On this week's 51%, we look back on some of our favorite conversations from 2025: Dr. Heather Hirsch discusses the FDA’s decision to remove “black bo...
Miriam Udel on 'worldmaking' through Yiddish children's literature
Dec 19 2025 • 00:29:30
On this week's 51%, we speak with Emory University Professor Miriam Udel about how a 20th Century movement of Yiddish literature strived to help Jewis...
Brianne Brinker on 'Skating Out of the Vault'
Dec 12 2025 • 00:29:54
On this week's 51%, we hear from author Brianne Brinker, assistant athletic director at Union College, about her experience coming out and transitioni...
Lisa DiGiovanni on the dangers of 'Militarized Masculinity' — and the leaders who thrive on it
Dec 05 2025 • 00:30:45
On this week's 51%, we speak with Keene State College Professor Dr. Lisa DiGiovanni about "militarized masculinity," and the connection between author...
Dr. Heather Hirsch on perimenopause and hormone therapy
Nov 28 2025 • 00:33:11
The Food & Drug Administration recently decided to remove "black box" warnings from the packaging of hormonal therapies used to treat symptoms of meno...
Allison Daminger talks 'What's on Her Mind?'
Nov 21 2025 • 00:33:08
On this week's 51%, we speak with Allison Daminger, professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin, about her research into "cognitive" househo...
Wu Man of Silkroad on storytelling through music
Nov 14 2025 • 00:30:17
On this week's 51%, we hear from pipa virtuoso Wu Man about her work with the famous Silkroad ensemble, and the group’s latest tour of "American Railr...
Vietnam nurse Edie Meeks on life after service
Nov 07 2025 • 00:30:53
On this week's 51%, we recognize Veterans Day and speak with Edie Meeks, a veteran of the Army Nurse Corp who was one of roughly 10,000 nurses to serv...
Dr. Elizabeth Boham on "Breast Wellness"
Oct 31 2025 • 00:33:13
On this week's 51%, we speak with Dr. Elizabeth Boham about her new book Breast Wellness, and the various lifestyle factors that can contribute to bre...
Helen Winslow Black on 'Seven Blackbirds'
Oct 24 2025 • 00:29:02
On this week's 51%, we recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month and speak with author Helen Winslow Black about her new book Seven Blackbirds, foll...
