This week on All Ears, Abby takes a trip through the underworld of internet culture with YouTuber Natalie Wynn, also known as ContraPoints. An ex-philosopher with a penchant for elaborate sets and costumes, Natalie got her start making response

Jane Fonda: Activism Saved Me

Apr 13th, 2023 43m 42s

Jane Fonda is a towering figure and an American legend. From Barbarella, to Klute, to 9 to 5, to her workout videos, she’s been gracing our screens for more than 50 years. And, though she may be best known for her role as an artist, surprisingl

Michael McAfee: There is No Shame in Caring for Everyone

Apr 6th, 2023 37m 40s

What if we thought of America’s economic inequality as design flaws of policy, rather than the result of personal failings? And what would our policies look like if we included everyone in the design process? These are the questions that drive

Jay Coen Gilbert: Rewriting the "Source Code" for Capitalism

Mar 30th, 2023 37m 43s

In a recent New York Times op-ed, “America Is in a Disgraced Class of Its Own”, sociologist Matthew Desmond writes about the shameful amount of poverty in America, and our responsibility for it. He also writes about solutions. He points to B Co

Journalist Rick Wartzman on Walmart: Good Intentions Are Not Enough

Mar 23rd, 2023 35m 42s

This week, Abby talks with business writer Rick Wartzman about what he learned while reporting his latest book: Still Broke: Walmart's Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism. Rick spent nearly three years docu

Labor Leader Mary Kay Henry: Building The Most Inclusive, Racially Diverse, Female Dominated Middle Class the Nation Has Ever Seen

Mar 16th, 2023 34m 28s

If you've been paying attention, you've heard how unionization efforts are popping up all over the country, from Starbucks, Amazon and Apple; to airports, nursing homes and college campuses. Indeed, in numbers not seen in generations, American

Economist Kate Raworth: The Best Doughnuts are Conceptual

Mar 9th, 2023 41m 5s

Picture your favorite doughnut. Whether it’s chocolate glazed with sprinkles, vanilla pastry cream, red velvet, you’re inadvertently invoking one of the most important reimaginings of our economy of the last 20 years: Doughnut Economics. It pos

Erica Smiley: Visibilizing Labor

Mar 2nd, 2023 45m 6s

Settle in with Abby and labor organizer Erica Smiley for a free-wheeling conversation about unions, democracy, history, and so much more. Smiley is the Executive Director of Jobs with Justice, a national labor group working to change the meta-n

Marlene Engelhorn: Let's Talk About Tax, Baby

Feb 23rd, 2023 37m 13s

This week, as Congressional Democrats attempt to convince Republicans to impose taxes on the very wealthy, Abby talks “tax positivity” with the delightful Austrian activist Marlene Engelhorn. Engelhorn made headlines around the globe when she a

Nick Hanauer: Ending the Protection Racket for the Rich

Feb 16th, 2023 37m 45s

A week after President Joe Biden’s fiery State of the Union address focused on re-growing America’s middle class, Abby has a lively conversation with millionaire reformer Nick Hanauer about what Biden is doing and why it’s so important. Hanauer

Heather McGhee: The Disneyfication of American History

Feb 9th, 2023 48m 43s

If you’ve seen Abby’s documentary, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, you won’t forget the wisdom imparted by the formidable writer and policy analyst Heather McGee. In the film, Heather reminds us that the economy is not like the weathe

Robert Reich: Fighting the Bullies (Corporate and Otherwise)

Feb 2nd, 2023 40m 54s

Kicking off the fourth Season of All Ears, Abby gets on the line with one of her economic heroes, Robert Reich. Reich understands the issues at the heart of The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, Abby’s new documentary, better than almost an

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Introducing Season 4 of All Ears

Jan 20th, 2023 5m 44s

Abigail is back in front of the microphone! Season 4 of All Ears will kick off on Thursday, February 2, 2023 with a conversation with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.Abigail took a podcasting hiatus while out promoting her documentary, The

Gloria Steinem: Feminists Come In Pairs, Like Nuns

Nov 19th, 2021 32m 26s

It’s our final episode of the season, and who better to finish it off with than feminist icon and Abby’s longtime friend, Gloria Steinem. Steinem has been a pioneer and leader in the feminist movement for more than half a century. Her political

New York State Senator Jessica Ramos: Food Is The Great Unifier

Nov 11th, 2021 36m 12s

This week on All Ears, Abby talks food and food policy with New York State Senator Jessica Ramos. Jessica burst onto the New York political scene in 2018 when she and several other progressive candidates ousted a powerful group of conservative

Varshini Prakash: Young People Will Inherit This Earth (Re-Broadcast)

Nov 4th, 2021 38m 15s

With the United Nations’ 26th annual climate change conference–aka COP26–happening in Glasgow, Scotland this week, we thought it was the perfect time to re-air Abby’s conversation with environmental activist Varshini Prakash. Varshini is the ex

Imara Jones, Part 2: The Strategy Of Hate

Oct 28th, 2021 26m 9s

This week on All Ears it’s the second part of our two-part interview with journalist and activist Imara Jones. Abby and Imara talk in-depth about “The Anti-Trans Hate Machine”, a fantastic 4-part podcast by Imara and Translash Media. It’s an in

Imara Jones, Part 1: Masculinity Can Be A Fragile Thing

Oct 22nd, 2021 33m 32s

This week on All Ears, Abby is joined by Imara Jones. Imara is an activist, journalist and the creator of TransLash Media, a cross-platform journalism, storytelling and narrative project. She’s also the host of the TransLash podcast, a show tha

Ellen Pao: If I Had a Hundred Billion Dollars, I Could Send Anybody into Space

Oct 14th, 2021 33m 7s

This week on All Ears, Abby is joined by Ellen Pao. Pao made headlines in 2012 when she sued venture capital firm Kleiner-Perkins for gender discrimination. In 2015 she lost the lawsuit, but it sent shockwaves throughout Silicon Valley and got

E. Jean Carroll: Let's Salute Old Women

Oct 7th, 2021 39m 27s

This week on All Ears, Abby is joined by E. Jean Carroll. Carroll is a journalist, memoirist, and the author of America’s longest running advice column. She’s also one of the many, many women who have come forward with sexual assault allegation

Writer Jia Tolentino: Feminism, Fatalism, and the Ego-Death of Motherhood

Sep 30th, 2021 34m 24s

This week on All Ears, Abby is joined by NYT bestselling author and New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino. Before working at the New Yorker, Jia was a writer and editor at Jezebel and The Hairpin. She’s devoted her career and her unique voice t

Labor Leader Sara Nelson: No One Expects Flight Attendants to Be Militant

Sep 23rd, 2021 32m 37s

This week on All Ears, Abby is joined by Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. Sara is a force to be reckoned with. As one of the most powerful labor leaders in the country she’s devoted her career as a flight atte

Me Too Movement Founder Tarana Burke: Sexual Violence Is A Type Of Death

Sep 16th, 2021 46m 54s

Season 3 of All Ears kicks off with a rich and varied conversation with Me Too Movement founder Tarana Burke. Thought you knew the Me Too story? Think again! Burke’s inspiring new memoir Unbound: My Story Of Liberation And The Birth Of The Me T

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Season 3 of All Ears with Abigail Disney is here!

Sep 9th, 2021 2m 8s

As the country struggles to reset from a global pandemic, why does it seem that so many women continue to bear the burden of this ongoing crisis? In Season 3 of All Ears, Abigail Disney interviews a slate of creative and courageous thinkers who

Climate Activist Varshini Prakash: Young People Will Inherit This Earth

Feb 11th, 2021 36m 56s

This week on All Ears, Abby talks to Varshini Prakash, who co-founded the Sunrise Movement, a youth-centered activist organization created in 2017 to end climate change. Sunrise has mobilized two incredibly valuable resources for grassroots org