• SMNTY Classics: Twilight
    Oct 4 2025

    Once in a blue moon, we do a combination book and movie episode. This is one of those times. Come along with us as we break down vampires, werewolves, love, baseball and camp with pop culture phenomenon Twilight in this classic episode.

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    54 mins
  • An Update On Crisis Pregnancy Centers
    Oct 3 2025

    Since our previous episode on crisis pregnancy centers, or CPCs, their numbers in the US have only grown as the number of abortion clinics declines. We go over how these unregulated fake clinics collect data, get funding and prey on the marginalized.

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    30 mins
  • Happy Hour #188: Ponderings on Silent Hill f
    Oct 2 2025

    When one gets to the end of a game like Silent Hill f, one has many thoughts and questions, especially about the messaging around women, conformity and marriage.

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    16 mins
  • A Look at Modern Friendship: Part 2
    Oct 1 2025

    In part two of our deep dive into friendship, Anney and Samantha dig into more questions around adult friendships.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Feminists Around the World: Sara Mora
    Sep 30 2025

    Today we shine a light on the works and advocacy of Sara Mora, an immigration rights activist.

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    8 mins
  • Monday Mini: SMNTY Goes to Rapture
    Sep 29 2025

    Another date, another prediction of rapture. Anney and Samantha brush up on some current events, history and opinions.

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    20 mins
  • SMNTY Classics: What Possession Movie Tropes Say About Us
    Sep 27 2025

    A lot of movies about possession have been in the news lately, from The Exorcist to Talk To Me. But who gets possessed and why? Are these movies inherently conservative? Learn more in this classic episode.

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    16 mins
  • Introducing: Curse of: America’s Next Top Model
    Sep 27 2025

    When America’s Next Top Model premiered in the early 2000s, it looked like a golden ticket: a glamorous TV show that could catapult aspiring models into fame. But two decades later, many contestants describe its aftermath as a curse. Hosted by pop-culture journalist Bridget Armstrong, Curse of: America’s Next Top Model is a deep investigation into the hidden costs of reality television, and what the show’s legacy reveals about beauty, power, and the culture that cheered it on. Through conversations with dozens of former contestants, producers and crew members, Curse of: America’s Next Top Model explores what happened behind the scenes on one of the most iconic and problematic reality shows of our generation.

    The series starts off by exploring how ANTM almost didn’t get made. You’ll get the real story behind the show’s most infamous controversies. Then, the models and producers pull back the curtain and talk about how the most outrageous photoshoots and runaways came together. You’ll hear from contestants who say ANTM saved their lives and from those who say it ruined theirs. The contestants also talk about how the body shaming they experienced on the show caused lifelong scars. Finally, we try to answer the question, is Tyra Banks the ultimate reality television villain? Curse of: America’s Next Top Model takes you on an investigative journey to figure out if the so-called curse is real? And if so, what was the toll on the models, and us, the audience?

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    4 mins