The Guilty Feminist
{{Short description|Comedy podcast}}
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Sofie Hagen (2015-September 2016)
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The Guilty Feminist is a feminist comedy podcast hosted by Deborah Frances-White. Created by Frances-White and Sofie Hagen in 2015, the podcast features guests on a panel to discuss topics on and related to feminism, and is recorded in front of a live audience.
Overview
The podcast was created by Deborah Frances-White and Sofie Hagen in December 2015.{{Cite news|url=http://derstandard.at/2000062844081/Feministisch-schwarz-und-queer-Podcasts-abseits-von-Verbrechen-Wirtschaft-und|title=Feministisch, schwarz, queer: Podcasts abseits von Verbrechen oder Geschichte|last=Sahlender|first=Julia|date=29 August 2017|work=dieStandard.at|access-date=15 September 2017}} The idea for the podcast came from the pair having lunch together and often sharing their hypocrisies and double standards with each other.{{Cite news|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/leisure/brightonfestival/brighton_festival_2017_news_previews_reviews/15254391.Feminism_to_the_fore_in_hit_comedy_podcast/|title=Feminism to the fore in hit comedy podcast|last=Tuxworth-Holden|first=Charlotte|date=28 April 2017|work=The Argus|access-date=21 September 2017}}{{Cite news|last=Gupta|first=Alisha Haridasani|date=2020-02-22|title=Are You a Guilty Feminist?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/22/us/guilty-feminist.html|access-date=2020-09-01|issn=0362-4331}} Hagen and Frances-White co-hosted the podcast until September 2016 when Hagen left. Since then a range of guests have co-hosted each episode. The podcast is recorded in front of a live audience and each episode lasts approximately 45 minutes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/feminism-has-become-one-more-thing-to-feel-guilty-about-1.3165293|title=Feminism has become one more thing to feel guilty about|last=Bruton|first=Louise|date=27 July 2017|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=15 September 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=8Q2117119694&site=ehost-live|title=Girl power: the best podcasts for women|date=17 September 2016|work=Daily Telegraph|access-date=21 September 2017|page=50}}
Each episode begins with short stories starting with the words "I'm a feminist, but...", with the episode's hosts admitting to moments where they have done or thought something that an ideal feminist wouldn't.{{Cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-30/why-2016-has-been-a-great-year-for-women-in-comedy/|title=Why 2016 has been a great year for women in comedy|last=Harrison|first=Ellie|date=30 December 2016|work=Radio Times|access-date=15 September 2017}} Episodes are based around a theme, and topics of discussion have included stereotypes, hair removal, periods, not having children, or purchase of cosmetics.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2017/0706/888248-5-feminist-podcasts-for-a-woke-commute/|title=5 Feminist Podcasts for a Woke Commute|last=Fetherston|first=Sinann|date=6 July 2017|work=RTE|access-date=15 September 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://observer.com/2017/06/top-5-podcasts-celebrate-female-empowerment/|title=These 5 Podcasts Celebrate Female Empowerment|last=May|first=Naomi|date=6 June 2017|work=Observer|access-date=15 September 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2016/nov/03/guilty-feminist--podcast-beauty-beast|title=The Guilty Feminist: is it OK to watch Beauty and the Beast in your wedding dress?|last=Verdier|first=Hannah|date=3 November 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=15 September 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/oct/30/best-podcasts-of-2017-part-2-from-dirty-john-to-mogul-and-the-guilty-feminist|title=From Dirty John to Mogul and the Guilty Feminist: best podcasts of 2017 part 2|last=Bromwich|first=Kathryn|date=30 October 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=3 November 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} The presenters set themselves weekly challenges, and at the end of each episode audience members are invited to ask the panel questions.
The show has featured guests such as Shappi Khorsandi, Gemma Arterton,{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/22/gemma-arterton-studio-forced-her-to-lose-weight-morocco-film|title=Gemma Arterton reveals studio filmed her exercising to make her lose weight for role|last=Mumford|first=Gwilym|date=22 August 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=15 September 2017}} Dawn O'Porter, and Aisling Bea. Frances-White aims to create diverse and inclusive panels of guests. In 2023, the house of The Guilty Feminist also launched Media Storm, a news podcast hosted by journalists Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia, featuring underrepresented individuals who are rarely given a chance to voice their lived experience.{{Cite web |title=Media Storm |url=https://shows.acast.com/media-storm/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=shows.acast.com}}
Reception
The podcast was shortlisted for an Internet Award in the 2017 Chortle Awards and nominated for Best Podcast in the 2017 Audio & Radio Industry Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2017/02/16/26887/and_finally..._best_show#|title=And finally... best show|date=16 February 2017|website=Chortle|access-date=15 September 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/09/audio-radio-industry-award-2017-nominations/|title=Audio & Radio Industry Awards 2017 nominations|date=18 September 2017|work=Radio Today|access-date=21 September 2017}} In The Guardian's 2017 list of best podcasts, Kathryn Bromwich listed The Guilty Feminist as one of her six favourite podcasts in the 'sex, life and relationships' category.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://guiltyfeminist.com/}}
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