We're Gonna Talk About It

Buffie Blesi & Carolyn Pool

4.2 (5)
SOCIETY & CULTURE

Two great friends, Buffie Blesi and Carolyn Pool, along with their guests unearth, dissect and discuss topics around being a woman that are unknowns, unspoken, taboo or just downright perplexing.

02/10/2024

All the Way with ERA!!

We're talking with Betty Folliard, founder of ERA Minnesota and a champion for Equal Rights for all. Support the show

45 min
SEASON 2, EPISODE 24 TRAILER

We're Gonna Talk About It Season 2 Trailer

We're BACK! Buffie Blesi and Carolyn Pool took a much needed break to build out our new film production studio - Rockstoria Studios - and get grounded after a flurry of activity. But while we were gone, the world continued to be on fire and we need to talk about it. Buckle up! Support the show

13 min
07/26/2022

Ep 23 | Taking Back the Funeral Industry - Women and the Business of Death

Hosts Buffie & Carolyn of the We're Gonna Talk About It podcast discuss women in the death and funeral industry. This includes the history of women taking charge, what happened to switch to a male dominated field, and why women are once again dominating the industry. Over 65% of graduates from university mortuary programs are women. While these numbers are impressive, a lot of skepticism and sexism block women from moving up in the profession. Many industry experts believe however, that women are the future of funerals (see what I did there?) Joined by guest Angela Woosley, owner of the Midwest’s first woman-owned and client-centered natural death care provider called Inspired Journeys. Carolyn also interviews Buffie about Rock What You Got's latest offering, Love Letters Films. Love Letters Films helps funeral homes stand out above the rest with broadcast-quality livestreaming and documentaries of life Resources: Women in Death Care: Coming Full Circle in the Funeral Service (connectingdirectors.com) Women bring new life to the funeral industry (democratandchronicle.com) How Women Disrupted the Funeral Industry | Beyond the Dash Support the show

1h 11m
06/25/2022

Episode 22: June 24, 2022 - The Day the Supreme Court Overturned Roe

Hosts Buffie & Carolyn discuss what it means to live without the protection of Roe v. Wade, and the rights that could possibly be taken next. Music clips covers of We're Not Gonna Take It performed by Kulturskolan i Lessebo - We're Not Gonna Take It (Cover) - YouTube and We're not gonna take it ( Dee Snider/Twisted Sister)- Ballad cover by Anika - YouTube Support the show

29 min
05/19/2022

Ep. 21 | Play Like A Girl - Women In Sports

This episode celebrates all things that are WOMEN IN SPORTS! From some early trailblazers, to the fiftieth anniversary of Title 9, to our remarkable teams that continue to amass victories surpassing their male counterparts and Olympic athletes that always inspire us. Yet, maybe unsurprisingly, these athletes are still woefully underpaid, sometimes to the tune of earning as much as one hundred percent less than their male counterparts. Hosts Buffie & Carolyn will also welcome our newest female sports team, Minnesota Aurora, a female-led & community owned pre-professional women's soccer team that will begin to play in the new USL W League in May 2022. Sources: The Pride of Minnesota Sunisa Lee U.S. Women's Players and U.S. Soccer Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Quite simply the best organized sports team in Minnesota, the Minnesota Lynx Women’s History Month 2022: Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX | INSIGHT Into Diversity Minnesota Aurora FC: Women-Led, Community Owned Soccer (mnaurora.com) Support the show

1h 2m
04/21/2022

Ep 20 | The Pink Tax

This weeks We’re Gonna Talk About It podcast episode is about The Pink Tax & all the ways women get hosed buying everyday items. Annually, the pink tax costs about $2,300.00 in overpayment for items marketed to women. Listen in to hear more about this economic phenomenon and how it is evident in everyday items & even necessary health needs/medicine. With special guest Shanan Custer. Shanan and Carolyn make up the 2 Sugars Show and have performed together in 2 Sugars, Room for Cream, Sometimes There’s Wine, and the upcoming Bad Things, Good Whiskey. Additional audio by Katy Pence Sources: The Pink Tax: The Ridiculous Reason It Costs More to Be a Woman (dollarsprout.com) The Pink Tax: What's the Cost of Being a Female Consumer In 2022? (listenmoneymatters.com) The Pink Tax: Economic Gender Discrimination (thoughtco.com) Support the show

38 min
04/07/2022

Ep 19 | LOOK OUT! There's a Gap There.

This episode is about the thing that started it all for Rock What You Got™ (RWYG), the Gender Pay Gap. Hosts Buffie & Carolyn talk about the origins of RWYG’s mission, the highlights & challenges, & how much work lies ahead with gender gaps. Buffie & Carolyn will also introduce RWYG's exciting Pub & Club summer events that will center around education and awareness of gender gaps including pay, education, housing, digital, & more. Sources: The U.S women's soccer team reaches an equal pay settlement : NPR The pay gap was mentioned in the first 3 minutes of the 2022 Oscar's broadcast: The best of Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes’ 2022 Oscars opening | Page Six Celebrity News - Bing video Exploring the data on Hollywood's gender pay gap (theconversation.com) WFMN-2022-Status-of-Women-Girls-in-MN.pdf (netdna-ssl.com) A Proclamation on National Equal Pay Day, 2022 | The White House Research Roundup: How Women Experience the Workplace Today (hbr.org) Support the show

49 min
03/24/2022

Ep 18 | Terrible Tales

This episode is a look at the stories children learn through books, movies & video games that teach screwed-up gender roles. Hosts Buffie & Carolyn discuss the origins of those stories, (commonly known as Fairy Tales), how Hollywood & pop culture has perpetuated these harmful myths, & what is changing. Featuring guest Lily Baber-Coyle, founder and owner of Beaver Pond Press and author of Princess and the Pee, a feminist play on the classic story. For more resources on fairy tales for feminist kids, check out resources like A Mighty Girl Damsels in Charge: 40 Fairy Tales Starring Mighty Girls | A Mighty Girl Art Educators check out this play for schools: The Princess and the Pee by Lily Baber Coyle | Playscripts Inc. Feminist Bookclub selections: Retelling Fairytales: Feminist, Alternative, and Encouraging - Feminist Book Club Support the show

56 min

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Two great friends, Buffie Blesi and Carolyn Pool, along with their guests unearth, dissect and discuss topics around being a woman that are unknowns, unspoken, taboo or just downright perplexing.

Creator

Buffie Blesi & Carolyn Pool
Years Active

2021 - 2024
Episodes

30
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

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