ALL EPISODES
Meet actress and comedian Katie Goodman, whose YouTube video "Sorry Babe, You're a Feminist" went viral when it touched a nerve with both men and women. Her videos are hilarious commentaries on culture and politics. She is a writer, performer, teacher of improv, and children's book author.
KATIE GOODMAN
Writer, activist, and social entrepreneur Gloria Steinem has been the face of the women's movement since many of us were born, and she is still advocating on our behalf. She founded Ms. Magazine and the Ms. Foundation and has won many awards for her journalism. In 2013 Ms. Steinem received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. She has also written a number of books...Including her latest, "My Life on the Road."
Ms. Steinem and I spoke about her new book, the influence of her dad on her life, and the best retort she ever learned. Plus she shares her advice on how to start a movement, and hypothesizes on why it's been so hard for some to picture a woman in the White House.
GLORIA STEINEM
PHOTO BY ANNIE LEIBOVITZ
The poverty level for American families has hovered at 25% for decades, in spite of billions of dollars spent. This week, we speak with Mia Birdsong of Family Story, who offers a new perspective--redefine the definition of a 'traditional family.' And my guest Pam Scott is a philanthropist who brings her corporate experience to sub-Saharan Africa: using human-centered design to reduce unwanted teen pregnancy from 50% to a 'new normal.' Learn more about this topic at PSI.org.
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Public Assistance does not cover the cost of diapers--as a result, nearly 30% of mothers report a time when they couldn’t afford diapers for their children. Our guest Lisa Truong started Help A Mother Out to increase access to diapers for families in need. And this Fall, she was awarded a grant from the city of San Francisco to establish and operate the San Francisco diaper bank, making it the first city in the nation to offer public assistance for diapers.
If you'd like to help a mother during this season of giving, donations can be made at helpamotherout.org.
LISA TRUONG
The causes of cancer seem to be everywhere. From makeup products, to the clothes we wear, and the furniture we buy. And even if it has a pink ribbon on it to support breast cancer awareness, Karuna Jaggar of Breast Cancer Action says it's very possible that the contents are cancer-causing. And when it comes to fossil fuels, our guest Dr. Sandra Steingraber says our "regulatory system is deaf to the voice that the data has and the message it's trying to give." You can view the latest compendium from Concerned Health Professionals of NY here.
Find out how these two women are changing the status quo. Fighting the Cause of Cancer. That's our Inflection Point.
DR. SANDRA STEINGRABER, BIOLOGIST/ADVOCATE
KARUNA JAGGAR, BREAST CANCER ACTION