Podcasts by Shes a Punk
A podcast that paints an intimate portrait of radical women who are guided by a punk rock ethos.
Further podcasts by Siobhan Woodrow
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She’s a Punk X Sound Sisters from 2020-06-12T04:09
When Drea Doll of the The Venomous Pinks and the Sound Sisters Podcast reached out to me and asked if I wanted to do a crossover episode, of course I jumped at the opportunity.
Dominating Self-Identity from 2020-05-12T04:00
In this episode we speak with Gloria De Los Cielos, who is a founding member of LA punk band The Humblers and a professional dominatrix. Gloria teaches me some dominatrix vocabulary, ab...
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She’s a Punk X Mabel Syndrome from 2020-04-06T04:00
In this episode Kristen from Mable Sydrome (@mable.syndrome) and Siobhan interview each other. They talk about the punk podc...
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If I Can’t Dance—The Emma Goldman Story from 2020-03-10T04:00
In this episode, we take a deep dive into the history of the Anarchist Movement with the story of the most important anarcha-feminists of the 20th century — Emma Goldman.
She’s a Punk Radio Show #1 from 2020-02-25T15:59:06
Welcome to the very first edition of the She’s a Punk Radio Show! Come on in and check out some killer tracks:
Morus - Zaraza
The Straight Edge Episode from 2020-02-11T05:00
We are back for season 2! In this episode we look at Straight Edge culture, it’s origin, and what the movement looks like today. To get some perspective, we speak with three women who a...
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Donita Sparks: A Spotlight from 2020-01-28T05:00
I’m still working away on season two of She’s a Punk. In the meantime, you’ll hear spotlights of some of our favourite women in punk history to hold you over until we’re back in full sw...
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Ari Up: A Spotlight from 2020-01-14T05:00
I’m still working away on season two of She’s a Punk. In the meantime, you’ll hear spotlights of some of our favourite women in punk history to hold you over until we’re back in full sw...
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A Look Back On Season One from 2019-12-31T17:20:44
Our first year of She’s a Punk was incredible. We released 24 episodes. We laughed, we cried, we learned. Here’s a quick look back on some of our favourite moments of Season One.
The Age Episode from 2019-11-05T05:00
In this episode we explore aging as it relates to being involved in the punk scene. We hear from several women of various ages — all from the She’s a Punk community — about their relati...
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The Halloween Episode from 2019-10-22T04:00
Welcome to the first annual She’s a Punk Halloween Spooktacular. In this episode we go back to 1979, inside room 100 of the Chelsea Hotel, where lies the body of Nancy Spungen, murder v...
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Of Her Own Design with Charla Tedrick from 2019-10-08T14:35:09
Charla Tedrick is the alt designer whose shoes look more like works of art that pay tribute to trashy rock‘n’roll and punk rock from the past than they do actual shoes. Covered in buckl...
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Exploring Chicana Feminism with Alice Bag from 2019-09-24T04:00
Alice Bag is a punk rock singer, musician, author, educator and feminist archivist. She is the lead singer and co-founder of the Bags, one of the first wave of punk bands to form in the...
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Identity with Jenny Woo from 2019-09-10T04:09:55
Jenny Woo performs as a solo acoustic Oi act. She grew up in Edmonton, Canada, where she was a biracial woman playing in punk and Oi bands since her teens. As a Chinese-Canadian, she ne...
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Still Shredding with Cindy Whitehead from 2019-08-27T04:00
Cindy Whitehead is a former pro skateboarder and was a top-ranked vert skater back in the ‘70s. She’s an integral part of the history of the sport, so much so that in 2016 she was induc...
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Beat of Her Own Drum with Becky Wreck from 2019-08-13T04:00
Becky Wreck is the drummer of the LA-based queercore band The Dirtycakes. You may also know her as the drummer of the Lunachicks during the early ‘90s, or from here frequent guest appea...
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Making Spaces Safer with Shawna Potter from 2019-07-30T04:01:48
Shawna Potter is the lead singer of the co-ed feminist hardcore band War on Women. She’s also the author of a new book called Making Spaces Safer.
Making Spaces Safer is ...
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If She Can’t See It, She Can’t Be It with Femme Rock from 2019-07-16T04:03:28
This week we speak with Reece Herrera, the founder of Femme Rock.
Femme Rock is an Austin-based community, providing a safe space for women (cisgender, transgender, and n...
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The Zine Episode from 2019-07-03T18:24:43
Zines have been an important part of sub- and counter-cultures for decades, and along the way, have become woven into the fabric of punk rock.
On today’s episode, we take...
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In the Ring with Jody Threat from 2019-06-18T12:33:18
You may not know it yet, but Jody Threat is your favourite indie wrestler. Jody came up in the underground punk scene in Toronto, and found her way into the independent wrestling ring. ...
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1979 with Zillah Minx from 2019-06-04T04:01:15
Zillah Minx is the singer of the first-wave UK punk band Rubella Ballet and the director of a documentary called “She’s a Punk Rocker UK.” If that sounds familiar, it’s not a coincidenc...
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From Hardcore to High School with Nancy Barile from 2019-05-21T05:55:30
Nancy Barile is a first wave punk who took her experiences of being a disenfranchised youth and decided to change the system from the inside; she became a teacher. Spending most of her ...
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Sex Work&Spirituality with Soma Snakeoil from 2019-05-07T04:08:13
Soma Snakeoil. She has many titles attached to her chosen name: writer, artist, former stripper, activist, mother, and dominatrix.
Soma has had such a full and incredible...
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Portrait of a Punk with Liz Ham from 2019-04-09T04:09:03
On this episode, I speak with Liz Ham, an Australian photographer whose book “Punk Girls” focuses on women in the punk scene in Australia.
We talk about what the scene was like in the '90s...
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I'm Urvah Motherfucking Khan with Urvah Khan from 2019-03-26T04:00:03
Urvah Khan is the lead singer of the band Scrap Army. Her story of immigration, discovering rock n' roll in her 20's and making alternative music for women of colour is thrilling to listen to. Listen
Mammaries, Mosh Pits and Motherhood with Hannah McFaull from 2019-03-12T04:05:57
In this episode I spoke with Hannah McFaull. She is one half of ...And Out Come the Boobs, a company that upcycles band shirts for breastfeeding punk moms.
We spoke about parenting from a ...
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Divorce and Dick Jokes with Shayna Ross from 2019-02-26T05:14:31
On this episode I speak with Shayna Ross. She’s a comedian who will teach you exactly why it’s so important to learn to love your failures. We talk about life on the road alone, divorce, cancer ...
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Becoming the First Female Editor-in-Chief with Penny Bennett from 2019-02-12T05:10:17
In this episode I speak with Penny Bennett, the first female editor-in-chief of Punktastic, an online publication that has been around for over 15 years. We talk about her unconventional path to...
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Punk Rock Optimism with Talli Osborne from 2019-02-05T05:02:39
In this episode I speak with Talli Osborne and she is incredible. If you need to lift your spirits, this is the conversation for you. Her official title is “motivational speaker and punk rock op...
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Rise Above with Lisa Pereira from 2019-02-05T05:02:08
In this episode I speak with Lisa Pereira, record store owner, first-time documentary filmmaker, and all around badass. Female Treble is the only record store in Toronto that is owned by a woman...
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Self Preservation with Louise Distras from 2019-02-05T05:01:07
Louise Distras is a punk singer-songwriter who’s been in the game for over a decade. In this episode we speak about her experiences as a solo woman on the road and what its like to share a stage...
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Art and Activism with Shannon Knox from 2019-02-05T05:00:19
In this episode I speak with Shannon Knox. She is an artist and activist based out of Oakland, California. We talk about her beginnings as an art school dropout and moving into the punk scene at...
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She's a Punk Trailer! from 2019-01-17T02:17:23
She’s a Punk is a podcast that creates intimate portraits of radical women who are guided by a punk rock ethos. It’s a platform to hear stories of interesting women and their struggles and succe...
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