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Alicia Sowisdral, from PopGoesAlicia.com and Phaydra Babinchok, Director of SlutWalk, have a discussion with Luis about “Rape Culture” and its relation to comedy. Is it appropriate for comics to have jokes about rape? How does that play into a culture of violence?

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Luis and Shantell speak with Benjamin O’Keefe from Proud2BMe.org and the NEDA about A&F’s ‘exclusionary’ business model of only catering their products to thin customers. This is part of an ongoing conversation that began in 2006 when Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries made a statement saying, “…we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes], and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.”

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In the recent release of her memoirs Warrior Princess, Retired Navy SEAL Kristin Beck writes about struggling with her hidden sexual identity while also living a military lifestyle. Kristin, formerly known as Chris, had 20 years of service as a United States Navy SEAL. She retired from “SEAL Team 6”  just months before it raided Osama bin Laden’s hide out. Luis and Shantell discuss Beck’s recent decision to become transgender, the responses that she’s received since coming out, and the various questions about leading a transgender lifestyle.

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Like many of our wise women, Nicole Fonovich is no stranger to struggle. After being diagnosed with an almost paralyzing condition, Fonovich was determined to take life by the reigns. As this week’s wise woman, Fonovich shares her story of how she became a mom and author while offering inspiration to us all.

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“This was their aim with the ad - to put some onus on boys. When we think of teen pregnancy we focus on girls. We always have that image of the pregnant girl.” Host Molly Adams on the ‘pregnant teenage boys’ advertisements.

There’s a new series of eye-catching advertisements on the CTA featuring teenage boys who appear to be pregnant with the text: “Unexpected? Most teen pregnancies are.” The ads are part of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s campaign to promote safe-sex and prevent teenage pregnancy. Brian Babylon and Molly Adams discuss whether these ads find a balance between edgy and disturbing and whether ads like these can be effective.

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“I think winning is the way to get attention, and that’s the way [to] draw more fans….I do think it’s possible to get that following and like I said it’s all about winning and putting good basketball out there and people are going to want to watch it.” -Elena Delle Donne

Number two college draft pick, Elena Delle Donne kicked it into high gear in her debut game for the Chicago Sky on Monday. The Sky beat the Phoenix Mercury by 20 points despite Brittney Griner’s massive performance setting a WNBA record for two dunks in one game. Griner’s dunking might have people abuzz, but Delle Donne and the Sky are focused on winning games and winning over Chicago’s sports fans.

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“I think that what we’re seeing now, and it does certainly seem like we’re seeing a lot of these [celebrity] over shares. I think this kind of reflects the natural progression of what researchers call the ‘parasocial relationship’ and that people are increasingly having these one sided kinds of relationships: isolation, living alone, being single are actually bigger, increasing problems in our society. And as that advances, we have a need for living through celebrities.”

- Reyna Jaqueline Peña on parasocial relationships in today’s society

Is the recent trend of celebrities sharing their deeply personal stories an effort to shine a light on issues everyone faces? Or is it more about lining their own pockets? The AMp’s Feminist Council Member Emily Heist Moss said that it can be both. Along with Reyna Jacqueline Peña of Gozamos, AMp hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon spent some talking about how celebrity gossip and media coverage affects how we see them world.

If you would like more information or are interested in the subject of “Celebrity Overshare”, check out Emily’s article! 

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Megan Mercier says the world is built on competition. Women are told that they can essentially be and do whatever their heart desires regardless of their gender, but the hard-hitting reality of competition and that not being totally true sets in.

The creator of the performance along with director Stephanie Shaw join Shantell & Luis in studio to talk about the performance which “smashes the traditional American beauty pageant form with real stories of fully-grown girls stumbling into womanhood.”

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“Downwardly mobile doesn’t necessarily mean that your parents are paying your rent. But it does come with a certain set of expectations. Most of these people are educated - most of these people thought that they were going to get an awesome job out of college and now all of a sudden they’re either living with their parents, or they’re living with five roommates and they’re still 30 [ years old], or they’re just not making very much money: they don’t have health insurance, they don’t have a 401K, they don’t have any of these markers of adulthood. When you hear people obsess about Millennials they’re usually talking about downwardly mobile Millennials they’re not talking about the permanent poor. […] The word ‘broke’ kind of connotates not that you’ve been in a family that is in generations worth of poverty. It means that you’re cash poor but you have a certain set of expectations.”
-Nonna Willis-Aronowitz on her latest work concerning the struggle towards employment for the Millennials.

Writers April Scissors and Nona Willis-Aronowitz (a Founding Member of the Council) joined the AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams this morning to discuss Nonna’s latest research on how the economy—especially employment rates—has yet to turn up for young people. If you’re interested in knowing more about the downwardly mobile Millennials, check out Nonna’s article published on the Atlantic Cities.

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For this week’s Feminist Wednesday headlines, Shantell & Luis talk about a decision by the FDA to approve a proposal to make the Plan B pill available to those 15 and up without a prescription. The previous age was 17. Women are more stressed about work than men. According to a survey by the American Psychological Association found that women report higher levels of work-related stress and tension. An unrelated headline reveals than men are more likely to blame GPS for bad driving and women say they are lost. A new documentary is making it clear that an entire team of women contributed to the capturing of Osama Bin Laden. The film is called “Manhunt” and is directed by Greg Barker.

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A man is suing a London gym for having “female only” hours. The gym offers 442 women-only hours at the gym due to research that shows women feel uncomfortable with how they look at the gym. He said that because there are certain hours that males can’t go, he is arguably paying more for having less access to the gym. Not to mention, he suggested the gym introduce male-only hours to make the policy equal.

Does he have a valid point? Or is he ignoring how women feel at the gym? Luis and Shantell discuss. Let us know what you have to say on our Facebook page at facebook.com/vocalo.

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On the Overdrive, we love controversial conversations but unfortunately there are often too many fascinating stories to discuss and something gets cut.

However, that doesn’t mean you can’t have the conversations! In this segment, Luis and Shantell quickly touch on a couple headlines that have caught their eye recently but they have not had time to discuss. This week that includes the FEMEN topless jihad protests, volleyball star Gabrielle Reese’s revelations about an “old fashioned” marriage, North Korean female soldiers wearing four inch heels and more. Do you have a headline you’ve been talking about lately? Share it on the Vocalo Facebook page, and we may shout it out on the show.

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