This bonus episode features an interview with Zoe Thompson, founding editor of sweet-thang (2017-), a zine for black women and girls and non-binary people of colour. sweet-thang zine mixes the punk aesthetic of the riot girrrl movement with the

Feminist Print Revival!

Mar 22nd, 2024 53m 44s

How do magazines create vibes? How do they stimulate feelings of community and belonging? What is the role of the contemporary magazine in mobilising activism? In this final episode, Sharan Dhaliwal, editor of the South Asian lifestyle magazine

DIVA Now And Then

Mar 22nd, 2024 53m 17s

In this episode, we bring DIVA’s founding editor Frances Williams into conversation with DIVA’s current editor Roxy Bourdillon to explore the continuities and differences between DIVA now (2024) and DIVA then (1994). The history of lesbian femi

Campaigns!

Mar 15th, 2024 53m 12s

How do feminist magazines promote women’s activism? In this episode we talk campaigns, cartels, cartoons, and court cases with two periodical pioneers: Lesley Riddoch, a founding member of Scottish feminist magazine Harpies and Quines (1992-199

Black British Feminism

Mar 15th, 2024 51m 21s

This episode brings together Stella Dadzie from the newsletter FOWAAD (1979-1980) with Kemi Alemoru of gal-dem magazine (2015-2023). In a wide-ranging and thoughtful discussion, Stella and Kemi trace the histories of black women’s activism in t

For Girls, By Girls

Mar 8th, 2024 51m 20s

What happens when girls make magazines? In this episode Sally Orson-Jones of cult girls’ magazine Shocking Pink (1979-1982) and Ione Gamble of zine-zeitgeist Polyester (2015-) discuss the pleasures and pitfalls of creating magazines as young wo

A Reawakening of Internationalist Feminism

Mar 7th, 2024 57m 17s

The internationalism of the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) tends to be overlooked and underplayed. In our first episode, we bring together Sue O’Sullivan of Spare Rib (1972-1993) and Red Rag (1972-1980) and Shaila Shah of Outwrite (1982-1988

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