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FFR 71 Bonus - FREQin’ AfterParty: Jordan Peele’s Us Apr 03, 2019

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Our Patreon backers get exclusive access to special bonus episodes every single week in the form of our FREQin’ AfterParty. This week, we continued our discussion of Jordan Peele’s Us because we couldn’t quite contain all of our thoughts in the main episode. As we talked more about some of the film’s complex layers, its deeper meanings, and what aspects of it we found to be successful and not so successful, we also found ourselves discussing some of the complications that come with being feminist media critics who are deeply concerned with what films have to say about race, gender, class and other forces that shape our experiences in the world every day. How much responsibility does a film or other work have to clearly present its message? What’s the audience’s responsibility? Where does ambiguity in art fit into all this? These questions don’t have easy answers, but nonetheless they’re things we have to consider and grapple with all the time. We thought this was a particularly revealing and valuable conversation, so we’re opening this episode to the public! Please consider joining our podcast community at patreon.com/femfreq to get access to special perks like these bonus episodes every week.

FFR 71: Us Apr 03, 2019

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Everyone is talking about Us. And for good reason. This week we dive into the hotly anticipated new horror movie from the mind of Jordan Peele.

SEGMENT TIMESTAMPS:
1:27 - Intro baner
1:44 - Entertainment News: Zach Snyder said some dumb things, Jussie Smollett and the Chicago PD, Alanis Morissette critique
14:10 - Main Topic: Us
45:02 - What’s Your FREQ Outs
50:28 - Guest FREQ out from Katie

RELEVANT LINKS:

Manohla Dargis on Us - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/movies/us-movie-review.html?referrer=google_kp
New York Post story on Lupita Nyong’o’s voice in Us: https://nypost.com/2019/03/25/why-lupita-nyongos-creepy-us-voice-is-inciting-online-outrage/
Carolyn’s new video on Diablo: https://youtu.be/GaIHWN0LEIU

If you want keep the good times going, stay tuned for the FREQ'in After Party -- which you can have access to by becoming a backer at www.patreon.com/femfreq.

We want to hear from you, so head on over to feministfrequency.com/freqout and send us your FREQ-Out today!

And watch our brand new miniseries, Queer Tropes in Video Games! All three episodes are available right now at youtube.com/feministfrequency! Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://bit.ly/2bDhQUX

FFR 70: Greta Mar 27, 2019

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This week on FFR, we’re talking about the new film from Neil Jordan, director of The Crying Game, Interview With a Vampire and others: Greta. Greta is a psychologically terrifying tale of an innocent young woman named Frances (Chloe Grace Moretz) who befriends a lonely, older French woman named Greta (Isabelle Huppert), only to discover that she’s gotten much more than she’s bargained for as Greta’s obsession with her begins intruding on every aspect of her life. Our conversation explores the film’s place in Ebony’s beloved psychobiddy genre, its concerns with loneliness and isolation, and its focus on women. Also, Google Stadia, game preservation efforts and more in our entertainment news and FREQ-outs!

We want to hear from you too! Tell us what you’re freqin’ out about at feministfrequency.com/freqout.

SEGMENT TIMESTAMPS:

2:20 Entertainment News
13:50 Greta
42:40 What’s Your FREQ-Out?

RELEVANT LINKS:

Matthew Yeager’s thread about Stadia: https://twitter.com/AmazingThew/status/1108425334498705410

Carolyn’s thread about Frank Cifaldi’s talk: https://twitter.com/carolynmichelle/status/1109190165992357888

The Writing Excuses podcast https://writingexcuses.com/

A Gamasutra story on Patrick LeMieux’s Octopad: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/337322/AltCtrlGDC_Showcase_Octopad.php

More information on Naila and the Uprising: https://www.justvision.org/nailaandtheuprising

FFR 69: Batman Returns with Kim Belair Mar 20, 2019

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This week, the crew hosts writer, designer, and founder of Sweet Baby Inc, Kim Belair for a hilarious discussion of the 1992 cinematic classic Batman Returns! Before that, though, Caro serves up a heapin' helpin' of cringeworthy Pop Culture News (this week's topics included info about James Gunn's rehiring for Guardians of the Galaxy 3; Operation Varsity Blues; and Dean Cain confirming why he was the worst Superman). The show wraps with some freq'in out about Spelunky 2, anxiety management, and Nils Frahm.

If you want keep the good times going, stay tuned for the FREQ'in After Party -- which you can have access to by becoming a backer at www.patreon.com/femfreq.

We want to hear from you, so head on over to feministfrequency.com/freqout and send us your FREQ-Out today!And watch our brand new miniseries, Queer Tropes in Video Games!

All three episodes are available right now at youtube.com/feministfrequency! 

	SEGMENT TIMESTAMPS
	:0:00 The fun begins
	1:53 Anita pulls back the curtain on edibles
	5:07 Pop Culture News15:35 Batman Returns
	48:03 What's Your FREQ Out
	
	RELEVANT LINKS
	The experience o seeing Nils Frahm: https://twitter.com/anitasarkeesian/status/1106811053344591872
	56:12 Listener FREQ Out from Amanda!

FFR 68: Captain Marvel Mar 13, 2019

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FFR Ep 68 - Captain Marvel

The crew is back together as we dive into all that is Captain Marvel, the newest entry in the Marvel Cinematic universe. Entertainment news this week includes Steam’s disappointingly sad statements about their policies, The Division 2 and the Captain Marvel “boycott”. We’re FREQing out about The Nod, “Take me to Merch”, Tim Apple, American Heiress: The The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty by Jeffrey Toobin

Join us in the bonus episode for even more (and I would say even better conversations about Captain Marvel) by becoming a backer at www.patreon.com/femfreq

We want to hear from you, so head on over to feministfrequency.com/freqout and send us your FREQ-Out today!

And watch our brand new miniseries, Queer Tropes in Video Games! All three episodes are available right now at youtube.com/feministfrequency!

SEGMENT TIMESTAMPS:
3:08: Entertainment News: Steam, The Division 2, Captain Marvel Boycott (lol)
15:33: Captain Marvel
43:42: FREQ OUTS + Listener FREQ Out from Ana!

RELEVANT LINKS:

The Nod: https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-nod 
Hozier tweet: https://twitter.com/chastitysundae/status/1104452324414640134 
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28007903-american-heiress

FFR 67: Lorena Mar 06, 2019

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In this episode of FFR, Anita’s off giving talks in different cities so the podcast falls to Ebony and Carolyn this week, who do their best to fill the big Anita-shaped hole in all our hearts. The focus of this episode is Lorena, the new four-part documentary series on Amazon Prime which takes a fresh look at a case that set the tabloid world on fire in 1993: the case of Lorena Bobbitt. The new doc offers a deep, thoughtful examination of all the elements at work in the trial and the public’s perception of it: the nation’s failures to treat domestic abuse as a serious issue, media standards (or the lack thereof), cultural attitudes about men and women, and so much more.

Also, a few words about Terry Crews, Steven Spielberg, and as always, our personal shoutouts in What’s Your Deal?

We want to hear from you, so head on over to feministfrequency.com/freqout and send us your FREQ-Out today!

Become a backer of this podcast by joining our brand new community on Patreon! Find us at patreon.com/femfreq

And watch our brand new miniseries, Queer Tropes in Video Games! All three episodes are available right now at youtube.com/feministfrequency!

SEGMENT TIMESTAMPS:

1:30 A FEW BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS

5:15 Entertainment News: Terry Crews, Steven Spielberg, more

17:00 A Special Message from Anita

17:25 Lorena

45:05 What’s Your Deal?

RELEVANT LINKS:

Code Switch Podcast: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch

ZigZag podcast: https://zigzagpod.com/tag/episodes/

FFR 66: The Oscars + Alita Battle Angel Feb 27, 2019

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This week we forgo our traditional entertainment news so Anita can talk far too long about this year’s Oscars while Ebony laughs just at her. Then we begrudgingly dive into Alita: Battle Angel the new Robert Rodriguez live action film based on the 1990’s manga series and hooboy do we have a lot to say.

SEGMENT TIMESTAMPS:
1:02 - intro banter - Anita tries to solicit sponsorship from the makers of Throat Coat
3:20 - Entertainment News - Oscars edition
20:11 - Alita: Battle Angel
44:20 - What’s Your FREQ Out? (New Super Mario Bros U, Flavorful Origins, The LAnd Magazine and local journalism)

LINKS:

“Reevaluating the Supercrip”: https://samischalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Schalk_Reevaluating-the-Supercrip_JLCDS-2016.pdf
Alita: Battle Angel - https://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2019/02/alita-battle-angel.html
The LAnd Magazine - https://twitter.com/theLAndmagazine
Brandon Coleman - https://twitter.com/BrandonColeKeys

FFR 65: What We Talk About When We Talk About The Oscars Feb 20, 2019

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This week on FFR, we gear up for this weekend’s Oscars with a focus on the Academy Awards: why they matter, how they’ve worked to promote a notion of cinematic excellence that centers and glorifies whiteness, and how they’ve historically tended to celebrate films about people of color only when those films send comforting messages about race and racism. Also, the latest terrible thing Bill Maher has said, and a behind-the-scenes glimpse into Anita’s Slack habits.

SEGMENT TIMESTAMPS:

2:45 Entertainment News (Bill Maher says something awful, Activision Blizzard layoffs, Don Cheadle’s t-shirt)

14:10 The Academy Awards

43:50 What’s Your FREQ-Out? Trump and body-shaming humor, Burning and Steven Yeun, James Blake’s new album, and Tom Gun LIVE in Los Angeles

52:20 wrap-up

RELEVANT LINKS:

Marlow Stern for The Daily Beast on Bill Maher's comments on Peter Farrelly

Patrick Klepek for Waypoint on the Activision Blizzard layoffs

Video: Kim Basinger calls out the Academy for not nominating Do the Right Thing at the 1990 Oscars

Angelica Bastien on Jared Leto and our masculine notions of what constitutes great method acting

The Trailer for Burning starring Steven Yeun

FFR 64: Russian Doll Feb 13, 2019

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The triple[doll] threat is back in the Keanu Reeves Memorial Studio & Herbarium this week for a dive into the mindbending world of Netflix's new series, Russian Doll. The comedy-drama, created by Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler, and Leslye Headland, is hilarious, moving, surreal, brash, and unapologetic in its tough love for Natasha Lyonne's game developer main character, who is forced to relive her 36th birthday over and [painfully] over. Basically, we deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for Podcasting for this episode.

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SEGMENT TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro banter (Ebony is not happy with how Black History Month is going)
3:26 Entertainment News (Liam Neeson straight up walked around hoping to commit a racist murder; but Michelle Rodriguez thinks his kisses on screen prove he can't be racist; VA's state pastime might just be donning blackface; Apex Legends has one gay male and one non-binary player character -- straight white male gamer dudes predictably lose their shit)
15:06 Russian Doll
41:25 What's Your FreqOut Deal? (Horror Noire, Resident Evil 2, Beautiful Boy, The Wife)
51:30 Listener FREQOut! Thanks, Rob!
Links:
Horror Noire: https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/horror-noire-review.html

FFR 63: Life Is Strange 2, Episode 2 Feb 06, 2019

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#63: Life Is Strange 2, Episode 2

This week, Ebony takes the host’s chair as she and Carolyn share their thoughts on the first few episodes of Life Is Strange 2. LIS2 follows the Diaz brothers, high schooler Sean and his younger brother Daniel, as they flee from their Seattle home after their father is murdered by a police officer. We talk about how the brothers’ race affects their experiences, the way the game allows its characters to be multidimensional, and its refreshing belief in good people trying to help each other in this often cruel and unpredictable world.

SEGMENT TIMESTAMPS:

3:20 Week-Old Entertainment News! (Bryan Singer, Oscar nominations, She-Ra renewed)

14:05 Life Is Strange 2

42:50 What’s Your Deal? (Killing Eve, Get Me Roger Stone)

RELEVANT LINKS:

The Atlantic's story on the allegations against Bryan Singer: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03/bryan-singers-accusers-speak-out/580462/

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