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Sex Education: A Means of empowerment
In this podcast, we examine the evolution of sex education throughout the 20th century while focusing on it’s importance in gender roles.
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In my podcast I decided to talk about some controversial solutions to adress the public health crisis that sexual assault is. A central focus of my research was from a campaign called Stop It Now, which you will know all about after listening to my podcast!
Arna asad
Common Ground and Asking Questions
Education is often only taught from one perspective. I decided to continue my education on reproductive justice and abortion issues by talking to a pro-life person. Common Ground and Asking Questions covers some of the topics talked about in an interview with the President of Massachusetts Citizens for Life Organization.
Lindsay Bennett
Tampon-demonium
Menstrual products have always posed risks for their users, but recently these risks have been found to include exposure to potentially harmful chemicals. This podcast will explore just what this means and what users should be concerned about.
Evelyn Koski
The Myth of Collateral Damage
This podcast is about the idea of collateral damage as it exists in relation to modern warfare. This is discussed in the context of reproductive justice and its tenets that this idea of collateral damage violates.
Reagan Cobb
The Fight Against Environmental and Reproductive Injustices:
A Community-based Research of Mohawk Community in the 1980s
In this podcast, we will dive into the fight for reproductive justice through the lens of the Mohawk community at Akwesasne. The struggles of communities like the Mohawk people of Akwesasne offer essential lessons to the ongoing threats of bodily autonomy and environmental justice. What did they do in the past, and what insights can we gain from the past for the future?
Xingkang Chen (Victoria)
Faith in action
Today, we think religion is synonymous with anti-abortion; however, this wasn’t always the case. In this podcast, we uncover the history of the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion, including Smith College’s very own Reverend Richard Unsworth.
Mihika Johri
Birth in community
Midwifery in the United States from Byllye Avery to Birth Justice. Discussing the role that Black women have played in the fight for reproductive justice.
Madeline Wright
Virginia Apuzzo: Using Activism and Politics to Achieve Change
This episode focuses on Virginia Apuzzo, who was an activist and political figure in the AIDS movement. As an activist, she mainly worked with the Gay Task Force, at one point serving as their director. As a political figure, she served as Clinton’s Assistant to the President for Administration and Management. Apuzzo’s unique experience growing up as an Italian Catholic, and her firm but kind personality, helped her connect with unlikely allies to achieve change.
Grace Brown
A Revolution Through Music
Music has always been an important method of activism. With the overturning of Roe v. Wade came an important new wave of music that centered around reproductive justice.
Aren Morrissey
Mental Health Services for Sexual and Reproductive Health
Reproductive choices can carry much emotionally weight, making it crucial for mental health services to be accessible to people of all identities, especially stigmatized ones. This podcast explores the connection between mental health and sexual & reproductive health, delving into why mental health services, such as counseling, can be useful in reproductive decision-making. How can these services be improved to be more useful and accessible to all? What other resources might be available to improve our mental well-being?
Keerthana venkataraman
The ABUSE OF C-SECTIONS IN THE US
Discussing the overuse of c-sections for all of the wrong reasons, none of which include looking out for the health and safety of the carrier.
LEAH LEVENSAILOR
The modern non-nuclear family
What is a “fit” parent? Who decides what “fit” even means? When we let the government police our parenthood, how do we break out of the picture-perfect “Nuclear Family” mold? The first second-parent adopters in NJ break down the process, legally and emotionally, and give advice for young queer families in the wake of the 2024 election.
Samantha Garry
CARASA, Reproductive Justice and the Hyde Amendment
In the 1970s, coalition group CARASA made large efforts to overturn the Hyde Amendment . While the amendment still remains, they set a precedent for defending reproductive rights in all of its forms .
Brenna Curley
Autonomy: A Trans'/Women's Rights Issue in Trump's America
In this podcast, we will dive into the relationship between trans health and the founding concepts of reproductive justice, specifically bodily autonomy. In the unsure future we face while looking towards another Trump presidency, we will discuss the need to work together for progress.
Alexi Bonenfant
Abortion ourselves: Alternative healthcare, now and then
Post-Roe, what can we learn from healthcare that operates outside the medical system? This podcast looks back at the history of the women’s health movement and its archival derivatives (handbooks on herbal abortion) to glean strategies for ensuring abortion access.
Sylvie Stempel-jung
The birth of disinformation
Beginning at the root, this podcast addresses the racist origins of the anti-abortion movement and how white supremacy fundamentally effects reproductive health today. Through disinformation, conservatives have been able to maintain a strong anti-abortion community by disguising it as Christianity and natural health advocacy. And now, in a post-Roe society, we are seeing a dangerous attack on the birth control pill.
Hallie hudson
Beyond Birth: Reproductive Justice in Postpartum Care
This podcast explores the intersections of reproductive justice and systemic inequities in postpartum care, focusing on historical and contemporary treatment of postpartum depression (PPD). It discusses the medication Zurzuvae, comparing it’s benefits and shortcomings as a medical advancement.
By annika Morse
Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing:
How have US legislators restricted access to abortion in the name of “anti-sexism” and “anti-racism?” My podcast explores a brief history of global sex-selective practices, the emergence of sex-selective abortion bans in the US, and their impact on reproductive healthcare for Asian Pacific Americans.
Sex-Selective Abortion Bans and Asian-American Reproductive Justice
By Moby Yang
The Rise of Lesbianism At Women’s Colleges
From the Virgin Mary's to a lesbian safe haven, how did we get here? When, why, and how did Smith become the queer hotbed we know today? This podcast explores a small part of Smith's queer history, centering around interactions between the school's administration and lesbian student's in the early 1980s.
Etta Singer
Environmental Repro
This podcast discusses the intersection of Reproductive and Environmental Justice. It highlights Katsi Cook and her work with Native women’s reproductive healthcare through midwifery and research. The podcast includes sound clips from Katsi Cook’s Oral history from the Smith College Special Collections.
Ava springsteel
SHACKLES
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Incarcerated pregnant women face many obstacles, including the use of restraints and shackles during labor and delivery.
MAKENA ANANDA HOLESOVSKY
The Queer History of Reproductive Justice:
Lesbians, In-Vitro Fertilization, & Roe V Wade
This podcast focuses on reproductive justice through a queer lens and the right to fertility treatment. Listen in to gain insight on LGBTQ+ history, the importance of visibility, and the right to have a child as we navigate the post-Roe landscape.
Rita Froehlich
Queer Perspective: Psychological effects of AIDS
This podcast gives an insider look at the psychological impact of the HIV/AIDs epidemic, but more specifically the impact that it had, and continues to have on the queer community. It also takes a look at Virgina Apuzzo’s work around the epidemic, as she gives insight into the societal patterns of AIDs-related discrimination, the response of the gay community, and what we must do to combat the the future of stigmatization in today's world.
Charli Kellaway
The Right to Have and Raise Children: Queer Family Making
This podcast looks at the struggles of queer family making, influenced by heteronormative society, how and why options like IVF were in question during the 2024 election, and how the right to have children is in danger for queer people with the Trump administration taking over. It also explores the ways in which people are working to combat these heteronormative stereotypes about what a family should look like.
By Vivian weissman
The History of Planned Parenthood
The first Planned Parenthood clinic opened on October 16, 1916 in Brownsville, Brooklyn under the leadership of Margaret Sanger, Ethel Byrne and Fania Mindell. Over the years, Planned Parenthood has worked to provide affordable to no-cost sexual and reproductive health care, as well as sexual education. Today, there are over 600 Planned Parenthood clinics in the United States, which provide care to more than 2 million people annually.
Sophia Neilson
You’re on Your Own Kid: DIY Abortions
This podcast explores women taking abortion into their own hands in the last 60 years. It ranges from the Jane Collective in the 1960s to a march on Washington in 1992 and finally to telehealth abortion in the modern day.
Ella Baker-Dekater
Restrained: Pregnancy Behind Bars
This podcast investigates the American prison system’s treatment of pregnancy and what the repeal of Dobbs v. Jackson means for incarcerated people. We will explore the experiences of incarcerated pregnant people and how the criminal justice system disregards people’s rights to bodily autonomy and reproductive freedoms.
Annelise Mesa
When She Runs
What’s next with Trump headed back to the White House? Part of the answer lies within the history of women rising up to run for office beginning in the 19th century, along with the current women who are running after the Dobbs decision. This podcast will explore the two major waves of women running for office while highlighting the insight of a few Tennessee women who ran for office post-Roe.
Julia Garnett
Underground Abortion: The Jane Collective
This podcast highlights the history of the Jane Collective, an underground abortion organization in Chicago, Illinois during the late 1960s and early 1970s. We will explore the importance of these brave women and individuals who made up the Janes and how their story is significant to today.
Sarah Bryant
Prevailing Control: 21st Century Eugenics
Dive into the history of eugenics in the U.S. and how it has never truly gone away. Explore the fears and ideologies behind this need to control the genetics of the population, through 21st century organizations and research that illustrate the root and the problem of eugenics in America.
Marlee Foster
With Wisdom & Hope: Why Reproductive Justice Matters
This podcast provides listeners with basic definitions of reproductive rights and reproductive justice. By sharing wisdom from Professor Loretta Ross and Activist Nkenge Touré we recognize the work done and led by black women in this movement. With words of encouragement and hope, Ross and Touré help us see a path forward, through the darkness and into a brighter future.
Stevie Ordway
Self-induced Abortion: Menstrual Extraction
In this podcast, I will be talking about the history of menstrual extraction, a form of self-induced abortion. I will explore the creation of the Del-Em and how it was used to perform menstrual extractions in self-help groups. I will also talk about menstrual extraction in the present day and how it continues to make an impact on women’s lives.
Carolina Atonal
Purity Culture and The Consequences of Abstinence-Only Education In A Post-Roe Society
Alara Kohn
This podcast examines the rise of purity culture in the U.S., delving into its historical roots and current-day impacts on American society. With an increasing emphasis placed on sexual purity, the U.S. has seen a rise in abstinence-only sex education in many states. These states that are enforcing abstinence-only programs are the same states not only with the highest rates teen pregnancy but have also the states that have been heavily restricting abortion. Join me as I explore this pattern and reveal the dangers of abstinence-only education in a Post-Roe world.
Why do We Need Reproductive Futurism Now?
Reproductive Justice Futurism, a blending of Afrofuturism and Reproductive Justice, is a theory and perspective that questions how scientific and technological advances may play into neoliberal and white supremacist ideas of who is disposable and who is worthy of reproduction. “Futurism,” however, raises the question – why is this relevant now? What does thinking about the future have to offer us in the present moment? In times of uncertainty, how can we imagine a just future through an RJF lens?
Sofi maranda
Doctor Knows Best?
Discussing how male supremacy in the medical industry has historically affected women's access to healthcare. As well as analyzing how these past decisions affected women's access to healthcare today by examining the complex intersections of healthcare, inequality, and social justice.
Evelyn Adkins
HIV Criminalization and Women
The criminalization of HIV began decades ago as a response to the emerging epidemic. HIV criminalization laws frequently target people who already experience discrimination in the medical and legal systems such as LGBTQ+ people, people of color, and sex-workers. In this podcast I discuss the impacts of these laws on women.
Ruby tricca
Trans Rights, Reproductive Healthcare, and The Horror of Forced Pregnancy.
In this podcast, I (Ace Clarkson) discuss the legal and historical connections between the trans rights and reproductive healthcare movements. I also discuss the ways the horror genre has always viewed forced pregnancy as a horrific act and how this has recently expanded to include the idea of trans people.
Ace Clarkson
The deadly history of the IUD
The purpose of this podcast is to discuss the history of the IUD and compare it to the present. The history will focus on the Dalkon Shield court case and the present will center around current controversy surrounding IUDs. The comparison between the past and present will work to highlight the mistreatment of women’s health both in the past and today.
Elizabeth Nahstoll
Disguised Eugenics? Disability and the “Right to Life” Argument
Medical protocol has historically encountered grey area when regarding disabled patients, particularly in conjunction with life altering procedures and decisions. “Disguised Eugenics? Disability and the ‘Right to Life’ Argument” explores how disability rights advocacy has clashed with reproductive justice, exploring topics like abortion, prenatal testing, and wrongful birth lawsuits over the second half of the 20th century.
Mina Okamoto
Bodies of Power: A History of Male Control Over Abortion
“Bodies of Power: A History of Male Control Over Abortion” explores the long history of men dictating women’s reproductive choices, from ancient laws to modern political debates. Through historical analysis and contemporary discussion, this podcast examines how patriarchal systems have shaped abortion laws and the ongoing struggle for women’s autonomy.
Syna Katsoulis
Pro-life, and the movement of misinformation
How do we consume information and how is it spread? This episode of: Pro-life, and the Movement of Misinformation, will be discussing the Pro-Life Organization of Smith College. Throughout the organization's run in the 1990's the Smith Pro-Life Alliance have faced controversy due to the beliefs they uphold. I will be exploring the tools they used to spread information and its contents as well as discuss, who is being targeted.
Izzy Georgiades
Living with Guilt: Chicanas and Reproductive Health
In this episode, I’ll explore the connection between Chicana women and their belief in the catholic church. We’ll explore early reproductive justice activism in the Chicano community with the workshops and conferences held in the 1970s and how activism is still happening today with organizations like the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.
Jennifer Tapia
Stateless CHildren - A Lack of Regulations
for INternational Surrogacy
There are no international regulations for surrogacy as such when different state jurisdictions conflict, children born from surrogacy are often left stateless and unable to return home with their intended parents.
ELENA MIERKE
For my Introduction to Women and Gender Studies podcast, I’ve chosen to examine the Omegaverse, a subgenre of fan fiction that explores fictional secondary genders such as Alphas, Betas, and Omegas. While often associated with sexual themes—such as animalistic mating rituals, nesting behaviors, and mate-bonding through biting—the Omegaverse provides a unique lens for exploring deeper social issues. In this podcast, I will explore topics such as how the Omegaverse can open a new perspective about Reproductive Futurism and Queer and Trans expressionism.
Kate Cutler
The Omegaverse – A Study of Reproductive Justice �and Queer Expressionism
I was fortunate enough to be in contact with Dr. Karen Davidson, an obstetrician and gynecologist whose line of work has been personally affected by recent political developments around abortion and reproductive healthcare. We talked at length about her experience treating out-of-state patients, her observations on trainees and fellows new to the OB/GYN industry, ectopic pregnancies and the medical care they necessitate, as well as much more.
Savannah Ko
Understanding Reproductive Healthcare in a Post-Dobbs World: An Interview with Dr. Karen Davidson M.D., OB/GYN