This time, we dissect the role of adulthood and independence (or lack thereof) in Nonwestern households. PLUS: Spongebob Squarepants, broken dishes, and Laila makes a friend in NYC. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our newsletter at thetempest.co/the-wave.

If we already live in a hyper-masculine world, why do we need "man stuff?" We examine this phenomenon, along with the pink tax and the way the corporate world capitalizes on a staunch gender binary. Plus, we've got your weird question - and Laila feels pretty strongly about her answer. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our newsletter at thetempest.co/the-wave.

Why do we continue romanticizing deceased women who led tragic lives? Why do we fail to see these women as anything beyond their tragedies? Plus, we pull apart using these women as a statement (hi, Beyonce and Lana Del Rey!), White Knight Syndrome, and the difference between complex women and complex men. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our newsletter at...

What does the Internet's response to celebrity death say about us? Can we find a balance between grieving and call-outs? We get our hands right in there, and tear apart the widespread response to the passing of figures in both entertainment and politics. PLUS: Figuring out what fish you'd be, awkwardly placed girl power, and Laila's very strange upcoming party. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow...

This week's question: How do we deal with our favorite celebrities/public figures who do immoral things or clash with our beliefs? Can you truly separate the art from the artist? We bring in Farzana Waseeq, editor at The Tempest, to the conversation, too! PLUS: eating furniture, working out, figuring out what David Lynch smells like. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign...

What does a flag represent? How does it tie into notions of patriotism, and how does this patriotism become politicized? We answer these questions, tackle the American education system, and discuss rats. Lots of rats. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our newsletter at thetempest.co/the-wave.

We're all about dissecting our society's complicated view on female sexuality, and tackle things like birth control, abortion, and Planned Parenthood. PLUS: Laila's awful birth control commercial pitch, some great 90s/00s tracks, and one very crucial question. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our newsletter at thetempest.co/the-wave.

This week, we tackle the latest issue behind the (supposedly) blindingly white love lives behind characters played by leads Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project) and Aziz Ansari (Master of None). PLUS: Superpowers, Travie McCoy, and the Claus family. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our newsletter at thetempest.co/the-wave.

What does our social media response to the Paris attacks say about us? We keep it real with some deep dives into Beirut, Daesh, Paris - and Facebook filters. There might not be a weird question at the end of this show, but sometimes, that's life. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our newsletter at thetempest.co/the-wave.

In honor of No Shave November, we tackle a pretty HAIRY (sorry) topic— body hair on women. What about it makes even the most accepting people recoil in terror? Is this all really Gillette's fault? We give you the answers, personal experiences, and two very strong opinions on Toy Story and Home Alone. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our newsletter at...

Why do we continue granting white feminists credibility and space in the public eye? At what cost must we separate the art from the artist? PLUS: a famous celebrity's first name is debated, Alfred Hitchcock is not who you think he is, and Najira has a pressing question relating to TV show theme songs. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow Laila at @lulainlife, Kat at @chenyanqing, and Esther at...

Attorney, activist, and host of the Undisclosed Podcast Rabia Chaudry gets real: we talk cultural norms, gender expectations, and how the two intersect to create negative backlash whenever a woman makes an uncomfortable or unpopular decision. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow Rabia Chaudry: @rabiasquared. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our newsletter at thetempest.co/the-wave.

How is your perception of yourself influenced by how you feel about your appearance? What can we do to encourage body positivity? Are seagulls even a real species? We lay our guts bare, and the truth isn't always as it might appear. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our newsletter at thetempest.co/the-wave.

Writing is storytelling, and there are so many women whose stories go unheard. That’s why it’s so important to write, not just as a feminist, but as an individual. Because your story is meant to be heard. We speak to the amazing Kelly Tsai, Brooklyn-based artist and performer, about writing as a tool to self discovery. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our...

South Korean dramas have a developed a large international audience in recent years. Those tuning in regularly originate from an array of countries and encompass a wide range of races. The language barrier is easily bridged by the subtitles provided by many different websites created for that purpose alone. So what's with the obsession? K-drama enthusiast Odessa Jones spills the beans, and it's pretty weird. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us?...

It shouldn’t be a surprise that a girl can throw hands. Yet, we become hooked by entertainment scenes monikered “cat-fights,” to the point that it has become an assumed stereotype of women. It’s not all claws, back stabbing, squeals, and high-pitched screams. Sometimes, it's indicative of a larger problem - and we lay it all out there with University College London alumna Emilie Lawrence. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us:...

We're flipping the script! We're all about all-women's colleges this time, and digging deep into the reality behind college. Sometimes people ride unicycles into class. No, that's not a metaphor - and Mount Holyoke alum Huda Alawa spills the truth. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow Huda Alawa: @hudaalawa. Follow everyone at @theexposeshow. Sign up for our newsletter at thetempest.co/the-wave.

To each their own, right? Judging someone is easy, but feminism is about accepting women for who they are regardless of what they wish to do. In this episode, we examine 'party girls' and the public perception of them. Do feminism and partaking in 'party girl culture' have to be mutually exclusive? We hear the truth from Kaitlin Martinez, a friend of The Tempest. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow...

Women just can’t be funny, right? It’s as if our ovaries incapacitate us from being able to induce laughter. We hear from Cracked.com's Kathy Benjamin and The Second City alum Ali Barthwell on their personal experiences, fresh perspectives, and stories of the foolish men they've encountered in their career. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow Kathy Benjamin: @KathyBenjamin. Follow Ali Barthwell:...

What makes people pick up their lives and families in the homeland, and move to a country completely strange and new? We ask that question, among others, to Natalia Sylvester, author of Chasing the Sun, whose family made the decision to leave Peru amidst political and gang-related turmoil. It’s easy to make immigration jokes - from the countless times the green card joke has been made to the multitudinous border jokes. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to...

What do characters such as Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven, ‘Entourage’) or Hank Moody (David Duchovny, ‘Californication’) represent in relation to Western expectations of masculinity? Why do we forgive these morally dubious characters simply because of their charisma? We talk “bro culture” and masculinity in the media with Shayan Farooq, up-and-coming film director. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email us: [email protected]. Follow us:...

When a male director has a film that bombs in the box office, Hollywood forgives him. When a female director has a film that bombs, Hollywood shuns her. Why? Join as as we chat with the first female Marvel film director Lexi Alexander, film producer Cat Cooper, the creator of 'Dirty Paki Lingerie' play Aizzah Fatima, and film producer Iman Zawahry - and what they have to say will totally surprise you. Have any questions, comments, stories or bad dad jokes you'd like to share with us? Email...