Feminist Frequency Radio - 05 An Awe-Inspiring Collaboration Between Visionary Creators Hideo Kojima and Tommy Wiseau

05 An Awe-Inspiring Collaboration Between Visionary Creators Hideo Kojima and Tommy Wiseau

12/13/17 • 50 min

On this week’s episode of Feminist Frequency Radio, the gang rejoices as Anita returns from Europe and records her first FFR stateside! We wonder what kind of magic spell Johnny Depp cast to make some people feel like his presence in The Crimes of Grindelwald is A-OK, and we ponder the profound depths of meaning revealed in the new trailer for Death Stranding. Ebony offers one of her patented Hypocritical Hot Takes (TM) on The Disaster Artist, and we try to work through our blood-spattered feelings about the critically acclaimed shooter Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. All this and much more here on Feminist Frequency Radio!

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04 Mark Ruffalo's Cat-Sized Frozen Peanut Butter Dog Adventure

In episode four of FFR, just like Riker holding down the bridge for Picard, Carolyn takes over hosting duties while Anita flies back from Europe! (Don't worry, Anita shall return next week!) We finally meet Ashley, the mysterious fourth member of the Feminist Frequency team, who sheds some light on her role in the organization. We rave about the joyous and touching new Pixar film Coco, which centers Mexican characters and Mexican culture, and in the wake of the Infinity War trailer, we return to one of our favorite topics: superheroes, cultural notions of masculinity, and dudes punching each other in the face. Ashley reveals her feelings about both dogs and peanut butter--AND ONE OF THOSE STATEMENTS MAY SHOCK YOU! All this and much more here on Feminist Frequency Radio!

A huge thank-you to Alex at Cards Against Humanity for helping Ashley participate from the Windy City.

Things referenced in this episode:

Sady Doyle for ELLE: With a Groundbreaking Diagnosis, 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Insists that Even "Psycho" Women Deserve to Be Heard http://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a13938654/crazy-ex-girlfriend-borderline-personality-disorder-diagnosis/

Brown Girls Web Series: http://www.browngirlswebseries.com/

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06 Our Star Wars Holiday Special

On this, our sixth episode of FFR, we go all in on Star Wars: The Last Jedi! (Yes, we dig into the nitty-gritty and there are spoilers, so if you haven't seen the movie yet, you may want to return to the main segment of this episode later.) Why are some people so upset about this film? How do Anita, Ebony and Carolyn feel about Rian Johnson's unconventional entry in the Star Wars saga? Which of this movie's many new CGI creatures is the coolest? What's the deal with those fish nuns on Luke's planet? What, exactly, is Mon Mothma? We dive in to these important issues and much more.

But it's not all space wizards and laser swords! We also discuss some of the latest words to come out of Matt Damon's mouth, and we each share a little something special in this week's "What's Your Deal?" So gather the porgs, feel the Force flow through you and listen to the latest FFR now!

Links to some cool stuff we talk about:

Botnik's Harry Potter chapter, written with the help of a predictive text algorithm: botnik.org/content/harry-potter.html

Clarkisha Kent's writing on Valkyrie, gender coding, racism and queerphobia: https://twitter.com/IWriteAllDay_/status/942114974029230080

Stitch's piece, "Valkyrie Isn’t ‘Male-Coded’ And You’re Kinda Racist": https://stitchmediamix.com/2017/11/15/valkyrie-isnt-male-coded-and-youre-kinda-racist/