A Feminist in Progress

“Quiet Quitting” has been making its rounds around social media. It’s this new buzzword of sorts, but is it really just being adamant about setting healthy boundaries with our work and the people we work with? I reflect on my current situation of being mindful of my boundaries in a workplace that seems to not be so encouraging of such things. Support the show: PayPal | GCash: 09155950608 Articles...

Producer's Note: You might hear some light echo in the audio if you turn up the volume while listening. It was a technical error from the recording. Rest assured that the error will be avoided in future episodes. This episode is the last in our miniseries on Jia Tolentino’s 2019 collection of essays “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion.” Here it is: the last essay from the book that we’re d...

Producer's Note: You might hear some light echo in the audio if you turn up the volume while listening. It was a technical error from the recording. Rest assured that the error will be avoided in future episodes. We continue our deep dive into four of the nine essays in Jia Tolentino’s 2019 collection of essays, “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion” and in this episode, we’re focusing speci...

This episode is a continuation of our miniseries on Jia Tolentino’s 2019 collection of essays, “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-delusion,” and focuses on the essay “Pure Heroines.” In the essay, Tolentino talks about “the literary heroine’s journey from brave to blank to bitter.” Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCash: 09155950608

In this episode, we’re looking at the first of the four key essays in Jia Tolentino’s 2019 collection of essays, “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion.” This episode is about the essay “Always Be Optimizing” where we look at The Ideal Woman’s iteration in the 2010s and the role that popular feminism played into shaping her. If you want to support the podcast, you can do so by giving tip thro...

Welcome to A Feminist in Progress, the podcast that’s holding up the mirror so that you can reflect on self-delusion. The latest in our Books Series is Jia Tolentino’s 2019 anthology “Trick Mirror: Reflection on Self-Delusion.” Support the show: PayPal | GCash: 09155950608

In this episode, we’re focusing on the last two chapters of Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s 2019 book “She Said.” We look at the aftermath of the news stories’ publication, as well as a pivotal moment in recent history that tested the new grounds broken by the #MeToo movement. Support the show: PayPal | GCash: 09155950608

In this episode, we’re focusing on the fifth to seventh chapters of Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s 2019 book “She Said.” At this point in the book, the journalists and their team of editors are getting closer to publishing their story, but not without first encountering challenges to get there. Support the show: PayPal | GCash: 09155950608

Welcome to A Feminist in Progress, the podcast that’s been opening books to retell the stories of journalists who broke the news stories that helped usher the #MeToo movement as we know it today. In this episode, we’re focusing on the third and fourth chapters of Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s 2019 book “She Said.” Support the show: PayPal | GCash: 09155950608

In this episode, we’re officially diving into the memoir She Said , co-authored by New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. We’re looking at the first two chapters of the book, in which we’re with Kantor and Twohey at the beginning of their investigative journalism pursuit of various women’s stories of abuse and harassment at the hands of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.  Con...

Welcome back to our Books Season!  We’ve now reached the third of my holy trinity of favorite books: She Said: Breaking The Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite A Movement by New York Times journalists and Pulitzer Prize winners Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. The memoir is, in a strange way, a spiritual cousin of Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and A Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan...

Hello, Feminists in Progress. I know I’ve been away for a while and that I haven’t posted a new, interesting episode in months, but I'm back to talk about why I was away for a few months. I also reflect on my professional life, and (as the title hints) what I've learned from my first year of teaching during the pandemic. Support the show: PayPal | GCash: 09155950608

In celebration of Pride Month, we're re-releasing an episode from season 2, "Beyond The Binary" with Louie (the writer of Dear Juliet Blog).  EPISODE DESCRIPTION: This special episode of the podcast features Louie, the writer behind Dear Juliet Blog. They talk about nonbinary/gender-nonconforming gender identities, and how we can do better when it comes to making them feel seen and validated,...

In this concluding episode, we look at the aftermath of Farrow's reportage that contributed to the reignition of the #MeToo movement as we know it today. Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCASH: 09155950608

In our penultimate episode on "Catch and Kill", we look into the aftermath of the publication of Ronan Farrow's investigative news on the stories of the women who survived sexual abuse in the hands of Harvey Weinstein. Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCASH: 09155950608

In Part 3 of the book "Catch and Kill" and our series of episodes about the book, with armies of spies swarming to keep Ronan Farrow from breaking the news story about how Harvey Weinstein routinely purchased women's silence, Ronan continues to get women on the record no matter the odds. Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCASH: 09155950608

In Part 2 of our series of episodes on "Catch and Kill" by Ronan Farrow", we witness the race against time and a network of spies as Ronan Farrow works to break the story of abuse that helped ignite a movement. Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCASH: 09155950608

Part 1 of our official deep dive into "Catch and Kill" by Ronan Farrow begins with the first section of the book. We look into the beginnings of Farrow's reportage, the stories of the women who spoke about surviving Weinstein's abuse, and the lengths Farrow had to go to as a journalist to make sure the women's stories were never caught and killed. Support the show: paypal.me/feminstinprogress | GC...

We kick off our series of episodes on "Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators", the 2019 book by Ronan Farrow, with an introductory episode that serves as a "preview" of what's to come from the five-part break down of the book. Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCASH: 09155950608

We're bringing back an episode from season 1 while we're taking a break from our book club of sorts for our Books Season.  "Body-ody-ody" original air date: July 16, 2022 "Body-ody-ody" episode description: Do you love your body? Why or why not? Then again, is “love your body” the ultimate answer to the social problem of body image dysmorphia that permeates across identities? Or could we appr...

The last of our 8-episode series of episodes for Chanel Miller's memoir, "Know My Name" talks about the last two chapters of the book. It's been a ride, but I had a marvelous time (though at times difficult) working on this episode.  Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCASH 09155950608

Part 7 of our 8-episode series of episodes for Chanel Miller's memoir, "Know My Name" talks about Chapters 11 and 12.  Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCASH 09155950608

Part 6 of our 8-episode series of episodes for Chanel Miller's memoir, "Know My Name" talks about Chapters 9 and 10.  Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCASH 09155950608

Part 5 of our 8-episode series of episodes for Chanel Miller's memoir, "Know My Name" talks about Chapters 7 and 8.  Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCASH 09155950608

Part 4 of our 8-episode series of episodes for Chanel Miller's memoir, "Know My Name" talks about Chapters 5 and 6.  Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCASH 09155950608