Feminist Killjoys, Phd

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 Alaska. It's a pretty relaxed show with lots of random tidbits about us you'd probably rarely hear otherwise.

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 was born as a memorial zine project for Bryn Kelly and grew from there with her fabulous femme spirit leading the way. Now QA is working on addiction and recovery programs for queer folks in Appalachia, has a new microgrant fund program, and much more. We also talk: cultural appropriation of rural life, making queer theory accessible, how addiction culture in the US is so heteronormative, and more. Time stamps: OO:00-09:00 chit-chat 09:00-end interview with Mamone *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Poor Folks Town" Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our

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. No commercial this week so take that 2 minutes to tell a friend or two about our podcast. And tweet something at us. We love tweets. Time stamps: OO:00-03:55 chit-chat 03:56-06:55 Sante Fe mass shooting and Cuba plane crash acknowledgment 06:56-11:42 it's a nice day for a royal wedding 11:43-23:40 (Free) Palestine 23:41-39:19 The incel movement, Jordan Peterson and self-help 39:20-46:22 Trump legislation moves 46:23-49:54 RWLs *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Night Watch" GRRRL PRTY Live on The Current (guess who edited this ep?) *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our

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 Native Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)from unnecessary oil drilling and destruction of sacred land. Carrot Quinn is a queer writer, photographer and long distance hiker. She's the author of the book Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart and this summer she and a friend will be hiking across Alaska via the Arctic to raise awareness and money for current threats to the ANWR and to support the indigenous groups that are fighting to protect their sacred homelands. carrotquinn.com // Defend the Sacred AK Time stamps: OO:00-06:15 chit-chat 06:45-24:00 interview with Carrot 24:01-26:15 social plug 26:16-57:30 interview with Carrot 57:31-01:07:45 RWLs *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Spliced in: "Easier to Fade (feat. Madi Larson) - A Himitsu" (No Copyright Music) OUTRO: "Crooked" Propaganda *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a re

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 importance of bringing sex back into theory, the ways in which writing itself can be a submissive (and/or dominant) act, and the implications of discussing his own sex life in an academic essay. He also joins Raechel for RWLs! Melody will be back next week, but send her some love as she works through a busy time! *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "My Heart Got Caught on Your Sleeve" Lucius *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* You can also

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 Youtube" by Dr. Michele White as a guide, we talk agency, appropriation, resistance, trolling and more! *** Time stamps: 00:00-08:13: Intro and check-ins 08:13-11:00: Who's Ruining the Dinner Party 11:04-47:00: Main Topic 47:00-end: RWLs *** Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Middle: "Yuku" Yukowla Outro: "Farewell Transmission" Kevin Morby & Waxahatchee (small portion) *** 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 feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of course, feel free to email us in 2004 at fkj.phd@gmail.com ***

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 trans people, and how we all can get involved in the movement. *** Time stamps: OO:00-06:45 chit-chat 06:45-36:50 interview with Shireen 36:50-38:50 social plug 38:50-40:45 wrap up with Shireen 40:45-44:55 RWLs *** Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Spliced in: "Easier to Fade (feat. Madi Larson) - A Himitsu" (No Copyright Music) Outro: "Decatur" Sufjan Stevens *** 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 feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of course, feel free to email us at fkj.phd@gmail.com ***

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 television. We unpack racial codings of white and non-white representations, the intersection of gender in class representation, and of course revisit Stuart Hall's encoding/decoding. *** Time stamps: OO:00-06:20 chit-chat 06:21-22:00 history of working-class on TV 22:01-23:58 social plug 24:00-53:00 Roseanne discussion 53:01 RWLs *** Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Middle twinkle: "Fairy Dust" by Soundfx Outro: "Fake Like" POLICA *** 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 feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of course, feel free to email us at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** This episode is sponsored by the MA in Crit

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 United States. *** Time stamps: 00:02:33 Chit-chat 00:11:50 Discussion about gun reform, etc. 00:56:25 RWLs *** Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Spliced in: "To the Teeth" Ani Difranco Outro: "Who Pays" Emily Jane Powers *** 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 feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of course, feel free to email us at fkj.phd@gmail.com ***

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 spaces, building a black/brown-centered wellness organization from scratch, the importance of knowing your neighbors, and what white wellness spaces can do better to be more inclusive of people of color. They also stick around for RWLs! Please follow and like You Good, Sis? on Facebook and Instagram (@yougoodsis) and follow Jaylee @jayleetheyogi and Rachael @rachaeldoesyoga *** Time stamps: Chit-chat through about 13 minutes Interview ~13-end of show *** Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Outro: "The Kids Are Alright" Chloe x Halle *** 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 feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of

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 the author of two books: Teenage Rebels: Successful High School Activism, from the Little Rock Nine to the Class of Tomorrow and The Defiant: Protest Movements in Post-Liberal America (due out in May from New York University Press). *** Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Spliced in: "You're Wrong" NOFX Outro: "Resisting Tyrannical Government" Propaghandi *** 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 feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of course, feel free to email us 2004 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** This episode is sponsored by the MA in Critical Studies Program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Because we need to

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 complex definition of working-class and our own complex experiences with class-transitioning. We discuss historical understandings of class, how neoliberalism has shifted that, ways that the system keeps the poor poor and the rich rich, and much more. We share a lot of personal stories, so it's a pretty vulnerable episode, and we appreciate you all for being a community that makes us feel safe to share our truths. In addition, Melody shares a story about losing a student to a car accident, so do note that discussion in the time stamp if you think it might be difficult. *** Check-ins through 9:20 Discussion of death of a student from 9:30 to 20 min Class discussion 20 - 62 min *** Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Outro: "9 to 5" Dolly Parton (short clip) *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review! Follow us on Instagram! And Faceb

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). *** Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Spliced in: "Gold Mine Gutted" Bright Eyes Outro: "Gas Light" Sister Species Live on Radio K *** 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 feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of course, feel free to email us 2004 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** This episode is sponsored by the MA in Critical Studies Program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Because we need to interrogate, intervene, and reimagine like never before. For more information or to apply visit pnca.edu/criticalstudies *** WTF POWER!

**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 asexuality and the ace spectrum. They talk different kind of attractions (platonic, aesthetic, romantic, sexual), myths about asexual people, and more! Plus, they join us for RWLs. *** Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Tiny sample of SZA & Kendrick "All the Stars" *** 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 feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of course, feel free to email us 2004 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** This episode is sponsored by the MA in Critical Studies Program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Because we need to interrogate, intervene, and reimagine like never before. For more information or to apply visit pnca.

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 include marginalized sex, children and sexuality, and obscenity law. Listener discretion is advised (particularly in regards to children and sex, which happens towards the end of our discussion). *** Time stamps: Chit-chat through about 7 minutes Discussion 10-47minutes RWLs 54-end *** Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Spliced in: "Careless Whisper" George Michael Outro: "Carry You" Novo Amor *** 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 feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of course, feel free to email us 2004 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** This episode is sponsored by the MA in Critical Studies Program at the Pacific

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 labor, how Zea sometimes demands her subs to read Audre Lorde, and much more! *** Time stamps: Chit-chat through about 10 minutes Interview ~10-47minutes RWLs 47-end *** Intro: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Outro: "Let's Talk About Sex" Salt n' Pepa *** 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 feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of course, feel free to email us 2004 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** This episode is sponsored by the MA in Critical Studies Program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Because we need to interrogate, intervene, and reimagine like never before. For more information or to apply visit pnca.ed

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 (militant Marxism and transformative justice), feminism and make-up, "toxic femininity", and more. Plus, Accountability Corner is back to address autism on last week's episode. *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Middle: "Comrade" Volcano Choir; "For Today" Jessica Lea Mayfield OUTRO: "In Green" Volcano, I'm Still Excited! *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/

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 to cut the gender binary out of her services. Timestamps: 0-13 min: chit-chat 13-48: Interview with Sica 48-1:00: RWLs *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Human" Rag'n'Bone Man *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email us at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

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, transgender, and gender nonconforming folks." Molly and their guests try to answer the question, "What even is gender?" We loved Molly's first podcast (Smash Everything) and we are even more blown away with this one! We think you will be too. Subscribe to Gender Reveal and, if you're able, donate to the Gender Reveal Patreon! *** New FKJPHD ep will be up Tuesday! ***

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: Girls’ Video Production and YouTube," as a guide, Mel and Raechel debate agency, wax nostalgic on Riot Grrrrl, and even sneak in some Foucault. Timestamps: 0-17min: chit-chat 17-49:50min: main discussion 49:50-58: RWLs Check out our newsletter for relevant links! *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Just for Us" Francis & The Lights *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email us at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF