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In today's episode, Kate analyzes why the public hates influencers and why she thinks the criticism is valid (hint: it's not an attack on women.) Kate talks about the entitled influencers who claim they are discriminated against, why Nara Smith is strategically claiming she's not a tradwife, and how OpenAI is using influencers to sanitize their image through brand trips and corny merch rollout. Tune in to learn about the latest nonsense online this week and how this discourse relates to our broader political environment regarding consumerism, feminism, and culture.
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In today's episode, Kate talks about the dystopian surveillance state that is coming for our private medical data and personhood. She discusses how Flock surveillance cameras are being used to track everyone, including women seeking out reproductive healthcare, immigrants, and protestors across the United States. Kate looks at how laws like HIPAA are no match for modern tech, as wearables and health apps are vulnerable to data brokers. Kate analyzes the rapid pace of AI expansion for the purpose of government surveillance and how the Trump administration is cracking down on dissent, as well as collecting our personal health information.

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In today’s episode, Kate speaks with Grace Wickerson, Senior Manager of Climate and Health at the Federation of American Scientists, about extreme heat, climate change, and public health. Grace talks about policy solutions their team identified to keep people safe from extreme heat and how to protect those most vulnerable to disproportionate health risks. We touch on best strategies for communicating about climate change and how to have hope on a warming planet.

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In today's episode, Kate speaks with Jessica Valenti, feminist writer and founder of the Abortion, Every Day newsletter, about the state of abortion and health misinformation in the United States. Jessica discusses how Republicans have shifted their tactics in a post-Roe world from overt abortion bans to more covert strategies to roll back women's reproductive rights. Kate and Jessica talk about how conservatives are leveraging social media to make young women scared of birth control, abortion pills, and feminism to improve their relationship with women voters. Jessica breaks down the latest abortion news including pregnancy-related arrests, homicide charges for women, and the ongoing Supreme Court battles to emphasize why this is a pivotal moment for activism and political strategy.

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In today's episode, Kate talks about her experience with veganism and why individual action won't save us. She touches on the issues with factory farming and animal agriculture, looking at how these systems exploit the Earth, animals, and humans. Kate discusses how vegans can communicate more strategically online to change people's behavior instead of shaming people for their habits. She emphasizes that the way we change our agricultural systems is by pressuring government officials, instead of blaming our neighbors for their imperfect actions.
'Be kind to people, be ruthless to systems.' — Michael Brooks

Books Mentioned:
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows

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