Podcasts by Feminist Killjoys, PhD
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EP 118: Goodbye from 2019-04-09T16:52:51
In this episode, we say goodbye. We are ending FKJ, PHD. It's real. We take the time to end our podcast with a discussion about what we loved and didn't love about this project. Thank you for your ...
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Ep 117: Political Organizing Reflections with Alex Boutrous! from 2019-03-22T02:54:42
In this episode we talk to Alex Boutrous, the Operations and Events Coordinator at Voices for Racial Justice, the Board Chair of the Women For Political Change Education an Advocacy Fund, and the P...
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EP 115: Working Under Late Capitalism from 2019-03-06T04:32:50
In this episode we dig into a listener requested topic on labor/work, late capitalism and Marx. We discuss capitalism theory, worker alienation, the gig economy, and the various uses of the term "h...
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Ep 114: Ariana, J. Lo, & Critical Race Theory from 2019-02-19T14:04:33
Today we discuss buzz around J. Lo's Motown Grammy performance in relation to theories of cultural appropriation, Arianna Grande's performance of race in relation to the notion of black fishing, an...
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EP 113: The "Crazy" Women of the 90s from 2019-02-06T12:00:35
In this episode we talk about the "crazy women" narratives perpetuated by the news media in the 1990s (Lorena Bobbit, Marsha Clark, Tonya Harding, Monica Lewinsky, Amy Fisher, etc.). Inspired by th...
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Ep 112: Capitalist Realism from 2019-01-22T13:30:43
In this episode, we chat about "Capitalist Realism" by Mark Fisher. It's like a two-person book club that you can listen in on? More seriously, we talk about Fisher's argument about mental health ...
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EP 111: 2019 Headlines (including R. Kelly and Kevin Hart & Ellen) from 2019-01-08T14:49:09
In this episode, we discuss Kevin Hart and the Ellen Oscars interview, the new "Surviving R Kelly" documentary, the death of Jazmine Barnes, and how about some light stuff too? A look at Raechel’s ...
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EP 110: Smart phones, mental health, & capitalism from 2018-12-18T13:25:41
In this episode, we discuss research by Dr. Jean Twenge that show a striking correlation between smart phone use and depression. This research focuses on Generation Z, or what Twenge calls the "iGe...
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EP 109: Women's Woodshop from 2018-12-04T12:30:04
In our finale of Shop Local month, we share an interview with Jess Hirsch, the founder of Women’s Woodshop. We talked with Jess about owning a business in a male-dominated industry, making wood cra...
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EP 108: Building Intentional and Intersectional Community in a Local Latinx Bakery from 2018-11-20T04:17:22
We talk with Dulce of Dulceria Bakery in the second episode of our Shop Local month. This interview ended up being about so much more than running a bakery. We talked about getting burnt out in the...
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Ep 107: Witch-District-Making & Anti-Capitalist Business Owning with Lacey Prpi? Hedtke from 2018-11-08T13:39:55
It's November and this month's theme is SHOP LOCAL. This month we will be talking with small business owners around Minneapolis about how they got started and their feminist intentions within their...
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EP 106: Narratives, Call Out Culture, and Identity Politics with the Firebrand Witch from 2018-10-30T15:53:04
In our final installment of this year's Witch Month, we talk with The Firebrand Witch. They are a brilliant, cyborg witch with so much to say about the power of our narratives, toxic social justice...
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EP 105: Labor organizing with witches from 2018-10-16T12:54:54
Witch Month is here! All this month, we are talking with witches and bringing you our conversations.
In this episode, we talk with Casey Wait about their path to being a witch, how religi...
EP 104: Trans* Resilience, Pedagogy and Methods with Dr. Z Nicolazzo from 2018-10-09T03:47:39
(Hey it's a bonus ep! Witch Month returns next week!)
In episode 104, we talk to Dr. Z Nicolazzo about her research on trans* students in higher education. We talk the methodology behind ...
Ep 103: Magic is Political (& it is Yr Birthright) an interview with cityxwitch from 2018-10-02T11:00:19
Witch Month is back! All this month, we will be talking with witches and bringing you our conversations. In this episode, we talk with Tess, otherwise known as City Witch (@cityxwitch on instagram...
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EP 102: Riding a bike to a prison (Nola2Angola) from 2018-09-25T11:00:49
In Episode 102, we talk with Rinna and Jesse about the Nola2Angola bike ride and fundraiser that aims to connect families to incarcerated loved ones. We talk about the way the bike ride provides an...
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Ep 101: Prison Abolition from 2018-09-11T12:40:40
In Episode 101, we talk about prison abolition. This is a topic we have touched on before and interviewed people about. Today Raechel dives in and explains the history, theoretical framework, and w...
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EP 100: The State of the Killjoy from 2018-08-28T11:00:26
Melody and Raechel are back! In Episode 100, we talk about The State of the Killjoy: where we've been, where we're at, and where we're headed. Primarily we talk about our stance on things that some...
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EP 99: Borderlands, Immigration and Mobility from 2018-06-28T15:26:43
In our final episode before summer break//gearing up for episode 100, we chat back y forth acerca de los theories of la frontera y applications of this theoretical framework. There are a lot of res...
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EP 98: Veganism, Puerto Rico, & Storytelling with Alicia Kennedy from 2018-06-19T10:00:14
This week we sit down with Alicia Kennedy, a very fuckin’ cool vegetarian food writer, activist, and former vegan bakery-owner. Alicia talks about her relationship to veganism and vegetarianism, he...
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EP 97: Travel, Culture and Self-Care from 2018-06-12T17:15:37
It's that time of year again where we chat about our complicated feelings around vacations and trips to far out places. In this episode, we talk about our respective trips to rural Wisconsin and Al...
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EP 96: Rural Queer Worldmaking with Queer Appalachia/Electric Dirt from 2018-05-29T15:00:02
CN: Discussions of suicide and addiction
We talk to Mamone of the Queer Appalachia/Electric Dirt collective about the joys and struggles of rural queer life. Mamone discusses how QA/ED wa...
EP 95: News You Can Use from 2018-05-22T05:01:37
In this episode, Raechel and Melody talk to each other about all sorts of current events including recent Trump legislation moves, most famous incel Jordan Peterson, and most seriously Palestine.
EP 94: Intersectional Long Distance Hiking with Carrot Quinn from 2018-05-15T16:17:44
In this episode, we talk with Carrot Quinn, a long distance hiker who is utilizing her time in nature to support the work of Defend the Sacred AK. This organization is fighting to save the Arctic N...
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EP 93: Kinky Theory with Dr. Timothy Oleksiak from 2018-05-08T15:06:08
This episode features a discussion with Dr. Timothy Oleksiak on his essay, "Composing in a Sling: BDSM, Power, & Non-Identification" (forthcoming in Pre/Text). He talks to Raechel about the importa...
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EP 92: Makeup Shaming, Feminism, Misogyny, and Cosmetics from 2018-04-24T14:38:48
Today we talk makeup shaming and changing shape of the policing of femininity-via-cosmetics. Using the essay "Beauty as an act of political warfare: Feminist Makeup Tutorials and Masquerades on You...
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EP 91: Reproductive Justice with Shireen Shakouri from 2018-04-18T17:26:14
Shireen Shakouri, a reproductive justice advocate, talks with Raechel and Melody about what reproductive justice (RJ) means, why the movement matters to prisoner rights, how RJ is inclusive to tran...
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EP 90: Roseanne & Representations of the Working-Class on Television from 2018-04-10T11:00:39
Raechel and Melody discuss the controversy surrounding the new Roseanne re-boot, but first contextualize Roseanne as a working-class icon and the history of working-class representation in televisi...
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EP 89: Is the Answer Really Gun Reform? from 2018-04-03T16:32:57
In this episode, Raechel and Melody nuance current discussions over "sensible gun reform," the politics of March for Our Lives, listening to youth, and review the history of gun reform in the Unite...
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EP 88: Black Wellness & Community-Building with Rachael & Jaylee of You Good, Sis? from 2018-03-27T11:16:48
Rachael and Jaylee sit down with Raechel to talk about reclaiming wellness spaces for black and brown communities. They share their experiences of being black yogis in predominately white yoga spac...
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EP 87: Teenage Rebels with Dawson Barrett from 2018-03-13T14:17:12
In this episode, we talk social movements and youth protests with scholar Dawson Barrett.
Dawson is an assistant professor of US History at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is...
EP 86: Who is the working-class? from 2018-03-06T11:40:23
Content Note: Discussion of car accident-related death of a student
Tech Note: We are working on the echo thing that's happening! echo-free audio coming asap!
Today we discuss the co...
EP 85: queer advice from 2018-02-27T16:59:40
In our final installment of Sex & Love month, we discuss research about LGBTQA+ advice columns and offer up some queer advice of our own (cribbing from existing columns, for fun).
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Ep 84: Asexuality & Ace Spectrum with Molly Woodstock from 2018-02-24T12:30:39
**Second upload of this episode--the original got taken down by Soundcloud. Apologies for the clutter on your feed!**
Molly Woodstock (host, Gender Reveal) joins us to talk about asexuali...
EP 83: Thinking Sex, Radical (Queer) Theory and Politics from 2018-02-13T13:49:41
For our second episode of Sex & Love month, Melody and Raechel talk about the essay "Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality" by Gayle Rubin. Topics of discussion incl...
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Ep 82: Queer, Black, Political Sex Work with Zea Kendall from 2018-02-01T18:49:08
For our first episode of Sex & Love month, Melody and Raechel talk to sex worker Zea Kenall about doing BDSM work as a queer, black woman. We address the politics of kink, the freedom of sex work l...
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Ep 81: Hot Takes with Melody & Raechel from 2018-01-23T13:57:35
Melody and Raechel take time to address the Aziz Ansari article (and the responses that followed), and answer listener questions about reconciling potentially-conflicting political ideologies (mili...
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EP 80: Inclusivity in Salons with Sica Dawn from 2018-01-18T18:30:44
In this episode, we talk with the owner and creative director of Fox Den Salon (Minneapolis), Sica Dawn. Sica talks about how her salon works to accommodate people's sensory needs and what she did ...
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Introducing: Gender Reveal from 2018-01-15T02:24:07
We are so excited to use this episode as an opportunity to share friend-of-the-show Molly Woodstock's new podcast, Gender Reveal. Gender reveal is "a queer podcast that centers non-binary, transgen...
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Ep 79: Youth Media Production - Youtube, Branding, & DIY Girl Culture from 2018-01-09T14:40:22
Partially inspired by the Girls Rock Campaign Boston after school BEATS program, Raechel and Melody talk youth media production. Using Sarah Banet-Weiser's essay Branding the Post-Feminist Self: Gi...
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FKJPHD New Year's Resolutions from 2017-12-29T22:22:05
Today we have the pleasure of closing out 2017 with some intentions, resolutions, and revolutions from our FKJPHD family. We gathered voicemails from killjoys who want to practice radical self-love...
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EP 77: Mediated Images of Violence from 2017-12-19T18:18:27
In this episode we talk about images of violence in the media--from war footage to police shootings. We discuss our views on this phenomenon through critical race theory, journalism, and critical m...
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EP 76: Yay!* The Best/Worst of 2017 from 2017-12-12T18:25:29
In this episode, we are back! We also discuss our best/worst lists but really we are just happy we made it through 2017. Our categories include activist efforts, news events, books, and podcasts. T...
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Ep 75: Selfie-Culture from 2017-11-08T17:13:58
Raechel and Melody talk selfie culture through a critical, cultural studies lens. Specifically, they work through Henry Giroux's essay "Selfie Culture in the Age of Corporate and State Surveillance...
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EP 74: Third World Feminisms with Aqdas from 2017-10-31T01:22:22
In this episode, Raechel and Melody chat with Aqdas, is a PhD student at the University of Maryland, studying postcolonial literature and queer of color critique. We specifically talked with them a...
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EP 73: Shannon & Claire on magic, gender, ancestors, and more! from 2017-10-24T00:46:08
Raechel is joined by two of her fave queer Boston witches, Shannon and Claire! Shannon and Claire share their experiences being teenage witches, their thoughts on queerness and witchcraft, the role...
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EP 72: Feminism, Gyms, & Tarot with Hannah Wydeven from 2017-10-18T00:39:17
In our third episode of Witch Month, we welcome Hannah Wydeven, an improviser, weightlifter, business owner and witch. Melody and Hannah chatted about all our mutual friends and interests, being ra...
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EP 71: Witch Month Continues with Brianna Suslovic! from 2017-10-10T01:31:24
WITCH MONTH CONTINUES!
Brianna Suslovic is a witchy social work student and recent college grad who's interested in the way that intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality, and abilit...
EP 70 with Black Witch from 2017-10-03T16:15:35
IT IS WITCH MONTH!
Black Witch starts off the month by talking with us about Paganism, the importance of Black Pagan spaces, cultural appropriation by white people in Paganism, and much m...
Ep 69: Interview with Lacy Davis & Jim Kettner on Ink in Water from 2017-09-26T16:36:54
Raechel and Melody are joined by Lacy and Kett to talk about their new memoir, Ink in Water. We talk eating disorder recovery, the painstaking labor of illustration, small press publishing, love st...
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Ep 68: #DACA + WTF Activist Faves from 2017-09-12T02:16:57
Raechel and Melody talk #DACA (how fucked it is that it's ending, but also the shortcomings of #DACA itself). They also surprise each other with their Most Inspiring Activist picks, providing backg...
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EP 67: Whatever We Want from 2017-08-29T14:50:24
Melody and Raechel are back 2gether again! In this episode they catch up on what they’ve been up to since they last recorded together. Kendrick Lamar and averted cultural appropriation, White Lady ...
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EP 66: Stand Up & Fight Back - An Interview with Redneck Revolt from 2017-08-19T11:38:10
Raechel has the privilege of talking with a member of Redneck Revolt, "a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. It is ...
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EP 65: Feminist Roundtable with Smash Everything and Flex Your Heart Radio from 2017-08-15T18:35:19
This week we are joined by friends-of-the-podcast, Lacy Davis (Flex Your Heart Radio) and Molly Woodstock (Smash Everything). We united in this feminist-podcaster roundtable to answer listener-subm...
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Ep 64: Feminist Media Studies with Dr. Elana Levine from 2017-08-07T23:44:28
Melody sits down with Dr. Elana Levine, a professor in the Dept of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Melody and Elana discuss the feminist histor...
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EP 63: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace from 2017-08-01T10:45:05
TW: detailed descriptions of sexual harassment
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In this episode we talk with Lacy O’Brien, founder of ReVoice, a non-profit dedicated to providing resources to stop sexual harassment in...
Ep 62: Fast Fashion Labor with Madion Van Oort from 2017-07-25T14:12:56
In this episode we chat with Madison (she/her they/them), a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota, who studies labor, worker surveillance, and the politics of resistance. Her dissertation is...
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Bonus Episode: Beyond Police from 2017-07-21T22:22:59
In this bonus episode, we talk about the BLM & community activist responses to the police killing of Justine Damond and visions of a future that includes less policing and more community resources.
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EP 61: Embodied Feminism with Jennifer Pray from 2017-07-18T12:11:42
“Even though a space is female-dominated doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily a space where it’s about female empowerment." -J. Pray
In this episode, Melody talks with Jennifer Pray, a Twin...
EP 60: Marxism with SAL(T) from 2017-07-11T23:37:21
In this episode, we speak with Stella (she/her) and Maga (she/her or they/them) of SAL(T). SAL(T) is a multimedia project designed to produce critical inquiry about social and cultural issues from ...
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EP 59: What to the Slave is the Fourth? from 2017-07-04T16:16:52
In this episode, our friend John joins us to read from the famous Frederick Douglass speech, "What to the Slave is Fourth of July?" The speech was written in 1852 but still resonates today. John re...
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EP 58: Queer Body Love with Elizabeth Cooper from 2017-06-27T16:44:12
“How do we love ourselves, our bodies, and each other in the face of oppression?” - Elizabeth Cooper
In this episode, we talk with Elizabeth Cooper of the annual Queer Body Love Speaker S...
EP 57: Dark News & Supporting Loved Ones from 2017-06-21T07:15:07
In this episode, we discuss our reactions to and analysis of the Yanez verdict (killer of Philando Castile), the Grenfell Tower fire, and a discussion on how to (not) be supportive to a partner or ...
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EP 56: Intersex Activist Pidgeon Pagonis from 2017-06-13T12:43:42
*TW: Discussion of non-consensual genital surgery is discussed starting at the 18 min. mark*
In this episode, we are honored to speak with the ultra amazing intersex activist Pidgeon Pago...
EP 55: Stonewall, Pride & Summer S.A.D. from 2017-06-06T21:52:15
In this week's episode we are celebrating the first week of Pride month by talking about the history of Pride (it wasn't always corporate floats!). We also discuss the killjoyful and hopeful takeaw...
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EP 54: White Woke Wrongs & News You Can Use from 2017-06-01T02:59:25
TWs: white processing, discussions of terrorism, brief mentions of sexual assault
In this week's episode, Raechel & Melody are in the same room (!!!) to talk about being together, proces...
EP 53: Feminist Business, Art and More with GRL TRBL Founder Emerald Pellot from 2017-05-23T17:08:22
*soundcheck note: our interview with Emerald brings some city grit to your ears as Emerald was calling in from Harlem and Mel was on location outside a Lynx game in St. Paul, MN*
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EP 52: Call Out Culture from 2017-05-17T04:32:09
This week we bring you a listener-requested topic prompted by the Hypatia journal scandal, in which the feminist journal published an essay written by a scholar arguing in defense of transracial id...
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EP 51: Radical Left Politics 101 with Elias of The New England Unsettler from 2017-05-09T13:45:48
TW: brief mention of rape as a definition of porn (24-ish min), slight references to suicide (59 min)
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In this episode, we welcome Elias as he talks with us about anarchism, communism, a...
Bonus Ep! Newsletter Update! from 2017-04-19T17:53:04
Hi bbs! We miss you! We're hard at work during this hiatus, and Raechel is particularly excited about the newsletter she's been putting together. The newsletter will be sent weekly, in addition to ...
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EP 49: Self-care from 2017-04-06T00:07:22
In this episode, we talk about self-care. What it means to us, why we came to a practice of self-care, and what we do for self-care. Plus RWLs and the usual jabber. <3
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INTRO: "Top...
EP 50: Get Out and Mind Your Own White Business from 2017-04-04T02:10:47
In this episode, we talk about the film "Get Out" and all of its glory (code words: TSA, racism, brains).* Plus a discussion about how horrible white women are (Editor's note: there is a substanti...
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EP 48: "Negro Hour" with John of Blackout, Black and Funny, & HUGE from 2017-03-20T12:55:10
In this episode, we talk with special return-guest John Gebratatose, who will talk to us more about comedy, diversity, and the upcoming Black and Funny Improv Festival. John is the diversity and in...
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EP 47: LGBT Politics, Disgust, and Transgender Justice with Dr. Logan Casey from 2017-03-14T03:56:27
Today Raechel talks about how her flight to Portland got canceled and how sad it was. Fortunately she also gets to talk to Dr. Logan Casey, a PhD in Political Science, to discuss his research on LG...
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EP 47: Pop Culture, Marxist Cultural Wars, and the Oscars from 2017-03-07T02:19:56
In this episode, we discuss pop culture, Marxist cultural wars, the Oscars, and our own relationship with celebrity and Hollywood. You might want to take notes because we are SMRT. Our dinner is ru...
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EP 46: Justice in the Prison System from 2017-02-28T03:05:41
TW: Discussion of sexual harassment and assault, acknowledgement of violent crimes, overall argument of restoring the lives of people in the prison system
In this episode we are so g...
EP 45: Grammys and Reductress from 2017-02-20T23:36:12
In this episode, we are so lucky to have Sarah from Reductress join us to talk about satire news, feminism, and media literacy! *Nerd alert* shaaaawing!
More seriously, we do an "accountabilit...
EP 44: Love Letters to Each Other from 2017-02-14T22:19:54
In this mini-episode, Melody and Raechel record love letters to each other (without hearing each others! Maximum vulnerability!). Later this week, Melody will (finally) release her long-form interv...
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EP 43: Boo NFL, Yay Astrology from 2017-02-07T03:30:10
In this episode, we are laid back in our killjoy manner. Just kidding. We killjoy the F out of the Superbowl and the NFL. But we end on a lighter note with some discussion about moons in Aquarius a...
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Episode 42: The Black Bloc, women’s march, and Violent vs. Non-Violent Resistance from 2017-02-01T04:48:30
The title says it all!
Plus special guest J on her thoughts as a POC and observer of the U.S. women's march
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Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY
Outro: "All of It," P.O.S. (also spli...
EP 41: Social justice and yoga with David Frenk from 2017-01-24T02:01:49
This week we are thrilled to have David Frenk join us to talk about yoga, social justice, and the work that he does with the police. David co-owns Your Yoga, a studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. You...
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EP 40: Fake news from 2017-01-17T02:56:07
In this episode, we talk about what fake news is and is not, we share some resources to figure out which online news is actually credible, and we talk about some current events that have involved f...
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EP 39: Disability Justice with Angela Carter from 2017-01-09T04:25:39
In this episode, we talk with Angela Carter about her research and lived experience with disability justice and crip theory. Angela cites numerous artists, academics and activists who do amazing in...
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EP 38: Holiday Stress, Burnout, & Self-Care from 2016-12-19T17:17:23
Today we discuss stress, burnout and self-care. How do we, as activists/educators/family members, get through intense bouts of work and/or time with family during the holidays? We have some advice...
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EP 37: Best of 2016 from 2016-12-12T20:01:34
*TW* This episode may not be suitable for those who are impacted by alcoholism
In this episode, we unveil our Best of 2016 list that will be coveted and repurposed by feminists around the...
EP 36: Mishmash of Current Events from 2016-12-06T16:55:39
We are baaaaack. HOLLA! Hi. It is the end of the semester and there is a lot going on in our world right now. We are about to make our social studies teachers proud. Up for grabs this ep :: the Fig...
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EP 35: Lessons from GWB-Era Activism from 2016-11-21T15:19:25
Melody and Raechel talk about the possible resurgence of George W Bush-era activism. Including: the return of militant street protests, Not My President rhetoric, Critical Mass, and sad songs about...
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Ep 34: Post-Election Emotions and Where We Go From Here from 2016-11-14T15:08:50
Melody and Raechel reflect on how to navigate emotions (and judgement about emotions)in these early post-election days. Also a discussion of how we organize and move forward to build a stronger pro...
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Ep 33: Media Coverage of Terrorism, Sexual Harassment, & More with Dr. Ruth Defoster! from 2016-11-07T14:14:07
TW: discussions of sexual assault and suicide
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Melody and Raechel will be in Philadelphia TOGETHER this week, November 9-12! Do you have a great vegan place to recommend? Do you know a ...
Episode 32: Being a Pregnant Feminist, Analyzing Online Harassment, & more with Dr. Dana Schowalter! from 2016-10-31T12:20:50
Melody and Raechel are joined by dear friend of the podcast, Dr. Dana Schowalter! Dana discusses her experience being a pregnant feminist, as well as her past and current research (about philanthro...
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Ep 31: Debate with de bae - real-time reactions with Raechel & Logan from 2016-10-24T12:10:02
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On today's ep, you get to join Raechel and her partner in their living room a...
EP 30 Classroom Convos from 2016-10-17T15:30:31
In our 30th episode (!!!) we are discuss views on trigger warnings and personal stories/strategies for teaching controversial and difficult topics in the classroom. This convo is also useful for ho...
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Ep 29.5: FKJPHD Technical Difficulties from 2016-10-12T02:52:23
We are having some technical difficulties, but will be back next week! xo
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Ep 29: Growing Up with Melody & Raechel (and why we'll never say "adulting") from 2016-10-03T13:03:42
Today Melody and Raechel discuss the challenges of growing up as feminist, punk, queer rebel grrrls. How do we navigate embracing things we once cringed at (like buying a house or thinking seriousl...
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Ep 28: Stop Slut-Shaming! An interview with NYC Girl Scout Lizzie Karpen from 2016-09-26T20:38:53
Today Raechel and Melody sit down with 15-year-old NYC Girl Scout Lizzie Karpen to discuss her social campaign project designed to put an end to slut-shaming. Lizzie talks about the devastating imp...
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Ep 27: Melody Hoffmann on Bikes, Racism, Gentrification, & Resistance from 2016-09-20T23:42:38
Today, Raechel interviews Melody about her dissertation-turned-book, Bike Lanes are White Lanes: Bicycle Advocacy and Urban Planning. The book is a collection of three city-based case studies (Milw...
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Ep 26: Transgender on the Academic Job Market (& more with Dr. Alex Hanna) from 2016-09-12T01:55:47
Today, Melody and Raechel have the pleasure of talking to Dr. Alex Hanna, an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology and the Faculty of Informatio...
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Ep 25: News Roundup (Kaepernick, Turner, Parker, Drizzy, & more!) from 2016-09-07T11:56:01
Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review! Follow us on Instagram! And Facebook! And Twitter! Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on Spotify! Have some extra dollars and want to support femini...
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Ep 24: The SEX WARS from 2016-08-29T11:39:56
In Episode 24, Melody and Raechel bring you a brief history and discussion of THE SEX WARS! What are the roots of the debate amongst feminists about pornography and sex work? How have these debates...
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EP 23: Melody and her partner, Robert, on Eaux Claires Music Festival & Disability Access from 2016-08-22T14:24:38
Melody sits down with her partner, Robert, to discuss their experience volunteering at Eaux Claires music festival and what they learned about disability access in festival spaces. You will also ge...
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EP 22: Current Events Roundup + 7-year-old Jacob on Video Game Ratings from 2016-08-08T13:07:50
Melody and Raechel are finally back 2gether again, ready to discuss some quick thoughts on recent headlines: the Olympics, the GOP, the DNC, Syria, and Jessica Williams's birthday. PLUS, Mel brings...
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EP 21: Timothy Oleksiak: On Listening, Facebook Debates, & Throwing Shade from 2016-08-01T15:14:28
Friend and colleague of the podcast, Timothy Oleksiak, joins Raechel to discuss his research on listening as a rhetorical act. How can we listen differently during Facebook "fights" in a way that a...
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Rerun: Grrrrls with Tattoos from 2016-07-25T13:49:28
***Mel & Raechel will be back next week with a new episode, but for now enjoy a replay of episode 2! *** In this episode of Feminist Killjoys, PhD, Raechel and Melody discuss being women with many ...
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EP 20: Clean [&Black] Comedy: Interview with John Gebretatose of Blackout Improv from 2016-07-17T17:51:17
In episode 20 (!), Melody and Raechel had the pleasure of sitting down with John Gebretatose, a charming man of many titles: he's a comedian with Blackout Improv, the Director of Diversity and Incl...
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Ep 19: On Allyship (& Accomplicing, Solidarity, & Accountability) from 2016-07-11T01:20:49
Today, Melody and Raechel talk about what it means to be an ally (or, the more preferred term, "accomplice"). What does it mean to be accountable when you're called out? How can we break through "w...
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Ep 18: On Brexit - Interview with Elena Hristova-Benge from 2016-07-04T19:20:55
Melody sits down with scholar & UK/European citizen Elena Hristova-Benge to discuss her views on England's vote to leave the European Union. She offers insight into problematic media coverage surro...
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Ep 17: AOL Survey Throwback! from 2016-06-26T20:49:51
Melody and Raechel needed a break from the heaviness of the state of things, so they decided to travel back to the late 90s for some AOL-era survey questions! Admittedly, they still manage to talk ...
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EP 15: Reflections on Orlando, Queer Latinx Lives, Queer Grief & Resistance from 2016-06-20T17:00:36
Today Melody and Raechel reflect on the tragedy in Orlando when 49 queer, mostly Latinx, lives were lost and 53 more injured. In the discussion they talk about the problems with the media represent...
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Ep 15: Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein, & Building the Left - Interview with Keegan O'Brien from 2016-06-13T02:54:48
In today's episode, Mel & Raechel talk about their responses to the news that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee for President and what it would mean to vote for Jill Stein instead. Joi...
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Ep 14: Current Events Roundup (AKA Rage Fest) from 2016-06-06T11:50:20
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Ep 13: Melody on Being a White, "Ugly Tourist" in Guatemala from 2016-05-31T16:34:47
In this episode, Melody talks about her trip to Guatemala. In true killjoy fashion, Melody delves into issues of white privilege, white wealth, and the “ugly tourist.” Her analysis is rooted in Jam...
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Episode 12: On Media & (Fat) Bodies - Interview w/ Media Studies Scholar Melissa Zimdars! from 2016-05-23T19:49:29
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Mel is in Guatemala this week so Raechel had the pleasure of sitting down with media studies scholar Melissa ("M...
Episode 11: An intentionally delayed response to the responses to LEMONADE from 2016-05-17T15:47:17
Today Melody and Raechel invite you to not listen to this episode of the podcast in favor of instead listening to the podcasts hosted Black women who have discussed Beyonce's Lemonade, as their per...
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Episode 10: Lifestyle Politics from 2016-05-10T03:11:57
Today Melody and Raechel talk about lifestyle politics. What are they, how we do/don't participate, and whether or not it's an effective way to create social change. (TLDL: the revolution will not ...
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Episode 9: Yoga, Cultural Appropriation, & Decolonizing Our Practice from 2016-05-03T00:48:11
In today's episode, Melody and Raechel discuss their relationship to yoga. Raechel is a teacher and student of yoga, and Mel is a devoted student as well. But as critical scholars and activists, bo...
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Episode 8: Prince, Collective Mourning, & Public Space from 2016-04-25T22:01:25
In episode 8, Raechel and Melody reflect on the death (and life) of Prince and what it means to collectively grieve (and celebrate) a star with whom so many people have a connection. What does it m...
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Episode 7: Things We Have in Common/Things We Don't from 2016-04-19T13:50:25
Today Melody and Raechel play the "Things We Have in Common/Things We Don't" game, and reflect on being vegan, activist Beliebers who have differing opinions on gluten and high heels. Also, a lengt...
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Episode 6: Vulnerability in the Classroom from 2016-04-11T02:27:23
Today, Raechel and Melody get a bit more serious to talk about vulnerability and emotion in the classroom. We discuss navigating our personal feelings on heavy, and sometimes triggering and/or high...
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EP 5: Our love of Drake from 2016-04-05T02:20:05
Melody and Raechel discuss all things Drake. Also a discussion of power bottoms, cultural appropriation, Jamar Clark, plus What We're Listening To & What We're Reading!
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Ep 4 Fkj Basics from 2016-03-29T03:23:20
In episode 4, Raechel and Melody define terms and concepts that may be unfamiliar to some audience members, including: queer, cisgender, neoliberalism, among others. Also a discussion of recent tra...
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Episode 3: Unpacking 'Feminist Killjoy' from 2016-03-21T15:02:18
Episode 3: Unpacking 'Feminist Killjoy' by Feminist Killjoys, PhD
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Episode 2: Grrrls with Tattoos from 2016-03-15T03:11:17
Episode 2: Grrrls with Tattoos by Feminist Killjoys, PhD
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