“Poverty is an eternal apocalypse,” says writer and activist Mikki Kendall. “Everyone who can’t afford to survive is going through their own personal apocalypse.” She joins Ali on the show today to discuss her new book, Hood Feminism, along with a number of social and personal topics ranging from access to basic essentials and hoarding […]
Feast of the Feminine
Feast of the Feminine is a collaboration between artist Kel Mur and chefs Francesca Hong and Autumn Fearing. This is a seasonal, locally sourced menu representing the main nutritional components of menstruation: protein, iron, calcium, phosphate, chloride, sodium, and nitrogen. This event overlaps the concept of the body cycle with the cycle of the harvest […]
How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics with Laura Briggs
“All politics is reproductive.” That’s the major claim of Laura Briggs, our guest today. She joins Carousel in the studio for a far-reaching discussion of reproductive justice and contemporary American politics. They talk Reaganomics and the destruction of the social safety net, the stereotype of the “welfare queen,” identity politics, the disappearing 40-hour workweek, reproductive […]
The Rise of the Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist Movement
On today’s episode, guest host Genia Stevens takes up the rise of trans-exclusionary radical feminists, known in internet communities as TERFs. She is joined by trans activist Monica Roberts to give an overview of the issues, including the history of transgender rights in the U.S. and the relationships between trans activists, the LGBT community, and […]
Kicking Off WisCon, the Annual SciFi & Fantasy Conference
WisCon is a feminist science fiction and fantasy convention with a feminist/social justice focus that’s held each year over Memorial Day Weekend in Madison. This year’s forty-second annual WisCon starts Friday, May 25th and lasts through Monday, May 28th. Joining Friday Buzz host Jonathan Zarov in the studio to tell us all about this sci […]
In Praise of Difficult Women, who refused to play by the rules
“In Praise of Difficult Women,” the new book by Karen Karbo, features literary and visual sketches of 29 women who refused to play by the rules, and went on to successful careers in art, dance, journalism, politics, literature, science, aviation and law — to name just a few. Karen Karbo joins Eight O’Clock Buzz host […]
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