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Liz Moskowitz, Citadel PressOn this week's 51%, we speak with journalist Katie Simon about their new book "Tell Me What You Like: An Honest Discussion of Sex and Intimacy After Sexual Assault." For years, Simon has researched the impact of sexual assault on survivors’ relationships and sex lives. "Tell Me What You Like" shares some of their stories, and how they moved from trauma to healing. -
UC Davis, Yale University PressOn this week’s 51%, we speak with UC Davis law professor Mary Ziegler about her new book, Personhood, and what she sees as the future of the abortion rights debate.
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On this week’s 51%, we hear from the director of a new documentary telling the stories of domestic violence survivors in Sri Lanka. Teardrop on Fire, the debut film from director Jessica Palden, explores the community impacts of toxic, abusive relationships, and highlights the allies working to help survivors. -
On this week’s 51%, we sit down with Muriel Fox, feminist activist and cofounder of the National Organization for Women, about her new memoir celebrating the second wave feminist movement — and those who made it happen. -
Vice President Kamala Harris is on track to earn the Democratic nomination for president. On this week's 51%, we speak with Ange-Marie Hancock, a political science professor at The Ohio State University, to learn more about Harris' work as vice president, and the obstacles commonly faced by women candidates on the campaign trail. -
On this week's 51%, we speak with Dr. Camille Clare, an OB/GYN and professor at SUNY Downstate, to learn more about cesarean sections, and what women should expect during and after delivery. -
On this week’s 51%, we speak with journalist Rachel Somerstein about her new book Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section. -
On this week's 51%, we brush up on the history of marriage equality in the U.S., and look back on the first same-sex weddings in New Paltz, New York — which took place more than a decade before the Supreme Court legalized marriage equality nationwide. -
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal of a strict abortion ban in Idaho, allowing some emergency abortions in the state to continue — for now. On this week’s 51%, we speak with Rutgers Law School Professor Kimberly Mutcherson about what this means for patients in Idaho, and for the Court. -
The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge of the Food & Drug Administration’s approval and regulation of mifepristone, preserving access to one of two pills commonly used in medication abortions in the U.S. On this week’s 51%, we break down the Court’s ruling. -
On this week’s 51%, WAMC’s Sarah LaDuke catches up with singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco to talk about her new record and her recent shift to Broadway. DiFranco is starring as “Persephone” in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical "Hadestown" through the end of June. -
On this week’s 51%, our associate producer, Jody Cowan, meets with alternative soul artist Iniko to discuss their creative process and their world tour.
