Happy Hour #245: Post Midterm Election Reflections

A wave of job cuts in the US hit health agencies hard, especially those that impact women. We discuss in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Friday the 13th is regarded as unlucky in some parts of the world, this was not always the case. At one time, it was a celebration of women until the patriarchy came in. Anney and Samantha go over some history and horror movies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Life Day is bittersweet under the shadow of the outage of the fanfiction website Archive of Our Own and the implications.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feminism has such a longer and richer history than many of us have been taught. In this classic, Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner dove into the numerous, significant contributions of Native American women when it came to sparking the women's rights movement in her book Sisters in Spirit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're celebrating Peggy Flanagan, the first Native American woman to be elected to the US Senate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anney and Samantha fangirl hard while interviewing filmmaker, activist and creator Katsitsionni Fox. We ask about her work, including the documentary Without a Whisper, and how we can learn from women in the Indigenous community in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic, Anney and Samantha spotlight Representative Deb Haaland, the first Native American woman to be nominated for a cabinet position in American history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2026 US Midterm Elections resulted in historic wins and firsts, mostly for Democrats. Samantha and Anney run through some firsts, some stats and some hopes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The results of the US 2026 Midterms are (mostly) in, and Anney and Samantha are still processing. We chat about some of our emotions and thoughts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you see everything, though? Super Producer Reema stops by to delve into the documentary You Can See Everything with all its complicated layers, thought-provoking commentary and awkward eye contact.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.