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In America, women make up more than half the population. Worldwide, women are expected to outnumber men within the next fifty years – and every issue we face is one that affects us all. Whether it’s the environment, health, our children, politics or the arts, there’s a women’s perspective, and 51% is a show dedicated to that viewpoint. Host Jesse King talks to experts in their field for a wide-ranging, entertaining discussion of issues that not only fall into the traditional ‘women’s issues’ category, but topics that concern us all as human beings and citizens of the global community.

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Meet The Host

Jesse King has been with WAMC since 2018, and currently produces its afternoon news programs. She also produces the WAMC podcast, A New York Minute in History. She grew up an avid writer and radio-nerd in upstate New York, and holds a B.A. in Music Industry and Mass Communications from SUNY Oneonta. You can find her reading, watching Marvel movies, and playing the fiddle in her free time.  

 

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  • #1766: Works of Art | 51%

    #1766: Works of Art | 51%

    May 25, 2023 • 00:29:13

    On this week’s 51%, we celebrate women in art – both those who create it, and those who inspire it. We stop by a new Vassar College exhibit recognizing the age-old practice of sewing samplers, and how girls as far back as the 18th Century used the teaching tool to…

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    #1765: Brooke Ellison on "Look Both Ways" | 51%

    May 18, 2023 • 00:29:14

    On this week’s 51%, we speak with Dr. Brooke Ellison, associate professor of health policy and medical ethics at Stony Brook University. After a car accident left her paralyzed from the neck down at just 11 years old, Ellison became the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard University, with degrees…

  • #1764: Emma Nadler on “The Unlikely Village of Eden” | 51%

    #1764: Emma Nadler on “The Unlikely Village of Eden” | 51%

    May 11, 2023 • 00:29:12

    On this week’s 51%, we recognize Mother’s Day and speak with author and psychotherapist Emma Nadler about her new memoir, The Unlikely Village of Eden, on her experience as a parent of a child with disabilities. With both compassion and humor, Nadler urges mothers to find community and accept “parenting…

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    #1763: Jena Friedman on "Not Funny" | 51%

    May 4, 2023 • 00:33:28

    On this week’s 51%, we speak with comedian and writer Jena Friedman about her new book Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Et Cetera, reflecting on her experience as a woman in comedy and her personal brand of funny. We also catch up with comedian Rachel Feinstein as she…

  • #1762: The Battle for Mifepristone, Part Two | 51%

    #1762: The Battle for Mifepristone, Part Two | 51%

    Apr 27, 2023 • 00:29:20

    The Supreme Court has ruled to protect access to the key abortion pill mifepristone for now, as a legal battle over its 23-year approval by the Food and Drug Administration makes its way through the courts. On this week’s 51%, we speak with Columbia Law School’s Katherine Franke about the…

  • #1761: The Battle for Mifepristone | 51%

    #1761: The Battle for Mifepristone | 51%

    Apr 20, 2023 • 00:31:26

    The accessibility of the key abortion medication mifepristone hangs in the balance after a federal judge in Texas ruled earlier this month to suspend the Food & Drug Administration’s approval of the drug. On this week’s 51%, we discuss the future of the case and learn how mifepristone works.

  • #1760: Woman, Life, Freedom | 51%

    #1760: Woman, Life, Freedom | 51%

    Apr 13, 2023 • 00:32:47

    On this week’s 51%, we speak with Marjan Keypour, founder of the Alliance for Rights of All Minorities, about a new report examining violence against women in Iran. We also stop by Russell Sage College to listen in on an important conversation with Iranian-American journalist and women’s rights activist Masih…

  • #1759: Sexual Assault Awareness Month | 51%

    #1759: Sexual Assault Awareness Month | 51%

    Apr 6, 2023 • 00:31:44

    On this week’s 51%, we recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month. We stop by the premiere of a new film in Albany, New York based on the life of Laurina Ecobelli, who overcame her abuser and won a landmark child abuse case in the 1920s. We also speak with JoLynn Backes…

  • #1758: Kara Goucher on “The Longest Race”| 51%

    #1758: Kara Goucher on “The Longest Race”| 51%

    Mar 30, 2023 • 00:30:53

    On this week’s 51%, we speak with long-distance runner and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher about her daring new memoir, The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike’s Elite Running Team. A former member of Nike’s fallen Oregon Project, Goucher sheds light on the toxic…

  • #1757: Bridging the Gap | 51%

    #1757: Bridging the Gap | 51%

    Mar 23, 2023 • 00:33:58

    On this week’s 51%, we take a look at the gender pay gap in the U.S., and speak with America Saves Director Kia McCallister-Young to learn how you can come up with a savings plan that fits your needs and leaves you feeling financially confident – no matter what life…