Feminist Frequency Radio is coming for your media. Each week, Kat Spada invites you to listen in on entertaining and stimulating conversations about films, games, and TV... from the latest blockbusters to classic hidden gems, and more. With special guests bringing their distinctly different feminist perspectives to the mix as they celebrate and critique it all—including media critics, entertainers, academics, and everyone in between—Feminist Frequency Radio is there to help you dig deeper into the things you love. Warning: Feminist Frequency Radio may significantly enhance your media experience. Created by Anita Sarkeesian, Feminist Frequency ran as an organization from 2009–2023, providing video commentaries exploring gender representations, myths, and messages in popular culture media. Now, host Kat Spada continues Feminist Frequency Radio's legacy as an independent podcast, with fun new conversations about entertainment that asks you to be critical of the media you love.
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episode 31: 31: Catching Pancakes With Special Guest Open Mike Eagle
#31 Catching Pancakes With Special Guest Open Mike Eagle
On this week’s episode, Anita and Ebony chop it up with hip hop artist Open Mike Eagle, who you may remember from one of Anita’s JoCo Cruise interviews. Topics include Mike’s E3 experience, sexism in games and in sports journalism, how professional wrestling has changed, the uncomfortable horror of TV’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and more!
Segment Timestamps:
00: Greetings and Introductions
3:20 pop culture news: “Everything Is Love,” can you pirate something that’s streaming?
8:30 Anita’s cab ride and Kanye’s latest
12:15 Chris Hardwick
14:00 E3, Mike’s first year attending, The New Day
18:30 Our Annual E3 Gender Breakdown
27:00 the evolution of sexism in gaming
29:00 parallels in sports journalism
31:45 gender and wrestling!
34:50 Mike’s wrestling fandom
42:00 What’s Your FREQ-Out?
Ebony on Vida, Mike on Waypoint Radio, Anita on The Handmaid’s Tale
55:10 wrap-up!
Relevant Links:
Listen to Anita’s earlier interview with Mike: https://feministfrequency.com/video/joco-bonus-interview-6-open-mike-eagle-on-hip-hop-politics-and-snorkeling/
View our E3 2018 gender breakdown: https://feministfrequency.com/2018/06/14/gender-breakdown-of-games-featured-at-e3-2018/
Why Professional Wrestling Is Fascinating by Super Eyepatch Wolf: https://youtu.be/BQCPj-bGYro
Mike’s wrestling podcast, Tights and Fights: http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/tights-and-fights