Equally Funny
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsHosted by Cait Rogan--who was looking to put her Women’s Studies PhD to good use--and a rotating lineup of hilarious co-hosts, each episode of Equally Funny breaks down a topic related to social justice while bringing the laughs.
We talk through definitions, historical developments, present day context, and more. If you’ve ever been curious about this stuff, think of Equally Funny as a great starting point - a gateway drug, if you will, into the world of social justice. It’s totally fine if you get hooked.
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Episodes
White Feminism (ft. Ashley Whitehurst)
September 15, 2021 12:28 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBIn our Season One Finale, Ashley Whitehurst joins Cait to talk through White Feminism. Our co-hosts move through the three waves of feminism and the movement’s pesky tendency to repeat old exclusionary mistakes, touch on TERFs, and talk about how white feminism is out here hustling to find an “other” to toss under the metaphorical bus. Included to break up the “whomp-wa” noise playing in your head, our co-hosts talk about their own journeys working with feminism’s complicated legac...
Mental Health (ft. Maria Konopken)
August 25, 2021 12:50 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe wondrous Maria Konopken joins Cait as co-host to talk through a huge topic that we could only skim the surface of...Mental Health. We go all the way back to ancient Greece on this one to trace the evolution and development of the field of mental health care - it’s been a rough road from the beginning. We touch on the present day context and current status for how we’re doing amidst a teensy thing known as a global pandemic. Ever heard of it? The episode closes with an overview o...
Toxic Masculinity (ft. Audrey Schiffhauer)
August 11, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBIn this ep Cait is joined by Audrey Schiffhauer to talk toxic masculinity. We do a quick primer (premier?) on how masculinity and femininity are...MADE UP, talk through the mythopoetic origins of the term toxic masculinity, and then dive into some not-so-great present day impacts. Included is a discussion of some helpful resources, a plug for the TV show My Crazy Ex Girlfriend, and an important reminder that no one wants to make friends while on a flight….so quit talking to us. ...
Capitalism (ft. Carly Heiser)
July 28, 2021 13:44 - 48 minutes - 67.4 MBIn this episode, Cait is joined by Carly Heiser to talk through a beast of a topic...ensuring that your cat stays hydrated at 2AM….no, no wait….it’s capitalism, we’re talking about capitalism. It’s got its beefy tentacles into everything and can feel overwhelming to wrestle with - but this is a good enough start. Included is an overview of historical developments beginning with feudalism, with its appalling smells and incessant rain, through the modern era with its slightly better s...
Code Switching (ft. Camille Cadenhead)
July 14, 2021 12:27 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBCamille Cadenhead joins Cait for an episode all about code switching. Cait talks through the linguistic-based history of the term, and how it has expanded in scope in recent years to describe how folks are often forced to move between identities to fit in. Camille follows with a discussion of present day impact. Included is a very important discussion of Camille’s ideal dinner guest, and a revelation that Camille’s cavalier attitude toward her vision board from a few years ago had...
Diet Culture (ft. Heather Elaine Abbott)
June 30, 2021 12:51 - 1 hour - 96.9 MBCait and co-host Heather Elaine Abbott tackle Diet Culture, tracing its origins to the 1800s and talking through present day incarnations of the lie that skinny = happy, healthy, and beautiful. They call out the recent sneaky repackaging of diet culture into wellness culture, and how it’s really all the same Scooby-Doo villain in a different mask. The episode concludes with a discussion of our co-hosts’ journey moving away from diet culture, places where listeners can learn more, an...
Privilege (ft. Val Agnew)
June 16, 2021 16:08 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBVal Agnew joins Cait to break down a beast of a topic: Privilege. Included is a discussion of key elements of privilege, a history of the concept, a review of our co-hosts’ engagement with privilege, and actions listeners can take in their own journeys. Our co-hosts also do the important work of deciding which Marvel character they would want to roadtrip with, discuss the overlap of Mr. Rogers with Steve Rogers (aka Captain America), and talk through how neither Val nor Cait were ...
Cancel Culture (ft. Phylicia McLeod)
June 02, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBPhylicia McLeod joins as our FIRST co-host to talk through cancel culture and the practice of “being cancelled.” The episode covers the surprising historical origins of the concept, how cancelling shows up in the world today, and closes with some final thoughts on staying focused despite the fanfare surrounding this issue. In addition, our co-hosts talk through Phylicia’s burgeoning Tarot reading skills and how there isn’t a single episode of Gray’s Anatomy in which everyone makes...
Welcome to Equally Funny: A Social Justice Comedy Podcast
May 26, 2021 16:46 - 1 minute - 2.16 MBHosted by Cait Rogan--who was looking to put her Women’s Studies PhD to good use--and a rotating lineup of hilarious co-hosts, each episode of Equally Funny breaks down a topic related to social justice while bringing the laughs. We talk through definitions, historical developments, present day context, and more. If you’ve ever been curious about this stuff, think of Equally Funny as a great starting point - a gateway drug, if you will, into the world of social justice. It’s totall...