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Strong Opinions Loosely Held

Refinery 29's award-winning podcast is back for season 4! In this five-part capsule collection, host Elisa Kreisinger dives into the world of the professional female athlete to explore how they've sur... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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S2E2: Why the F*$% Are We Still Having Kids?

S2E2: Why the F*$% Are We Still Having Kids?

Having kids seems like the worst career move a woman could make: the US lacks paid parental leave, working moms are less... Read more

17 Jul 2017

35mins

Ranked #2

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S2E5: Teenage Girls Are Magic

S2E5: Teenage Girls Are Magic

Historically, young women have set all the trends: the Beatles, Instagram, and Snapchat just to name a few. But they are... Read more

7 Aug 2017

22mins

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Ranked #3

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S1E2: Instagram Insecurities

S1E2: Instagram Insecurities

Women are now more likely than men to have bachelor's degrees. And childless women in their 20s currently out-earn men. ... Read more

17 May 2016

19mins

Ranked #4

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S2E4: Little White Lie

S2E4: Little White Lie

How do we come to terms with the lies our families tell us? Are we really an extension of our parents? How do we define ... Read more

31 Jul 2017

22mins

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Ranked #5

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S1E1: The Kardashian Industrial Komplex

S1E1: The Kardashian Industrial Komplex

Sales are down on magazine covers that bear their faces. Ratings are low on their reality TV show. Seemingly no one care... Read more

9 May 2016

16mins

Ranked #6

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S1E3: Just Shut Up

S1E3: Just Shut Up

Vocal fry. Upspeak. Overuse of qualifiers — it seems like we can’t open our mouths without being criticized. Elisa Kreis... Read more

23 May 2016

18mins

Ranked #7

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S2E8: Why Are We Still Not Happy?

S2E8: Why Are We Still Not Happy?

The main consumer of self-help products in the US are women living in coastal cities. So how have decades of encourageme... Read more

28 Aug 2017

18mins

Ranked #8

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S1E10: Lipstick Isn't a Sign of a Declining Mind

S1E10: Lipstick Isn't a Sign of a Declining Mind

Fashion is often dismissed as frivolous, superficial, shallow, and in the age of global warming, even irresponsible. Yet... Read more

11 Jul 2016

10mins

Ranked #9

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S1E4: Worst Place To Be A Woman

S1E4: Worst Place To Be A Woman

Michelle Byrom was on death row for 15 years. Hours before her execution, her conviction was overturned. Refinery 29’s V... Read more

31 May 2016

19mins

Ranked #10

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S3E5: Mind Behind The Meme: Quinta Brunson

S3E5: Mind Behind The Meme: Quinta Brunson

Quinta Brunson became obsessed with comedy as an undergrad at Temple University. She initially felt like the internet wa... Read more

30 Mar 2018

26mins

Ranked #11

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S1E5: Shiny Happy People

S1E5: Shiny Happy People

Is virality a science or a spiritual connection? And what role do women play in it? Leading virality scholar and Wharton... Read more

6 Jun 2016

9mins

Ranked #12

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S2E9: When Your Pop Culture Doesn't Match Your Politics

S2E9: When Your Pop Culture Doesn't Match Your Politics

What do you do when you love the beat but the lyrics aren't quite....liberating? If you're ashamed of your music choices... Read more

5 Sep 2017

16mins

Ranked #13

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S1E6: Picking Up A Pick-Up Artist

S1E6: Picking Up A Pick-Up Artist

Angela Washko is a feminist artist who tried to find common ground with the internet's most infamous misogynist. To say ... Read more

13 Jun 2016

21mins

Ranked #14

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S3E2: Peaches On Fleek

S3E2: Peaches On Fleek

Peaches, a young woman of color, uploads a video of herself to Vine. She's impressed with her eyebrows. They're on fleek... Read more

30 Mar 2018

20mins

Ranked #15

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S1E9: Childish Games

S1E9: Childish Games

How far would you go to be a kid again? And why do we miss the '90s so much? Our special report on nostalgia dives into ... Read more

5 Jul 2016

12mins

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