President Joe Biden's administration just released their Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. Listen for highlights of the plan and reactions from FemmeTalk hosts Darlene and Shelby Joy.SOURCES:https://www.joebiden.com/climate-plan/​https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad/​ TinyTalk: Biden's Climate PlanFile Size: 44481 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]
Feb 9, 2021
Happy Election Day 2020! Forget to mail in your ballot? Feeling intimidated or discouraged about getting out to vote today? Let Darlene and Shelby Joy get you fired up on why it's so important to get out there and change our country for the better.​ TinyTalk: Go Vote!File Size: 68266 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]
Nov 3, 2020
Darlene and Shelby Joy honor the life, career, and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this episode of FemmeTalk.SOURCES:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/28/how-ruth-bader-ginsburg-became-cultural-icon/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/ruth-bader-ginsburg-photos.html​ Femmes + The Notorious RBG, RIPFile Size: 148800 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]
Oct 2, 2020
Darlene and Shelby Joy talk about the boss babes of hip hop, those ladies who have thrived in a musical culture that not only discouraged participation but often blatantly objectified women and minimized their contributionsSOURCES:https://www.jstor.org/stable/20063997?seq=1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrLmvqsljmUhttps://urbanario.es/en/articulo/what-does-graffiti-have-to-do-with-hip-hop/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hip-hop-is-born-at-a-birthday-p [...]
Apr 3, 2020
Push through your winter blues with this episode of FemmeTalk! Darlene and Shelby Joy talk fact and personal experience when it comes to Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD.SOURCES:https://www.normanrosenthal.com/about/research/seasonal-affective-disorder/https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/seasonal-affective-disorder/index.shtml#part_152432https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320562#A-sex-specific-biological-mechanism?https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/seasonal-affectiv [...]
Mar 21, 2020
In this episode of FemmeTalk, Darlene and Shelby Joy talk porn. How long have humans been creating it, what role have women played in the industry, and how does society feel about it?SOURCES:http://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/NCOSE_Pornography-PublicHealth_ResearchSummary_8-2_17_FINAL-with-logo.pdfhttps://slate.com/technology/2013/02/prehistoric-pornography-chinese-carvings-show-explicit-copulation.htmlhttps://www.wired.com/story/brief-history-porn-internet/https://www.indepen [...]
Mar 6, 2020
In this episode of FemmeTalk, Darlene and Shelby Joy discuss women’s long struggle to call the shots and point out some ways femmes today are taking the reins.SOURCES:https://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2014/aug/11/women-rights-money-timeline-historyhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/01/2017-womens-history-month/98247518/https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/slideshows/10-worst-countries-for-gender-equality-ranked-by-perceptionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/0 [...]
Feb 21, 2020
You're invited to tune in to FemmeTalk, a podcast amplifying the female voice and bringing first hand knowledge to the femme narrative. On FemmeTalk, we dive into social issues, life’s challenges, history, and taboo topics to share the female side of the human experience.​Subscribe and listen to the first episode on Friday, February 21st!Until then, shine on and be a good fucking human.​ Tune in to FemmeTalkFile Size: 18396 kbFile Type: wavDownload File [...]
Feb 17, 2020