186. Gloria Steinem: Laughing Our Way to Liberation

Published: March 7, 2023, 5:01 a.m.

b'GLORIA STEINEM \\u2013 who dedicates her life to ensuring we know that we are not broken, but were born into a system intended to break us \\u2013 lives in the DNA of millions who are giving birth to movements or to themselves.\\n\\nShe reminds us why there\\u2019s nothing more radical than telling the truth of our lives, and listening to the truth of others\\u2019 lives.\\xa0\\n\\nShe reminds us that leaving our lives unlived is no badge of honor.\\xa0\\n\\nShe reminds us of the thirst-quenching, life-giving, revolutionary power of laughter.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nShe reminds us of the three different kinds of laughter, and that we can do hard things \\u2013 like laugh our way to liberation.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nAbout Gloria:\\xa0\\nGloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, political activist, and feminist organizer. She has spent decades traveling in this and other countries as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, the cultures of Indigenous Peoples, and organizing across boundaries for peace and justice. She lives in New York City.\\xa0\\n\\nTW: @GloriaSteinem\\nIG: @gloriasteinem\\n \\nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\\n \\n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'