Women belong in the House
88 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 352 ratingsOn Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents.
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BONUS: Words to Win By: Protecting Our Freedoms
January 30, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBToday, we’re bringing you another podcast from Wonder Media Network that we think you’ll love: Words to Win By. Hosted by renowned communications researcher and campaign advisor Anat Shenker-Osorio, this season unpacks real-world narrative shifts that led to real-world victories, from Brazil to Ireland to here in the United States. In the 2022 Midterms, Americans defied polling, pundits and precedent to stave off the predicted Republican “Red Wave” takeover. Despite significant challenges,...
Bonus: White Picket Fence Returns
March 22, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBWe're bringing you another podcast from Wonder Media Network that we think you'll love: White Picket Fence. White Picket Fence interrogates the structures of inequity affecting women since America’s founding. On the newest season, host Julie Kohler investigates mothers as a political force — how motherhood has been utilized for political gain and why the identity of “mother” remains so politically potent. In the fall of 2020, a group of mothers gathered around a kitchen table. They were con...
BONUS: Introducing Teaching Texas
September 27, 2022 06:05 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBIn 1961, Norma and Mel Gabler were a quiet couple living in Longview, Texas. One day, they noticed some factual errors in one of their sons’ textbooks. What began as a small complaint morphed into a multi-decade crusade to shape what children of Texas — and therefore the country — read in their textbooks. In an election year with raging debates around education, this audio documentary charts how Texas dictated American education over the last sixty years and examines how the fight over our...
BONUS: The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Season 9
September 20, 2022 09:05 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBThe overturning of Roe v. Wade was one of the most sensational events of the year, though not for the better. In the season 9 premiere, A’shanti sits down with Oriaku Njoku, the new executive director for the National Network for Abortion Funds to talk about what’s next following the fall of this landmark decision. They delve into the reasons abortion is healthcare, the importance of Black women’s voices at the forefront of the reproductive justice movement, and why it’s time for a radical r...
BONUS: Ordinary Equality — Hanging On to a Future
June 29, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBWell, here we are. We're on the other side of what we've been talking about for years. Roe v. Wade has been struck down, and for the first time in our lifetime, abortion is no longer protected. In our first episode, Kate and Jamia talk to folks who've been living, and working, and surviving, in a state where abortion access has been under fire for years, even before Roe fell -- Kentucky. To learn more about the Kentucky Health Justice Network, click here. Our sponsor, ActBlue, has too...
Bonus: Introducing...I Was Never There
June 09, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBIntroducing Wonder Media Network’s first true crime show, I Was Never There. Thirty-four years ago, Marsha “Mudd” Ferber vanished without a trace from Morgantown, WV. Mother-daughter duo Karen and Jamie Zelermyer are going back to the land to figure out what the hell happened. Named a 2022 Tribeca Film Festival official selection for audio storytelling, I Was Never There is as much true crime show as it is an ode to Appalachian countercultural movements of the 1970s and 1980s. Listen whereve...
BONUS: Ordinary Equality — The End of Roe v. Wade
May 04, 2022 13:34 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBGiven the recent Supreme Court leak, we're bringing you a bonus episode from Ordinary Equality. Executive Producer Jenny Kaplan sat down with OE Hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wilson to talk about what comes next in a post-Roe v. Wade world.
Introducing...The Accidental Activist
April 15, 2022 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.05 MBFollow Isha Sesay on Twitter and Instagram.
White Picket Fence S2 E5: When "Career Feminism" Won
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBWhen it comes to the failure of the 1971 Comprehensive Childcare Development Act, it's easy to point a finger at conservatives. But that's not the whole story. This week, join host Julie as she dives into the battle between care feminism and career feminism, and how the winner of that match up has impacted women's right advocacy for the last 50 years.
Universal Pre-K and the Path Ahead with Rep. Manning
March 29, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBAlthough the Build Back Better Act could not deliver on all the care economy issues, there is still reason for hope. With a bipartisan oriented strategy, some of these issues can still get through the House and the Senate – universal pre-k being one of those. On our final episode of the series, Jenny and Julie are joined by Representative Kathy Manning to discuss the importance of universal pre-k and what the future holds for care infrastructure.
White Picket Fence S2 E4: The Rise of Neoliberalism
March 24, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBThis week, Julie dives deep into the economic ideology that arose alongside social conservatism and prevented public investments in care. We’ll break down what “neoliberalism” is and what the rise of it has meant for family life -- how the mix of low taxes, deregulation, and privatization has made family life more economically precarious for the vast majority of Americans.
The Cost of Child Care with Rep. Clark
March 22, 2022 09:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBThe American child care system is full of contradiction. For individual families, care costs keep rising. But many caregivers are barely paid a living wage. The Build Back Better Act would have been the first federal intervention in this sector in fifty years. Without it, this broken cycle continues. On today’s episode, Jenny and Julie are joined by Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark to discuss the precarious state of our care economy.
White Picket Fence S2 E3: What Could Have Been
March 17, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBHow did the U.S. become a society that treats caregiving as a private family responsibility rather than a public good? In this episode, Julie explores the longstanding and continued role racism has played in preventing investments in public goods that would benefit everyone, including caregiving. We’ll also do a deep dive into the 1970s when the U.S. nearly invested in universal childcare -- and how fear was deployed to block it.
Paid Leave with Rep. Underwood
March 15, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBThe need to take family or medical leave touches every American. Yet, despite overwhelming popularity, the U.S. stands alone as the only industrialized nation without paid leave. On today's episode, Jenny and Julie are joined by Representative Lauren Underwood to unpack why America continues to lag behind and the ongoing political fight around this crucial issue.
White Picket Fence S2 E2: The Nuclear Family Myth
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week, host Julie Kohler travels back to the mid-20th century to examine the creation of the “traditional” nuclear family — a myth only made possible through the exploitation of Black women’s domestic labor — and how the family values and nostalgia of this era continue to exist in today’s debate over “caring economy” policies.
The Child Tax Credit with Rep. DeLauro
March 08, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this new season of Women belong in the House, we’re examining America’s caregiving crisis. In our first episode, Jenny and Julie explore the child tax credit with one of its longtime supporters -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro.
White Picket Fence S2 E1: The Breaking Point
March 04, 2022 14:36 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBIn March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic became a global health crisis. But from it bore a whole set of complementary crises: an economic crisis and a caregiving crisis. The pandemic erased more than 30 years of gains in women’s labor force participation, while simultaneously leaving women to shoulder the majority of the family responsibilities. But the conditions for these crises existed long before COVID-19 hit American shores. How exactly did we get here?
Introducing: The Caregiving Crisis feat. White Picket Fence
March 01, 2022 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.71 MBIn this new season of Women belong in the House, we’re examining America’s caregiving crisis. After years of a pandemic that disproportionately affected women, Congress is still working to pass legislation that would address some of our most pressing needs. To dive into the care economy, host Jenny Kaplan is teaming up with another Wonder Media Network original podcast, White Picket Fence, and its host, Julie Kohler. Jenny’s going to talk to the women in the House that are championing leg...
Bonus: Ordinary Equality S2 E 10: Changing the Way We Talk About Abortion
January 13, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBIn light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. Welcome to the final episode of Ordinary Equality Season Two. We’ve covered the history of abortion, the highs and lows of Roe v. Wade, the secret abortion underground of the 70s, and even the way the long southern strategy played into the state of abortion access in this country. Kate and Jamia look towards the future of the a...
Bonus: Ordinary Equality S2 E9: It’s a TRAP!
January 11, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBIn light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. When the anti-choice movement couldn’t stop individuals from choosing to get an abortion, they turned to the next biggest roadblock--the abortion providers themselves. Today, hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wilson are talking all about TRAP laws. How did the anti-choice movement work around Roe v. Wade? How did these laws create a s...
Bonus: Ordinary Equality S2 E8: Reproductive Justice
January 06, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBIn light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. In 1994, twelve Black women gathered together in a room and redefined the movement for reproductive freedom--they focused on an intersectional freedom, built an entirely new framework, and called it Reproductive Justice. Today, hosts Jamia Wilson and Kate Kelly take us through the history of the Reproductive Justice movement an...
Bonus: Ordinary Equality S2 E7: The Long Southern Strategy
January 04, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBIn light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. The anti-choice movement, the Red south, and the partisan divide on abortion access--none of these are a coincidence. In fact, they’re all components of an organized campaign to make morality the backbone of the Republican party. Today, hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wilson trace the history of the Long Southern Strategy.
Bonus: Ordinary Equality S2 E6: Roe v. Wade
December 30, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBIn light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. We made it folks--this week, we’re talking about that landmark 1973 case, Roe v. Wade. Hosts Jamia Wilson and Kate Kelly walk through Roe from beginning to end, and discover why this case is still affecting the way we talk about abortion, 48 years later.
Bonus: Ordinary Equality S2 E5: Call This Number, Ask for Jane
December 28, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBIn light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. In 1962, Sherri Chessen’s abortion story gained international attention and helped flip the script on abortion in the public eye -- but her story was far from universal. This week, Kate and Jamia talk about pre-Roe abortion access, from underground collectives like Jane, to the community organizations still working to provide a...
Bonus: Ordinary Equality S2 E4: Let's Go to Church
December 23, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBIn light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. Pro-choice, or pro-life--secular, or religious. Or is it that simple? Why do we rely on the teachings of the Catholic Church in a country with so much religious diversity? How were arguments of faith politicized by the Religious Right? And how can we reconcile faith and reproductive justice today? Hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wil...
Bonus: Ordinary Equality S2 E3: Breeding a Nation
December 21, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBIn light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. The lasting effects of this country’s long history with colonialism and slavery impact every part of our lives--including modern day debates about abortion access and reproductive justice. In this episode, Kate and Jamia recruit experts to explain the history of reproductive coercion in the domestic slave breeding industry and ...
Bonus: Ordinary Equality S2 E2: Spilling the Abortion Tea
December 16, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBIn light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. We’re taking this back to the beginning. Kate and Jamia trace the history of abortion access all the way back to ancient and colonial history. How did women control their fertility before modern medicine? And how was that control threatened? Attempts to suppress abortion are more recent than you think, and--you guessed it--are ...
Bonus: Ordinary Equality S2 E1: Now at Last We Can Begin
December 14, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBIn light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. Since our founding, the conversation around reproductive rights has been one of the most contentious political debates in America. This history is one that combines political, religious, and social forces, layered with systemic racism and misogyny. Co-hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wilson unpack this rich history from the views of co...
Bonus: The Latest from Wonder Media Network
December 06, 2021 16:50 - 1 minute - 1.48 MBLong time, no speak! We're popping in with a quick update on our latest shows that we think you'll love--Womanica, Words to Win By, and White Picket Fence. Back soon with more!
Chapter 4: Vice President
February 10, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBFor more than 230 years, the occupants of our nation’s highest offices have looked largely the same. Fortunately, that’s no longer true. Kamala Harris is the nation’s first woman Vice President. She is the first Black woman and first South Asian woman in the role. So how did she get here? And perhaps even more importantly, how do we make sure she really isn’t the last? Over the next month Women belong in the House is turning our attention to a different house: the White House. On this speci...
Chapter 3: Senator
February 03, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBFor more than 230 years, the occupants of our nation’s highest offices have looked largely the same. Fortunately, that’s no longer true. Kamala Harris is the nation’s first woman Vice President. She is the first Black woman and first South Asian woman in the role. So how did she get here? And perhaps even more importantly, how do we make sure she really isn’t the last? Over the next month Women belong in the House is turning our attention to a different house: the White House. On this speci...
Chapter 2: Attorney General
January 27, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBFor more than 230 years, the occupants of our nation’s highest offices have looked largely the same. Fortunately, that’s no longer true. Kamala Harris is the nation’s first woman Vice President. She is the first Black woman and first South Asian woman in the role. So how did she get here? And perhaps even more importantly, how do we make sure she really isn’t the last? Over the next month Women belong in the House is turning our attention to a different house: the White House. On this speci...
Chapter 1: District Attorney
January 20, 2021 11:00 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBFor more than 230 years, the occupants of our nation’s highest offices have looked largely the same. Fortunately, that’s no longer true. This week, Kamala Harris becomes the nation’s first woman Vice President. She will be the first Black woman and first South Asian woman in the role. So how did she get here? And perhaps even more importantly, how do we make sure she really isn’t the last? Over the next month Women belong in the House is turning our attention to a different house: the White...
Women belong in the White House
January 19, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MBOver the next month Women belong in the House is turning our attention to a different house: the White House. On this special mini-series, we’ll chart Kamala Harris’ journey — from District Attorney to Attorney General to Senator to Vice President — investigating one of many possible paths to higher office. We’ll talk about Vice President Harris and highlight stories of women on a similar path, elected officials who may one day be in her same position.
From Inside the Breach with Rep. Kathy Manning
January 11, 2021 22:36 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this special episode, you'll hear from Congresswoman Kathy Manning of North Carolina's Sixth Congressional District. On Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents. This season, we're featuring the daring women who are stepping up to lead during one of the most challenging years in American history. Women belong in the House is p...
Bonus: Winning Wisconsin Ep. 5
November 12, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBSubscribe now for the conclusion of Winning Wisconsin!
Bonus: Winning Wisconsin Ep. 4
October 29, 2020 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBSubscribe now to hear more episodes of Winning Wisconsin!
Gone to Carolina: NC-06
October 27, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this episode, you'll hear Kathy Manning, Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives (and Jenny's mom); Tori Taylor, co-executive director of Swing Left; and A'shanti Gholar, president of Emerge America. On Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents. This season, we're featuring the daring women who are stepping up to ...
Bonus: Winning Wisconsin Ep. 3
October 22, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBSubscribe now to hear more episodes of Winning Wisconsin!
Going Purple in the Peach State: GA-06
October 20, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this episode, you'll hear from Tori Taylor, co-executive director of Swing Left; A'shanti Gholar, president of Emerge America; former Governor Christine Whitman; former Representative Susan Molinari; Kelly Dittmar and Debbie Walsh of the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University; and Wendy Schiller from Brown University. On Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representati...
Bonus: Winning Wisconsin Ep. 2
October 17, 2020 15:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBSubscribe now to hear more episodes of Winning Wisconsin!
The Perennial Swing State: FL-10 & FL-26
October 13, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode, you'll hear from Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Rep. Val Demings, and Tori Taylor, co-executive director of Swing Left. On Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents. This season, we're featuring the daring women who are stepping up to lead during one of the most challenging years in American history. Women belong i...
Bonus: Introducing Winning Wisconsin
October 08, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBSubscribe now to hear more episodes of Winning Wisconsin!
The Largest Swing County: AZ-06
October 06, 2020 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this episode, you'll hear from Dr. Hiral Tipirneni, former Gov. Christine Whitman, Professor Wendy Schiller from Brown University and Kelly Dittmar, associate professor of political science at Rutgers University--Camden and the director of research and scholar at the Center for American Women in Politics. On Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the...
America's Triple Pandemic: WI-04
September 29, 2020 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIn this episode, you'll hear from Rep. Gwen Moore, Grace Lynch, host of the Winning Wisconsin podcast, Professor Wendy Schiller from Brown University and Debbie Walsh, Director of the Center for American Women and Politics. Subscribe to Winning Wisconsin On Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents. This season, we're featuring t...
Let's Talk Public Health: IL-14
September 22, 2020 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this episode, you'll hear from Rep. Lauren Underwood, A'shanti Gholar, president of Emerge America and host of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics podcast, and Professor Wendy Schiller from Brown University. On Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents. This season, we're featuring the daring women who are stepping up to lead duri...
A Horse of a Different Color: PA-07
September 15, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBOn Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents. This season, we're featuring the daring women who are stepping up to lead during one of the most challenging years in American history. Women belong in the House is produced by Grace Lynch, with special help from Luisa Garbowit. Special thanks to Miles Moran for the original intro and ...
We're Back for Season 3
September 10, 2020 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBOn Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents. This season, we're featuring the daring women who are stepping up to lead during one of the most challenging years in American history. Women belong in the House is produced by Grace Lynch. Special thanks to Miles Moran for the original intro and outro music. Follow Wonder Media Netw...
Bonus: A Conversation with Rep. Katie Porter
August 24, 2020 22:03 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBOn Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents. Stay tuned for our third season, coming to you soon. Women belong in the House is produced by Grace Lynch, with special help from Luisa Garbowit and Edie Allard. Special thanks to Miles Moran for the original intro music.
Bonus: The Woman of the Hour
August 13, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBOn Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents. Last season, she spoke with women on the campaign trail. This time, she's talking to women serving in the House of Representatives. Women belong in the House is produced by Grace Lynch, with special help from Luisa Garbowit and Edie Allard. Special thanks to Miles Moran for the origin...