Best Babblery Podcasts (2024)

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Minibabble: Pointing the finger at moms 14:34

7d ago14:34

14:34

When there’s something wrong with a young child but there’s no easy diagnosis, where do you turn for an answer? Often, we blame the mom. From professionals to teachers to other parents, when a child’s behavior is baffling, the mom is suspect. Historically, disorders from autism to depression were blamed on mothers. Cold mothers, smothering mothers,…

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Minibabble: The best thing that ever happened to me 9:44

15d ago9:44

9:44

What is it like for mothers raising neuroatypical children? Host Suki Wessling reflects on how creating an episode on that topic led her back down Memory Lane.By Suki Wessling

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Take the scaffolding down: Mothering neuroatypical adults 56:57

22d ago56:57

56:57

"What to Expect"-style books are very popular amongst moms, and for good reason. Most children follow relatively closely to what we expect from them. But some children deviate from the norm in ways that create great struggle: for caregivers, educators, medical professionals, and most of all, the parents raising them. In this episode, Wendy and Rebe…

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Minibabble: Extraordinary creatures 10:49

1M ago10:49

10:49

What do women see when we look at our culture looking at women? This sounds circular, but it is the way that many mature women see ourselves. When we look in a mirror, we don't see light bouncing off our faces and bodies and reflecting back from a smooth surface. We see the cultural experience of seeing ourselves as women. In this Minibabble, women…

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A deep connection to humanity: Motherhood in the 21st century 57:00

2M ago57:00

57:00

There are many wonderful things about modern communication, including the fact that you could find this text and read it! Social media in particular has been instrumental in creating awareness....By Suki Wessling

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Minibabble: Mothering, the common denominator 18:04

2M ago18:04

18:04

The Babblery has a full episode coming out later this month about the challenges and joys of motherhood, but on Mother's Day, I thought maybe we should stick with the joys. I hope you enjoy this short episode from mothers who will never regret their decision.By Suki Wessling

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Exactly Who We Are: The Portraiture of Jana Marcus 57:00

3M ago57:00

57:00

What happens when a photographer, a mature woman herself, welcomes older women into her studio to get the "full glamour treatment"? In this episode, we explore how a session with photographer Jana Marcus inspired and thrilled the women who took part. Even though beauty is supposed to be a superficial attribute, seeing themselves as beautiful, stron…

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Minibabble: Trying not to do damage: Bettina Aptheker on a pivotal moment in the Free Speech Movement 8:10

4M ago8:10

8:10

The 1960s is well-known as a turbulent time, but in this memory, Bettina revisits a scene that was particularly influential in years to come. The Student Free Speech Movement has served as a template for protests by young people since, from the Vietnam War to Black Lives Matter. In this memory, feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker reflects on how a fa…

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Riding the waves of feminism: A conversation with scholar Bettina Aptheker 57:00

4M ago57:00

57:00

Noted feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker explores the dawning of her feminist consciousness in waves. Daughter of a communist, Aptheker had to throw off a lifetime of conditioning about sexuality and the role of women in order to come into her own as a woman and a scholar.By Suki Wessling