How to Navigate Ms. Magazine: Key Sections, Newsletters and Podcasts

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Ms. Magazine's site is organized around a few recurring entry points: a news and commentary feed on the homepage, a print magazine section (currently featuring the Fall Issue), a weekly email digest you can sign up for, and a podcast you can listen to, rate, review and subscribe to. If you want to follow feminist news and analysis on a regular schedule rather than browsing article by article, the two most useful tools are the Ms. Weekly News Digest and the podcast feed.

What you'll find on the site

The homepage mixes current online articles with promotion for the latest print issue. Based on the site's own listings, the main content types are:

  • News and commentary — reported pieces and opinion on current events, published online.
  • The print magazine — issue-based content, including the current Fall Issue.
  • Podcast episodes — audio content tied to magazine themes.
  • Newsletter — the Ms. Weekly News Digest, delivered by email.

The site describes itself as "the most trusted, popular source for feminist news and information in print and online," and frames itself as "more than a magazine; it's a movement."

Finding current articles and commentary

The homepage surfaces recent pieces as headline cards, each with a short excerpt and a byline. Recent examples listed on the site include:

Headline Byline shown
"'To Catch a Predator' at Cornell" (no byline in listing)
"What If the Virgin Mary Had Said No? Hilarious, Heartbreaking Off-Broadway Play 'The Body of Mary' Reimagines an Old Story" Emma Cieslik
"'America Is Better With Friends': What We Lose When the U.S. Turns Away From the World" Hailey Krueger
"We Fought Too Hard for This Vote. Here's How We Protect It." Roxanne Szal
"In 'Lotus Leadership,' Kamini Ramani Explores What Immigrant Daughters Owe the Mothers Who Taught Them to Be Strong but Quiet" Joyce Vance

To read a piece, click its headline card. The excerpt gives you the opening of the argument, so you can judge whether the full article is worth your time before committing.

The print magazine and the Fall Issue

The magazine section is where issue-based content lives. The current Fall Issue is described as covering:

  • Gloria Steinem's legacy and the founding of Ms., including how she changed journalism and fueled ideas through the magazine.
  • A critical look at the Epstein legacy and the modeling industry — specifically "the darker side" of modeling, described as a hidden path connected to sex exploitation, Jeffrey Epstein, and the abuse of women and girls.
  • Voting rights.

If you want the magazine's curated, issue-length treatment of a theme rather than the rolling homepage feed, start here.

Subscribing to the Ms. Weekly News Digest

The site offers a single newsletter entry point: "Get the Ms. Weekly News Digest: Sign Up." That's the mechanism for receiving a recurring email roundup of Ms. coverage.

Practical notes:

  • The signup is presented as an email list, so expect to provide an email address.
  • The site does not state a price for the digest in the material available, so don't assume it's free or paid — check the signup page itself.
  • If you only want occasional reading, the homepage feed may be enough; the digest is for people who want the week's coverage pushed to them.

Listening to and following the podcast

The site lists podcast actions as a group: "Listen, Rate, Review and subscribe on." That phrasing tells you the intended workflow — the show is distributed through podcast platforms where you can listen, leave a rating, write a review, and subscribe for new episodes.

If you're new to the podcast, the practical sequence is:

  1. Open the podcast listing from the site.
  2. Listen to a recent episode to check whether the format suits you.
  3. If it does, subscribe in your podcast app so new episodes arrive automatically.
  4. Rate and review if you want to support the show's visibility.

A workable routine

If your goal is to keep up with Ms. rather than read one article:

  • Weekly: rely on the Ms. Weekly News Digest for a roundup.
  • Monthly or per issue: check the magazine section for the current issue's theme.
  • Ongoing: subscribe to the podcast for audio coverage.
  • As needed: scan the homepage headline cards for breaking commentary.

The site does not publish a stated price for subscriptions or the newsletter in the material available here, so confirm any cost or login requirement on the signup or subscribe page before committing.