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The Suburban Women Problem

Truth Tellers In The Room (with Asha Dahya)

The Suburban Women Problem

Red Wine & Blue

News, Kids & Family, Politics, Parenting, Government

4.8850 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re talking about repro. Again. Because somehow politicians and pundits still don’t understand that it’s not just about abortion – although abortion rights are critical. It’s also about birth control, IVF, and all of the other potentially life-saving procedures that are on the chopping block this year. Some of us may have been surprised when Roe v Wade was overturned but we refuse to be surprised again. We can’t stop talking to everyone we know about it in this pivotal election y...

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0:00.0

The documentary is called Someone You Know.

0:02.4

It features three women sharing their experience, having to navigate numerous barriers in a hostile landscape to get an abortion later in their pregnancy.

0:13.0

Spoiler alert, the hostile landscape is the United States of America. We got to address the suburban women problem because it's real.

0:30.6

What do an economist? A microbiologist and state representative. And a fierce advocate

0:36.4

for democracy have in common? we're all suburban moms.

0:40.1

The far right is trying to win over suburban women by pretending they're reasonable, even relatable.

0:45.2

But we're smarter than that. Join us for a political journey through the eyes of suburban women,

0:50.6

one conversation at a time.

0:56.3

Welcome to the Suburban Women Problem, a podcast from red, wine, and blue.

1:05.3

Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us. I'm Jasmine Clark. I'm Rachel Vindman. And you're listening

1:10.5

to the Suburban Women Problem.

1:13.0

Reproductive rights are one of the most important issues in the country right now, not just for the upcoming election, but every day for real women all across the country.

1:23.7

Last week, we talked to Amanda Zorozky about how she nearly died because of Texas's abortion ban.

1:30.5

And this week, we're talking to filmmaker Asha Daya about her documentary, Someone You Know, which tells three women's stories about their later term abortions.

1:41.8

Honestly, it's a difficult topic, even for those of us who are stanchly pro-choice.

1:46.9

But as always, the best way to learn is through personal stories. But first, we have to catch up

1:53.4

about the news. Amanda couldn't join us again this week because she's being super busy and super

1:59.3

fabulous, but she will be back soon. So Rachel, what have we all

2:04.4

been talking about in our group chat? I think we're just continuing to talk about how people are

2:11.3

really missing the mark on reproductive rights. You know, it's not just abortion. And we have to widen that and talk about it in a different way. And, you know, as I've said, my brother-in-law, my husband's twin, not my husband. This mistake has made multiple times every week. And people like... They look very much alike. They do. They do. That's how twins work.

2:35.0

But yeah.

2:35.9

And so like they, he's running for office in Virginia.

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