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The Guilty Feminist

Deborah Frances-Whiteguiltyfeminist.com
Ever felt like you should be better at feminism? Join comedian Deborah Frances-White and her guests for this comedy podcast, recorded in front of a live audience. Each week they discuss our noble goals as 21st century feminists and the hypocrisies and insecurities that undermine them. Deborah Frances-White is the 2016 Writers' Guild Award Winner for Best Radio Comedy for her hit BBC Radio 4 series Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice. She is an Edinburgh Fringe regular, a screenwriter and is in huge demand for her corporate seminars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That - Season 2, Episode 10 with Jessica Fostekew

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Jessica Fostekew Season 2, Episode 10: “The Last Supper Part One: Appetizer” More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Jessica Fostekew https://twitter.com/jessicafostekew https://twitter.com/thehooveringpod Big Speeches with Jessica Regan First Sunday of each month at 3:00pm via Zoom. https://gui...

Aug 19, 202359 min

Guilty Feminists Solving Podcasts - with Hannah George, Catie Wilkins and Taylor Glenn

Hands-up who loves a comedy podcast...all of you? We'll you're in the right place and in for a treat, as two of the UK's funniest shows collide to talk about some amazing comedy offerings available on Audible. The teams behind The Guilty Feminist and Drunk Women Solving Crime, present 'Guilty Feminists Solving Podcasts'. Deborah Frances-White joins Hannah George, Catie Wilkins, and Taylor Glenn to swap some of the fantastic original podcasts they've been listening to on Audible, which includes n...

Aug 18, 202338 min

Feminism across cultures: Standing with women of Iran - with Nazanin Boniadi

Media Storm will be LIVE at London Podcast Festival, Saturday 16th September at 7pm. BOOK your tickets now: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/media-storm-2/ If you're a Lord of the Rings fan, you may know Nazanin Boniadi from her portrayal of Bronwyn in the Rings of Power. If you follow her online, you may be aware of her determined activism. Since 2008, Nazanin has represented Amnesty International’s campaigns for the restoration of stolen human rights. In the aftermath of the 1979 Ir...

Aug 17, 202318 min

The Guilty Feminist Culture Club: The Funny Thing About Death by Jo Caulfield

The Guilty Feminist Culture Club: The Funny Thing About Death Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Jo Caulfield Recorded 13 August 2023. Released 16 August Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Jo Caulfield https://twitter.com/Jo_Caulfield https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-funny-thing-about-death/jo-caul...

Aug 16, 202336 min

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Women in Science with Sara Pascoe and special guests Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Women in Science Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Sara Pascoe with special guests Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon Recorded 27 February 2019 at The Science Museum in London. First released 6 May 2019. Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. Photographs by Grace Gelder http://gracegelder.co.uk/ More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-femini...

Aug 14, 20231 hr 15 min

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That - Season 2, Episode 9 with Margaret Cabourn-Smith

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Margaret Cabourn-Smith Season 2, Episode 9: “There Goes the Neighborhood” More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Margaret Cabourn-Smith https://twitter.com/MCabournSmith https://twitter.com/CrushedbyMCS Big Speeches with Jessica Regan First Sunday of each month at 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guilt...

Aug 12, 20231 hr 10 min

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Orgasms with Rachel Parris and special guest Alix Fox

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Orgasms Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Rachel Parris with special guest Alix Fox Recorded 26 June at the Underbelly Festival. First released 21 August 2017. Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. Photographs by Grace Gelder http://gracegelder.co.uk/ More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Rachel Parris http://rachelparris.com htt...

Aug 07, 20231 hr 19 min

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That - Season 2, Episode 8 with Sara Pascoe

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Sara Pascoe Season 2, Episode 8: “A Hundred Years Ago” Thanks to Spiritland for their help with the recording of this week’s episode. https://spiritlandproductions.com/studio More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Sara Pascoe https://twitter.com/sarapascoe https://sarapascoe.co.uk https://www.s...

Aug 05, 20231 hr 25 min

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Not Having Kids with Sofie Hagen and special guest Susan Calman

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Not Having Kids Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Sofie Hagen with special guest Susan Calman Recorded 21 October 2017 at Giant Dwarf, Sydney. First released 30 October 2017. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Sofie Hagen https://twitter.com/SofieHagen https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sofie...

Jul 31, 202357 min

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That - Season 2, Episode 7 with Syrus Lowe and Lee Knight

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Syrus Lowe and Lee Knight Season 2, Episode 7: “February 14th” More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Syrus and Lee https://twitter.com/SyrusLoweDown https://www.instagram.com/theleeknight Big Speeches with Jessica Regan First Sunday of each month at 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfeminist.com/...

Jul 30, 20231 hr 21 min

World on fire: El Niño and Labour’s ULEZ debate - with Media Storm

LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT: Media Storm will be live at the London Podcast Festival this September, on Saturday 16th at 7pm! Book tickets now to join us as we breakdown the craziest headlines of 2023: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/media-storm-2/ Around the world, El Niño is causing extreme weather events and soaring global temperatures to alarming levels. Meanwhile in the UK, Labour is playing internal blame-games after a by-election defeat in Boris Johnson’s old seat of Uxbridge and S...

Jul 28, 202339 min

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Weinstein Culture with Cal Wilson and special guest Kristine Ziwica

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Cal Wilson with special guest Kristine Ziwica Recorded 21 October 2017 at Giant Dwarf, Sydney. First released 30 October 2017. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Cal Wilson http://calwilsoncomedy.com.au https://twitter.com/calbo More about Kristine Ziwica https://women...

Jul 24, 20231 hr 18 min

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That - Season 2, Episode 6 - with Catherine Bohart

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Catherine Bohart Season 2, Episode 6: “Bomb Cyclone” More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Catherine Bohart https://twitter.com/CatherineBohart https://www.catherinebohart.com/live Big Speeches with Jessica Regan First Sunday of each month at 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-spee...

Jul 22, 202350 min

Unpicking the media storm - Trans rights as a threat to women

Warning: strong language and mention of rape Are trans rights a threat to women? Or is that narrative itself the real threat? Actor, author and activist Charlie Craggs joins journalists Helena Wadia and Mathilda Mallinson in the studio this week, to pick apart mainstream media efforts to pitch cis women against their trans counterparts: where has it come from, who is it serving, and how is it being weaponised against women themselves? The hosts also spill the beans from their trip to Parliament,...

Jul 20, 202316 min

367. Permission to Speak with Jessica Fostekew and special guest Samara Bay

The Guilty Feminist episode 367. Permission to Speak Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Jessica Fostekew with special guest Samara Bay Recorded 8 June via Squadcast. Released 17 July 2023. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Jessica Fostekew https://twitter.com/jessicafostekew http://jessicafostekew.com ...

Jul 17, 20231 hr 15 minEp. 367

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That - Season 2, Episode 5 - with Alison Spittle

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Alison Spittle Season 2, Episode 5: “Trick or Treat” More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Alison Spittle https://twitter.com/AlisonSpittle http://alisonspittle.com https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alison-spittle-soup Big Speeches with Jessica Regan 16 July at 10:30am, then first Sunday of...

Jul 15, 20231 hr 17 min

366. Being Bilingual with Fatiha El-Ghorri and special guest Tatty Macleod

The Guilty Feminist episode 366. Being Bilingual Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Fatiha El-Ghorri with special guest Tatty Macleod Recorded 22 June at Kings Place in London. Released 10 July 2023. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Fatiha El-Ghorri https://twitter.com/fatihaelghorri https://www.insta...

Jul 10, 20231 hr 7 minEp. 366

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That - Season 2, Episode 4 - with Jessica Regan

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Jessica Regan Season 2, Episode 4: “Alive!” More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book Big Speeches with Jessica Regan 16 July at 10:30am, then first Sunday of each month at 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/ For more information about this and other episodes… visit https://www.guiltyfem...

Jul 08, 20231 hr 15 min

Misogyny in the media: Media Storm goes to Parliament!

This week, Media Storm spoke in Parliament! Helena & Mathilda were in the halls of Westminster to speak to MPs and Parliamentarians about misogyny in the media: how the media can responsibly report on domestic abuse and gender-based violence, and why lived-experience should be at the heart of reporting. Media Storm were invited by Hacked Off (@hackedoffcampaign), the group calling for reform of UK press self-regulation. They were joined by Impress (@impress_org), a self-regulatory body for U...

Jul 06, 202328 min

365. World Refugee Week with Fatiha El-Ghorri and special guests Jaz O’Hara and Hiba

The Guilty Feminist episode 365. World Refugee Week Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Fatiha El-Ghorri with special guests Jaz O’Hara and Hiba Recorded 22 June at Kings Place in London. Released 3 July 2023. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Fatiha El-Ghorri https://twitter.com/fatihaelghorri https://...

Jul 03, 20231 hr 24 minEp. 365

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That - Season 2, Episode 3 with Bec Hill

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Bec Hill Season 2, Episode 3: “Chapter Three” More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Bec Hill https://twitter.com/bechillcomedian http://www.bechillcomedian.com https://twitter.com/aproblemsquared Big Speeches with Jessica Regan First Sunday of each month from 2 July. 3:00pm via Zoom. https://gu...

Jul 01, 202359 min

364. Peri-Peri Menopause with Alison Spittle and special guest Christie Watson

The Guilty Feminist episode 364: Peri-Peri Menopause Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Alison Spittle with special guest Christie Watson Recorded 5 June at Kings Place in London. Released 26 June 2023. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Alison Spittle https://twitter.com/alisonspittle https://tickets.e...

Jun 26, 20231 hr 10 minEp. 364

The Guilty Feminist Watches And Just Like That - Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2 - with Sara Barron

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Sara Barron Episode 1: “Met Cute” and Episode 2: “The Real Deal” More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Sara Barron https://twitter.com/sarabarron https://podfollow.com/firecrotchnormcore Big Speeches with Jessica Regan First Sunday of each month from 2 July. 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfemin...

Jun 25, 20231 hr 2 min

World Refugee Week: What do the latest numbers tell us? With Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia

It’s World Refugee Week and the results are in: Media Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena crunch the latest numbers on global displacement, to see how Europe and the UK are ranking on the hospitality charts. Spoiler: it’s not very well. In this episode, we revisit the testimonies of refugees from when The Guilty Feminist first launched its investigative sister podcast. Their stories reveal the patterns of state hostility creating a pipeline of displacement throughout Europe. Support Media Storm’s et...

Jun 22, 202325 min

363. M(other) Land with Alison Spittle and special guest Priya Joi

The Guilty Feminist episode 363: M(other) Land Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Alison Spittle with special guest Priya Joi Recorded 5 June at Kings Place in London. Released 19 June 2023. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Alison Spittle https://twitter.com/alisonspittle https://tickets.edfringe.com/...

Jun 19, 20231 hr 15 minEp. 363

362. Pivot with Chloe Petts and special guest Laura Lexx

The Guilty Feminist episode 362: Pivot Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Chloe Petts with special guest Laura Lexx Recorded 31 May at Soho Theatre in London. Released 12 June 2023. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Chloe Petts https://twitter.com/chloepetts https://www.chloepetts.org https://www.leice...

Jun 12, 20231 hr 16 minEp. 362

Behind the scenes of Media Storm!

In this week’s bonus episode, Helena and Mathilda have an announcement to make… they have started a Patreon! You can access it at https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcast This is a chance for us to build a community space for our Media Storm listeners, where we can discuss ideas, share bonus material and get to know you all a little better! It’s also a chance for you to contribute to the work being done at Media Storm, if and how you can. In this episode, we’re also trialling some new bonus mat...

Jun 08, 202326 min

361. Boundaries with Sarah Keyworth and special guests Anna Leong Brophy and Emily Lloyd-Saini

The Guilty Feminist episode 361: Boundaries Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Sarah Keyworth with special guests Anna Leong Brophy and Emily Lloyd-Saini The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Sarah Keyworth https://twitter.com/sarahkcomedy https://www.sarahkeyworth.co.uk More about Anna, Emily and Egg http...

Jun 05, 20231 hr 18 minEp. 361

360. Best of Jessica Fostekew

The Guilty Feminist episode 360: Best of Jessica Fostekew Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Jessica Fostekew The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Jessica Fostekew https://twitter.com/jessicafostekew http://jessicafostekew.com Big Speeches with Jessica Regan First Sunday of each month from ...

May 29, 20231 hr 26 minEp. 360

359. Best of Alison Spittle

The Guilty Feminist episode 359: Best of Alison Spittle Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Alison Spittle The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Alison Spittle https://twitter.com/AlisonSpittle https://linktr.ee/alisonspittle Big Speeches with Jessica Regan Last Sunday of each month from 26 M...

May 22, 20231 hr 15 minEp. 359
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