PEGGY ORENSTEIN IN THE NEWS
RECENT PRINT MEDIA
January 2024-February 2026
February 19, 2026
The American Medical Association Ed Hub
”11 Great Books Hand-Picked by Doctors for Your Reading List”
January 27, 2026
The New York Times
”Thomas L. Friedman: America Is at a Boiling Point”
January 23, 2026
The Midwest Messenger
”Cut the Fluff: Sheep Shearers Perspective on a Tough Industry”
December 23, 2025
Konde (indonesia)
”Serial Culture Shock”
November 13, 2025
Het Patrol (the Netherlands)
”Andrew Tate’s Popularity Says a Lot About How Femininity is Viewed”
November 5, 2025
Moje Psychologie (Czechoslovakia)
”Sex and the City: A Series taht Has Gotten Under the Skin. For Better or for Worse”
October 28, 2025
Boise State Public Radio
”Breaking the silence: Men, mental health and society”
October 14, 2025
Scary Mommy
”We Need To Let Girls Know Their Bodies Are Meant To Feel Good”
July 22, 2025
Il Post (Italy)
”Choking During Sex is More COmmon and Risky Than You Think”
July 6, 2025
The New York Times
”One of the Worst Industries in the World Gets its Comeuppance”
July 3, 2025
Ms.
”The Problem with Sabrina Carpenter’s Album Cover is Not Sex—It’s Violence”
May 24, 2025
The Wrap
”‘Big Mouth’ Creators Break Down Finale’s ‘Scary’ Void Twist, Their Proudest Moments After 8 Seasons”
May 22, 2025
Cracked
How ‘Big Mouth’ Taught a Generation that “You’re Not teh Only One Who’s a Creep”
March 28, 2025
Good Housekeeping
”We’re Too Embarrassed to Talk About These Things”
March 16, 2025
El Pais (Spain)
”Rebecca Solnit: ‘It’s encouraging that Trump and the manosphere push back so much on the accomplishments of feminism’”
March 14, 2025
American Medical Association News Wire
”What it’s Like in Obstetrics and Gynecology”
March 1, 2025
Ursula (Germany)
”Breathe for Me”
February 21, 2025
The Santa Clara
”The Oppressive Nature of the Disney Conglomerate”
January 12, 2025
The New York Times
”Texas Has a Point About Pornography”
December 13, 2024
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
”My Tween is Obsessed with Skincare. How Did it Come to This?”
November 29, 2024
Brunch Story (Korea)
모아나를 보고 자라는 소녀들이 부러워
October 27, 2024
The Northern Light (University of Alaska)
Opinion: Sound and Sociology: Hip Hop Feminism and Sexual Promiscuity
October 14, 2024
PureWow
”I Wouldn’t Let My Tween Daughter Wear Crop Tops—Was I Overthinking It?”
October 13, 2024
Slate
”My Boyfriend Is a Hot, Traveling Musician. I Bet You Know Where This is Going”
September 12, 2024
The Student Life (Claremont colleges)
“OPINION: Stop Choking People Without Asking”
August 31, 2024
The Jewish News of Northern California
“Food for Thought: Jewish Seniors Join UCSF Brain Project Tapping into Food Memories”
July 24, 2024
Christian Daily
“'Most Men Have had Severe Neglect in Their Sexuality', Says Author of ‘The Sex Talk You Never Got’”
July 13, 2024
CNN
“Opinion: Dr. Ruth Taught Us Not Only About Sex but Also Chosen Family”
June 20, 2024
Minneapolis Star/Tribune
“Yuen: ‘Choking’ is a Disturbing Trend in Teen Sex. As Adults, We Need to Talk About it.
April 24, 2024
Provincetown Magazine
“Q&A with Amy Raff”
April 24, 2024
The Villanovan (Villlanova University)
“Motherhood and Agency Panel Hosted by The Space”
April 24 2024
Saltwire
“Rough Sex is Climbing among Young People, and We Need to Talk About it”
April 22, 2204
Berkeleyside
“A Baker’s Dozen of New Books with Berkeley Ties to Read This Spring”
March 12, 2024
Vox
“How to Talk to Boys so They Grow into Better Men”
January 24, 2024
CBC Radio
”3 Books About Art Crafting to Weave into Your Life”
February 2023-December 2023
December 22, 2023
The New York Times
”The Joy of Communal Girlhood, the Anguish of Teen Girls”
December 20, 2023
Cosmopolitan (Germany)
”Il 2023 è stato l'anno delle ragazze, nel bene e nel male”
November 16, 2023
The Guardian
”"‘It’s About Owning Your Power!’ How Frozen Changed a Generation of Girls. And Boys. And Hollywood”
October 29, 2023
Whitman Wire
”Tinder: Sparking the Unexpected”
September 30, 2023
Salon
”What Doctors Don’t Tell Teens about Anti-Depressants and Sex”
September 29, 2023
Idaho Statesman
”Idaho Sherriff ‘Disturbed’ by Library Books, Says He’d Pay to Keep Them Off the Shelves”
September 3, 2023
The News Lens (Taiwan)
”《如果我的朋友是婦科醫生，我會這樣問她》：私密處脫毛真的比較乾淨？陰毛不用吹風機吹乾會發炎嗎？”
August 31, 2023
Cosmopolitan (Slovenia)
"Kričijo name, naj se delam, da sem mačka, jaz pa premišljujem, kako sem včeraj imela dva tiča v sebi."
August 17, 2023
Giddy
”Wny Every Woman Needs a Sex Manifesto”
August 14, 2023
Vanity Fair
”Millennial Boyhood Was Way More Messed Up Than We’d Like to Remember. Alex Kazemi’s Debut Novel Won’t Let Us Forget”
August 10, 2023
The Chicago Reader
”Juggalo Family Values”
July 21, 2023
Glamour (Italy)
”Historia lalki Barbie: 64-letnia plastikowa zabawka znów w blasku fleszy. Oto kulisy jej powstania i przemian”
July 21, 2023
MSNBC
”Barbie’s Legacy is Important: It’s Also incredibly Complicated”
June 29, 2023
Oprah Daily
”5 Everyday Words Women Should Banish”
June 19, 2023
Men’s Health (Germany)
”Wie Spreche ich mit Meinem Sohn Uber Sex und Gewalt?”
June 6, 2023
Literary Hub
”My Mother Was Also a First Mermaid of Color”
May 24, 2023
Patheos
”The 2023 Book List (So Far)”
May 13, 2023
Slate
”What Happens on a Feminist Porn Set?”
April 28, 2023
Das Magazsin (Germany)
”Essay zu Toxischer Männlichkeit – Ja, Auch Ich bin Täter”
April 27, 2023
Elle (Serbia)
”Let’s Talk About Sex: Zašto se i dalje stidimo svoje seksualnosti i da li je seks postao zabava, a ne istinsko uživanje?”
April 17, 2023
Greater Good Magazine
”What is Creative Mortification and How Can You Overcome it?”
April 7, 2023
Port City Daily (Wilmington, NC)
”’There is No Disney Princess Who Looks Like Me’”
March 28, 2023
The Next Big Idea
”What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater”
March 8, 2023
Tuổi Trẻ (Vietnam)
"Hiệu ứng công chúa" trước và sau Frozen”
March 7, 2023
Collider
”Disney’s Live-Action ‘Cinderella’ Works Because It Unites the Princess & Her Stepmother”
February 13, 2023
Slate
”When Teens Have sex: Parenting Advice from Care and Feeding”
February 10, 2023
Broadway World
”Interview: Theatre Life with Dani Stoller”
February 3, 2023
Cosmopolitan (UK)
”Sex for the Story: TikTok’s Wildest Stars Reveal All”