Varuni Sinha joins us to discuss her newly released memoir, 'Golden Handcuffs: An Immigrants Pursuit of Happiness'.. She shares her struggle to assimilate in the US as the spouse of an immigrant with an H1-B visa but very limited autonomy of her own. Her journey to persevere through a dark time of depression and questioning her own self worth can inspire hope in anyone struggling to find purpose in life.

Varuni Sinha is a New York City-based writer and multimedia producer. She has written for The Post and Courier, Time Out New York, and created 360-degree campaigns for global brands such as Yamaha and Panasonic. A former guest lecturer at the University of Delhi, she taught “Race and Politics Through Literature” and wrote a dissertation on the history of Indian comic superheroes, tracing their origin story to Hindu gods and their American cousins. Her paintings have been displayed in solo and group exhibitions in galleries across India.

Golden Handcuffs: An Immigrant's Pursuit of Happiness is available on her website: varunisinha.com, on Amazon, Ingram and Barnes and Noble.

Lynn Tang joins us to discuss her new film, 'On Matriarchy Lake', which is based on a true story from real-life matriarchal society Mosuo, which still exists today in China. Women are in charge in these societies, of which there are 8 in the world, totaling 8 million people! Learn more about these "queendom" societies, the film, and Lynn's plans to form a matriarchal society here in the United States! Don't miss this one!

On Matriachy Lake trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20DIoO6nTKM
and facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OnMatriachyLake
More about The United Matriachy Nations: https://UMN.stculture.org,
and the UMN facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083571872398
One of several articles on Mosuo matriarchal society https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/apr/01/the-kingdom-of-women-the-tibetan-tribe-where-a-man-is-never-the-boss

Allison and Pamela discuss the filming of the pro-choice comedy web series Pyrrha & Pandora, and the excitement around the finale. They disclose the big plans for this Roevember to crowdfund election ads for the abortion initiatives that will be on the ballot in several states.

Turn the Muthas Out is the campaign - learn more and donate here: www.thehistericalsociety.us

Watch all the episodes as they are released on our website: https://thehistericalsociety.com/pyrrha-pandora/

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