Episodes

  • Last Call for The Femsplainers: It's Our Final Episode!

    Last Call for The Femsplainers: It's Our Final Episode!
    Jan 18 2022
    After nearly four years and more than 150 podcasts, we've decided to shut down the bar. Original c-splainer Christina Hoff Sommers joins Danielle for reminiscences of favorite episodes and guests, how their views and politics have evolved, and what they'll do next. Cheers, everyone
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • The Mistakes We Make Ruling on Human Nature: A Judge Speaks Out

    The Mistakes We Make Ruling on Human Nature: A Judge Speaks Out
    Jan 11 2022
    From bitter custody battles to killer teens to the psychotic homeless, retired California Supreme Court Judge LaDoris Cordell has seen it all. She shares many of her more alarming stories and tells Danielle how our justice system can do better.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • How to Transform Your Sex Life

    How to Transform Your Sex Life
    Jan 4 2022
    The Femsplainers are on holiday so we are re-posting some of our favorite episodes: Whether you are 18 or 85, there's no reason you shouldn't be having great sex, says Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, director of the largest sexual health center in the country. She dispels many myths about female sexuality and offers practical tips from her new book "Sex Points" -- while Danielle tries hard not to blush.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Is There Still Sex in the City?

    Is There Still Sex in the City?
    Dec 28 2021
    The Femsplainers are on holiday so we are re-posting some of our favorite episodes: This week, Candace Bushnell, the bestselling author and creator of Sex & the City, regales Christina & Danielle with stories of the wilds and lows of dating after fifty, including getting naked and "cubbing."
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • It's Our Holiday Party! With Some of Our Favorite Guests...

    It's Our Holiday Party! With Some of Our Favorite Guests...
    Dec 21 2021
    Danielle hosts a holiday party with Christina Hoff Sommers, Molly Jong Fast, and Sandra Tsing Loh ... who brought along a can of gelatinous salmon loaf. Who doesn't love canned gelatinous salmon loaf?! Pour us another drink -- and see you in the New Year!
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    57 mins
  • All I Want for Christmas Is You: Facing the Holidays When You’ve Lost Someone

    All I Want for Christmas Is You: Facing the Holidays When You’ve Lost Someone
    Dec 14 2021
    Just as the number of pandemic-related deaths is receding, the number of gun-related deaths is rising. Summer Geimar's mother was killed trying to rescue her colleagues during the attack on the Annapolis Capital Gazette; Sari Kauffamn survived the Parkland, FL shooting but lost friends. The two young women share their stories with Danielle in the hope they might serve as a Ghost of Christmas Future warning to us all. PLUS: Pastor Lorenzo Neal, who's own mother was murdered when he was 5, offers hope and counsel to everyone who is grieving through the holidays.
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • When Women Abuse Men: It's Real So Why Don't We Talk About It?

    When Women Abuse Men: It's Real So Why Don't We Talk About It?
    Dec 7 2021
    Therapist and author Ann Silvers, who specializes in the domestic abuse of men, reveals to Danielle that it's more widespread than you think. And it's not just physical. PLUS: Andrew Sullivan and Christina Hoff Sommers join for a cocktail (and a blunt) up top, in a snippet from the Femsplainers' recent appearance on the Weekly Dish.
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    50 mins
  • Capote's Women: The High Society "Swans" He Loved and Betrayed

    Capote's Women: The High Society "Swans" He Loved and Betrayed
    Nov 30 2021
    Babe Paley, CZ Guest, Lee Radziwill -- these wealthy, beautiful socialites defined an era and shared a friend in celebrated writer Truman Capote. Bestselling author Laurence Leamer takes us into their world and tells Danielle how Capote ultimately revealed its shallow brutality. PLUS: It's THAT time of the month for listener feedback!
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    1 hr and 13 mins