The book, Tripping the Prom Queen: The Truth About Women & Rivalry
with author Susan Shapiro Barash.
Guest Susan Shapiro Barash is an established writer of books on women’s issues, covering topics such as women and: in-laws, lying; extramarital affairs; sister relationships; stepfamilies; being 2nd wives; recovering from bad choices and more. Ms. Barash teaches at the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrwence College and Gender Studies at Marymount Manhattan College.
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Guest Dr. Caroline Heldman, PH.D. discusses female double consciousness and the rise of self-objectification among women in US. Culture. She is an Assistant Professor at Occidental College, Los Angeles and co-founder of Critical Response, a disaster response volunteer organization. Dr. Heldman is author of the Ms. Magazine article on self-objectification, “Out of Body Image,” Spring 2008.
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Girls Gone Wild? [60:07m]:
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Naked is a collection of original essays and memoirs about Black women and body image. “..the most common way to talk about the female body in America is to discuss how it should be fixed and how much it appeals to men…From reality shows peddling makeovers, to front-porch conversations about where to get the tightest weave, the message is obvious: what we’re born with is not going to get us very far” Throughout the book we see how for black women this is compounded with racially specific messages that say if you are born black with black features and black hair, what you’re born with is going to get you even less.
Guests: Akiba Solomon has written for publications including Glamour, Redbook, Jane and Vibe. Ayana Byrd is author of the award-winning “Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America.” She has written for Essence, Latina, Rolling Stone, Vibe and Glamour magazines.
Naked: Black Women Bare All About Their Skin, Hair, Lips & Other Parts, by Akiba Solomon & Ayana Byrd [60:48m]:
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Medical intervention in birth and fear of birth have become routine in U.S. culture. The cesarean rate has risen steadily for over a decade, with a 32% cesarean rate by 2008, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This episode explores overcoming fear of childbirth and cultivating positive consciousness about labor and birth.
Guest: Risa Lynn Klein is a CNM who provides holistic Midwifery Care and Education in New York and New Jersey. She is trained as a Bradley Method Natural Childbirth Educator, and breast-feeding consultant and received her MS in Nurse Midwifery from the Columbia University school of Nursing.
Birth Without Fear [54:37m]:
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Guest Joy Jones discusses the decline of Marriage rates, how it disproportionately effects African Americans and their views of marriage. Ms. Jones is a journalist, playwright, author and teacher. Her article, “Marriage is for White People” appeared in the Washington Post Sunday, March 26, 2006; Page B01.
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