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REMINDER Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Find your polling location and sample ballot at Vote.orgJessica Valenti is an author, activist, and one of the leading feminist voices of our generation. In 2004, she founded the now-shuttered but highly influential feminist blog, Feministing, and went on to author several books, including Sex Object: A Memoir in 2016 and Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win in 2024—both New York Times bestsellers. When Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, she launched the Abortion, Every Day newsletter on Substack where she reports daily updates on the devastating and ongoing fallout of that decision.
Jessica joins us right ahead of the midterm elections to discuss her career and what’s at stake on the ballot this year.
Follow Jessica’s work at Abortion, Every Day on Substack.
REMINDER Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Find your polling location and sample ballot at Vote.org
0:00 Introduction
1:19 Unhinged, and hireable, behavior
3:24 Italian American upbringing in Queens
7:15 Feminist parents
10:00 Failing Out and Finding Gender Studies
16:10 Feministing and the heyday of blogging
19:10 Mainstreaming feminist discourse
21:28 The definition of feminism
27:45 From blogger to NYT Bestselling author
33:10 Abortion, Every Day
38:20 81% of Americans agree on abortion
42:21 Work that’s deeply personal
43:20 Midterm races that matter most
46:00 Advice to future feminists
48:15 Would you rather?
On Sali: Argent Collared Blazer and Straight Leg Trouser, and Argent x Citizens of Humanity Maybelle Pocket Tee
On Jessica: Argent Cooper Blazer
Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson
Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit
Edited by Charlie Dolgenos @chuck_d_3
Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema
Recorded at @wondirstudios
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