Welcome to Hearsay, where we deep dive into the cultural moments that live rent free in our heads—and probably yours too. 

Each episode, join our multigenerational hosts Jessica, Hilary, and Lark as they discuss how gender, power, and the law impact pop culture.

From the early days of MTV to the latest TikTok discourse, they’re here to debrief each other on what’s happening in their own corners of the Internet—and learn more about what it means for society as a whole. 

National Women’s Law Center employees by day, culture aficionados by night, Jessica, Hilary, and Lark will talk to experts who help us connect the dots between the issues they work on and the moments you can't stop thinking about.

&lt;p&gt;Your favorite billionaire might pay less in taxes than you do. And that’s by design! The U.S. tax code has sexism and racism baked right into it. But if we taxed the patriarchy, we’d have enough money for the things that really matter—from child care and health care to education and housing. We talked to activist, philanthropist, and filmmaker Abby Disney and NWLC tax genius Amy Matsui about why it’s past time for Taylor, Jay-Z, Elon, and Jeff to pay their fair share.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Resources:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn more about Abby’s latest movie, &lt;a href=&quot;https://abigaildisney.com/film/the-american-dream-and-other-fairy-tales/&quot;&gt;The American Dream and Other Fairytales&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Try out &lt;a href=&quot;https://nwlc.org/resource/ttp/&quot;&gt;NWLC’s Tax the Patriarchy calculator&lt;/a&gt;, where you can tax the rich and decide how to invest that money to benefit our country&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn more about the &lt;a href=&quot;https://patrioticmillionaires.org/&quot;&gt;Patriotic Millionaires&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;See the &lt;a href=&quot;https://nwlc.org/resource/gender-and-the-tax-code/&quot;&gt;Tax Justice Is Gender Justice series of reports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Read &lt;a href=&quot;https://nwlc.org/resource/the-faulty-foundations-of-the-tax-code-gender-and-racial-bias-in-our-tax-laws/&quot;&gt;The Faulty Foundations of the Tax Code: Gender and Racial Bias in Our Tax Laws&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;<br />


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