A Feminist in Progress

Welcome to Taylor Swift's Girlboss Billionaire Era. (00:00) Intro: Welcome to The Eras Tour (03:45) My Eras Tour Film experience (16:20) The Eras Tour Film, an impressive financial feat (23:12) Swift and Celebrity/White Feminism (26:50) Closing thoughts, ways to support the podcast If you find value in what I do, consider giving a donation via ⁠⁠ paypal.me/feministinprogress ⁠⁠ Follow me on IG...

Happy "1989 (Taylor's Version)" weekend, Swifties. This episode is a re-release of an episode from Season 1. It's part refresher, part teaser for an upcoming episode centered on The Eras Tour Film. (00:00) Intro: Happy 1989 TV Weekend, The Eras Tour Film (a future episode) (03:28) You can always change your mind (or How I became a Swiftie) (04:41) Part 1: A Guilty Pleasure (08:02...

Ever wondered if you've got what it takes to chase your dreams? I certainly have, especially since I took the leap into 'funemployment' after leaving academia and exploring where I’ll go next. The burning question: Do I possess the grit needed for this new adventure?  To find answers, I've dived into Angela Duckworth's 'Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.' Duck...

Discover the power of poetry to ignite conversations and provoke change in this episode dedicated to spoken word artist Faye Olayo's poignant chapbook, "Body of Work". We take an intimate journey through the verses that lay bare the scars of abuse, unveil the resilience of survivors, and challenge the norms that perpetuate silence. As we explore Faye's exploration of trauma, colo...

I'm opening the vault to my lectures from my days as a college instructor. In this episode, I share a lecture from my Philippine Popular Culture class where I talked about feminist icon (jk) Manny Pacquiao. I discuss the essay Manny Pacquaio and The Rise of The 'Postmodern' Pinoy by Reuben Ramas Cañete from his book "Masculinity, Media, and Their Publics in the Philippines."...

It's Barbenheimer season and we're talking about Oppenheimer! *checks title of the podcast* We're talking about Barbie, baby! Support the show: PayPal | GCash

The title says it all. This one's a quick life update. Support the show: PayPal | GCash: 09155950608

In this special episode of A Feminist in Progress, I deliver a "practice version" of an academic talk I delivered for a seminar held back in March 2023. In this paper, I discuss Tagalog Romance and used an obscure example to look into the genre. Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCash: 09155950608

In this final episode of our 14-part series, we dive into the last chapter of bell hooks' book "All About Love: New Visions". Join me as I reflect on hooks' exploration of the role of angels as messengers of divine love, guardians of the soul's well-being, and enlightened witnesses on our journey to love and well-being. We'll also discuss the importance of acknowledging a...

Join me as we explore the transformative power of redemptive love in bell hooks' book, "All About Love: New Visions." In this episode, we delve into the chapter titled "Healing: Redemptive Love" and discover how love can heal even the deepest wounds in our hearts. From the importance of self-reflection and self-awareness to the need for healthy interdependence, we'll ex...

In this episode of A Feminist in Progress, we dive into the powerful insights of bell hooks' chapter "Loss: Loving into Life and Death" from her book "All About Love: New Visions." hooks argues that love is essential for coping with loss and grief, and encourages us to embrace death as a natural part of life. Through personal experiences with grief and the power of love, ho...

In this episode of the ongoing series on bell hooks' book All About Love: New Visions , I delve into the chapter "Romance: Sweet Love". Here, hooks highlights how the cultural construction of romantic love can both empower and disempower individuals. She argues that our ideas about love are shaped by media and cultural narratives that promote an idealized version of love - finding &q...

Get ready for a thought-provoking episode of A Feminist in Progress as we dive into the chapter "Mutuality: The Heart of Love" from bell hooks' book "All About Love: New Visions." 💜 In this episode, we'll explore the idea that true love is a reciprocal exchange between two committed individuals who prioritize each other's growth and well-being. According to hooks, mutuality requires vulnerability...

In this episode, we delve into the idea that love is the foundation of community, as we examine the chapter "Community: Loving Communion" in bell hooks' book "All About Love: New Visions." hooks argues that creating loving communities is essential for individual and collective healing. But how do we create these communities? According to hooks, it all starts with love. But what does love mean? hoo...

Join me in this episode of A Feminist in Progress as we continue our series on bell hooks' "All About Love."  We'll explore how prioritizing human connections over material possessions and embracing values such as love, compassion, and empathy can help create a society that values and respects every human being. Tune in now to discover how we can reject the idea that relationships are solely...

Join us in this episode as we delve into bell hooks' "All About Love" book's sixth chapter, "Values: Living by a Love Ethic." We'll explore the concept of a love ethic that presupposes the right of all to live fully and well. We'll discuss the importance of connecting theory and practice to create a just society and how faith and progress play a crucial role in this process. Finally, we'll touch o...

Welcome to A Feminist in Progress! In this episode, we're diving into the fifth chapter of bell hooks' "All About Love" titled "Spirituality: Divine Love." As someone who identifies as agnostic and grew up around Catholicism, I had some initial hesitations about this chapter. However, I was pleasantly surprised by hooks' approach. She reminds us that spirituality is not about subscribing to a part...

Join us on A Feminist in Progress as we explore the importance of self-love in relationships. Delve into bell hooks' "All About Love: New Visions" with personal stories and insights on how critical reflection, positive thinking, and self-assertiveness can address low self-esteem and self-hatred. Discover how practicing self-love can lead to unconditional self-love, and ultimately, better relations...

In this episode of "A Feminist in Progress," I talk about the importance of honesty in relationships, drawing from the third chapter of "All About Love: New Visions" by bell hooks. I discuss how, in childhood, we learn to lie to avoid punishment or to avoid hurting those in authority. More importantly, I talk about how common it is for grown-ups to lie, and how this further perpetuates the cycle o...

In this episode of A Feminist in Progress, I discuss the second chapter of "All About Love: New Visions" by bell hooks, which focuses on childhood love lessons. Hooks presents two types of scenarios that children grow up in, those who are punished for misdeeds and those whose needs are met but not necessarily their desires. Both groups learn to think about love primarily in relation to good feelin...

We’re finally talking about love in this podcast. For 14 episodes, we’re going chapter by chapter of “All About Love” by bell hooks. In this episode, we’re diving into the book’s first chapter. Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress or GCash: 09155950608 Additional reading: What Is Limerence? 5 Signs You're Experiencing It (Not Love!) by Julie Nguyen https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/...

Before we dive into our series of episodes on "All About Love" by bell hooks, we're revisiting an essay from Jia Tolentino's "Trick Mirror". This season of the podcast is the season of love, and now that I'm about to get married, I read the essay "I Thee Dread" again. Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress or GCash: 09155950608

We're pulling out an episode From The Vault. This episode is the first of a planned series of episodes about bell hooks' "All About Love." The series was intentionally intended to be a part of our Books Season, but these episodes are coming out for the fourth season, which, it's starting to turn out, is all about love.

Shortly after working on the series of episodes on "She Said", the book, I heard that there was a film adaptation about to be released. Here I am, a few months later, proven wrong about my initial impression. SUPPORT THE SHOW: PayPal: paypal.me/feministinprogress GCASH: 09155950608

Welcome to Season 4 of A Feminist in Progress. Not a lot going in the moment. Support the show: paypal.me/feministinprogress | GCash: 09155950608 IG: @feministinprogresspod