Best Abortion Access Front Podcasts (2025)

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Operation Save Abortion at Netroots Nation 2025 With Abortion Access Front 27:06

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Follow along with visuals here This week FBK brings you Operation Save Abortion! It’s a Podcast! It’s a Workshop! It’s a combination podcast workshop! A Podshop if you will! Your Feminist Buzzkills took some big patriarchy-smashing heat to The Big Easy and recorded a live episode that dropped some knowledge and trains you up to keep fighting agains…

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ENCORE: Boom! Buzzkilled: Microdosing the Roepocalypse With Imani Gandy & Jess 1:39:40

3d ago1:39:40

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Follow along with slideshow visuals HERE. ENCORE ALERT! The Feminist Buzzkills are out on a summer break! But, no need to fear – we’re leaving y’all with some extra brain juice to keep you company while we’re offline. We’re dropping an ENCORE POD EPISODE of when we collabed with the iconic “Boom! Lawyered” hosts Imani Gandy and Jess Pieklo IN DC an…

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How Do You Turn an Abortion Study Into a Play? With Diana Green Foster & Lesley Greene 28:53

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MINI-SODE ALERT! The Feminist Buzzkills are out on a summer break! But, no need to fear—we’re leaving y’all with some extra brain juice to keep you company while we’re offline. We’re dropping a very fun MINI SPECIAL POD EPISODE that we taped earlier this summer with the geniuses (and SISTERS!) behind “The Turnaway Play,” Diana Greene Foster and Les…

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Your Reproductive Advocacy Must Include Trans Care With Peppermint & Chase Strangio 1:09:31

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Your favorite Buzzkill duo are back at it with hot takes, hot guests, and plenty of RAGE! What went down this week in Abobolandia? Well… let’s just start with a win—Ken Paxton: 0 Texas abortion provider, Dr. Margaret Carpenter: 1. HUZZAH! Also, what happens in West Virginia certainly won’t stay in West Virginia—we’re laying out the latest terrible,…

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The Bigoted BS Bill is a Backdoor National Abortion Ban With Negin Farsad & Pamela Merritt 1:14:39

2M ago1:14:39

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Have no fear! Lizz and Moji are BACK this week and bringing you a big beautiful breakdown of all the ways the Big Bullshit Bill is coming for our abortion rights, even when abortion isn’t explicitly mentioned… because why not be as sneaky as possible, amirite? AND we spill the tea on this week's crop of anti-abortion schemes to ruin our reproductiv…

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Three Years Since the Fall of Roe: Have Far Have We Fallen? With Dr. Michele Goodwin & Amy Hagstrom Miller 43:14

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SPECIAL PODISODE! THREE YEARS SINCE THE FALL OF ROE? Woof. It’s been a heavy three years and an even heavier past few weeks. June 24th marks the 3rd anniversary of the fall of Roe (sobs). So, diving into what has happened to abortion access since then means bringing in THE BIG GUNS. It’s big Buzzkill energy as Lizz welcomes the incomparable constit…

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Quit With the Studies on Men’s Feelings With Sara Jacobs & Jackie Venson 1:04:53

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Welcome back to your weekly dose of Feminist Buzzkilling! Moji’s off on a well-deserved vacay, but Lizz is holding it down despite this week’s abobo news spawning a major ewww alert. Prepare yourselves. We’re approaching the three-year anniversary of the obliteration of Roe and guess what? Lizz unpacks a study on how ye olde gender gap on abortion …

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A Woman’s Body Is Smarter Than the Doctor With Dr. Shelley Sella & Chanel Ali 1:13:14

3M ago1:13:14

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Your favorite Buzzkills are BACK with a pod that is gonna knock your dang socks off. Lizz and Moji break down healthcare carpetbagger Dr. Oz’s latest EMTALA bullshit. The Grifter-In-Chief’s administration made it clear this week that they’re coming full force for a 2022 guidance that mandated hospitals provide EMERGENCY abortions. It’s giving “Make…

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Trust Black Women, Motherfuqqers With Kwajelyn Jackson & Grady Hendrix 1:11:09

3M ago1:11:09

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Woof. The anti-abortion cretins really brought their fuckery to the yard this week. The BS popped off from the Lone Star State all the way to the UK, so Lizz and Moji are back to lay it all out for you with some incredible guests, and dish on the week’s good, bad, and mostly bad abortion stories! You know—the usual. Your Buzzkills will break down t…

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Nope, Trump Is Not Protecting Abortion Pills With Charlene Kaye & Dr. Karenne Fru 1:06:11

4M ago1:06:11

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Scared? Got Questions about the continued assault on your reproductive rights? THE FBK LINES ARE OPEN! Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address on the pod! What’s going down in abobo town this week? Lizz and Moji gotchu and are reminding everyone to HOLD THE APPLAUSE – Yes, Tru…

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Anti-Abortion Science: The Grift that Keeps on Grifting With Jenny Yang & Susan Rinkunas 56:01

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Rest In Power to our dear friend and activist, Jill Sobule. We did it all with you, Jill, and will continue to carry you with us in all our work. This week, your Feminist Buzzkills are once again joined by our very own, funny AF Alyssa Al-Dookhi! Sometimes you just need an extra hand in taking out the abobo-related trash that piles up throughout th…

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Bonus Episode: Outlawed/RePROs Fight back together! 42:04

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Join us for a collaboration episode with Jennie Wetter from rePROs fight back! We discuss the updated sexual and reproductive report card from the Population Institute, put out by Jennie and her team. It is an amazing resource to compare access by state. What grade does your state get? Check the report card to find out: https://reportcard.reprosfig…

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It’s Vaginal Dryness Awareness Week With Shonali & Dr. Cat Duffy 1:05:23

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Scared? Got Questions about the continued assault on your reproductive rights? THE FBK LINES ARE OPEN! Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address on the pod! Your fav Buzzkills are talking about the trend of reclassifying things like abortion meds and birth control, and then outl…

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Not the Space Abortion Anyone Asked For With Candice King, Dr. Carole Joffe & David Cohen 1:13:40

5M ago1:13:40

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Scared? Got questions about the continued assault on your reproductive rights? THE FBK LINES ARE OPEN! Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address on the pod! Your Buzzkills are BACK with a brand new episode and to remind you that in space, no one can you hear you scream… that you…

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Boom! Buzzkilled: Microdosing the Roepocalypse With Imani Gandy & Jess Pieklo from Boom! Lawyered 1:43:39

5M ago1:43:39

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Follow along with slideshow visuals HERE. Full episode transcript HERE. Scared? Got Questions about the continued assault on your reproductive rights? THE FBK LINES ARE OPEN! Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address on the pod! ATTENTION BUZZKILLAHSSSSS! WE DID A LIVE THING – i…

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When God Became White: Episode 5: How We Get Free 34:36

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This is our most ambitious and most important podcast series yet” - Peter Laarman, Episode 1. Long ago, European Christians cast Jesus in the image of their imperial rulers, who wanted art portraying a fair-skinned Savior. The world still feels those consequences today. Join Front Row host Peter Laarman and guest Grace Ji-Sun Kim, as she explores t…

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Texas Births the Mother of All Abortion Bans With Jean Grae & Dr. Jamila Taylor 1:05:52

5M ago1:05:52

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Scared? Got Questions about the continued assault on your reproductive rights? THE FBK LINES ARE OPEN! Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address on the pod! Ken Paxton is at it again—arresting a midwife and two colleagues for allegedly providing abortions—so we’re shredding him …

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When God Became White: Episode 4: Theologies of Terror and Torment 33:16

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This is our most ambitious and most important podcast series yet” - Peter Laarman, Episode 1. Long ago, European Christians cast Jesus in the image of their imperial rulers, who wanted art portraying a fair-skinned Savior. The world still feels those consequences today. Join Front Row host Peter Laarman and guest Grace Ji-Sun Kim, as she explores t…

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It’s Abortion Provider Appreciation Week With Special Guest Co-Host Elizabeth Booker Houston & Dr. Ashley Jeanius 53:40

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Hey Buzzkills! This week’s episode is PACKED with all the action and info you need! We’re celebrating Abortion Provider Appreciation Week, and AAF is out on the road doing the important work of showing our support for the heroes who keep abortion care alive. Dr. Ashley Jeanius, OB-GYN and abortion provider, joins us to talk about how she feels cele…

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When God Became White: Episode 3: Assessing the Damage 35:50

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This is our most ambitious and most important podcast series yet” - Peter Laarman, Episode 1. Long ago, European Christians cast Jesus in the image of their imperial rulers, who wanted art portraying a fair-skinned Savior. The world still feels those consequences today. Join Front Row host Peter Laarman and guest Grace Ji-Sun Kim, as she explores t…

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When God Became White: Episode 2: Birth of a White Republic 30:54

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This is our most ambitious and most important podcast series yet” - Peter Laarman, Episode 1. Long ago, European Christians cast Jesus in the image of their imperial rulers, who wanted art portraying a fair-skinned Savior. The world still feels those consequences today. Join Front Row host Peter Laarman and guest Grace Ji-Sun Kim, as she explores t…

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Tears for Thomas and Alito, Cheers for Abortion Clinics With Joyelle Nicole Johnson & Laurie Bertram Roberts 1:06:49

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Scared? Got questions about the continued assault on your reproductive rights? THE FBK LINES ARE OPEN! Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address on the pod! The good news trickled in this week with the Supreme Court saying hell-to-the-no to anti-abortion stalkers!! Woooohoooooo!…

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When God Became White Episode I: Whiteness, A Toxic Tool of Oppression 27:14

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“This is our most ambitious and most important podcast series yet” - Peter Laarman Long ago, European Christians cast Jesus in the image of their imperial rulers, who wanted art portraying a fair-skinned Savior. The world still feels those consequences today. Join Front Row host Peter Laarmann and guest Grace Ji-Sun Kim, as she explores the histori…

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eHarmony for Fetuses? Swipe Left With Mallory Johns & Leigh Finke 1:09:07

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Full episode transcript HERE. Buckle up, we’ve got a banger for you! This week on Feminist Buzzkills, Lizz holds it down alone as Moji is off on a birthday vacay, so wish our favorite Pisces all the best! Missouri fucked around and found out, so Lizz drills into what the hell is going on with the “Mother of the West’s” pregnancy registry and how it…

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Should I Be Scared? We’ll Let You Know. With Bitch & Amy Merrill 59:16

7M ago59:16

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Full episode transcript HERE. Roses are red, violets are blue, we’re ready to fuck some shit up – how about you? Nothing says “love” like living through the current soul scorchings and still showing up every day to make a difference! On this week’s pod, your Feminist Buzzkills are diving deep into Indiana gutting HIPAA for abortion patients, redefi…

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RUFKidding Me?! With Neko Case & Kimberly Smith 1:00:29

7M ago1:00:29

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CONGRATS, you survived week two of Sir Agent Orange. And that is a feat because he’s working OVAHTIME to try and kill us all. Good news is your Feminist Buzzkills are on it, and in this episode, we bring you all the abortion news from national and local that is next-level fuckshit. You’ll meet Rep. Claudia Tenney, a gender traitor for upstate NY em…

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Episode 9: Trail Magic 36:18

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In 2023, 1 out of 5 patients seeking abortion care traveled to another state for care. When access to care was restricted for folks in North Carolina, the next closest state for care was Virginia. People now travel from all over the Southeast to receive care in a variety of locations in Virginia. Since the physician workforce in Virginia is not abl…

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March for Life Madness 2025 With Dr. Michele Goodwin 1:24:19

7M ago1:24:19

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Full episode transcript HERE. The first awful week ends with March for Madness – IT’S HEAVY ON THE MADNESS! Your Feminist Buzzkils are out here using facts and belly laughs to break down the early returns of how the anti-abobo gorgons will fuck with our rights. Let’s snap you out of your facism fatigue, stat! Every one of you is an abobo warrior, a…

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Episode 8: Are Women People? 27:37

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We are honored this week to share an interview with Professor Katie Watson from Northwestern. She is the author of Scarlet A: The ethics, law, and politics of ordinary abortion and has been widely published in the medical literature regarding the ethics of reproductive health care. We discuss a variety of topics on today’s show including: myths abo…

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What (Oppression) to Watch for in 2025 With Jason Narducy & Tara Murtha 1:26:12

8M ago1:26:12

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Full episode transcript HERE. Your Feminist Buzzkills are BACK, BABY!! And we’ve got marching orders for the year ahead. Look, no one needs a crystal ball to know that 2025 is going to SUCK ASS. With the inauguration of the Queef-in-Chief, the confirmation of the cabinet of blunders, and the March For Life, this inauspicious start to the year bears…

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Bonus: Abortion On Call 29:55

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This week, due to the impact of the LA fires on our team, we are taking a brief pause from new content. In place of our regularly scheduled show, we want to share an episode from Finally! A Show About Women That Isn’t Just a Thinly Veiled Aspirational Nightmare. Finally! A show is an award-winning documentary podcast, brought to you by our own Jane…

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Episode 7: Tension of Opposites 35:42

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One of the most contentious topics of the last election cycle was abortion later in pregnancy (often mislabeled as “late term abortion”). Anti-abortion activists and politicians promote heinous misinformation about this care. This includes false claims that abortion is being performed after birth, an inaccurate and manipulative description of palli…

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Episode 6: Abortion School 37:51

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It’s time to go back to school and learn about the nuts and bolts of abortion care. In the first part of the episode, Bev and Jonas walk you through specifics about medication and procedural abortion and how patients might decide which option is best for them. The second part of our episode (starting at minute 18) is an interview with Dr. Diana Gre…

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The Best, Worst & Weirdest Abortion News of 2024 1:17:50

8M ago1:17:50

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Full episode transcript HERE. HOE-HOE-HOLY shit, it was a wild year, Buzzkillianas! *Mariah Carey voice* IT’S TIIIIIIIIME… For our annual year-in-review! It's been a hellacious year in abortlandia, and on this last pod of 2024, the Feminist Buzzkills are re-crapping the year in all things repro! Fueled by lethally spiked eggnog, we made our lists a…

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Episode 5: Bravery Required 30:03

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In this episode you will meet Dr. Caitlin Bernard from Indiana, an amazing physician advocate and complex family planning expert. She provided abortion care for a 10 year-old rape victim in Indiana and was the center of a media and legal firestorm. In the face of unjust laws, she is just trying to do her job and take good care of her patients. We w…

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Episode 4: Abortion Hollers 35:10

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In this episode we discuss who has access to abortion care and dispel some of the myths about who seeks care in the US. We hear from two reproductive justice advocates, Maya Hart and Ash Williams, about centering access in the conversation. You’ll learn how centering the most historically marginalized patients improves care for everyone.…

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Rifling Through Trump’s Junk Drawer AKA Cabinet Picks With BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon 49:54

9M ago49:54

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Full episode transcript HERE. Your favorite guest host is back – Alyssa “Dooks” Al-Dookhi! Lizz is off prepping for her mega-fun end-of-year comedy shows, so AAF’s Head Writer and comedy superstar is back to hold it down with Moji. Trump’s cabinet is out here looking like your abuela’s junk drawer, so your Feminist Buzzkills are diving deep into it…

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Episode 3: Everything’s bigger in Texas, even abortion bans 32:51

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The stories out of Texas are numerous and heartbreaking. In our third episode of Outlawed, we’ll meet two people from Texas. One is a high-risk OB-gyn physician who cares for some of the sickest patients and pregnancies. She talks about the impact of the Texas abortion ban (SB8) and Dobbs on the healthcare she can provide people and explains why th…

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Episode 1: Why learn about abortion? 26:56

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We introduce you to our hosts, Dr. Beverly Gray and Dr. Jonas Swartz, along with a woman named Sally, a nurse who answers the phone at an abortion clinic and is the first point of contact for those seeking care in North Carolina.By Beverly Gray & Jonas Swartz

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Episode 2: Roe v. Everyone 24:35

9M ago24:35

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Brigitte Amiri, JD, is deputy director of the ACLU’s reproductive freedom project. She’s generally a badass lawyer and fights to defend reproductive access and bodily autonomy. She explains how her job has changed since the Dobb’s decision and walks us through why legal protections for abortion access are critical.…

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ENCORE: Holiday Tips for Standing up to Hateful Relatives! With Dr. Robin DiAngelo & Trae Crowder 35:33

9M ago35:33

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Full episode transcript HERE. ENCORE ALERT! The Feminist Buzzkills are off recharging for the rest of this month, so, we’re leaving y’all with some extra brain juice and serotonin to help you prep for the holidays – an ENCORE POD EPISODE of when we brought in a badass duo of guests to gear us up for those not-so-jolly conversations that may come up…

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Election 2024 Recap: This is Not the End of the Fight (English) 27:38

10M ago27:38

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Hosts Asha Dahya and Monica Morales Garcia reflect on the 2024 election results, from the presidential outcome to ballot measures in ten U.S. states. They are joined by feminist lawyer and researcher Ximena Casas, Charo Valero of the Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, Maria Di Franco Quinonez at Equis, and a chorus of feminist leaders from …

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Election 2024 Recap: This is Not the End of the Fight (Bilingual) 27:35

10M ago27:35

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Hosts Asha Dahya and Monica Morales Garcia reflect on the 2024 election results, from the presidential outcome to ballot measures in ten U.S. states. They are joined by feminist lawyer and researcher Ximena Casas, Charo Valero of the Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, Maria Di Franco Quinonez at Equis, and a chorus of feminist leaders from …

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Election Recap Special: Now What? We Gotchu! With Jessica Valenti, Cara McLane and Kristin Hady 1:29:23

10M ago1:29:23

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Full episode transcript HERE. First off, we love you and know you are feeling lost, afraid and targeted. You are not alone. We’re gonna be real with you: we had a whole post-election breakdown planned with results and analysis and blah blah FUCK ALL THAT. Instead, we wanted to sit down with you, unscripted and real, offering a pod that holds space …

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Abortion’s on the Ballot: Go Vote, Motherf****rs! With Torrey DeVitto & Renee Bracey Sherman 1:10:01

10M ago1:10:01

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Full episode transcript HERE. ATTENTION BUZZKILLIANS: It’s our last podcast before the possible end of Democracy, so we (plus a couple of special guests) are dropping our two cents on why y’all should be FLEXING THAT VOTER MUSCLE! Got the right to vote? GO EXERCISE THAT SHI! AND OBVI, rage levels spiked this week as we stumbled across something cal…

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Christians Against Christianity Episode 4: Unholy Alliances 37:34

10M ago37:34

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In the fourth part of this series, Dr. Obery Hendricks, Dr. Charlene Sinclair, and Peter Laarman continue their deep dive into what white Christian nationalists actually worship: power, wealth, and whiteness. This FRONT ROW podcast features Dr. Obery Hendricks, Dr. Charlene Sinclair and Peter Laarman. Dr. Obery Hendricks is a lifelong social activi…

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U.S. Part 2: The Green Tide Rises (English) 57:43

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In the final episode of Season One, we’re on the U.S.-Mexico border, meeting some of the women at the forefront of bringing the Green Wave to this country. On the cusp of an election that could change the course of reproductive rights for generations, their stories show us that the fight for bodily autonomy has no borders. In the face of extreme an…

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U.S. Part 2: The Green Tide Rises (Bilingual) 57:41

10M ago57:41

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In the final episode of Season One, we’re on the U.S.-Mexico border, meeting some of the women at the forefront of bringing the Green Wave to this country. On the cusp of an election that could change the course of reproductive rights for generations, their stories show us that the fight for bodily autonomy has no borders. In the face of extreme an…

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U.S. Part 1: Storytelling, Conversation & Community 43:42

10M ago43:42

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If it’s policy change we want, narrative change is the tool. In this episode, we are highlighting stories of people in the United States who are being harmed by restrictive abortion laws, and how storytelling can be the spark that creates change. Joining the conversation are Green Wave leaders who are bringing the movement to the U.S. - Colombian-A…

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OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: Abortion Ballot Measures 42:20

11M ago42:20

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FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE. WE DID A THING! Get your ear holes ready for our must-listen training sesh, Operation Save Abortion: Ballot Initiatives! November's election is creeping up, and we want to make sure YOU are geared up to protect abortion wherever you are. We’ve rallied together an all-star trifecta of folks who put in the WORK for pro-abortion …