• Medicaid, SNAP, Medicare, and the Big Beautiful Bill
    Jun 20 2025
    Medicaid, SNAP, and Medicare are some of our largest domestic benefits programs. Eligibility is not gender-specific. Yet someone they affect women differently. We don't know whether or not these programs will be changed in the final version of the Big Beautiful Bill, but we do know who uses them and why. Get your facts here. Resources:  Women's Health Insurance Coverage | KFF Gender and Racial Justice in SNAP House Republicans’ Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill Would Make Health Care More Expensive for Americans With Medicare and Other Insurance Where We Stand: Retirement Security – AAUW Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions and Enrollment Loss Across the States | KFF US women are paying billions more for healthcare than men every year Florida Closing the Benefit Gap to Advance Women’s Health Equity | Deloitte US SNAP Helps Millions of Low-Income Seniors | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities House Reconciliation Bill Proposes Deepest SNAP Cut in History, Would Take Food Assistance Away From Millions of Low-Income Families Current Numbers Medicaid | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Parts of Medicare Distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries by Sex | KFF
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    29 mins
  • Embryos, Petri Dishes, IVF
    Jun 17 2025
    As part of our continuing series on 'when life begins - the surprising history of conception' we talk with Professor Emeritus Elizabeth Spahn about the surprising history of the scientific understanding of conception - when life begins. And, spoiler alert, how we all get started is not what we were taught in high school biology class. There is so much political talk about women having babies these days - whether they have too many or not enough - that is seemed essential to see how our society came to the current understandings. Plus..... there's a nightclub involved. Elizabeth Spahn: law review article State Bans on Abortion Throughout Pregnancy | Guttmacher Institute
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    31 mins
  • What's in a name? The SAVE Act
    May 19 2025

    85% of all American women change their names at the time of marriage. If passed, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act could disenfranchise these women because their current legal name does not match the name on their birth certificate. How could this be? Why would we want to do this? Note: the SAVE act has passed the US house and is moving to the Senate, so keep your eye on this one.

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    27 mins
  • Pro-Natalists: WHAT?!
    May 12 2025

    "Have more babies!" is the Trump administration's current family initiative. Huh? If you’ve never heard of ‘pro-natalism,’ this is for you. Join us for a talk of fertility treatments, Elon Musk, car seats, Nobel Prize winner Claudia Goldin, childcare, why families do and do not want babies, and much more. This is one topic you’ll want to keep an eye on.

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    31 mins
  • How Childcare Fuels the Economy
    Apr 25 2025

    Childcare meets economics. This episode dives into how access to affordable, high-quality childcare shapes families, communities, and the economy at large.

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    37 mins
  • When does life begin? Christian History in a Nutshell
    Apr 14 2025

    We talk with Professor Law Emerita, Elizabeth Spahn, about the fascinating and surprising history of Christian views on the beginning of human life - and It's most certainly not what you think. We cover the start of life, from Aristotle to Dobbs in 37 easy-to-understand minutes - you'll never think about conception the same way again.

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    37 mins
  • Follow the Money
    Apr 11 2025

    Without equal resources, is equality even possible? In this episode, we look at the gender gaps in both pay and accumulated wealth: what the gaps mean, why these gaps are still with us, and what we can do.

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    33 mins
  • The Care Economy
    Mar 19 2025

    Who does care work? Why? And why does it matter? Join us for a look at paid and unpaid care work - nursing home aides, day care, cleaning, and all that goes with it - and see why it's a serious women's issue.

    Resources:

    wordslut Untapped Protentional: Florida Report Through Women's Eyes Film Festival

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    35 mins