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Femme On

The Femme on Collective is a podcast collective where we discuss issues or pop culture that interests us, with a feminist, female view. Hosts Ada, Alyson, Jess, Ria and Tonya bring their unique voices to a variety of subjects including books, film, TV, feminism, comics, fitness, activism and so much more.

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60:00

Banned Book Conversations: Go Tell It on the Mountain...

Femme On ·

2025/10/11

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them. Guest Links: Ty Allan Jackson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ty_allan_jackson/Website: https://tyallanjackson.com/Books: https://tyallanjackson.com/shop/Fly MessiasInstagram:

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89:00

Banned Book Conversations: The House on Mango Street...

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2025/10/10

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them. Guest Links: Laurie Dennison CA Literary Agency: https://cmalit.com/laurie-dennison/https://cmalit.com/submit/Website: https://ladennison.com/Tony (AR) FarinaWebsite:

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83:39

Banned Book Conversations: The Handmaid's Tale by...

Femme On ·

2025/10/09

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them.Guest Links:Wendy WimmerEntry Level - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60557291-entry-levelWebsite: http://www.wendywimmer.com/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@wendy_wimmerInstagram:

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Banned Book Conversations: Flamer by Mike Curato (2020)

Femme On ·

2025/10/08

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them.Guest Links:Dominic LimWebsite: https://dominiclim.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdominiclim/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jdominiclimCheryl SchmidtBlackbird

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65:03

Femme on Creatives: Sew Totally Nala with Misako Rocks!

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2025/10/07

Misako Rocks is back!!! Manga artist Misako joins Femme On and Comics in Motion to tell us all about her new book, Sew Totally Nala. About Sew Totally NalaNala loves fashion – especially kawaii fashion, inspired by Japanese streetwear. And Nala is about to have the best summer ever, as she attends a special fashion camp in the city.Fashion camp is challenging, and there are other kids attending who are really talented. Nala wants to stay true to her designs, but wonders if they will measure

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94:05

Banned Book Conversations: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov...

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2025/10/07

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Overthe course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons theywere banned, and the value in reading them.Guest Links:Veronica Klashhttps://veronicaklash.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veronicaklash/Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/veronicaklash.bsky.socialSmall Things Bedtime Stories:

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81:57

Banned Book Conversations: Beyond Magenta:...

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2025/10/06

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Overthe course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons theywere banned, and the value in reading them.Guest Links:Oksana Marafiotihttps://www.oksana-marafioti.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oksanamarafioti/Ria CarroganFemme On:

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103:09

Banned Book Conversations: I Know Why the Caged Bird...

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2025/10/05

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them.Guest Links:Amanda SkenandoreWebsite: www.amandaskenandore.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandaskenandore/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaSkenandoreAuthorPageLisa

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94:11

Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror (1922) W/ Co-host...

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2025/09/26

The Banned Movie Month collaboration concludes here! As co-hosts Tonya Todd of The Femme On Collective & Spider-Dan of The Secret Bores explore and discuss films that have been banned or restricted around the world. In each episode they will ask their guests for their uncensored opinions on censoring and whether these films should have even been banned at all? All four episodes will alternate between both channels every Friday in September, so be sure to either subscribe to Dan's

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75:05

Banned Movie Month: The Birth Of A Nation (1915) W/...

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2025/09/12

*CONTENT WARNING! THIS PODCAST WILL FEATURE THE DISCUSSION OF THE KU KLUX KLAN, PROBLEMATIC STEREOTYPES & RACIALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE!!The Banned Movie Month collaboration continues! As co-hosts Tonya Todd of The Femme On Collective & Spider-Dan of The Secret Bores explore and discuss films that have been banned or restricted around the world. In each episode they will ask their guests for their uncensored opinions on censoring and whether these films should have even been banned at

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57:34

Femme On Creatives: Amie Souza Riley

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2025/08/02

In this episode of Femme On Creatives, Ada speaks with author and visual artist Amie Souza Riley, discussing her book Human/Animal. They speak about the genesis of Amie's book Human / Animal: A Bestiary in Essays and discuss if there is a catharsis in writing and publishing personal work.Find out more about Amie: https://amiesouzareilly.com/Thank you for listening.

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42:29

Femme On Creatives: Where I'm From with Alyson Shelton

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2025/06/24

Ria speaks with Femme On co-host Alyson Shelton about her amazing poetry series, Where I'm From. As Alyson nears her 200th episode she shares the importance of sharing stories and how she started the series for herself.George Ella Lyon's Where I'm From started as a poetry prompt for Alyson, and after completing her poem, she thought, “What if I shared these prompts and people shared their poems with me? Could be fun.” And it was. Alyson has had nearly 200 guests share their poems on

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10:53

Ria's questions: Would you rather fridge cold...

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2025/06/02

It's time for another Ria's questions! This time, the collective answers the age old question of... Would you rather fridge cold chocolate or room temperature chocolate?There's a split in the collective with this question, mostly between those who want to eat chocolate straight away and those who are surprisingly specific about how they eat chocolate.

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81:42

Literature for Life: Psalm for the Wild Built by...

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2025/05/20

Our host, Jess speaks with friend of the podcast and author A R Farina about Becky Chambers’ Psalm for the Wild Built. Jess and Tony chat about having respectful conversations with humans (or robots) that don’t share your experiences, why having a purpose is not the end of the world, and hope. Tony also talks us through his second Austen Chronicles book, That Other Dashwood Girl, widely available to buy! Don’t forget to leave a review if you read it, it really helps other people discover

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57:54

Femme On Revisited: The Women of the Last of Us

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2025/05/08

This episode was first published in March 2023With season two of The Last of Us in full swing, we are resharing this awesome episode.Ria leads a discussion with Alyson, Tonya and special guest Michelle Yang about the women of HBO's The Last of Us. They discuss the naunced female characters, all who have their own agency and point of view and how this enhances the overall story. Michelle is a writer and mental health advocate and you can follow Michelle's amazing work at

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23:40

Femme On Revisited: Fine Cut with Alyson and THE hand...

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2025/04/23

This episode was first published in February 2023Alyson and Ria Carrogan (host of Femme on Film and founder of the Femme On Collective) talk about the HAND FLEX from Joe Wright’s film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (watch the scene here on YouTube here) starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennett and Matthew MacFadyen as Mr. Darcy. They talk about how this is the sexiest non-sexual scene in the world, thank you female gaze! And how they appreciate watching a scene and a

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52:53

Femme On Revisited: Femme On Film Pride and Prejudice...

Femme On ·

2025/04/23

This episode was first published in May 2023In this episode, Ria, her Femme on co-hosts Alyson and Tonya and guests Suzan Aiken and Wendy Wimmer discuss Joe Wright's 2005 Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen and Rosamund Pike. They discuss how this film has obsessed generations of film lovers, the hand flex (obviously) and how each actor bring their roles alive.This conversation was inspired by Ria and Alyson's chat about said hand flex in Alyson's show, Fine Cut

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34:41

Active Activism: Sheryl Green

Femme On ·

2025/04/16

In this episode of Active Activism, Tonya speaks with author and speaker Sheryl Green about her journey into activism, speaking about how animal rescue pulled her out of depression and how to ensure you maintain boundaries when being an activist. She also shares how advocacy has influenced her writing and how a plane journey alone with her thoughts helped her outline her new book, You Had Me At No: How Setting Healthy Boundaries Helps You Banish Burnout, Repair Relationships, and Save Your

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39:46

Femme On Creatives: Kuchenga Shenjé

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2025/03/29

In this episode of Femme On Creatives, author Kuchenga Shenjé speaks to Tonya about Bohemian life, colonization of the mind, the value of Virgos, and how she went about slipping truth into fiction for her debut novel The Library Thief.Kuchenga's Links:Website: https://kuchenga.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kuchengaBuy The Library

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42:04

Femme on Creatives: Dena Moes and It's Your Body

Femme On ·

2025/03/08

Join us on #IWD25 as we speak with the amazing Dena Moes RN CNM about her new book, It's Your Body: The Young Woman's Guide to Empowered Sexual Health.Dena is a nurse-midwife with 26 years' experience in reproductive health and her book fills information gaps on all things contraception, sexual health and abortion, for teens and young adults in Trump's America.We discuss how Dena's book is an essential resource for all everyone, but mostly to help young women make decisions about their

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