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Calling all divorcees & divorce curious! Going through a divorce is a decidedly sucky process. While still taboo, the dreaded D word is extremely common—in the U.S., about 1 million women file for divorce every year. Interestingly, throughout U
2020 will go down in history as a year of racial reckoning. Reporting from Iowa, just a few hours’ drive from Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed by the police in May, host Donna Cleveland grapples with the state of racism in the Midwest.
Does the thought of growing old fill you with dread? If so, have you thought about why? In episode 6 of Thread the Needle, discover what the internal experience of old age is really like. The closer you look at the research, the more contradict
Listen to a conversation between Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race, and Lauren Schiller of Inflection Point on the dangers of white feminism and what actions we can take to dismantle systemic racism.Learn more about your ad
Raised evangelical Christian, feminist writer Lyz Lenz grew up believing her anger made her bad. In the fifth episode of Thread the Needle, find out what happens when Lyz starts listening to her feelings. Along the way, discover the dark underb
Often the questions people ask about the LGBTQ community betray underlying negative beliefs. In today’s bonus episode, Host Donna Cleveland revisits episode 2, which centered around the suicide of a 14-year-old transgender boy in her hometown o
In the fourth episode of Thread the Needle, Donna explores why women are still stuck doing most of the housework and uncovers a perplexing research finding—splitting chores fairly does not create happier couples.Learn more about your ad choice
Why do we desexualize women when they become mothers? The third episode of Thread the Needle explores the messages society sends us about how mothers should look and behave. Discover the strange history behind why many women still feel they mus
The suicide of a 14-year-old trans boy in small-town middle America leaves a community grappling with questions about the nature of gender. There are 1.4 million transgender adults living in the United States, a staggering 41 percent of which h
The way we date has changed drastically in the last decade, from hookup culture to the advent of dating apps. However, traditional (and gendered) dating etiquette is still alive and well—many women still expect men to pay for dates. In the firs
Journalist and feminist Donna Cleveland is on a mission to make sense of the mixed messages we send women. See where this journey leads with Season 1 of Thread the Needle, a monthly podcast that debuts Wednesday, October 2. Learn more about yo
Single moms face some of the greatest parenthood challenges. Without the traditional family structure, social support, or financial help, this population of women is left n
Why do we desexualize women when they become mothers? The second episode of Women and Radio explores the messages society sends us about how mothers should look and behave.
In the first episode of the Women and Radio podcast, your host Donna Cleveland explores why women are still stuck doing most of the housework and uncovers a perplexing rese
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