Baseball fan or not, you know this song…or at least, you think you do. “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is one of the top three most recognizable songs in the country, next to the “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Happy Birthday.” But long-forgotten lyrics reveal a feminist message buried amid the peanuts and cracker jack.
Jun 24
American Aspirations: A Nation in Pursuit
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has spent a lifetime thinking about how history gets told. Before becoming the head of the Smithsonian, he was a curator, someone whose job is deciding which stories, people, and objects help us make sense of ourselves. So as America appr ... Show More
42m 14s
Aug 2024
Feminist Movie Friday: Bring it On
The 2000 coming-of-age rom-com Bring It On delivered memorable cheerleading routines, songs that can't be forgotten and iconic lines. SMNTY breaks out our spirit fingers and chats about cheerleading, athleticism, high school, and some problematic messaging.See omnystudio.com/list ... Show More
40m 32s
Mar 2023
A song of hope
A song about a play, crime, and football. About The Origin of ThingsA short-format podcast where I give you the origins, the backstories - slightly dramatized but 100% true - of things that you know, love, and use. I reveal what I’m talking about only at the very end keeping you, ... Show More
7m 59s