Feminist Frequency Radio

Today on a special episode of the podcast, Anita is joined by director and co-writer of the film Unpregnant—Rachel Lee Goldenberg—as well as Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show and founder and executive director of the non-profit Abortion Access Front. Together we’ll be discussing abortion and reproductive rights both as portrayed in media and in the US today.Episode Photo Credit: aafront.orgTime Stamps:47:48 - What’s your Freq Out?Rachel on the film C’mon C’mon directed by Mike MillsLizz on the Washington Post story about a “maternity ranch” in Texas (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/16/evangelical-women-texas-abortion/)Anita on the film The Last Duel directed by Ridley ScottSubmit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUTLinks Mentioned:FREQ Show on fake clinics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ca6VTJYiW8ExposeFakeClinics.comFollow Rachel:Unpregnant is currently streaming on HBO Max, and Minx will premiere on HBO Max next yearFollow Lizz:Feminist Buzzkills Live! premieres on

If you’re a regular listener, you may remember us expressing careful optimism at the news that Chloé Zhao was set to direct an entry to the MCU. Well, Eternals is finally here and you can consider our hopes dashed. Two special returning guests are joining Anita on this episode of the podcast: game designer, director, and musician, Teddy Dief;  and CEO of Sweet Baby Inc, Kim Belair. Together Anita and our guest try to answer: In a film with no dearth of talent, how did Eternals go so wrong?Time Stamps:6:20 - Main discussion on Eternals50:28 - What’s your Freq Out?Kim on the deck-building game Monster TrainTeddy on the game Unpacking developed by Witch BeamAnita on the movie Venom: Let There Be CarnageSubmit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUTLinks Mentioned:Batman Returns episode of FFR with Kim as guest - https://feministfrequency.com/video/ffr-69-batman-returns-and-ebony-goes-missing/Follow Teddy:twitter.com/teddydieftwitter.com/ofkbandinstagram.com/ofkbandtwitch.tv/ofkbandwww.ofk.coolFollow K

After two separate polls, our Patrons have finally granted Ebony’s wish and selected The Manchurian Candidate (1962) for discussion. In Anita’s absence, Ebony is joined by not one, but two! very exciting special guests: Associate Professor in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Kishonna Gray, as well as writer and bon vivant, Paul Spencer. Join us for a lively discourse on this classic political thriller.Time Stamps:6:45 - Main discussion on The Manchurian Candidate (1962)44:26 - What’s your Freq Out?Paul on the books Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O’Neill and Down by the River: Drugs, Money, Murder, and Family by Charles BowdenKishonna on recent conversations on Twitter surrounding charging for speaking engagements in academiaSubmit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUTLinks Mentioned:Twitter thread regarding honorariums - https://twitter.com/Sakiera_Hudson/status/1455997334639218701?t=xgudFto89nkiCHw7nFdasQ&

Denis Villeneuve’s take on Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic has finally hit theaters and HBO Max. Anita and Ebony are on hand with special guest—writer, producer, and Lynch-Dune-stan—Jordan Crucchiola to take it apart. There have been several film adaptations of Dune, and Villeneuve’s version has a lot going on that we are excited to discuss. Let’s get to it!   Time Stamps:50:28 - What’s your Freq Out?Jordan on the series I Know What You Did Last Summer and the film The Voyeurs both on Amazon Prime VideoSubmit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUTLinks Mentioned:Carolyn’s Letteboxd review of Dune - https://letterboxd.com/carolynmichelle/film/dune-2021/Middle Geeks podcast episode on Dune - https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2021/10/25/the-middle-geeks-episode-31-dune-review/The Whole Movie Podcast episode with Blake Lively - https://crucchiola.podbean.com/e/the-blakethrough/Follow Jordan:twitter.com/JorCruAughtsterion Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aughtsterion/id1540688394Disaster Girls

The podcast returns for our Spooky Season finale with a viewing of the 1982 slasher classic Slumber Party Massacre featuring horror super-fan and friend of Feminist Frequency, returning special guest Jessica Zollman. Listen in to join us on this wild ride via the ultimate “thriller killer driller” iconic slasher movie.Time Stamps:8:37 - Main Discussion on Slumber Party Massacre43:56 - What’s your Freq Out?Jessica on The BatmanAnita on Tom Holland casting in the Uncharted movieEbony on the IATSE strike and Netflix walk-outSubmit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUTLinks Mentioned:https://twitter.com/StorySlug/status/1297996912822493196?s=20 (which Jess initially saw shared by Ali Barthwell right after the Batman trailer dropped: https://twitter.com/wtflanksteak )Follow Jessica:www.jayzombie.cominstagram.com/jayzombieFollow Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq (every Thursday at 6:30pm PT)

This week the podcast is taking a step away from October’s spookier fare so that we can discuss the latest Bond movie, No Time To Die, with returning special guest, game designer, director, and musician, Teddy Dief. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and co-written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the 25th entry to the franchise is also the last that will star Daniel Craig as the titular, not-so-secret-identity, super spy. While it can be argued (and will be on this podcast) that Daniel Craig’s turn as Bond has been a divergence for the franchise from the start, No Time To Die promises to be something radically different from a film series built around male power fantasies. Is it? Listen in for our (somewhat differing) takes.Time Stamps:44:37 - What’s your Freq Out?Ebony on the film The Descent (2005) written and directed by Neil MarshallTeddy on copyright conversionSubmit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUTFollow Teddy:twitter.com/teddydieftwitter.com/ofkbandinstagram.com/ofkbandtwitch.tv/ofkbandwww.ofk.c

We’re back from break, and just in time for spooky season! Joining Anita and Ebony is returning special guest—writer, mental health advocate, video game designer, and friend to Feminist Frequency—Dave Proctor, to take a look at Wes Craven’s somewhat bizarre entry to his horror empire, 1991’s The People Under the Stairs. This film was a divergence for the “Master of Horror” both in its tone and topic—a self-aware horror comedy dealing with disenfranchisement, white Christian moralism, and Reagan era social and economic politics in an utterly over-the-top way. Listen in to hear our take on the good, the bad, and where this movie fits into the horror genre as a whole. Time Stamps:11:15 - Main discussion on The People Under the Stairs43:27 - What’s your Freq Out?Ebony on the Netflix series Squid GameAnita on the Netflix series Sex EducationSubmit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUT Links Mentioned:twitch.tv/femfreqFollow Dave:twitter.com/blankdavetwitter.com/mightyyellFollow Us:Join our PatreonOur

Great Scott! We’re firing up our flux capacitors and heading back in time to talk about 1985’s Back to the Future. Recent listeners will remember our special guest from our last episode—game designer, director, musician, and friend of the podcast, Teddy Dief. Chosen by our Patrons from a group of time travel films, Back to the Future (produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Robert Zemeckis) is far more problematic than many of us remembered. Listen in to our discussion as we interrogate how a movie so culturally iconic and beloved presents so many issues. Or else, just tune in to hear Teddy give us some A+ Marty McFly impressions.Time Stamps:4:53 - Main discussion on Back to the Future41:53 - What’s your Freq Out?Ebony on the problems with some progressive responses to anti-abortion/anti-choice rhetoricSubmit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUTLinks Mentioned:https://twitter.com/graceduginski/status/1433606469577060357?s=21https://feministfrequency.com/ffr-89-time-travel-and-feminism-with-

Frequent listeners will know that Anita has been dying (not) to talk about The White Lotus from writer, actor and director Mike White. On this episode, she and Ebony are joined by video game designer, creative director and singer, Teddy Dief, the discuss the HBO series centered around wealthy white vacationers in Hawaii and the staff catering to their every whim.Time Stamps:7:55 - Main discussion on The White Lotus40:32 - What’s your Freq Out?Ebony on the comic Love and Rockets by Jaime HernandezTeddy on the graphic novel On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden, and also on being frustrated with dating appsAnita on the book American Hippo: River of Teeth, Taste of Marrow, and New Stories by Sarah GaileySubmit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUTLinks Mentioned:https://www.vulture.com/article/the-white-lotus-episode-one-recap-arrivals.htmlFollow Teddy:twitter.com/teddydieftwitter.com/ofkbandinstagram.com/ofkbandtwitch.tv/ofkbandwww.ofk.coolFollow Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple Podc

Anita and Ebony are joined by author, journalist and podcaster Annalee Newitz to talk about the highly anticipated second season (that almost didn’t happen) of Tuca & Bertie. Two years and a hundred episodes of this podcast ago, we talked about the first season of this show and have been pleased to see this season offers even more weird delights from its off kilter bird world, and continues to charm and move audiences with its bracing honesty, sincere compassion, and lots of boob jokes.Time Stamps:9:42 - Main discussion on Season Two of Tuca & Bertie52:25 - What’s your Freq Out? * SCIENCE EDITION *Annalee on who believe in evolutionEbony on the mysterious sex life of eelsAnita on the film The Hunger (1983)Submit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUT Links Mentioned:https://twitter.com/danielradosh/status/1429447309528604672?s=24https://robineisenberg.com/https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/925987https://www.ted.com/talks/lucy_cooke_no_one_can_figure_out_how_eels_have_sex/transcript?l

Anita and Ebony are joined on this episode of FFR by special guest Charlie Jane Anders— writer, podcast host, event impresario and one of the founders of io9, a website devoted to science fiction, fantasy, futurism, science, technology and related news. She’s the author of several books of speculative fiction and “inspirational weirdness,” including Victories Greater Than Death, The City in the Middle of the Night, and All the Birds in the Sky. She’s here today to hold our hands as we try to wrestle with creativity in times of crisis, the subject of her new book, Never Say You Can’t Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times By Making Up Stories. Time Stamps:4:56 - Main segment51:39 - What’s your Freq Out?Ebony on the series Reservation Dogs on HuluCharlie Jane on the novel Perfectly Parvin by Olivia AbtahiSubmit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUTFollow Charlie Jane:Never Say You Can’t Survive - bit.ly/NeverSayYouCantPreordertwitter.com/charliejanecharliejane.cominstagram.com/charliejaneandersFoll

Anita and Ebony are joined this week by a special guest—Iranian-American comedian, writer, actor and co-host of the award-winning #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast, Zahra Noorbaksh—to discuss the new comedy from writer/director Nida Manzoor, We Are Lady Parts. The wildly funny and fiercely feminist show centers on the brash, raucous, unapologetic members of all-female, all-Muslim punk band. Listen in to our conversation as sing the show’s praises and engage in a larger discussion around how stories about and by Muslims are told. Time Stamps:6:33 - Main discussion on We Are Lady Parts43:00 - What’s your Freq Out?Submit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUTFollow Zahra:https://www.zahracomedy.comhttps://twitter.com/ZahraComedyhttps://www.instagram.com/zahracomedyFollow Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagram

It’s Caro’s last episode as co-host of the Feminist Frequency Radio Podcast, but she’s lightening the weight on our hearts with her final delightful discussion pick: the irreverent 2013 gem We Are the Best! about a group of young teen girls forming a punk band in 1982 Sweden. Another perfectly “Caro Movie” that focuses on beautiful, character-driven storytelling, We Are the Best!captures those golden moments of adolescence when everything seems both possible and impossible at once. Friendships seem to burn brighter; parental attention starts to chafe; and identity is an ever-changing kaleidoscope. Listen in for our discussion as we say goodbye.Time Stamps:8:20 - Main discussion on We Are the Best!41:53 - What’s your Freq Out?Anita on the film Desert Hearts (1985) directed by Donna DeitchCaro on the film Sweat (2020) directed by Magnus von HornEbony on the 2016 crime drama series MaigretGuest Freq Out from listener Kit on the 6 book series Murderbot DiariesSubmit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQ

Ebony is back to hosting as she and Carolyn surrender to the contemplative pacing and character-driven appeal of “A Very Caro Movie”: Charles Burnett’s 1990 masterpiece, To Sleep With Anger. Recently added to the Criterion Collection, the film centers around a middle-class Black family in South Central LA, and the mysterious drifter—both charming and menacing—who upends their lives. Starring Danny Glover, Mary Alice and Vonetta McGee, To Sleep With Anger is just the kind of luminous and thoughtful storytelling to course-correct a podcast which may or may not have been talking about a few too many MCU titles of late. In addition to our main discussion, we’ll be making a Big Announcement regarding the future of the FFR podcast, as well as sharing some thoughts on the recent news surrounding Activision Blizzard.Time Stamps:1:40 - Activision Blizzard harassment9:35 - Big changes for the FFR podcast12:47 - Main discussion on To Sleep With Anger40:38 - What’s your Freq Out?Ebony on the Wraith Kings Series of novels

We’re returning to the MCU for a look at the cosmic, time-hopping multiverse of Loki. The series boasts a stellar cast, aesthetic, and a whole lot of storytelling in a six-episode package. Can the God of Mischief change his stripes, and do we even want him to? Listen in to our discussion of this stand-out series and witness as we slowly morph into a Marvel-centric podcast.Time Stamps:8:01 - Main discussion on Loki40:38 - What’s your Freq Out?Anita on the novel The Echo Wife by Sarah GaileyLinks Mentioned:https://twitter.com/anitasarkeesian/status/1416421460516638722?s=20Follow Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagram

Today on the podcast we’re discussing the 24th (!!!!) entry to the MCU, Black Widow. The movie attempts to balance themes of chosen family, trauma and healing with its need to deliver lots of fight scenes and CGI spectacle. But does it succeed, and knowing Natasha’s ultimate ending, do we still care? Listen in to hear our conversation. Time Stamps:10:00 - Main discussion on Black Widow45:13 - What’s your Freq Out?Anita on the immersive theater experience The Nest - http://www.thenestshow.comGuest Freq Out from listener Marion on the novel Legendborn by Tracy DeonnLinks Mentioned:Film Freak Central review of Black Widow by Walter Chaw: https://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2021/06/black-widow-2021.htmlFollow Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagram

100% PURE ADRENALINE. We’re back and we’re finally tackling a topic we’ve been wanting to talk about for a long time: Point Break, which is having its 30th anniversary this year. It’s peak 90s action cinema and with it, director Kathryn Bigelow not only created a uniquely soulful entry into the action canon, but she may have defined many of the decade’s best cinematic sensibilities as well. Is it ironic or sincere? Is Keanu great or terrible in it? How does Lori Petty’s Tyler both fulfill and subvert the standard role of the superfluous love interest in a film that’s really all about its male characters? Is Carolyn left-reading too much or does Reeves’ Johnny Utah actually discover that the FBI is a soul-crushing machine of which he wants no part? We discuss all this and much more, so gather round the bonfire, catch some waves and join us as we talk about Point Break. Time Stamps:08:15 Point Break41:35 - What’s Your FREQ-Out: Ebony on Summer of Soul, Carolyn on the problems with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s rec

On this episode of the Feminist Frequency Radio podcast, we’re watching RoboCop, one of the first American films by Paul Verhoeven, who would go on to direct Total Recall, Basic Instinct, and notably, Starship Troopers. After discovering Anita had never seen the 80s classic, Carolyn and Ebony are revisiting the film and bringing her along for the ride. What kind of movie is RoboCop? Mid-tier 80s action flick or brilliant work of Reagan-era satire? And how does it hold up both for Caro and Ebony who are coming back to it, as well as for a first time viewer in 2021 like Anita? Listen in to hear our discussion.Time Stamps:7:34 - Main discussion on RoboCop44:50 - What’s your Freq Out?Caro on the documentary miniseries on HBO Exterminate All the BrutesAnita on the upcoming novel from author Claire North—Notes from the Burning Age—out July 6 -  https://www.clairenorth.comLinks Mentioned:Kendall’s rap from Succession: https://youtu.be/6dUDQTc-9kMFollow Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple Podcasts

On this episode of FFR, Entertainment News returns with a crop of pop culture updates and events that are designed to make you bury your head in the nearest pillow and scream. From un-cancelable sexual offenders to the latest string of reboots, remakes, and retreads, we’re here to talk about the things that are keeping our group chats popping and our Twitter feeds unbearable.Time Stamps:2:27 - Talking about our recent live stream event10:03 - Everything Old Is New Again:Timothee Chalamet playing Willy Wonka: https://www.etonline.com/timothee-chalamet-to-play-young-willy-wonka-in-new-origin-film-wonka-166260Henry Cavill as the Highlander: https://deadline.com/2021/05/henry-cavill-lionsgates-highlander-reboot-chad-stahelski-1234761916/Emma Stone as Cruella deVil: https://nypost.com/2021/05/21/how-emma-stone-transformed-into-disney-villain-cruella/29:33 - The World Is On Fire and We Can’t Talk About ItEmily Wilder fired from AP: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/24/associated-press-journalists-emily-wil

Today on the podcast we’re discussing the 1976 horror classic Carrie, directed by Brian de Palma and based on Stephen King’s first published novel. We asked our patrons to select from several films with Bad Mothers, and this is what they chose— a film with enduring cultural significance full of fascinating contradictions between de Palma’s characteristically problematic lens and other narrative aspects that seem to naturally invite a feminist reading. Listen in as we unpack the many layers of Carrie and how the film presents the feminine and femininity, including gender performance, internalized misogyny, and of course, motherhood.*** Friendly reminder to mark your calendars for our birthday blow out! This Friday, May 21st starting at 1pm PT we've got 26 hours full of streamers and games all celebrating Feminist Frequency's 12th anniversary. Spread the word & follow us on http://twitch.tv/femfreq to get ready!Time Stamps:10:39 - Main discussion on Carrie43:56 - What’s your Freq Out?Ebony on accessibility