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Thread the Needle
by Realm
Where feminist ideals meet the realities of women’s lives. Thread the Needle is a podcast that uses storytelling and research to explore the messages women receive about their bodies, relationships, careers, and place in society.
Episodes
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A Better Way to Disagree
What if we could disagree in a way that encouraged empathy and understanding? In this episode, Loretta Ross, an activist for reproductive justice and Professor of White Supremacy and Human Rights at Smith College, charges us to use her Calling In technique to hold people accountable with...
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Divorce & What It Means to Choose Yourself
Calling all divorcees & divorce curious! Going through a divorce is a decidedly sucky process. While still taboo, the dreaded D word is extremely common—in the U.S., about 1 million women file for divorce every year. Interestingly, throughout US history, women have initiated the majority of...
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The Only Black Man in Town
2020 will go down in history as a year of racial reckoning. Reporting from Iowa, just a few hours’ drive from Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed by the police in May, host Donna Cleveland grapples with the state of racism in the Midwest. While Midwesterners are known for being neighborly,...
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Lies About Growing Old
Does the thought of growing old fill you with dread? If so, have you thought about why? In episode 6 of Thread the Needle, discover what the internal experience of old age is really like. The closer you look at the research, the more contradictions you’ll find. Follow Thread the Needle on…
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Ijeoma Oluo on Dismantling Systemic Racism - from Inflection Point
Listen to a conversation between Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race, and Lauren Schiller of Inflection Point on the dangers of white feminism and what actions we can take to dismantle systemic racism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Lyz Lenz Says Your Anger Is Not a Problem
Raised evangelical Christian, feminist writer Lyz Lenz grew up believing her anger made her bad. In the fifth episode of Thread the Needle, find out what happens when Lyz starts listening to her feelings. Along the way, discover the dark underbelly of repressed rage. Follow Thread the Needle on...
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Bonus Episode: It's Not a Phase
Often the questions people ask about the LGBTQ community betray underlying negative beliefs. In today’s bonus episode, Host Donna Cleveland revisits episode 2, which centered around the suicide of a 14-year-old transgender boy in her hometown of Fairfield, Iowa. She invites Clinical Social Worker...
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Why Won’t He Do the Dishes? The Politics of Housework
In the fourth episode of Thread the Needle, Donna explores why women are still stuck doing most of the housework and uncovers a perplexing research finding—splitting chores fairly does not create happier couples. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Hot Moms—Motherhood, Sexuality & the Public Gaze
Why do we desexualize women when they become mothers? The third episode of Thread the Needle explores the messages society sends us about how mothers should look and behave. Discover the strange history behind why many women still feel they must leave their sexual identity behind once they have a...
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When Gender Is a Matter of Life or Death
The suicide of a 14-year-old trans boy in small-town middle America leaves a community grappling with questions about the nature of gender. There are 1.4 million transgender adults living in the United States, a staggering 41 percent of which have reported attempting suicide at least once in…
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Does Wanting a Guy to Pay for Dinner Make You a Bad Feminist?
The way we date has changed drastically in the last decade, from hookup culture to the advent of dating apps. However, traditional (and gendered) dating etiquette is still alive and well—many women still expect men to pay for dates. In the first episode of Thread the Needle, your host Donna...
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A Preview of Thread the Needle—Season 1
Journalist and feminist Donna Cleveland is on a mission to make sense of the mixed messages we send women. See where this journey leads with Season 1 of Thread the Needle, a monthly podcast that debuts Wednesday, October 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Where feminist ideals meet the realities of women’s lives. Thread the Needle is a podcast that uses storytelling and research to explore the messages women receive about their bodies, relationships, careers, and place in society.
HOSTED BY
Realm
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Thread the Needle currently has 12 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Where feminist ideals meet the realities of women’s lives. Thread the Needle is a podcast that uses storytelling and research to explore the messages women receive about their bodies, relationships, careers, and place in society.
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Thread the Needle has 12 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Thread the Needle is created and hosted by Realm.
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