It’s hard enough to lose ten pounds—but what about losing 180 of them? In this episode Jennette Fulda, author of Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir, talks about the day-to-day process of losing half of her 372 pounds. Fulda shares openly and honestly about her personal experience, including its triumphs and challenges—and sharing it all with the world via the internet.

Everyone has fantasies, whether they talk about them or not. As an acclaimed erotica writer and the editor of Dirty Girls: Erotica for Women, Rachel Kramer Bussel is intimately acquainted with the wide range of fantasies (and people, and places, and stories) that turn women on. In this episode, Bussel talks about how she got her start as an erotica writer; exactly what's meant by "erotica for women"; and the context she believes erotica can provide to feminism.

Have you ever looked at your bank account balance and wanted to cry? In this episode Marcia Brixey, founder of Money Wi$e Women Educational Services and author of The Money Therapist, explains the first steps women can take to get control over their financial lives. Brixey offers important advice on common financial problem areas, such as getting out of credit card debt, controlling your spending, and creating a budget; she also shares her personal financial story and talks about financial issues that particularly affect women.

Why is Amanda Marcotte, popular feminist blogger, barefoot in the kitchen? In this episode, the Pandagon.net Executive Editor talks about her new book, It's A Jungle: The Feminist Survival Guide to Inhospitable Environments. In addition to sharing her thoughts on "feminist footwear," Marcotte talks about growing up in West Texas, the scariest thing about being a feminist, and how to fight back against antifeminism using humor.