Content warning for discussions of anti-Indigenous violence and residential schools. This week I’m joined by brilliant Tuscarora writer Alicia Elliott, who generously sat down with me during her time at the University of British Columbia here in Vancouver. We talked about Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s fascination with Haudenosaunee women, the food pyramid as a mechanism of … Continue reading Episode 2.6 Capitalism & Colonialism is Killing Us All with Alicia Elliott...
Feb 23, 2018•46 min
Three guesses what the theme for this week’s minisode is. Seriously, though, we need to talk about fun, and why it can feel so goddamn hard some time, and how it isn’t quite the same thing as self care, and whether there are sustainable ways to build more of it into our lives. Fun! It’s … Continue reading Episode 2.5 FUN!
Feb 16, 2018•15 min
Content warning for references to sexual violence. We’re back with another interview episode, and this week I’m chatting with the smart and cool and smartly cool Baharak Yousefi. We tackle what it means to bring your (whole) self to work, why emotional labour can transform a workplace (and why it might be threatening to white supremacist … Continue reading Episode 2.4 Bringing Yourself to Work with Baharak Yousefi...
Feb 09, 2018•43 min
GOSH this was a hard episode to record. For serious, I put it off until 9:30 at night and then had to edit these huge long silences out of the recording. This one made me feel really vulnerable, folks, but I wanted to talk to you about some incredible pieces of writing that have made me … Continue reading Episode 2.3 On Being Seen
Feb 02, 2018•20 min
Recording this episodes was so much fun because Kendra and Sylvie are smart and inspiring and interesting and funny. FEMINISTS ARE THE BEST END OF STORY. Anyway, come hang out and talk about why law school is saturated in oppressive structures and what some rad feminists are doing to try to make it a little more … Continue reading Episode 2.2 Law School & Feminist Friendship with Kendra Marks & Sylvie Vigneux...
Jan 26, 2018•45 min
Content warning for discussions of sexual violence and depression. HELLO IT’S HERE IT’S SEASON 2! As you’ll hear, we’re undergoing some format shifts in this, our second season, including a new division between minisodes (like this one) and interview episodes (starting next week). In this, the first of our new minisodes, I talk to you … Continue reading Episode 2.1 White Feminists & Listening to Criticism...
Jan 19, 2018•21 min
Happy Solstice! We’re right in the thick of the holiday season (with the whoop-de-do and hickory dock) and all of the rich complexities of emotional experience that accompany this time of year. So in honour of all of that, Kaarina and I are bringing you a festive minisode about taking care of yourself at the holidays. … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Tis the Season for Feeling Feelings
Dec 21, 2017•21 min
DID YOU MISS ME duh of course you did. I’m back temporarily to share with you a talk that I gave in October for SFU’s Open Access Week. This talk delves a little deeper into what I’ve learned about public scholarship from podcasting, and why I think community accountability ought to matter more than institutional … Continue reading Bonus Episode: Podcasting, Public Scholarship, and Accountability...
Nov 24, 2017•35 min
Welcome to the end of the beginning! By which I mean, it’s time for a wee little break in this here podcast while we sort a few things out, most especially how we’re going to go about peer reviewing it (surprise! this podcast is going to be peer reviewed! maybe! somehow!). If you’d like to … Continue reading Episode 1.15 Rethinking Podcasts with THIS GUY (Points at Self)
Oct 27, 2017•13 min
Content warning for sexual violence. Hahaha remember when I wasn’t sick for a second there? I do. Those were the days/lungs. Anyway, I’m here, and I’m a little late but I’m super pumped to bring you my conversation with Eugenia and Toya, the brilliant women behind the podcast Woke Doctor Who. We talk about finding space for critique … Continue reading Episode 1.14 Doctor Who & Planning Podcasts in Pools with Eugenia and Toya...
Oct 22, 2017•38 min
I’m back, babes, and better than ever, or rather, not actively sick any more. And after spending some time talking about sickness and rest (with some reading recommendations below), I’m thrilled to be bringing you my conversation with PhD student and feminist shit-talker Aadita Chaudhury. After Aadita tells me exactly what STS is (you have to … Continue reading Episode 1.13 Laughing Disparagingly at the Google Memo Dude with Aadita Chaudhury...
Oct 13, 2017•36 min
Content warning for depression and suicide. HEY GUESS WHAT there was still so much good stuff leftover from last week’s conversation with the very brilliant Cynara Geissler that I just went ahead and made it a two-parter. In this episode we ask what it would mean to embrace “good enough” and to learn to be … Continue reading Episode 1.12 Embracing “Good Enough” with Cynara Geissler PART TWO!...
Sep 29, 2017•29 min
For this episode, I made an extremely fancy vegan charcuterie board and invited the always-immaculate Cynara Geissler over to talk about that thing where we’ll all slowly working ourselves to death in a desperate bid to prove our worth. You know, just a light summer afternoon chat. In addition to being a brilliant thinker on … Continue reading Episode 1.11 Lazy Women & Eating the Rich with Cynara Geissler...
Sep 22, 2017•37 min
There’s a lot of really great stuff in this episode: a wide range of exciting sounds from Baby Groot, discussions of feminist and academic mothering, and of course some generalized rage directed toward toxic masculinity. Not to mention our illustrious guest, Brenna Clarke Gray, academic and author and public intellectual. All that, framed by my thoughts … Continue reading Episode 1.10 Baby Noises & Decoding Toxic Masculinity with Brenna Clarke Gray...
Sep 15, 2017•37 min
Apologies if I sound a little drunk on the sheer joy of friendship in this episode. I was. Come hang out with me and Erin Wunker — academic, activist, award-winning author, and all-around treasure of a human being — as we talk about the politics of accessibility in feminist writing and also make emoji faces … Continue reading Episode 1.9 Emoji Faces & Feminist Friendship with Erin Wunker...
Sep 08, 2017•33 min
We’re back, and only a little late, to talk about astrology, witchcraft, poetry, and queer love with the brilliant Adèle Barclay. You’ll probably want to: Read some of Adèle’s work (and buy her book!) Figure out your own rising sign Find out the details of this Joss Whedon nonsense Read up on UBC Accountable And … Continue reading Episode 1.8 Rising Signs & Anticapitalist Poetry with Adèle Barclay...
Sep 01, 2017•37 min
This week I’m joined by authors/witches extraordinaire Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman to talk about their forthcoming book Basic Witches (preorder it here!). If you’re in the New York area, you can head to the launch at The Astoria Bookshop on August 29th! If you think Jaya and Jess sound dope as heck (which they are, … Continue reading Episode 1.7 Basic Witches with Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman...
Aug 25, 2017•33 min
Content warning for racial violence and sexual assault. This week I’m joined by my dear friend Leslie Allin. We did our PhDs together, but we actually didn’t get together to discuss white masculinity in Victorian adventure fiction. Leslie is also a Wen-Do instructor, and she joined me to talk about women learning to claim our space. … Continue reading Episode 1.6 Taking Up Space & Feeling Safe with Leslie Allin...
Aug 18, 2017•37 min
This episode is a first: that is, the first podcast episode I’ve recorded with brilliant scholar and politicker Andrea Hasenbank in which we were both stone cold sober (if you want to know what I’m talking about, give this and this a listen). It’s charming nonetheless, and so coherent, as we get into questions of which knowledges … Continue reading Episode 1.5 Can(n)ons & Revolutions with Andrea Hasenbank...
Aug 11, 2017•41 min
I wanted you to hear this episode so badly that I went and got new cords for my recording set-up AND THEN I upgraded to the “Pro” level of Hindenburg so I could get noise reduction. Just saying. Come hang out with me and Kaarina while we drink wine on opposite sides of this big … Continue reading Episode 1.4 Hufflepuff Self Care with Kaarina Mikalson
Aug 04, 2017•30 min
This episode is brought to you courtesy of backyard wine and BBQ tacos! Sit in on my conversation with Rebecca Caines and Michelle Stewart, brilliant academics and artists and activists and collaborators from the University of Regina. Our conversation ranges from leg hair to police brutality with a few stops in between. As per usual, … Continue reading Episode 1.3 Little Tiny Things and Big Huge Questions with Rebecca Caines and Michelle Stewart...
Jul 28, 2017•38 min
We’re back, and this time we’re chatting with academic, activist, and artist Lucia Lorenzi about her love for Moana and Maleficent, Twitter as a platform for feminist activism, and why sometimes it’s okay to not be okay. Here’s some conversation-adjacent reading: A few thoughts on Why We Need a Female Doctor in Doctor Who Some articles from teen-led feminist … Continue reading Episode 1.2 Social Media & Moana with Lucia Lorenzi...
Jul 21, 2017•39 min
It’s here! The first official episode! Join me as I talk cut-creases, deadlifting, and ill-advised teenage atheism with academic and podcaster Xine Yao. If you want more to read/listen to on these topics, here are some suggestions: Check out Virgie Tovar’s Take the Cake column on Ravishly Learn more about What We Mean When We … Continue reading Episode 1.1 Eyeliner & Astrology with Xine Yao...
Jul 14, 2017•27 min
Welcome to Secret Feminist Agenda! Every week* I’ll be interviewing a feminist about how they undermine the cisnormative heteronormative ableist imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy in their own lives. Mostly I just want to talk to amazing humans about how they enact resistance in both large and small ways. Get ready for laughter and tears … Continue reading Episode 1.0 Let’s Start Something...
Jun 29, 2017•52 sec
