What would a feminist do?

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Making art in the time of Trump – What would a feminist do? podcast Mar 22, 2017

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Host Jessica Valenti speaks with visual artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh about public art, the pressure to produce political pieces and how artists will survive

Women will march on – What would a feminist do? podcast Jan 25, 2017

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Saturday’s record-breaking demonstration brought together a diverse group of people to air a spectrum of grievances. We take a look at what comes next

Staring down 2017 – What would a feminist do? podcast Jan 03, 2017

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In the shadow of the inauguration, host Jessica Valenti talks with Syreeta McFadden, Jaclyn Friedman and Aimee Thorne-Thomsen about what comes next for feminism

Why immigration is a feminist issue – What would a feminist do? podcast Oct 29, 2016

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This week on the podcast, host Jessica Valenti speaks with Hillary Clinton’s Latino outreach director about the realities of being undocumented and female

When women's rights meet botox – What would a feminist do? Oct 15, 2016

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This week, Jessica Valenti sits down with Dana Berkowitz, author of Botox Nation, to talk about the aging process and the choices facing modern women

The buying and selling of feminism – What would a feminist do? Oct 03, 2016

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Feminism is everywhere – even Nike and Sarah Palin have jumped on the bandwagon. With author Andi Zeisler, we explore ‘marketplace feminism’

Princesses, pink and 'girly' culture – What would a feminist do? podcast Sep 17, 2016

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Girls have not always been pink and boys have not always been blue. This week, Jessica Valenti is joined by Peggy Orenstein to discuss how to better raise kids

Choosing to live child-free – What would a feminist do? podcast Sep 03, 2016

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On this episode, Guardian columnist Jessica Valenti talks with authors Meghan Daum and Danielle Henderson about how society views women without children

Dealing with workplace sexism – What would a feminist do? Aug 20, 2016

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This week, Jessica Valenti is joined by Feminist Fight Club author Jessica Bennett to discuss how to navigate difficult employers and “bropropriator” colleagues

Saying the F-word – What would a feminist do? podcast Aug 06, 2016

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How do you feel about the word ‘feminist’? On this week’s episode, we dissect our reactions to the F-word