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EP 118: Goodbye

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2019/04/09

In this episode, we say goodbye. We are ending FKJ, PHD. It's real. We take the time to end our podcast with a discussion about what we loved and didn't love about this project. Thank you for your continual dedication to this project. We will miss you.*** Original music for FKJ, PhD by Emily Jane Powers. For more information on her work, visit emilyjanepowers.com *** Now on Spotify! Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review. Follow us on the Gram, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out our Feminist Killjoys,

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Ep 117: Political Organizing Reflections with Alex...

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2019/03/22

In this episode we talk to Alex Boutrous, the Operations and Events Coordinator at Voices for Racial Justice, the Board Chair of the Women For Political Change Education an Advocacy Fund, and the President of the Minnesota Young DFL (MYDFL), and previously, Rep. Ilhan Omar's Operations Director. Alex talks to us about the importance of bringing youth and people of color into political organizing, how social media helps and harms pushing politics further left, her response to the response to Rep

00:52:15

EP 115: Working Under Late Capitalism

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2019/03/06

In this episode we dig into a listener requested topic on labor/work, late capitalism and Marx. We discuss capitalism theory, worker alienation, the gig economy, and the various uses of the term "hustle." Plus our personal experiences in the (elder) millennium generation. *** TIMESTAMPS 00:00-09:59 Check-ins and special announcement 10:00-46:55 Work work work work work 46:56-51:20 RWLs *** Original music for FKJ, PhD by Emily Jane Powers. For more information on her work, visit

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Ep 114: Ariana, J. Lo, & Critical Race Theory

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2019/02/19

Today we discuss buzz around J. Lo's Motown Grammy performance in relation to theories of cultural appropriation, Arianna Grande's performance of race in relation to the notion of black fishing, and also use our critical race theory skills to unpack notions of Whiteness, how essentialism complicates these critiques, and also how it all connects to capitalism. We draw on and amplify Black writers/theorists and as always understand if you want to hear this analysis from POC instead of us! We also

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EP 113: The "Crazy" Women of the 90s

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2019/02/06

In this episode we talk about the "crazy women" narratives perpetuated by the news media in the 1990s (Lorena Bobbit, Marsha Clark, Tonya Harding, Monica Lewinsky, Amy Fisher, etc.). Inspired by the new Lorena documentary by Jordan Peele and accompanying press, we dig into the whitewashing of Lorena Bobbit, nostalgia of 90s culture, the narrative redemption of these women, and how post-feminism relates to all of this. *** TIMESTAMPS 00:00-07:25 Check-ins 07:26-14:21 Barbara Ehrenreich’s

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Ep 112: Capitalist Realism

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2019/01/22

In this episode, we chat about "Capitalist Realism" by Mark Fisher. It's like a two-person book club that you can listen in on? More seriously, we talk about Fisher's argument about mental health and its direct correlation with capitalism. **trigger warning for discussions about mental health causation** Fisher also has some things to say about students and the "communicative sensation-stimulus matrix" which we also dive into. And before all that we talk about the Gillette ad that has a few select

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EP 111: 2019 Headlines (including R. Kelly and Kevin...

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2019/01/08

In this episode, we discuss Kevin Hart and the Ellen Oscars interview, the new "Surviving R Kelly" documentary, the death of Jazmine Barnes, and how about some light stuff too? A look at Raechel’s Golden Globes picks. Also a shout-out and connection to Anne Helen Petersen's "How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation." *** TIMESTAMPS 00:00-07:15 check-ins 07:16-18:35 "How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation" discussion 18:36-39:42 current events discussion: (Kevin Hart/Ellen, R. Kelly,

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EP 110: Smart phones, mental health, & capitalism

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/12/18

In this episode, we discuss research by Dr. Jean Twenge that show a striking correlation between smart phone use and depression. This research focuses on Generation Z, or what Twenge calls the "iGen" generation. Of course, we have our critiques. You can read an except from Twenge's book via her article with The Atlantic, "Is Social Media Destroying a Generation?" Plus, Kevin Hart and The Oscars ruin our dinner party this week. *** Original music for FKJ PhD by Emily Jane Powers. For more

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EP 109: Women's Woodshop

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/12/04

In our finale of Shop Local month, we share an interview with Jess Hirsch, the founder of Women’s Woodshop. We talked with Jess about owning a business in a male-dominated industry, making wood craft accessible and welcoming to women of color and non-binary folk and so much more. Recorded in the Women's Woodshop in South Minneapolis. Last call for the FALL FUN DRIVE :: don't forget to check out our Patreon page for details on our month-long fun drive where new (and longtime) patrons can receive

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EP 108: Building Intentional and Intersectional...

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/11/20

We talk with Dulce of Dulceria Bakery in the second episode of our Shop Local month. This interview ended up being about so much more than running a bakery. We talked about getting burnt out in the activism-education world, creating safer spaces, and the importance of people of color owning businesses in a gentrifying urban space. We really want you to listen to this interview. +Visit Dulce and her bakery at dulceriabakery.com+ *** FALL FUN DRIVE :: don't forget to check out our Patreon page for

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Ep 107: Witch-District-Making & Anti-Capitalist...

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/11/08

It's November and this month's theme is SHOP LOCAL. This month we will be talking with small business owners around Minneapolis about how they got started and their feminist intentions within their spaces. This week we talk with Lacey of The Future. The Future is a witchy project space, Aquarian lab, and artist market in South Minneapolis. Lacey is an public art witch, photographer, and astrologer. We talk with Lacey about The Future space itself including some powerful Drew Barrymore and Prince

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EP 106: Narratives, Call Out Culture, and Identity...

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/10/30

In our final installment of this year's Witch Month, we talk with The Firebrand Witch. They are a brilliant, cyborg witch with so much to say about the power of our narratives, toxic social justice spaces, identity politics, and much more. This episode features a wonderfully poppy and thematic outro song, "Witchcraft" by Graveyard Club (used with permission from Graveyard Club). Happy Halloween and Happy Samhain, killjoys. <3 Time Stamps 00:00-10:44 chit-chat 10:45-57:50 interview with The

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EP 105: Labor organizing with witches

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/10/16

Witch Month is here! All this month, we are talking with witches and bringing you our conversations. In this episode, we talk with Casey Wait about their path to being a witch, how religion played a role in their transformation, and why it is important for witches to come together and organize for fair labor practices. Casey Wait is a genderqueer witch/intuitive, tarot reader, artist, maker, writer, lover of history, proud socialist Flower Person living in occupied Abenaki/Pocumtuk territory,

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EP 104: Trans* Resilience, Pedagogy and Methods with...

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/10/09

(Hey it's a bonus ep! Witch Month returns next week!) In episode 104, we talk to Dr. Z Nicolazzo about her research on trans* students in higher education. We talk the methodology behind ethnographic work, the importance of affirmative and resilience-based frameworks, and how Z does trans killjoy. Z also talks about hir upcoming workshop, "Teaching While Marginalized: What Our Bodies Teach Us About Critical Pedagogy" at the Pacific Northwest College of Art's Graduate Symposium series on October

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Ep 103: Magic is Political (& it is Yr Birthright) an...

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/10/02

Witch Month is back! All this month, we will be talking with witches and bringing you our conversations. In this episode, we talk with Tess, otherwise known as City Witch (@cityxwitch on instagram). Tess//City Witch is a a folk tarot reader, city witch, retired sex worker, and zinester residing in so-called Ottawa on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. They are a Cancer sun and moon and an Aries rising. We talked with City Witch about lineage in the tarot world, important

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EP 102: Riding a bike to a prison (Nola2Angola)

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/09/25

In Episode 102, we talk with Rinna and Jesse about the Nola2Angola bike ride and fundraiser that aims to connect families to incarcerated loved ones. We talk about the way the bike ride provides an embodied form of activism that demonstrates the struggle families separated by prison experience; the specific atrocities committed at the Angola prison in Louisiana; the impact of family separation on anyone with detained family members (from ICE detention centers to jails to private prisons); and much

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Ep 101: Prison Abolition

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/09/11

In Episode 101, we talk about prison abolition. This is a topic we have touched on before and interviewed people about. Today Raechel dives in and explains the history, theoretical framework, and what prison abolition can look like in a better version of our society. We discuss who is in prison, who is not in prison, why abolition is better than reform, and answer some frequently asked questions about the movement. Join us for a challenging discussion that may get you to think differently about

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EP 100: The State of the Killjoy

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/08/28

Melody and Raechel are back! In Episode 100, we talk about The State of the Killjoy: where we've been, where we're at, and where we're headed. Primarily we talk about our stance on things that sometimes create division among feminists: sex work, trans liberation, lifestyle politics, capitalism, and more. In many cases, we agree with one another but not with other feminists, but in some cases, we lovingly diverge. Overall this episode provides a great overview for new listeners to determine what

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EP 99: Borderlands, Immigration and Mobility

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/06/28

In our final episode before summer break//gearing up for episode 100, we chat back y forth acerca de los theories of la frontera y applications of this theoretical framework. There are a lot of resources we reference so make sure to check out our newsletter for links to those resources. Shoot us a note if you are looking for something in particular. Families belong together. EP 60: Marxism with SAL(T) is an excellent companion to this episode. *** Time stamps: Check ins: 00:35-05:00 Announcements

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EP 98: Veganism, Puerto Rico, & Storytelling with...

Feminist Killjoys, PhD ·

2018/06/19

This week we sit down with Alicia Kennedy, a very fuckin’ cool vegetarian food writer, activist, and former vegan bakery-owner. Alicia talks about her relationship to veganism and vegetarianism, her ties to Puerto Rico (her grandmother is from there, she writes about it through an anticolonial lens, and she hosted a huge fundraiser for it after Hurricane Maria), and her new podcast - Meatless. She has really cool things to say and we think you’re gonna love the interview. (Also she has super bomb

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