Someday I hope we'll have a memorial holiday for them: msmagazine.com/2026/04/04/w... @msmagazine.com

NEW on Substack: How far can a liar go till you know you’re being had? It depends on the temperature of the water. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

On the little original sin of the Internet and the daily terrors it introduces: open.substack.com/pub/babblery... @eff.org

Excellent piece: "We ride at dawn." msmagazine.com/2026/03/27/w... I'm saddled up and ready to go. @msmagazine.com @wingsradio.bsky.social

When you're doing an interview for your lil' homegrown podcast and your guest says: "Just so you know, I have a hard stop at 1:30 because I'm going to be on the Daily Show!" Watch for Cindy Cohn interview on women's privacy wherever you get your podcasts or on BABBLERY.com and WINGS.org.

At our local No Kings Rally I asked sign holders to do dramatic readings. Check out some fun, inspiring, short audio! babblery.com/2026/03/mini...

When rely on natural processes, human behavior comes to some sort of balance. But moving everything—including gambling—to our phones is throwing everything out of whack. babblery.substack.com/p/regression...

NOW STREAMING on The Babblery: MINIBABBLE EPISODE- She Called to Apologize: A story of exclusion and grace babblery.com/2026/03/mini... Listen to transgender theorist Sandy Stone and musician Nancy Vogl speak about trauma, exclusion, acceptance, and moving forward together. @sandystone.bsky.social

NOW STREAMING on The Babblery: Transgender elder Sandy Stone reflects on the past, present, and future of trans people in the US. babblery.com/2026/03/an-a... @sandystone.bsky.social @ksqdfm.bsky.social

Yesterday was a gorgeous day on the Central Coast of California. So why was it harshing my mellow? open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

A message from trans icon Sandy Stone to young people: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBYp... Check out the episode: babblery.com/2026/03/an-a... @sandystone.bsky.social @ksqdfm.bsky.social

NOW STREAMING on The Babblery: Sandy Stone on the power of the 70s women's movement babblery.com/2026/03/an-a... @sandystone.bsky.social @ksqdfm.bsky.social

NEW on the Babblery: Sandy Stone on intolerance of trans people and hope for the future: babblery.com/2026/03/an-a... @ksqdfm.bsky.social

TOMORROW on The Babblery: Sandy Stone on the fight for trans rights. Subscribe: babblery.com/subscribe/ @ksqdfm.bsky.social @sandystone.bsky.social

I'm really excited that my upcoming episode of The Babblery is with trans icon Sandy Stone. Sandy is a friend, a co-volunteer at KSQD, and a provocative thinker who never stops engaging with people and spreading her message of acceptance and support. @ksqdfm.bsky.social @sandystone.bsky.social

I interviewed Enid Baxter Ryce last week for The Babblery (episode forthcoming). I wanted to share this amazing piece in progress now. Stunning story. I hope someday it will be on the shelves of a bookstore near you. enidryce.com/book-of-tree...

Why are people willing to suffer the consequences of living in California? I think it has something to do with the dream… and with their Dream. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

NEW on Substack: We can’t truly see a woman’s beauty until we see her as she is. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

Thanks to KPFA Radio for including the Babblery's feature on the African American Composer Initiative in their 2026 International Women's Day programming: kpfa.org/episode/not-... @kpfa.org @ksqdfm.bsky.social

NEW on Substack: When I saw a page on the World Wide Web in 1992 (or was it 93?), I had no idea how weird our lives were about to get. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

The Babblery is being featured on this weekend's International Women's Day Broadcast on @kpfa.org . Check out the schedule! kpfa.org/featured-epi...

NEW on Substack: What do the Epstein files mean to women? open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

Decades before the Matrix’s red pill, women had Our Bodies, Ourselves: babblery.substack.com/p/on-girls-w...

NEW on Substack: When knowledge is uncoupled from community. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

On separatism with Joan Gelfand: babblery.com/2026/02/two-...

This is the sort of excellent reporting that a good journalist can do: investigate every step in the chain that falls when one link is broken. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

"The internet, for all it gives us, it takes away so much personal connection. People need to go out and be with each other and it's gotten so easy to isolate. So we are in a very, very—a strange moment." Joan Gelfand babblery.com/2026/02/two-...

Two Strange Moments with Writer Joan Gelfand on The Babblery babblery.com/2026/02/two-...

Beautiful, joyous essay about being in the resistance in Minneapolis. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...

I’ve been diving into the way the mid-70s women’s movement has become more relevant than ever. Here’s an interview with author Joan Gelfand on how two “strange moments” bookend her writing career. babblery.com/2026/02/two-...

NEW on Substack: Some thoughts on the futility of trying to show others what's what. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

Insightful article about the history of white people drawing attention to the civil rights causes of non-white people. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...

NEW on Substack: Our democracy is imperfect by design, so now is no time to give up and declare it a dystopia. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

So much accessible, passionate writing about women’s lives on Substack! Check out these writers. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

NEW on Substack: Black history is American history. No matter what we do to try to separate ourselves, we'll come back to a country founded on diversity. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

NEW on Substack: Many Americans have lived their lives carefully, allowing others to do the difficult work of democracy. But now it’s time for all of us to take on the risks that will put us back on the path to joy. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

NEW on KidsLearn: What does it mean for kids to put out an anthology of their writing? Some thoughts on the challenge my students faced when they joined together to create an anthology of short fiction. open.substack.com/pub/kidslear...

NEW Minibabble: What does it take to make a film in a country without a functioning government? Haitian filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin on shooting her film N Ap Boule. babblery.com/2026/01/mini...

The latest on Substack: Why be scared of sharks when I was in the most danger crossing a parking lot on foot? I have some thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

What color should this revolution be? I suggest RED as the symbol of resistance to honor Good and Pretti. That will force MAGA to retire their awful hats and force the media to stop the spreading the lie that Americans can no longer unite. We can and we must. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Now streaming: babblery.com/2026/01/taki...

NEW on the Babblery Substack: If Gen X is the “loser” generation, perhaps our role is to understand and support the losers. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

We bear witness to a generational trauma, and it is causing trauma to the witnesses as well. How do we bear it? babblery.substack.com/p/we-are-wit...

Now streaming on The Babblery: babblery.com/2026/01/taki...

NOW STREAMING: babblery.com/2026/01/taki...

There are so many little-noticed actions detailed in this long list. I urge you to read it. We all must bear witness to what is happening. @msmagazine.com msmagazine.com/2026/01/20/t...

NEW on The Babblery: Taking Care of Ourselves with Haitian Filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin babblery.com/2026/01/taki... For one up-and-coming director, lifting up her people is her fundamental purpose.

We heard Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words broadcast in our streets this morning, but are we ready to take on the fierce urgency of now? open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

The Babblery's interview with Haitian filmmaker Alexandrine Benjamin is coming out next week. In the meantime, you can get a taste of it from the version I created for Women's International News Gathering Service (WINGS): wingsradio.org/wordpress/?p... @wingsradio.bsky.social