Shows
The FMUS podcastWomen’s Rights and Democracy in Poland - with Wanda NowickaWomen’s Rights and Democracy in Poland – with Wanda Nowicka
Two years after the far-right Law and Justice party lost control of the government in Poland, have progressives and feminists been able to reverse the damage to democracy and human rights, including women’s rights? Wanda Nowicka, member of the Polish Parliament and longstanding feminist activist, outlines what has been achieved despite significant challenges.
Droits des femmes et démocratie en Pologne – avec Wanda Nowicka
Il y a deux ans, le parti d’extrême-droite Loi et Justice perdait le contrôle du gouverne...
2025-12-2338 min
The FMUS podcastYes, LGBTQI+ rights are critical to democracy and foreign policy!Jessica Stern, former U.S. Special Envoy to Advance Human Rights for LGBTQI+ persons and founder of The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice, discusses with Françoise the connections between feminism and LGBTQI+ rights, why politicians weaponize LGBTQI+ communities and especially trans rights at election time, and why she’s working to center human rights as a core principle of US foreign policy. Tune in to learn how defending the human rights of marginalized people can strengthen democracies worldwide.
2025-12-0946 min
The FMUS podcastHow can we support the extraordinary potential of adolescent girls? with Evalin KarijoGlobally, girls experience adolescence very differently than boys do, explains Evalin Karijo, award-winning leader and Associate Director of the GIRL Center at the Population Council. 40% of adolescent girls (10-19) are neither in school nor in training or paid employment, as compared to 10% of boys their age. Early and forced marriage and early pregnancy still limit girls’ opportunities, and HIV incidence amongst girls remains high in sub-Saharan Africa. But we shouldn’t despair. Karijo shows that investing in comprehensive programs rather than in single approaches--for example, combining support for girls’ secondary education and job training, reproductive and sexual health services, with p...
2025-12-0146 min
The FMUS podcastThe FMUS Interview with Rebecca SteinfeldDr. Rebecca Steinfeld (PhD, Political Science) is a leading expert and campaigner on reproductive health and rights. In this conversation with Françoise, she explores the complex world of infant feeding — from the cultural and medical pressures around breastfeeding to the realities many new mothers face.
Is breastfeeding always best? Why do so many mothers feel judged no matter what they choose? And how can parents make informed, confident decisions that work for them and their babies?
Tune in for an honest discussion about choice, empowerment, and the real challenges of early...
2025-10-2153 min
The FMUS podcastWe Have a New Abortion Pill- with Beverly WinikoffAmerican researcher, medical doctor, and President of Gynuity Health Projects, Beverly Winikoff, tells Françoise Girard about the latest research into ulipristal acetate, also known as the emergency contraceptive Ella. Available over the counter in many countries, ulipristal can be used as a much-needed additional option for terminating pregnancy. But would its use as an abortion pill endanger its emergency contraception application? And why has the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) been so afraid of mifepristone, ulipristal's close relative?
2025-07-0332 min
The FMUS podcastMaking Health Rights a Reality in South Africa — with SECTION27’s Sasha Stevenson
What if healthcare, including reproductive healthcare, education and housing were rights recognized in your country’s constitution? In South Africa, they are! Sasha Stevenson, a human rights lawyer based in Johannesburg and the Executive Director of SECTION27, talks with Françoise about the brave and passionate work her organization has done, in partnership with community-based groups, to turn those rights into reality. From preventing HIV in newborns to ensuring anti-retroviral treatment to everyone and securing effective access to second trimester abortion, SECTION27 has led the charge.
2025-06-2842 min
Strength & Solidarity55. Turkey: Watching US developments from IstanbulThe United States has gone, in less than six months, from being seen by many as a defender of democracy and human rights, to being the latest – and most powerful - administration to embrace authoritarianism. Amid a head-spinning flood of presidential orders and harsh policies - towards women, immigrants, the poor, the disabled and the sick, it’s hard to know where to focus. In this episode, veteran Turkish journalist and human rights activist Murat Celikkan tells host Akwe Amosu what he has been paying attention to, and reflects on how Turkey’s human rights movement has been trying to stren...
2025-06-1251 min
The FMUS podcastMaking Sense of Trump’s Global Anti-Gender Agenda — with Neil DattaNeil Datta, Executive Director of the Brussels-based European Parliamentary Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF), discusses EPF’s new report Beyond The Chaos, a New World Is Emerging: Making Sense of the Trump Administration’s Impact on Reproductive Rights and Gender Equality. EPF provides technical support to 30 all-party parliamentary groups across Europe to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights. Under Neil’s leadership, EPF has also become a prominent source of information and analysis on the strategies and funding sources of far-right anti-gender movements in Europe and beyond. Neil explains how he expects Trump 2.0 to pivot from destruction towards...
2025-05-2544 min
The FMUS podcastFGM, Feminism and the Law in The Gambia — with Satang NabanehDr. Satang Nabaneh, an award-winning legal scholar and Director of Programs at the University of Dayton’s Human Rights Center, discusses her recent edited volume, Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: politics of criminalization, that examines the role of criminal law in combatting this harmful traditional practice. Nabaneh reflects on legal strategies to end FGM, the situation in The Gambia and elsewhere in Africa, and how African feminist movements are organizing to end FGM.
2025-05-2450 min
The FMUS podcastMexico’s Green Wave for Abortion Rights — with María Antonieta Alcalde CastroMaría Antonieta is a Mexican feminist, an advocate for women’s and youth rights with over 20 years’ experience as a leader in the struggle for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Early in her career, she founded Balance, a feminist organization that supports women and adolescents in Mexico to make free choices about their sexuality. Most recently, she was the Executive Director of Ipas Latin America and Caribbean, where she help spearhead advances in abortion rights across the region. In this episode, she and Françoise discuss the ongoing decriminalization of abortion in Mexico, the strategies used by the fe...
2025-04-2941 min
The FMUS podcastWhat Women of Color Can Teach Us About Winning — with Vanessa Priya DanielVanessa Daniel is the author of the just published Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone about Winning. The founder and CEO for 17 years of the Groundswell Fund, a leading funder of WOC-led grassroots and electoral organizing, Vanessa worked as a labor and community organizer for over 25 years. She and Françoise discuss the obstacles to WOC leadership in social movements in the US and the often perplexing dynamics in those movements, what “superpowers” WOC bring to the struggle for justice and equity and what we all can do to support WOC leaders, so we can all w...
2025-04-2847 min
The FMUS podcastThe Hidden Criminalization of Pregnancy in the US: Not Just About Abortion — with Denise Tomasini-JoshiPregnant persons in the US face increased criminalization for their pregnancy decisions and outcomes, even in so-called “blue” states that guarantee the right to abortion. Denise Tomasini-Joshi, the co-CEO of If/When/Now: Lawyers for Reproductive Justice, discusses this worrying trend with Françoise, and outlines the actions her organization is taking to protect reproductive rights and bodily autonomy.
2025-04-1134 min
The FMUS podcastThe US Is Walking Away From Global Health — with Nina SchwalbeThe Trump Administration is pulling out of the World Health Organization, reneging on the Sustainable Development Goals, and no longer participating in the ongoing negotiations for a global pandemic treaty. Nina Schwalbe, CEO of public health think tank Spark Street Advisors, discusses with Françoise the implications for global health of these destructive actions.
2025-04-0422 min
The FMUS podcastThe Devastating Impact of USAID Cuts on Women’s Health in Kenya — with Monica OguttuFrançoise speaks to Monica Oguttu of Kenya about the catastrophic cuts to USAID by Elon Musk’s so-called ‘DOGE,’ and their dire impact on the lives and health of women and girls on the ground. Monica is a nurse-midwife, a health advocate, and the Executive Director of KMET, the Kisumu Medical and Education Trust in Western Kenya.
2025-03-2733 min
The FMUS podcastExpanding Medical Abortion in Restrictive Times — with Angel Foster, MDDr. Angel Foster is a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa and held the 2011-2016 Endowed Chair in Women’s Health Research. Francoise speaks to her about making medical abortion care available to women who need it an era of increasing restriction.
2025-02-2043 min
The FMUS podcastDefending Sexual and Reproductive Rights Against the Far Right — with Jodi JacobsonIn this episode, Françoise interviews Jodi Jacobson, the Founder and Executive Director of Healthcare Across Borders, as well as Founder and Editor of Rewire News. Françoise and Jodi describe the challenges of maintaining access to sexual and reproductive health in the face of rising attacks from the authoritarian right.
2025-02-2036 min
The FMUS podcastDismantling USAID Is Causing Real Harm — with Beth SchlachterIn this episode, Françoise interviews Beth Schlachter, Senior Director of US External Relations MSI Reproductive Choices. They discuss the ongoing dismantling of USAID by the Trump administration and its harmful impact on millions worldwide.
2025-02-2034 min
The FMUS podcastEntretien avec Françoise Girard, fondatrice de FMUS - 24 Octobre, 2024Fred Rioux discute avec Françoise Girard, fondatrice de FMUS de l'histoire derrière la fondation de FMUS. Les sujets abordés comprennent la façon dont le féminisme apporte plus de justice, de liberté et de bonheur dans le monde. Françoise évoque également la tendance des mouvements autoritaires à tenter de contrôler l'autonomie corporelle des femmes et des jeunes filles.
2024-11-2725 minThe FMUS podcastMeet Francoise Girard, Founder of FMUS - October 25, 2024In this pilot episode, Tony Babinski interviews Françoise Girard, founder of Feminism Makes Us Smarter (FMUS.) She speaks about her journey, and the importance of feminism in the lives of women, girls, and those who support them. Among the topics she covers are the improved social outcomes in justice, freedom and happiness in places where feminism thrives, and the threat to women and girls from the rise of authoritarian movements that seek to control bodily autonomy.
2024-11-2724 min
Radio Free Sarawak30 August 2024On Today Show
— Jok Jau Ivong. Coordinator of Sahabat Alam Malaysia, Sarawak region – From Reforestation to Profit: The Hidden Motives of Sarawak's Tree Planting Efforts
— Richard Engan from Baram – Baram's Forgotten People: The Need for True Development
Topik Pada Hari Ini
— Jok Jau Ivong, Penyelaras Sahabat Alam Malaysia, Wilayah Sarawak – Dari Penghutanan Semula ke Keuntungan: Motif Tersembunyi di Sebalik Usaha Penanaman Pokok di Sarawak
— Richard Engan dari Baram – Rakyat Terpinggir di Baram: Keperluan untuk Pembangunan Sebenar
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Jok Jau Ivong. Coordinator of Sahabat Alam Malaysia, Sarawak region
*From Reforestation to Profit: The Hidden Motives of Sarawak's Tree Planting Efforts*
The success of plant...
2024-08-3152 min
Radio Free Sarawak11 July 2024On Today Show
— Celine Lim, Managing Director of Save Rivers Networks – Sarawak Government Denies Illegal Logging Allegations Despite Mounting Evidence
— James from the Baram Keruan Association – Logging Trucks Still Rolling: Evidence of Active Logging in Ulu Baram Amid Government Denials
— Yusri Ahon of Kpg Sg Mai Pahang – Expanding Plantations in Krau Forest Reserve Endanger Traditional Livelihoods
Topik Pada Hari Ini
— Celine Lim, Pengarah Urusan Save Rivers Networks – Kerajaan Sarawak Menafikan Tuduhan Pembalakan Haram Walaupun Bukti Semakin Bertambah
— James dari Persatuan Keruan Baram – Lori Balak Masih Bergerak: Bukti Pembalakan Aktif di Ulu Baram di Sebalik Penafian Kerajaan
— Yusri Ahon dari Kpg Sg Mai Pahang – Peluas...
2024-07-111h 00
le podcast de Giverny5. En route pour la plage !Après les jardins, la plage est à l’honneur dans ce cinquième épisode du parcours. Une promenade entre la Normandie, la Bretagne, avec un petit détour par l’Espagne… Cette série est proposée en lien avec l’exposition « Les Enfants de l’impressionnisme », présentée du 31 mars au 2 juillet 2023 au musée des impressionnismes Giverny.
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Liens vers les œuvres décrites :
Eugène Boudin, Conversation sur la plage de Trouville, 1876, https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/joconde/06610001052
Otto Von Thoren, Enfants jouant sur la plage de Trouville, 1890-190...
2023-03-3004 min
Endörfina com Michel Bögli#290 Arthur GuerraMeu convidado sentia-se inseguro quando garoto. Muito magro e alto, achava-se feio. Para ele era comum (ficar de segunda época) ou melhor, ficar de recuperação na escola e chegou a suspeitar que sofria de algum problema mental. Aos 13 anos de idade começou a jogar basquete na tradicional Escola São Bento e demonstrou ter habilidade. Sua auto estima foi melhorando e suas perspectivas sobre a vida mudaram. Aos 16 anos de idade foi jogar pelo Corinthians, um dos melhores times de basquete do mundo na época. Jogou semi profissionalmente, mas quando chegou a hora de decidir qual o rumo qu...
2023-02-232h 24
Carbon ConnectionMillions of Acres Up for Grabs…for Reforestation That Is!Forests cover 31% of land on our planet. As a natural carbon sink, they provide a solution to climate change by sequestering and storing carbon directly from the atmosphere. However, when a forest is disturbed through natural events and human-based activities such as wildfire, disease, agricultural clearing, or logging, they emit carbon instead of absorbing, jeopardizing the critical role they play in climate mitigation. In this episode of Carbon Connection, Associate Director of Nature-Based Solutions Jon Remucal reviews our Climate Forward Reforestation Forecast Methodology and provides guidance on how to facilitate reforestation activities that can accelerate the re-growth of healthy...
2022-08-1030 min
Startup HacksFourth-Wave FeminismFrançoise Girard is the founder, and CEO of Feminism Makes Us Smarter. She is shining the light on incredible feminists around the world and making sure their work is lifted, elevated, and known. Françoise is an author, advocate, and expert on women’s health, human rights, sexuality, HIV and AIDS, and feminist movements. For over 20 years, she has advocated for women’s rights and gender justice in close partnership with feminist activists worldwide.
Website: https://www.fmus.org/
2022-03-1626 min
Think: Health#29 - How Do We Improve Maternity Services In Rural Australia?How far would you travel to give birth? Half an hour? An hour? How about six hours?
This is a reality for many Australian women in rural and remote communities in Australia, who have been forgotten when it comes to planning maternity care.
Poor access to services is one reason why women and babies in remote Australia have worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts. So what can we do to fix it?
Many midwives are calling for the creation of freestanding midwifery units (FMUs)(also known as primary midwifery units) that are local and can offer care to low-risk...
2016-08-2031 min