Why does every man think he needs a podcast? This week on Hearsay, hosts Hannah, Gaylynn, and Uma dive into the culture surrounding male-dominated podcasts, how "harmless" comedy often masks deeper political values, and what happens when casual rhetoric shapes real-world views.

Then, Hannah sits down with media producer and author Alex Sujong Laughlin (Defector Media, Normal Gossip, Try Hard) to discuss her upcoming book, The Talent Cult. Alex shares her take on the popular NWLC ‘Ban Male Podcasts’ shirts and stickers and helps break down the invisible labor that happens behind the mic, along with gender discrepancies in podcast hosting, guest representation, and vocal authority. Plus several tips listeners can take away to support underrepresented voices!

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It’s been over a month since Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial ended and we still can’t stop thinking about it. The discourse about the case feels personal for many and has forced others to take a hard look at the ways our courts and healthcare systems treat mothers.

Today on Hearsay, hosts Hannah, Gaylynn, and Uma break down the Lindsay Clancy case and the state of maternal mental health care with the help of Dr. Susan Hatters-Friedman. Dr. Friedman is a forensic and reproductive psychiatrist at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, whose research focuses on maternal filicide. She joins Hearsay co-host Gaylynn Burroughs to discuss her biggest takeaways from the case and what it will take to not just treat poor postpartum mental health outcomes, but prevent them.

Maternal Mental Health Resources:

• https://postpartum.net/
• https://www.nami.org/new-parents/
• https://policycentermmh.org/nonprofit-map/
• https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/peripartum-depression

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