How the Jane Collective helped women get...

The most nerdy time of the year has arrived once again. As Anney prepares for DragonCon, she shares her anxieties and predictions on popular cosplays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Friend of the show Bridget Todd joins us to break down all the ways AI has become woven into our dating and intimate lives for better or worse, in ways that are not as new as you might think. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Elmer Lucille Allen has a long, storied, trailblazing career in chemistry, whiskey and art.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

A group of feminists working under the name “Jane” carried out underground abortions in 1960s Chicago – when abortions were still illegal in most of the US.Initially they gave abortion counselling and put women who wanted to terminate their pregnancies in touch with doctors who w ... Show More

Before Roe v. Wade, Eleanor Oliver was a Jane: a member of a group in Chicago that helped women get safe but illegal abortions. Sean Rameswaram sat down with her on the day Roe was overturned. This episode was edited and fact-checked by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, ... Show More

REBROADCAST. The Supreme Court is set to rule on a major abortion case this year, and the court could decide to overturn Roe v. Wade. Already, places like Oklahoma, Texas and Idaho are rolling out major abortion restrictions. So today, we’re going back to the pre-Roe years, when ... Show More

In our 'Your Body, Whose Choice' series, we've focused a lot on the present and the future of reproductive health in this country. And now we'd like to share a look at the past from our sister show, NPR's Embedded. Their new 3–part series, The Network, follows a Brazilian women w ... Show More

It's a Cool People Cool Rerun! Margaret talks with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided safe, affordable abortion in pre- Roe v Wade Chicago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

It's another Cool People Cool Rerun! Margaret finishes talking with Samantha McVey about the more than a hundred women who provided safe, affordable abortion in pre- Roe v Wade Chicago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Before Roe v. Wade, Eleanor Oliver was a Jane: a member of a group in Chicago that helped women get safe but illegal abortions. Sean Rameswaram sat down with her on the day Roe was overturned. This episode was edited and fact-checked by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, ... Show More

In episode 250, the girls have a roundtable with producers Trisha and Becca to talk about the recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on overturning Roe V. Wade along with talking about resources for people who need abortion help.  Here is the resources document. (sorry for t ... Show More

Decades ago, Brazilian women made a discovery that allowed them to have safe abortions without a doctor, regardless of the law. Now, as abortion restrictions rise across the United States, their method is shaping how American women have abortions, too. In this three-part series, ... Show More