The Femme Fics Podcast is a podcast where two besties get together and talk about the wonderful women of film through a critical feminist lens. This podcast is a part of the Cauldron Cakes and Wine Networks
Polly and Asta watch Hannah Gadsby's Netflix comedy special Nanette.Content warning: mental health, homophobia, sexism, sexual violence, abuse, violence towards women, violent hate crimes towards queer people and pedophilia/grooming.
Asta and Polly get lost in a sea of low-rise jeans and quotable moments as they watch the ICONIC 2004 film Mean girls!Content Warning: mentions of slut-shaming throughout the entire episode, racism (01:40 to 04:07), mentions of the r-slur (05:48 to 06:47), teacher's sleeping with their students (34:07 to 34:41), and the word dyke/lesbophobia (40:38 to 41:14)
Sex, drugs, and rock n' roll? More like Kristen Stewart's evolution into a sapphic icon. Polly and Asta chat about the movie The Runaways. A biopic about Joan Jett and Cherie Currie's all-girl rock band, starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning.Content Warning: Mentions of drug use and abusive managers in the music industry thought the entire episode, kidnapping/serial killers (27:10 to 28:03) and brief mentions of suicide 35:24 to 37:43)
Asta and Polly talk about the Megan and Harry interview… a MEXIT if you will. They demand names and contemplate gam gams roll in all of this. Content Warnings: Mentions of mental health (suicidal idealizations) and racism through the entire episode, postpartum depression (11:49 to 12:40)
Oh, lover boy! Asta and Polly get all hot and bothered by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey's dance moves while watching, the 1987 movie, Dirty Dancing!Content Warnings: Mentions of abortion/illegal abortions throughout the entire episode(Sorry if there are any weird audio moments, it's because we were recording over zoom due to being put back into lockdown)
Asta and Polly have a lengthy zoom chat where we discuss our love affair with Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. We get every historical figure's name wrong while gushing over Coppola's beautiful pastel aesthetic and how it perfectly fits into the backdrop of Versailles. Content Warnings: None(Sorry if there are any weird audio moments, it's because we were recording over zoom due to being put back into lockdown)
We sit down to talk about the cult classic Ginger Snaps, on the sacred eve that is Halloween, beneath a blue moon the day before daylight savings. We draw comparisons between Ginger Snaps and the icon film Jennifer's Body.Content Warnings: Mentions of suicide throughout the entire episode, school shootings (4:35 to 5:00), rape (26:14 to 26:18), and school shootings (29:45 to 31:23).