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The Roxane Gay Agendainactive

Publisher |: Roxane Gay

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Feminist,; Interview,; Society & Culture,; Women's Stories

Categories Via RSS |: Society & Culture

The Roxane Gay Agenda is the *bad feminist* podcast of your dreams. It’s writer Roxane Gay in conversation with guests who have something necessary to say about the issues that matter most to her–and hopefully to you as well. On the Agenda: feminism, race, writing, art, pop culture, food, and, of course, politics. If you enjoy hearing from people–women, mostly; Black women, usually–who bring unique perspectives to a world in complete and utter chaos, put this show on your own agenda.

People |: Roxane Gay (@rgay)
Premiere Date |: 2021-01-14
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: Yes

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50 Available Episodes (50 Total) / Average duration: 00:30:35

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

50 Available Episodes (50 Total)Average duration: 00:30:35

Jun 07, 2022

00:31:10

Sherrilyn Ifill still believes in the future. The famed civil rights attorney reflects on her time with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LCD) fighting against systemic racism in the courts. And she also has thoughts about the legitimacy crisis of the Supreme Court.

Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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May 31, 2022

00:41:59

June Diane Raphael on the psychological challenge of being a woman on TV and film sets, and why she’s leery of being “the good girl.” The comedian/actor/screenwriter/podcaster also talks about everything from menstrual moods to career ambitions. Plus, Roxane recounts the plot of one of her favorite bad movies.

Mentions:

“Oh God, A Show About Abortion” https://www.ohgodshow.com/
“Battleship” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440129/
“How Did This Get Made” podcast https://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/
” The Deep Dive with Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael" https://www.earwolf.com/show/the-deep-dive-with-jessica-st-clair-and-june-diane-raphael/

Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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May 24, 2022

00:34:13

Designer and podcaster Debbie Millman on creativity, vanity projects, and how to inspire people to change. Also, she is Roxane’s wife, and Roxane tells us how they met and fell in love.

Mentions:

Marcy Dermansky’s novel “Hurricane Girl” http://www.marcydermansky.com/hurricane-girl-book
C.J.Hauser’s book of essays “The Crane Wife” https://cjhauser.com/
“The Crane Wife” essay in Paris Review https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/07/16/the-crane-wife/
“Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People” https://www.whydesignmatters.online/
Design Matters Podcast

Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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May 17, 2022

00:35:50

Imani Barbarin uses humor and truth to bring attention to the increasingly dire plight of disabled people in America. The pandemic has revealed a broken system that keeps the disabled in poverty. She talks about how she personally deals with the injustice, and what might be done to improve things. Also, what makes a joke a good joke for the disabled?

Mentions:

● Imani Barbarin’s Tik Tok feed: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/imani-barbarin?lang=en

Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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May 10, 2022

00:39:22

Actor, comedian and memorist Cameron Esposito is practicing vulnerability. Here she talks to Roxane about their gender-fluidity, about why performing feels normal for them, and about why it’s important not to be funny all the time.

Mentions:

● Take My Wife on Starz https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/38334/episodes?season=1

● Save Yourself https://www.esowonbookstore.com/book/9781538701362

● A Million Little Things https://abc.com/shows/a-million-little-things

● Rape Jokes https://www.cameronesposito.com/rape-jokes/

● We Bare Bears: The Movie https://www.amazon.com/We-Bare-Bears-Eric-Edelstein/dp/B089DNJCFC

● QUEERY https://www.cameronesposito.com/category/podcasts/

Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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May 03, 2022

00:30:28

Devotional artist Genesis Tramaine is painting some of the most striking portraits of our time. She talks to Roxane about her process and her practice, and how her faith informs it all. Also, Roxane reflects on her own religious upbringing.

Mentions:

● Recent Gallery Show https://www.alminerech.com/artists/5928-genesis-tramaine

● Genesis Tramaine’s Instagram Page https://www.instagram.com/genesistramaine

Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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Apr 26, 2022

00:39:39

Actor, producer and director Numa Perrier is making space for herself. Her autobiographical film “Jezebel,” about a young woman grieving for her mother while working as a cam girl in Las Vegas, breaks new ground in independent cinema for its complex candor. Roxane talks to her about how a girl from a Washington state farm ended up making TV and movies. Plus, Roxane on the hell that is contemporary air travel.

Mentions:

The Monet-Rothko Exhibit in France lareserve.com/en/monet-rothko-exhibition-at-the-musee-des-impressionismes-de-giverny/">https://www.giverny-lareserve.com/en/monet-rothko-exhibition-at-the-musee-des-impressionismes-de-giverny/

“Jezebel” on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81235729

App for Black and Sexy TV https://apps.apple.com/us/app/black-sexy-tv/id1050795028

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Apr 19, 2022

00:38:35

Cultural critic Margo Jefferson deconstructs her nervous system… or at least explains to Roxane how the culture, not just family, has made her who she is. She talks about her new memoir, which situates cultural criticism alongside personal memories. Also, Roxane reflects on what memoirists reveal, and don’t reveal, to their readers.

Mentions:

● C.J. Hauser’s essay “The Crane Wife” https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/07/16/the-crane-wife/

● C.J. Hauser’s memoir “The Crane Wife” https://bookshop.org/books/the-crane-wife-a-memoir-in-essays/9780385547079

● Margo Jefferson’s “Negroland” https://bookshop.org/books/negroland-a-memoir/9780307473431

● Margo Jefferson’s “Constructing a Nervous System” https://bookshop.org/books/constructing-a-nervous-system-a-memoir/9781524748173

Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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Apr 12, 2022

00:28:36

1980’s movie star Ally Sheedy is back with a plum role in a new TV series. She talks to Roxane about her other careers as an editor and teacher. Plus, Roxane speculates on why The Slap (at the Oscars ceremony) has grabbed so much of our attention.

Mentions:

● Single Drunk Female https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13790652/?ref_%3Dfn_al_tt_1

● Ally’s essay on Hollywood sexism that Roxane edited sheedy-on-hollywood-sexism-and-harvey-weinstein.html">https://www.vulture.com/2018/05/ally-sheedy-on-hollywood-sexism-and-harvey-weinstein.html

Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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Apr 05, 2022

00:27:21

Roxane on the pleasures and perils of collecting art, and a conversation with one of the artists whose work she collects. Barbara Kruger came up through the magazine industry, where she applied her editorial design skills in the making of provocative, conceptual images, films and sculptures. She talks about her belated success, and how there’s not just one art world anymore.

Mentions:

● Barbara Krugers LACHMA exhibit https://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/barbara-kruger

Credits: Curtis Fox is the producer. Our researcher is Yessenia Moreno. Production help from Kaitlyn Adams and Meg Pillow. Theme music by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura.

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Jun 07 | 00:31:10

And Then Some (w/ Sherrilyn Ifill)

May 31 | 00:41:59

The Gas Leak (w/ June Diane Raphael)

May 24 | 00:34:13

Romancing the Podcast (w/ Debbie Millman)

May 17 | 00:35:50

Tap Dancing on Thin Ice (w/ Imani Barbarin)

May 10 | 00:39:22

F**k You, I'll Put You on My Fridge (w/ Cameron Esposito)

May 03 | 00:30:28

Smallest Footprint, Biggest Room (w/ Genesis Tramaine)

Apr 26 | 00:39:39

Redefining the Rules (w/ Numa Perrier)

Apr 19 | 00:38:35

A Moving Target (w/ Margo Jefferson)

Apr 12 | 00:28:36

Where'd That Decade Go? (w/ Ally Sheedy)

Apr 05 | 00:27:21

The Market Is Fickle (w/ Barbara Kruger)

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