English
Contact:
HowStuffWorks.com One Capital City Plaza 3350 Peachtree Road, Suite 1500 Atlanta, GA 30326 404-760-4729
Email:
media@howstuffworks.com
Episodes
Monday Mini: The Convo About No Contact
12/8/2025
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.
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Duration:00:26:43
Spoiled Saturdays: Slash/Back
12/6/2025
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.
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Duration:00:41:52
SMNTY Classics: An Interview with Jo Piazza
12/5/2025
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.
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Duration:01:02:24
Happy Hour #197: Gender Affirming Events
12/4/2025
As we approach the end of a rough 2025, we spotlight some good news with gender affirming events.
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Duration:00:13:36
Book Club: Finding My Dance
12/3/2025
Ria Thundercloud's 2022 children's book Finding My Dance follows her journey in dance, from Indigenous to classical, and motherhood.
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Duration:00:26:34
Feminists Around the World: Siku Allooloo
12/2/2025
Today we're talking about Indigenous activist and artist Siku Allooloo.
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Duration:00:11:54
Monday Mini: The Moms Are Not Alright
12/1/2025
A lot of recent popular media really highlights that moms are struggling. What's going on here?
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Duration:00:29:12
SMNTY Classics: Native Indigenous Women's Fight to Save Their Languages
11/29/2025
All around the world, Indigenous women are fighting to save their language from systemic extinction. We look into a few examples in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:38:55
Female Firsts: Dr. Margaret S. Collins
11/28/2025
Yves breaks down the history of Dr. Margaret S. Collins, the first professionally trained Black woman entomologist.
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Duration:00:44:50
Happy Hour #196: Single Lady Problems
11/27/2025
Being single comes with a lot of perks, but also some specific problems that remind us all its good to have friends.
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Duration:00:27:15
Larry Summers and the Epstein Emails
11/26/2025
The release of the Epstein emails made clear that people of all types were involved, including Larry Summers, who has connections to Harvard and OpenAI. Bridget Todd breaks down why this matters.
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Duration:00:57:30
Feminists Around the World: More Women Led Indigenous Organizations
11/25/2025
In this episode, we highlight more organizations doing great work led by Indigenous women.
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Duration:00:13:35
Monday Mini: Are Boyfriends Embarrassing? (Part 2)
11/24/2025
In the second part of our conversation about the response to Chanté Joseph's Vogue article "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing now?", we delve even deeper to some of reasons why it resonated with so many.
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Duration:00:32:46
SMNTY Classics: Feminist Movie Friday - What's Cooking?
11/22/2025
In this classic, four families come together for the holidays and drama ensues in the 2000s Thanksgiving movie What's Cooking?
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Duration:00:38:52
A Feminist Look at the NYC Mayoral Election: Part 2
11/21/2025
In part two of our analysis of the New York City mayoral results, friend of the show Joey digs into what the results might mean and the legacy of #MeToo.
Links:
Who Are the Women in Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Team?:
https://www.vogue.com/article/who-are-the-women-in-zohran-mamdanis-transition-team
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Duration:00:44:19
Happy Hour #195: Adulting in Chaos
11/20/2025
Adulting these days looks different, and can feel like a lot. As the holidays approach, we chat about the impact our politics are having on adulting.
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Duration:00:34:30
A Feminist Look at the NYC Mayoral Election: Part 1
11/19/2025
Friend of the show and New York City correspondent Joey breaks down Zohran Mamdani's win and what it means.
Links:
The Liberal Wine Moms are Radicalizing:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5amW4VwP3rGc8DyZCSrewM?si=63tRf_HaS82VWuRP0V38vA
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Duration:00:47:35
Fictional Women Around the World: Naru
11/18/2025
When the character Naru debuted in the 2022 film Prey, she was historic in a lot of ways. Clever, strong and smart, she (and her dog) had what it took to face down a Predator when no one else did.
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Duration:00:19:56
Monday Mini: Are Boyfriends Embarrassing? (Part 1)
11/17/2025
Chanté Joseph's recent Vogue article "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?" hit a nerve and started a lot of conversation. We chat about some of the reasons why.
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Duration:00:23:53
SMNTY Classics: Dr. Ellie Sattler
11/15/2025
Jurassic Park's Dr. Ellie Sattler will dig through dino droppings and inherit the Earth. We talk about her legacy and why she was important. And Anney provides an update on her very important Jurassic Park cards in this classic.
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Duration:00:20:48