#6: Women v. ISIS
Meredith Tax explains how the Rojava Kurds\u2014and their democratic, feminist, and environmentally conscious society\u2014are fighting back against ISIS; Ed Yong takes us on a tour of the ecosystems lurking inside our bodies; and Amy Whitaker, alias \u201cAgony Amy,\u201d our resident agony aunt, gives advice about balancing a creative life.
Mentioned in this episode:\u2022 View a slideshow of Joey Lawrence\u2019s photographs from Rojava, and read an excerpt from A Road Unforeseen\u2022 \u201cThe Revolution in Rojava\u201d, Meredith Tax\u2019s article in Dissent magazine that sparked the book\u2022 Read an excerpt from Ed Yong\u2019s new book I Contain Multitudes on our regular books feature, Shelf Life
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