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A week of long-distance bestie outfits.
Episode 58: Summer Bookstravaganza
Amina and Ann share their book recommendations for the summer. Plus interviews with two kickass feminist authors named Jess. Jessica Valenti's memoir Sex Object is on the New York Times bestseller list. And Jessica Bennett's funny manual for avoiding workplace sexism, Feminist Fight Club, is out in September.
Reading List:
All the books we mentioned on Amazon
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (hardcover | paperback | Kindle) Shelter by Jung Yun (hardcover | paperback | Kindle) The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang (hardcover | Kindle) Neon Green by Margaret Wappler (paperback | Kindle) Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn (hardcover | Kindle) Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (hardcover | paperback | Kindle) What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi (hardcover | paperback | Kindle) Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson (pre-order: hardcover | Kindle) The Mothers by Brit Bennett (hardcover | paperback | Kindle) Feminist Fight Club by Jessica Bennett (pre-order: hardcover | Kindle) Sex Object by Jessica Valenti (hardcover | paperback | Kindle)
Even more books we didn’t have time to discuss:
How to Be a Person in the World by Heather Havrilesky (hardcover | Kindle) Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue (pre-order: hardcover | Kindle) Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching by Mychal Denzel Smith (hardcover | Kindle) We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (paperback | Kindle) The Crown Ain't Worth Much by Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib (paperback) The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward (hardcover | Kindle)
Music List:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend OpVious - Changes BoxCat Games - Epic Song Jahzzar - Siesta
Photo credit: Josué Gogue/Flickr
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Phone-a-friend: Convention Wisdom with Jorge Rivas
Post-DNC, Amina and Ann recap Michelle's perfect speech and Hillary's historic nomination. Ann sits down IRL with journalist Jorge Rivas to discuss his time at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, and his work writing about race, gender, immigration, and the real people driving social movements.
Reading List:
We don’t deserve Michelle Obama But watch her speech if you haven’t Jorge from the RNC Transgender immigration detention center may open in the middle of Texas
Jorge on Twitter / insta: @thisisjorge / Fusion
Music List:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend Breakmaster Cylinder - Key Cards Jazzhar - Siesta
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Episode 57: Make America Smell Great Again
Call Your Girlfriend Live at The Ace, Thurs, August 18, Los Angeles.
We discuss signature fragrances, chic cults, Ivanka's dad's running mate and his wife's novelty business. Plus, Kim Kardashian's CVS-length receipts.
Reading List:
The world’s chicest cult Mike Pence hates Mulan That’s my Towel! Kimye v. TayTay Kim in GQ
Music List:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend Breakmaster Cylinder - Key Cards Jazzhar - SIesta Miro Belle - Infielder
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Episode 56: Don’t Shoot
In a special episode, we reflect on America's gun violence epidemic, speak with CYG listeners who own guns, hear from advocates working to reform gun laws, and from Lucia McBath, whose teenage son Jordan Davis was shot and killed by a white stranger in 2012. Plus, what you can do to make your voice heard.
Reading List:
Guns don’t make women safer How the gun lobby markets self-defense The racist history of gun control in America New push to arm LGBT community Courts standing in the way of gun reform and redefining the 2nd amendment Congress stands up for, and then walks out on gun reform One nation, under guns Without 2nd amendment concerns for black men 1,000 deaths by cops Watch: 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets Ta-Nehisi Coates takes his son to meet Jordan Davis’s mom, Lucia McBath
Follow Amnesty’s work on stopping police violence | Jamira Burley on Twitter Everytown’s primer on background checks | Lucia McBath on Twitter Read NRA scorecards in reverse
Music List:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend TransFX - Waiting / Wanting We Is Shore Dedicated - Things Fall Apart Mike B. Fort - The Summer is Gone
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Phone-a-friend: Midwest Diva Power Hour with Katie Blair
We discuss what it's like to be a bleeding-heart liberal political activist in a red state, the stretchy joys of being a midwest diva, and planning a big gay heartland wedding.
Leslie Hall, Midwest Diva Katie on Twitter
We’re doing a live show in LA on August 18!
Music list:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend Breakmaster Cylinder - Zap Master Adrianna Krikl - Glitch
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Episode 55: American Grifters
We discuss hot hot hot Supreme Court decisions, affirmative action and white women, free pads and tampons in New York!, Hillz and Elizabeth Warren, and Brexit.
New! We're doing a live LA show on August 18!
Reading List:
SCOTUS smacks down Texas abortion clinic regulations Dahlia Lithwick on the emotionless abortion opinion from a man Affirmative action & white women All the Greedy Young Abigail Fishers and Me This week in menstruation: FREE PADS & ‘PONS!
Music List:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend Tours - Enthusiast Breakmaster Cylinder - Key Cards Ava Zandieh - MOB
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CALL YOUR GIRLFRIEND LIVE
8PM - THU AUG 18, 2016 THE THEATRE AT ACE HOTEL, LOS ANGELES
Join us—and some of our favorite women—for an IRL evening of witty conversation and unapologetic feminism. On the agenda: Interviews with women we admire, realtalk about politics and pop culture, big laughs, lots of wine. Bring your bestie!
EXCLUSIVE VIP access available! A limited number of $100 tickets are on sale now. VIP tickets include a premium seat, an invitation to an exclusive pre-show cocktail hour with Ann & Amina, and special CYG swag. Don’t miss this chance to take a selfie with your favorite long-distance besties!
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Phone-a-friend: Cameron Russell, woke model
Amina calls model and climate advocate Cameron Russell to discuss her time at the Paris Climate talks, what's on her Kindle, and balancing her dual identities in fashion and activism.
Reading List:
Women of the Paris climate talks TED talk: “I won a genetic lottery” Cameron on Instagram | Twitter
Music List:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend Breakmaster Cylinder - Key Cards
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Episode 54: I’m Every Woman
From the United State of Women Summit in Washington, DC, we talk about black girl magic, pro-choice fashion, tech safety tips for abuse survivors and Oprah and Michelle Obama's friendship. Plus, conversations with Valerie Jarrett, Renee Bracey-Sherman and Kim Gandy. Special thanks to the Harnisch Foundation for making this episode possible.
Reading List:
The summit itself Martha Plimpton wearing a dress like Renee’s: Abortion! Tech safety tips for survivors of abuse and, well, everyone Watch: Oprah and Michelle’s full interview
Music List:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend Adrianna Krikl - Wednesday Breakmaster Cylinder - Key Cards Rockit Max - Be Electric Jahzzar - Siesta Shana Falana - Cool Kids
Had a blast at the United State of Women
Episode 53: Worst Advice
We discuss Hillary Clinton's historic nomination, when Amina met Kim, men getting vulnerable, the period ad that shows real blood, defining home, and a question about a never-ending internship.
Reading List:
Hillary makes herstory Shoutout to Shirley Chisolm Friend of the podcast Kim Kardashian West Kim K on Recode Decode Bros get vulnerable on This American Life Badass period ad / an oldie with Courteney Cox Where are you from?
Music list:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend Foniqz - Spectrum (Subdiffusion Remix) Plurabelle - Lips Jon Luc Hefferman - A Storm at Eilean Mor Synapsis - From The Dunes
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Phone-a-friend: Ashly Perez
Amina calls BuzzFeed Violet video queen Ashly Perez to discuss Oprah, being highly visible as a woman on the internet, why all TV should be bingeable and Ashly's scripted series, You Do You.
Ashly on Twitter | Tumblr
Watch:
Everything Ashly does at BuzzFeed Violet You Do You
Music list:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend Breakmaster Cylinder - Key Cards Jahzzar - Siesta
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#perioddrama for @wateraid #menstrualhygieneday More than 1 billion women around the world do not have access to a toilet during their periods. Go to wateraid.org to sign the Toilet Saves Lives petition to help women live with the dignity they deserve. Watch the film - https://youtu.be/-60TFBMO8Yo
@aminatou @annfriedman
Episode 52: Vegan Bernie Madoff
We COMPLAIN and discuss hilarious memes, why the pope is to blame for fake periods, incompetent men, Ivanka's dad's $60,000 weave, and the vegan Bernie Madoff.
Reading list:
Chewbacca mask lady + laugh therapy Elephant duster [via the awesome TLB newsletter] This week in menstruation: Omg we’re faking periods because of the pope?! Why do so many incompetent men become leaders? Lol Ivanka’s dad’s $60,000 weave The vegan Bernie Madoff Helen Hunt tweets
Music list:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend Junglemire - Dexif Mindplay - Do I? SPCZ - Space Night François - On&On
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Episode 51: Birthday Suit
Happy birthday CYG! It's our second anniversary and we're (still) celebrating Blac Chyna, (still) fearing menstrual sponges, and sending shine to our listeners and guests.
Reading list:
Blac Chyna taking the whole Kardashian pie
Music list:
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend Adrianna Krikl - Wednesday Breakmaster Cylinder - Key Cards sthm - (MicroSong) Ketsa - Dryness
Thank you for being a friend!
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