Is Patriarchy on Its Way Out?
Examine the structures that created #MeToo. The panel exposes hidden cultural biases as related to patriarchy, equal pay, corporate culture, leadership, legal reforms and individual behavior and considers what¹s necessary for transformative change.
Episodes
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Is Patriarchy on Its Way Out?
S1 E5 - 26m 26s
Examine the structures that created #MeToo. The panel exposes hidden cultural biases as related to patriarchy, equal pay, corporate culture, leadership, legal reforms and individual behavior and considers what¹s necessary for transformative change.
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The Culture of Complicity
S1 E4 - 25m 44s
See how mainstream cultural norms in media, gaming and pornography have created an overtly sexualized and objectified image of women and examine this impact on social norms and the behavior of men and women.
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Masculinity in Crisis?
S1 E3 - 25m 41s
Has the #MeToo movement gone too far? Find out why some progressive and conservative men think it has, while others are calling for men to step-up and reexamine the cultural meaning of masculinity and manhood.
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The Accuser and the Accused
S1 E2 - 26m 13s
This week, in an exclusive interview with Caroline, who many years ago was horribly groped by Devin Faraci, an influential film critic who committed the act, we explore how each experienced the assault and came to grips with it afterwards.
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The Reckoning
S1 E1 - 26m 26s
Women have broken their silence and the world is finally listening. Host Zainab Salbi and guests Angela Rye, CNN commentator and NPR political analyst; Ijeoma Oluo, editor-at-large for The Establishment; and Nadine Strossen, the first woman to ever lead the ACLU; take our private conversations public.
Extras + Features
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Episode 5 Preview | Is Patriarchy on Its Way Out?
S1 E5 - 30s
Examine the structures that created #MeToo. The panel exposes hidden cultural biases as related to patriarchy, equal pay, corporate culture, leadership, legal reforms and individual behavior and considers what¹s necessary for transformative change.
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HR is Not Your Friend
S1 - 1m 1s
Host Zainab Salbi talks with attorney Nancy Erika Smith about how HR works for the owners of the company and represents their interests. She believes that for sexual harassment cases, an independent investigator is necessary for due process.
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New Laws Will Ensure Real Transformative Change
S1 - 43s
ROC United founder Saru Jayaraman notes that historically any progress made on race in this country has come via a combination of both cultural awareness and new laws that forced people to change. Transformative change in response to the #MeToo movement will require an iterative process of laws being passed and policy being implemented to force some people who will not change without a push.
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Episode 4 Preview | The Culture of Complicity
S1 E4 - 30s
See how mainstream cultural norms in media, gaming and pornography have created an overtly sexualized and objectified image of women and examine this impact on social norms and the behavior of men and women.
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Video Games, Culture and Women
S1 - 2m 15s
Think #MeToo is only a woman’s issue? Check out what a gaming expert is saying about how games portray women’s images and the impact it may have on our children. Coming up on #MeToo, Now What?
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Staying Silent in the Face of Sexism
S1 - 2m 13s
Have you been in a meeting where you witnessed a sexist comment and stayed silent? Many of us have. Coming up on #MeToo, Now What?: Our panel discusses the past and reflects on what we need to consider in the future.
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Have you had a Billy Bush moment? Time to change.
S1 - 1m 47s
Dr. Michael Kimmel, John Fugelsang and Mychal Dyson Smith talk about the cost of speaking out — and not speaking out — when a friend engages in locker room talk. The men discuss how remaining silent is a type of assent and that men need to have these difficult conversations in order to affect change.
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Episode 3 Preview | Masculinity in Crisis?
S1 E3 - 30s
Has the #MeToo movement gone too far? Find out why some progressive and conservative men think it has, while others are calling for men to step-up and reexamine the cultural meaning of masculinity and manhood.
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My Male Client Bought Me a Sports Bra as a Gift
S1 - 1m 41s
Host Zainab Salbi shares a story from a woman she met in her travels across America talking to women and men about #MeToo. In this episode, an all-male panel reacts to her story and talk about what behavior is right and what is wrong; the long-held ideas they have had about masculinity, sex and power; and the changes they’d like to see come out of the movement.
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Episode 2 Preview | An Accuser and the Accused
S1 E2 - 39s
This week, in an exclusive interview with Caroline, who many years ago was horribly groped by Devin Faraci, an influential film critic who committed the act, we explore how each experienced the assault and came to grips with it afterwards. Tune in or stream Friday, Feb. 9 at 8:30/7:30c
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It Happened So Long Ago. Why Not Let It Go?
S1 - 53s
Host Zainab Salbi asks Caroline how she responds to people who say that it happened so long ago and she should just let it go. Caroline explains that something that happened many years ago can still be affecting you and speaking out was an important release for her.
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Devin Recalls His Apology to Caroline
S1 - 2m 21s
Devin tells host Zainab Salbi about what it was like to call Caroline and ask her to forgive him. He also talks about why he decided to speak publicly about his experience.
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