Feminists Without Mystique

We're excited to be back on a bi-weekly, seasonal schedule! More details to come. In this episode, we discuss our many, many frustrations with Elon Musk and DOGE. Let's get into it. 

We start with the Dominion defamation lawsuit settlement with Fox (one of the largest defamation settlements in US history), more unethical behavior revelations from Justice Clarence Thomas, and then we dig into the horrific video that resurfaced of David Choe bragging about raping a masseuse, and the disappointing silence from Netflix, Ali Wong, and Steven Yeun.   We see you: We do a giant we see...

We spend a little time discussing the latest shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky and then discuss the Tennessee legislature's ridiculous behavior, expelling the (now reinstated) black lawmakers, Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson. Then we rant about the new reports that the unethical Justice Thomas has been gifted jet-setting and super-yacht luxury vacations with conservative billionaire /...

It's official! A single solitary consequence! Trump was handed a criminal indictment for mishandling campaign funds for Stormy Daniels hush money. He was charged with 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. The party of law and order... We also discuss the continuing tragedy of gun violence in U.S. schools in the wake of the Nashville shooting and the results of the Wisconsin Supreme Cou...

We cannot wait. We keep refreshing Twitter and the New York Times. Will Trump be handed a criminal indictment for mishandling campaign funds for Stormy Daniels hush money?? Will he finally face one single consequence for his actions? We need to know. We also spend a few minutes discussing the potential ban of Tik Tok in the U.S. if it poses a national security risk.  We see you: Florida bill banni...

In honor of our 200th episode we reflect on what's happened in the last five years for us personally and in the political landscape. A LOT has changed, from AOC bursting onto the scene to Roe being overturned, womp womp. We also discuss the Oscars, the overnight implosion of Silicon Valley Bank and a bunch of VC tech bro hypocrisy and Lt. Governor of Tennessee Randy McNally's suspicious online beh...

Has the thirst for The Last of Us Star Pedro Pascal gone too far? We're here to tackle that important question. We also wish each other a happy international women's day...lol.   We see you: paparazzi harassing Bruce Willis, British publisher quietly editing Raold Dahl books, Dilbert creator Scott Adams, NYT confusing article on erythritol, online pharmacies sharing women's user data on ordering a...

This week (well, last week when we recorded!) we discuss the possibility/dream of a 4 day work week after a pilot program in the UK showed very promising results. We also touch on the ongoing toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, OH.   We see you: Arkansas, Adrianne Curry, Mississippi, ChatGPT, Alabama, Thwaites Ice Sheet / Doomsday Glacier  -   feministswithoutmystique.com Support us on Ko-fi! ...

We discuss the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Biden's State of the Union, the war on trans rights, DeSantis's takeover of Disney's city in Florida, the ongoing fallout from the Chinese spy balloon, Chapelle winning a grammy, and the proposed airline passenger bill of rights No we see yous because we ran long!    -   feministswithoutmystique.com Support us on Ko-fi!  Twitter: @fwmpodca...

Today we start with a quick conversation about The Banshees of Inisherin (spoilers ahead!) and then move on to the horrific murder of Tyre Nichols. Then we dig into the scary world of PFAS (Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances), or forever chemicals. The tl;dr is: we're overwhelmed! They're in everything and everyone.    We see you: Central Florida School District, NYU Langone, Zachary Levi, Kriste...

Today we're doing a we see you special!    DeSantis, Widespread Book Banning and Censorship, Tony Dungy, William McGurn & the Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, Corporate Greed causing egg prices to be HUGELY inflated, George Santos, Mike Pence ALSO possessing classified documents (so now the list is Trump, Pence, Biden, and Comey) the vindication of Hillary Clinton continues!), the Montrose Funeral Home,...

We discuss how lots of people misunderstand MLK Martin Luther King Jr., the day, and his legacy.    We PROMISE we will do we see yous next week.    -   feministswithoutmystique.com Support us on Ko-fi!  Twitter: @fwmpodcast Instagram: @feministswithoutmystique Facebook:  facebook.com/fwmpodcast Email:  feministswithoutmystique@gmail.com  

We begin with some of the latest news, from Kevin McCarthy's humiliating bid for Speaker of the House to the nurse's strike in NYC to an interesting tweet from Lizzo that got us thinking. Then we get into the latest press from Harry and Meghan, from their 6 part Netflix documentary to the 60 minutes interview with Anderson Cooper, to Harry's new memoir, SPARE.  No we see yous this week, since this...

This episode we process a bunch of the ridiculous, bizarre, and tragic news of the last couple of weeks, and then rip into misogynist extraordinaire (and he probably would love that nickname), Andrew Tate. Other topics we linger on are: Kevin McCarthy's humiliating bid trying to be elected speaker of the house, updates on the Idaho murder case, Damar Hamlin, Jeremy Renner, and why the eff aren't w...

We kick things off with a little discussion of Elon Musk's disastrous appearance at a Dave Chapelle show, and then attempt to discuss Sam Bankman-Fried (wtf...is...FTX), then the unpleasantness of Kyrsten Sinema switching parties and then... burnout. We're burnt out, everyone's burnt out! We're slamming into the holidays this year. We're tired.    We see you:  The report about the rampant abuse of...

We celebrate Raphael Warnock's big win in Tuesday's Georgia Senate runoff race. SO thrilled he beat Herschel Walker, with all his domestic violence accusations, abortion hypocrisy, and all around idiocy. It's scary Walker received as many votes as he did.    Rep. Paul Gosar, people overreacting in response to Jennifer Lawrence's dumb comment, Lensa app, Seattle Tenant Code Office, Moore v. Harper,...

News dump! We process some of the latest headlines, from nonstop Elon Musk and Twitter drama, to protests in China, the World Cup in Qatar, the railway strike, and Balenciaga's issues (yikes!).  This fall has been crazy for us -- after four years of releasing weekly episodes, it's been a bummer to have life interfere in such a dramatic way, but we're back, for real this time! Thanks for sticking w...

This week we were lucky enough to speak with Rabia Chaudry about her second book, Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat & Family. We both loved this book and highly recommend it. Thanks to Rabia for the great conversation and to the Miami Book Fair for connecting us!   More about  Rabia Chaudry : Rabia Chaudry is an attorney, advocate, and author of the New York Times bestselling book Adnan...

We're baaack! We explain the unplanned hiatus: spooky season started a little early for Maria. She's been dealing with a scary situation in her apartment complex. There were drug dealers squatting in the unit next door, and then a shooting at the building...it was a mess. Not a conducive environment for podcasting, or anything really.  The rest of the episode is a news dump where we try to absorb...

We begin by ranting about Gov. DeSantis's stupid, evil political stunt where he tricked migrants into flying to Martha's Vineyard, and then get into the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi. In 2022 it's unacceptable people in Jackson don't have reliable access to safe drinking water.    We see you: Adam Levine, Brett Favre, Camille Vasquez, Gavin McInnis, Glenn Yongkin, Matt Walsh & the Daily Wir...

We discuss Queen Elizabeth's complicated legacy in light of her recent passing and the strong global response, especially on social media.    We see you: Lindsey Graham, 97 members of congress with direct financial conflicts of interest, Alex Jones, Pakistan floods, Iowa Judge ruling against Piper Louis    Feminists Without Mystique is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you’ll...

Leonardo DiCaprio's latest breakup with model Camila Morrone right after her 25th birthday had Twitter in a frenzy, and the graph of Leo's dating history resurfaced. We discuss when and why huge dating age gaps are icky. We also revisit the Olivia Wilde drama in the wake of the Venice Film Festival Premiere of "Don't Worry Darling." From Florence Pugh's Aperol Spritz to Chris Pine's meme-able expr...

We discuss the drama unfolding around Olivia Wilde, Florence Pugh (aka "Miss Flo"), Shia LaBeouf Harry Styles, and Wilde's new film Don't Worry Darling. Does Olivia Wilde weaponize the concept of feminism? Why are so many people gleefully ready to tear her down? How bad ~was~ the leaked video? We take a break from the heaviness of the world and indulge in the latest celeb gossip.    We see you: SC...

There are so many lawsuits against Trump. Will justice reach him? Are we naive to hold out hope?? Obstruction of justice, mishandling documents, the espionage act, Georgia election interference, Jan. 6 investigations, New York State civil inquiries, the Manhattan criminal case, E. Jean Carroll, Mary Trump...surely something will stick!   We see you: FL courts dealing with abortion cases, Adam Neum...

After having a little fun with the recent news that the FBI raided Trump's Mar-a-Lago club (!), We discussed Hulu's new film "Not Okay."   We see you: The Bachelor franchise, The Door McAllen, Meta and Norfolk Police Department, Johnny Depp and Beck, Dane Cook, Gen Z trending toward Catholicism because...vibes?!   -   feministswithoutmystique.com Support us on Ko-fi!  Twitter: @fwmpodcast Instagra...