Mayday: The Handmaid’s Tale Podcast

Justin and his daughter talk Runaways! Marvel does teen drama as only they can in this fun new series "Marvel's Runaways" from HULU. It debuts on 11.21.17 and Mayday was able to catch Episodes 1-4! Runaways is all about a teenagers and their parents so we got our parent/teenager team to review what they've seen so far! 

The Handmaid's Tale will kick off season two on HULU in April of 2018! HULU dropped the big annoucement today! So, now that we know WHEN we're gonna get it let's look at at what and who we know about The Handmaid's Tale season 2! 

The Handmaid's Tale won't kick off it's second season for a while. So chances are you need something new to binge? Delia & Justin are here to explore TV offerings beyond The Handmaid's Tale! Everything from Alias Grace & Godless to Marvel's Runaways & Riverdale & lots of points in between!

WARNING: You will want to fly to Ireland and take Dierdre Flynn's class. She teaches a module all about dystopian novels and talks to us about teaching The Handmaid's Tale. Plus, she gives us info on an entire academic conference about The Handmaid's Tale TV show! Sign us up. She discusses the importance of silence in The Handmaid's Tale. VERY interesting stuff. 

Ireland is a country at a crossroads. The 8th ammendment of Ireland's constitution makes abortion Illegal in all but some very extreme cases. Sarah Magliocco, reporter for the Irish website SHEmazing.net joins us to tell us about Ireland's troubling history with women's rights, the lengths women must go to obtain an abortion, and the latest efforts to repeal the 8th Ammendment and give Irish women full body autonomy.

Its the pilot episode of our new project "Mayday Presents: Great Adaptations!" where we read & watch new book to tv/movie adaptations. We're kicking things off with the new Netflix mini-series "Alias Grace", adapted from Margaret Atwood's 1996 novel of the same name. We got an advance look at the entire thing and wanted to give you a spoiler free, preview of what to exect when the show launches on 11/3! Find more about us on Facebook at @maydaygreatadaptations.

Ane Crabtree joins Tiana and Justin for an interview that you're sure to enjoy. Ane joined Mayday on the heels of her first Emmy nomination to talk and what was scheduled to be a 30 minute interview turned into 1 hour plus. Ane and co. cover a wide variety of topics ranging from her creative process and experiences on The Handmaid's Tale and other shows, her feelings on the Handmaid's protests across the country, to race, politics, childhood and more!Visit our website AllConsumingcontent.com for bonus content! We feature a collection of photos and sketches that Ane sent to us that show the evolution of the Handmaid's costume from sketch to reality! 

Yvonne Strahovski talks to Mayday about Serena Joy, the woman that Handmaid's Tale fans love to hate. Is she evil or just misunderstood? Does she regret the world she helped create? What is it like playing a character capable of such things? Will she redeem herself in Season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale? Listen here as we sit down with the woman behind Serena Joy. 

Ireland is a country at a crossroads. The 8th ammendment of Ireland's constitution makes abortion Illegal in all but some very extreme cases. Sarah Magliocco, reporter for the Irish website SHEmazing.net joins us to tell us about Ireland's troubling history with women's rights, the lengths women must go to obtain an abortion, and the latest efforts to repeal the 8th Ammendment and give Irish women full body autonomy.

WARNING: You will want to fly to Ireland and take Dierdre Flynn's class. She teaches a module all about dystopian novels and talks to us about teaching The Handmaid's Tale. Plus, she gives us info on an entire academic conference about The Handmaid's Tale TV show! Sign us up. She discusses the importance of silence in The Handmaid's Tale. VERY interesting stuff. 

Did you know Sarah got arrested once?! Well, now you do. Tiana, Sarah, & Justin host Mayday Monthly - October: The Pumpkin Spice Edition! This show is a blast. We catch up on all of the month's Handmaid's Tale happenings, news about the show, Season 2 talk, Emmy domination, HB40 protests, Saved by the Bell, ALF, an amusing GenX vs Millenial debate, and Sarah tries (and mostly fails) to normalize the word "straddling." 

On Friday, 9.22.17, the U.S. Secretary of Education rescinded the "Dear Colleague Letter", Obama era Title IX guidance provided to schools about how they were to handle incidents of sexual assault. What is Title IX? Why was this done? What does it mean moving foward? Show contributor Delia Harrington joins Mayday to explain it all and to provide some analysis and opinion on the matter.

Kelsey Hercs joins Mayday to talk about the story she is writing for ComicMix's #Kickstarter Comic Anthology project to benefit Planned Parenthood! She is a writer, actress, and part time burlesque performer and her story centers on the lives of a modern day sex worker and a sex worker from the late 1860's. What's changed since then? What hasn't? What feels like it should have? Plus she tells who her fictional best friend, romantic partner, and arch-enemy would be! We also talk Jane Austen, Plays, Comics, and Art as a vehicle for social change. Visit AllConsumingContent.com for more or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Part three of our three part interview we call "20 Minutes with Warren Littlefield." Warren Littlefield, Executive Producer for The Handmaid's Tale & Fargo & former President of NBC joins Mayday to talk all things Handmaid's Tale, including Ann Dowd & Elisbeth Moss' powerhouse performances, hate being a live and well in America, and the importance of being ally for the resistance.

Part two of our three part interview we call "20 Minutes with Warren Littlefield." Warren Littlefield, Executive Producer for The Handmaid's Tale & Fargo & former President of NBC joins Mayday to talk all things Handmaid's Tale, including Bruce Miller's passion for the project, his first reading of Atwood's book, embracing risk and more.