To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé Season 23 Episodes

Episode 1

Episode 1

Fri, Feb 28, 2014 27 mins

Topic: new Americans.

Episode 2

Contraception Cases; Ban Bossy; Congresswomen

Fri, Mar 21, 2014 27 mins

Topics include the birth control mandate; and Sheryl Sandberg's "Ban Bossy" campaign. Also: former congresswomen Blanche Lincoln, Carol Moseley Braun, Connie Morella, Barbara Kennelly and Mary Bono.

Episode 3

Carter & Religion; Marriage & Divorce; Cindy Chupack

Fri, Mar 28, 2014 27 mins

Topics include Jimmy Carter's new book, "A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power"; rising divorce rates; and women and humor.

Episode 4

Equal Pay Study; Campaign Finance; Modern Technology

Fri, Apr 4, 2014 27 mins

Topics include the Supreme Court ruling on campaign contributions; the gender pay gap; and whether technology is empowering or the opposite.

Episode 5

Sebelius Resigns; Women Voters; At-Home-Moms; Women Veterans

Fri, Apr 11, 2014 27 mins

Topics include the resignation of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; why women don't vote for women; stay-at-home moms; and women veterans and jobs.

Episode 6

Confidence Gap; Sex Assault Normalized;

Fri, Apr 18, 2014 27 mins

Author Sarah Bessey ("Jesus Feminist"); journalists Katty Kay and Claire Shipman ("The Confidence Code"). Also: sexual assault.

Episode 7

Drought:The Drying of America

Fri, Apr 25, 2014 27 mins

Topic: "The Drying of America: Too Many People, Too Little Water."

Episode 8

Sexual Assault; Feminist Men; Girls Abducted; Child Slavery

Fri, May 2, 2014 27 mins

How boys and men can stop rape; why men don't campaign for women's rights; the abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls by terrorists. Also: former child slave Shyima Hall ("Hidden Girl") is interviewed.

Episode 9

Nigerian Schoolgirls; Teen Pregnancy Lows; Infertility

Fri, May 9, 2014 27 mins

The abductions of almost 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria; teen pregnancy; infertility.

Episode 10

Jill Abramson; GOP Women; Women's History Museum

Fri, May 16, 2014 27 mins

Topics include the firing of New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson; and why more Republican women don't run for office. Also: Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) on the National Women's History Museum.

Episode 11

Becoming Papa: Fathers Key to Gender Justice

Fri, May 23, 2014 27 mins

Included: "Becoming Papa."

Episode 12

Mass Shootings; Arianna Huffington's Thrive; Maya Angelou

Fri, May 30, 2014 27 mins

Arianna Huffington ("Thrive") is interviewed. Also: the role of gender in mass shootings; a remembrance of Maya Angelou (1928-2014).

Episode 13

Home Births; Pope Francis; Hillary Clinton & World Bank

Fri, Jun 6, 2014 27 mins

Topics include a new reality show about women giving birth in the wild; Pope Francis on couples raising children; and Hillary Clinton at the World Bank for a discussion of its "Voice and Agency" report on how to empower women around the world.

Episode 14

Episode 14

Fri, Jun 13, 2014 27 mins

Included: "Becoming Papa."

Episode 15

Human Trafficking, Working Families, Men & Feminism

Fri, Jun 20, 2014 27 mins

Human trafficking; the White House Summit on Working Families. Also: a panel of male CEOs.

Episode 16

USAID & Maternal Health; Abortion & Film; PAST Act

Fri, Jun 27, 2014 27 mins

Topics include USAID; the "Obvious Child" movie; and Tennessee Walking Horses.

Episode 17

Sexism & Tech; Immigration Crisis; Fertility Decline

Fri, Jul 4, 2014 27 mins

Topics include the fertility decline, immigration and sexism in the tech industry.

Episode 18

Obama & Border Crisis; Gay Rights; Teach a Woman to Fish

Fri, Jul 11, 2014 27 mins

Rita Sharma ("Teach a Woman to Fish: Overcoming Poverty Around the Globe") is interviewed.

Episode 19

Clinton vs. Warren; Hobby Lobby; Female Genital Mutilation

Fri, Jul 18, 2014 27 mins

Topics include the potential presidential candidacies of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Hillary Clinton; the Bible museum that the Hobby Lobby owners plan to build; and female genital mutilation in America.

Episode 20

Arresting Parents; Promoting Diversity; What Women Want

Fri, Jul 25, 2014 27 mins

Topics include the women's movement; and the treatment of poor mothers.

Episode 21

Pro-Choice Label; Prostitution Debate; Gender Lens Investing

Fri, Aug 1, 2014 27 mins

Topics include the pro-choice label; European laws on prostitution; and gender lens investing.

Episode 22

ISIL, Terrorism & Women; Ethics of Surrogacy; Child Abuse

Fri, Aug 22, 2014 27 mins

Child maltreatment is discussed.

Episode 23

Obama & Hillary; Domestic Violence; Night Shelters

Fri, Aug 29, 2014 27 mins

Topics include Hillary Clinton, President Obama and women's issues; professional football and domestic violence; and shelters in Mumbai's red-light district.

Episode 24

ISIS Bride; Transgender Students; LGBT Winning Lessons

Fri, Sep 5, 2014 27 mins

Women recruiting women to jihad; transgender students; and LGBT advances vs. setbacks for women.

Episode 25

Domestic Violence & NFL; Jihadi Female Fighters; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Fri, Sep 12, 2014 27 mins

Topics include the NFL and domestic violence; and female ISIS fighters. Also: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

Episode 26

NFL Abuse Scandals; Hillary Clinton & Economy; Freed Slaves

Fri, Sep 19, 2014 27 mins

Topics include domestic abuse and the NFL; Hillary Clinton's call for women to vote their pocketbooks; and a picture of freed octogenarian female slaves.

Episode 27

''Security Moms'' & ISIS; Money & Marriage; Wendy Davis

Fri, Sep 26, 2014 27 mins

Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis. Also: "security moms" and ISIS; and money and marriage vs. non-marriage.

Episode 28

Emma Watson & HeForShe; Julia Pierson; Christy Turlington

Fri, Oct 3, 2014 27 mins

Topic: Christy Turlington's Every Mother Counts nonprofit.

Episode 29

War On Women; Yes Means Yes; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Fri, Oct 10, 2014 27 mins

Topics include Yes Means Yes; and breast cancer awareness.

Episode 30

Women CEOs; Egg Freezing; Male Sexual Assault

Fri, Oct 17, 2014 27 mins

Topics include male sexual-assault survivors; female CEOs; and tech companies paying for female egg freezing.

Episode 31

Flex Time; TV War For Women; What Millennials Want

Fri, Oct 24, 2014 27 mins

Topics include flex time, political ads and young female voters.

Episode 32

Women & Midterm Elections; Female Marines; Lean Together

Fri, Oct 31, 2014 27 mins

The Independent Women's Forum book "Lean Together" is discussed with the IWF's Sabrina Schaeffer.

Episode 33

Women & Midterm Elections; Maternity Leave; Melanne Verveer

Fri, Nov 7, 2014 27 mins

Women, peace and security are discussed.

Episode 34

Episode 34

Fri, Nov 14, 2014 27 mins

Diversity in the foreign service is discussed.

Episode 35

Immigration; Cosby Accusations; Ms. Awards & Gloria Steinem

Fri, Nov 21, 2014 27 mins

Topics include immigration; the Bill Cosby allegations; and Ms. Magazine's Wonder Awards.

Episode 36

Frats & Assault; Debunking Opting Out; Erdogan & Inequality

Fri, Nov 28, 2014 27 mins

Topics include fraternity culture; "opting out"; and the Turkish president's take on women's equality.

Episode 37

The Foreign Service: In Search of Diversity

Fri, Dec 5, 2014 27 mins

Included: "Becoming Papa."

Episode 38

Moms vs. Police Brutality; Sexual Assault; Bacha Posh

Fri, Dec 12, 2014 27 mins

Topics include police reform; sexual assaults; and the Afghanistan practice of raising some girls as boys, called "bacha posh."

Episode 39

Sexual Assault; Pregnancy Discrimination; Kids Gone Wild

Fri, Dec 19, 2014 27 mins

Topics include the year's sexual assault stories; a pregnancy-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart; and Kathleen Bogle's "Kids Gone Wild."

Episode 40

Episode 40

Fri, Jan 2, 2015 27 mins

Episode 41

Abortion Debate; Involved Fathers; UN Women: Beijing+20

Fri, Jan 9, 2015 27 mins

Topics include restrictions on abortion clinics in Texas; fathers in the workplace; and Beijing+20.

Episode 42

Terrorism; Transgender Discrimination; Domestic Trafficking

Fri, Jan 16, 2015 27 mins

Domestic trafficking is discussed.

Episode 43

White House Pay Gap; Microcredit & Poverty; Anonymous

Fri, Jan 23, 2015 27 mins

Topics include pay equity within the White House; microcredits; and the Anonymous hacking group.

Episode 44

Rape on Campus; Male Allies In Feminism; NFL & Women

Fri, Jan 30, 2015 27 mins

Topics include sexual assault on campus; male allies in feminism; and the NFL and women.

Episode 45

Army Rangers; Vatican & Women; Cultures Without Borders

Fri, Feb 6, 2015 27 mins

Women in combat roles; the Vatican's pitch to women; and Islam vs. the West.

Episode 46

Rising Hate Crimes; Challenged CEOS, Minority Women in STEM

Fri, Feb 13, 2015 27 mins

Topics include transgender violence; female CEOs; and black female engineers.

Episode 47

Retirement Gap; Female ''Viagra''; Angelina Jolie & Difret

Fri, Feb 20, 2015 27 mins

The movie "Difret" is discussed.

Episode 48

Women World Leaders: Interviews with Women in Power

Fri, Feb 27, 2015 27 mins

Female world leaders.