From humble beginnings as a dating website to one of the largest platforms in the world, YouTube has experienced a meteoric rise. However, that rise is not without issues. We comment on the comments, sexism, advertising, creators, recent controversies, and the general ecosystem of YouTube in this classic episode.

From humble beginnings as a dating website to one of the largest platforms in the world, YouTube has experienced a meteoric rise. However, that rise is not without issues. We comment on the comments, sexism, advertising, creators, recent controversies, and the general ecosystem of YouTube in this classic episode.

Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.

Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.

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SMNTY Classics: What's Up With Youtube?

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Body shaming is almost impossible to escape, even when you're at healthiest. Samantha shares her thoughts about how it looks in the fitness space as an instructor, and we discuss how this is changing with shifting norms.

Body shaming is almost impossible to escape, even when you're at healthiest. Samantha shares her thoughts about how it looks in the fitness space as an instructor, and we discuss how this is changing with shifting norms.

Happy Hour #223: Body Shaming in Fitness

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The first Gay Games took place in 1982, an inclusive answer to the Olympics. It was a place of activism and community that has grown and changed over the years. Anney and Samantha run down some of the history and performances of the Gay Games, and why it matters.

The first Gay Games took place in 1982, an inclusive answer to the Olympics. It was a place of activism and community that has grown and changed over the years. Anney and Samantha run down some of the history and performances of the Gay Games, and why it matters.

The Gay Games

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Today we uplift the works of lesbian icon, author, bodybuilder, poet and actor Kitty Tsui.

Today we uplift the works of lesbian icon, author, bodybuilder, poet and actor Kitty Tsui.

Activists Around the World: Kitty Tsui

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SMNTY Classics: What's Up With Youtube?

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