Feminist Killjoys, PhD

Raechel is joined by two of her fave queer Boston witches, Shannon and Claire! Shannon and Claire share their experiences being teenage witches, their thoughts on queerness and witchcraft, the role of our ancestors and chosen family in relation to with life, cultural appropriation, and much more! (Subscribe to our newsletter for more behind the scenes and recommended reading!) Before the interview: Raechel and Melody check-in and take a moment to express solidarity with #StephanieMcKellop. TIMELINE:: Check-ins until 13:03 Interview right after *** INTRO: “Top Floor” GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "I Think You're Alright" Jay Som *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

In our third episode of Witch Month, we welcome Hannah Wydeven, an improviser, weightlifter, business owner and witch. Melody and Hannah chatted about all our mutual friends and interests, being rad, and--of course--tarot! Be sure to check out her queer-friendly, social justicey, trauma-informed, feminist gym if you live in//near the Twin Cities::Solcana Fitness. Interview starts at the 11 minute mark. *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Break the Spell," Ellis (MPLS) *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps about a variety of topics. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

WITCH MONTH CONTINUES! Brianna Suslovic is a witchy social work student and recent college grad who's interested in the way that intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability affect our personal and interpersonal psychologies. She's learning more about ritual and magic and is always down to talk about longform journalism, podcasts, and the show Insecure. We had a truly lovely conversation with her, addressing the intersections of witchcraft and identity, healing, writing, and more. Find Brianna on Instagram @fragilewitch. On Twitter @_yungtender. And at her website at https://briannasuslovic.com. Interview starts at 9 minute mark. *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Cranes in the Sky" Solange *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps about a variety of topics. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

IT IS WITCH MONTH! Black Witch starts off the month by talking with us about Paganism, the importance of Black Pagan spaces, cultural appropriation by white people in Paganism, and much more. Check out her work at thisblackwitch.com. Interview starts at 6 minute mark. *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Brujas" PRINCESS NOKIA *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps about The Bachelorette. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

Raechel and Melody are joined by Lacy and Kett to talk about their new memoir, Ink in Water. We talk eating disorder recovery, the painstaking labor of illustration, small press publishing, love stories, and more. Kett and Lacy also join us for our RWLs! Check out our blog and newsletter for relevant links! *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Bodak Yellow" Cardi B (small clip); also "Thick Skin" Limp Wrist *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps about The Bachelorette. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

Raechel and Melody talk #DACA (how fucked it is that it's ending, but also the shortcomings of #DACA itself). They also surprise each other with their Most Inspiring Activist picks, providing background on some amazing women, past and present, who have organized for change. Also, some chit-chat about U2, the specter of grad school insecurity, and their RWLs of the week! Check our blog for relevant links. *** TIMELINE:: Check-ins: until 18:30 mark DACA: 18:30 through 31 mark Activist roundup: 31 through 52:30 RWL: 53 min *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Love You Once Made" Valerie June *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

Melody and Raechel are back 2gether again! In this episode they catch up on what they’ve been up to since they last recorded together. Kendrick Lamar and averted cultural appropriation, White Lady Feminism (TM) a la T. Swift and T-Fey, and witch stuff! Plus RWLs! *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY SPLICED: Kendrick Lamar from "DNA" and "Bad Blood" OUTRO: "Rock Bottom" Wynonna Judd *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps about The Bachelorette. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

Raechel has the privilege of talking with a member of Redneck Revolt, "a national network of community defense projects from a broad spread of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. It is a pro-worker, anti-racist organization that focuses on working class liberation from the oppressive systems which dominate our lives." This past week, members of RR joined other antifa activists to protect people on the ground in Charlottesville and Durham. Our guest was in both places. This is a must-listen for anyone committed to supporting the struggle against white supremacy and fascism. I think, if you aren't already, this interview will inspire you to be in solidarity with the diversity of tactics we need for this fight, including armed defense. *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY MIDDLE: "The only good fascist is a very dead fascist" Propaganda OUTRO: "All you fascists bound to lose" Woody Guthrie *** In lieu of promo-ing our Patreon and social media, we hope you'll consider donating to jail support or other antifa needs in your communities. Stay safe and take care of each other.

This week we are joined by friends-of-the-podcast, Lacy Davis (Flex Your Heart Radio) and Molly Woodstock (Smash Everything). We united in this feminist-podcaster roundtable to answer listener-submitted questions about fitness and ED recovery, witch and woo practices, workplace struggles, and more. TIMELINE:: Check-ins until 11:00 Roundtable thereafter *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: Silence brought to you by Mel forgetting *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps about The Bachelorette. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

Melody sits down with Dr. Elana Levine, a professor in the Dept of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Melody and Elana discuss the feminist history of soap operas, abortion legislation, contemporary feminist media culture, and the challenges (and rewards) of being an academic. Dr. Levine is the author of Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television, co-author of Legitimating Television: Media Convergence and Cultural Status, and editor of Cupcakes, Pinterest, and Ladyporn: Feminized Popular Culture in the Early 21st Century. *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Creep" TLC *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review! Follow us on Instagram! And Facebook! And Twitter! Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on Spotify! Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2004 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF POWER!

TW: detailed descriptions of sexual harassment *** In this episode we talk with Lacy O’Brien, founder of ReVoice, a non-profit dedicated to providing resources to stop sexual harassment in the workplace. Lacy discusses her own experience of harassment and how it inspired her to start an organization that could provide support for other victims, especially since, as Lacy learned, HR is there to protect the employer, not the worker. *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: “Shitlist” L7 *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps about The Bachelorette. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

In this episode we chat with Madison (she/her they/them), a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota, who studies labor, worker surveillance, and the politics of resistance. Her dissertation is on fast fashion retail work. Episode breakdown: Introduction until 8:20 min mark Check-ins 8:20-12 min mark Chit chat 12-17 min mark Interview with Madison starts at 17:15 *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Fire" (Disciples Remix) Beth Ditto *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps about The Bachelorette. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

In this bonus episode, we talk about the BLM & community activist responses to the police killing of Justine Damond and visions of a future that includes less policing and more community resources.

“Even though a space is female-dominated doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily a space where it’s about female empowerment." -J. Pray In this episode, Melody talks with Jennifer Pray, a Twin Cities-based dance artist and yoga teacher. Jennifer discusses how her dance and yoga work intersect with each other and with feminism. More specifically, Jennifer digs into what an embodied feminism can look like. A lot of good gems to listen for. Interview with Jenn starts at 12ish min mark Related FKJ episode: 41 with David Frenk Photo credits for episode art from top left: Anna Dielschneider, Bill Cameron, Erin Fitzgerald *** INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY Spliced in: "Things We Do for Love" Amy Grant OUTRO: "Take Cover" Vie Boheme *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps about The Bachelorette. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!

In this episode, we speak with Stella (she/her) and Maga (she/her or they/them) of SAL(T). SAL(T) is a multimedia project designed to produce critical inquiry about social and cultural issues from a Marxist Xicanismx perspective. We also talk with them about how social media can be utilized as a form of popular education. You can follow SAL(T) on Instagram and Facebook. Subpar internet connection (at times) brought to you by our favorite ISP monopoly, Comcast. <3 <3 <3 This episode is dedicated to Jesus Estrada-Perez. Our dear friend was a Chicanx activist and we remain inspired and motivated by his activism every single day. We would give the world to have him here with us and to have him be a part of this conversation with SAL(T). This episode reminded us so deeply of what moved Jesus. Jesus, we love and miss you so much. Our hearts ache. Love, Raechel & Mel <3 <3 <3 INTRO: "Top Floor" GRRRL PRTY OUTRO: "Somo Chulas" Downtown Boys *** Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape on the Fy. Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. All Patreons now receive our FKJ, PHD newsletter AND $5+ peeps get bonus eps about The Bachelorette. So become a Patreon today! *insert jingle music here* And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2005 at fkj.phd@gmail.com *** WTF (women/trans/femme) POWER!