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A podcast to discuss all things feminist, from gender politics to pop culture. Hosts Amanda Marcotte (Pandagon) and Samhita Mukhopadhyay (Feministing) comb over the news and spend one hour a week dissecting items that aren’t getting the mainstream media coverage they deserve. When the mainstream med…

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    • Aug 22, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 40 EPISODES


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    A Terrifying Tidal Wave of Pussy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2012 56:58


    All about pussies this week! Who gets to control them? Do they really shut down when raped? Is it cool to treat women as some irritating obstacle between you and pussy? And when is it appropriate for pussies to riot? (Answer: whenever they want.) Surprisingly, zero cat talk, for which we will make up next week.

    Analyzing the Zombie-Eyed Granny Starver

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2012 55:17


    Michael Brooks comes on to explore the question of whether the Paul Ryan pick means Mitt Romney wants to lose. Samhita and Amanda discuss why people forgive male comedians a lot more for casual racism than female ones. Plus: Why atheism is going to stall out if atheists don't start getting more intersectional. 

    How to Be Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2012 62:26


    Baratunde Thurston joins the podcast to talk about race, the election, and assorted nonsense. Samhita and Amanda discuss the shooting in Wisconsin and wonder when is a good time to talk about gun control. Also, a new #femquery.

    Romney's Dancing Horse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2012 53:47


    Zerlina Maxwell comes on the show to talk about Romney's parade of gaffes, as well as his fancy dancing horse he claims to have practically forgotten he owns. She stays on to talk Olympics and explain some of the finer points of gymnastics. Also: Amanda and Samhita play the part of feminist art critics. 

    The Goddess of Cats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2012 67:14


    Women are trying to find female friends though online "dating". This might be a better idea than it seems on the surface. After the horrible tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, calls to reinstate stricter gun control are being ignored. But there's a reason the first black President can't be outspoken on gun control. Lots of great #femquery this week, including discussion of the gag order on a 17-year-old rape victim.

    F*ck You Feminists Are Numerous

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2012 63:50


    Samhita and Amanda discuss a profile of Caitlin Moran in Slate that treats her like the only fuck-you feminist left standing. Another New York Times article implies that the only cure for women's poverty is for them to just get married to those invisible husbands they keep turning down. Are we tired of yuppie parenting articles yet? Also, some #femquery. 

    Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2012 55:32


    Samhita has finally watched "Girls", just in time to talk about the Anna Holmes piece in the New Yorker about the show and the realities of female friendship. Frank Ocean shares his story about loving a man, and Amanda and Samhita are stoked about his story and his upcoming album. Plus, a new #femquery tackles an old question. 

    Busy Busy and Sometimes Lazy Feminists

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2012 65:05


    Samhita and Amanda bring on Ann Friedman, beloved editor and Tumblr genius, to discuss how busy we are all the time. Or are we actually just farting into the couch and making excuses to our friends for why we can't go out? Samhita rubs shoulders with the rich and powerful, and has to take a long shower to wash it off, and Amanda gets a little overexcited at the idea of everyone getting to see a doctor.

    The Four-Headed Progressive Chat Monster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2012 88:04


    Jamie and Allison from "Citizen Radio" brought on Amanda and Samhita for an hour+ discussion about the Supreme Court, lady stuff, pick-up artists, and, of course, cats. This podcast is being broadcast over both feeds, so if you haven't checked out Citizen Radio, do so now!

    Feminists Will Not Punch You In The Nose For Opening Doors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2012 57:24


    Who knew a sneaker could be so racist? Samhita and Amanda investigate. A rape scene in an upcoming video game points to some larger problems with sexism in video games and in the general world of geek. Michigan legislators fear that giant, man-eating vaginas will kill them in their sleep. Also: Are feminism and chivalry compatible?

    Women Use The Computer Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2012 58:05


    Samhita and Amanda discuss the season finale of Mad Men, and the problem that arises when one of the most feminist shows on TV has a race-fail. Turns out that women love the internet and computers and tablet and phones, and in greater numbers than men. And why is it that Republicans in West Virginia are perfectly happy getting their daily dose of hate from a middle schooler?

    Feminists Love Shiny Objects

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2012 63:39


    Samhita and Amanda are very sorry they ran off to the circus for a week, and promise not to do it again. Post-circus topics: Sex selective abortion in the U.S. is a hoax. Mitt Romney's people make it clear that they think the female half of voters aren't important in the slightest. Also, the triumphant return of #femquery!

    How The GOP Got With the Mail Order Bride Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2012 61:34


    Samhita and Amanda discuss the battle over the Violence Against Women Act, and how the mail order bride industry got involved. New numbers from the Census show that non-white babies outnumber white ones, and more research shows that we might have the causal relationship between teenage pregnancy and poverty reversed. Also: dropping our asses to Biggie Smalls. 

    President Obama Must Listen To This Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2012 52:15


    Erika Nicole Kendall comes on to talk about feminist approaches to weight and health, and to denounce the NY Times yet again for making a pointless spectacle out of black women. Amanda and Samhita talk about the limits to our understanding of mental health and answer your #femquery. Also, turns out Obama's taking his marching orders from this podcast.

    I Want To Offer My Love And Respect To The End

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2012 61:21


    Samhita has a birthday and an anniversary of quitting the demon tobacco. Amanda parties with the rednecks. Both are deeply saddened by the death of Adam Yauch and want to remember him for the great guy he was. On this week's you-suck list: Michele Bachmann, Sean Hannity, Jesse Lee Peterson, and Ted Nugent. 

    The One Where Religion Is Blamed for Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2012 57:38


    The Violence Against Women Act is running against reauthorization problems. The Christian right is to blame, of course, but why this is especially appalling during our economic times. Reactions to Mona Eltahawy's piece continue a very hard discussion, but people are being surprisingly calm and polite. Dan Savage speaks truth to power, and a bunch of whiny babies throw a tantrum.

    Let's All Change Our Names To Clothing Measurements

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2012 49:46


    Samhita and Amanda discuss Mona Eltahawy's powerful and complex piece on misogyny in Muslim nations. In their version of lightening the mood, they also discuss our comical shock troops for ladies who hate ladies, specifically Lila Rose and S.E. Cupp. For this week's #femquery, they take on the question of post-feminism, that slippery beast. 

    Eternity Is A Hologram Of Famous Feminists Getting Spanked

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2012 57:49


    Samhita and Amanda are appalled by Katie Roiphe's aggressive anti-feminist trolling. The hologram of Tupac Shakur creates a rift in the space-time continuum, causing your hosts to wonder what your post-death hologram will show you doing. More #femquery answers, and Amanda is traumatized by the results of a momentary brain fart on a public bus. 

    The Ins and Outs of the Bone Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2012 55:34


    Samhita and Amanda welcome special guest Aminatou Sow to discuss why not every man living in the friend zone wants to be in the bone zone with his female friends. Ashley Judd uses the word "patriarchy" in public, and the feminists online are so thrilled. A defense and critique of music snobbery, and learning to embrace your inner Beyonce fan.

    Feminists Vs. The Anti-Sex League

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2012 62:55


    An anti-choice legislator in Georgia compares women to farm animals in an effort to strip away their rights to basic medical care. Terrorists attack a Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin. Samhita and Amanda are pissed. But it's all okay, because this week's #femquery has a question about boobs, lovely boobs.

    Zou Bisou Bisou

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2012 61:36


    Jesse Taylor joins the show to talk about Trayvon Martin and dealing with the irrational fear of black men and boys that leads to violence. Samhita and Amanda are peeing-their-pants happy about "Mad Men", but much less enthused about beauty pagaents. 

    Sick Bay Feminists

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2012 45:21


    Samhita has a cold and Amanda is recovering from laryingitis, giving her voice a one time only huskiness, special for devoted listeners. Your hosts believe the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case is a pretty obvious travesty of justice. Samhita offers some background on the Dharun Ravi conviction. Plus, more questions from listeners directed at #femquery, including one about CATS.

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    Breakfast Tacos and Bullshit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2012 34:45


    Samhita and Amanda are at South By Southwest Interactive! They're both presenting and absorbing and have lots of exciting news to share about technology, identity, sex, gender, and race. Plus: booze and breakfast tacos, and Samhita has an unfortunate encounter with the cat of the people they're crashing with.

    Rush Limbaugh Uses Kitten Blood Instead of Milk on His Cheerios

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2012 56:27


    Amanda and Samhita don't like Rush Limbaugh, not one bit. But they appreciate his willingness to just come out with it and label 99% of American women sluts, because that sort of thing is galvanizing. Besides discussing the fuckery of Limbaugh, your feminist hosts also discuss the awesomeness of women (and men) rising up to defend women's rights, and even getting arrested to do so. 

    Don't Say Vagina!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2012 58:29


    Samhita and Amanda ponder the mystery that is men who want to touch vaginas, want to punish women who use their own vaginas by probing their vaginas, but cannot say the word "vagina". The Oscars go unwatched but we are still sure they suck, except when Melissa McCarthy is on stage. Also, we answer more of your questions, and confirm that Liz Trotta is, in fact, an asshole.

    Sexless Marriage: The Conservative Solution to Abortion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2012 57:37


    Samhita and Amanda explain, in great detail, what a douchebag Ross Douthat really is. It's educational, and not just about Douthat! Interracial marriages are on the rise, but what does it mean? Why sports wives are constantly bagged on. Additionally, Samhita and Amanda answer your questions at #femquery.

    A Shocking Lack of Support for Wife-Beating

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2012 49:09


    Amanda and Samhita are not on Team Chris Brown. Shocking, I know. An explanation of how thoroughly Obama punked the Republicans on contraception access, with a side discussion of the stupidity of CPAC. Whitney Houston is dead and we are sad.

    Science Says They're Babies!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2012 51:03


    Samhita and Amanda talk Super Bowl, partying on Valentine's Day and the unpopular opinion that "Parks and Rec" is starting to suck. Sady Doyle comes on for two segments, to talk about a piece she wrote about emotional abuse for Rookie and to help answer your Twitter questions directed at #femquery. Also discussed: David Bowie's hard-to-ignore junk.

    The Presidents of Feminism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2012 53:44


    Samhita and Amanda talk about Occupy Oakland and Occupy Valentine's Day. Marc Faletti explains why the NFL is so sexist and racist, but why people love football anyway. And now for the first edition of Fem Query, where you can ask the Presidents of Feminism whatever you want. Address future questions on Twitter to hashtag #femquery.

    Air-Humping Your Affections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2012 49:56


    Samhita and Amanda talk about why Republicans love Newt Gingrich despite his immense and hypocritical baggage. Why is it that once people get into their 30s, they somehow completely forget what it was like to be a young teenager fascianted with sex? Plus, the introduction of #femquery, where you can address your burning questions about feminism.

    The Inevitable "Ladies Love Shoes" Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2012 51:57


    Samhita and Amanda depress themselves talking about the racism on display at the Republican debate in South Carolina on King Day. To cheer themselves up, they make fun of this poem about the word "bitch" that's purportedly written by Jay-Z and discuss why it's perfectly fine to be a feminist with a closetful of shoes. 

    Gentlemen: Do Your Laundry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2012 58:05


    The Tea Party is a lot more than angry white dudes. It's also angry white ladies. Amanda and Samhita investigate why. Jamilah King comes on to discuss the new movie "Pariah", and why coming out should be a party. Boston Magazine publishes a story about single people that is surprisingly positive.

    Feminists Want To Dress Your Kids in Gray and Mauve

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2012 53:22


    Samhita and Amanda discuss the most recent flare-up of sexist tantrum throwing in the online atheist community. Is there a reason to believe that little kids' gender preferences are nature or nurture, or is the story more complex than that? And at the top of the hour, our feminists make fun of the Iowa caucus and Ron Paul in particular. Amanda predicts who the winner of the caucus will be; download this podcast and find out if she's right. 

    The Year in Suck and Awesome

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2011 59:31


    Samhita and Amanda discuss some of the ugliest developments this year in both reproductive rights and sexual violence. Republicans spent 2011 losing their minds, and "Community" looks like it's going to be cancelled. But the news wasn't all bad! A full half of the podcast is spent loving on stuff that made us happy this year, and gives us reason to look forward to 2012. 

    Chris Hitchens Had A Lot of Books: What Now, Feminists?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 54:45


    Samhita and Amanda discuss the legacy of Christopher Hitchens. The Egyptian military cracks down on protesters with a special sadism towards women. American police continue to single young black men out for abuse in ways that tend to be routinely ignored. John Waters has important advice for everyone: Don't sleep with anyone who hasn't written a book. Books are very important. 

    Bro Down and Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2011 46:41


    Samhita's out of town, so Katie Halper steps in to make fun of Newt Gingrich in her place. Gingrich pledges on to cheat on his wife in exchange for voter support. Andrew Breitbart suddenly claims to have developed a single moral belief, which is bizarrely that you shouldn't out gay men who support homophobic propaganda. Abortion doesn't make you crazy, though anti-choicers might. Brits can't tell the difference between rapists and men's magazine writers, but then again, neither can Amanda.

    TIGERBLOOD

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2011 49:31


    Amanda and Samhita discuss the French approach to prostitution and how it may change, what makes online dating so bemusing, and why the people on Twitter love to make Charlie Sheen jokes while the people on Yahoo just want to look at pictures of Kim Kardashian's butt. 

    Kinky Pizza and Bird Feeder Weddings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2011 50:45


    Jenn Pozner comes on to discuss the question: Can reality TV do any good after feeding us years of rich bitches and drunken bimbos? Herman Cain reassesses his campaign in light of new allegations, this time of the consensual variety. A couple of unkissed virgins marry on TLC and embarass the nation on their behalf, and an 18-year-old high school student uses Twitter to reveal to Kansas what a douchebag Sam Brownback really is. 

    Giving Thanks for Porn-Obsessed Feminists

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2011 51:38


    Samhita and Amanda give advice on how to survive your family this Thanksgiving when they badger you about still being single. Amanda Hess from GOOD tells us why the porn industry needs to cater more to women. Newt Gingrich fantasizes about a time when you could make 10-year-olds clean chimneys.

    The Inaugural Episod of Opinionated

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2011 43:57


    Samhita and Amanda introduce themselves, and discuss the feminist politcs of Occupy Wall St., the Herman Cain sexual harassment debacle, and Katie Roiphe's strange defense of sexual harassment in the workplace. Also, cats. There is no escaping the talk of cats.

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