
Madness Cafe
A feminist current events/social commentary podcast where we discuss politics, health and wellness and women's rights issues.
Episodes
199 episodes
196. The Second Act: Health and Wellness, Home Ownership, VanLife, Making Money and More
So much has happened in our lives since our last life episode that we decided to give y'all an update. Tune in to hear what's going on with us!Mentioned in this episode:Money Mindset Financial Coaching:
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Episode 196
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56:03

195. Live UTI Free Ltd. and Women's Health with guest Saoirse Nash
This week's guest Saoirse Nash shares her personal story of living with a long-time chronic UTI and the struggle to get the necessary testing and treatment. Saoirse is a director, content contributor and patient liaison at Live UTI Free Ltd., a...
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Episode 195
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58:00

194. Period Education and Women's Bodies Explained with guest Amy Orr
Do you remember sex ed from your school days? Did you actually learn anything? Is sex ed even taught in schools anymore? If it is, its days are likely numbered in this political climate. It turns out lack of adequate, comprehensive sex educatio...
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Season 1
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Episode 194
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59:58

193. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
This month's selection is The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid. Published in 2022, The Last White Man is the fifth novel by the British Pakistani novelist and consultant Mohsin Hamid. Written as an extended allegory, it tells the story o...
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Season 1
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Episode 193
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1:00:00

192. Ending Poverty is a Policy Choice with guest Devon Gray
Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, poverty continues to be a seemingly unsolvable issue in the United States. But is it really unsolvable? This week's guest, Devon Gray, argues that poverty is a problem that can be solved...
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Season 1
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Episode 192
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1:08:04

191. "Travel is the university of life." with guest Anika Pavel
In this episode we speak with guest Anika Pavel about her memoir Encounter with the Future, chronicling her journey from childhood in communist Czechoslovakia to her experience as an immigrant to her life now as a writer. And that's just the ti...
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57:02

190. Redefining Self After Indoctrination with Guest (and Super Fan) Susannah Cragwick
In this episode, we have the genuine pleasure of chatting with our Super Fan Susannah Cragwick! After all of the mutual admiration, we dove into Susannah's incredible story of redefining herself after growing up in a high control, conservative ...
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Season 1
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Episode 190
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59:59

189. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Welcome to the 2nd installment of our Banned Books Series! This month's book is Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake, a 2003 novel that Atwood described as speculative fiction rather than pure science fiction because it doesn't deal with things we ...
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Season 1
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Episode 189
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58:53

188. News Shows & Talking Heads: How to Be a Better Consumer of News with guest Jasmine Styles
Given the amount of mis- and disinformation in the news it's increasingly important that we make smarter decisions about the news we consume and where we get it. But how do we do that? Our guest, journalist and anchor, Jasmine Styles talks to u...
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Episode 188
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187. Beaver Street: A History of Modern Pornography with guest Robert Rosen
Porn's influence is everywhere - just take a look around. But what is it like to work in the porn industry as a writer, to have a view behind the curtain. Robert Rosen's book Beaver Street: A History of Modern Pornography gives the reader a vie...
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186. The Inauguration Episode: Trump and Authoritarian Populism
In many ways, the country (and possibly the world) is trying to make sense of the 2024 election and what lies ahead. We’re doing the same. Join the postmortem and let us know how you’re processing Trump’s reelection.
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Season 1
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Episode 186
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59:21

185. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson
Welcome to the 1st installment of our Banned Books Series! In this episode, we discuss George M. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto. This is a beautiful and important book. Tune in to hear our reactions to and understanding of A...
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Episode 185
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49:37

MINISODE: For Everyone Who Wears A Mask
Sometimes a poem or a piece of writing just speaks to you. In the first book of our Banned Book Series, All Boys Aren't Blue, George M. Johnson talks about Paul Laurence Dunbar's We Wear the Mask - a poem that has significant meaning for Raquel...
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184. Get to the Subconscious Root Cause of Your Symptoms and Behaviors: Rapid Transformational Therapy with guest Chloe Jimenez-Peters
Have you ever wondered why you react in certain ways or why you have particular feelings or aches and pains? It turns out that a lot of it is based in childhood. It's our subconscious blueprint. Although there are a number of helpful techniques...
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MINISODE: Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni: Not Man Enough
Regardless of whether you are tuned in to popular "news", chances are pretty good that you've heard something about the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni saga. We dive in with our opinions about this debacle in this minisode. What are your though...
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183. Madness Cafe Strikes Back: Our Project 2025 - Banned Books Series
In this week’s episode we’re telling y’all about one of the ways that we are striking back at Project 2025 - we’re doing a banned book series in 2025! For each month of the coming year we’ll discuss a book that has been banned. In...
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Episode 183
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57:59

MINISODE: Black Trad Wives - Yay or Nay?
We're trying something a bit different here at Madness Cafe - minisodes! These are a chance for us to pop in from time to time when we feel the urge to chat a little about a timely topic in the zeitgeist. Our very first minisode is about Black ...
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182. Ethical Non-Monogamy, Swingers and Polyamory: Could The Lifestyle Be Right For You? with guest Lauren Hayes
What is ethical non-monogamy? Is it the same as polyamory? Are we talking about swinging? We're talking about all that and more with Lauren Hayes, a relationship coach specializing in supporting ethically non-monogamous (ENM) couples, including...
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59:56

181. The Normalization of Hatred and Antisemitism: Escape From Dachau with Susan Servais
How much do we really know about our parents, grandparents, and our family history? How do they fit into the backdrop of history as a whole? Susan Servais' mother Kathe Mueller Slonim gave her family the gift of her story in the book Escape Fro...
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180. The Truth About Immigration and H-4 Spouse Visas - Book Chat: Golden Handcuffs by Varuni Sinha
In this week's episode, we discuss Varuni Sinha's memoir, Golden Handcuffs: An Immigrant's Pursuit of Happiness. Varuni, a New York-based writer and multimedia producer, describes her book as a story of love, strength, and resilience written wi...
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1:00:29

179. "My father is my perpetrator." with guest Cindy Benezra
Sexual abuse is objectively a difficult topic. Even more so when the predator is your father. Cindy Benezra knows this all too well; her predator was her father. In her memoir, Under the Orange Blossoms, Cindy shares her story, along with how s...
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59:09

178. Pleasure, Play & Psilocybin: Microdosing for Maidens, Mothers & Crones with guest Leslie Draffin
Magic mushrooms, plant medicine, psilocybin - what came to mind when you read those words? If you grew up in the 80s, "just say no" probably popped up. But are all drugs bad? Can their powers be used for good? Sometimes, yes. Specifically, psil...
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177. Our Reactions to the 2024 Election: "The majority of the country is more comfortable with the devil they know than the leader they don't."
After a few days of processing the results of the election, we talk through our feelings about what happened, what's to come, our fears and hopes, and our plans going forward. The conversation doesn't stop here, and it doesn't stop with us; aft...
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Season 1
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Episode 177
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1:00:00

176. Book Chat: Our Time Is Now by Stacey Abrams
We read and discussed Stacey Abrams' Our Time Is Now before the results of the 2024 election were announced. We were excited and hopeful and wanted to share Stacey's message, information and talented wordsmithing with everyone. We're in a very ...
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Season 1
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Episode 176
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1:02:13

175. "Campaign joyfully. Show gratitude deliberately. Celebrate liberally." Run to Win with guest Christina Reynolds
Return guest Christina Reynolds, Senior Vice President of Communications and Content at EMILYs List, is back to talk about the book that she co-wrote with the President of EMILYs List Stephanie Schriock - Run to Win: Lessons in Leadership for W...
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Season 1
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Episode 175
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56:22
