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Stores about white women making a mess of things and how to clean up our act.

Our Dirty Laundry Mandy Griffin & Katy Swalwell

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    • 4.7 • 61 Ratings

Stores about white women making a mess of things and how to clean up our act.

    Interview with Leah Slick-Driscoll

    Interview with Leah Slick-Driscoll

    Interview with Leah Slick-Driscoll. 
    Leah is a member of the Meskwaki Nation of Iowa (Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa) and is also Winnebago from Nebraska. She received her B.A.s in History and Social Studies Education from the University of Iowa in 2009. She received her M.A. in Social Studies Education from the University of Iowa in 2014. She is honored to teach 9-12th grade social studies at the Meskwaki Settlement School since 2009. She has 7 children and two grandchildren. She has a passion for Native American history and Indigenous Studies. She loves to research and get involved in issues that affect Native American people today, and to give her students opportunities to research and be a part in solving these issues.

    • 56 min
    The Symptom of Katie Britt

    The Symptom of Katie Britt

    Weighing in on the Katie Britt response to the SOTU address and how she ties in to weaponized white motherhood

    • 43 min
    Minisode: Alabama IVF Ruling

    Minisode: Alabama IVF Ruling

    While we all realize the latest Alabama ruling on IVF is a reproductive rights issue, we may not have thought through the deeper issues of intersectional feminism that run through this controversy. Today we're discussing how white women are showing up in very white-womany ways for IVF.

    • 37 min
    Weaponized Motherhood: Moms For Liberty

    Weaponized Motherhood: Moms For Liberty

    We're back!!! Sorry we disappeared for a moment there. But don't worry, we're still here, we're still friends and we're still down for exposing white women and how we enforce and support white supremacy. We're discussing the weaponization of motherhood this season and starting with a group of modern day Daughter's of the Confederacy: Mom's for Liberty. It sounds nice, but as we well know, white-woman-nice has some dark undertones. Welcome back guys!

    • 1 hr 30 min
    White Flammability

    White Flammability

    Discussion of the article "It's not White Fragility, it's White Flammability" by Sun Yung Shin on Medium. Also mentions: "Is 'Imposter Syndrome' Just for White Women". Find out more about Sun Yung Shin on her website. 

    There's a t-shirt I always see advertised to me on Instagram that says "Not fragile like a flower, fragile like a bomb" with a half-face portrait of RBG in the background. We white women love to highlight our power when it makes us look good and strong, but are we as willing to acknowledge our ability, even our inevitability, to do harm with that power? 

    • 27 min
    White Feminism: Author Interview - Ruby Hamad

    White Feminism: Author Interview - Ruby Hamad

    Chat with Ruby Hamad about her best selling book, White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color. 
    Ruby Hamad 
    White Tears/Brown Scars 

    • 1 hr 10 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
61 Ratings

61 Ratings

jennyv14 ,

Thank you

As a privileged white woman I hesitate, even fear, commenting on anything to do with race - because even with good intent I am so uneducated and inexperienced I will inevitably say something inappropriate. But instead of plowing forward in my ignorance, I want to learn. Thank you for putting this podcast together. It is accessible to those of us starting out in our education. I appreciate your efforts!

ccstar1421 ,

A Must Listen for All

Katie and Mandy do an amazing job of digging into history and revealing the truth about white women’s complicity in slavery and white supremacy. When you understand this foundation it allows you to understand why we are where we are today. This has become my go to podcast. I really appreciate the massive amount of research and work these to woman have done to help us all be better at being anti-racist.

Cegalphl ,

White Men and Black Girls Too!

Honestly, this podcast should be heard by every adult. I love how deep into history Mandy and Katie have researched; drudging up everybody’s dirty laundry. Lol! Observing history and working through the thought processes on an individual and societal level that perpetuate the oppressive systems that have become our country’s legacy is fascinating. It’s not just purely entertaining as hashing through history and learning from it can begin to reform our way of thinking and hopefully, improve our behavior. I’m the “black girl too” in my title and firmly believe that this is a podcast where anyone will walk away gleaning something new. And even if you don’t agree with everything they’re saying, it will at least challenge you to spend time thinking about important topics such as racism, xenophobia, sexism, etc. I appreciate they’re bold, brave voices and I’m happy they’ve taken to the airwaves.

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