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July 21, 2023
The <em>Barbie</em> movie has arrived and we seem to be reaching peak Barbie-mania. But, Barbie's brand of hyperfeminine fun has been on the rise for years — especially online among left leaning femmes who call themselves bimbos and have been giving the term a new meaning. <br/><br/>Host <a href="https://twitter.com/bmluse">Brittany Luse</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/binarythis">Hannah McCann</a>, a lecturer at the University of Melbourne who specializes in critical femininity studies, explore how both Barbie and real-life bimbos are criticized for being bad role models, and yet this carefree, maximalist, feminine style may actually be a little subversive.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
February 21, 2023
Looking for joy? Then it might be worth exploring your sorrow, complications and mess. In his latest collection of essays, <a href="https://www.rossgay.net/inciting-joy"><em>Inciting Joy</em></a>, poet Ross Gay reconsiders the breadth of joy, arguing that it can be found – and even strengthened – in life's hardest moments, when we must rely on one another. This week, host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1123917129/brittany-luse">Brittany Luse</a> sits down with Gay to discuss the complexity of joy, the beauty of grace and creating meaning in life. <br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin"><em>@ItsBeenAMin</em></a><em> or email us at </em><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><em>[email protected]</em></a><em>.</em><br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
February 14, 2023
This week, we're asking: do the fantasies we read in romance novels say anything about what we want in our real-life relationships? Devoted readers share how the genre has impacted their love lives. Host Brittany Luse also sits down with writer Rebekah Weatherspoon to learn how she builds a world of desire.<br/><br/>Then, we talk to Dr. E. Gale Greenlee, teacher-scholar in residence at the bell hooks center in Berea Kentucky, about lasting impact of bell hooks' work, and how she changed the way we think about love.<br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/npritsbeenamin"><em>@ItsBeenAMin</em></a><em> or email us at </em><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><em>[email protected]</em></a><em>.</em><br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
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