Backtalk: The Daily Show, Cosmo, and WrestleMania!

On Backtalk, hosts Amy Lam and Sarah Mirk discuss top pop culture stories of the week, offering snappy feminist analysis on the issues and people making headlines right now. 

This week, Amy and Sarah talk about new Daily Show host Trevor Noah and a troubling Cosmo beauty guide. Also, Bitch’s new media intern and resident feminist pro-wrestling fan Ariana Vives tells us all about the women of WrestleMania. 

Shout-outs in this episode to Ijeoma Oluo’s article “Admit It: Your Fave is Problematic”  and Portland comedian Curtis Cook. If you want more pro-wrestling thoughts, read Ariana’s article “Pro-Wrestling Fans Call Out How the WWE Treats Women.”

Also on Backtalk, we talk about one thing we saw, one thing we read, and one thing we heard this week. 

SAW: We tried and failed to figure out where to watch the women’s NCAA basketball championship on TV. If you know how to watch the women’s basketball championship on TV or can decipher this horrible PDF, please comment below. 

READ: Cartoonist Jillian Tamaki’s hilarious book SuperMutant Magic Academy.

HEARD: Seattle band Chastity Belt’s song “Cool Slut.”