Desi Lydic's Finest Feminist Moments

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The Daily Show Presents: Desi Lydic: Abroad
The Daily Show Presents: Desi Lydic: Abroad

Desi Lydic heads to Iceland, Namibia and Spain to figure out why these countries all have better records of gender equality than the United States.
05/13/2019
4:46

S27 • E26
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Histhery with Desi Lydic - Woman Veterans

In honor of Veterans Day, Desi Lydic highlights America's unsung woman soldiers throughout history, including Deborah Sampson, Malinda Blalock, Opha May Johnson and Charity Adams Earley.
11/11/2021
5:00

S26 • E111
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Histhery with Desi Lydic - Men vs. Women Bearing Children

Desi Lydic chronicles Western medicine's history of mishandling the childbirth process, and the squeamish and unsympathetic male doctors who've put women at risk.
09/15/2021
6:07

S26 • E75
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Histhery with Desi Lydic - Female Orgasms in Film

Desi Lydic explores the complicated history of women having orgasms on-screen, from Hedy Lamarr's groundbreaking scene in the 1933 film "Ecstasy" to the 2020 series "Bridgerton."
03/23/2021
5:32

S27 • E65
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Histhery with Desi Lydic - Bras

Desi Lydic looks at the history and evolution of the bra, including its eventual replacement of the corset and role as an instrument of both physical liberation and cultural oppression.
03/03/2022
4:00

S24
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Desi Lydic Womansplains Female Representation in Government

Desi Lydic examines how far female representation in government has come and offers up ways the U.S. can go even further to achieve gender equality in politics.
05/14/2019
4:22

S24
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Desi Lydic Explains the Wage Gap

Desi Lydic gets some help from two-time Olympic soccer gold medalist Abby Wambach as she breaks down the complexities of the wage gap and the fight for equal pay.
04/30/2019