Meet Me In the Middleton w. Milly Tamarez & Alise Morales

<p>Women’s History Month continues with Equal Pay Day; Republicans compromise IVF and birth control access; LGBTQ+ hate crimes go up in schools as anti-trans laws continue to pass in places like Florida; and more in news. Then, Milly Tamarez and Alise Morales of Go Touch Grass (and formerly, The Betches Sup) join to talk about Kate Middleton, Sen. Katie Britt, and other stories taking the internet by storm. Finally, Sani-Petty (we love wildflowers and hate trucks!). </p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://youtu.be/QGlXHq6QAXs">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong><br />Support abortion freedom! Shop Crooked’s new No Trespassing Collection: <a href="http://crooked.com/store">crooked.com/store</a>.<br />Go Touch Grass with Milly Tamarez and Alise Morales [<a href="https://headgum.com/go-touch-grass">Headgum</a>]</p><p>News<br />It’s Equal Pay Day — and even the White House has a gender pay gap [<a href="https://19thnews.org/2024/03/equal-pay-day-white-house-gender-pay-gap/">The 19th</a>]<br />Megan Rapinoe, and friend of Hysteria! [<a href="https://apnews.com/article/megan-rapinoe-united-states-women-nwsl-ol-reign-550a5fa8ed9fc2912743031f86a7f630">AP</a>]<br />Suzanne Somers Was Fired From Three’s Company for Asking for Equal Pay [<a href="https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/suzanne-somers-threes-company-equal-pay">Biography</a>]<br />Belva Ann Lockwood [<a href="https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/spring/belva-lockwood-1">National Archives</a> + <a href="https://www.justiceatwork.com/the-history-of-women-equality-in-the-workplace/">Justice At Work</a>]<br />Law protecting Alabama IVF may do more harm than good, critics say [<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/law-protecting-alabama-ivf-may-harm-good-critics-say-rcna142288">NBC</a>]<br />VA to cover IVF for single veterans, same-sex couples after lawsuits [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/12/va-ivf-same-sex-veterans/">WaPo</a>]<br />Florida Anti-Trans Bill Could Raise Everyone’s Health Insurance Costs [<a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/03/05/florida-anti-trans-bill-health-insurance-costs/">The Intercept</a>]<br />In states with laws targeting LGBTQ issues, school hate crimes quadrupled [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/03/12/school-lgbtq-hate-crimes-incidents/">WaPo</a>]<br />Children to no longer be prescribed puberty blockers, NHS England confirms [<a href="https://news.sky.com/story/amp/children-to-no-longer-be-prescribed-puberty-blockers-nhs-england-confirms-13093251">Sky News</a>]<br />Nazis mingle openly at CPAC, spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories and finding allies [<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nazis-mingle-openly-cpac-spreading-antisemitic-conspiracy-theories-fin-rcna140335">NBC</a>]<br />Selling “<a href="https://twitter.com/smencimer/status/1760690761983570187">Woke Tears Water</a>”<br />“There’s a <a href="https://twitter.com/CateMartel/status/1760711946741916000">Jan. 6-themed pinball machine</a> at CPAC”</p><p>Sani-Petty<br />Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center [<a href="https://www.wildflower.org/">site</a>]<br /><a href="https://www.max.com/shows/homegrown/2c9e897d-17f8-4771-994b-06a96b9d6370">Homegrown</a>: Atlanta-based farmer Jamila Norman helps families transform their outdoor spaces into beautiful and functional backyard farms.</p>