Handmaid’s Fail w. Dr. Aria Halliday

Erin Ryan is joined by guest co-host Grace Parra-Janney to embark on another Tour de Fuckery, checking in on what tomfoolery is going on in various red states. Then, Erin chats with scholar, teacher, and cultural theorist Dr. Aria Halliday about the Handmaid’s Tale as a post-Dobbs cultural reference and the relationship between Black women and reproductive justice. Next, Julissa Arce and Amanda Nguyen come on to discuss the suburban equalizer, the Target run. Finally, a little I Feel Petty, a little Sanity Corner. Show Notes:Abortion organizations in Mississippi who are also working on flood relief after the devastating flooding in Jackson: Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund Mississippi Abortion Access Coalition Buy Black: How Black Women Transformed US Pop Culture by Dr. Aria S. HallidayKilling the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and The Meaning of Liberty By Dorothy RobertsDoechii For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.