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Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group

Imani Gandy is a lawyer, a reproductive justice advocate, and someone with a lot of opinions. B*tch, Listen is where all of that comes together—conversations about law, politics, race, pop culture, and yes, reproductive justice, with guests who are equally unwilling to be boring about it.

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#18
Thursday · 37 min
What Can 24 Governors Do Together for Abortion Access?
How members of the Reproductive Freedom Alliance are sharing strategies on shield laws, Medicaid coverage, and building reproductive freedom protections that can survive political and legal setbacks.
#17
August 13 · 18 min
The Right to an Abortion Doesn't Actually Pay for An Abortion
Fifty years after Henry Hyde first decided to target poor women and eliminate Medicaid coverage for abortion, abortion funding is still an aspect of reproductive freedom that some Democrats are willing to abandon.
#16
July 30 · 55 min
‘Daily Show’ Co-Creator Talks ‘Anger Fluffing’ and Making Abortion Funny on Purpose
Lizz Winstead explains why political comedy shouldn’t just make you mad and call it a day.
#15
July 23 · 49 min
(Classic) Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz Takes You Inside the True Crime Machine
A candid conversation about case selection, empathy gaps, and why some families can’t even get their calls returned.
#14
July 16 · 49 min
(Classic) In Mercy's Shadow: The Mercy Narrative in True Crime
Vilissa Thompson on erasure, ableism, and the stories true crime refuses to tell.
#13
July 9 · 24 min
Why Are We Taking These Conservative Freaks Seriously?
Political humor isn’t just about getting a laugh. Done right, it makes unserious people and dangerous ideas look exactly as ridiculous as they are.
#12
July 2 · 52 min
(Classic) The Constitution: A Scam by Rich White Men, for Rich White Men
Slavers wrote the Constitution and Elie Mystal says it’s working as intended.
#11
June 25 · 1 hr 8 min
Elizabeth Booker Houston: Just a Bitch with a Phone and Thoughts About Abortion Rights
Lawyer, public health expert, and former FDA staffer Elizabeth Booker Houston stress-tests Imani's theory that the reproductive rights movement ran its legal and public health strategies on parallel tracks for fifty years—and didn't make them one fight. She confirms it. Then she makes it worse.
#10
June 18 · 50 min
(Classic) It's Never Too Late to be Gay, Featuring Franchesca Ramsey
Better late than straight.
#9
June 11 · 29 min
If ‘Roe’ Was Never Enough, Why Was It Everything?
The public health data was there. The reproductive justice framework was there. So why did Roe v. Wade become the center of gravity of the abortion rights movement?
#8
May 14 · 1 hr 1 min
Blair Imani on What Actually Changes Institutions
Millions of people learned the language of power online. So why do our institutions still feel untouched by it?
#7
March 26 · 21 min
We Did the Reading. Fascism Came Anyway.
The education was real. The learning was real. So why didn't institutions move? Imani doesn't have a clean answer. That's the whole point.
#6
February 26 · 47 min
Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz Takes You Inside the True Crime Machine
A candid conversation about case selection, empathy gaps, and why some families can’t even get their calls returned.
#5
January 29 · 46 min
In Mercy's Shadow: The Mercy Narrative in True Crime
Vilissa Thompson on erasure, ableism, and the stories true crime refuses to tell.
#4
Dec 18, 2025 · 34 min
My Holidays Look a Little Different This Year (Thanks, Portia)
We're both not holiday people, but we're reimagining the season for ourselves.
#3
Nov 25, 2025 · 45 min
Judy Reyes on ICE Raids, Humanity, and the Power of Storytelling
Reyes explains how community is keeping people whole amid federal immigration raids.
#2
Oct 30, 2025 · 51 min
The Constitution: A Scam by Rich White Men, for Rich White Men
Slavers wrote the Constitution and Elie Mystal says it’s working as intended.
#1
Sep 25, 2025 · 49 min
It’s Never Too Late To Be Gay, Featuring Franchesca Ramsey
Better late than straight.
Sep 24, 2025 · 2 min
Introducing Our New Show: “B*tch, Listen!” with Imani Gandy
Once a month, Rewire News Group’s “B*tch, Listen!” podcast brings you stories and social commentary about Blackness, queerness, reproductive justice, and the law—all served up with sharp wit and zero nonsense. Host Imani Gandy—former lawyer, current Angry Black Lady columnist, and overall professional truth-teller—will be joined every episode by friends, colleagues, and celebrities. They’ll break down the biggest issues touching reproductive justice today: from courts to pop culture and everythi

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