On this special International Women’s Day episode, Bridget reflects on what honoring women means and talks to NBC’s Ali Vitali about why we haven’t seen a woman in the White House...yet. 


Check out Ali’s great book,  Electable: Why America Hasn't Put a Woman in the White House . . . YET: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/electable-ali-vitali?variant=40087982473250

On this special International Women’s Day episode, Bridget reflects on what honoring women means and talks to NBC’s Ali Vitali about why we haven’t seen a woman in the White House...yet. 
 Check out Ali’s great book,  Electable: Why America Hasn't Put a Woman in the White House . . . YET: <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/electable-ali-vitali?variant=40087982473250">https://www.harpercollins.com/products/electable-ali-vitali?variant=40087982473250</a>

Marginalized voices have always been at the forefront of the internet, yet our stories often go overlooked. Bridget Todd chronicles our experiences online, and the ways marginalized voices have shaped the internet from the very beginning. We need monuments to all of the identities that make being online what it is. So let’s build them.

There Are No Girls on the Internet

International Women's Day is March 8th, and iHeartRadio is turning up the volume on gender equality with ten specially curated shows from iHeart’s top female podcasters. Shows include Angela Yee’s Lip Service, Chiquis & Chill, Dear Chelsea, The Nikki Glaser Podcast, Psychology of Your 20's, Reasonably Shady, Therapy for Black Girls, There Are No Girls On The Internet with Bridget Todd, Very Special Episodes, and Womanica.

Join us here to start the conversation, then head to https://www.iheart.com/womensday/ or your favorite iHeartRadio station for additional interviews, playlists, and more. Welcome to Women Take the Mic on iHeartPodcasts!

International Women's Day is March 8th, and iHeartRadio is turning up the volume on gender equality with ten specially curated shows from iHeart’s top female podcasters. Shows include Angela Yee’s Lip Service, Chiquis &amp; Chill, Dear Chelsea, The Nikki Glaser Podcast, Psychology of Your 20's, Reasonably Shady, Therapy for Black Girls, There Are No Girls On The Internet with Bridget Todd, Very Special Episodes, and Womanica.
Join us here to start the conversation, then head to <a href="https://www.iheart.com/womensday/">https://www.iheart.com/womensday/</a> or your favorite iHeartRadio station for additional interviews, playlists, and more. Welcome to Women Take the Mic on iHeartPodcasts!

Women Take the Mic

Will we ever see a woman president?

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Is WhatsApp reading your private encrypted messages? That's what was claimed in a bombshell 2025 lawsuit, which cited whistleblowers from Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa. 

Meanwhile, the Trump administration is using every tool they have to force tech companies to turn over people's personal communications. Just this morning, the Washington Post published an exclusive investigative report about DHS using subpoenas to quietly surveil and silence their political enemies. 

Protecting our digital privacy has never been more important. In this conversation with Anney and Samantha from Stuff Mom Never Told You, Bridget covers the many reasons you shouldn't trust WhatsApp and Zuckerberg with your personal messages, and suggests a safer alternative. 

Link to today's Washington Post piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/02/03/homeland-security-administrative-subpoena/  

 

Let us know what you think by emailing hello@tangoti.com or leaving a comment on Spotify. 

 

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Is WhatsApp reading your private encrypted messages? That's what was claimed in a bombshell 2025 lawsuit, which cited whistleblowers from Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is using every tool they have to force tech companies to turn over people's personal communications. Just this morning, the Washington Post published an exclusive investigative report about DHS using subpoenas to quietly surveil and silence their political enemies.&nbsp;
Protecting our digital privacy has never been more important. In this conversation with Anney and Samantha from Stuff Mom Never Told You, Bridget covers the many reasons you shouldn't trust WhatsApp and Zuckerberg with your personal messages, and suggests a safer alternative.&nbsp;
Link to today's Washington Post piece: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/02/03/homeland-security-administrative-subpoena/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/02/03/homeland-security-administrative-subpoena/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Let us know what you think by emailing <a href="mailto:hello@tangoti.com">hello@tangoti.com</a> or leaving a comment on Spotify.&nbsp;
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Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media!&nbsp; ||&nbsp; instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ || tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc ||&nbsp; youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet || bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social
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WhatsApp Says Your Messages Are Private. They're Not.

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The tech conference Devternity was canceled (not fake canceled, literally canceled) after allegations that the founder has been inventing fake women and catfishing on Instagram for years.

Bridget does a deep dive to get to the bottom of it, and what it says about default, dismissive attitudes about marginalized people in tech. There were real women the whole time! Why not invite one of them?!

A Tech Conference Listed Fake Speakers for Years: I Accidentally Noticed: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/devternity-fake-speakers/

Male Tech Conference Founder Is Behind Popular Woman Coding Influencer Account: https://www.404media.co/coding-unicorn-instagram-julia-kirsina-devternity/

Tech Conference Collapses After Organizer Admits to Making Fake ‘Auto-Generated’ Female Speaker: https://www.404media.co/devternity-fake-speakers-eduard-sizovs/

Eduards Sizovs’s full response thread: https://twitter.com/eduardsi/status/1728422017417032140

Here’s a collection of Julia through the years: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Fds4DgzU_Yem577sfGykauuNkltIq3ykZdZUd1EAUE/edit?usp=sharing

The tech conference Devternity was canceled (not fake canceled, literally canceled) after allegations that the founder has been inventing fake women and catfishing on Instagram for years.
Bridget does a deep dive to get to the bottom of it, and what it says about default, dismissive attitudes about marginalized people in tech. There were real women the whole time! Why not invite one of them?!
A Tech Conference Listed Fake Speakers for Years: I Accidentally Noticed:<a href="https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/devternity-fake-speakers/"> https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/devternity-fake-speakers/</a>
Male Tech Conference Founder Is Behind Popular Woman Coding Influencer Account:<a href="https://www.404media.co/coding-unicorn-instagram-julia-kirsina-devternity/"> https://www.404media.co/coding-unicorn-instagram-julia-kirsina-devternity/</a>
Tech Conference Collapses After Organizer Admits to Making Fake &lsquo;Auto-Generated&rsquo; Female Speaker:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.404media.co/devternity-fake-speakers-eduard-sizovs/">https://www.404media.co/devternity-fake-speakers-eduard-sizovs/</a>
Eduards Sizovs&rsquo;s full response thread:<a href="https://twitter.com/eduardsi/status/1728422017417032140"> https://twitter.com/eduardsi/status/1728422017417032140</a>
Here&rsquo;s a collection of Julia through the years:<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Fds4DgzU_Yem577sfGykauuNkltIq3ykZdZUd1EAUE/edit?usp=sharing"> https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Fds4DgzU_Yem577sfGykauuNkltIq3ykZdZUd1EAUE/edit?usp=sharing</a>

Tech Conference Used AI to Fake Female Speakers to Look Diverse – BEST OF TANGOTI

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After years in limbo, TikTok is now officially operating under American ownership for users in the United States, purchased by a group of investors backed by the Trump administration. 

And that shift is happening at a moment when a lot of people are already feeling scared, angry, and on edge — including in the wake of yet another killing involving ICE in Minnesota. 

There’s been no shortage of warnings, rumors, and worst-case scenarios about what this new era of TikTok might look like for democracy, privacy, and organizing in marginalized communities. To help us all separate fact from fear, Bridget talks with Jessica Maddox, associate professor of Media Studies at the University of Georgia.

 

Follow Jess on social media to keep up with what's happening: 

 - Instagram and Threads: jessmaddox21 

 - Substack: bythewaysocial.substack.com

 - Bluesky: jessmaddox.bsky.social

 

Let us know what you think about this episode by emailing hello@tangoti.com or leaving a comment on Spotify. 

Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media!  ||  instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ || tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc ||  youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet || bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social

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After years in limbo, TikTok is now officially operating under American ownership for users in the United States, purchased by a group of investors backed by the Trump administration.&nbsp;
And that shift is happening at a moment when a lot of people are already feeling scared, angry, and on edge &mdash; including in the wake of yet another killing involving ICE in Minnesota.&nbsp;
There&rsquo;s been no shortage of warnings, rumors, and worst-case scenarios about what this new era of TikTok might look like for democracy, privacy, and organizing in marginalized communities. To help us all separate fact from fear, Bridget talks with Jessica Maddox, associate professor of Media Studies at the University of Georgia.
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Follow Jess on social media to keep up with what's happening:&nbsp;
&nbsp;- Instagram and Threads: jessmaddox21&nbsp;
&nbsp;- Substack: bythewaysocial.substack.com
&nbsp;- Bluesky: jessmaddox.bsky.social
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Let us know what you think about this episode by emailing <a href="mailto:hello@tangoti.com">hello@tangoti.com</a> or leaving a comment on Spotify.&nbsp;
Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media!&nbsp; ||&nbsp; instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ || tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc ||&nbsp; youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet || bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social
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TikTok’s New Trump-Backed American Ownership Has People Fleeing

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