Episodes

The State of: Women (TSOW) is an insightful and timely podcast hosted by TV host and correspondent Kimberly Brooks and stand-up comedian Gina Brillon.

Paths Towards Housing for All

Women are uniquely affected by the affordable housing crisis raging across the U.S. Hosts Kimberly Brooks and Gina Brillon tackle…

The Frontier on Consent

Forced marriage not only happens but is legal in 47 states. In many cases, it involves an underaged girl. It’s…

How the Single Mom Stigma Plays Out

One in four American children lives with a single parent. However, America’s policies and institutions are still modeled around the…

A Pressing Mental Health Crisis

Whether it’s housing, consent, entrepreneurship, or reproductive freedom, this series’s issues all overlap with the need for adequate and affordable…

Getting Equity in Equity

Women run only one in five of America’s companies, and women-led startups received only two percent of venture capital spending…

Divorce and Custody Confusion

Diving into how divorce laws came about helps explain why the system feels so broken. Plus, custody laws — and…

The Dangerous Spread of Anti-Trans Policies

When bathroom bills didn’t provide the success their conservative backers wanted, a slew of new state-level laws began to target…

Workplace Protections after #MeToo

The #metoo movement led to a major cultural and policy shift in how sexual harassment is treated in this country.…

The Divided States of Abortion

We may be called the United States, but reproductive freedom is one area where it’s painfully clear that women’s and…