Sad Girls Against The Patriarchy

Today we’re joined by personal trainer and fitness creator Kate Havlicek! You may know her from the viral video commenting on Pete Hegseth’s ~questionable~ pull-up technique. Kate is a badass, and here to talk about the overlap of politics and fitness. This isn’t an episode about getting skinny or worshipping discipline. It's about movement as a benefit to our mental health, our autonomy, and how...

Today we’re joined by Lynn Harris, founder of Gold Comedy: a comedy school, professional network, and content studio built to support women as they grow their careers (and make funny stuff!). We talk about Lynn’s early realization — men are allowed to be sloppy and experimental, yet still be seen as promising, charming even. But if women are *too* messy, too much, it’ll never accepted. They're sup...

Are you a fan of Frankenstein by author Mary Shelley published in 1818? Did you watch the 2025 adaptation? Are you a fan of horror and also of understanding the author behind the story? Well then have we got an episode for you. Mary Shelley lore, OG Frankenstein mythology, and discussion of Guillermo Del Toro’s recent attempt. With dear friend Nik here for another movie review! ig: @sadgap.podcast...

Today we dive into gaming culture, joined by Alison’s dear friend Spenser! Who plays these video games anyway? And not just who plays them… who identifies as a "gamer”? We talk about player demographics, studies on the effects of violent video games, and the sexist/discriminatory practices of gaming companies. Then we get into GamerGate, and how its bullshit didn’t stay local to gaming, but bled i...

Casual interview with rockstar Lzzy Hale of the band Halestorm (!!). SO thrilled to have her on the podcast to talk about what it's like to be an unapologetic woman in a male dominated field — in this case the music industry and especially the rock genre! We get into how rewarding it is to lead by example and empower women as they find their voice, the courage that comes after facing fear, and ple...

Today we are joined by Danny of the "Am I The A**hole Podcast"! Danny pre-selected a few queries relevant to our SADGAP interests to read and assess: attractive salesperson, body hair, and landlord transactions. We deliver final rulings, that are certainly free of personal bias and leave no room for arguement. It's a fun time! Best case scenario, you like it too. ig: @aita_pod / @sadgap.podcast /...

@misandristmemes is joined by @meme.phistopheles (aka Sean) for a solid yap sesh. Topics include: unlearning emotional repression, toxic masculinity as a perversion of stoicism, how to unironically use the word ally in the context of feminism, and like 45 other tangents. Patriarchy hurts everyone. Gatekeeping protects the gate but can also block resources. Your bf should go to therapy. Societal co...

Twilight receives a lot of criticism. Romance novels and love triangles, which teenage girls tend to enjoy, are treated as cringe. The problematic but fantastical (& impossible to recreate irl) age gap gets framed as dangerous messaging. While another massively popular series filled with incest and nonconsensual sex earned mainstream fame without the same scrutiny. But unlike many other fantas...

Meet the lovely Alaina Shearer! Alaina launched a nationwide network for women in tech, founded a marketing agency, somehow raised kids while doing all this, and oh yeah ran for Congress that one time?? Along the way she learned to navigate and push back in male dominated fields — including as a radio host, and working for a Don Draper-level sexist stripped of anything that resembles charming. Off...

Corrin and Alison chat about the kind of experience teenage models are likely to have when shooting with older male photographers. SPOILER -- it goes kind of exactly how you expect! The conversation strays into other fun topics like: street harassment, pervy bosses, age inappropriate bfs, and shame-centric body standards. Yy..ayyy. ig: @corrinschneider / @misandristmemes / @sadgap.podcast

This week we talk to Babs Gray (ig: @babs_gray), whose podcast ignited the Free Britney movement! It was of course a team effort as thousands of people became motivated to help the pop princess find freedom. But Babs and her co-host Tess, with the help of a whistleblower close to the situation, took a risk in making this story public. Using their podcast platform for reach, Babs and Tess invested...

A new episode, a new episode, it’s a new episode yay! And it’s not even paywalled you lucky duck! This one isn't exactly studied through a psych lens, and it’s not about the horrible men who have gaslit you — but you are STRONGLY encouraged to write in to sadgap.podcast@gmail.com to share your gaslighting stories! Instead, Alison the Pedant has a bone to pick with the evolution of this word and it...

Discussion of the 2025 movie "Companion" starring Sophie Thatcher and directed by Drew Hancock. Hosted with returning guest Nick, friend of the crew friend of the pod. A review of the film with a focus on its feminist themes. (shocking, I know) **Episode is full of spoilers! So many!

Recorded in late 2024 with content creator/internet historian Bree Essrig and OG hostess Alexis! (Previously paywalled, has audio issues and rich chaotic bisexual energy.) Tune in for personal stories of getting doxxed, wikifeet, queer dating, and more. Also discussion of sex work from a firsthand account, including legalization and pro/cons of in-person vs online sex work!   Find Bree on instagra...

Featuring Joe of the “Boys Watching Buffy” podcast to answer all our deep dive questions! First we break down the overall plot and characters, then explore the ~feminist themes~ found in Sunnyvale. The damsel in distress trope is subverted. The Bechdel Test, consistently slayed. The patriarchy sits on a council wearing tweed. Buffy and Willow find their agency, Warren gets his orbs crushed, and wt...

A rich conversation with filmmaker & poetess Effie Spence about feminine wisdom and the power of recentering matriarchal values. Effie shares her period-stained poetry ‘A Bloody Mess’ and docuseries ‘Motherland’, which follows her journey to ancestral roots to rediscover herself through the women who came before. We talk tarot, menarche malarkey, cycle syncing, and more. Includes a question fo...

Today we sit down with writer Chloe Marie Stillwell for a whirlwind of stories -- from pissing off Lady Gaga with a viral Ed Sheeran takedown to Chloe's journey with recovery, and everything in between. We talk about her experience writing for Playboy, finding internet fame via (an also viral) mugshot, and what happens when Dolly Parton’s publicist hates you. Plus: Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best...

Alison is joined this week by good friend Chris. Chris served under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, identifying then as a lesbian, and came out the other side — literally! We get into the unique perspective of being a trans man socialized as feminine, who now gets the male privilege that comes with passing. As well as the omnipresent misogyny in military life, and what being autistic taught him about maskin...

Classic A&A crew chatting it UP! Disjointed topics include: community college, the Are We Dating the Same Guy? facebook group, “male loneliness epidemic”, tipping your bartender, Uber terrors, anime (briefly, we don’t watch it), Binchtopia vocabularly, plus some serious tips & tricks for avoiding an accidental fentanyl overdose. (TW for descriptions of suicide, death in general.) ig ~ @sad...

Alison is joined by bestie Nick to talk about ladies of lore and the problematic retelling of their stories. Medusa: assault survivor. Arachne: pro weaver pitted against Athena. Circe: just wanted to chill as an island witch. Artemis: turned a gross man into a bambi. Pandora: set up to fail à la garden of eden. Enjoy! ♡ ad free episodes ~ patreon.com/sadgap

Alison is joined by Stefani and Anna to talk about their experiences in comedy! We get into how their gender has shaped the way they’re received on stage, tokenization, and the balance of success without compromise. Also: why do men assume a woman making sexual jokes is “very sexual” - and why is that a problem? Why do audience members respond to a bit as if they’re on a date with the gal on stage...

IQ tests, get on the analysis couch. This week we trace the intelligence quotient’s horrible origin in eugenics and sterilization. Then track how it kinda improved and developed into the G factor (has nothing to do with being a g, yet kind of does). And finally identify the now recognized multiple styles of intelligence that make things a lot more interesting. Very Psych 102 style. TLDR: if you th...

This week features a guest as we dive into queer identity, layers of privilege, and why everyone still gets mad when a woman raises her voice. From La Vie en Grindr to Gabrielle Union’s fiery acceptance speech, let’s TALK ABOUT IT!

BMI — the deeply misleading number that's on your medical chart whether you like it or not. Myers-Briggs — astrology for the boys. Love Languages — PHYSICAL TOUCH. We're here to deconstruct, to devalue, to de...smiss, these popular measures that were developed without adequate research. (To be fair the Myers-Briggs test was created by two ladies, but it was based on the work of Carl Jung, so close...

Learn this ONE ~crazy trick~ to not just survive your 20s, but to THRIVE! Nah, there's not one trick, but we got some ideas. As two ladies who lived through this tumultuous era and lived it hard, we learned a few things along the way and wanna share that wisdom with you. With love from the kooky aunts <3 **Therapy resource for people without insurance! >> Open Path Collective One-time fee...