Feminist Frequency Radio

It’s Spooky Season, and we’re gearing up with a look at the 1968 film, Rosemary’s Baby, directed by Roman Polanski and starring Mia Farrow. Writer and mental health counselor Pallavi Yetur returns as a special guest to discuss this controversial horror genre classic. Content warning for listeners: this movie deals with issues related to sexual violence and trauma related to pregnancy and childbirth; additionally, this conversation will not shy away from frank discussions regarding the sex crimes of the filmmaker.Links Mentioned:https://time.com/6315514/birth-and-trauma-on-tv/“Our Frasier Remake”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So-JtwVgstU&themeRefresh=1Kat co-hosting “The Gaymazing Race”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-30-guyliner-tears-and-octopusses-with-kat-spada/id1549053649?i=1000632054909Find Pallavi:twitter.com/pallaviyeturhttps://pallaviyetur.com/Find Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

Long-time listeners of this podcast will know that 1987’s Dirty Dancing is Anita Sarkeesian’s favorite film, so for this season opening episode of Feminist Frequency Radio, she is, of course, joining host Kat Spada for a look at the Swayze-ist of Patrick Swayze films. But this conversation has a twist, as they’ll also be considering Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, the (ill-advised) 2004 sequel. Are we still having the time of our lives?Links Mentioned:I Am Cuba on Kanopy: https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/i-am-cuba-0Find Anita:anitasarkeesian.comtwitter.com/anitasarkeesianFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

It’s a new season of Feminist Frequency Radio with a whole new batch of Fortnightly FREQout mini-episodes. On the heels of an interesting summer for live music and concert films, Kat shares her thoughts about pop, nostalgia, and the sense of community that live music brings.Links Mentioned:Sentimental Garbage podcast on Strictly Ballroom: https://play.acast.com/s/sentimentalgarbage/strictly-ballroom-with-kate-youngTove Lo’s Dirt Femme album in ASL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtSQeGInmeY&list=PLAfkuCiou6j8knKObgPxftQxGrTEK1YbRKate Leth talking Taylor Swift on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katelethargy/video/7275317746269736234?lang=enKate Leth’s graphic novel Mall Goth: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Mall-Goth/Kate-Leth/9781534476943“My Delirious Trip to the Heart of Swiftiedom,” by Taffy Brodesser-Akner for The New York Times Magazine: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/magazine/taylor-swift-eras-tour.html“The ‘Plop’ and the Plight of Being a Queer Taylor Swift Fan,” by Abby Monteil for the

This season on Feminist Frequency Radio closes out with another Fortnightly Freq-outs mini-episode. Today, we’ll finally get to DC’s latest superhero, Blue Beetle, but first, Kat Spada has some brief reviews and industry news…Links Mentioned:Cover of “Eyes on Fire” by Leeni: https://leeni.bandcamp.com/track/eyes-on-fireFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Feminist Frequency:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

Actress, writer, and podcaster Janie Haddad Tompkins joins Kat Spada for a literary journey through their favorite memoirs ranging from coming-of-age and adventure to celebrity juiciness. Tune in for a Feminist Frequency Radio AMA with Kat on Sunday, October 1 at 10am PT in the Feminist Frequency Discord!Links Mentioned:- "Celebrity Book Club" podcast: https://www.chelsearosedevantez.com/celebrity-book-clubFind Janie:- twitter.com/janiehaddad- instagram.com/lebaneselooker- Podcast: Stay F. Homekins – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stay-f-homekins-with-janie-haddad-tompkins-paul-f-tompkins/id1503706010- Newsletter: Weekend Water – https://weekendwater.substack.com/Find Kat:- twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:- Our Website: http://www.feministfrequency.com/- Subscribe to FFR on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/feminist-frequency-radio/id1307153574?mt=2- Twitter: https://twitter.com/femfreq- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femfreq- twitch.tv/femfreq

A HurriQuake can't stop Kat Spada from bringing you brief reviews and industry news. On this Fortnightly Freq-out, she shares her thoughts on media and events viewed from the safety of her own storm-ready home, including Every Body, a documentary on intersex lives.Links Mentioned:“Strike Talk” and Ethical AI: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/week-fifteen-with-guests-todd-garner-and-frank-correa/id1686019933?i=1000624166897General Strike Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackmask/general-strike-calexit-and-other-tales-of-the-good-fightFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Feminist Frequency:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

Feminist Frequency alumnus Ebony Adams joins Kat Spada for a look at Triangle of Sadness director Ruben Östlund’s 2014 film, Force Majeure. The film is a darkly comic peek into a troubled marriage pushed to the edge on a ski trip after the threat of an approaching avalanche results in a moment of profound cowardice.Links Mentioned:FFR ep 23, Triangle of Sadness: https://feministfrequency.com/video/triangle-of-sadness-with-karen-tongson-eat-the-rich-episode-1-ffr-223/@sunglasseskidmusic on TikTokFind Ebony:twitter.com/ebonyasterFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

Kat’s back with more brief reviews and industry news from the last two weeks in our ongoing “Fortnightly FREQout” series. Today she shares some thoughts on the latest installment to the MCU—Secret Invasion—as well as recent seasons of Hulu series The Bear and This Fool. She also gives her impression of the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise entry—TMNT: Mutant Mayhem.Links Mentioned:https://www.polygon.com/23814201/feminist-frequency-shutting-down-anita-sarkeesianFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Feminist Frequency:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

Following this week's announcement about the closure of Feminist Frequency, Executive Director Anita Sarkeesian and the Games and Online Harassment Hotline Director Jae Lin chat more about what this means for our work as the organization sunsets.Links Mentioned:Some books about burnout, rest, and worth:Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoskihttps://www.burnoutbook.net/Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey, founder of The Nap Ministryhttps://thenapministry.com/How to Keep House While Drowning, by K.C. Davis, founder of Struggle Carehttps://www.strugglecare.com/bookJae Lin’s Heartwork deck: https://www.patreon.com/doodlemealiveFind Anita:twitter.com/anitasarkeesianFind Jae:twitter.com/enviplaysgamesinstagram.com/doodlemealiveFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

Feminist Frequency Radio presents the second mini-episode in our Fortnightly FREQouts series. Kat’s back with more brief reviews and industry news from the last two weeks, along with her reactions to the opening weekend event of the summer: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.Links Mentioned:Support workers affected by the Hollywood work stoppage: Bid on the WGA Garage Sale auction or donate to the Entertainment Community Fund; Bid on the TUSC auction or donate to the Union Solidarity Fund.Kat’s review of Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns on LetterboxdWomen’s World Cup: French deep fake commercial, Netherlands news, and Haitian team historyGreta Gerwig interviewed for Letterboxd: https://youtu.be/s2rNnOGfmv0Find Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

The cultural phenomenon that is Sex and the City continues with the second season of And Just Like That… where 50-something, wealthy Manhattanites Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda return to navigate life, love, and loss, joined by new friends and lovers. Joining Kat to discuss the series is her good friend, licensed mental health counselor and screenwriter, Pallavi Yetur.Links Mentioned:Kim Cattrall’s 2005 documentary Sexual Intelligence: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/sexual-intelligence/umc.cmc.1ny2dka7n1021smgmks7k2tovKim Cattrall jazz performance: https://youtu.be/XcEKtVZ0XX4And Just Like That… interview with Samantha Irby - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/18/magazine/samantha-irby-interview.htmlFind Pallavi:twitter.com/pallaviyeturhttps://pallaviyetur.com/Find Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

Welcome to the first of a series of bonus mini-episodes we’re calling “Fortnightly FREQouts,” where our host Kat Spada walks us through what’s been thrilling, moving, upsetting, or infuriating her in recent weeks. Today’s Fortnightly FREQout features special guest A.C. Lamberty to discuss the new documentary on Max, Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed.Find A.C.:Website: https://www.aclamberty.com/On Instagram and Letterboxd at @aclambertyFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

Welcome to a new season of feminist media criticism goodness! Today Kat and Anita are discussing the 1989 action classic Road House, starring none other than our beloved Patrick Swayze. Listen in for a nostalgic stroll through the absolutely bonkers landscape of this corner of the Dirty Dancing/Point Break/Road House Swayze trifecta.Links Mentioned:FFR 203, 1940s Hollywood: https://feministfrequency.com/video/femme-fatale-1940s-hollywood-film-noir-with-julie-grossman-ffr-203/Find Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Anita:twitter.com/anitasarkeesianFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

This past season of Feminist Frequency Radio co-hosts Kat Spada and A.C. Lamberty investigated masculinity in movies and TV on our “Machos: Fully Loaded” series.  On this final bonus wrap-up episode, Anita Sarkeesian returns to strap in, strap on, and weigh in on all our most-loved machos.Links Mentioned:Machos: Fully Loaded film list - https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty/list/machos-fully-loaded/Political (?) Twitter thread about menswear tailoring - https://twitter.com/dieworkwear/status/1658561021160865794Find A.C.:Website: https://www.aclamberty.com/On Instagram and Letterboxd at @aclambertyFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Anita:twitter.com/anitasarkeesianFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

Strap in, Strap on, and join us on the dance floor for one last episode of our “Machos: Fully Loaded” series. Today is all about the machos with the moves. From studio musicals of the 40s and 50s to our podcast’s patron saint, Patrick Swayze, we’re tripping the light fantastic with a look at dudes who dance! Links Mentioned:Machos: Fully Loaded film list - https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty/list/machos-fully-loaded/Gene Kelly SUMMER STOCK newspaper dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0tnHNYpRG8The Nicholas Brothers’ STORMY WEATHER dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNBtvj7KZw0“Take Off With Us” from ALL THAT JAZZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whuhoWZ5dVYBaryshnikov on Broadway: https://youtu.be/413JgYfL5eYGregory Hines tap challenge in Tap: https://youtu.be/5Zd6GnFCfckSwayze on SNL: https://youtu.be/stqG2ihMvP0Swayze’s PBR commercial: https://youtu.be/nTVj5lIkxp4 Time Stamps:1:08:48 - Macho of the Week Find A.C.:Website: https://www.aclamberty.com/On Instagram and Letterboxd at @aclambertFind Kat:tw

We’re diving into the Macho hierarchy with an episode of “Machos: Fully Loaded” that’s all about the Alphas.  What is it that makes these machos reign supreme? Is it domination, power, or just living your life a quarter mile at a time? Listen to our discussion of some of the most over-the-top, high-octane machos out there.Links Mentioned:Machos: Fully Loaded film list - https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty/list/machos-fully-loaded/https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty/list/machos-fully-loaded/Fast & Furious nomenclature on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fredasquith/video/7199205413357653254Blood Knife piece: https://bloodknife.com/everyone-beautiful-no-one-horny/Keanu training for Wick 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yk7K8-HnfI&t=3sFFR 168, Point Break: https://feministfrequency.com/video/feminist-frequency-radio-168-point-break-patrick-swayze-and-keanu-reeves-in-peak-90s-action-cinema/FFR 208, Johnny Mnemonic: https://feministfrequency.com/video/johnny-mnemonic-w-ryan-broderick-ffr-208/Time Stamps:1:15:

This Machos: Fully Loaded episode is all about MLM—Machos Loving Machos, as Kat and A.C. get into the world of gay cinema with a look at mainstream Hollywood releases, biopics, documentaries, New Queer cinema, and more.Links Mentioned:Machos: Fully Loaded film list - https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty/list/machos-fully-loaded/“The Competition” podcast: https://competitionpodcast.wordpress.com/Time Stamps:1:13:13 - Macho of the WeekFind A.C.:Website: https://www.aclamberty.com/On Instagram and Letterboxd at @aclambertyFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

In this episode of our “Machos: Fully Loaded” series, Kat and A.C. are drawn in by these two-dimensional machos. From formative childhood favorites to more modern adult animation, we look at how cartoons present and play with masculinity in ways other mediums can’t.Links Mentioned:Machos: Fully Loaded film list - https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty/list/machos-fully-loaded/B.D. Wong Teaches You How to Eat a Chicken Wing | GQBD Wong on “Las Culturistas”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/control-king-w-bd-wong/id1092361338?i=1000513402281Josh Gad as “openly gay” LeFou: https://i.insider.com/621e7fb996929400196c2080?width=1200&format=jpegOptimus Prime’s Lifetime Achievement Award: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_-f1bc7VrMTime Stamps:1:05:43 - Macho of the WeekFind A.C.:Website: https://www.aclamberty.com/On Instagram and Letterboxd at @aclambertyFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq

Calling all daddies, zaddies, and baddies! This week on our “Machos: Fully Loaded” series, we’re continuing our investigation of onscreen masculinity through a discussion of fatherhood in media, looking at portrayals of dads and father figures who've been central figures of movies and television.Links Mentioned:Machos: Fully Loaded film list – https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty/list/machos-fully-loaded/New York Times article about a man adopting the baby he found in a subway station: https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9D0DE7DD1230F930A35750C0A9659D8B63.htmlHannah Hamad's "Hollywood Fatherhood: Paternal Postfeminism in Contemporary Popular Cinema": https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/105216/1/Hollywood%20Fatherhood%20HH.pdfTime Stamps:1:01:05 – Macho of the WeekFind A.C.:* On Instagram and Letterboxd at @aclambertyFind Kat:* twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:Join our community via Patreon – https://patreon.com/femfreq or give and help make the media more feminist: http://www.feministfre

It’s time for Lady Machos! This week on our “Machos: Fully Loaded” series, we’re continuing our investigation of onscreen masculinity through a discussion of gender transgression and the women in media who have taken some of the most memorable and iconic macho action roles in history.Links Mentioned:Machos: Fully Loaded film list - https://letterboxd.com/aclamberty/list/machos-fully-loaded/https://www.instagram.com/p/CqdvreEj5bs/Time Stamps:1:02:49 - Macho of the WeekFind A.C.:Website: https://www.aclamberty.com/On Instagram and Letterboxd at @aclambertyFind Kat:twitter.com/kat_ex_machinaFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq