Backtalk
Backtalk: Trump's Toxic First Days & Women's March
Dahlia and Amy try not to lose their minds talking about the first days of the new alternative-facts presidency. Dahlia shares her experience at the poorly-attended inauguration and how the Women’s March in DC was a hopeful act. Then they talk about some of the destructive policies that... Read more »
Backtalk: Golden Globes & White Nationalist Book Deal
Dahlia and Amy dig into the recent Golden Globes with some highlights, lowlights, and Meryl Streep’s anti-Trump acceptance speech for her lifetime achievement award. One of the highlights included Tracee Ellis Ross’s win for her work on Black-ish, where she dedicated... Read more »
Backtalk: Best Wishes for 2017
Amy and Dahlia share six wishes for 2017, and talk about Saturday Night Live, good trouble, and the best cable channels to have when you’re home with your family. Plus reminiscing about Felicity’s epic haircut.
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Backtalk: Bitch Media turns 20!
Party like it’s 1996! Listeners share stories of the first time they read Bitch and became radical teenagers. Plus, big news about the future of Backtalk—meet your new co-host Dahlia Grossman-Heinze!
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Backtalk: Rebranding White Supremacy & Standing Rock
Sarah and Amy talk about keeping Standing Rock in the news and on our minds, and how we can continue to support the movement to protect clean water and more. They mention Dr. Adrienne Keene, who created Native Appropriations, laying out recent events at Standing Rock and providing... Read more »
Backtalk: There's No Easy Way Out
We get rageful even hearing Donald Trump’s voice on the damn radio. On this episode, Amy and Sarah break the regular Backtalk format to vent some grief and anger over the election, talk about the role of white supremacy in the vote, and discuss the tough work ahead.
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Backtalk: Black Mirror & Standing Rock Arrests
Amy and Sarah talk about this week in feminist and pop culture. On the docket this week: The surreal brilliance of Black Mirror, a show that forces us to think about the way technology shapes our emotional lives. Then, we talk about the role race places in the treatment of the... Read more »
Backtalk: Trump's Terribleness and Feminist Horror Films
A true Halloween horror show! We discuss the horrors of Donald Trump and how traumatic it is for many women to read every day about news of his history of sexual assault and harassment. Then, we talk with resident horror film buff Dahlia Grossman-Heinze about recommendations from our... Read more »
Backtalk: White Fragility & South Africa’s Queer Femme Web Series
Amy and Sarah get into the nitty gritty of calling out the centering of white voices in popular media, and chat with our special guest and Bitch Media Global Feminism fellow Maneo Mohale about the queer web series of South Africa.
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Backtalk: Standing Rock & Murders by Police
Amy and Sarah talk about white supremacy, environmental racism, and state-sanctioned murders by law enforcement. They discuss the different media coverage of the protest at by the ... Read more »
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