Where Have All the Lesbians Gone? - Katie Herzog | Maiden Mother Matriarch 53

02/18/24 • 58 min

Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry

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My guest today is Katie Herzog, journalist and host of the Blocked and Reported podcast. We spoke about why so many women have stopped identifying as lesbians and started identifying as non-binary and bisexual, about 'passing privilege' and social attitudes towards tomboys, and I also expounded on my theory of 'nonce radar.' In the extended part of the episode, we spoke about the impact that AIDS had on gay activism, the 'gays against groomers' phenomenon, and why drag queen story hour is now such a big deal in the UK.

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Women Without Kids - Ruby Warrington | Maiden Mother Matriarch 52

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My guest today is the journalist and editor Ruby Warrington, author of the new book 'Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood.' We spoke about why women are increasingly unlikely to have children, the grey area between voluntary and involuntary childlessness, and why we generally pay so much less attention to men who don't have children.

In the extended version of the episode we also spoke about the political and economic consequences of falling birth rates.

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Reactionary Feminist Utopia - Kathleen Stock | Maiden Mother Matriarch 54

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My guest today is Kathleen Stock – philosopher, author of 'Material Girls', co-director of 'The Lesbian Project', and co-host (with Julie Bindel) of the podcast of the same name.

I tried my best to persuade Kathleen to become a reactionary feminist, but we disagreed on several points: the merits of marriage, the low status attached to motherhood, and whether modern people are just too invested in the status quo. In the extended part of the episode we debated whether or not women should be soldiers and men should be nannies.