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Reading the Comments PodcastBonus Episode: "I could've gone down the toxic masculinity rabbit hole"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit readingthecomments.substack.comFor all our faithful subscribers, we’re dropping into your inbox with a brand-new bonus episode on the Netflix series Adolescence, which has been getting lots of buzz. It’s currently the #1 show on Netflix with 42 million views last week!In this episode, we discuss the Reddit threads that have emerged in response to the show, most of which are positive,…2025-03-2802 min
Modern HysteriaS1E7 Postpartum Care x Maternal Mental Health with Dr. Kelsey Marr, PhD (Part 1)This week we’re saying the quiet parts OUT LOUD about why the postpartum chapter of our lives often feels overwhelming and isolating (how did we get here??) and how systemic factors — like lack of support or maternity leave — exacerbate postpartum anxiety and depression.Time stamps* [05:55] Becoming a postpartum doula* [07:12] What is IVF?* [11:26] Comparing postpartum care: Scandinavia vs. North America* [15:46] Prenatal genetic testing* [12:59] What evidence-based postpartum care really means* [18:48] What does a postpartum doula do?* [23:18] Is postpartum care a luxury?* [26:12] The cult o...2025-01-2235 min
Reading the Comments Podcast"What grown up wants to live with someone who's mentally a child just because they're hot?"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit readingthecomments.substack.comIt’s officially the holiday season— and the end of our official season! Look out for updates from us in the new year, including a request for your suggestions for more bonus episodes. In the meantime, you can subscribe now to listen to the full season, including episodes on the Wicked press tour, parental (but really maternal) burnout, what happens women women write earnestly about male loneliness, and what we discovered about the gender divide when it comes to marital sex....2024-12-1903 min
Reading the Comments Podcast"Holding space" for the Wicked press tourThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit readingthecomments.substack.comAfter our last two episodes on the election, we were so happy to take a hard turn to talk about the subject on everyone’s minds: the Wicked press tour. We had so much fun recording this episode and truly feel we’ve reached peak podcast banter this week— so if you’ve been waiting to subscribe, now is definitely the time. Remember, you get access to all e…2024-12-0602 min
No Shame with Rebecca WoolfThe Revolution Will Not be Shame-Based with Amanda Montei This week I'm thrilled to be speaking to author, academic and friend Amanda Montei. Amanda is the author of the book, Touched Out: Misogyny, Consent and Control, and the substack, Mad Woman. This episode is a little different than other episodes in that it's a sort of response episode to the election, specifically how shame shaped it and what we can do to reverse its effects. I feel so fortunate to have friends like Amanda, with whom I can talk honestly and openly without judgment or shame, but also be challenged, enlightened, and provoked to recognize truths beyond my ow...2024-12-031h 02
The Mother Of It AllThe State of the Hetero Union Part 2: Here Come the Gender Wars with Amanda Montei and Tracy Clark-FloryFeminist writers Tracy Clark-Flory and Amanda Montei join Sarah and Miranda for Part 2 of our discussion on relationships between men and women (listen to Part 1 here). We talk about the post-election landscape of gender relations — including the rise in both misogynistic rhetoric interest in boycotting men. Is this a gender war or a war on women? Is feminism responsible for the young male Trump voter? What do men and women owe each other, and what do we do with the men in our lives? Links:* Sophie Kemp on Gen Z Men (LA Review of Books) ...2024-11-2552 min
Reading the Comments PodcastThe push to blame “identity politics”This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit readingthecomments.substack.comThis week, we look at a brilliant post-election conversation between Tressie McMillan Cottom & Lydia Polgreen.Both conservative and liberal commenters dropped by to spill their own post-election analysis in the comments. Many had big feels about so-called “identity politics.” We dig into what this term even means, how it’s used as an insult, and why American politics have always been based on identity.We also consider whether there is indeed some mythological neutral apparatus out there called...2024-11-2202 min
Weirds of a Feather: An AuDHD-Adjacent PodcastBagel Bite #37: Discount SkeletonsMan, politics, huh? We love the stuff, which is why we’re spending this episode sharing our thoughts on the recent U.S. presidential election.
In what we’re calling a full-blown Bagel Pizza, we’re discussing the blue bracelet trend, explaining what a tariff is and isn’t, ranting about racism, and providing some suggestions and resources for learning, participating, preparing, and keeping the hope alive during a scary and tumultuous time.
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-Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents by Octavia E...2024-11-211h 23
The Mother Of It AllThe State of the Hetero Union Part 1: Sex, Marriage, and 'Big D Desire' with Amanda Montei and Tracy Clark-FloryIn Part 1 of our jam-packed conversation with feminist writers Tracy Clark-Flory and Amanda Montei, Sarah and Miranda attempt to unpack why this has been such a big year for examining sex in hetero-marriage, the specter of patriarchy haunting all of our marital beds, and whether or not good sex is possible anymore in a hetero-marriage. Links:* Amanda Montei’s “Can a Sexless Marriage Be a Happy One? Can a Sexless Marriage Be a Happy One?” in the New York Times Magazine* Liars by Sarah Manguso* All Fours by Miranda July* Tr...2024-11-181h 02
The Mother Of It AllNow this is happeningSarah and Miranda are checking in the morning after the election on what’s going through our minds, how we’re thinking about motherhood and our kids, and whether it’s too soon to do silver linings. With a special appearance from Nellie, three-year-old witch.Links:* Amanda Montei says “It’s not the economy, it’s misogyny.” * Witch podcast on BBC* Seven Year B***h is the today’s soundtrack This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...2024-11-0627 min
Reading the Comments Podcast“Galsplaining”This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit readingthecomments.substack.comIn this week’s episode, we’re unpacking the comments section of a popular article on male loneliness that was—gasp!—written by a woman.Spooky! 👻Read the article, titled “Is the Cure to Male Loneliness Out on the Pickleball Court?”, and peruse the comments if you dare.Or, just listen to us break it all down for you—no prior reading required.As you can imagine, men had thoughts about this piece. Not all positive...2024-10-2903 min
Reading the Comments Podcast"Just divorce her"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit readingthecomments.substack.comWe often start episodes off with a big sigh, but this one really is a doozy.On this week’s episode of Reading the Comments 👀 we look at the comments section of a viral TikTok. In the video, a dating expert dares to suggest that when married women feel emotionally disconnected from their husbands, they lose interest in sex.As you can imagine, the video attracted a lot of casual misogyny from men. Meanwhile, women popped into the c...2024-10-2203 min
Reading the Comments Podcast"All of us should have access to the supports we need"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit readingthecomments.substack.comA couple of weeks ago, the US Surgeon General revealed something surprising: “Parents Are at Their Wits’ End. We Can Do Better.” JK. We already knew that!But it was meaningful, we guess, to have this reality affirmed by a major public health official and as a legitimate public health crisis. This week, however, Amanda & Veronica dig into the comments section underneath the Surgeon General’s op-ed for The New York Times. Obviously we agree that we can and should d...2024-10-0809 min
Reading the Comments PodcastIntroducing: Reading the Comments 👀Reading the Comments is a podcast that digs into the comment sections of buzzy articles, essays, and posts to figure what the hell is going on. Hosted by Amanda Montei & Veronica Wong.We're like your group chat— but we try to wrangle our rage, eyerolls, and irritation in an attempt to salvage some thoughtful conversations from a forum that can at times feel like the antithesis of… thoughtful.This season: What stories are we telling about motherhood, feminism, gender, family, and community today? Is it possible to read a little closer 👀 in order to hear each ot...2024-10-0305 min
The Good Enough Mother112. The Rebellion and Refuge of Motherhood: Bodies, Boundaries and Power with Amanda MonteiIn this episode, we're joined by Amanda Montei, the author of "TOUCHED OUT: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, & Control."
Amanda's work, which spans from The New York Times to ELLE, brings a critical eye to the experiences of motherhood under the weight of societal expectations.
We talk about the line between the institution of motherhood and our experience of mothering, referencing back to Adrienne Rich’s work and trace some of Amanda’s experience of mothering as transformational, creative, and even radicalizing. Amanda’s work explores the body and consent, and the ways in which parenting is not just an arena where we may...2024-09-1743 min
dotzipTalking for 5 Hours About 1000xRESISTToday we're talking about 1000xRESIST by sunset visitor 斜陽過客! A game about the human experience and experiencing a collection of dance grooves.Get 1000xRESIST on Steam or Switch! Check out sunset visitor's website! ---Discussed in the episodeThe 1000xRESIST (Original Sountrack) by Drew Redman and Line Katcho on bandcamp越界/粵界 (transgression/cantosphere) by Hong Kong Exile (Natalie Gan, Milton Lim, Remy Siu) in collaboration with Zoe Lam and Howie TsuiNothing Ever Stops Existing by Jacob Geller on YouTubeHow Hong Kong caught fire: the story of a radical uprising by Tania Branigan and Lily Kuo for The Guar...2024-08-265h 04
The DilemmaEpisode three: Who killed the girlboss?If not kids then what? For many people the answer is a consuming career. Like many millennial women, Gina entered the workforce during the rise of the #girlboss and spent the next decade watching and experiencing the death of a dream in which a job could be an identity. This week on The Dilemma we explore what we internalise about what makes a good worker, what makes a good mother and what makes a good life. Host: Gina Rushton Executive producer: Kara Jensen-Mackinnon Guests: Gabrielle Moss, Amanda Montei, Hannah Ferguson Extra re...2024-07-0825 min
Get Naked with Dr. KateWhat To Do When You're Feeling Touched Out, with Author Amanda MonteiHave you ever had a stressful day, filled with seemingly never ending tasks, and found yourself recoiling at the advances of your partner? If yes, you may be, as author Amanda Montei coins it, touched out. Amanda joins Dr. Kate in the studio this week to discuss this concept of being “touched out”, and the ways that it can permeate into our intimate and familial relationships.Together, the two explore:• The surprises one may encounter when entering motherhood• Be...2024-06-2547 min
Under the Influence with Jo PiazzaTouched Out with Amanda MonteiI'm touched out. I say that all the time. Before I became a parent I didn't know that was possible. But once I became a mom my body was no longer my own; it belonged to my children. But I didn't have a way to talk about the feeling of being touched out until I read the stunning book by Amanda Montei of the same name—TOUCHED OUT. There is an expectation gap between what we imagine motherhood looks like and what it actually is and the cultural script for motherhood has often been written by men.To...2024-04-2548 min
Hotter Than EverRethinking Modern Motherhood & Reclaiming Our Bodies with Amanda MonteiAmanda Montei's fascination with understanding motherhood started long before she became a parent herself. However, it wasn't until she embarked on her PhD journey while welcoming her first child that she began to approach motherhood through a scholarly lens. In her illuminating book, "Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control," Amanda dissects the nuanced layers of societal expectations and judgments that surround women's bodies, particularly during motherhood, reminding us to be attentive to the stories that are being told to us.Join us for a deep and fascinating episode as Erin and Amanda delve into the complexities...2024-03-2854 min
A Fresh StoryWomen's Voices Making Change: Amanda MonteiA Fresh Story, season 5, episode 4
We had the honor of talking to Amanda Montei, the author of Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, & Control. We talked about the transition into motherhood, the #metoo movement and motherhood, the relationship between joy, sex and being a new mom, and her journey to sobriety in new motherhood. We chatted about the response to the book in the world, and we had an honest conversation about domestic equity, women’s work, body agency, motherhood and feminism, and the state of being a mother in our society today.
Amanda is also th...2023-12-1331 min
dialoguingthe derailerIn this episode, Kaitlyn, from the newsletter dialoguing on Substack, and her husband dive into this week’s newsletter, revisiting the Twin Flames Universe conversation from last week, why J’s never gotten a massage and doesn’t have the faintest clue of how it works, and parking lot etiquette.Note: Minor audio issues from 27-30 minute mark. We had some help this time (Thank you, Ryan!!) to minimize it and found the culprit so this will hopefully be the last time I have to say this 🤞 but very minimal this time. Should be able to blaze right thr...2023-12-081h 08
What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsFresh Take: Amanda Montei on "Touched Out"What does it mean to be "touched out" as a mom? And once we know it's a thing—as anyone who's experienced it firsthand can attest—is there anything we can actually do about it? Amanda Montei, author of the popular Substack Mad Woman and the new book TOUCHED OUT, has studied the phenomenon of "maternal touch aversion" in both the literal and metaphorical senses. In this interview, Amanda, Margaret, and Amy discuss: -what being "touched out" really means—and why guilt and shame often accompanies it -the "very not normal" conditions of today...2023-12-0133 min
Town Hall Seattle Civics Series341. Amanda Montei and Kristi Coulter with Gemma Hartley: Ambition, Women, and WorkMany parents struggle with the physicality of caring for children, but even more with the growing lack of autonomy new moms may feel in their personal and professional lives. Join us for an evening with Amanda Montei, author of Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control, and Kristi Coulter, author of Exit Interview: The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career. Moderated by Gemma Hartley, author of Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward, Montei and Coulter will discuss the state of ambition for women, the often hidden labors of both parenthood and gender, emotional labor...2023-11-221h 03
The Mother Of It AllEpisode 4: The Woman in Me in Us (The Britney Episode) with Amanda MonteiMiranda and Sarah are joined by Amanda Montei, the author of the recently published Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent and Control, to talk about the Britney Spears memoir and what it means for moms. Links: Amanda Montei in her Substack Newsletter Mad WomenJessica Grose in the New York TimesAmanda Hess in the New York TimesLyz in Men Yell at MeVirginia Sole-Smith in Burnt Toast Miranda on Postpartum Mood Disorders’ Exclusion From The DSM2023-11-2059 min
A Fresh StoryA Fresh Story Season 5: Women's Voices Making Change!A Fresh Story, season 5, episode 1
We’re so excited about Season 5 of A Fresh Story: Women’s Voices Making Change! On this sister episode, we introduce Season 5 and what’s to come. We chat about our new Ambitious Woman: Female Founder Networking Group, and chat about our own journey in the world of Venture Capital. We discussed why we’re so excited to introduce the world to these 11 women making change in the world with their voice this season, and what’s coming on on Season 6 of A Fresh Story in January (Season 6 is “Everything You Always Wanted to Kn...2023-11-1914 min
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Let’s Talk Memoir51. Compressing Material and Managing Timelines featuring LL KirchnerLL Kirchner joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about compressing material and managing timelines, writing about addiction and recovery, radical compassion, polyamory, yoga scandals and sex cults, and her new memoir Blissful Thinking.
Also in this episode:
-The toll of internalized misogyny
-Finding teachers who energize you
-Writing groups
Books mentioned in this episode:
Cultish Amanda Montei
Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
Blackout Sarah Hepola
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Wild Cheryl Strayed
The...2023-10-0535 min
Poised & Powerful ParentingTouched Out and the Impact of Motherhood on Autonomy with Amanda MonteiCW: brief mention of sexual assault. Have you ever felt the kind of overwhelmed, overstimulated, or triggered that we might call being “all touched out”? Maybe you’ve even felt guilty about not being available to your kids or spouse, or surprised by the intensity of your feelings. If you ever wondered why your body doesn’t feel like your own, if you are grappling with how to parent in a post-Roe, post #MeToo world, you might be realizing how much bigger this is than just you. Amanda Montei is here to talk about the h...2023-09-2553 min
The Feminist Mom PodcastTouched Out with Amanda MonteiI am super thrilled to be sharing this conversation that I had with Amanda Montei. Amanda is the author of TOUCHED OUT: MOTHERHOOD, MISOGYNY, CONSENT, AND CONTROL, out this month, September, 2023 from Beacon Press. She's also the author of a memoir called Two Memoirs and a collection of prose titled The Failure Age.Amanda's work has been featured in the New York Times, The Cut, Romper, Mother Tongue, Slate, Vox, and more. I came across Amanda's work in 2020 during the pandemic. I had been really drawn to journalists who were writing about...2023-09-1948 min
Let Your Imagination Run Wild With Our Captivating Free AudiobookTouched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control Audiobook by Amanda MonteiListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 653500
Title: Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control
Author: Amanda Montei
Narrator: Jenna Rose Stein
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:17:19
Language: English
Release date: 09-12-23
Publisher: Beacon Press
Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Social Science, Parenting
Summary:
In this stunning blend of memoir, theory, and cultural criticism, a new mother examines the intersection between misogyny and motherhood, considering how caregivers can take back their bodies and pass on a language of consent to their children
Motherhood and the culture of misogyny in America are not often explored in tandem. The...2023-09-128h 17
Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceTouched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control by Amanda MonteiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/653500 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control Author: Amanda Montei Narrator: Jenna Rose Stein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: In this stunning blend of memoir, theory, and cultural criticism, a new mother examines the intersection between misogyny and motherhood, considering how caregivers can take back their bodies and pass on a language of consent to their children Motherhood and the culture of misogyny in America are not often explored in tandem. The connection is women’s bodies. When Amanda Mo...2023-09-1210 min
Postpartum ProductionS2E12 - The Body as Genre: Amanda Montei's Touched Out Touches on Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, Control, and More“The way that we think about art, about care work or housework or maintenance labor is interconnected in the sense that these are spheres of society that are often deemed unproductive. Obviously, first and foremost, we need to resist that notion because it's the most important work that we do. I do think of writing as a kind of care work in that sense. It's like a tending. It's tending to our narratives and our cultural understandings of things. I think it's very easy, especially in the motherhood/parenting sphere, to get wrapped up in our demands an...2023-09-0643 min
Startup ParentWhen Will I Get My Body Back? Motherhood As Awakening (Amanda Montei)#221 — Who does your body belong to?In this episode of the Startup Parent podcast, host Sarah K. Peck is joined by author and educator Amanda Montei to talk about Amanda’s latest book, Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control. Together, they delve deep into a conversation about societal norms, feminism, and the complicated relationships women have with our bodies.Amanda doesn’t shy away from talking about topics others prefer to avoid, like female sexuality, pleasure, and the culture of consent. This conversation is crucial for those navigating motherhood, societal expectations, and body autonomy — and rais...2023-09-0654 minPostpartum ProductionArtist Mothers Under Capitalism: Constraint, Creativity, Perseverance, and Promise**This episode is sponsored by Full Spectrum Features, a nonprofit social justice organization that uses film to inspire dialogue and create impact. They’re a Chicago-based 501(c)(3) committed to driving equity in the independent film industry by producing, exhibiting, and supporting the work of women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ filmmakers.You can find out more about Full Spectrum Features and their support of artist caregivers in this episode and on their website at fullspectrumfeatures.com as well as their Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.**—-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We’re excited to share with you this season f...2022-12-2136 minPostpartum ProductionDo We Forget the Babysitter?: An Artist Residency in Motherhood, CollectivelyA wonderful resource that's come up on the podcast is the Artist Residency in Motherhood organization, which artist and mother, Lenka Clayton started in 2012. Kaitlin didn't know much about the organization until last year(2021) when a fellow writer and mother, Amanda Montei mentioned it in a class of hers Kaitlin was taking, and then alerted the class of a Facebook group that was spawned out of this residency.Kaitlin joined the group and was linked up with a Bay Area group of caregiver artists whose work runs in and around topics of motherhood and art in the modern...2022-11-3026 min
Let’s Go There with Shira & Ryan7/12 There’s No Place Like SpaceShira is in Hawaii, so we have the pleasure of having pop culture pundit Shar Jossell join us this week! We get in to Space; the race for the billionaires to get to space and we’ll ‘regular’ people get a chance? We unpacked why American parents are so obsessed with gender. And speaking of gender we discuss what non-binary awareness means in terms of representation and the needs of the non-binary community. Plus so much more. Let's go there! Special guests: Victoria Colliver - California health care pol...2021-07-131h 12
Nariz, Ouvido, Garganta e Algo a Maiskit de sobrevivência familiarFalamos em tolerância o tempo todo. Discutimos com nossos amigos sobre a paz mundial, mas ao mesmo tempo, não conseguimos nem sentar no sofá e conversar com a nossa própria família. Porém, não se sinta sozinho, só não esqueça que evoluir também é fazer a pazes com a nossa familiares! Para tentar ajudá-los, montei um kit de sobrevivência que me ajudou muito nestes 15 dias que passei com minha família. Acho que vale a pena.2020-01-0613 min
HQ Sem RoteiroO HQ Sem Roteiro Mudou ou Carta Aberta aos Ouvintes do HQSRO HQ Sem Roteiro mudou. Ou Carta Aberta aos Ouvintes do HQSR.
Fala, galera, beleza? PJ aqui escrevendo para vocês sobre algumas novidades que irão rolar no futuro do HQ Sem Roteiro. Então, senta que lá vem história.
Uma coisa que sempre me fez sorrir nesses 3 anos e meio de HQ Sem Roteiro é a forma como as pessoas falam sobre a equipe do podcast. “Parabéns pelo ótimo trabalho de todos que fazem o HQ Sem Roteiro”, “Valeu pelo apoio da galera do HQ Sem Roteiro”. Bem, parafraseando aquele rei pedante e correndo o risco de ta...2019-07-2410 min