Happy First Friday! It's time for this month's book club pick for You Gotta Read This!

This month we're reading The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb. It's a heartbreaking novel about love, addiction, and perseverance. Just out this spring, it's a strong contender for a 2025 Kathy Award! :)

You can find it in our Bookshop, along with all the other books we've ever recommended on the show. It's a great way to support local bookstores, and we get a small commission for all books purchased through the site.

Let us know what you think. Send in your reactions, questions, recommendations and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com. Find us on Instagram @yougottatrythispodcast.

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TW: Domestic violence, sexual assault. This episode contains some profanity.

Welcome to back to You Gotta Try This! This is the final episode in our latest series, Waking Up to the Patriarchy. Thisseason, we’re pulling back the curtain to see how patriarchy is functioning under the surface, shaping our entire society. In the finale, we’ll explore how patriarchy harms women: through design that overlooks us, through medical research that has excluded us, through marriage expectations that drain us, andthrough norms that perpetuate domestic violence and sexual assault.

Check out our Bookshop to find Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez, as well as all the books we’ve mentioned thus far on the podcast.

Find us on Instagram at Yougottatrythispodcast. Watch our story for videos and posts that will help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight.

Tell us what stuck with you!  Send in your experiences, questions and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com.

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Happy First Friday! It's time for this month's book club pick for You Gotta Read This!

This month we're reading Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. As we come to the end of the Waking Up to the Patriarchy series on the main show, this book brings the real plight of women and girls into the light. It’s been called “a passionate call to arms against our era’s most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in the developing world.”

You can find it in our Bookshop, along with all the other books we've ever recommended on the show. It's a great way to support local bookstores, and we get a small commission for all books purchased through the site.

Let us know what you think. Send in your reactions, questions, recommendations and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com. Find us on Instagram @yougottatrythispodcast.

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This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

TW: This episode touches on violence and abuse (23-28:20).

Hello everyone and welcome back to Waking Up to the Patriarchy, our latest series on You Gotta Try This! In today's episode, you'll hear a conversation with Katherine and Laura about the binary of masculinity and femininity, and the way our culture creates hierarchies that limit everyone's humanity.

Find us on Instagram at yougottatrythispodcast. Watch our story for videos and posts to help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight.

Make sure you're following the show, and please leave us a rating and review. Share it with a friend who might want to talk about it with you.

Tell us what stuck with you! Send in your questions, experiences, and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks to Laura for sharing her experience, and to Belle Battista for editing the show. Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to Waking Up to the Patriarchy, our current series on You Gotta Try This. This season, we’re pulling back the curtain to see how patriarchy is functioning under the surface, shaping our entire society.

In this episode, we tackle patriarchy in the church space. I have two brilliant guests who'll share about liberation theology, the intersection of race and gender, and their own experiences navigating faith spaces that have limited their gifts.

Check out our Bookshop to find Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass ,and all the books we’ve mentioned thus far on the podcast.  

Find us on Instagram at Yougottatrythispodcast. Watch our story for videos and posts that will help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight. 

Tell us what stuck with you!  Send in your experiences, questions and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com.

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(This episode contains some profanity.)

Welcome back to Waking Up to the Patriarchy, our current series on You Gotta Try This. This season, we’re pulling back the curtain to see how patriarchy is functioning under the surface, shaping our entire society.

In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation I had with Matt, Jonathan, and Aaron, three of my college friends. They’ll share about their experiences with fatherhood and partnership and about the messages they heard in childhood about what it means to be a man.

Check out our Bookshop to find all the books we’ve mentioned thus far on the podcast.

Find us on Instagram at Yougottatrythispodcast. That’s where you’ll find the video Matt mentioned of his daughter singing. Watch our story for videos and posts that will help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight.

Tell us what stuck with you!  Send in your experiences, questions and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com.

If this episode stirred something in you, don’t keep it to yourself!

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Thanks to all my guests for sharing their experience, and to Belle Battista for editing and production support. And thanks to you for listening!

On the first Friday of every month, I choose a new book for ourbook group, You Gotta Read This!

This month we are reading The Power by Naomi Alderman. It’s an electrifying novel about what happens when the gendered power structure flips on its head almost overnight.

You can find it in our Bookshop, along with all the other bookswe've ever recommended on the show. (We get a small commission for all books you purchase through the site.)

Let us know what you think! Send in your reactions, questions,recommendations and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com. Find us on Instagram @yougottatrythispodcast.

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This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

Welcome back to Waking Up to the Patriarchy, our new series on You Gotta Try This. This season, we’re pulling back the curtain to see how patriarchy is functioning under the surface, shaping our entire society.

In this episode, we're talking about women's sports. There's so much to say about intersectionality, equal pay, and how sexism plays out in the coverage. I'm delighted to have my friend Jamie with me to delve into this. You can find more from her on her podcast, Excavate.

Check out our Bookshop to find all the books we’ve mentioned thus far on the podcast.

Find us on Instagram at yougottatrythispodcast . Watch our story for videos and posts that will help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight.

Tell us what stuck with you!  Send in your experiences, questions and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks again to my guest, Jamie Donne, and to my editor, Belle Battista.

Welcome back to Waking Up to the Patriarchy, our new series on You Gotta Try This. This season, we’re pulling back the curtain to see how patriarchy is functioning under the surface, shaping our entire society.

In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation with my friend Kayleigh in which we talk about gendered classroom dynamics, dress codes, and new child leave. We'll also explore some historical milestones for women's equality.

Check out our Bookshop to find all the books we’ve mentioned thus far on the podcast.

Find us on Instagram at Yougottatrythispodcast. Watch our story for videos and posts that will help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight.

Tell us what stuck with you!  Send in your experiences, questions and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com.

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

(This episode mentions sexuality.)

Welcome to the back to Waking Up to the Patriarchy, our new series on You Gotta Try This! This season, we’re pulling back the curtain to see how patriarchy is functioning under the surface, shaping our entire society.

In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation with my friend Emily in which we talk about the matriarchy, periods, and how thepatriarchy impacts medical outcomes in maternal health.

To learn more about the menstrual cycle, check out28ish Days Later, a fantastic podcast by the BBC that walks through the cycle day by day.

In today’s episode we mentioned The Blood Book, What If We Get It Right, and Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution. Check out our Bookshop tofind all the books we’ve mentioned thus far on the podcast.

Find us on Instagram at Yougottatrythispodcast. Watch our story for videos and posts that will help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight.

Tell us what stuck with you!  Send in your experiences, questions and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com.

If this episode stirred something in you, don’t keep it to yourself!

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Thanks to my guest Emily for sharing her experience, and to Belle Battista for editing and production support. And thanks to you for listening.

(This episode mentions sexuality.)

Welcome to the back to Waking Up to the Patriarchy,our new series on You Gotta Try This. This season, we’re pulling back the curtain to see how patriarchy is functioning under the surface, shaping our entire society.

In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation with my friend Becky in which we talk about early conditioning around gender, theBarbie movie, feminine power, and how hard it is to try to live outside the box of what people expect of you based on your sex.

We suggested you watch the Barbie movie (2023) andSuffragette (2015).

Check out our Bookshop to find all the books we’ve mentioned thus far on the podcast.

Find us on Instagram at Yougottatrythispodcast. Watch our story for videos and posts that will help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight.

Tell us what stuck with you!  Send in your experiences, questions and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com.

If this episode stirred something in you, don’t keep it to yourself!

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Thanks to my guest Becky for sharing herexperience, and to Belle Battista for editing and production support. And thanks to you for listening.

Welcome back to our new series: Waking Up to the Patriarchy. This season, we’re pulling back the curtain on the hidden system shaping all of our lives: PATRIARCHY.

In today's episode, we hear from guest Meghan Speer about how she started to see the patriarchy functioning under the surface in her life. We talk about what it's like to be the only woman in the room, why the lines are always so long for the women's bathrooms, and what NASA doesn't know about tampons.

Check out our Bookshop to find all the books we’ve mentioned thus far on the podcast. 

Find us on Instagram at yougottatrythispodcast. Watch our story for videos and posts that will help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight. 

Tell us what stuck with you! Send in your experiences, questions and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com.

If this episode stirred something in you, don’t keep it to yourself!

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Thanks again to my guest, Meghan Speer, adn to Belle Battista for editing and production support. And thanks to you for listening.

On the first Friday of every month, I choose a new book for our book group, You Gotta Read This!

This month I'm choosing Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. It's written by historian Kristin Kobes DuMez (a professor at my alma mater, Calvin University!). It is a New York Times bestseller, and it was the publisher's "surprise hit" of 2020.

It's a great complement to our new series, "Waking Up to the Patriarchy." Get yourself a copy and prepare for a wild ride through 75 years of masculinity, religion and politics in the United States.

You can find it in our Bookshop, along with all the other books we've ever recommended on the show. (We get a small commission for all books you purchase through the site.)

Let us know what you think! Send in your reactions, questions, recommendations and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com. Find us on Instagram @yougottatrythispodcast.

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This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

Welcome to the first episode of our new series on You Gotta Try This, where we’re pulling back the curtain on the hidden system shaping all of our lives: PATRIARCHY.

In this series, you’ll hear why patriarchy is bad for everyone, not just women. From everyday language to education, religion, sports, healthcare, and beyond, we’ll explore how patriarchy operates—often invisibly—and why it’s time to wake up and name it.

This episode lays the foundation for what’s to come: stories, insights, truth-telling, and a collective awakening. As Angela Davis said, “I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I’m changing the things I cannot accept.” Let’s create a new society in which women and men are truly equal.

Check out our Bookshop to find all the books we’ve mentioned thus far on the podcast.

Find us on Instagram at Yougottatrythispodcast. Watch our story for videos and posts that will help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight.

Tell us what stuck with you! Send in your experiences, questions and delights to yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com.

If this episode stirred something in you, don’t keep it to yourself!

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Thanks to Belle Battista for editing and production support. And thanks to you for listening. We’re just getting started. 🔥
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Welcome back to the YGTT Book Club, YouGotta Read This!

I announce my pick on the first Friday of every month. It might be an old favorite or a new find. Grab a copy and we’ll read it together!

This month I’m choosing a novel called Hello Beautiful, by Ann Napolitano. A New York Times bestseller, it’s an homage to Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.

You can find this book and all the books we’ve ever recommended on the show in our ⁠Bookshop⁠, which supports independent booksellers. (We get a kickbackfrom all purchases there too.)

Let us know what you think about it! Send us your thoughts recommendations, and delights to us at ⁠yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com⁠. Find us on Instagram @ ⁠yougottatrythispodcast⁠. Remember to follow the show wherever you listen, and leave us a rating and a review.Invite your friends to join in too!

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

Welcome back to the YGTT Book Club, You Gotta Read This!

I announce my pick on the firstFriday of every month. It might be an old favorite or a new find. Grab a copy and we’ll read it together!

This month I’m choosing a novel about history’s deadliest female sniper. The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn is a New York Times Bestseller, and it’s based on the true story of a young Russian woman, Mila Pavlichenko, who becomes known as Lady Death.

You can find this book and all the books we’ve ever recommended on the show in our ⁠Bookshop⁠, which supports independent booksellers. (We get a kickback from all purchases there too.)

Let us know what you think about it! Send us your thoughts recommendations, and delights to us at ⁠yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com⁠. Find us on Instagram @ ⁠Yougottatrythispodcast⁠. Remember to follow the show wherever you listen, and leave us a rating and a review. Invite your friends to join in too!

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

Welcome back to the YGTT Book Club, You Gotta Read This!

I announce my pick on the first Friday of every month. It might be an old favorite or a new find. Grab a copy and we’ll read it together!

April is National Poetry Month, and I love poetry. This month’s selection is a new favorite: A Bit Much, by Lyndsay Rush. It’s been described as poetry for people who didn’t know they liked poetry, so if that’s you, give it a try! She’s clever and witty, and uses humor to describe the female experience. In this episode, you’ll hear the titular poem, “She’s A Bit Much,” which is one of my favorites.

You can find this book and all the books we’ve ever recommended on the show in our ⁠Bookshop⁠, which supports independent booksellers. (We get a kickback from all purchases there too.)

Let us know what you think about it! Send us your thoughts recommendations, and delights to us at ⁠yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com⁠. Find us on Instagram @ ⁠Yougottatrythispodcast⁠. Remember to follow the show wherever you listen, and leave us a rating and a review. Invite your friends to join in too!

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

Welcome back to the YGTT Book Club, You Gotta Read This!

I announce my pick on the first Friday of every month. It might be an old favorite or a new find. Grab a copy and we’ll read it together.  

This month, for Women’s History Month, I’m selecting abook that has been profoundly enlightening to me in that space. It’s called The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth. It’s written by Beth Allison Barr, who is a historian, a professor, and Baptist preacher’s wife. It’s about how the church developed the gendered hierarchy it calls biblical manhood and womanhood. Through historical and scriptural analysis, Barr shows how biblical womanhood isn’t biblical.

You can find it and all the podcast recommendations in our ⁠Bookshop⁠, which supports independent booksellers. (We get a kickback from all purchases there too.)

Let us know what you think about the book! Send us yourthoughts recommendations, and delights to us at ⁠yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com⁠. Find us on Instagram @ ⁠Yougottatrythispodcast⁠.Remember to follow the show wherever you listen, and leave us a rating and a review. Invite your friends to join in too!

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.

We've got another bite-size episode today with a very effective sleep hack. It's called cognitive shuffling, and if you ever have trouble falling asleep, this one is for you.

The technique was developed by Professor Luc Beaudoin in 2013, and it's so easy anyone can do it.

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Exciting news! Today we are launching our brand  new book club, You Gotta Read This!

On the first Friday of every month, I’ll announce my pick. It might be an old favorite or a new find. Grab a copy and we’ll read it together.  

Our very first You Gotta Read This book selection is one of my all time favorites: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. 

You can find it and all the podcast recommendations in our Bookshop , which supports independent booksellers. (We get a kickback from all purchases there too.)

Let us know what you think about the book! Send us your thoughts recommendations, and delights to us at yougottatrythispodcast@gmail.com. Find us on Instagram @ Yougottatrythispodcast. Remember to follow the show wherever you listen, and leave us a rating and a review. Invite your friends to join in too!

This episode was edited by Belle Battista.