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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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432. Why We Can’t Have Conversations Any More with Susan Wokoma

432. Why We Can’t Have Conversations Any More with Susan Wokoma The Guilty Feminist 432. Why We Can’t Have Conversations Any More Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Susan Wokoma Recorded 30 March 2025 at The Bath Komedia. Released 14 April. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-...

Apr 14, 20251 hr 20 minEp. 432

431. Six Conversations We're Scared to Have with Cariad Lloyd

The Guilty Feminist 431. Six Conversations We’re Scared to Have Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Cariad Lloyd. Recorded 29 March 2025 at The Glee Club in Birmingham. Released 7 April. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www....

Apr 07, 20251 hr 40 minEp. 431

Deborah Frances-White on The News Meeting

One of the largest earthquakes in decades has wrecked parts of Myanmar, but how does a country still grappling with civil war and military rule handle a natural disaster of this scale? The Guardian investigates why senior Tory Lords and MPs are lobbying to thwart the renters’ reform bill. What does Prince Harry’s bullying allegations, brought forward by his former charity chief, reveal about the way we provide aid? Basia Cummings is joined by the Guilty Feminist’s Deborah Frances-White, plus Tor...

Apr 02, 20254 min

430. Versions of Us with Fran Lusty, Rosie Hewlett and Dia Day

The Guilty Feminist 430. Versions of Us – part two Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guests Fran Lusty, Rosie Hewlett and Dia Day. Recorded 19 March 2025 at The Old Queen’s Head in London. Released 31 March. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.insta...

Mar 31, 20251 hr 14 minEp. 430

429. Versions of Us with Christine Charitonos, Doella and Georgie Jones

The Guilty Feminist 429. Versions of Us – part one Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guests Christine Charitonos, Doella and Georgie Jones. Recorded 19 March 2025 at The Old Queen’s Head in London. Released 24 March. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://...

Mar 24, 20251 hr 6 minEp. 429

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Minefields with Carrie Quinlan, Reubs J Walsh, Leyla Hussein, Rev Kate Harford

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Minefields with Carrie Quinlan, Reubs J Walsh, Leyla Hussein, Rev Kate Harford The Guilty Feminist Redux. Minefields Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Carrie Quinlan and special guests Reubs J Walsh, Leyla Hussein and Rev Kate Harford Recorded 8 May and 18 July at Kings Place in London. Originally eleased 11 September 2017. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Photographs by Grace Gelder http://gracegelder.co.uk Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off us...

Mar 17, 20251 hr 56 min

428. The Circle with Annie Lennox, Raakhi Shah and Grace Dorong

The Guilty Feminist 428. The Circle Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guests Annie Lennox, Raakhi Shah and Grace Dorong Recorded 7 March 2025 in London. Released 10 March. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.c...

Mar 10, 202557 minEp. 428

427. The Law Silencing Women with Claire Hooper and Jennifer Robinson

The Guilty Feminist 427. The Law Silencing Women Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Claire Hooper and special guest Jennifer Robinson Recorded 12 February 2025 at the Wheeler Centre, Melbourne. Released 3 March. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/ More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah...

Mar 03, 20251 hr 13 minEp. 427

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Health and Being Heard with Felicity Ward, Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Health and Being Heard Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Felicity Ward and special guests Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards Recorded 9 February 2019 at The Thornbury Theatre in Melbourne. First released 9 December 2019. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah's new book with 30% using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD. https://store.virago.co.uk/ More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https...

Feb 24, 20251 hr 17 min

426. Community with Claire Hooper and Gina Martin

The Guilty Feminist 426. Community Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Claire Hooper and special guest Gina Martin Recorded 12 February 2025 at the Wheeler Centre, Melbourne. Released 17 February. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah's new book with 30% using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD. https://store.virago.co.uk/ More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/...

Feb 17, 20251 hr 24 minEp. 426

The Guilty Feminist Redux: What’s the Deal with Men?

The Guilty Feminist Redux: What’s the Deal with Men? Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Zoe Coombs-Marr with special guest Tiffany Stevenson Recorded 18 October 2017 at Giant Dwarf, Sydney. First released 1 January 2018. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Give to http://www.redkite.org.au More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/...

Feb 10, 20251 hr 18 min

425. People vs Elon Musk with Natalie Evans and Georgie Laming

The Guilty Feminist 425. People vs Elon Musk Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guests Natalie Evans and Georgie Laming Recorded 30 January 2025 via Riverside.FM. Released 3 February. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811 https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-...

Feb 03, 202554 minEp. 425

424. Free Narges Mohammadi

The Guilty Feminist 424. Free Narges Mohammadi Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Narges Mohammadi Recorded 9 January 2025 via Riverside.FM. Released 27 January. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811 https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty...

Jan 27, 20251 hr 5 minEp. 424

423. Black Box Diaries with Megumi Inman and Shiori Ito

The Guilty Feminist 423. Black Box Diaries Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guests Megumi Inman and Shiori Ito Recorded 9 January 2025 via Riverside.FM. Released 20 January. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811 https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/th...

Jan 20, 202558 minEp. 423

The Guilty Feminist Redux: The Windrush Generation in association with Guardian Live

The Guilty Feminist Redux: The Windrush Generation in association with Guardian Live Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guests Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Dana Alexander, Katherine Viner, Amelia Gentleman, Judy Griffith and Le Gateau Chocolat Recorded 10 October 2018 at The Barbican Hall in London. First released 22 October. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. How you can help the Windrush generation https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/26/how-help-windrush-generatio...

Jan 13, 20251 hr 17 min

422. Women on Tour with Kate Nash

422. Women on Tour with Kate Nash The Guilty Feminist 422. Women on Tour Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Kate Nash Recorded 13 December 2024 at Tileyard Studios in London. Released 6 January The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811 https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances...

Jan 06, 20251 hr 3 minEp. 422

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Crying with Sofie Hagen and Dr Emily Grossman

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Crying Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Sofie Hagen with special guest Dr Emily Grossman Recorded 4 July 2016 at Kings Place in London. Originally released 31 October 2016. Music by Mark Hodge and produced by Euan Maco McAleece. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811 https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/d...

Dec 30, 202452 min

421. American Election special – part two, with Grace Petrie, Abigoliah Schamaun and Bonnie Greer

The Guilty Feminist 421. American Election special – part two Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Grace Petrie with special guests Abigoliah Schamaun and Bonnie Greer Recorded 24 November 2024 at The King’s Head Theatre in London. Released 23 December. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/978...

Dec 23, 20241 hr 22 minEp. 421

420. American Election special – part one, with Grace Petrie, Aja Barber and Mara Clarke

The Guilty Feminist 420. American Election special – part one Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Grace Petrie with special guests Aja Barber and Mara Clarke Recorded 24 November 2024 at The King’s Head Theatre in London. Released 16 December. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/978034901581...

Dec 16, 20241 hr 21 minEp. 420

419. Live from the Amnesty Amplify Festival

The Guilty Feminist 419. Live from the Amnesty Amplify Festival Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Susan Wokoma with special guests Parwana Fayyaz and Samira Hamidi Recorded 7 December 2024 at Woolwich Works. Released 9 December. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811 https://www...

Dec 09, 20241 hr 38 minEp. 419

418. In Conversation with Tressie McMillan Cottom

The Guilty Feminist 418. In Conversation with Tressie McMillan Cottom Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Tressie McMillan Cottom Recorded 20 November 2024 via Riverside. Released 2 December. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811 https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deb...

Dec 02, 20241 hr 10 minEp. 418

417. Gillian Anderson in conversation

The Guilty Feminist 417. Female Desire with Gillian Anderson Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Gillian Anderson Recorded 19 November 2024 in London. Released 25 November 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 Gillian Anderson and Want https://www.instagram.com/gilliana https://she-wants.com https://www.thisisgo...

Nov 25, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 417

416. Cheaters with Susan Wokoma

The Guilty Feminist 416. Cheaters with Susan Wokoma Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Susan Wokoma Recorded 15 November 2024 in London. Released 18 November 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 Susan Wokoma and Cheaters https://www.instagram.com/susiewoosie12 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0b7pwbp/ch...

Nov 18, 202433 minEp. 416

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Change – live from the London Palladium

The Guilty Feminist: Change Presented by Deborah Frances-White with guest comedians Sindhu Vee and Alison Spittle, guest interviewees Carys Afoko, Scarlett Curtis, Becca Bunce, Steve Ali, Josie Naughton, Sara Pascoe, Aisling Bea, and music from Ali McGregor. Recorded 24 May 2018 at the London Palladium. First released 28 May 2018. Music by Mark Hodge and the Suffrageddon band. More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk...

Nov 11, 20241 hr 37 min

415. Guilty Feminist Book Club with Jessica Fostekew and Kate Mosse

The Guilty Feminist 415. Book Club – The Map of Bones and Wide Sargasso Sea Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Jessica Fostekew with special guest Kate Mosse. Recorded 21 October 2024 at Waterstones Piccadilly. Released 4 November. 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 Jessica Fostekew https://www.instagram.com/jessicafosteke...

Nov 04, 20241 hr 35 minEp. 415

Election Monologues performed by Jessica Hynes, Juliet Stevenson, Barbara Hynes and Raphael Bushay

Election Monologues performed by Jessica Hynes, Juliet Stevenson, Barbara Hynes and Raphael Bushay Election Monologues Written by Suzie Miller. Conceived by Abigail Gonda. Performed by Jessica Hynes, Juliet Stevenson, Barbara Hynes and Raphael Bushay. Released 4 November 2024. https://vote.gov/guide-to-voting Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters. To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podca...

Nov 04, 202459 min

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Susan Wokoma and Millie Bobby Brown

The Guilty Feminist Redux with Deborah Frances-White and Susan Wokoma Special guest: Millie Bobby Brown. Music by Grace Petrie. Recorded 31 March at the Union Chapel in London. First released 4 April 2022 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 Susan Wokoma https://www.instagram.com/susiewoosie12 https://www.bbc...

Oct 28, 20242 hr 17 min

414. In Conversation with Grace Dent

414. In Conversation with Grace Dent The Guilty Feminist 414. In Conversation with Grace Dent Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Grace Dent. Many thanks to Intelligence Squared. https://www.intelligencesquared.com Recorded 8 October 2024 at the Union Chapel. Released 21 October. 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 ...

Oct 21, 20241 hr 34 minEp. 414

413. Live from Canberra - part two

The Guilty Feminist 413. Live from Canberra Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Kirsty Webeck and special guests Hangama Obaidullah, Lauren Beckman, Dr Elise Stephenson with music from Grace Petrie Recorded 28 May 2024 at the Enmore Theatre, Canberra, Australia. Released 14 October. 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 Kirst...

Oct 14, 20241 hr 21 minEp. 413

413. Live from Canberra - part one

The Guilty Feminist 413. Live from Canberra Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Kirsty Webeck and special guests Hangama Obaidullah, Lauren Beckman, Dr Elise Stephenson with music from Grace Petrie Recorded 28 May 2024 at the Enmore Theatre, Canberra, Australia. Released 14 October. 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 Kirst...

Oct 14, 20241 hr 7 minEp. 413
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