eHarmony for Fetuses? Swipe Left With Mallory Johns & Leigh Finke
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02/21/25 • 69 min
Full episode transcript HERE.
Buckle up, we’ve got a banger for you! This week on Feminist Buzzkills, Lizz holds it down alone as Moji is off on a birthday vacay, so wish our favorite Pisces all the best! Missouri fucked around and found out, so Lizz drills into what the hell is going on with the “Mother of the West’s” pregnancy registry and how it’s really just a taxpayer-funded stalking site. Plus, JD Vance causes MANARCHY IN THE UK, and IVF gets a boost from the POS POTUS.
Call us, text us, we wanna help! Got Questions about the continued assault on your reproductive rights? Lizz answers a few on the show this week! But if you are freaking out about something abortion-related, THE FBK LINES ARE OPEN! Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address on the pod!
AND LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S GUESTS! We chat with Minnesota State Rep. Leigh Finke, the first trans woman elected to statewide office and author of the Trans Refuge Bill, about her work making Minnesota a safe haven for bodily autonomy, building an intersectional future, and what allies can do for the trans movement. PLUS! Veteran journalist superstar and new Executive Director of Rewire News Group, Mallory Johns, joins to explain that we’re in this current abortion crisis because comprehensive media coverage on reproductive care has never existed(!), self-care tools for navigating toxic information, and how we need to support indie media *cough* i.e. Rewire and AAF *cough* as we fill the gap!
Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu.
OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.
HOSTS:
Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.social
Moji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Mallory Johns IG: @mmsuperflyjr @RewireNewsGroup / Bluesky: @RewireNewsGroup.com
Leigh Finke IG: @Leighformn Bluesky: @LeighFinke.bsky.social
GUEST LINKS:
Mallory’s Romantasy Book Picks:
Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
The Empyrean by Rebecca Yarros
NEWS DUMP:
JD Vance Abortion Buffer Zone Comments ‘Dangerous'
West Virginia Senator Withdraws Bill That Would’ve Removed Abortion Exemptions for Rape, Incest
Trump Said He Was the ‘Father of IVF.’ After His Executive Order, These Voters Are Rejoicing.
Missouri Bill Proposes Registry for Pregnant Mothers to ‘Reduce Preventable Abortions’
Anti-abortion ‘Baby Olivia’ Video Could Become Required Viewing for Some Schoolkids
EPISODE LINKS:
Full episode transcript HERE.
Buckle up, we’ve got a banger for you! This week on Feminist Buzzkills, Lizz holds it down alone as Moji is off on a birthday vacay, so wish our favorite Pisces all the best! Missouri fucked around and found out, so Lizz drills into what the hell is going on with the “Mother of the West’s” pregnancy registry and how it’s really just a taxpayer-funded stalking site. Plus, JD Vance causes MANARCHY IN THE UK, and IVF gets a boost from the POS POTUS.
Call us, text us, we wanna help! Got Questions about the continued assault on your reproductive rights? Lizz answers a few on the show this week! But if you are freaking out about something abortion-related, THE FBK LINES ARE OPEN! Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address on the pod!
AND LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S GUESTS! We chat with Minnesota State Rep. Leigh Finke, the first trans woman elected to statewide office and author of the Trans Refuge Bill, about her work making Minnesota a safe haven for bodily autonomy, building an intersectional future, and what allies can do for the trans movement. PLUS! Veteran journalist superstar and new Executive Director of Rewire News Group, Mallory Johns, joins to explain that we’re in this current abortion crisis because comprehensive media coverage on reproductive care has never existed(!), self-care tools for navigating toxic information, and how we need to support indie media *cough* i.e. Rewire and AAF *cough* as we fill the gap!
Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu.
OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.
HOSTS:
Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.social
Moji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Mallory Johns IG: @mmsuperflyjr @RewireNewsGroup / Bluesky: @RewireNewsGroup.com
Leigh Finke IG: @Leighformn Bluesky: @LeighFinke.bsky.social
GUEST LINKS:
Mallory’s Romantasy Book Picks:
Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
The Empyrean by Rebecca Yarros
NEWS DUMP:
JD Vance Abortion Buffer Zone Comments ‘Dangerous'
West Virginia Senator Withdraws Bill That Would’ve Removed Abortion Exemptions for Rape, Incest
Trump Said He Was the ‘Father of IVF.’ After His Executive Order, These Voters Are Rejoicing.
Missouri Bill Proposes Registry for Pregnant Mothers to ‘Reduce Preventable Abortions’
Anti-abortion ‘Baby Olivia’ Video Could Become Required Viewing for Some Schoolkids
EPISODE LINKS:
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Should I Be Scared? We’ll Let You Know. With Bitch & Amy Merrill
Full episode transcript HERE.
Roses are red, violets are blue, we’re ready to fuck some shit up – how about you? Nothing says “love” like living through the current soul scorchings and still showing up every day to make a difference! On this week’s pod, your Feminist Buzzkills are diving deep into Indiana gutting HIPAA for abortion patients, redefining and coming after birth control, and how some badass Indiana doctors are fighting back! What does that mean for the rest of us not living there? A whole hell of a lot! PLUS, remember that New York doctor who prescribed a pregnant person in Dallas abortion pills? Well, Louisiana and Texas are in full-on hater mode, and we’ve got some big updates on the case.
AND WE’VE GOT GUESTS! Who are our V-Day partners in crime this week? Everyone's fav witchy Valentine, Bitch is in the house! The legendary musician, writer, and performance artist sits down with your Buzzkills to yap about her new show, “B*TCHCRAFT,” moving forward in Trump's hellscape, and healing and resisting through art and community!
Valentine #2, Amy Merrill, is here too! We break down the recent flurry of assaults on medication abortion with the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Plan C. Amy helps us navigate the case of the NY doctor being sued for sending abortion pills through the mail, and how abobo patients can better protect themselves – especially as we are heading into the abortion upside down.
Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu.
OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our five-part OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.
HOSTS:
Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.social
Moji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Bitch IG: @BitchMusic TikTok: @Bitch_Music
Amy Merrill IG: @AmyJMerrill / @PlanCPills TW/TikTok: @PlanCPills BlueSky: @PlanCPills.bsky.social
GUEST LINKS:
You Always Have Options Website
Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline
If/When/How: Lawyers for Reproductive Care
NEWS DUMP:
SAVE Act Would Undermine Voter Registration for All Americans
Trump State Department Official Has Repeatedly Called for Mass Sterilization of ‘Low-IQ Trash’
Pine Needles Shown to Cause Abortions in Cows
Indiana Abortion Providers Sue to Keep State Records Private
Condoms, IUDs Removed From Indiana Bill Seeking to Expand Birth Control Access
Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor for Prescribing Abortion Pills to a Woman Near Dallas
Shield Laws for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care: A State Law Guide
What to Know About Stocking up on the Abortion Pill
EPISODE LINKS:
Adopt-A-Clinic: Women’s Health Center of Maryland Amazon Wishlist
Buy a Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy Tour Poster to Benefit AAF!
Next Episode
Tears for Thomas and Alito, Cheers for Abortion Clinics With Joyelle Nicole Johnson & Laurie Bertram Roberts
Scared? Got questions about the continued assault on your reproductive rights? THE FBK LINES ARE OPEN! Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address on the pod!
The good news trickled in this week with the Supreme Court saying hell-to-the-no to anti-abortion stalkers!! Woooohoooooo! PLUS, your Feminist Buzzkills got all the tea to fill you in on why Justices Sam ALEAKo and Ginny’s husband are throwing a tantrum about not having the opportunity to shame us further. OH and what happens when a hermit friar and two laypeople walk onto a sidewalk in front of an abortion clinic in New Jersey? Tune in and find out.
THIS WEEK’S GUESTS ARE POPPIN’! 17 states are coming for federal disability rights and the Buzzkills are raging about it. We’re joined by Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund, Laurie Bertram Roberts, AKA “The Abortion Lady of Mississippi.” She’s a dope disability rights and reproductive justice activist who’s doing huge things for the South. She yaps with us to share her own reproductive injustice story, explore the alarming movement threatening disability rights and Section 504, delve into the intersections of reproductive rights and disability rights as components of Reproductive Justice, and remind us why we can’t abandon the South.
PLUS comedian, writer and activist and our very own AAF board member, Joyelle Nicole Johnson stops by AGAIN to help us laugh through the pain of the Trumpocalypse. The Feminist Buzzkills fav hops in the mix to tells us how sharing her abortion story has empowered others, what baby crawl races are doing for her serotonin this month, meeting Ketanji Brown Jackson (eeep!), her OnlyFans journey, and why we all have to incorporate more dick dragging into our lives this year – specifically the pink ones.
Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y’all. We gotchu.
OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.
HOSTS:
Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.social
Moji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Joyelle Nicole Johnson IG: @JoyelleNicole
Laurie Bertram Roberts IG: @TheSmartStatistic @MRFF_Funds_Abortions Bluesky: @SmartStatistic.bsky.social TikTok: @SmartStatistic
GUEST LINKS:
Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund
DONATE: Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund
Joyelle Nicole Johnson Website
LISTEN: Joyelle’s Album “Yell Joy”
NEWS DUMP:
Idaho Town Hall Meeting Turns Chaotic After Woman Is Forcibly Removed for Shouting at Speakers
Montana Abortion ‘Trafficking’ Bill Gets Voted Down in Republican-Dominated Committee UPDATE: Since taping, this was STRUCK DOWN!!
New Abortion Clinic Trial in New Jersey Involves a Hermit, a Friar and Two Laypeople
Camden Diocese Finalizes $87M Abuse Settlement
Justice Thomas Urges Supreme Court to Reconsider Free Speech Rules Near Abortion Clinics
17 Red States Are Suing to End Federal Disability Protections
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