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 190: FFR 190: Eve’s Bayou with special guest Dr. Taiyon Coleman
This week, we’re adding to our collection of conversations on iconic 90s Black cinema by delving into the aesthetics and atmosphere of Kasi Lemmons’ 1997 directorial debut, Eve’s Bayou. Joining us to discuss this gem of a film is Dr. Taiyon Coleman, who last joined our podcast for our I Am Not Your Negro episode.
CW: This episode includes discussion of incest, abuse, and sexual assault. If you or someone you know is suffering with these issues please call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to get the support you need.
Time Stamps:
41:42 - What’s your Freq Out?
- Anita on the film The Lost Daughter, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Submit your own FREQ out at feministfrequency.com/FREQOUT
Links Mentioned:
FFR episode on I Am Not Your Negro - https://feministfrequency.com/ebony-dr-coleman-on-i-am-not-your-negro-james-baldwin-white-supremacy-police-violence-2/
Follow Dr. Taiyon Coleman:
- twitter.com/taiyonjcoleman
- Upcoming anthology - Sparked: George Floyd, Racism, and the Progressive Illusion, edited by Walter Jacobs
- Forthcoming book this year - Traveling without Moving: Personal Essays on Motherhood, Love, Equity, and Teaching
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