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Backtalk: Actual Bad Feminists Feb 08, 2018

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This week, Dahlia and Amy (a.k.a your friendly neighborhood rage cheerleaders) talk about Rose McGowan's confrontation with trans activist Andi Dier and Katie Roiphe's "feminist" screed against #MeToo. At a recent stop on her book tour, Dier asked McGowan to explain remarks she made on Rupaul's podcast about how transwomen didn't grow up as women. Then they talk about the Roiphe essay you don't need to read and how exhausting contrarian feminists need to step away from writing unproductive fodder criticizing young women.

Backtalk: #MeToo Backlash & Larry Nassar Sentencing Jan 25, 2018

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This week, Dahlia and Amy dig into the latest "feminist" backlash against the #MeToo movement in light of Babe.Net's Aziz Ansari—a story which showed how a celebrity who banked on his male feminist allyship ultimately doesn't want to respect boundaries around consent. Then they talk about the sentencing hearing for former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University physician Larry Nassar, who has pled guilty to child molestation, and the systemic failure of powerful organizations to protect the vulnerable. Plus, another Petty Political Pminute on Trump's terrible tweet about this year's Women's March and the latest in the Mueller investigation.

Backtalk: Is It Really Time's Up in Hollywood? Jan 11, 2018

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In this first episode of 2018, Dahlia and Amy get into this year's Golden Globes, the Time's Up movement, and the misguided obsession for Oprah 2020. The Golden Globes is the first awards show since the fallout from the Weinstein effect and it didn't shy away from talking about #MeToo and the latest movement to announce that Time's Up for sexual harassment and violence against women in the industry. But is it all for show and what will real, concrete change look like? Plus, they kick off another segment of Petty Political Pminute with all the best/worst details from Michael Wolff's tell-all of the first days of the Trump White House in Fire and Fury.

Backtalk: We Made It Through 2017 Dec 28, 2017

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Pour yourself a sweet drink because we made it through 2017! The year that felt like a decade with the inauguration of 45, no gun reform in sight, attacks on marginalized communities through policies, the normalization of supremacists, and, of course, the Weinstein effect. But we made it through because we have one another and we believe in the possibility of real concrete change. On this episode, Dahlia and Amy share their pop culture faves that got them through this year from Latinx pop music and the TV series based on Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Alias Grace" to the November elections and pro-athletes taking a stand by taking a knee. We have hope, power in numbers, and we're ready for 2018 for more inspiring pop culture and for invites to impeachment parties. Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Backtalk: Silence Breakers & The Weinstein Effect Dec 15, 2017

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This week, Dahlia and Amy breakdown Time's much-anticipated "Person of the Year" magazine cover and cover story, and the continued fallout from the Weinstein effect. We thank our respective dieties that Trump's ego isn't being fed for being on the Time cover, but another white supremacist icon graces its cover instead. Taylor Swift accompanies Ashley Judd, agricultural worker Isabel Pascual, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler, lobbyist Adama Iwu, and an anonymous hospital worker who represents those who are unable to speak out publicly. Though Swift had her own sexual harassment suit to contend with, we dig into whether or not she's really a "silence breaker." Then they discuss the latest batch of folks of predators and why Woody Allen is still a protected Hollywood institution (like, wyd, Kate Winslet?).

Backtalk: Believe Women & Just Say No to Normalizing Nazis Dec 01, 2017

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Ya'll, it's finally December. 2017 is nearing an end and the outrageous news cycle keeps churning. This week, Dahlia and Amy talk about the latest attempt by conservative "infiltration" group Project Veritas to discredit the "Washington Post" for covering the sexual abuse allegations against Alabama candidate for the Senate Roy Moore and how this undermines the true stories of survivors. Lena Dunham didn't need to get involved either, but she "naively" thought it was a good idea to release a statement in support of her friend, former "Girls" writer and accused sexual assaulter, Murray Miller. Then they dig into the latest debacle that is a a "New York Times" profile of a Nazi sympathizer and how it fails to reveal anything behind the pathology of white supremacy while normalizing neighborly hate.

Backtalk: Louis C.K. & Election 2017 Nov 16, 2017

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Another episode, another week of yell-talking about the latest revelations of sexual harassment and assault. This week, Dahlia and Amy declare that Louis C.K. is cancelled after he's finally admitted that the alleged rumors about him are true, albeit through a terrible nonapology. And they talk about the assault claims against Alabama candidate for Senate Roy Moore that will piss you off because a known child molester is actually considered a viable Republican candidate. But we end on a positive note! There were some historic, inspiring, and hopeful victories across the country so that 2017 isn't just one big toilet bowl of a year after all.

The Year That's Lasted a Lifetime: An Election Retrospective Nov 08, 2017

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It has been exactly 365 days since the election of Donald Trump. For many of us, that day marked the beginning of a year of resistance. In this election special, Bitch staff share what that fateful day sparked in us, how it changed us, and how it moved us to action. We are here for our community and invite you to share your stories with us on social media using #BitchVotes2017.

Backtalk: Indictment Day & Kevin Spacey Nov 03, 2017

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This week, Dahlia and Amy dig into the beginning of the indictments against Trump-adjacent folks and the latest crop of sexual abuse allegations against powerful men. There's a moment of mini-celebrations because FBI director's Robert Mueller's investigation into Trump's campaign team and possible collusion with Russian officials. Indictments were served for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his business partner Rick Gates. Trump's former advisor, George Papadopoulos, plead guilty to lying to the FBI! Yowza. Prayer hand emojis for more days of indictment to come. Then they discuss the latest in Hollywood BS with actor Anthony Rapp's story of a 26-year-old Kevin Spacey making sexual advances against Rapp when he was just 14 years old. Spacey tried to divert from attention to this by coming out as a gay man. Ugh.

Backtalk: Weinstein, #MeToo, Everything is Terrible Oct 19, 2017

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This week, Dahlia and Amy talk-yell about all of the sexual harassment and assault allegations against Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, and its impact on the industry and beyond. Following breaking stories from the New York Times and the New Yorker, more than 40 women have come forward with their own stories of abuse from Weinstein. This case against Weinstein can introduce a sea change in both the film industry and beyond, but this episode also discusses the limits of survivors sharing their trauma for empathy, like in the case with #MeToo tag. Women have faced sexual assault and harassment since approximately forever, will exposing ourselves with #MeToo create impactful cultural change? They also dig into Mayim Bialik's victim-blamey NYT op-ed where she posits that maybe ladies wouldn't be so easily harassed if they'd only just dress more modestly (she's since apologized for her misguided essay).

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