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.

Episodes

Feminists Around the World: Ingrid Silva

Today we're spotlighting the work of ballet dancer and activist Ingrid Silva.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 16, 2025

12 min

Monday Mini: Compulsory Heterosexuality

What is compulsory heterosexuality, and why is it so insidious?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 15, 2025

10 min

SMNTY Classics: How We Beat Polio But Not the Mythmaking Around Jonas Salk (Part 2)

In part two of the Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff episode Anney guested on with Margaret Killjoy, they continue to delve into vaccines and the legacy of Jonas Salk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 13, 2025

59 min

Feminist Movie Friday: The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The third film in The Mummy takes the franchise to China. We discuss the highs, lows and possibilities of the 2008 film. Let Samantha have this!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 12, 2025

45 min

Happy Hour #198: Speak Fanilect to Me

What is fanilect? The often funny shared language between fans is being studied by linguists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 11, 2025

17 min

SMNTY Classics: How We Beat Polio But Not the Mythmaking Around Jonas Salk (Part 1)

In this episode of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, Margaret Killjoy and Anney talk about vaccines and complicated historical characters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 10, 2025

59 min

Feminists Around the World: Zanele Muholi

Today we're focusing on Zanele Muholi, visual activist and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 9, 2025

9 min

Monday Mini: The Convo About No Contact

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 8, 2025

26 min

Spoiled Saturdays: Slash/Back

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 6, 2025

41 min

SMNTY Classics: An Interview with Jo Piazza

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 5, 2025

1 hr 2 min