Drunk Patriarchy

4/26/19 - We open our topic suggestion box and talk about women's drinking and sobriety, lifehacks, therapy, and friendship with men. Note: in discussing alcohol and Men™, we mention sexual assault.

Transcript below.

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Producer: Gina Delvac

Hosts: Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman

Theme song: Call Your Girlfriend by Robyn

Composer: Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.

Associate Producer: Jordan Bailey

Visual Creative Director: Kenesha Sneed

Merch Director: Caroline Knowles

Editorial Assistant: Laura Bertocci

Design Assistant: Brijae Morris

Ad sales: Midroll

Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp

The real reason why women drink (2016)

The new face of risky drinking is female (2013)

Our favorite life hacks right now:

Digit app

iPhone screentime settings

Libby app for library books

ATM shake

Resources for affordable therapy:

Mentalhealth.gov

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Find a Therapist through Psychology Today or GoodTherapy.org

Ask your therapist about sliding scale pricing!

Tips for friendships across differences of race and/or gender:

If you’re a person of color, female, and/or trans, you don’t need to center someone else’s perspective, especially when a topic of discussion may touch on your identity or experiences.

If you’re white, male, and/or cisgender, don’t expect your friend to center or cater to your needs and perspective. Especially when your conversation touches an aspect of your friend’s identity.

The price of intimacy is listening, learning, and opening yourself up to making mistakes and hearing your friend’s perspective. Don’t rant in public, listen.

It’s perfectly okay for you to dislike Men™ and still love individual men.

It’s perfectly okay for you to dislike White People™ and still love individual white people.

It’s perfectly okay for others to dislike Men™ and engage with you, a man. However, no one ones you their attention.

It’s perfectly okay for others to dislike White People™ and engage with you, a white person. However, no one ones you their attention

@2019 CALL YOUR GIRLFRIEND LLC