To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé Season 21 Episodes

Episode 1

Contraception Clahses Continue; Rating 'Bully'; The 2012 Project

Fri, Mar 16, 2012 27 mins

The legislative battles over birth control and abortion; whether the movie "Bully" should have a PG rating; the 2012 Project to get more women elected to Congress.

Episode 2

Episode 2

Fri, Mar 23, 2012 27 mins

A Women's History Month special, featuring Meryl Streep, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.) and former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Episode 3

Renwing VAWA; Bachmann Responds; Society of St. Andrew

Fri, Mar 30, 2012 27 mins

The Society of St. Andrews' End Hunger Project

Episode 4

Women And The Economy; Lilly Ledbetter; No Girls Allowed

Fri, Apr 6, 2012 27 mins

Women's economic development under President Obama; Lilly Ledbetter's fight for pay equity; whether IBM should call on Augusta National to admit women.

Episode 5

Romney For Women; Reviving The ERA; Governor Bev Perdue

Fri, Apr 13, 2012 27 mins

Ashley Judd; Gov. Bev Perdue (D-N.C.). Also: Mitt Romney's efforts to close the gender gap.

Episode 6

Political Wives' Power; Show Me The Money; Mandatory E-Verify

Fri, Apr 20, 2012 27 mins

E-Verify; Earth Day; the violence in Syria.

Episode 7

The Women's Vote, Facebook Boys' Club, Immigration

Fri, Apr 27, 2012 27 mins

The women's vote; Facebook's all-male board of directors; immigration and education.

Episode 8

Women: Obama Or Romney; Radical Nuns; Nobel Peace Prize Winners

Fri, May 4, 2012 27 mins

Topics include Nobel Peace Prize recipients; and the Vatican report on U.S. nuns.

Episode 9

Coming Out; In This Progre$$?; Bay & Her Boys

Fri, May 11, 2012 27 mins

Topics include gay marriage; and women who pay alimony. Also: Bay Buchanan ("Bay and Her Boys") is interviewed.

Episode 10

Majority Minority; Women On the Front Lines; Foreign Service

Fri, May 18, 2012 27 mins

The number of minority babies being born; women in combat; the Foreign Service.

Episode 11

GOP Women Shift Focus; Pink Collar Goes Blue; Model Alliance

Fri, May 25, 2012 27 mins

The GOP's women's caucus; pink-collar workers; the Model Alliance.

Episode 12

What Women Want; Romancing Marriage; Jill Stein for President

Fri, Jun 1, 2012 27 mins

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is interviewed. Also: whether women care about women's health issues; marriage's sexy image.

Episode 13

Sisters In Arms; Prepared For Change?; Fighting For Women

Fri, Jun 8, 2012 27 mins

Topics include the Vatican cracking down on U.S. nuns; and the military.

Episode 14

Division of Labor; Bye Bye, Baby; Fatherhood

Fri, Jun 15, 2012 27 mins

The division of housework; baby boxes; fatherhood.

Episode 15

Sea Change; Equal Pay; The New Feminist Agenda

Fri, Jun 22, 2012 27 mins

The influx of Asians to the U.S.; the 40th anniversary of Title IX. Also: former Vermont governor Madeleine Kunin on the status of American women vs. women in other countries.

Episode 16

Supreme Surprise; Ticking Clock; Human Trafficking

Fri, Jun 29, 2012 27 mins

The Supreme Court's decision on the health-care law; in vitro fertilization; human trafficking.

Episode 17

Episode 17

Fri, Jul 6, 2012 27 mins

Episode 18

Honor Killing Or Murder; Sporting Women; BPA

Fri, Jul 13, 2012 27 mins

Topics include the execution of an Afghan woman accused of adultery; the Olympics; and BPA.

Episode 19

Moms In The C-Suite; Closing The Gap; Meghan McCain

Fri, Jul 20, 2012 27 mins

Topics include the new Yahoo! CEO; and closing the gap in gender-sensitive data. Also: Meghan McCain on life as a moderate Republican.

Episode 20

Strong!

Fri, Jul 27, 2012 27 mins

Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp is interviewed. Also: gun-control debate in light of the Aurora, Colo., mass shooting; female weight lifters at the Olympics.

Episode 21

Changing Care; Bossing Around; Petitioning Women

Fri, Aug 3, 2012 27 mins

Topics include the provisions for women's health care in the Affordable Care Act; and a petition by high-school students for a female-moderated presidential debate.

Episode 22

Campaigning Women; No Helping Hand; Jennifer Garner

Fri, Aug 10, 2012 27 mins

The presidential race and women's issues; female bosses and female employees. Also: Jennifer Garner on her work with Save the Children.

Episode 23

Episode 23

Fri, Aug 17, 2012 27 mins

Meryl Streep; former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor; House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.).

Episode 24

A Look Ahead; Healthy Moms; Cost of Hope

Fri, Aug 24, 2012 27 mins

Amanda Bennett ("The Cost of Hope"). Also: the Republican National Convention; mental health and working women.

Episode 25

Presidential Politics; Solis Speaks

Fri, Aug 31, 2012 27 mins

The Republican National Convention is discussed. Also: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis.

Episode 26

DNC & Beyond; GOP & Marriage Equality

Fri, Sep 7, 2012 27 mins

The Democratic National Convention; GOP for Equality, which is a group of young conservatives in favor of gay marriage.

Episode 27

Testing Teachers; Breastfeeding Faculty; Roslyn Brock

Fri, Sep 14, 2012 27 mins

Roslyn M. Brock (NAACP).

Episode 28

Protecting Women's Rights; Swapping Wombs; The End of Men?

Fri, Sep 21, 2012 27 mins

The UN General Assembly and women; swapping wombs; the end of men.

Episode 29

Girls In Guns; Biased Science; Chemical Concern: BPA

Fri, Sep 28, 2012 27 mins

Parents who post pictures of their daughters bearing firearms as a way to express support for GOP vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan; gender bias in scientific fields; the safety of BPA.

Episode 30

Reaffirming Affirmative Action; Voto!; Women in Drug Cartels

Fri, Oct 5, 2012 27 mins

The Supreme Court and affirmative action; the Hispanic vote; women and drug cartels.

Episode 31

Women For Romney; Child Brides; Wage Theft

Fri, Oct 12, 2012 27 mins

Mitt Romney and female voters; the shooting by the Taliban of 14-year-old Pakistani Malala Yousufzai; wage theft.

Episode 32

Closing Gender Gap; Sexual Assault On Campus; What's the Matter With White People?

Fri, Oct 19, 2012 27 mins

Salon's Joan Walsh ("What's the Matter With White People?"). Also: the presidential race; sexual assaults on campus.

Episode 33

Late Deciders; Give Us Women; Kathleen Turner

Fri, Oct 26, 2012 27 mins

Kathleen Turner. Also: waitress moms and the election; the rejection of a European Central Bank candidate because of his gender by the European Parliament.

Episode 34

Election 2012 Preview; Marriage Equality

Fri, Nov 2, 2012 27 mins

An election preview; same-sex marriage ballot initiatives; China's one-child policy.

Episode 35

Women Make History; The Women's Vote; Coming Home

Fri, Nov 9, 2012 27 mins

An election recap; female veterans.

Episode 36

Women Win Big; Birth Control Economics; Marianne Williamson

Fri, Nov 16, 2012 27 mins

Marianne Williamson. Also: female leaders in the House of Representatives; contraception as an economic stimulus.

Episode 37

Shopping Spree; All Boys Club; Hourly Workers

Fri, Nov 23, 2012 27 mins

Women's holiday spending; the Church of England's vote on female bishops; hourly wage earners.

Episode 38

Episode 38

Fri, Nov 30, 2012 27 mins

A look at women's history includes interviews with actor Meryl Streep, retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and civil-rights activist Dorothy Height.

Episode 39

Workers' Rights, Protecting Afghan Women, Women On Corporate Boards

Fri, Dec 14, 2012 27 mins

Right to work; protecting Afghan women; women on corporate boards.

Episode 40

Future of Guns/Newtown Shooting; 2012 Year In Review

Fri, Dec 21, 2012 27 mins

A 2012 recap; guns in school.

Episode 41

Women & Sequester; Marissa Mayer's Yahoo; Rep. Schakowsky

Fri, Mar 1, 2013 27 mins

Topic: population stabilization.

Episode 42

Tammy Duckworth; Delhi Protests; U.S. Birth Rates

Fri, Jan 4, 2013 27 mins

Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.). Also: the reaction to a gang rape of a female student in India; the reduced number of pregnancies among Hispanic women.

Episode 43

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Fri, Jan 11, 2013 27 mins

New Hampshire governor Maggie Hassan. Also: women and binge drinking; President Obama's cabinet.

Episode 44

Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema; Kids & Guns; Women Working

Fri, Jan 18, 2013 27 mins

Children and guns; women and the workforce: the U.S. vs. other countries. Also: Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is interviewed.

Episode 45

Women in Combat; Hillary Testifies; Women in Hollywood

Fri, Jan 25, 2013 27 mins

Topic: going solo.

Episode 46

Hillary Clinton's Legacy

Fri, Feb 1, 2013 27 mins

Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is interviewed.

Episode 47

Introducing Congresswomen

Fri, Feb 8, 2013 27 mins

New congresswomen are spotlighted. Included: Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.); Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii); Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.); Susan Brooks (R-Ind.); and Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.).

Episode 48

Introducing More Congresswomen

Fri, Feb 15, 2013 27 mins

New congresswomen are spotlighted. Included: Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.); Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.); Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio); Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.); Suzan DelBene (D-Wa); Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.); and Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.).

Episode 49

VAWA's Future; The Feminine Mystique; Blerdology

Fri, Feb 22, 2013 27 mins

Topics include Betty Friedan's "Feminie Mystique" and Black History Month.

Episode 50

Women & Sequester; Marissa Mayer's Yahoo; Rep. Schakowsky

Fri, Mar 1, 2013 27 mins

Women, children and sequestration; Yahoo!'s decision to end telecommuting; the hidden dangers of cosmetics.