Archive - Playing with Fire

Why women feel like imposters in spaces that value masculine traits

The solution to imposter syndrome isn’t teaching us to be more masculine. It’s dismantling the structures that make us feel like imposters in the first…

Nov 13 •

How to dismantle male supremacy with Soraya Chemaly

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Nov 11 •

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Democratic Whip Katherine Clark on the dire consequences of the government shutdown

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Nov 4 •

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Dem Whip Katherine Clark

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Lorissa Rinehart says we should look to America’s first Congresswoman for answers to modern-day problems

Check out the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Nov 3 •

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Lorissa Rinehart

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Jessica Mackler of EMILYs List wants you to get out the vote

Check out our Substack Live replay

Nov 1 •

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October 2025

Things that are 🔥🔥🔥

What I'm watching, listening to, reading, seeing, and buying

Oct 31 •

Joanna Schroeder says it's imperative to talk to your boys

Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Oct 31 •

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Joanna Schroeder

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How to stop cult-like thinking with Jane Borden

A Q&A with the author of "Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America"

Oct 28 •

Finding hope through community: How to start a Bonfire where you live

The details of starting and joining your own local community are inside!

Oct 24 •

Wired together, pulled apart: The two faces of social media

Social media isn’t just harming humans; it’s hollowing out our democracy

Oct 22 •

A new newsletter all about menopause

Watch the replay of my conversation with 19th News reporter Jennifer Gerson

Oct 21 •

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You marched. You protested. Here's what to do next.

We can save ourselves and one another

Oct 19 •

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