Lady Problems

This week on “Lady Problems,” the MTV News podcast dedicated to pop culture’s treatment of women, Hazel Cills and Rachel Handler cohost alongside Sarah Pappalardo Beth Newell, authors of How to Win at Feminism and editors and cofounders of Reductress, a.k.a. the “Onion of women’s magazines." The three gals kick things off with an interview about Beth and Sarah’s hilarious new book, then talk about a new link between birth control and depression that may or may not be total bullshit. Then they solve a Lady Problem for their friend Samantha, who’s having some extremely sexist workplace drama.

This week on “Lady Problems,” the MTV News podcast dedicated to pop culture’s treatment of women, Hazel Cills and Rachel Handler co-host alongside Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder of MuslimGirl.com and author of a new book, Muslim Girl: A Coming Of Age. We kick off with a discussion of Amani's work smashing the stereotypes about Muslim women in society, then talk about the psychological hoops people are jumping through to keep supporting Trump and discrediting women. We also dig into Rose McGowan's callout of Hollywood's rape culture and wonder whether famous women have a responsibility to speak out about this year's election, and answer a Lady Problem from a college student struggling with the tyranny of chill. Listen to Lady Problems on Spotify or subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play. Find Rachel, Hazel, and Teo on Twitter and say hi, and call us up with your Lady Problems at 205-677-5239 — yes, that is 205-677-LADY, and if you think we’re not going to remind people of that every single week, then you

This week on “Lady Problems,” the MTV News podcast dedicated to pop culture’s treatment of women, Teo Bugbee and Rachel Handler join forces with Gaby Wilson, MTV News correspondent and perhaps the most stylish human we have ever met. We talk about our Fucked Up In A Good Way Movie About Women Of The Week — Hausu, a 1977 Japanese horror film that will mindfuck you right up — before we dig into whether Melania Trump's Gucci pussybow blouse at this week's debate was shade, subterfuge, or secret-agent shit. We also pull in MTV News Style Editor Haley Mlotek to talk about her recent New York Times article about the "no makeup" makeup trend and whether we're approaching the "natural beauty" singularity. Find Rachel, Hazel, and Teo on Twitter and say hi, and call us up with your Lady Problems at 205-677-5239 — yes, that is 205-677-LADY, and if you think we’re not going to remind people of that every single week, then you must not know Lady Problems.

This week on “Lady Problems,” the MTV News podcast dedicated to pop culture’s treatment of women, Teo Bugbee and Rachel Handler talk to Phoebe Robinson, whose first book, You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have To Explain, hits stores this week. When she's not writing scathing, hilarious missives on race, gender, sex, and pop culture, Phoebe does approximately one million additional things: She hosts two podcasts, "Sooo Many White Guys" and "2 Dope Queens" (with the genius Jessica Williams); stars on Jill Soloway's new Amazon series "I Love Dick"; does stand-up comedy all over New York City; and high-key stalks Michael Fassbender. In this episode, we talk to Phoebe about everything from her new book to Scandal: Season 20 to insane Hollywood casting calls to being bros with Kevin Bacon. We also get into the nitty gritty of Kim Kardashian's robbery and Elena Ferrante's unsolicited unveiling, and what both mean about women's relationship and right to privacy. Find Rachel, Hazel, and Teo on Twitter

This week on Lady Problems, the MTV News podcast dedicated to pop culture’s treatment of women, Hazel Cills and Teo Bugbee sub in for host Rachel Handler to talk to former AfterEllen editor-in-chief Trish Bendix about the implosion of lesbian media. Bendix worked with AfterEllen for ten years, when the site was one of only two lesbian media companies on the internet. But when AfterEllen was taken over by Evolve Media, for the first time, the fate of the site rested on the decisions of mostly straight men — men who, according to Bendix, shrugged that responsibility right off their shoulders. Beyond the murky fate of lesbian media, in this episode we also cover Rolling Stone misgendering Laura Jane Grace, a new law that will protect actresses from internet age-truthers, and the magical mystery tour of Robert Downey Jr.’s hairy, hairy body in the 2004 weirdo classic Fur. Feel free to find Hazel, Teo, and Rachel on Twitter and say hi, or call us with your Lady Problem at 205-677-5239 — yes, that is 205-677-LADY,

This week on Lady Problems, MTV News's podcast that looks at how pop culture treats women, Hazel Cills and Rachel Handler allow the Lady Problems podcast model to temporarily implode so that they can interview the inimitable Stacy London. Stacy hosted What Not To Wear for 10 straight years and has continued to be a beacon of no-bullshit, offering women advice on everything from style to aging to self-image. Earlier this month, Stacy wrote a piece for Refinery29 explaining that, at as she gets older, her "trouser pockets are filled with fewer and fewer fucks" when it comes to style rules and societal expectations for women over 40. In this episode, we have a wide-ranging conversation with Stacy about her scorching piece, backstage gossip from the Emmys red carpet, whether or not the #AskHerMore campaign makes any sense, Brangelina and Holland Taylor and Sarah Paulson (we told you it was wide-ranging, y'all), how she feels about ending up on a few Worst Dressed lists this week, and, of course, what the hell we

This week on Lady Problems: - Rachel and Teo interview former child star turned storyteller-author, Mara Wilson, about her new book, Where Am I Now - Sean Lennon mansplains about mansplaining and everyone's eyes roll completely out of their heads - Louis CK gives us bad feels - The movie Birth is discussed in a segment we're calling FUIAGWMAWOTW

Welcome to Lady Problems on the MTV Podcast Network. Each week, a rotating crew of smart, funny ladies will take pop culture to task for the way it treats women, which is always "terribly." Subscribe now to make sure you get our first full episode on September 15!