But Her Lyrics...

What’s up with the Second Wave Feminist to TERF pipeline? How dangerous to trans people are they really? Are lesbians really disappearing? (Spoiler, no). Host Shawna explains the War On Women song “Second Wave Goodbye” and speaks with Carrie Evans, former policy director of Equality Maryland, to discuss the real dangers of trans-exclusionary radical “feminism” and how we can better focus our energ...

It's the premier episode for Season 2! Shawna breaks with tradition and dives deep into a topic that should be a War On Women song, but just isn’t…yet? She speaks with freelance drug journalist Adryan Corcione about an article they wrote titled, “How the Criminalization of Testosterone Attacks Gender Variant People.'' Listen in to hear about how you can’t write a song about everything, the hurdles...

Shawna has a casual look back at season one and shares what changes we can expect in season two. The official sponsors of this episode are  First Defense Krav Maga out of Herndon, VA & womensprideNFT . Episode transcripts, important links, and ways to support Shawna and this podcast can be found at shawnapotter.com . Everything War On Women can be found at linktr.ee/waronwomen . For bonus...

This episode of But Her Lyrics… tackles the final song on Wonderful Hell, “Demon,” a fan favorite with a long and unique history. Shawna speaks with Dr. Jill Schultz on the ways internalized misogyny helps uphold the patriarchal system, and what the fuck Miley Cyrus has to do with it. The band talks about how recording this song was different than all the others. Listen all the way through the epi...

This episode of But Her Lyrics… tackles track 10 on Wonderful Hell, “The Ash Is Not The End.” Host Shawna interviews Ian Danskin (of Innuendo Studios), whose videos about the alt-right, gmr/gte, and angry white men directly inspired the lyrics. Find out what a spinal injury, Adult Swim, and Elliott Smith have to do with any of it. The band talks about how writing and recording this song was a litt...

This episode of But Her Lyrics… tackles track 9 on Wonderful Hell, “In Your Path” Host Shawna, with the band, describe how this song is based off of a feminist Chilean protest chat from the Las Tesis collective. They also talk about how weird it was to make a music video for the song (OUT NOW) in the middle of a pandemic. The episode ends with an interview with Margaret Killjoy, a transfeminine au...

This episode of But Her Lyrics… tackles track 8 on Wonderful Hell, “Her?” Host Shawna interviews media critic and author Jennifer Pozner, who explains why negative portrayals of female politicians in the media are so dangerous. She also gives us a lesson in media literacy and permission to blame everything on Trump. Shawna then gets nerdy with the band on riffs, beats, and women in politics. For m...

This episode of But Her Lyrics… is a bonus episode! Host Shawna interviews each band member about joining and playing in War On Women. Let’s get deep about sleeping versus partying, sexism in the music industry, getting mentally healthy together, how most bands are fuck ups, and doing what we do. Our badass patrons get a shout out, and Shawna begs for a Taco Bell sponsorship. Potatoes forever! For...

This episode of But Her Lyrics… tackles track 7 on Wonderful Hell, “Seeds.” Host Shawna speaks with friend and fellow activist Brittany Oliver on what it takes to be an ally in the fight against white nationalism. They also ponder the state of the White House when the last guy left. Shawna answers questions from Patreon (and recommends NOT drinking heavily before heading into the studio), and some...

This episode of But Her Lyrics… tackles track 6 of Wonderful Hell, “Big Words'' with Emily May of Hollaback! Host Shawna and Emily talk through some of the best advice they've gotten from mentors, lessons learned in activism, knowing when your anger no longer serves you, fucking up as a white woman (and learning to do better), and the words Emily shared with Shawna to help her get through the pers...

This episode of But Her Lyrics… tackles track 5 of Wonderful Hell, “White Lies'' with cannabis advocate and activist, Kassia Graham from Cannaclusive.  Host Shawna and Kassia discuss how volatile the cannabis industry is, not only due to the racist history of policing and the war on drugs, but also the inconsistencies of cannabis legalization across the country. The band talks about recording...

This episode of But Her Lyrics... is part 2 of track 4, "This Stolen Land," with guest Dr. Meranda Roberts. Shawna and Meranda speak about land acknowledgements, feeling erased from history, and how colonialism and genocide make the current border crisis possible. You don't have to listen in order, but be sure to catch the last episode of But Her Lyrics... for part one of "This Stolen Land" with g...

This episode of But Her Lyrics... is part 1 of track 4, "This Stolen Land," with Emily Heger, an Equal Justice Works legal fellow with the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas. Her work focuses on winning asylum for women and girls fleeing gender-based violence. Shawna and Emily really dig into the current issues facing people when they arrive at the border of Texas and Mexico. Be sure to catch...

This episode of But Her Lyrics... tackles the title track, “Wonderful Hell,” with activist and musician Ryan Harvey. In December 2019, while they both played a holiday toy drive fundraiser at the Ottobar, their conversation after the show was the direct inspiration for this song. They talk about balancing the activist in them that wants to provide music that can make a difference in the current po...

This episode of But Her Lyrics... tackles "Milk and Blood" the second song on War On Women's album 'Wonderful Hell.' Shawna interviews author and activist Carol J Adams on the overarching theme of the song, the intersections between sexism and meat-eating. Shawna reveals a personal experience connected to the lyrics, and chats with each band member to hear their thoughts. The official sponsor of t...

The first official episode of the show tackles "Aqua Tofana," the first song off War On Women's album 'Wonderful Hell.' Shawna interviews British historian Mike Dash on the legend that inspired the song, explains how the rest of the song came together, and chats with each band member to hear their thoughts. The official sponsor of this podcast is First Defense Krav Maga out of Herndon, VA! To beco...

This episode is an introduction to the entire season of But Her Lyrics... Get to know Shawna's goals and reasons behind starting this adventure. In her interview with journalist and author Mike Damante, they talk about incorporating a punk rock philosophy in the classroom and how punk rock shaped their politics.  The official sponsor of this episode is First Defense Krav Maga out of Herndon,...

Coming December 2020: the new bi-monthly podcast from Shawna Potter, front-person of feminist punk band War On Women. Listen in as she takes a deep dive into the politics of their new album, 'Wonderful Hell', complete with band conversations, expert interviews, and more.