Podcast Episodes featuring Roxane Gay

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Offline: Roxane Gay on Why People Are So Awful Online

Pod Save America - February 06, 2022 08:01 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 74.6K ratings
This week on Offline, Jon is joined by writer, professor, and social commentator Roxane Gay for a wide-ranging conversation on consequence culture, writing in the age of the internet, and, of course, Joe Rogan. She explains to Jon why she’s been spending less time on Twitter and lays out exactly...

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Roxane Gay: Our Big 5-Year Anniversary Celebration (!!!!)

LGBTQ&A - December 28, 2021 11:03 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 594 ratings
"I'm a woman and I'm queer and I'm Black and I'm fat. I try to inhabit all of these identities in my writing." Roxane Gay, the legendary BICON, joins us to talk about sex, love, and soulmates. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters and produced by The Advocate magazine, in partnership with GLAAD. ...

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Design Matters with Debbie Millman - May 06, 2019 20:00 ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
Debbie talks to writer Roxane Gay about loneliness, social media, and self-exposure.

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Roxane Gay: How to Write About Love

LGBTQ&A - April 30, 2019 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 594 ratings
Roxane Gay talks about why it's so difficult to write about love and says that when it comes to writing about her own relationships, she doesn't do it. She prefers to keep "the best parts" of her life private. She also talks about being a "soft butch", her place in the queer canon, and her top-se...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen - April 22, 2019 20:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 2.5K ratings
Cynthia Bailey & Roxane Gay join host Andy Cohen. Listen to lively debates on everything from the latest drama surrounding your favorite Bravolebrities to what celebrity is making headlines that week live from the WWHL clubhouse. Aired on 04/21/19 Watch clips and see photos at BravoTV...

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Design Matters Live with Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman

On Air Fest - April 12, 2019 14:42 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Hear author Roxane Gay interviewed by one of our all time heroes, Debbie Millman, host of the podcast Design Matters. Through her deeply personal writing, and prolific tweeting, Roxane Gay has reshaped how our culture talks about race, sexuality and the body. In this interview, the two talk abo...

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Episode 60: A PhD in SURology w/ Roxane Gay

Sexy Unique Podcast - January 31, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.9K ratings
Author, pumphead and genius, Roxane Gay, joins Lara to discuss a show that should have been nominated for a Golden Globe: Vanderpump Rules. In this week's episode they discuss Scheana's relocation to the Marina, Lala and Ariana's hookup, Brittany's crispy sunburn and more! For bonus episodes as w...

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Money, with Roxane Gay, Ms. Pat, and Shiza Shahid

How It Is - October 03, 2018 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
No matter how much money we have (or don’t have), it shapes our identities in profound, surprising, and sometimes uncomfortable ways. Author Roxane Gay tells us why she won’t compromise on getting paid; comedian Ms. Pat shares the freedom that comes from breaking the cycle of poverty; a...

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The inimitable roxane gay

Lit Up - July 22, 2018 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 117 ratings
Prolific writer Roxane Gay joins Angie to discuss her collection of short stories, Difficult Women; Madonna; and her forthcoming book, Hunger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Roxane Gay and Aja Monet Tell Their Truth

Library Talks - July 17, 2018 10:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 307 ratings
Roxane Gay's latest book, "Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture," is a collection of first-person essays that directly tackle rape, sexual assault and harassment. With writer and organizer, Aja Monet, Gay discusses how their stories fit into the national conversation about sexual assault, ...

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Roxane Gay | Difficult Women

Free Library Podcast - July 16, 2018 11:33 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 106 ratings
Watch the video here. Roxane Gay's ''commanding debut'' (The New Yorker) novel An Untamed State, the tale of a willful Haitian kidnap victim, was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Prize for Fiction. She is also the author of the acclaimed essay collection Bad Feminist and the forthcoming memoi...

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Fuckjamz (w/ Roxane Gay, David Gborie, and Sean Jordan)

All Fantasy Everything - June 28, 2018 18:07 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
You're horny, let's podcast, listen, my podcast - our guest - Roxane Gay - listen, my podcast. Sean Jordan, David Gborie, now listen, my podcast... is it clear that I'm doing a "Pony" by Ginuwine here? Is that coming across? Anyway, we're drafting Fuckjamz. See Privacy Policy at https...

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Nerdette's Finest: Roxane Gay

Nerdette - May 21, 2018 05:01 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Nerdette has been around for FIVE YEARS! And we're celebrating our birthday by showcasing some of our favorite parts of our favorite episodes.  Did you know that writer Roxane Gay has a fascination with Channing Tatum's neck? You're about to! Because this special episode is from our 2017 interv...

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Roxane Gay: The Facts And The Furious: Orlando Drift

Ask Me Another - May 11, 2018 15:19 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
AMA's at Hard Rock Live Orlando! Roxane Gay talks about writing the memoir she planned to avoid, and her 243-point Scrabble play. This episode originally aired on December 15, 2017.

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Roxane Gay: The Facts And The Furious: Orlando Drift

Ask Me Another - May 11, 2018 15:19 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
AMA's at Hard Rock Live Orlando! Roxane Gay talks about writing the memoir she planned to avoid, and her 243-point Scrabble play. This episode originally aired on December 15, 2017.

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33. Roxane Gay

Queery with Cameron Esposito - May 07, 2018 06:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratings
Writer Roxane Gay sits down with Cameron to discuss dating history, the pressure of representation, and the urgency to write about the current cultural moment. This episode is sponsored by EverlyWell (www.everlywell.com code: QUEERY), TomboyX (www.tomboyx.com/QUEERYNEUTRAL code QUEERYNEUTRAL), ...

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Pop Culture Happy Hour - February 02, 2018 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 9.8K ratings
Roxane Gay latest book is the memoir Hunger. It's about her relationship with her body, with trauma, and with her own history. In September 2017, host Linda Holmes and Gay sat down at the National Book Festival in Washington D.C. They talked about writing, about bodies, about the closeness people...

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Episode 9: Roxane Gay's Hunger

She's All Fat: A Fat Positive Podcast - November 02, 2017 08:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
TW: The memoir Hunger includes mentions of sexual assault and eating disorders which may be triggering to survivors.   This week, we discuss Roxane Gay’s Hunger, the ting goes skrah, and watermelon. Also covered: Sheer Mag, Lane Bryant, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s scarves.   This episode of ...

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The Return of Girlboss Radio with Guest Roxane Gay

Girlboss Radio - August 23, 2017 07:35 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
Sophia Amoruso’s Girlboss Radio is back with a vengeance. In the first new episode, you’ll get a quick preview of what’s on girlboss.com with editorial director Jerico Mandybur—plus, a conversation with one of the most prolific writers of our time, Roxane Gay. Covering everything from Gay’s lates...

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#39 - A Hunger To Be Seen And Heard: Unpacking Roxane Gay’s New Memoir, With Dr Maria Paredes

Body Kindness - July 17, 2017 10:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 403 ratings
I loved Roxane Gay’s writing after I discovered her in Bad Feminist and I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of her book, Hunger - A Memoir of (My) Body. This book captivated me from the get go. I listened to it twice in a row because I wanted to make sure I really “heard” her. There was so mu...

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The Good Kind of Magical Thinking, feat. Roxane Gay

Rookie - June 27, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 300 ratings
This week Roxane Gay, author of the new memoir ‘Hunger,’ joins Rookie contributor Jenny Zhang for a conversation about bodies, ambition, and fighting loneliness through reading. Then, host Tavi Gevinson gets her tarot cards read by author of ‘Modern Tarot’ Michelle Tea. Plus, illustrator and comi...

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Episode 13: Another Round Live! (with Roxane Gay) - Encore

Another Round - June 14, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.2K ratings
This week we catch up with inimitable writer Roxane Gay about her new book Hunger, paid and unpaid emotional labor, and "The Bachelorette."  Then we bring you the encore episode of our very first live show, where we were blessed to have Roxane on as a guest.  She chats with us about women in the ...

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UPDATE: Roxane Gay is The Original Bad Feminist

No Filter - June 11, 2017 20:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 160 ratings
Best-selling author, college professor and writer Roxane Gay's new book Hunger is not one of those happy tales that has a beaming photo of her on the cover, standing in one giant leg of her old pants. As she explains to Mia in this interview, it's also not just a story about obesity. It’s an ext...

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Roxane Gay On Writing, Trashy TV And Channing Tatum

Nerdette - March 31, 2017 05:01 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Author Roxane Gay talks about writing her most recent book, a collection of short stories called Difficult Women, and why Beyoncé, Law and Order SVU and Channing Tatum’s neck are mentioned in the book’s acknowledgements. Then, “reformed librarian” Kelly Jensen on why feminism isn’t always fun —...

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MK66: Cocktails and Soup and Sandwiches (Roxane Gay, Women's March, Male Feminist, Reality Dating, STEM, American Gods, Ashley Judd)

Minority Korner - February 03, 2017 07:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 447 ratings
This week we are coming in hot, hot and fresh like a Thai Breeze. That's right Nnekay just got back from her Honeymoon in Thailand and she is... SICK, but she managed to have a lot of fun in the sunnnnn. James is on the fast track to Reality Stardom, and also owning the hottest Restaurant IN THE...

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Roxane Gay with Saeed Jones: Difficult Women

92NY Talks - February 02, 2017 21:15 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 211 ratings
Author Roxane Gay reads from her latest short-story collection, Difficult Women, followed by a conversation with BuzzFeed's Saeed Jones. It was recorded on January 12, 2017 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

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Episode 448 — Roxane Gay

Otherppl with Brad Listi - January 11, 2017 09:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 448 ratings
Roxane Gay is the guest. Her new story collection, Difficult Women, is available now from Grove Press. This is Roxane's second appearance on the podcast. She was my guest on Episode 34, which you can listen to via Otherppl Premium. In today's monologue, I read listener mail.   Learn more about yo...

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Roxane Gay on Anger After the Election

Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari Kondabolu - November 10, 2016 11:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.5K ratings
This week on Politically Re-Active, Kamau and Hari process the election results. Standup comedian Laurie Kilmartin and writer Roxane Gay join the guys to help make sense of a deeply painful moment in American history. From the costs to black and brown communities, to the culpability of the mainst...

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Ep 116 - Voices of Marvel with Roxane Gay

Women of Marvel - October 07, 2016 14:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 327 ratings
We welcome World of Wakanda writer, Roxane Gay, to the Marvel Universe and the Women of Marvel podcast!

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Phoebe and Roxane Gay Toast to the Good Life

Sooo Many White Guys - August 30, 2016 16:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 3.5K ratings
Writer, professor and noted bad feminist Roxane Gay schools Phoebe on how to drink wine and write a killer memoir. Plus, a homecoming disaster!  Help us pick a theme song remix, vote for your favorite!  Follow @dopequeenpheebs Follow @rgay Sooo Many White Guys host Phoebe Robinson and high s...