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The Reductress Minute brings you the most biting satire and topical stories from the lens of Reductress. Each episode is hosted by the real writers and editors of Reductress, with Reductress’ most popular headlines, articles read by your favorite comedians, and off-the-cuff chats with the editors. It's all the news that's fit to speak!
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Reductress Minute episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Reductress Minute for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Reductress Minute episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

4 Tasteful Shawls That Say, ‘But You Couldn’t Have Seen My Husband. He Died Years Ago…’ (w/Calise Hawkins, Ayo Edibiri, Karen Chee)
The Reductress Minute
10/31/18 • 17 min
Reductress editors Beth and Sarah (@bethnew and @yourpappalardo) take you through the week’s hottest stories. On this week’s episode, Ayo Edebiri (@ayoedebiri), Karen Chee (@karencheee), and Calise Hawkins (@CaliseHawkins) read pieces from Reductress, plus we interview a shawl expert to highlight the best of her favorite seasonal fashion statement.
QUIZ: Is He Cute or Is He Just Tall and White?, was written by Victoria Edel. Asian Woman Kindly Corrects Bigot With the More Accurate Racial Slur was written by Karen Chee. How to Get Everyone to Leave You Alone So You Can Watch Your Murders was written by Laura Mulcahy. 4 Tasteful Shawls That Say, ‘But You Couldn’t Have Seen My Husband. He Died Years Ago...’ was written by Rachel Van Nes.
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Women Than Ever Are Running For Office? Um, I’d Rather Run FROM My Office! (w/Blair Socci, Matt Rogers, and Rachel Pegram)
The Reductress Minute
10/25/18 • 17 min
Reductress editors Rachel and Eva (@rachelwenitsky and @evaandherIUD) take you through the week’s hottest stories. On this week’s episode, Matt Rogers (@MattRogersTho), Rachel Pegram (@rachelpegram), and Blair Socci (@blairsocci) read pieces from Reductress, plus we interview a brave comedian wants to share an inspiring message about voting this November.
Wow! This Woman Is Reaching Out To All The Girls She Bullied In High School To Sell Them Skincare Products, was written by Adrienne Teeley. Not to Brag, But All My Favorite Porn Stars Are Women was inspired by Lizzie Logan. How To Not Take It Personally When Other Women Are in Their Early 20s was written by Heidi Lux. And More Women Than Ever Are Running For Office? Um, I’d Rather Run FROM My Office! was written by Emily Clouse.
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Why This Woman Stopped Dating Men and Started Following a Herd of Majestic Bison (w/Karen Chee, Jasmine Pierce, Grace Perry)
The Reductress Minute
10/11/18 • 18 min
Reductress editors Beth and Sarah (@bethnew and @yourpappalardo) take you through Hugh Jackman’s Instagram and practice what they’d say to the CBD oil guy. Plus, Karen Chee (@karencheee), Grace Perry (@perryjetaime), and Jasmine Pierce (@jasminepierce) read pieces from Reductress, plus we talk to a woman who stopped dating men and started...following a herd of majestic bison.
Friend Who Texted ‘I’m Just Seeing This Now!’ Awarded Pulitzer Prize In Fiction, was inspired by Alyson D’Lando. How To Explain To Your Children That Daddy Used To Have Cumgutters was written by Grace Perry. How to Wrap Your Pussy in Foil and Put It In The Fridge Since No One’s Eating It was written by Jasmine Pierce. And Why I Stopped Dating Men and Started Following a Herd of Majestic Bison was inspired by Laura Mulcahy.
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4 Perfect Smokey Eyes That NO ONE Should EVER Comment On
The Reductress Minute
05/03/18 • 16 min
Reductress editors Rachel and Sarah (@rachelwenitsky and @yourpappalardo) take you through the week’s hottest stories. On this week’s episode, Ana Fabrega (@anafabregagood), Patti Harrison (@party_harderson) and George Salazar (@georgesalazar) read pieces from Reductress, plus we talk to a makeup expert who tells us why you should never ever comment on a woman’s smokey eyeshadow.
Daycare Costs More Than I’d Be Making At Work So I Just Let My Children Loose In The Woods, was written by Laura Buchholz. Ass Stinks, Study Find was written by Keysha Whitaker. 4 Smokey Eyes That NO ONE Should EVER Comment On was written by Eva Victor.
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“Badass” is Out, “Beef Woman” Is In!
The Reductress Minute
04/26/18 • 21 min
Reductress editors Rachel and Beth (@rachelwenitsky and @bethnewell) take you through the week’s hottest stories. On this week’s episode, Ziwe Fumodoh (@ziwe), Shannon O’Neill (@spotastic) and Alise Morales (@alisenavidad) read pieces from Reductress, plus we invented a time traveling tampon that allowed us to talk to Mary Queen of Scots about the time a portrait artist made her look fat in a painting.
I Love Pizza, Which Is Adorable Because I’m Hot, was written by Margaret Spencer. I’m Not Political (Because I Assume I Will Retain My Privileges Forever) was written by Sarah Bernstein. I’m Not A Feminist, But I Do Think All Men Should Die was written by Hannah LoPatin.
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Is He a Real Man, or a Tall Ferret?
The Reductress Minute
04/12/18 • 15 min
Reductress editors Sarah and Taylor (@yourpappalardo and @casualafro) take you through the week’s hottest stories. On this week’s episode, Hannah Solow (@hamstertalk), Mary Houlihan (@maryhoulie) and Cissy Jones (@cissyspeaks) read pieces from Reductress, plus we talk to Taylor’s mom on the air and discuss relationship issues with a woman who is definitely dating a tall ferret.
Becoming a Mother Made Me Happy, Fulfilled (Although Chris Said He was Going to Pull Out) was written by Laurel Cummings. How to Explain Memes to your Therapist was written by Sami Main. I’m Not Here for the Craft Beer, I’m Here for the Dick was written by Kathy Lynch.
Reductress is live at Caroline’s on Broadway 4/26-28 - get tickets: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/reductress/
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The Butts Episode
The Reductress Minute
04/05/18 • 16 min
Reductress editors Beth and Eva (@bethnew and @evaandheriud) take you through the week’s hottest stories. On this week’s episode, Shalewa Sharpe (Fallon), Joel Kim Booster (Comedy Central) and Grace Perry (The Onion) read pieces from Reductress, plus we talk about what we love about Dobby from Harry Potter and talk about intern Miranda’s tough, tough asshole.
We Call It A Book Club, But All We Do Is Drink Wine and Worship The Devil was written by Laura Buchholz. Man with Gender Studies Degree Terrorizes Party was written by Joel Kim Booster. I Fucked Him Just to Get those Cargo Shorts off was written by Grace Perry.
Reductress is live at Caroline’s on Broadway 4/26-28 - get tickets: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/reductress/
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Sex and the City Fans! Which One Are You—Sex or The City?
The Reductress Minute
03/29/18 • 15 min
Reductress editors Rachel and Sarah (@rachelwenitsky and @yourpappalardo) take you through the week’s hottest stories. On this week’s episode, Shalyah Evans (MTV’s Girl Code) Monique Moses (IFC’s Comedy Cribs) and Samantha Reece read pieces from Reductress, plus Rachel tries a standing toilet, and talks to a lesbian bridal party that’s entirely made up of exes!
Sorry I Didn’t Respond To Your Text, I Get Overwhelmed By Simple Tasks was written by Taryn Englehart. Self-Deprecating Intros for When You Call 911 was written by Anna Drezen. My Skin is So Thirsty, It Fucked My Upstairs Neighbor was written by Hannah Solow and the Reductress editors. Thanks to Taylor Garron, Beth Newell, and Miranda Kronfeld for help on this episode.
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Study Finds It’s Still Annoying When Brian Says the Right Things About Male Privilege (w/Marcia Belsky, Suni Reyes, Becky Chicoine)
The Reductress Minute
03/21/18 • 20 min
Reductress editors Rachel and Beth (@rachelwenitsky and @bethnew) take you through the week’s hottest stories. On this week’s episode, Marcia Belsky (@marciabelsky) and Suni Reyes (@sunireyes) read pieces from Reductress, plus we talk to Reductress’ badass aggregating algorithm Stacybot, pitch our ideas for female driven ensemble TV series, and learn how to make a March Madness bracket that ends with us living on a vineyard with Timothee Chalamet.
Has Feminism Gone Too Far Now That It’s Specifically Critiquing Me? was written by Marcia Belsky. Study Finds It’s Still Annoying When Brian Says the Right Things About Male Privilege was written by Miranda Kronfeld. I Didn’t Take His Last Name Because I’m a Feminist And Also It’s Butt was written by Courtney Paige Barnett. How To Make a March Madness Bracket That Ends With You Living on a Vineyard With Timothee Chalamet was written by Emma Dudley.
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Hell Yes! This Bitch Walk of Shame’d to the Polls (w/Guy Branum, Samantha Ruddy, Taryn Englehart)
The Reductress Minute
11/08/18 • 16 min
Reductress editors Beth and Eva (@bethnew and @evaandheriud) take you through the week’s hottest stories. On this week’s episode, Guy Branum (@guybranum), Samantha Ruddy (@samlymatter), and Taryn Englehart (@changawei) read pieces from Reductress, plus we interview a BoyBoss to celebrate his success and learn how he overcame obstacles from being a man in business.
Bad Bitch Alert: Stacy Just Circling Back Per Her Previous Email, was inspired by Irene Merrow. I’m Not Tiny Because I’m Asian. I’m Tiny Because You’re White, was written by Taryn Englehart. Wow! This Woman Turned From Beautiful to Fat Bitch Simply by Rejecting A Man was inspired by Darcy Armstrong. Why My Husband Is Such A BoyBoss was inspired by Lyndsay Rush.
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How many episodes does The Reductress Minute have?
The Reductress Minute currently has 27 episodes available.
What topics does The Reductress Minute cover?
The podcast is about Pop Culture, Feminism, Comedy, Podcasts and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on The Reductress Minute?
The episode title 'Hell Yes! This Bitch Walk of Shame’d to the Polls (w/Guy Branum, Samantha Ruddy, Taryn Englehart)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Reductress Minute?
The average episode length on The Reductress Minute is 19 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Reductress Minute released?
Episodes of The Reductress Minute are typically released every 7 days, 5 hours.
When was the first episode of The Reductress Minute?
The first episode of The Reductress Minute was released on Feb 21, 2018.
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