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Looking Back, Moving Forward

Hosted by Carmen Rios · society · EN-US

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Looking Back, Moving Forward, a podcast from Ms. Magazine's Ms. Studios hosted by feminist superstar and Ms. consulting editor Carmen Rios, traces the history of modern feminism through the pages of Ms. — and outlines where the fight for gender equality must go next. Featuring conversations with Ms. contributors and editors and feminist thought leaders and activists, Looking Back Moving Forward pulls lessons from the more than 50 years of feminist reporting in Ms. to chart the path toward the future we're fighting for.

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17%

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Selective

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What is Looking Back, Moving Forward about?

Looking Back, Moving Forward, a podcast from Ms. Magazine's Ms. Studios hosted by feminist superstar and Ms. consulting editor Carmen Rios, traces the history of modern feminism through the pages of Ms., and outlines where the fight for gender equality must go next. Featuring conversations with Ms.

Who hosts Looking Back, Moving Forward?

Looking Back, Moving Forward is hosted by Carmen Rios. The show has published 8 episodes to date.

What has Looking Back, Moving Forward covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Lessons from Ms. for the Feminist Future (with Kathy Spillar, Loretta Ross, and Janell Hobson)" (27 December 2025, 60 minutes), "Free Joan Little: Inside the New Documentary Exploring Little's Historic Case, and the Movement it Inspired (with Yoruba Richen)" (21 November 2025, 26 minutes), and "The Feminist Fight For The Equal Rights Amendment Is Far From Over, and More Urgent Than Ever" (29 August 2025, 84 minutes).

How often does Looking Back, Moving Forward publish?

Looking Back, Moving Forward publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 8 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Looking Back, Moving Forward?

Booking probability for Looking Back, Moving Forward is 17%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Looking Back, Moving Forward requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Looking Back, Moving Forward's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Looking Back, Moving Forward?

The strongest fits for Looking Back, Moving Forward are Advocacy & Social Causes. Looking Back, Moving Forward has a society audience.

About the host

Carmen Rios hosts Looking Back, Moving Forward, a society podcast with 8 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #7

    Lessons from Ms. for the Feminist Future (with Kathy Spillar, Loretta Ross, and Janell Hobson)

    Dec 27, 20251 hourS1

    <p>This bonus episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward features a conversation between Ms. consulting editor Carmen Rios; professor, author, and activist Loretta Ross; and professor and Ms. contributor Janell Hobson...

  • Episode #6

    Free Joan Little: Inside the New Documentary Exploring Little's Historic Case—and the Movement it Inspired (with Yoruba Richen)

    Nov 21, 202526 minS1

    <p>This bonus episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward features Ms. consulting editor Carmen Rios in conversation with Peabody award-winning documentary filmmaker Yoruba Richen, whose latest documentary short, FREE JOAN...

  • Episode #5

    The Feminist Fight For The Equal Rights Amendment Is Far From Over—and More Urgent Than Ever

    Aug 29, 20251h 24mS1

    <p>The Equal Rights Amendment was sent to the states for ratification the same year Ms. made its newsstand debut. It took nearly 50 years to bring the ERA to a successful vote in the Senate and House; and today, more...

  • Episode #4

    How Feminists are Breaking the Cycle of Gender-Based Violence and Harassment (with Ellen Sweet, Jane Caputi, Vanessa Tyson, Victoria Nourse, and Debra Katz)

    Aug 15, 20251h 6mS1

    <p>Ms. made history when it put domestic violence and sexual harassment on the cover, commissioned the first national survey on campus sexual violence, and instigated a successful campaign to change the FBI’s definition...

  • Episode #3

    Women Can't Afford to Wait for a Feminist Economic Future (with Premilla Nadasen, Rakeen Mabud and Lenore Palladino, Aisha Nyandoro, Gaylynn Burroughs, and Dolores Huerta)

    Aug 1, 20251h 1mS1

    <p>Women have experienced multiple economic upheavals since the founding of Ms., but one thing remains true: economic inequity is still shaping women’s lives — especially for women of color, LGBTQ women, women with...

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  • Episode #2

    Inside the Feminist Fight to Reclaim Our Reproductive Freedom (with Renee Bracey Sherman, Michele Goodwin, Angie Jean-Marie and Amy Merrill, Susan Frietsche, and Gov. Maura Healey)

    Jul 18, 20251h 3mS1

    <p>Ms. launched with a bold declaration: Women were having abortions, and the law should allow for it. In the more than 50 years since, abortion access, abortion laws, anti-abortion violence, and abortion’s connection...

  • Episode #1

    How Feminists Have Redefined Democracy (with Celinda Lake, Aimee Allison, Angel Charley, Julie C. Suk, Cynthia Richie Terrell, and Jennifer M. Piscopo)

    Jul 4, 202553 minS1

    <p>What would a truly representative democracy look like — and why don’t we have one?</p><p>Looking Back, Moving Forward launches with a focus on women’s growing political power and how feminists can, and must, shape...

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