The Contrarian Pod
The Contrarian Pod
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Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen bring you the best of The Contrarian's unflinching journalism to defend democracy—truthful, not neutral. Listen for political and legal analysis, uncompromising interviews, and steps for actionable resistance in defense of democracy.
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The podcast delves into topics such as political and legal analysis, economic discussions, and cultural commentary with episodes that include insightful conversations on tariffs and inflation featuring economists like Justin Wolfers and Jared Bernstein, along with legal battles pertaining to high-profile cases like that of E. Jean Carroll against Donald Trump.
Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen bring you the best of The Contrarian’s unflinching journalism to defend democracy—truthful, not neutral. Listen for political and legal analysis, uncompromising interviews, and steps for actionable resistance in defense of democracy.
Contrarian Editor in chief Jen Rubin sat down with author Jennifer Weiss Wolf. Jennifer is the executive director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at NYU School of Law and she’s out with a new book: When in Menopause: A User’s Manual and Citizen’s Guide.
You might have seen in the news that Congress, and government health agencies are suddenly very interested in menopause and hormone therapy. But this is not a new conversation: doctors have been pushing for more attention on menopause for decades. Jen and Jennifer discussed why advocating for women’s health goes far beyond medicine.
“Women’s health and women’s empowerment is multifaceted.. This is a midterms issue. This is the heart and soul of what we’re talking about at our, you know, our so-called kitchen tables, the cost of health care, lack of access to insurance, lack of investment in women in women’s research and women’s lives.”
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