On this week's 51%, we hear from NPR’s Emily Feng about her experience reporting in China, and her new book Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and B...
Amy Friedman on “Home and Away” and the pain in our prison system
May 16 2025 • 00:29:26
On this week’s 51%, we learn about an organization offering community to children and teens impacted by incarceration and deportation. The Pathfinder ...
Dr. Margo Lowy on 'Maternal Ambivalence'
May 09 2025 • 00:29:11
On this week's 51%, we recognize Mother's Day and sit down with Dr. Margo Lowy to discuss her book Maternal Ambivalence: The Loving Moments & Bitter T...
Dionne Koller on why youth sports are "More Than Play"
May 02 2025 • 00:28:00
On this week's 51%, we speak with Dionne Koller, a law professor at the University of Baltimore, about the benefits and dangers of youth sports, and w...
Jill Hasday on "We the Men"
Apr 25 2025 • 00:30:48
On this week's 51%, we chat with Minnesota Law Professor Jill Hasday about her book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetu...
The SAVE Act: What would it mean for women voters?
Apr 18 2025 • 00:28:55
The House has passed the SAVE Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship from anyone registering to vote in federal elections. What might this...
How to prepare for a recession (just in case)
Apr 11 2025 • 00:32:14
On this week’s 51%, we learn how to prep for and survive a recession with Professor Suzanne Shu of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. We also...
Nanda Reddy on "A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl"
Apr 04 2025 • 00:30:50
On this week’s 51%, we speak with author Nanda Reddy about her new novel A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl. An exploration of identity and the immigr...
Dr. Samra Zafar on "Unconditional"
Mar 28 2025 • 00:32:13
We internalize a lot of ideas about womanhood, good and bad, as we grow up. On this week’s 51%, we speak with Dr. Samra Zafar about how to ditch the b...
The Women of NOW
Mar 21 2025 • 00:31:08
On this week’s 51%, we sit down with longtime feminist activist Muriel Fox to chat about how the National Organization for Women got started in the 19...
