Content warning for discussions of sexual assault and transphobia. Like so many good things, this episode started one way and ended up another. I invited Clayre to chat about singing, and we ended up talking about community and harm and silence and what we do (or don’t do) to feel like we belong. Oh, and we … Continue reading Episode 3.6 Dismantling the Patriarchy Has to be a Vocal Game with Clayre Sessoms...
Nov 09, 2018•38 min
It’s been another rough week, folks! But rather than getting bogged down in despair at the seeming indestructibility of the goddamn patriarchy, I’m think about something that brings me a little bit of hope: the generosity of critique, and the possibility of doing a little bit better every day. That’s something we can all manage, … Continue reading Episode 3.5 Ableism and Doing a Bit Better Every Day...
Nov 02, 2018•17 min
Content warning for discussions of mental health, depression, and infertility. This episode opens with me explaining the entire premise of Secret Feminist Agenda to my long-term collaborator and dear friend Marcelle Kosman, because Marcelle does not listen to Secret Feminist Agenda, and the fact that my love for her is unimpeded by this negligence is a good … Continue reading Episode 3.4 Parenting, Mental Health, and Drinking Wine in a Rec Room with Marcelle Kosman...
Oct 26, 2018•57 min
Not quite a content warning but definitely a heads up, that I’m talking a little bit this week about death and grief and apocalyptic despair. But only a little! Mostly I’m talking about the books that have been not just blowing my mind this year, but helping me to think differently about death, loss, climate … Continue reading Episode 3.3 Reading for Alternative Futures, or Hannah’s Sad Bookclub...
Oct 19, 2018•24 min
I am extremely stoked that you get to meet one of my favourite Vancouver-based humans, the extremely brilliant author and podcaster Andrea Warner. We talk about her new book, Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography, as well as the overwhelming whiteness of music journalism, different tactics for fucking shit up, and what it might look like … Continue reading Episode 3.2 Buffy Sainte-Marie and Music Journalism with Andrea Warner...
Oct 12, 2018•51 min
Welcome back! I missed you! I think you’re great! I think this podcast is great! And in keeping with the sheer exhilaration I am experiencing at the beginning of season 3, I’m going to tell you about a movie that holds a very special place in my heart. In fact, it was deeply formative in my thinking … Continue reading Episode 3.1 JURASSIC PARK!
Oct 05, 2018•27 min
We’re switching things up for this, the final episode of season two. Instead of playing host, this week I’m playing guest, and being interviewed by my brilliant pal Lucia Lorenzi. Also, since this is the end of another season, I’m once more asking you to give me some feedback on the podcast. Questions below. But first? … Continue reading Episode 2.30 Talkin’ Podcasts with ME (hosted by Lucia Lorenzi)...
Aug 24, 2018•58 min
Get ready, because this is one of those extra-fun minisodes where I’m kind of figuring something out, out loud, as I record, so it’s a bit more like a word collage than a well-wrought urn, but it’s definitely ~20 minutes of me talking so you can’t say it doesn’t count as a minisode. Links! The Buffy … Continue reading Episode 2.29 Rereading/Rewatching/Rethinking
Aug 17, 2018•23 min
Content warning for some discussion of rape culture and sexual harassment. This week I got to chat with writer, activist, and organizer KaeLyn Rich, who (alongside a dozen other super impressive things) is the author of the new book Girls Resist! A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and Starting a Revolution. We talked about intergenerational feminist coalitions, how … Continue reading Episode 2.28 Girls Resist! with KaeLyn Rich...
Aug 10, 2018•48 min
This week I’m talking about slowing down within capitalism’s poisonous culture of speed, and how we can make our own slowness sustainable for ourselves and our communities. It’s complicated! It’s probably worth figuring out! Here are some links! First, I cite a bunch of articles about the slow movement in its various permutations, so let’s … Continue reading Episode 2.27 Slow Down!
Aug 03, 2018•21 min
It’s hot as heck in Vancouver (and, apparently, most of the world) right now, but in this episode I’m harkening back to cooler days (i.e. May) when the ever-delightful Emily Hoven visited me to talk (and make) sourdough. We chat about the ethics of care, sourdough science, the new domesticity, and why everyone just wants … Continue reading Episode 2.26 Getting Deeply Into Sourdough with Emily Hoven...
Jul 27, 2018•50 min
Hey! Let’s talk about gentle men (not gentlemen) and how they’re subverting patriarchal expectations of masculinity and creating a wider range of possibilities for masculine-type-folks! Here are some links! First, in praise of tender masculinity Second, a video about how great Karamo Brown is Third, that final scene in Moonlight where Kevin strokes Chiron’s head Fourth, … Continue reading Episode 2.25 Soft Bois aka Tender Masculinity...
Jul 06, 2018•21 min
We’re getting deep into academic corner this week with academic coach Jennifer Askey. Together we talk about how grad school does or doesn’t prepare you for the work of being a professor (spoiler alert: it doesn’t), the relationship between academic coaching and the neoliberal university, and how to build space for yourself and others from within … Continue reading Episode 2.24 Being a Little Bit Bigger and More Awesome than you Feel Most Days with Jennifer Askey...
Jun 29, 2018•43 min
Before we get into this week’s topic, I want to make sure you all know that there is an active struggle at the Saskatchewan Legislature right now as Camp: Justice For Our Stolen Children fights to stay in place despite the police attempting to dismantle them. Please read and share articles about this and, if … Continue reading Episode 2.23 #ImmodestWomen
Jun 22, 2018•24 min
Content warning for some discussions of violence. This week I sit down with filmmaker Alba Sotorra to talk about her newest documentary, Commander Arian (shout out to Hot Docs for setting up the interview!). We tackle being a woman documentarian and what it means to be a feminist filmmaker, as well as the work of the YPJ … Continue reading Episode 2.22 Cameras & Kalashnikovs with Alba Sotorra...
Jun 15, 2018•25 min
When I sat down to record this episode, I was thinking about travel and family visits and how they take a toll on my mental health. I didn’t know that by the time I finished editing it, Doug Ford would have won a conservative majority in Ontario that threatens the livelihood, health, and safety of … Continue reading Episode 2.21 KITTIES!
Jun 08, 2018•20 min
Content warning for discussions of violence and death. This week I had the tremendous pleasure of sitting down in Regina, Saskatchewan with four of the women at Camp: Justice for Our Stolen Children. Robyn Pitawanakwat, Richelle Dubois, Satin Denny, and Gaylene Henry, along with their communities, are working to bring attention to the injustices facing Indigenous … Continue reading Episode 2.20 Justice for Our Stolen Children with Robyn Pitawanakwat, Richelle Dubois, Satin Denny, and Gaylene Hen...
Jun 01, 2018•40 min
Content warning for discussions of death and family loss. HI IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! Listen, I know a lot of adults don’t like to make, like, a THING out of their birthdays, but I am not one of those adults. Let’s just blame it on my Leo Rising, which likes attention. Don’t worry though, this episode … Continue reading Episode 2.19 Growing Up
May 25, 2018•31 min
Content warning for discussions of diet culture, mental health, and suicide. This episode is a real Momentous Occassion for me because I have been a fan of Jes Baker‘s work for YEARS. She was probably the first body positive activist who crossed my radar, and her “Attractive & Fat” campaign felt revolutionary to me. So … Continue reading Episode 2.18 Landwhales and Fat Liberation with Jes Baker...
May 18, 2018•47 min
This episode is late because I am so so tired and couldn’t think of anything to talk about and then Fox cancelled Brooklyn Nine-Nine and my task was clear. Here’s a short article about why people love the show and whether it might be picked up elsewhere. This is the Twitter thread I mentioned about … Continue reading Episode 2.17 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
May 11, 2018•22 min
We’re officially done the “play” miniseries and so it’s time to put away childish things and focus on Very Serious Topics like Poetry jk poetry is hilarious and this episode is very funny. Join Beni Xiao and Tin Lorica as we talk about poetry and feelings and also feelings and also poetry. Oh, and also community … Continue reading Episode 2.16 Feelings Are Dumb (but poetry is cool) with beni xiao and Tin Lorica...
May 04, 2018•39 min
I don’t know about you but I’m having a crummy week and I really didn’t feel like recording a minisode and Kaarina suggested that we could just chat about our crummy weeks instead so we did that. We talk about complaining, and cats, and roller derby, and barbershop, and teaching, and mentorship, and Glow, and just … Continue reading Episode 2.15 Complaining About Your Crummy Week with Friends...
Apr 27, 2018•27 min
This week we’re continuing our “play” series by talking with sex radical, feelings-witch and facilitator Carly Boyce. Carly tells me what play means in kink communities, and then we delve into consent culture, queer family, the relationship between power and sex, and a whole lot more. Want to read more about any of these topics? Here … Continue reading Episode 2.14 Pervert Evangelism with Carly Boyce...
Apr 21, 2018•57 min
This episode is just one big content warning. I’m talking about politicizing tragedy, and public mourning, and I touch on a lot of hard things and recent, awful events, including the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the Quebec City Mosque shooting, the death of Coulten Boushie, as well as mass shootings and school shootings, cancer and … Continue reading Episode 2.13 Politicizing Tragedy
Apr 13, 2018•33 min
By popular request, and despite my personal disinclination towards sports, I’m finally talking about roller derby! With none other than brilliant and badass literature-scholar-slash-derby-player Gillian Roberts. After she very patiently explains to me what exactly roller derby is and how it differs from Whip It, we chat about women in sports, the link between hobbies and … Continue reading Episode 2.12 Getting Fucked Up on Learning (& Roller Derby) with Gillian Roberts...
Apr 06, 2018•47 min
It’s a short one this week folks, but don’t worry, the feelings/minute ratio is exceptionally high. This episode isn’t about playing–not even in the killjoy sense of being about losing. Actually, it’s kind of about being sad, but it’s also about friendship and forms of care and what to do when someone you love is sad. … Continue reading Episode 2.11 Emotional Burritos
Mar 30, 2018•12 min
Our series on play continues with a very special episode, requested by our own Kaarina Mikalson. Clare Mulcahy is a scholar and a gentleman, but in her free time she likes to play video games, and more importantly she likes to talk to her friends about them. Lucky you, you’re all her friends now, so … Continue reading Episode 2.10 Fighting All the Scary Bad Guys in Video Games With Clare Mulcahy...
Mar 23, 2018•57 min
Gosh, first failure and now limits, I’m just a barrel of fucking laughs, aren’t I? Anyway, this week I’m talking/thinking (talk-thinking) (thalking?) about both feeling out my personal limits — in terms of energy, emotional labour, etc. — and feeling out my limits in relation to others, especially where my whiteness leads me to believe … Continue reading Episode 2.9 Knowing Your Limits
Mar 16, 2018•20 min
To clarify, I’m not claiming that the very brilliant Emily Riddle is bad at poker, but in this conversation we talk about dealing and playing cards, women’s relationship to recreational fun, and the liberating possibilities of being enduringly bad at something. We also talk about whether casinos, reparations, care work, tech bros, and cake. It’s a … Continue reading Episode 2.8 Being Bad at Poker with Emily Riddle...
Mar 09, 2018•42 min
This minisode is the beginning of a short thematic arc on play, and like the good feminist killjoy I am, I decided to start it off by talking about failure. Specifically, I want to talk about a brilliant book — The Queer Art of Failure, by Jack Halberstam — that turned my understanding of failure inside … Continue reading Episode 2.7 Playing, Losing, Failing
Mar 02, 2018•17 min
