Radical Feminism · Audio
Feminist Current
Feminist Current is a podcast hosted by Canadian journalist Meghan Murphy, focusing on controversial issues within the feminist movement, particularly debates around gender identity, women's spaces, and legal policy. The show approaches from a critical feminist stance, emphasizing women's rights based on biological sex, covering content including Title IX revisions, transgender policy, domestic violence, pornography criticism, and internal left-wing controversies. With a frank and clear-positioned style, it represents an important voice in gender politics debates.
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“Feminist Current” is a critical feminist podcast hosted by Meghan Murphy, featuring content including:
- “Transgender fathers” and child protection policy debates (interview with Emma Thomas, founder of Children of Transitioners)
- Adolescent gender dysphoria and rapid-onset gender dysphoria (interview with Sasha Ayad, co-host of “Gender: A Wider Lens”)
- “Trans widow” phenomenon and domestic violence experiences (anonymous interview)
- Violence in Canadian anti-gender identity protests (interview with Tara, participant in 1MillionMarch4Kids)
Suitable for audiences interested in radical feminism, patriarchy critique, anti-sexual violence, political participation, and gender politics issues, especially communities interested in gender identity policy, women’s spaces, and legal reform. The show’s style is frank and theoretically clear, serving as an important platform for debates within the feminist movement.
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Related theme · No. 07
Why must she be likeable?
Beginning with Unlikeable Female Characters, we revisit women who are angry, desirous, and unwilling to comply. Who sets the terms of likability—and when does rebellion reproduce someone else’s oppression?
Patriarchy Critique
Related theme · No. 09
Who is allowed to desire?
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Gender Politics
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