Feminist Movie Friday: Promising Young Woman

The legend and legacy (and lies) of Hugh Hefner and Playboy loom large to this day and left an undeniable impact - and caused a lot of harm, largely centered on exploiting women. Friend of the show Bridget Todd joins us in breaking down the history, the PR behind the public image ...  Show more

The 2025 film Sinners is an award-winning film and is making history. We invite you to join us in talking about music, vampires, race and so much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Le féminisme pro-sexe divise. Alors que la notion de consentement était au cœur du mouvement #MeToo, qu'en est-il lorsqu'il s'agit des prostituées ou des actrices porno? Pour le podcast 18 mois, #MeToo, le féminisme et nous, Sarah Koskievic s'est entretenue avec des figures de pr ...  Show more

Feminist writer Laura Bates has recently published a new book titled "Men Who Hate Women." In it she details just how little some fringe groups like incels think about women. However, Lauren thinks that Bates also unfairly maligns anyone who would critique feminism. Are they all ...  Show more

Senegal in West Africa recently introduced much tougher sentences for rape. Until 2019 it was deemed a misdemeanour rather than a serious crime and anyone convicted was often released after a few years, or even a few months. Myriam Francois meets rape survivors and both female an ...  Show more

Lucy Worsley and Rosalind Crone are joined by Helen Lewis, author of ‘Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights.’ They discuss what it means to be a difficult woman and why the airbrushing of feminist history can be problematic.Together they discuss four of the most dif ...  Show more