Talk Straight

This week, we celebrate the 98th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which delivered unto women the incontrovertible right to vote in the United States. In the process, Alicia and Stacie marvel at the calm, even boring America they're living in under the government of the first woman president (hey, it only took 96 years!).  What's a Lucy Stoner? It's an old-school name for a feminist and then became the name for married women who kept their maiden names. Alicia and Stacie realize they are both Lucy Stoners!  Alicia shares stats about the amazing number of women seeking political office in 2018 (it's big, y'all), and the number of women currently serving in the House and Senate (it's small, y'all. This year is our chance to do better).  In the second half, we remember Aretha Franklin, share a listener story from an eagle-eyed Aussie who might just have saved someone else's relationship, talk about the Agnes Scott College 1966 College Bowl defeat of Princeton, and share a little about some of our