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Poptarts Episode 20: Kembra Pfahler! Oct 26, 2017

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Kembra Pfahler is a performance art legend. Through her glam punk band The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, she has been presenting her work since the late 1980s in museums, galleries, and clubs all over the world. And on October 30, famed NYC venue The Kitchen will be celebrating her career with a film presentation and live performance that traces her from her beginnings through to the present day. Here, she talks with Callie and Emily about art, feminism, and staying true to herself.

Poptarts Episode 19: What's The T On Cardi B? Oct 16, 2017

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Cardi B recently became the first solo female rapper to top the Billboard Hot 100 in almost 19 years, and her song “Bodak Yellow” is EVERYWHERE. But where did she come from and where is she going? In this ep, Callie and Emily spill the T on Cardi B with BUST interns and proud #BardiGang members Bry’onna Mention and Yasmine Montes De Oca.

Poptarts Episode 18: Broad City! Sep 28, 2017

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In the latest episode, Callie and Emily dive into Season 4 of Broad City. Yas Kween! We dig in to the crucial guest stars (RuPaul FTW), we debate whether money really does change everything, and we even tackle the accusations of cultural appropriation that have dogged the show since Season One.

Poptarts Episode 17: Celebrity Self-Help! Sep 15, 2017

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Callie and Emily are joined by the hilarious hosts of the podcast "By The Book," Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer, to discuss the curious intersection of celebs and self-help. Why are women so keen on taking life, health, and even medical advice from stars like Oprah, Gwyneth Paltrow, and (oy vey!) Jenny McCarthy? We get into it in a way only funny feminists can.

Poptarts Episode 16: Ingrid Goes West! Sep 01, 2017

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"Ingrid Goes West," a pitch-black comedy about the perils of Instagram starring Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen, is our topic du jour. In this episode, Emily and Callie hash it out with Caitlyn Moldenhauer and Meredith Nein—hosts of the pop-culture podcast "There Will Be Drinking." Cheers!

Poptarts Episode 15: Julie Klausner! Aug 18, 2017

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Julie Klausner, Difficult People’s hilarious mastermind, shares her insights as a feminist media maker and comedy powerhouse on how she maintains her vision in an increasingly effed-up world.

Poptarts Episode 14: OITNB's Jessica Pimentel! Aug 04, 2017

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Jessica Pimentel aka Maria Ruiz on Orange is the New Black, visits the studio! On the show, Pimentel played the queen of the Dominican used panties trade behind bars. But in real life, she's a Shakespearean actor who also fronts an extreme metal band and follows a Buddhist path. She's full of surprises!

Poptarts Episode 13: Witches, Sluts, Feminists Jul 21, 2017

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Author Kristen J. Sollee comes on to discuss her new book "Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive" and joins Emily and Callie as they debate their favorite examples of feminist sex witchery in pop culture.

Poptarts Episode 12: Jessica Williams! Jul 07, 2017

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Jessica Williams rules! You know and love her from The Daily Show and 2 Dope Queens, and in this episode, we chat her up about her new starring role in the Netflix film The Incredible Jessica James.

Poptarts Episode 11: Claws Live! Jun 23, 2017

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For episode 11, we recorded in front of a live audience in Brooklyn as part of the Northside Festival! Our special guests were Maria Ortiz—the nail art QUEEN of NJ—and her fierce crew of long-nail divas. And together, we talked up the new TNT series CLAWS. The show stars Niecy Nash, Karrueche Tran, and Carrie Preston as South Florida manicurists whose dreams of making it big draw them into a life of crime and there was a LOT to discuss!

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