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America, Who Hurt You?

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Our country has always been a hot mess. But now, between political rage, climate crises and social-media polarization, it’s quite literally on fire. This low-key mid-apocalyptic moment has raised a question for Tony-award-winning Sarah Jones and her many characters: America, Who Hurt You? Bookended by the debates, dialogues, and hilarious digressions of the characters made famous by Sarah’s one-person shows and acclaimed film Sell/Buy/Date, this podcast explores our political dramas, persona ...
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Welcome to ‘Who Hurt You’ where I tell my most cringe worthy / I can’t make this shit up / my life is a joke dating stories where I meet man after man whose only excuse for acting a certain way can be that some woman out there hurt him somehow. But seriously, Who Hurt You?
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Project 2025 may be the Heritage Foundation’s plan for next year, but its strategies are built to set equality back decades, especially for groups already dealing with America’s legacy of discrimination. This week, host Sarah Jones is joined by Janai Nelson, the President and Director Council of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, to break down Project 2…
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This week on #AmericaWhoHurtYou, author and climate policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (@ayanaeliza ) is ringing the alarm about the climate crisis, but in a way that offers real solutions, including how to do our small part in practical ways AND hold the biggest climate culprits (hiii fossil fuel execs and paid for politicians!) accountable. Sp…
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Years of exit polls tell us that the outcome of this election may come down to white women who, at 40%, make up the majority of the entire electorate. But what can be done about the fact that white women have a track record of voting more conservatively in the majority of presidential elections since 1950, even when a fellow white woman was an opti…
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Our second ever female candidate is running for the highest office in the land– and the gender divide among Americans is at an all time high. This week, host Sarah Jones talks with Liz Plank, (a.k.a. Feministabulous) about the murky waters dividing men and women, and how to bridge across them in time to save democracy. If you’re tired of running in…
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“Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.” But how long after serving their prison sentence should we punish people? And in an economy fueled in large part by the prison industrial complex, what kind of crimes should warrant keeping a person unemployed, unhoused, and in a cycle of poverty? This week, host Sarah Jones talks to Sheena Meade, the …
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Supplements, and Gut Health, and Ozempic , Oh My! The wellness industry has no shortage of solutions for what ails us. But in a saturated market it feels nearly impossible to tell the fish oil from the snake oil—and whether the problem is really our physical health, or something much bigger…and more political. On this episode, host Sarah Jones talk…
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With our planet (and therefore everyone on it) in crisis, how do we keep our heads above rising sea levels while demanding a sustainable future…not just for billionaires with bunkers? This week, Sarah Jones asks Academy Award winner and climate activist Jane Fonda how she keeps up the good fight after decades of activism filled with both successes …
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This week Sarah and labor organizer, Ai-jen Poo, dive into the “care economy” and how we’re all part of it, even if we don’t know what it is You can follow Sarah Jones, see pod updates, and respond to AWHY prompts @yesimsarahjones on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Send your responses to our weekly prompts to awhypod@gmail.com . This podcast was p…
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In a world defined by voters fed up with the binary options of our two-party system, is there a third way that’s not…delulu? In this episode, Sarah talks with Maurice Mitchell, the national director of The Working Families Party, about how to build a robust third party without ignoring the very real math problem third party candidates can pose in A…
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Ok, white people, how y’all doing? Cause the data is in, and the answer for some of you seems to be… not great. In this episode, Sarah is joined by Jonathan Metzl, a researcher who investigates the impact of right-wing health care and gun control policies on their white supporters. Jonathan’s books Dying of Whiteness and What We’ve Become reveal th…
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The debate about trans rights is everywhere, from sports headlines to school board politics, but the people shouting the loudest are almost never trans folks themselves and often don’t even know any trans folks. So now more than ever, we all need to show up for our trans siblings. In this episode, Sarah Jones is joined by the incomparable actress a…
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In this episode, host Sarah Jones is joined by comedian, author, and “political provocateur” W. Kamau Bell to talk about the struggles and contradictions of living in America, especially as a Black man. “My joke is that whenever I think about am I going too far, the ghost of Harriet Tubman shows up and is like, Oh, is it hard to Tweet? Is it hard t…
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The hosts of America, Who Hurt You? are all trapped in the Tony-winning brain of Sarah Jones, who over the years has created a multiracial, multi-generational cast of characters based on her own family and friends (who weirdly still talk to her). In this bonus episode, she reveals more than she ever has about her own story, and why this personal an…
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America allegedly observes a separation of church and state, but if you’ve bought anything with a U.S. dollar, pledged allegiance to the flag, or just lived through an election season, you know it’s more complicated than that. In this episode, Sarah talks with On Being host Krista Tippett about her own religious journey, her “hellfire and brimstone…
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Our country has always been a hot mess. But now, between political rage, climate crises and social-media polarization, it’s quite literally on fire. This low-key mid-apocalyptic moment has raised a question for Tony-award-winning Sarah Jones and her many characters: America, Who Hurt You? You can follow Sarah Jones, see pod updates, and respond to …
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Sofie talks to Dr Gwen Adshead about meeting people in the middle of their stories, attachment, working with violent patients, evil states of mind, shadow sides, cruelty, mistakes, gender, identity, group therapy, life development studies, Broadmoor, and rehabilitation. Content Warning: COVID, mental health, postnatal depression, violence, murder, …
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Sofie talks to Rabia Chaudry about boundaries, saying no, marriage, shame, courage, Serial, advocacy, podcasts, law school, innocence cases, faith, justice, navigating trolls, true crime, change, activism, and getting religious inspiration from female scholars. Content Warning: COVID, criminal justice system, medical system, death, bereavement, the…
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Sofie talks to David Morgan about Magic Mike Live, performing, dating, rejection, heartbreak, charisma, boundaries, coping mechanisms, gender identity, not being a boy, coming out, experimentation, change, comfort, and not knowing left from right. Content Warning: COVID, disassociation, social anxiety, sex, sexuality, negative self image, insecurit…
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Sofie talks to Tigress Osborn about race, fat activism, intersectionality, The Fat Underground, books and media that have changed her perspective, NAAFA, The Bay Area, talk shows, fat media representation and fat people dancing. Content Warning: COVID, slavery, fatphobia, racism, diet industry, trauma, weight loss surgery Produced by Dave Pickering…
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Sofie talks to Andi Osho about writing her novel Asking For A Friend, her relationship with time, being present, inspiration, boundaries, friendship, thinking, acting, dating, letting parents off the hook, Frozen, and googling 100 words for "said". Content Warning: trauma, therapy, somatic experience therapy, depression, guilt, absent parents, nega…
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Sofie talks to Aubrey Gordon about her book What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat, her podcast Maintenance Phase, becoming un-anonymous, talking into microphones, self deception, fucking up hard, consensus based decisions, change, anger, and her childhood bathroom scales. Content Warning: COVID, fatphobia, diet culture, trauma, discomfort…
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Sofie talks to Hazel Hayes about her book Out of Love, mental health, highs and lows, executive dysfunction, therapy, triggers, relationships, trust, communication, telling stories, boundaries, the good stuff, and how trauma is like thrush. Content Warning: COVID, mental health issues, depression, anxiety, CBT. suicidal ideation, medication, abuse,…
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Sofie talks to Dean Burnett about mental health, brains, uncertainty, emotions, masculinity, crying, science, subjectivity, parenting, processing, awareness campaigns, the somatic marker hypothesis, and the difference between cabins and sheds. Content Warning: COVID, mental health issues, grief, bereavement, death, losing a parent, loss, fitness, m…
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Sofie talks to Matilda Ibini about living with disability, writing, control, guilt, afrofuturism, daydreaming, being present, navigating the pandemic, "the little things" and Scooby-Doo fanfic. Content Warning: COVID, mental health issues, anxiety, therapy, ableism, religion, disability, disassociation, trauma, medication Produced by Dave Pickering…
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Sofie talks to Sophie Williams about being an advocate, business, writing books, instagram, the murder of George Floyd, proximity to whiteness, taking 14 years off from chocolate and biscuits, talking to different audiences, the glass cliff and the glass ceiling. Sophie has written two books that you should check out: Millennial Black and Anti-Raci…
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Sofie talks to Dr Lindo Bacon about needing people, damaging their arm, writing, change, injustice, uncertainty, gender, identity, pain, resilience, community, feminism, coming out, and their book “Radical Belonging”. Content warning – coronavirus, C-PTSD, disassociation, Trump, accident, disability, disappointment, sadness, fear, trauma, weight lo…
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Sofie talks to Substantia Jones about childhood, not wanting children, bad therapists, photography, fat rights, nudity, the Internet, casual sex, sexuality, self-parenting, and good quality fake plants. Content warning – coronavirus, therapy, OCD, worry, neglect, injury, hospitals, diseases, fatphobia, body image, diets, diet culture, sex, ridicule…
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Sofie talks to Laura Thomas about parenting, nutrition, autonomy, consent, birth debriefs, bodies, hunger, intuitive eating, and seeing the world through a baby's eyes. Content warning – coronavirus, food, eating, fatphobia, insomnia, parenting, childbirth, traumatic birth, respiratory illness, hospitals, breastfeeding, diet culture, body shaming, …
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In part 2 of their annual New Year’s chat Sofie talks to Mark Watson about symbolic hope, the turning of the year, creativity, therapy, resolutions, and friendship. Content warning – coronavirus, alcohol, mugging, death, online abuse, war Artwork by Justine McNichol Jingle by Harriet Braine Produced by Dave Pickering Made of Human Podcast online: T…
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In part 1 of their annual New Year’s chat Sofie talks to Mark Watson about parenting in 2020, writing, mental health, experiences of the pandemic, turning 40, masculinity, Menkind, and his new novel ‘Contacts’. Content warning – coronavirus, anxiety, climate change, capitalism, state violence, culture war, Trump, dictatorships, death, disease, cons…
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Sofie talks to Daphne Maxwell Reid about growing up, auditioning, acting, leadership, living in the present, creativity, age, social media, Harriet, The Fresh Prince Reunion, vulnerability, and Will Smith’s charisma. Content warning – coronavirus, slavery, racism Artwork by Justine McNichol Jingle by Harriet Braine Produced by Dave Pickering Made o…
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Sofie talks to Rain Dove about navigating the media, betrayal, beauty, doing good, identity, growth, allyship, saving yourself, casting, power, and Betty White. Content warning – coronavirus, ableism, classism, financial difficulties, losing friends, paedophilia, CSA, elitism, abuse, online abuse, anxiety, transphobia, capitalism, misgendering, mur…
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