The Week In Patriarchy

May 29 2024 5
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We read the news so you don't have to! Join your hosts Hannah and Aphra as they cover the big stories of the week through an intersectional feminist lens, holding politicians and mainstream media to account as they cut through the crap and provide you with the information you really need to know - with a dash of chaotic humour thrown in for good measure. A weekly feminist podcast that will definitely, absolutely, 100% solve every single world problem. Probably.
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A normal election on normal island

May 29 2024 67 mins  
Not much happened this week! Just that little thing called the general election, called sooner than everyone (including most Tories) expected. Hannah and Aphra take you through what you need to know, as well as discussing the infected blood scandal, the ICC issuing arrest warrants over the Gaza genocide, the status of wheelchair services in the UK and the UK’s first bionic MP. Di

Hysterical women, wandering wombs

May 22 2024 58 mins  
Hannah and Aphra get into the weeds of a truly disturbing report on the failures of maternity healthcare, as well as a grim update on the government’s war on disabled people. Plus, more Royal shenanigans featuring gilded castles, colonial swords and blood everywhere (but the hands). It’s not all bad though - they also cover the recent vote on whether MPs arrested on suspicion o

The leftwing feminists! Are up in arms!

May 14 2024 48 mins  
My my my it’s a busy week for the patriarchy. Hannah and Aphra discuss icky defections from Tory to Labour, Eurovision, Palestine and pinkwashing, a controversial breakthrough in gene therapy and an update (a nice one!) to a previous story covered on the pod. Digressions include Aphra forgetting how to speak English and Hannah’s Gay Abandon.The transcript of this episode can be

The resurrection of Maggie T

Apr 30 2024 48 mins  
A cheerless week for the pod as Aphra and Hannah discuss men behaving badly: Rishi Sunak continues his attack on the welfare state, Maggie T style, the government voted through an evil - and illegal - immigration plan and Tory MP Mark Menzies has allegedly…erm…faked a kidnapping? Oh yeah, and Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction was overturned in New York, in a shock appeals co

Bonus: Trump's little secret

Apr 16 2024 48 mins  
In this bonus round - and possibly the most dystopian episode yet - Hannah paints a picture of what a post-election America could look like by taking Aphra through Donald Trump’s Agenda 47, Project 2025 and WTF 69. Don’t know what those are? You’ll have to listen to find out. Digressions include hayfever hell, our thoughts on Scoop, and Aphra’s pure rage at fathers who peri

Unlocking the doors of patriarchy

Apr 09 2024 38 mins  
This week is a heavier one. Hannah and Aphra cover the Garrick club’s exclusion of women from their hallowed (read - prehistoric) halls, a truly horrendous week of ableism, and the latest developments in AI and weaponry being used in Gaza that should have us all concerned. Digressions include a truly unmissable rant from Hannah and our favourite feminist, Benedict Cumberbatch.&nb

Bonus: Tradwife Mania

Apr 02 2024 35 mins  
It’s a bonus episode! Hannah and Aphra dive into a listener-requested topic: the rise of tradwifism and why, at its core, it’s a fantasy born from the horrors of late stage capitalism. The team also explores the boom in family content and whether a consent-based approach needs to emerge from content creators who use their children to make money. Digressions include Jackie Cooga

Kate’s just growing out her fringe, folks

Mar 21 2024 45 mins  
Oh my god we ventured down the Royal Family rabbit hole, and guess what we found? Racism! This week, Hannah and Aphra cover the weird expectations the tabloids are placing on Meghan, the disgusting treatment of Diane Abbott - one of our longest serving MPs - and Olivia Rodrigo standing up for reproduction rights for a hot minute. Digressions include the Pope’s sexy white puffer c

A plunging sheer lace dress at the age of 52

Mar 05 2024 41 mins  
It’s a TABLOID SPECIAL! Aphra and Hannah dive into the mystifying hellscape of the Sun, the Daily Mail and more, analysing how tabloids prime us to hate or dehumanise the people they write about, and why they’re so obsessed with how old women are. Plus! Aphra forces Hannah to cross enemy lines and write her own Daily Mail headline. Digressions include accidental shagging and th

Alabama vs basic biology

Feb 27 2024 49 mins  
In this episode, Hannah and Aphra try not to explode in anger as they discuss Alabama's alarming new rulings around embryos, an anti-abortion society that's been formed at the University of Manchester and the latest on Shamima Begum’s case - as well as a rare piece of good government news. Digressions include a hungover Aphra and Schrodinger’s GP.Content warning: this episode t