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FFR 111: The Witcher Jan 22, 2020

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This week we journey through the brutal landscape of The Witcher. Probably best known through CD Projekt Red’s video game series, the Netflix adaptation has met with mixed reviews. Join us as we take a look at ways in which fantasy and Patriarchal tropes are presented, reinforced, acknowledged and questioned in a self-aware story that may not be sure on which side it lands. Should you toss a coin to your witcher?

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1:40 - Exploring whether or not Anita can BECOME a podcast

3:50 - Main Discussion on The Witcher

41:20 - What’s Your Freq Out?

Ebony on Vera and Shetland
Carolyn on Uncut Gems
Anita on Euphoria

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FFR 110: The Mandalorian - Season One Jan 15, 2020

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We’re back in the Star Wars Universe! In episode 105 of FFR, we wondered after three episodes where all the women were in The Mandalorian. Now that season one is finished, we’re revisiting the spaghetti space western with special guest Jonathan Mann, to jam out to his viral song “Baby Yoda Baby Baby Yoda,” talk about Star Wars deep-lore and our own fan theories for next season, and to weigh in on the representations of women The Mandalorian ultimately offered.

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1:34 - Capitalism and the dark side of Baby Yoda (Baby Baby Yoda)

12:45 - Main Discussion on The Mandalorian - Season One

41:05 - What’s Your Freq Out?

Jonathan on TikTok
Carolyn on Little Women and the 2020 Oscar Nominations
Anita on The Shining Girls by Lauren Buekes (Zoo City, Moxyland)
Guest FREQ out: Halex Pereira on Inferior and Superior by Angela Saini

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FFR 109: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Jan 08, 2020

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Happy New Year and welcome back to FFR! We’re kicking off the decade with a deep look at Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. A cultural phenomenon spanning 40 years, here’s our look at what the final chapter of this space opera delivered, where it delighted, where it disappointed, and who it didn’t represent.

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4:23 - Main Discussion on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

39:12 - What’s Your Freq Out

Carolyn on Knives Out
Ebony on Courtney Milan and the Romance Writers of America (RWA)
Anita on Stars Are Legion by Cameron Hurley

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“Are We Really Going to Pretend That Gay Kiss in The Rise of Skywalker Matters?” by K. Austin Collins - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/are-we-really-going-to-pretend-the-gay-kiss-in-the-rise-of-skywalker-matters

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FFR 108: Fave Five of the Decade Dec 18, 2019

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It’s the end of the decade! And though it was a tough task, we’ve narrowed down all the media from the last 10 years to our fave five in literature, film, music, television and gaming. Stroll with us down memory lane as we revisit the titles that made us reflect, made us feel, and maybe even moved the needle on what media has to say about the world around us.

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1:07 - Ebony’s Fave Five

Book: An Unkindness of Ghosts (2017) by Rivers Solomon
Film: Winter’s Bone (2010) directed by Debra Granik, story by Daniel Woodrell
TV: Heaven Sent (2015) episode of Doctor Who directed by Rachel Talalay, written by Steven Moffat
Music: Hozier (immortal) fae legend and spooky bastard (Runner up - Gary Clark Jr)
Game: Donut Country (2018) developed by Ben Esposito

11:27 - Caro’s Fave Five

(honorable mention) TV: San Junipero (2016) episode of Black Mirror directed by Owen Harris
Film: Museum Hours (2012) written and directed by Jem Cohen
TV: Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) developed and written by creators David Lynch and Mark Frost
Film: Call Me by Your Name (2017) directed by Luca Guadagnino
Game: Butterfly Soup (2017) developed by Brianna Lei
TV: The Americans (2013-2018) created by Joe Weisberg for the FX television network

18:59 - Anita’s Fave Five

TV: Halt and Catch Fire (2014-2017) created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers
Music: Lemonade (2016) visual album by Beyoncé
Book: Ancillary Justice (2013) by Ann Leckie
Film: Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) written and directed by Jim Jarmusch
Game(s): Guacamelee! 1 and 2 (2013, 2018) developed by DrinkBox Studios, and Gato Roboto (2019) developed by doinksoft
(honorable mentions) Film(s): Phantom Thread (2017) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) directed by Barry Jenkins; TV: Brooklyn 99 (2013-present) created by Michael Schur and Dan Goor; Documentary: O.J.: Made in America (2016) directed by Ezra Edelman

PS: This week we are announcing a new initiative to help men go from bystanders (and sometimes enablers) of abuse into allies in the fight for gender justice. If we reach our $25,000 fundraising goal by Dec. 31 we can launch our Male Ally Resources and Education initiative and the Games and Online Harassment Hotline in early 2020, and we’re halfway there. We're fighting for a safer, more equitable gaming culture for everyone. Donate today and with your help we will make it a reality. https://feministfrequency.com/donate/

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FFR 107: Noelle with The Bechdel Cast Dec 11, 2019

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Ho Ho Ho, and Happy Holidays! This week we present the Feminist Frequency x Bechdel Cast Christmas Crossover episode. Jamie Loftus and Caitlin Durante join Anita to discuss the Disney+ movie Noelle, starring Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader. Is this film an empowering #girlboss take on the holiday film genre? Well, maybe from the perspective of a “woke dad”. Listen in to hear our real thoughts on rule by divine monarchy, holiday puns, and at least 3 things this movie gets right.

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Defining and reminiscing on the DCOM Genre - 1:52

Main Discussion on Noelle - 4:40

What’s Your Freq Out - 46:46

Anita on The End of The Day by Claire North
Caitlin on the movie Knives Out
Jamie on She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the Scattered podcast, and the Netflix true crime series Who Killed Little Gregory

PS: Today we're proud to announce one of our upcoming initiatives to help challenge the culture of abuse, harassment and sexism in the games industry: The Games and Online Harassment Hotline, a 24/7 service available to anyone who needs it. Help us launch this much-needed resource: https://feministfrequency.com/donate/

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FFR 106: The Long Kiss Goodnight Dec 04, 2019

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! So join us as we take a stroll down amnesia lane with the 1996 Christmas-set action flick The Long Kiss Goodnight starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson. The film is experiencing something of a critical renaissance of late. Find out what we think of it as we discuss how Samantha Caine fits into the pantheon of female action heroes, the movie’s overall stance on gender politics, and the better movie Ebony sees under the surface of the one we got.

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3:15 - The Long Kiss Goodnight
41:40 - What’s Your FREQ-Out?
-Carolyn on A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
-Ebony on Adam (Moroccan film)
-Anita on The Get Out Kids

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FFR 105: The Mandalorian Nov 27, 2019

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It’s official: Baby Yoda is our cuteness overlord. This week, Star Wars fan and friend of the podcast Jessica Zollman joins us again as we talk about The Mandalorian. We discuss the show’s wildly skewed gender representation, the fun we had on Twitter for bringing up the show’s wildly skewed gender representation, the power of Baby Yoda, and what we’re liking and not liking about the show after three episodes.

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2:45 - Our history with Star Wars
5:40 - The Mandalorian
39:55 - What’s Your FREQ-Out: Carolyn on Death Stranding, Jessica on the adventures of Florida dog, Anita on 28 Days Later

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FFR 104: Geek Girl Con 2019 Nov 20, 2019

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FemFreq Radio is bringing you a live one this week! That's right, podcast fans: this week's episode was recorded live at our home away from home in Seattle at Geek Girl Con! After some of our standard "we've forgotten how to podcast" intro fumbling, things get interesting when Anita, Carolyn, and Ebony offer their choices for standout media properties from the past decade. Anita has some choice words to say about a fish; Carolyn refuses to be pigeonholed into CMBYN fandom; and Ebony laments what could have been in a historic small town in NY.

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FFR 103 - Terminator: Dark Fate Nov 13, 2019

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Terminator: Dark Fate is the 6th entry in the wibbly-wobbley timey-wimey cinematic universe originally brought to life by James Cameron in 1984. The franchise has taken a lot of detours over the past 35 years — some more successful than others — but the supporting infrastructure of the story has never really changed: sometime in “the future,” “the machines” turn on us and wage an all-out war that leaves billions dead and the planet a devastated wasteland. But there’s a brave human resistance lead by an incredibly inspirational white dude! So in a truly bonkers effort to eradicate those pesky humans once and for all, the machine intelligence — called Skynet — sends killer cyborgs into the past to kill that human leader before he can grow into his destiny. The resistance is like “chill, bro” and sends their OWN dude back in time to prevent Skynet from succeeding.

In this latest film, a lot of the accumulated mythos that was developed over the past 3 or 4 movies has been jettisoned entirely and we’ve gone back to the beginning, and all our old friends are along for the ride. But this time around, the protector sent back to save humanity is a woman, and Arnold Schwarenegger’s Terminator has relaxed into a comfortable semi-retirement when he’s not running his drapery business. Oh, and Sarah Connor is back and she is still kicking ass!

But perhaps the most important thing about this film is that the hero that we’re invested in? The one that must be protected at all costs? It’s not a white woman who will birth the future leader of the human resistance. It’s not the white dude himself. It’s a young Mexican woman.

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02:41 - Main Segment: Terminator: Dark Fate
40:30 - What’s Your FREQ Outs: Pain and Glory by Pedro Almodóvar, The Righteous Gemstones, Paris Games Week

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EP 102 - Horror Movies & Feminism Nov 06, 2019

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With another Hallowe’en behind us we wanted to dive into horror movies. It seems movie-goers have very strong options about horror — love or hate. Horror can also be a contentious genre when viewed through a feminist lens so we decided to bring on our good friend and amazing photographer Jessica Zollman to chat with us about the topic. Jessica is a huge horror fan and spends every october watching one horror movie a day.

Check out Jessica Zollman’s photography! http://www.jayzombie.com/

LINKS
Black Girl’s Guide to Horror: https://blackgirlsguidetohorror.com/
Tananarive Due: https://www.tananarivedue.com/
Horror Noire: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9567548/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
Bryan Thao Worra - fantasy horror, Laotian-American: http://thaoworra.blogspot.com/
Fated Mates podcast: https://fatedmates.net/
Carol Clover

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