Relationscapes podcast

Relationscapes

Exploring the ever-changing terrain of relationships, gender, and sexuality. Award-winning journalist Blair Hodges talks to the best experts and authors about who we are and how we connect with each other. (Formerly known as ”Family Proclamations.”)

Exploring the ever-changing terrain of relationships, gender, and sexuality. Award-winning journalist Blair Hodges talks to the best experts and authors about who we are and how we connect with each other. (Formerly known as ”Family Proclamations.”)

 

#29

Writing Great Trans Stories for All Ages (with Kyle Lukoff)

Kyle Lukoff knows how to captivate readers, and he also knows what it feels like to have h... more

18 Feb 2025

53 MINS

53:05

18 Feb 2025


#28

Swipe Left on Romance (with Sabrina Strings)

The dating world today feels like a minefield—swiping, ghosting, endless situationships, a... more

04 Feb 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:00

04 Feb 2025


#27

Creating More Equal Partnerships (with Kate Mangino)

Have you ever felt resentment about how responsibilities are divided in your relationship?... more

21 Jan 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:20

21 Jan 2025


#26

Coming of Age in a Cult and Beyond (with Guinevere Turner)

One January day in 1975, seven-year-old Guinevere Turner put on her best dress, hugged her... more

07 Jan 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:00

07 Jan 2025


#25

MINI EPISODE: In Defense of No-Fault Divorce (with Heather Quick)

In this episode: Family Proclamations is getting a new name! A few listeners sound off on ... more

23 Dec 2024

31 MINS

31:55

23 Dec 2024


#24

Painfully Funny (with Paul Scheer)

Paul Scheer is an award-winning actor, screenwriter, comedian and podcast host of How Did ... more

10 Dec 2024

56 MINS

56:14

10 Dec 2024


#23

Beyond Barbie Feminism (with Rafia Zakaria)

Mainstream feminism today was created mostly by white women, for white women. It has soake... more

26 Nov 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:50

26 Nov 2024


#22

Trans in the Latter Days (with Laurie Lee Hall)

Laurie Lee Hall was a promising college student studying architecture, and she was known t... more

12 Nov 2024

2 HR 05 MINS

2:05:26

12 Nov 2024


#21

Border Separations (with Efrén Olivares)

Trump's 2018 zero tolerance policy which separated immigrant children from their parents a... more

29 Oct 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:00

29 Oct 2024


#20

MINI EPISODE: Return of the Childless Cat Ladies

"We are effectively run in this country via the Democrats, by a bunch of childless cat lad... more

15 Oct 2024

37 MINS

37:20

15 Oct 2024


#19

Celebrating Black Womanhood (with Catherine Joy White)

As a Black woman growing up in England, Catherine Joy White sometimes felt out of place at... more

01 Oct 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:45

01 Oct 2024


#18

The Challenges of Parenting Trans Kids (with Abi Maxwell)

Abi Maxwell's daughter wanted the pink shoes. She wanted to dress as a witch on Halloween ... more

17 Sep 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:52

17 Sep 2024


#17

The Many Reasons Women Don't Have Children (with Peggy O'Donnell Heffington)

History is full of women who never gave birth to children, whether because they couldn't o... more

03 Sep 2024

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:39

03 Sep 2024


#16

Women's Reproductive Health Matters (with Dr. Karen Tang)

Up to 90% of women and trans men experience menstrual abnormalities or pelvic issues at so... more

20 Aug 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:45

20 Aug 2024


#15

Finding Happiness in Single Life (with Bella DePaulo)

Bella DePaulo has been single her entire life, but she doesn't want anyone's pity about th... more

06 Aug 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:29

06 Aug 2024


#14

Busting Myths About Only Children (with Lauren Sandler)

Lauren Sandler is an "only child" expert. She is one. She has one. And as an award-winning... more

23 Jul 2024

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:25

23 Jul 2024


#13

When High Demand Religions Control Sexuality (with Sara Glass)

As an ultra-Orthodox Jew, Sara Glass was raised to believe her purpose in life was to marr... more

09 Jul 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:12

09 Jul 2024


#12

Learning About Masculinity Today from the Ancient Romans (with Mike Pope)

(Alternate title: "Roamin' Masculinity.") What does it mean to be a man? It depends on who... more

25 Jun 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:56

25 Jun 2024


#11

Nonbinary Thinking (with Eris Young)

Eris Young is author of the go-to book on everything non-binary. They break down the basic... more

11 Jun 2024

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:03

11 Jun 2024


#10

Living and Writing Through Divorce (with Maggie Smith)

Maggie Smith gives us an unflinching look at divorce today and what it means to live and w... more

28 May 2024

47 MINS

47:03

28 May 2024


#9

How Child Protective Services is Broken (with Jessica Pryce)

Jessica Pryce believed a career at Child Protective Services would be a rewarding way to h... more

14 May 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:29

14 May 2024


#8

Caregiving for a Dying Parent with a Difficult Past (with Deborah J. Cohan)

Caregiving for aging and dying parents can be tough for anyone, but it's even tougher when... more

30 Apr 2024

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:06

30 Apr 2024


#7

Building LGBTQ Families (with Abbie E. Goldberg)

With the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015, queer families are more visible today ... more

16 Apr 2024

58 MINS

58:16

16 Apr 2024


#6

Luckily, Divorce Ain't What It Used To Be (with April White)

Divorce can be a difficult process today, but it's nothing compared to what it used to be.... more

19 Mar 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:05

19 Mar 2024


#5

The Truth About Interracial Adoption (with Angela Tucker)

Angela Tucker is a Black woman who was adopted by white parents as a very young child. Ang... more

05 Mar 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:24

05 Mar 2024


#4

One Big Closeted Family (with Jessi Hempel)

When Jessi Hempel came out of the closet she had no idea her whole church-going family had... more

20 Feb 2024

55 MINS

55:10

20 Feb 2024


#3

How Children's Rights Impact Everyone (with Adam Benforado)

One hundred years ago, a bright new age for children was dawning in America. Child labor l... more

06 Feb 2024

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:49

06 Feb 2024


#2

Healing From Family Trauma (with Mariel Buqué)

Your family is...loving? Your family is...hurtful? Your family is...all this and more? If ... more

23 Jan 2024

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:57

23 Jan 2024


#1

How the Female Body Drove Evolution (with Cat Bohannon)

Cat Bohannon says for far too long the story of human evolution has ignored the female bod... more

09 Jan 2024

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:36

09 Jan 2024