In honor of Xenomorph Day, we're going back to our feminist movie roots and talking about the 1986 classic Aliens. We explore topics of motherhood, trauma and capitalism.

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What are transformative works? We scroll through some updates, some questions, and some history.

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Jenny Offill's work Weather: A Novel encapsulates the sense of world-ending doom so many of us grapple with, and in a variety of ways. Anney and Samantha navigate themes and emotions around the world dying while life goes on.

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Biochemist, botanist, author and climate change visionary Dr. Diana Beresford-Kroeger has earned the nickname 'The First Lady of the Forest'. We dig into her story and accomplishments.

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Skeptic. Inspiration. Fashion icon. After her run on the The X-Files, Dana Scully got not one but two effects named after her. In this classic episode, we investigate the background and impact of this character. And the pants suits. Oh the pants suits.

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Over the years, hip hop has evolved and women have been at the heart of it since the beginning. We highlight some of the legends in this classic episode.

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Throughout history, the Biblical figure Mary Magdalene has been interpreted and presented in numerous ways, often to serve the religious Western Christianity patriarchies in power. All of these concerted efforts make tracing her history difficult, but underneath it all, she threatened power structures and resonates today.

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We continue our adventures with Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha as they navigate their friendships, romantic relationships, a funeral and an 'I told you so'.

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