Madness Cafe
by Raquel Howard and Jennifer Bolanos
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MINISODE: “No one wants to talk about the underlying feelings.”
MINISODE: “No one wants to talk about the underlying feelings.”
About this podcast
A feminist current events/social commentary podcast where we discuss politics, health and wellness and women's rights issues.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 273 episodes
- MINISODE: “No one wants to talk about the underlying feelings.” · 20 min · Season 1Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! How do you respond to emergencies? Do certain emotions come up for you? Do you talk about those…
- 265. Liberate Your Business with guest Becky Mollenkamp · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 265Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! In this episode guest Becky Mollenkamp comes back to Madness Cafe to discuss her new book, Liberate…
- MINISODE: They're trying to break us, gaslight us, and put us in "our place". · 29 minJoin the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! Trigger warning: violence. If you need to skip this episode to protect your peace, please do so and…
- 264. We Have A Literacy Crisis · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 264Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! In this episode, we talk about the current literacy crisis among both children and adults in the U.S…
- MINISODE: What Is End Times Fascism? · 18 min · Season 1Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! This minisode was inspired by an episode of The New York Times podcast The Interview where guests Naomi…
- 263. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood with guest Carolyn Crane · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 263Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! This month's banned book is The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood, the second book in the MaddAdam…
- 262. Storytelling Is Powerful: Witchy Women Hammer with N.G. Avant · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 262Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! This week's episode features return guest N.G. Avant joining us to discuss her new book Witchy Women…
- 261. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: The Giver by Lois Lowry · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 261Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! We’re back with another banned book discussion; this month’s book is The Giver by Lois Lowry. Tune in…
- 260. The Geography of Desire with guest Linda Gambill · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 260Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! At the young age of 14, guest Linda Gambill decided that she wanted to join the Peace Corps. In her…
- 259. We Are Matriarchy with guest Sam Cross · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 259Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! We're starting a new, periodic series on the show about envisioning matriarchy. This episode is such a…
- 258. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 258Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! It's time for another installment of our Banned Books Series! This time we're discussing Zakiya Dalila…
- 257. Midlife Women Are Full of Anger and Rage with guest Jen Gallagher · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 257Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! In this episode, guest Jen Gallagher of Jen Gallagher Counseling LLC joins the show to talk anger and…
- MINISODE: Pink Pill Ideology · 22 min · Season 1Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! The topic of this minisode is Pink Pill Ideology. Not quite sure what that is - here's the link to the…
- 256. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 255Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “well read”? Books written by a bunch of dead white men…
- 255. Changes · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 255Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! Big changes are coming to Madness Cafe! We go into detail about what, when, and why in this episode…
- 254. The Dementia Catch-22 with guest Erica Baccus · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 254Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! Erica Baccus and her husband John were faced with the emotionally fraught decision of whether (and then…
- 253. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 253Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! The next book in our Banned Books Series is Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. In it…
- 253. Cry For Help: What Are You Gonna Do About the State of Our World? · 53 min · Episode 252Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! You’ve seen us cry many times, but this episode feels different. The world is truly complicated and…
- 252. Love and Narcissism with guest Dr. Susan E. Schwartz · 55 minJoin the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! Narcissism, for good or bad, is a bit of a hot topic right now. But, what do we really know about…
- 251. Are There Two Distinct Feminine Wounds Under Patriarchy? · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 251Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode! Do Black women and white women experience patriarchy differently? If so, how? This conversation is…







