Suki Wessling

Historian Ruth Rosen on COINTELPRO and how women's history is so often ignored or hidden. Catch the full episode at babblery.com/2026/10/wide...

babblery.substack.comWe don’t burn witches anymore. We make documentaries.Elizabeth Holmes, Amanda Seyfried, and the question of truth

In “You Can See Everything,” everything you see changes when a woman turns the camera around. babblery.substack.com/p/we-dont-bu...

Historian Ruth Rosen on why naming is important. Find the full episode at babblery.com/2026/10/wide...

babblery.comWide Horizons with Historian Ruth Rosen -Historian and journalist Ruth Rosen was deeply involved in Second Wave feminism. When she heard male historians saying that "nothing important happened in the 70s," she knew she had a job to do. In th...

Male historians told her the 70s was a decade when nothing much happened. She proved them wrong. babblery.com/2026/10/wide...

babblery.substack.comOne step closer to homeOn the exhaustion and exhilaration of the struggle

Women are sick and tired of the slog up the sand dune. But the exhilaration of riding the wave is what keeps us going. babblery.substack.com/p/one-step-c...

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Getting ready to bring my new musical adventure out into the world...

babblery.substack.comAI Is An ItAnd it should stay that way

NEW on Substack: AI can't "achieve" and it can't "write" and it certainly can't "express itself." AI Is An It. babblery.substack.com/p/ai-is-an-i...

A lot of people like to see the world in black and white. Me? I like to contemplate shades of grey. babblery.substack.com/p/come-on-in...

Support bookstores, not billionaires! My shop is at that URL with /shop/chatoyant/ at the end. Books by me, by authors I've interviewed, and books I've used in writing courses for kids.

Free shipping for all affiliate purchases at bookshop.org today and tomorrow! Check out my list, including my books, my guests’ books, and some books about writing that I’ve used in my classes for children. bookshop.org/shop/chatoyant

babblery.comMinibabble: Swinging with Nora Germain -What is swing and why does jazz violinist Nora Germain love it so much? In this short outtake from our full interview, Nora explains what swing is, how it feels to play it, and why she believes that e...

NEW Minibabble: In this short adaptation of our full conversation, jazz violinist Nora Germain talks about swing, what it is and why she loves it. babblery.com/2026/10/mini...

babblery.substack.comWe don’t like burnt toastOn a paradox of modern mothering

Is it hormones or culture? How about both? babblery.substack.com/p/we-dont-li...

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LAST CALL for T-shirt designs! Get creative, KSQD Community! Let's show some squidly spirit with fun new designs. Contest ends WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30. Details: ksqd.org/contest/

babblery.comMinibabble: Nora Germain is a player AND a person -Jazz violinist Nora Germain speaks about being a woman in a male-dominated industry.

NEW Minibabble: Jazz violinist Nora Germain talks about being a woman in a notoriously male-dominated profession. babblery.com/2026/09/mini...

Jazz violinist Nora Germain on enjoying the RAT RACE! Listen to the full episode on babblery.com/2026/09/the-... or see the full video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB1Q....

Jazz violinist Nora Germain on learning to give to her audience. Check out the full interview on The Babblery: BABBLERY.com

NEW on Substack: Why transitive "othering" is a verb for our times. babblery.substack.com/p/the-verb-e...

NOW STREAMING on THE BABBLERY: Jazz violinist Nora Germain talks about life as an independent musician. Here, she explains her hope to bring the message of swing to anyone who will stop and listen. babblery.com @ksqdfm.bsky.social

Check out my FUN interview with jazz violinist Nora Germain! babblery.com/2026/09/the-...

NEW on The Babblery: “The Giving Mindset” with jazz violinist Nora Germain babblery.com/2026/09/the-... Tune in to this engaging, thoughtful interview with an artist who asks for nothing from her audience but gives everything she’s got.

22 Sept

Sneak peek! The Babblery's interview with Nora Germain comes out in podcast form tomorrow, but I've released the full, uncut video conversation NOW. Check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB1Q...

babblery.substack.comSore Losers, Inc.On sports, inclusion, fairness, and threatening the patriarchy

19 Sept

New on Substack: What does fairness even mean when it’s inside of an unfair system? babblery.substack.com/p/sore-loser...

babblery.comMinibabble: Shaped by Motherhood -How does becoming a mother—or choosing not to—shape women’s lives? Time and again, mothering is fundamental to how women do their work. Whether women choose to be mothers or not,....

16 Sept

NEW Minibabble: How are women shaped by motherhood—or not becoming mothers? Many Babblery guests are mothers, a job that often goes unnoticed yet informs everything they do in their careers. Listen to how having children shaped their lives and worldview. babblery.com/2026/09/mini...

babblery.substack.comContemplating the vastness of it allOn the value of seeking perspective

13 Sept

NEW onIs perspective as necessary to human health as food and water? babblery.substack.com/p/contemplat...

babblery.substack.comPeople do well if they canOn staying out of rabbit holes and keeping our eyes on the horizon

7 Sept

Advice from a doctor changed the trajectory of one child’s life. What if we took that same advice on a cultural level? People do well if we can. babblery.substack.com/p/people-do-...

babblery.comMinibabble: "I screamed at Gloria Steinem" -Gloria Steinem died this week. In death, she's being memorialized, but in life, one woman remembers her grace and perseverance.

6 Sept

“I screamed at Gloria Steinem.” Historian Barbara Winslow recounts how she took part in a pile-on at University of Washington in 1972. When Barbara reminded Gloria about that event many years later, Gloria just laughed. Take a listen! babblery.com/2026/09/mini... @msmagazine.com

In 1983, I arrived in California for college. Soon after, I found a postcard from Ms. Magazine in my PO box. I was from a small midwestern town—the second wave had been a ripple by the time it hit our shores. But I immediately knew, THIS is the magazine for me...

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...who never wavered in her path, who never resorted to ugliness in fighting the good fight, who died after a fulfilling life. And then I think, that's it. Whether we live little lives where the good we do reflects outward as a ripple,...

or whether our goodness is a wave that lifts up all people, we have to keep focusing on the light ahead of us. Thanks to Gloria and Ms. Magazine for so many years of inspiration! @msmagazine.com

I've been a subscriber ever since, and Gloria Steinem was an inspiration and a challenge. Sometimes I wonder what it means to live a good life, and then I see people like Gloria,...

babblery.substack.comPersonal liberty is a many-directional streetSo just offer a friendly wave as you walk on by

If I want the freedom to control my own body, I must give that same freedom to others. babblery.substack.com/p/personal-l...

babblery.substack.comThis is not the story we needIs it time to gather our selves and escape this dream theater?

1 Sept

Mad kings? Lesson learned. Macbeth wasn’t the story I needed. But what is the story? babblery.substack.com/p/this-is-no...

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31 Aug

Thanks to @wingsradio.bsky.social for running my piece on mothering. For years, I have been asking women questions, and I've noticed that their identity—as mothers or not mothers—has been central to how they see the world. www.radio4all.net/files/wingsr...

babblery.substack.comWhy aren’t all women evil?Some thoughts on punishment, empathy, and potential redemption at the end of patriarchy

27 Aug

The stories we tell reveal our culture. I went from wondering why the ‘evil woman’ trope exists to wondering… why aren’t ALL of us evil? babblery.substack.com/p/why-arent-...

ksqd.orgSingle Woman Double Clutches Wearing Many HatsLongtime Monterey and Santa Cruz County resident Kate Hitt calls her small poetry press Many Names Press, but she's a woman who has worn many hats. After a long career in printing and graphic design, ...

27 Aug

I interviewed my friend, publisher and poet Kate Hitt, about her wonderful book of poems! ksqd.org/single-woman... Writer Kate Hitt's heart is firmly planted in the fertile soil of Pajaro Valley. Hear how driving a school bus changed Kate's perspective on the county, one kid at a time.

babblery.comMinibabble: "We didn't know how to listen" -Abortion, race, and the second wave History records that Black women felt excluded from Second Wave Feminism. In this short piece, historian Barbara Winslow reflects on the issue through her....

24 Aug

NEW Minibabble: "We didn't know how to listen" Abortion, race, and the second wave babblery.com/2026/08/mini... This short episode uses outtakes from my interview with Barbara Winslow to explore the role of Black women as leaders in feminist movements. Listen in!

22 Aug

She screamed at Gloria Steinem. Gloria laughed. Listen to the full interview anywhere you get your podcasts. babblery.com/2026/08/turn...

babblery.substack.comArguing around the campfire is the Left’s superpowerLet’s embrace our diverse viewpoints and reject our kryptonite

22 Aug

New on Substack: Is difference of opinion a fault of the left, or is it our superpower? babblery.substack.com/p/arguing-ar...

20 Aug

How can activists keep their joy? Why should they? Lifelong activist Barbara Winslow explains. babblery.com/2026/08/turn...

19 Aug

I started adding my guests' books to a list on Bookshop.org: bookshop.org/lists/the-ba... Pretty amazing list, if I do say so myself! So many talented and fascinating women to talk to. Who's next?

19 Aug

Why is the American left so fractious? It's hardly a new phenomenon. But the nature of the fractures have changed over the years. In our interview, Barbara Winslow talks about the disagreements that fractured her feminist coalition in the late 60s. Check it out: babblery.com/2026/08/turn...

babblery.comTurning the World Upside-Down with Barbara Winslow -When Barbara Winslow moved to Seattle with her husband in the late 60s, she was already a radical feminist. But when she joined up with other women in the struggle for their basic rights, she became a...

19 Aug

NEW on The Babblery: When the left lost ground in the early '70s, the national orgs took over and grassroots organizing collapsed. The right did the opposite. Historian Barbara Winslow explains what that cost us — and what it means now. babblery.com/2026/08/turn...

babblery.substack.comDesigned to get alongWhy modularity, not just connectivity, should be our goal

16 Aug

Humanity got our wires crossed. Maybe too much connectivity isn't a good thing? babblery.substack.com/p/designed-t...

11 Aug

A story changes each time it's told—and the Odyssey is no exception. babblery.substack.com/p/gluttonous...

open.substack.comCan a conservative be a feminist?And what would it mean if she is?

4 Aug

Given all that MAGA has done to dismantle feminist gains, can a conservative call herself a feminist? open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

open.substack.comThe quick brown fox that shat all over SubstackDo you care if AI wrote this?

30 July

NEW on Substack: The fight about an AI detector. What's the point of an AI detector for writers? Don't we already know what we did? Some thoughts about why we use AI or don't, and why readers should care. open.substack.com/pub/babblery...

27 July

Author/artist Enid Baxter Ryce has gone through a personal and professional metamorphosis. It has led her to a new perspective on her work. babblery.com/2026/07/a-sp... @ksqdfm.bsky.social

babblery.comMinibabble: Enid Ryce Casts Spells -Enid Baxter Ryce has just published a book that explores spells and incantations across time and cultures. In this short version of the full episode, Enid reads and explains some of her favorite spell...

26 July

NOW STREAMING: Mini-episode featuring Enid reading ancient spells and talking about the power of incantations. babblery.com/2026/07/mini... @enid.ryce