Latest Feminist frequency Podcast Episodes
FFR 177: Back to the Future with Special Guest Teddy Dief
Feminist Frequency Radio - September 08, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 436 ratingsGreat Scott! We’re firing up our flux capacitors and heading back in time to talk about 1985’s Back to the Future. Recent listeners will remember our special guest from our last episode—game designer, director, musician, and friend of the podcast, Teddy Dief. Chosen by our Patrons from a group o...
FFR 176: The White Lotus with Special Guest Teddy Dief
Feminist Frequency Radio - September 01, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 436 ratingsFrequent listeners will know that Anita has been dying (not) to talk about The White Lotus from writer, actor and director Mike White. On this episode, she and Ebony are joined by video game designer, creative director and singer, Teddy Dief, the discuss the HBO series centered around wealthy wh...
FFR 175: Tuca & Bertie, Season Two with Special Guest Annalee Newitz
Feminist Frequency Radio - August 25, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 436 ratingsAnita and Ebony are joined by author, journalist and podcaster Annalee Newitz to talk about the highly anticipated second season (that almost didn’t happen) of Tuca & Bertie. Two years and a hundred episodes of this podcast ago, we talked about the first season of this show and have been pleased...
FFR 174: Creativity in Crisis with Special Guest Charlie Jane Anders
Feminist Frequency Radio - August 18, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 436 ratingsAnita and Ebony are joined on this episode of FFR by special guest Charlie Jane Anders— writer, podcast host, event impresario and one of the founders of io9, a website devoted to science fiction, fantasy, futurism, science, technology and related news. She’s the author of several books of specu...
FFR 173: We Are Lady Parts with Special Guest Zahra Noorbaksh
Feminist Frequency Radio - August 11, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsAnita and Ebony are joined this week by a special guest—Iranian-American comedian, writer, actor and co-host of the award-winning #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast, Zahra Noorbaksh—to discuss the new comedy from writer/director Nida Manzoor, We Are Lady Parts. The wildly funny and fiercely feminist s...
FFR 172: We Are the Best!
Feminist Frequency Radio - August 04, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsIt’s Caro’s last episode as co-host of the Feminist Frequency Radio Podcast, but she’s lightening the weight on our hearts with her final delightful discussion pick: the irreverent 2013 gem We Are the Best! about a group of young teen girls forming a punk band in 1982 Sweden. Another perfectly “...
FFR 171: To Sleep With Anger
Feminist Frequency Radio - July 28, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsEbony is back to hosting as she and Carolyn surrender to the contemplative pacing and character-driven appeal of “A Very Caro Movie”: Charles Burnett’s 1990 masterpiece, To Sleep With Anger. Recently added to the Criterion Collection, the film centers around a middle-class Black family in South ...
FFR 170: Loki
Feminist Frequency Radio - July 21, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsWe’re returning to the MCU for a look at the cosmic, time-hopping multiverse of Loki. The series boasts a stellar cast, aesthetic, and a whole lot of storytelling in a six-episode package. Can the God of Mischief change his stripes, and do we even want him to? Listen in to our discussion of this...
FFR 169: Black Widow
Feminist Frequency Radio - July 14, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsToday on the podcast we’re discussing the 24th (!!!!) entry to the MCU, Black Widow. The movie attempts to balance themes of chosen family, trauma and healing with its need to deliver lots of fight scenes and CGI spectacle. But does it succeed, and knowing Natasha’s ultimate ending, do we still ...
FFR 168: Point Break
Feminist Frequency Radio - July 07, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratings100% PURE ADRENALINE. We’re back and we’re finally tackling a topic we’ve been wanting to talk about for a long time: Point Break, which is having its 30th anniversary this year. It’s peak 90s action cinema and with it, director Kathryn Bigelow not only created a uniquely soulful entry into the ...
FFR 167: Robocop
Feminist Frequency Radio - June 02, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsOn this episode of the Feminist Frequency Radio podcast, we’re watching RoboCop, one of the first American films by Paul Verhoeven, who would go on to direct Total Recall, Basic Instinct, and notably, Starship Troopers. After discovering Anita had never seen the 80s classic, Carolyn and Ebony ar...
FFR 166: Entertainment News
Feminist Frequency Radio - May 26, 2021 21:27 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 436 ratingsOn this episode of FFR, Entertainment News returns with a crop of pop culture updates and events that are designed to make you bury your head in the nearest pillow and scream. From un-cancelable sexual offenders to the latest string of reboots, remakes, and retreads, we’re here to talk about the...
FFR 165: Carrie
Feminist Frequency Radio - May 19, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 436 ratingsToday on the podcast we’re discussing the 1976 horror classic Carrie, directed by Brian de Palma and based on Stephen King’s first published novel. We asked our patrons to select from several films with Bad Mothers, and this is what they chose— a film with enduring cultural significance full of ...
FFR 164: Fame and Fandom
Feminist Frequency Radio - May 12, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsOn this topical episode of the podcast we’re tackling fame, celebrity culture, and fandom. While celebrity is nothing new, the modern landscape of social media creates both new avenues to fame, as well as new opportunities for fans to access their favorite stars and content creators. Today we’re...
FFR 163: Made for Love
Feminist Frequency Radio - May 05, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsArrogant tech bros cruelly disregarding privacy and the boundaries of decency in worship of their own genius (and as the world cheers on) has become a modern horror staple (e.g. the film Ex Machina or the series Devs), but today on the podcast we’re discussing the HBO series MADE FOR LOVE, where...
FFR 162: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
Feminist Frequency Radio - April 28, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsFollowing the success of WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is the MCU’s latest attempt to handle tough topics in a weekly action series, but does it manage to be more than propaganda? Listen in as Anita, Ebony, and Carolyn dive into a heated discussion of how a show framed as openin...
FFR 161: Left-Reading Media: When you want it to be Progressive
Feminist Frequency Radio - April 21, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsWhen all your faves are problematic, it may be tempting, or even natural, to tease out progressive politics or disruptive readings within media which on the surface seems to support the status quo. Is that ultra-macho action movie really about found family? Is your favorite root-for-the-bad-guy ...
FFR 160: Concrete Cowboy
Feminist Frequency Radio - April 14, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 436 ratingsOn this episode of the Feminist Frequency Podcast, Ebony is back in the saddle and leading the charge, hosting our discussion of the new Netflix film Concrete Cowboy, from first-time director Ricky Staub and starring Idris Elba, Lorraine Toussaint, and Stranger Things’ Caleb McLaughlin. While we...
FFR 159: Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar with Special Guest Charlie Jane Anders
Feminist Frequency Radio - April 07, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsToday on the podcast we’re returning from our break (and yet somehow still entering vacation mode) as Anita, Caro, and special guest Charlie Jane Anders take a look at Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo’s colorful comedy Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar. Is this movie a timely escape or a bit of a bad...
FFR 159 Bonus with Special Guest Charlie Jane Anders
Feminist Frequency Radio - April 07, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsToday’s very special episode of the Bonus is available to all! Listen in as we talk to Charlie Jane Anders about her illustrious career, her writing process, and her brand new YA sci-fi book, Victories Greater Than Death! Follow Charlie Jane: Preorder Victories Greater Than Death - bit.ly/VGTD...
FFR 158: Minari
Feminist Frequency Radio - March 10, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsToday on the podcast we’re joined by Special Guest Walter Chaw, film critic for Film Freak Central, to discuss writer/director Lee Isaac Chung’s semi-autobiographical film Minari, which despite being about an American family pursuing a version of the American Dream, controversially won Best Fore...
FFR 157: Run Lola Run
Feminist Frequency Radio - March 03, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsWe asked our patrons to pick a time-loop film for us to discuss and they have spoken! FFR is headed back to 1999 to take a look at the propulsive German thriller, Run Lola Run. The film has endured for over 20 years as both an influential movie and cultural reference point, with its unrelenting ...
FFR 156: The 40 Year Old Version
Feminist Frequency Radio - February 24, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsOur spotlight on Black cinema continues today on the podcast with our look at The 40 Year Old Version. Written, directed and produced by first-time director Radha Blank, this sharp comedy won the 2020 US Dramatic Competition Directing Prize at Sundance. Join us as we discuss this semi-autobiogr...
FFR 155: Judas and the Black Messiah
Feminist Frequency Radio - February 17, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsContinuing our month-long series of episodes focusing on work by Black creators, on today’s podcast we’re taking a look at Judas and the Black Messiah. Directed by Shaka King, the Sundance 2021 premiering film has earned both critical acclaim and scrutiny. Can a Hollywood movie adequately tell ...
FFR 154: Daughters of the Dust
Feminist Frequency Radio - February 12, 2021 01:49 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsToday on the podcast, we’re discussing Julie Dash’s lush and lyrical 1991 film Daughters of the Dust. Focusing on a multi-generational group of Gullah women on the eve of a life-altering move, this sweeping work was the first film directed by a Black woman to get a general theatrical release in ...
FFR 153: Pariah
Feminist Frequency Radio - February 03, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsKicking off our month of episodes focusing on films by Black creators, today Anita is back with Ebony and Carolyn to discuss Dee Rees’ 2011 directorial debut, Pariah. The film was a low-budget independent release which announced Rees as a formidable talent six years before Mudbound would earn he...
FFR 152: Promising Young Woman with Special Guest Kat Spada
Feminist Frequency Radio - January 27, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsCW: discussion of sexual assault and violence While Anita remains in parts unknown, Ebony and host Carolyn are joined by special guest Kat Spada to discuss Emerald Fennell’s revenge thriller, Promising Young Woman, a film both darkly comedic and astutely descriptive of rape culture. Join us ...
FFR 151: Tenet
Feminist Frequency Radio - January 20, 2021 10:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsOn this week’s podcast, we’re taking a look at Christopher Nolan’s aggressively high-concept film, Tenet, the disorienting twists, turns, and logic loops of which demand a lot of its audience. Is it worth the effort it takes to truly engage with the film? Listen in as Caro and Ebony discuss. Ti...
FFR 150: This Way Up
Feminist Frequency Radio - January 13, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsCW: for discussions of suicide Today on the podcast, Ebony is taking a turn hosting, leading a discussion with Caro and Anita on the new Hulu series This Way Up. This Irish series about a woman on the edge has drawn early comparisons to Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Flea Bag, but it offers it’s own un...
FFR 149: Wonder Woman 1984
Feminist Frequency Radio - January 06, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 436 ratingsWelcome to the first Feminist Frequency Radio podcast of 2021 where Anita, Ebony and Carolyn are lassoing the truth out of the confounding mess of a movie that is Wonder Woman 1984. We thought if nothing else we could coast through the two-and-a-half-hour run time on 80s nostalgia and Pedro Pasc...
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