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Feminism for the Algorithm

Episode 6 of the Feminism NOW podcast, hosted by National Organization for Women (NOW), titled "Feminism for the Algorithm" was published on March 25, 2026 and runs 37 minutes.

March 25, 2026 ·37m · Feminism NOW

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People often worry about the harms of social media. But social media also has so much promise for the feminist movement. Today, Kim and Rose sit down with Blair Imani, creator of the viral web series Smarter in Seconds, to talk about feminism in the age of social media. Whether you’re a lifelong feminist or newly feminism-curious, join us this season as Kim and Rose speak with the movers and shakers defining the feminist movement. Listen to new episodes of Feminism NOW released every other Wednesday. To find out more about the National Organization for Women, visit our website.Leave us a voicemail for us to include in a future episode! Call 202-628-8669 or send a voice memo to [email protected].  Guest: Blair Imani is the creator of the viral web series, Smarter In Seconds, LA Times bestselling author of Read This to Get Smarter, and co-host of the podcast Thoughts About Feelings. The New York Times praises Blair Imani’s unique ability to create “progressive lessons with vibrant visuals and a perky, quirky delivery.” Her scholarship spans intersectionality, gender studies, race and racism, sociology, and United States history. She is also a historian, having written Making Our Way Home (2020) and Modern HERstory (2018).Follow us on social media:Find Kim on Instagram @KimVillanueva_NOW, and find Rose on X @BrunacheRose. Find today’s guest, Blair Imani, on Instagram and TikTok @blairimani Today’s featured chapter is Appleton Area NOW, https://www.appletonareanow.org/ and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/appletonareanow/ Learn more about our special feature, the 2026 Driving the Vote for Equality national tour to raise awareness about the Equal Rights Amendment, at https://era-now.org and https://drivingthevote.orgFind NOW here:Instagram: @nationalnowTikTok: @national_nowBlueSky: @nationalnow.bsky.socialFacebook: NationalNOW

People often worry about the harms of social media. But social media also has so much promise for the feminist movement. Today, Kim and Rose sit down with Blair Imani, creator of the viral web series Smarter in Seconds, to talk about feminism in the age of social media. 


Whether you’re a lifelong feminist or newly feminism-curious, join us this season as Kim and Rose speak with the movers and shakers defining the feminist movement. Listen to new episodes of Feminism NOW released every other Wednesday. To find out more about the National Organization for Women, visit our website.


Leave us a voicemail for us to include in a future episode! Call 202-628-8669 or send a voice memo to [email protected]

 

Guest: Blair Imani is the creator of the viral web series, Smarter In Seconds, LA Times bestselling author of Read This to Get Smarter, and co-host of the podcast Thoughts About Feelings. The New York Times praises Blair Imani’s unique ability to create “progressive lessons with vibrant visuals and a perky, quirky delivery.” Her scholarship spans intersectionality, gender studies, race and racism, sociology, and United States history. She is also a historian, having written Making Our Way Home (2020) and Modern HERstory (2018).


Follow us on social media:

Find Kim on Instagram @KimVillanueva_NOW, and find Rose on X @BrunacheRose. 


Find today’s guest, Blair Imani, on Instagram and TikTok @blairimani 


Today’s featured chapter is Appleton Area NOW, https://www.appletonareanow.org/ and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/appletonareanow/ 


Learn more about our special feature, the 2026 Driving the Vote for Equality national tour to raise awareness about the Equal Rights Amendment, at https://era-now.org and https://drivingthevote.org


Find NOW here:

Instagram: @nationalnow

TikTok: @national_now

BlueSky: @nationalnow.bsky.social

Facebook: NationalNOW


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