The Female Gaze

Episode 17: Ladies Get Paid is the Ghostbusters of the Wage Gap

Fri, 19 Apr 2019 08:00:00 GMT

We're back!!! with a fiery discussion featuring Ladies Get Paid's Claire Wasserman and Ashley Louise who explain why "anger is fuel" in the battle for gender pay equity and how that anger personally fueled them to create a business that is helping thousands of women around the world, well, GET PAID. Plus a friendly reminder of all the predictably overshadowed women 2020 candidates, words to live by from Georgia O'Keefe, and the latest Annenberg Foundation report findings on gender breakdown in the film industry. Take notes!

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Episode 16: NYLON's Gabrielle Korn on How Fashion Is Still Missing the Mark

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:00:00 GMT

Editor-in-Chief of NYLON Gabrielle Korn joins the show this week to break down what the female gaze means when we're talking about the fashion industry, and where it's still notably missing (hint: it's not the clothes you design, it's who you're designing them for.) We ask Gabrielle about how she's changing the way women's publications talk about body, style, sex and identity - plus Elizabeth Holmes, Dating Around, Pen15, The Other Two and this week's hot take: does reverse racism/sexism exist?

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Episode 15: Nitehawk Cinema's Caryn Coleman on the Power of Programming

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT

How do you get more women directors' work seen on the big screens? Well one way is to hire someone like our guest this week, Director of Programming and Special Projects at Nitehawk Cinema Caryn Coleman, who lit-er-ally makes it her job to get representation into theaters. We ask her how one gets such a dreamy job, how her The Future of Film is Female project truly walks the walk - plus Aunt Becky behind bars, Alanah's gender-switching photo shoot, and Caryn's hot tip for what to do when your child is obsessed with the music of a pedophile. DAYEINU!

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Episode 14: Sour Peach Films on 'Girl Talk' and the Other Gaze

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Erica Rose and Chelsea Moore of Sour Peach Films join TFG this week to explain why they felt compelled to start a company that authentically tells "otherized" stories like their new film "Girl Talk" - and what films like "Blue is the Warmest Color" get completely wrong. Plus we grapple with the revelations in "Leaving Neverland," debate if "Greta" is intentionally ridiculous, and tackle the toughest of questions: would any of us date a non-creative?

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Episode 13: How To Write the Trans Gaze with Ashley Lauren Rogers

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Playwright, performer and trans rights activist Ashley Lauren Rogers helps us break down what the trans gaze looks like and how cis folks can incorporate it into their work (and why that's important.) Plus: big take-aways from the Oscars, Michael Cohen's hearing, Cate Blanchett's argument for the matriarchy, and a major milestone for trans women in the world of professional wrestling!

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Episode 12: Art Curator Lolita Cros Examines the Gaze of Female-Identifying Visual Artists

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Lolita Cros joins us this week to help unpack what the female gaze looks like in the fine arts, and the joys and challenges of curating work only made by female-identifying artists as the current art curator for the women-only collective The Wing. Plus, a boat for Obama, a bee for Bernie, and a healthy debate on the benefits of astrology!

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Episode 11: What The Hell, Oscars? with Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Is anyone still planning to watch this train wreck of an Oscars ceremony this year?? Well we still are because we can't. help. ourselves. So we brought in a heavy-hitter - THR awards columnist and host of the Awards Chatter podcast, Scott Feinberg - to explain this no-host, fewer-category morass the Academy has waded into. Plus, predictions for major categories, a look into why no women were nominated for Best Director, and more poignantly why Jessie is going to have to swallow her "Shallow" feelings once and for all - and a hot take to help you win that Oscar ballot tie-breaker!

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Episode 10: Julie Stewart-Binks on Breaking Into the Ultimate Boys Club - Sports!

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:00:00 GMT

For the 10th episode of TFG we bring you one of our realest talks yet with sports broadcaster Julie Stewart-Binks (ESPN, Fox Sports, Barstool) about how her love of the game still overrides the insane mistreatment she experiences as a woman in sports media. Plus, how Julie's recent turn into stand-up has revealed what sports and comedy have in common (oof), and Gizmodo's Mandana Mofidi joins to chat about Russian Doll, the My Best Friend's Wedding reunion, '90s r&b, AOC and oh so much more.

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Episode 9: Sarah Aument of TMBOY on the Rough and Tumble of Songwriting

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Singer/songwriter/composer Sarah Aument lays bare the emotional skeletons that comprise her band TMBOY's new album and explains how being in a romantic partnership with another artist can feed one's work in unexpected ways. Plus: the challenges of gender binary bathrooms, a touching glimpse into Ireland's abortion debate, justice for Lee Krasner, and chivalry: do we still GAF?

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Episode 8: Gia Woods Became the Out Persian Pop Star She Needed In the World

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Pop phenom Gia Woods joins TFG to explain how she used music to come out to her family and offer representation to young people like herself who couldn't find themselves in the culture. Plus Yalitza Aparicio's Oscar nom, the diversity in Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue, and guest co-host Alex Goodson joins to share horror stories of misogyny in Words with Friends, surprise Jumbotron proposals and her secret college crush on Alanah when they were both closeted babies!

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Episode 7: AJ Lambert On Grandfather Frank Sinatra's Legacy In A #MeToo Age

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Singer AJ Lambert joins the pod upon the release of her new album "Careful You" to talk about the tricky work of interpreting songs - and artists - who don't entirely hold up to today's standards of acceptable behavior. Plus this week's boats (Amy Heckerling, "The Wife") and bees (Taylor Swift's Reputation tour, ghosting on Tinder) and a Hot Takes round that will make you re-think your favorite TV sitcoms!

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Episode 6: Julia Weldon Yelled At Meryl Streep In a Bathtub

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Julia Weldon started their acting career shredding scenes in the Meryl Streep/Liam Neeson drama "Before and After" before hitting pause on acting while they waited for the landscape to improve for genderqueer folks. In the meantime they built up an equally impressive music career and are now dipping their toes back into a more promising film and TV industry. We chat about all of that, plus awkward gender discussions at the gynecologist, Viola Davis being a badass per usual, when to insist on preferred pronouns - and Alanah discovers Ani DiFranco for the first time!

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Episode 5: Filmmaker Desiree Akhavan On Our New Obsession, "The Bisexual"

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Filmmaker/actor Desiree Akhavan shares the challenges of making trailblazing work like her Sundance hit "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" and her new Hulu series "The Bisexual," and enters a fiery debate over the use of the word "cunt" and the dilemma of making the first move.

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Episode 4: Critical Look Back at Pop Culture in 2018

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMT

For a special year-in-review episode, our hosts are joined by the brilliant Shenequa Golding (Vibe), Natalie Weiner (NY Times, Billboard) and Ashley Lee (LA Times) to discuss how women fared in pop culture in 2018. From Cardi to Ariana, Beale Street to Black Panther, our trio of experts helps us put this wild year into perspective. Plus, a fitting tribute to Penny Marshall, our final Boats and Bees of the season, and the Hot Takes wheel finally lands on Wonder Woman. Buckle up!

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Episode 3: Miss Eaves Is The 'Feminasty' Hip-Hop Queen of Our Dreams

Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMT

Hip-hop artist Miss Eaves tells Jessie and Alanah why she pushed herself to be a champion of body and sex positivity in the rap game; the challenges of marketing her latest single that asks Santa for Trump's impeachment; and her thoughts on how women can subconsciously perpetuate the male gaze (danger, Will Robinson!)

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Episode 2: Going Home (and Coming Out) For the Holidays with Jenna Laurenzo

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMT

Filmmaker Jenna Laurenzo explains how she convinced some of the biggest stars and producers in the business to help her turn her real-life coming out experience into her new film "Lez Bomb;" how she plans to join the ranks of women storming the Hollywood gates in the wake of #MeToo; and ponders the idea of expanding or abolishing those pesky gender pronouns. Plus Jessie and Alanah introduce the new segment "Float Your Boat" to react to last week's Golden Globes nominations and spiral into a heated debate over "Shallow" vs. "I'll Never Love Again."

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Episode 1: The Female Gaze in the Rom-Com with Author Camille Perri

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:00:00 GMT

The first episode of The Female Gaze is here! Acclaimed author Camille Perri joins us to explain why she used the classic romantic comedy formula to bring a queer love story to the masses with her new novel "When Katie Met Cassidy" and to debate whether other romantic classics, from When Harry Met Sally to A Star Is Born, hold water. But first Jessie and Alanah explain what the heck this podcast is even about - including what "the female gaze" really is (and isn't) and why having more of it can actually save lives - including theirs!

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The Female Gaze is coming for YOU!

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT

Welcome to The Female Gaze! Meet your hosts Jessie and Alanah, who will be joined each week by kickass guests making all the female gaze-y culture you crave, starting December 3rd!

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