Podcasts about real feminist stories

Nerds of Prey is joined by the creator of Real Feminist Stories, Cameron Airen, for a drink and a chat about a feud that is a little too fast and furious, Hollywood's White Powerful Men problem, NYCC happenings, Halloween, and the mystery of Guy Fieri.  Logo by: Landon St. Gordon Music by: brandon*   Please support our Patreon!    Links: The timeline of the Fast & Furious feuds: http://uproxx.com/movies/fast-and-furious-cast-feud-timeline-the-rock-tyrese-vin-diesel-instagram/    

Feminist consultant, co-founder of Whole/Self Liberation, and host of the Real Feminist Stories podcast talks about feminism, sexuality, oppression, patriarchy + more. Get show notes from http://www.naomiarnold.com/dream-for-others-podcast/

Today continues my abortion series involving folks who are sharing their abortion stories on Real Feminist Stories in the interest of reducing the stigma against abortion. These stories stem from a pro-choice, feminist standpoint, and are full of complexities. I am honored to be able to provide a space and platform for these stories. Thank you to these beautiful souls for trusting me with their stories.  To support Real Feminist Stories Podcast, go to patreon.com/realfeministstories.com. Thank you, everyone! Intro/outro music by *Eva Roberts Other music by Lee Rosevere

Today begins my abortion series involving folks who are sharing their abortion stories on Real Feminist Stories in the interest of reducing the stigma against abortion. These stories stem from a pro-choice, feminist standpoint, and are full of complexities. I am honored to be able to provide a space and platform for these stories. Thank you to these beautiful souls for trusting me with their stories. Intro & outro music by Eva Roberts. Other music by Lee Rosevere. Want to become a Patron supporter of Real Feminist Stories Podcast? Head to patreon.com/realfeministstories.

Mona is a women's Kinky Sex Coach. How awesome is that? And she's brilliantly created a course called "How To Be A Dominant Goddess" to help women discover their inner Dominatrix and give them permission to explore sexually. In this episode, Mona gives us more insight into this program, the work she does as a kinky sex coach, and her past career as a Professional Dominatrix. We talk about what it means to be sex positive, learning how consent shows up in kink with "hard limits" and "soft limits", and how to negotiate in the bedroom. Mona offers her take on the 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon and dispelling myths about kink. Also, we talk about how gender conditioning influences our sex lives, and how women have been socialized to be in society and in the bedroom. Go to realfeministstories.com/mona for the shownotes! If you want to support Real Feminist Stories with your dollars and help me continue to bring you more awesome feminist stories, please visit patreon.com/realfeministstories and choose an amount to pledge or to make a one time donation, visit realfeministstories.com and scroll down until you see the Donate button. Thank you for your support, loves! *Intro and Outro music by Eva Roberts.

Shireen is a Sports Activist, Writer, Public Speaker who focuses on Muslim women in sports, and who coaches and mentors to a young girl football (soccer) players. She grew up on the east coast of Canada playing football (soccer), and still plays football on a local Muslim women's group. In this episode, Shireen shares about the first time she decided to wear her hijab, challenges Muslim women face in sports, and what it means to be a sports activist. Shireen writes a lot about the lack of diversity in sports writing, and challenges society's ideas of who we think a sports writer is, of who we think an expert is. She defines activism as "People who try their best to make a change in something for the better, more inclusive and equitable for everyone, and having integrity in what you do and trying your best to try to not be an asshole." Shireen writes a lot about the systemic racism and sexism in existing athletic federations and sport clubs, and how most of the people making decisions at the highest levels in sports are (cis) men. She doesn't believe that systemically, things have changed much in society, but that there is more conversation and dialogue through social media now.  "Objectivity is a construct that privileged people created." Also, Shireen talks about how confidence is the biggest struggle that the Muslim girls she coaches face. Instead of starting football (soccer) practice by telling them what they need to work on, she asks them what they are going to bring to the game. She stresses how hard it is to get these girls to talk about what they are good at instead of their flaws. It reminds me that there is always a becoming for girls (and women), that we can't just BE.  Lastly, we nerd out about our love of athletics and sports, including our shared interest in American Ninja Warrior. Shireen shares about the various, interesting sports that she's tried and has gotten really into, and about the ONE sport she wants to try that she hasn't yet. Go to realfeministstories./podcast and click on the one with Shireen to find more about her! Thank you to all of my Patron supports, for making it possible to create more Real Feminist Stories. If you would like to become a supporter, go to patreon.com/realfeministstories. Intro and outdo music by Eva Roberts

Tamara is a beautiful poet, writer, host of the #writestuff Twitter chat, and author of "The Shaping of an 'Angry' Black Woman" and "The Appalachian Terror Trail." She talks about her upcoming poetry series about resistance where poets share their raw, unfiltered thoughts and feelings about politics, which is inspired by the current U.S. political administration. Tamara wants to keep track of what's happening with the DT presidency. She's been worried about fellow creatives feeling exhausted from the political climate. "It's also important for poets to put our pens to being keepsakes of our history."  In addition, Tamara shares some of her own poetry from her book, "The Shaping of an 'Angry' Black Woman." We discuss what her words represent, the importance of writing yourself into existence, and her upcoming book called "Blood Roses and Honeysuckles." She shares about her upbringing, how she felt like a caged bird growing up, and her father's experience as a coal miner in West Virginia. I thank Tamara for being open to sharing about her experiences and gifting us with her words.  Are you a writer who is on Twitter? Join Tamara's #writestuff chat every Tuesday night at 9pm EST.  Did you enjoy this episode? Please share on social media. Let's get these stories out there! Thank you to all my Patrons for their support. If you'd like to give money to support Real Feminist Stories, you can pledge on Patreon (there are perks!). Go to patron.com/realfeministstories. Even a little goes a long way! If you'd rather donate, you can do that too; visit realfeministstories.com, scroll down the home page until you see the "Donate" button. I appreciate your support!

Julie is a badass feminist personal trainer, health coach, and surfer who is changing the game in the fitness world to help women become more liberated, personally and socially. In this episode, I ask Julie what it means to be a feminist fitness trainer and how she approaches fitness with herself and with her clients from a feminist perspective. She points out how the fitness industry focuses on body parts with a one-size-fits-all approach conditioning all of us from a young age that we "should" live up to this ideal body type of White, cisgendered, non-disabled, skinny with long limbs, small bones and flat abs. Because of this "ideal" that society has programmed in us, we assume that this is what healthy looks like and/or only looks like, and because most of us can't live up to it (because we're not meant to-it's not who we are), we feel like failures and like we're not good enough.  “We are conditioned to believe that we need to conform to this idea or this diet or this exercise instead of learning more about ourselves. I think it’s a huge diservice to all of us. I call bullshit on all of it.” As a feminist fitness trainer, Julie wants to guide and help women to train their body however the hell they want! In her approach, she encourages women to do what they ENJOY, and not what they think they are "supposed" to do in order to be fit and healthy.  We, also, explore how the fitness industry makes money off of our insecurities. As Julie stresses, "They have us focus on how we look instead of how we feel, which is a huge problem.” It's a confusing cycle because it has us trying to achieve something that is often not realistic or healthy for our bodies, so we spend more money on more products and things that we think will help us achieve society's ideal getting us further and further away from ourselves and our true strengths.  “I want to defy that myth that women are perpetuating and I also want men to realize that they don’t need to be threatened by a woman who is strong and can take care of herself, that in fact, that’s better for this world.” In addition, we dive deeper into the relationship between gender and fitness like a woman trying to preserve her "femininity" in fear that gaining more muscles might make her look too "masculine". And how a lot of men are uncomfortable around more muscular women because it feels like a threat to their masculinity, to who they are. It's like a gender cycle that just keeps going around around that isn't contributing to one's liberation and feeling good and confident in their bodies.  This layered and complex discussion is such an important one that we need to bring more awareness to. Press play to listen to the full conversation! Thank you to all of my Patron supporters; I appreciate you! Please consider supporting Real Feminist Stories on Patreon (even $1/ month goes a long way and there are perks!) patreon.com/realfeministstories.com. Intro/outro music by the lovely, Eva Roberts

This is a special episode where I chat with six "husbands" who have taken their wives' last names. Each person has a different, unique story, and not all of them are legally married nor identity as cisgendered or heterosexual. Not all of them are originally from the United States either. Listen to this awesome episode exploring a part of the deep seated patriarchy that we tend to avoid. If you enjoy this episode and/or Real Feminist Stories in general, please consider giving to my Patreon. A little goes a long way! You can go to patreon.com/realfeministstories.com to give. I appreciate you greatly. Intro/outro music by the lovely Eva Roberts. Music in between interviews on today's episode by Lee Rosevere.

Amazing Katie chats with me about her awesome production company called Girl Power Now Productions, media that centers on girl representation and better representation for all! She was inspired by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media after learning about huge gender and racial disparities in the media, which we dive into more.  Also, we talk about Katie's background in politics working in Washington with nonprofits for a long time including working on the Clinton campaign in the 90s and with the Gores. Before the Internet, when Katie was in her late 20s, she did some work for some of Trump's buildings, and shares about her experience meeting him along with her thoughts on the current administration. Lastly, Katie shares about her experience in Russia during the time the Soviet Union fell. This woman has experienced so much; I'm so fascinated by her life!  Find her links on the show notes on realfeministstories.com/podcast. Also, if you liked this episode and Real Feminist Stories, please support it on Patreon: patreon.com/realfeministstories. I appreciate anything you can give! *Intro/outro music by the lovely Eva Roberts

NiK is a badass shoe designer who is revolutionizing gender and the fashion world. NiK, who identifies as gender-fluid, queer and trans, chats with me about their first collection of gender-neutral shoes with "masculine of center" style, what inspired them to create this collection, and how they want it to evolve. This episode is much more than shoes as we discuss gender, undoing and doing away with gender altogether. We talk about sexism around shoes/fashion, revolutionizing people's thinking of gender and what it means to be your authentic self, why the gender binary is necessary/unnecessary, how gender is subjective, balancing various identities, and how NiK left their dream job at Google to follow their deeper passion and dream. For anyone interested in gender, queerness, challenging gender and the binary, and imagining a different world, this episode is perfect for you!  Go to realfeministstories.com/podcast and click on the one with NiK Kacy to find links to their website and social media. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting Real Feminist Stories on Patreon. Go to patreon.com/realfeministstories. I appreciate anything that you can give! Special thanks to Eva Roberts for producing the intro/outro music for Real Feminist Stories Podcast.

Anne is an Emerita professor at Brown University and an expert of biology and gender studies. I first discovered Anne's work ten years ago when I read her book "Sexing The Body," which had a huge influence on the kind of academic work I ended up pursuing around challenging the gender-binary in sports. "Sexing The Body" was the first time I was introduced to the concept of how we socially construct the body and it deeply resonated with and interested me. Anne is the author of three books and over 60 scholarly articles related to feminist and scientific theories. Anne's work has centered on challenging our ideas about the nature/nurture divide, women and gender in science, intersexuality, homosexuality, the construction of heterosexuality, and the intersections of race and gender in science. She is an extremely important scholar in the field of women, gender, sex, and sexuality, and I am honored to have her as a guest on the Real Feminist Stories podcast. "Sexing The Body" was the first source to bring to my attention of intersexual professional athletes being discriminated against because they did not fit into the gender-binary. As a queer athlete, I became interested in the subject matter instantly, and ended up writing research papers on the matter. In this interview, I ask Anne more about this and whether she thinks gender categories are necessary in sports, a question I keep pursuing. We talk about the complexity of answering this complicated question. Also, I ask Anne about what inspired her to write "Sexing The Body" and embark on this path of gender and science, and how she uses the dynamic systems approach to understand the social construction of bodies. Anne shares her research with how cultural conditioning has real physiological effects, and we explore how undoing gender conditioning is more than de-conditioning the mind, but, also, a deeper work within the body. In addition, I ask Anne why she thinks we don't validate bodies that live outside the norm, and she shares a couple of possible theories. These topics and conversations have been given more attention within feminist spheres and conversations, but I believe, as a culture, we still have a ways to go in understanding how society and the medical field constructs the body. If we want to challenge the construction of gender, we must, also, look at the construction of the body. For more exploration, press play to listen to this podcast episode!