Resisting Gilead

WARNING: This episode discusses sexual assault. This week I'm joined by Jenni from the Daily DVR Podcasting family to talk about S4 E7 of The Handmaid's Tale - Home. We discuss 5 years vs. 7 years, the dumpster fire that is Luke and June's relationship, question what the real deal between Mark Tuelo and Serena Joy might be, and talk about *that* scene. We also do a bit of theorizing about what's t...

This week I'm on my own talking about S4 E6 of The Handmaid's Tale - Vows. I talk about the BFF reunion, my lukewarm feelings for Moira's girlfriend, question if Luke is really a jerk deep down, or if June is just afraid of disappointing him and do a little theorizing - the last one of which contains SPOILERS if you haven't watched the season trailers.

This week DJ Timm Hines joins me to cover S4 E5 of The Handmaid's Tale - Chicago. We discuss Aunt Lydia's new stature, Commander Lawrence's mind-f***ery, what it takes to regain one's power in Gilead, the dynamic duo - June and Janine, and the surprise character who shows up to 'fix' June at the end of the episode.

WARNING: This podcast episode discusses the topics of abortion and performing sexual acts for survival. This week I cover S4 E4 of The Handmaid's Tale - Milk. Discussed are Rita's newfound freedom, a cold, milky train ride in which June is plain awful, and the important and difficult choices Janine has had to make, both past and present. While there's no crying this week, I did talk about somethin...

WARNING - Topics related to violence against women are discussed in this podcast. John Wombacher and I discuss S4 E3 of The Handmaid's Tale - The Crossing. We cover the creepy Lieutenant, June getting under Lydia's skin, the big reveal about what Gilead is really all about, and eye contact. I prove that there is crying in podcasting and we remember the characters we lost.

In this pod, W. Axel Foley from Daily DVR and I discuss S4 E2 of The Handmaid's Tale - Nightshade. We cover Moira dealing with June's "mess", Serena's big surprise, how to deal with skeevy Commanders, and question WTF is up with Nick.

NOTE: This Episode of Resisting Gilead discusses instances of Rape and Violence against women. We're back to discuss S4 E1 of The Handmaid's Tale on Resisting Gilead, with W. Axel Foley of the Daily DVR Podcasting Networking joining as co-host.

This episode sets the stage for Season 4 and gives some insight into what may be to come for conversations about the show and clash-ups or mash-ups with what's happening in the United States today

In this episode about S3 E13, Mayday, W. Axel Foley from the Daily DVR Podcast Network joins me to talk about the amazing and epic season finale. Join us in June’s house as we talk about Fred’s revenge, Serena’s downfall, Luke’s soul-crushing heartbreak, and June’s triumph and how she’s on a path to inspire the masses. I will be putting together a stand-alone feedback episode before the week is ou...

It's the final countdown to the season finale of The Handmaid's Tale! In this episode about S3 E12 titled Sacrifice, we talk about June's motives behind the sacrifice she made, Moira's bad-ass confrontation with Serena Joy, and how we wish Fred would get what he really deserves!

In this episode of Resisting Gilead, Andrea, a friend of mine from college, joins me to discuss S3 E11 - Liars. We talk about Fred getting what he deserves, the very unexpected scene between June and High Commander Winslow, other elements from the season, and wonder what will happen next.

In this episode of Resisting Gilead, John Wombacher, a member of the Daily DVR podcasting community, joins me to discuss S3 E10 - Witness. We talk about Fred's obsession, June's crazy eyes, Commander Lawrence having to face the consequences of his actions head-on, and, of course, the critical difference between Scones and Muffins!

In this episode of Resisting Gilead, Heaven is a Place on Earth as we watch June descend into a downward spiral as she waits for ofMatthew's baby to be born. A former colleague of June's mom plays a role, Janine transforms into a resistor and a space pirate. June makes a big reveal - will we see her plan set into motion before the end of the season?

On this episode of Resisting Gilead I'm joined by Timm Hines, a member of The Daily DVR podcasting community, to discuss the latest episode of The Handmaid's Tale, Unfit. We dive into Aunt Lydia's backstory, the state of Gilead, and June's behavior - is this a blip or a major pivot for her character?

In this episode of Resisting Gilead we discuss S3 E7, "Under His Eye" in which June continues to dig herself into what will likely be an early grave. Please send any feedback you have, particularly theories about who Aunt Lydia was "before" to resistinggilead@gmail.com because next week a lot of our show will be all about Aunt Lydia! Apologies for the delay in getting this episode up - it was due...

In this episode of Resisting Gilead we discuss Season 3, Episode 6 of The Handmaid's Tale - Household. The Waterfords + June visit the city formerly known as Washington DC, we meet a High Commander, and we learn some very disturbing things. Not going to lie, this was a very rough and very emotional episode to watch and podcast about.

On this episode of Resisting Gilead I'm joined by W Axel Foley, the producer and host of 'The Daily DVR' and 'Big Little Lies" podcasts to discuss the latest episode of The Handmaid's Tale, Unknown Caller. "Commander" DJ Timm Hines provides feedback on the episode as well.

On this episode of Resisting Gilead we discuss S3 E4 of The Handmaid's Tale, get a little dark and twisty with some of the parallels between Gilead and our own society, say farewell to Sarah Huckabee Sanders (aka Aunt Lydia) and wonder if there's more significance to baby Nichole regarding the future destruction of Gilead and reestablishing The United States.

This episode we discuss Season 3, Episode 3 of The Handmaid's Tale, covering domestic violence and abuse, our new favorite onion Commander Lawrence, mother/daughter relationships, and how Serena and June are transforming.

During this episode, we discuss S3 E2 of The Handmaid's Tale titled "Mary and Martha". Aunt Lydia's back, Commander & Mrs. Lawrence are the new mystery to solve, and June goes all-in with The Resistance.

In this episode of Resisting Gilead, we cover the first episode of Season Three, "Night" and discuss our favorite scenes, acting moments, borderlines, sister resistors, and more.

In this episode of Resisting Gilead, I talk to my friend Rima about Women and Power (both in Gilead and in our lives today), Politics, and my favorite question "Who is Aunt Lydia?"

In this episode we discuss key moments from Season's 1 and 2, the theonomy of Gilead, and similarities in the Gilead society with what's happening in the U.S. Today. Images and Artwork by Nicole Wilson

This is a preview trailer for the Resisting Gilead podcast. Music track used is Gaia in Fog by Dan Bodan.