Stuff Mom Never Told You

Stuff Mom Never Told You

Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.

Episodes

December 22, 2025 17 mins

As we approach the end of the year, Anney and Samantha share some women-led games they are exited about and ask for recommendations.

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Hariette Shelton Dover had the foresight and dedication to preserving the language and traditions of her people. Yves stops by to share her story in this classic episode.

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December 19, 2025 43 mins

Yves shares the incredible story of artist, sculptor and activist Elizabeth Catlett.

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December 18, 2025 16 mins

Samantha is undertaking a new endeavor. We talk about the hopes and the worries of taking on a new mantle.

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With so many of us dealing with a lot of stress, Yves guides us through in this classic episode.

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December 16, 2025 12 mins

Today we're spotlighting the work of ballet dancer and activist Ingrid Silva.

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December 15, 2025 10 mins

What is compulsory heterosexuality, and why is it so insidious?

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In part two of the Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff episode Anney guested on with Margaret Killjoy, they continue to delve into vaccines and the legacy of Jonas Salk.

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The third film in The Mummy takes the franchise to China. We discuss the highs, lows and possibilities of the 2008 film. Let Samantha have this!

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December 11, 2025 17 mins

What is fanilect? The often funny shared language between fans is being studied by linguists.

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In this episode of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, Margaret Killjoy and Anney talk about vaccines and complicated historical characters. 

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Today we're focusing on Zanele Muholi, visual activist and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.

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December 8, 2025 26 mins

Recently, there has been a lot of back and forth about going no contact in typically family relationships. Anney and Samantha break down what's going on, some generational divides and some possible driving factors.

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December 6, 2025 41 mins

Nyla Innuksuk's 2022 film Slash/Back follows a group of Indigenous girls figuring out friendships, family and...how to fend off an alien invasion. Anney and Samantha delve into themes of culture, colonization, friendship and family.

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Author, podcaster and friend of the show Jo Piazza offers a future cheese plate while discussing her upcoming book The Sicilian Inheritance and her podcast Under the Influence. We chat about family history, murder, motherhood, and the influence of the internet, good and bad in this classic episode.

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December 4, 2025 13 mins

As we approach the end of a rough 2025, we spotlight some good news with gender affirming events.

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December 3, 2025 26 mins

Ria Thundercloud's 2022 children's book Finding My Dance follows her journey in dance, from Indigenous to classical, and motherhood.

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December 2, 2025 11 mins

Today we're talking about Indigenous activist and artist Siku Allooloo.

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December 1, 2025 29 mins

A lot of recent popular media really highlights that moms are struggling. What's going on here?

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All around the world, Indigenous women are fighting to save their language from systemic extinction. We look into a few examples in this classic episode.

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