NOUS - The Feminist Podcast: Recent Episodes
Harini Iyer, Camille Saunders
The NOUS Podcast, by Harini Iyer and Camille Saunders, explores key issues affecting young women in today’s society focussing on making intersectional feminism accessible to anyone, anywhere, through interviews and research.
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Varuni Sinha's inspirational story of overcoming the seemingly impossible, both in administrative discrimination and mental health challenges, is doubtlessly a case that will stay with you forever. Unpicking the spousal visa laws in the USA until 2015 and its effect on South Asian women, Varuni talks of hope, renewal, and finding her purpose in life despite her struggle.
Voices and research: Camille Saunders, Harini Iyer and Varuni Sinha
Want to know how women, feminism and misogyny have been in the news this week but don't have time to add yet another news paper and feed to your routine? Look no further: in 15mns or less Camille and Harini break down some of the headlines in both the mainstream media and socials, both the bad news and the uplifting.
Some of the things we discuss today are:
- Blake Lively vs domestic violence in 'It Ends With Us' press tour
- Jermaine Jenas fired from the BBC for indecent unsolicited messages
- Andrew Tate's house raided again in new accusations including sex trafficking and sex with a minor/child rape
- Kellie Gerardi's family throws her a "space shower" to celebrate her going into space as a career milestone
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Voice and research by: Camille Saunders and Harini Iyer
If you have 15mns you can listen to all the lessons we've learnt from life so far as we turn 21 and try to navigate the beginnings of adulthood.
Some of the things we talk about include:
- body image
- making memories
- being self-sufficient
- knowing your values
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Voice and research by: Camille Saunders and Harini Iyer
TW: ED
This week I'm so lucky to have one of my oldest friends Lira Prela sharing her experience with eatings disorders and the mental health system with eloquence and grace despite being such a complicated and difficult experience.
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Ending sexual assault awareness month with a bang with this incredible original song, written and performed by Anastasia Serrell-Watts.
Camille talks for 22mns about global sexual assault awareness month. TW: sexual assault, extreme violence against women
"My friendship is not a crappy consolation prize that you’re left with if I deny you a relationship – and my body is not your reward for good behavior.”- Taylor Callobre, The 'Good Guy' Myth (2012), Duke University Press
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This week Anastasia joins us for the final of her vital trilogy about sexual assault, following previous episodes on her own story, and the way in which society has defined the journey through language and the #metoo movement reaction. Among the side effects and respective healing strategies we cover:
- disordered eating
- PTSD and flashbacks
- journalling
- therapy
- family support
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TW: sexual assault (s/a)
Following up from our last episode with Anastasia, we expand our discussion of sexual assault from her personal experience to global representation. We do this by talking about:
-
MeToo and its reception
- how sensationalism warps movements
- sexual abuse in the LGBTQ+ community
- post-assault sexuality (libido and orientation)
- self-erasure of survivors and invalidation of labels
- naming sex crimes as precisely as we do others
- insensitive jokes about s/a
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TW: sexual assault (s/a)
This first episode of 2024 begins the year on a sombre note, as Anastasia Serrell-Watts bravely steps into the spotlight of describing her sexual assault story to help other people find their own voice and recognise that they are not alone in their struggle. We want to thank Anastasia deeply for allowing us to seek company in her vulnerability in what is truly a selfless and inspiration episode that will hopefully help many women listening.
This episode includes:
- Anastasia's experience
- police reactions to s/a
- public, family and school reactions to s/a
- the mental health repercussions such as eating disorders and PTSD
- words of wisdom and support for survivors
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Our 2 cents (or 1.6p if you will) on the beauty of the Barbie movie. With apologies for Camille's poor sound quality and cold, in this casual episode, Harini and Camille cover:
- America Ferrera's speech
- "I'm not pretty enough to be pretty and not smart enough to be smart"
- the kitchen scene
- Ken
- the de-programming of the Barbies
- mothers and daughters
and much else besides!
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With so much anguish in the feminist community about the role of trans people, we are so pleased to be able to talk to Charlie Summers about his perspective as a trans man on the following topics, among many others:
- being socialised as a girl
- the mental health impacts of being trans pre-transition
- coming out to his family
- commenting on feminism as a man who has experienced the other side first-hand
- waiting times for reassignment
- gendered bathrooms
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This week we are so pleased to interview Layo Akinola about a range of issues related to racism and feminism, including:
- Michelle Obama
- dealing with microaggressions
- intersectional feminism
- gaslighting yourself
- how to elicit change
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We are so lucky to talk to Colette Zacca, the actress and dancer most recently seen in the TV series Doctors, the film Things I Do For Money, and the short Teach Me How To Fly, about Black history in the UK. It was such an honour to record this episode and we learnt so much. We hope you do too, or that you feel your own experiences are reflected in Colette's and that it makes you feel seen.
- Maya Angelou
- Stephen Lawrence
- The Deptford (New Cross) House Fire
- Child Q
- being Black and British, and the Windrush generation
- expectations on Black women
- staying true to yourself and standing up for what is right
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It's Black History Month in the UK and we want to make sure that Black women are heard this month above all! As such you won't be hearing any white voices until November. We're focussing on role models, the advice to the new generation and advice to current white adults but this naturally comes with explanations (and vents) about the responsibilities placed on Black women. We hope you feel seen, or that you hear something that makes you reflect on your own behaviour, and that we can lay our grain of sand to bridging the racial gap.
In this episode Hawa Eyimah tells us about:
- the trailblazer Ismatu https://www.ismatu.com/
- radical love and unconditional kindness
- advice for young Black girls
- social burn out from chronic care
- apologising vs guilt-tripping
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The self-care industry has been the root of plenty of myths, but luckily Colette Grice, founder of the Galene Company (https://www.galenecompany.com/) is here to debunk them! In this episode we talk about:
- skin care products
- chemicals vs clean products
- sexual health and vaginal health
- periods, hormones and PMDD
- taking the time to look after yourself
- the gender divide in self-care
If your child is listening to this podcast, the only explicit words used in this episode are: b0ll0cks and cr@p
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This episode is about a poem I wrote 2 years ago in one long rant looking back at the toughtest two years Harini and I went through, along with countless other girls in our cohort, many of whose stories are included here besides mine. It came from a wave of sexist abuse throughout London schools that gave rise to movements like Everyone's Invited. I wasn't going to publish it ever until someone else who had lived through this period told me she had never felt so seen. If you were one of them, I hope you relate, and if you weren't, I hope you never do. TW: sexual assault, self harm, suicide
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Anecdotes from Annabelle and Camille's solo female travel adventures, including being dragged off the tube in Paris by a man for his girlfriend's chihuahua, stared at for 2 hours by a teenage boy in Norway and serenaded with Hollywood love songs in Japan. You can't make this stuff up!!
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Considering travelling alone as a woman? Great! In this episode, Camille and Annabelle Saunders chat about their experiences travelling alone as women and share some advice that they've learnt along the way. This includes:
- language barriers
- your 1st night alone
- lessons on independence
- being alone in a crowd
- safety tips when travelling at night
We'll follow it up with a Bonus episode of more of our anecdotes of travelling alone as women, and share our top tips on the website. Then, we'll take your questions and pass them onto seasoned travel experts for even more advice to guide you through your holiday plans! Have fun!!
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In this episode we interview the incredible Serene Singh, a Rhodes scholar at the University of Oxford, National All American Miss winner, author of children's book The Queen Machine, and founder of The Serenity Project to name but a few of her amazing accolades.
- the Rhodes scholarship
- isolation at Oxbridge
- the role of faith in feminism and university
- religious bias in positions of power
- inclusivity, hard work and hierarchy
- empowerment of young girls (private and public)
- representation matters
- pageantry and modelling contests
- seeing things from the other side
- self acceptance
- the multidimensionality of femininity
- The Serenity Project, global mentorship and confidence
- women on death row in the US
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In this episode we explore the role of femininity in leadership, and its importance in the modern world. Rosalie Chapman takes us through it with both personal experiences and theory, including:
- agentic vs communal traits
- the Oxford Union
- feminine vs masculine presentation
- Margaret Thatcher vs Jacinda Ardern
- the Queen Bee effect
- first and second generation sexism
- why these dichotomies exist and how we can overcome them
- advice for young women
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In this crucial episode, we precede next week's discussion of the Met police report by talking about the prevalence of r*pe culture in the UK. I am lucky to be joined for the first time by Amelia Waterton, where some of the topics we cover are:
- the number of sexual assault victims in the UK every year
- the percentage that go to trial or lead to a conviction
- child sexual assault rates and convictions
- Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman's plans against child grooming gangs
- the use of ethnicity data when fighting sex crimes
- how porn objectifies women to the point of aggression
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In this episode, we have an open conversation about the lessons we've learnt from our late teens going into our 20s that we thought would be helpful to share with you! Listen up to find out more...
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In this episode, we have an open conversation about the lessons we've learnt from our late teens going into our 20s that we thought would be helpful to share with you! Listen up to find out more...
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In this episode we discuss one of the tangible results of feminist activism, the rise of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) in companies, and how we can see positive changes occur.
- The Good News Movement
- the tampon tax vs Scotland's free periods
- what ESG means
- what ESG does for companies
- green-washing and fake sustainability
- BLM and performative activism
- holding companies accountable
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In our first episode of 2023, we talk about the predecessor of Netflix's hit series 'The Tiger King', the real tiger queen: Tippi Hedren. A 90 year old woman who has let wild cats roam her home since her youth, including letting a lion share a bed with her teenage daughter, she should be remembered for her bravery and love for wild cats.
In this episode we talk about:
- conservation and animal rights
- double standards in society
- the role of her husband in her injuries
- reactions to different genders doing the same thing
- family v work
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In this week's episode, we take a look at the role of cancel culture in today's society and how it is impacting the feminist movement. We try and navigate the definition of cancel culture, the positive and negative effects it can have on feminism.
TW: mention of sexual violence, transphobia
Some of what we discuss includes:
- cancelling vs. holding accountable
- public vs private opinions
- JK Rowling, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Greta Thunberg
- Donald Trump, Andrew Tate
- trans recognition
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In this episode looking back on International Men's Day, we ask Ken and Tom to give us some insight into the men's mental health crisis in the UK from their perspective.
Among many other things, we cover:
- toxic masculinity
- processing emotions
- validating men's need for help
- mental health
- LGBT allyship
- women's marches
- the role of men in feminism
- inspirational men
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On this week's episode, we commemorate Remembrance Day and the largely overlooked role of women before, during and after the First World War. Durham English Literature Masters graduate, (and our social media rep) Annabelle Saunders, discusses Vera Brittain's autobiographical book "Testament of Youth" (published in 1933), exploring the various layers of struggle she endured as a university student pre-1914, during active service on the front-lines as a nurse, and her reception upon coming home from war.
Among other topics, we discuss:
- the bravery of Vera and many others like her
- parallels to modern day realities faced by women
- how women have been erased from narratives of remembrance
- the relevance of Vera's work and the importance of hearing her story
- women's work & position in places of education prior to, throughout and post-WW1
- the changes and continuities in perceptions of women in the post-war period
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In this episode we look at the dark side of Siri's female voice and the wider issues of the gender disparity in the technology and AI industries.
Among other things we discuss:
- the history of women in tech
- women in STEM vs boys in humanities
- the gender pay gap
- women leaving the tech industry
- sexual harassment against Siri and Cortana
- sex-bots, and the abuse of them
- using female voices as mobile assistants
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In this Black History Month episode about misogynoir, Tati Kapaya and Nivea Makinde share their experiences as Black women in today's society as well as thinking about the historical factors that brought us here.
Among many other things, we discuss:
- Black pain in the media
- the use of language to express said pain
- humiliation of Black artists
- dehumanisation and emancipation
- exclusion from mainstream beauty
- the potential holes in feminism
- performative activism
- words of advice and encouragement for younger Black girls
Some extra clips from '019 - Endometriosis and Painful Periods' where we chat about our own period stories:
- hiding sanitary towels up our school jumpers
- leaking in public
- comparing period symptoms with other girls
- teachers telling you 'you should've gone at break' when asking to go to the toilet
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In this episode, Camille shares her experience with endometriosis and we explore medical misogyny, in which women's health issues and symptoms can be downplayed, not taken seriously and ignored, resulting in misdiagnosis of medical conditions like endometriosis and PCOS. Among other things, we discuss: * what it is like living with endometriosis * medical misogyny * the lack of information about periods, endometriosis and PCOS * medical professionals not taking women seriously * the huge problems in the diagnosing of such conditions * gender roles and the stigma around infertility
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This episode takes a deeper look at the underlying political background behind Zhina (Mahsa) Amini's death and the protests that it has sparked, with Noorin's personal stories about her relationship with Islam.
Among other things, we discuss:
- ethnic minority treatment in Iran
- the morality police
- is the hijab really a symbol of Islam?
- the role of religion in government
- how neo-colonialism is shaping our understanding of Islam and these protests
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This episode is inspired by the UK's 2022 decision to make labelling calories on menus compulsory in all restaurants and cafes to increase "healthy eating" ignoring the increase in calorie counting and other disordered eating habits, a problem that disproportionately affects teenage girls.
Among other things we discuss:
- who is actually benefitting from diet culture?
- how governments can actually promote healthy eating
- reasons why people can't afford a healthy lifestyle
- why does the patriarchy want skinny women (and muscly men)?
- the obesity epidemic vs internalised fatphobia
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Continuing on from our previous episode on the relationship between social media and sex crimes, we explore the extent to which the sugar daddy-baby relationship has been glamourised and advertised online, as well as the dangers of this romanticisation for young women.
Alongside plenty of other topics, we explore:
- reasons people go into sugaring (from both sides) - be it want or need
- the historical origins of this often exploitative dynamic and how the internet and social media has helped it become widespread
- motives of sugar daddy website owners
- the dangers and complexities of partaking in sugaring
- how feminism plays a role and how it is absent
- the rebranding of love as transactional
- and how sugaring has been separated from traditional sex work through its online glamorisation
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In this episode we try to unpack some of the horrifying realities of when sending nude photos goes wrong. As we say in the episode, if our audience were predominantly men, we would put the onus on them to stop sharing their girlfriend's or ex's nudes with their friends; however, as our audience consists mainly of women, we hope that instead we can protect our listeners from ever being in that situation, even though the victim is never at fault.
Some of the topics we cover include:
- why/how many people take nudes
- the laws around revenge porn
- why some women don't report it
- hacking phones/Cloud for nudes
- blackmailing and threatening
- Deep Fake nudes and pornography
- protecting yourself online
- buying and selling nudes by location
- "Collector Culture"
- 1 in 5 men admit to intimate image abuse
- online toxic masculinity
- the loophole in the law
- Verified Associates, Revenge Porn Helpline, #notyourporn, My Image My Choice
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On today's episode we disucss the origins of shaving in the Western world, and what its relevance is to our modern beauty standard of female hairlessness. Alongside this, we examine the impact of making hairlessness the norm and how this has changed across cultures and eras.
Among other topics, we explore:
- how body hair has become a symbol of feminism and not femininity
- the first razors advertised for women and its link to capitalist motives
- different body hair standards across cultures
- the paedophilic undertones of the standard
- the influence of advertising on culture
- modern femininity as a performance
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In this episode, we discuss the various components contributing to gender socialisation throughout childhood, concentrating on gaming, toys and the school sphere. Exploring the impacts of specific branding and advertising, we dissect the effects of reinforcing strict gender roles and norms upon children.
Some of the topics covered include:
- the debate between gender essentialism and constructivism
- differences in branding and advertising in toys, stationery and sportswear for boys and girls
- raising children as gender neutral and the 'theyby' idea
- the potential reasons for and consequences of reinforcing a strict gender binary in childhood
- the connection between gendered branding and capitalist motives
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In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing GB athlete, Anastasia Davies, as we discuss the role of women in the world of sports, the opportunities presented to them, and those from which they are held back. Among much else, we discuss:
- the gender pay gap
- % of women in executive positions
- moments of solidarity
- injustices and double standards
- football, cricket, tennis, athletics, gymnastics
- the best and worst things about being a female athlete
- dangers faced by female athletes in their personal lives
- a message of encouragement for budding athletes
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In this episode we welcome Faye and Mitra to discuss some of the reasons we became feminists when we were younger, how it has impacted us, and when we might not have even identified as feminists at all!
Some of the topics discussed include:
- 'TERF' (trans-exclusionary radical feminism)
- what it means to be a feminist to us
- times that being a feminist has helped us
- times we thought we were bad feminists
- how our values have changed over our teenage years
- would our younger self be proud of our feminism today?
- what makes a bad/good feminist?
- does a bad feminist even exist or does it all contribute to the same cause?
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We are so happy to introduce Jessie Wade in this episode about the overturning of Roe v Wade to explain the background of abortion rights so we can begin to unravel the effects that this decision will have on women in the US.
Some of the topics we will cover include:
- abortion legislation globally
- how many women are directly impacted
- the background of Roe v Wade (1973)
- Planned Parenthood v Casey (1992)
- Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022)
- trigger laws in the US
- the history of modern anti-abortion rhetoric including midwifery and eugenics
- the class and racial disparity
- examples of information about safe abortions
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In this episode we are honoured to have been hosted by Amy Rowlinson on Focus On WHY, her incredible podcast about the reasons that push people to follow their passions.
Some of the issues we cover include:
- creating a podcast as young women
- solidarity with other women
- the concept of sisterhood
- the role of feminism in society
- what pushed up to make a podcast
- why it is so important to us
- advice for other young women (and anyone listening!)
- micro aggressions in male-dominated spaces
- the importance of intersectionality
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To kick off Season 2 of the NOUS Podcast, we are discussing 'pick me' girls, both as a culture and as a term. In just a few short years, this phrase has gone from defending the core values of feminism, to enabling the fragmentation, and therefore the potential weakening, of the feminist movement.
Topics discussed include:
- the term 'pick me'
- the cause and rise of 'pick me' culture
- 'pick me' women in authority
- selfish feminism on a wider scale
- 'pick me' boys and gaslighting
- the rejection of femininity
- weaponising feminism
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We are so excited to announce Season 2 of the NOUS Podcast! Listen to this trailer to find out all the information you need about what promises to be a great season of feminist content.
Episodes to come include:
- The 'Pick Me' Girl
- Pressure to be a 'good' feminist
- Calorie counts on menus
- Women's mental health: part 2
- Shaving: the men behind the beauty standard
- The fashion industry
- 'I hate men': an insight into misandry
- Physical health: listening to women
- Reproductive rights and abortion
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Episode 5: The Porn Industry
Following an Instagram poll revealing that 61% of our listeners felt that there was no such thing as ethical porn, in this episode we tackle a couple of the many issues in pornography as a concept and the industry more specifically. We begin to explore some of the reasons why this has occurred and how it the industry has developed into what it is today, and touch on the similarities and differences between mainstream pornography, feminist erotica and OnlyFans. We also start to look at how this has infiltrated into social media and the lives of young people.
Topics discussed include:
- the crimes within the industry
- addiction and desensitisation
- child abuse and paedophilia
- BDSM and teen shame
- consent and healthy sex
- sexual assault online
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This episode explores 5 of the most commonly exploited tropes surrounding women in films and in the media we consume, and the detrimental effects this has on our expectations in real life. We look at where these tropes originated from, how they've developed in contemporary film, and how this has changed even the vernacular we use to describe women in real life.
Topics discussed include:
- the trophy wife
- the bridezilla
- the damsel in distress (and the anti-damsel)
- the asexual career woman
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Episode 3: Women and Mental Health
We take an initial look at how the patriarchy damages women's mental health for example through constantly changing body types. We explore how male violence and rage affects women’s mental health, and delve into how reactions to this trauma can be dangerously mistaken due to harmful stereotypes surrounding female psychology. With 7x as many women being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder than men with the exact same symptoms, we try to untangle some of the reasons why society is so keen to make women feel like they are mentally unstable rather than simply recovering from trauma in a natural and rational way.
More about women’s mental health will be discussed in our later series coming soon.
Topics discussed include:
- eating disorders
- body image
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- misdiagnosis
- gaslighting
- psychological violence
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Episode 2: Eurocentric Beauty Standards
With a group of guest speakers talking about their own experiences, we discuss white feminism in the beauty industry and how this impacts women of colour. We look at how influential women of colour and celebrities are impacted by this on a personal level and how this then filters down into society, and interview guest speakers about how this has made them feel growing up.
More about women of colour in feminism will be discussed in our later series coming soon.
Topics discussed include:
- transphobia
- masculinisation vs hyperfemininity
- beauty standards
- Serena Williams, Meghan Thee Stallion
- TikTok
- eurocentrism
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Following on from our article about the Zan Bill, we discuss this latest proposal to defend the rights of women, the LGBT community, and the disabled community, and take a look as to why it was rejected by the Italian Senate. We explore further where these intolerances might have come from in society, religion and culture, and how this might impact these communities in the future.
More about the role of women with disabilities in feminism and female physical health will be discussed in our later series coming soon.
Topics discussed include:
- The Zan Bill
- the Vatican on homosexuality
- sexual assault
- Italian sexual assault legislation
- hate crime (homophobia, misogyny, ableism)
- Sergio Mattarella
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Created in February 2022 by Camille Saunders, Harini Iyer and Kelvina Malaj – NOUS explores key issues affecting young women in today’s society with a focus on making intersectional feminist discourse accessible to anyone, anywhere. We explore different feminist perspectives, summarise topical feminist news and delve deeper through our termly series, host guests from every different background to share their opinions and experiences and share advice that we have gathered throughout our teens most importantly, we create a safe space for all experiences of feminism and women’s rights to be discussed respectfully.
Crucially, the NOUS Podcast is a series created by young people expressing the realities of growing up in the age of social media, #metoo, and other defining moments of our generation. There is content that is applicable and relevant to all our listeners of any age, background, sex or gender.
If you ever want to let us know your thoughts, contribute to an episode, write an article for our blog, or create feminist art of any kind, we would love to give you a platform.
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We upload new series every term, and new content every week.
We hope you enjoy, and we know you’ll learn something new!
DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.