This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco discuss why the news has gotten so hacky. Then Kiran Deol, Tien Tran and Priyanka Aribindi join in-studio to discuss society’s obsession with virginity. Finally, as always, our Hills.

Show Notes:

Notes on Virginity:

It Isn’t Just T.I. — Virginity Testing Is a Worldwide Problem (Rolling Stones)
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ti-gynecologist-virginity-test-908990/

Why do so many dads think it’s their duty to monitor their daughters’ virginity? (WashPo)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/why-do-so-many-dads-think-its-their-duty-to-monitor-their-daughters-virginity/2019/11/07/be8ffaee-016c-11ea-9518-1e76abc088b6_story.html

TED: The Virginity Fraud
https://www.ted.com/talks/nina_dolvik_brochmann_and_ellen_stokken_dahl_the_virginity_fraud/up-next?language=en

My First Time, Twice (Guernica)
https://www.guernicamag.com/levy_6_15_11/

Why Virginity is a Social Construct (Her Campus)
https://www.hercampus.com/school/western/why-virginity-social-construct