Agenda

On Agenda, we often talk to artists about the political significance of the club space in terms of resistance for marginalised communities. Sydney specifically has a long history of the club as a site of resistance, a space not only for dancing and music, but also for experimentation in performance art. This week Katie was joined by artist Rainbow Chan and Director of 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art Mikala Tai, who spoke about Club 4A, a performance art night happening at Dynasty Karaoke featuring Amrita Hepi, DEADKEBAB, Rainbow Chan and more.

This week we were joined by Audiocraft co-founder Kate Montague who spoke about Ladies Who Listen, a mentorship program for women in audio, as well as Audiocraft's podcast workshop on March 4 for All About Women. We also spoke about Lady Doritos - Finally, women too can eat cornchips; Fuck Your Period -Pornhub offers free premium memberships for period-havers; and Waitangi Day - NZ PM Jacinda Ardern was given special permission to speak at the marae (meeting house) on the Waitangi grounds on the eve of the national holiday. And for Thoughts That Count, we discussed Valentine's Day - is it feminist?

Today on Agenda, we had a chat with Black Divaz producer Michaela Perske and photographer Joseph Mayers for the Black Divas exhibition at the Bearded Tit happening from 25 January - 4 March. We also heard from Cable Ties Jenny McKechnie on the growing callout culture surrounding gender representation in Australian music festival lineups.

Welcome back to Agenda on FBi Radio! We had our first show of 2018, highlighting some of the news and what we've been enjoying from over the break: Patagonian feminist folk rap three-piece Femina, SZA and Kelela were amazing live; We've been listening to Sovereign Trax's Invasion Day mix featuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and global First Nations artists; We read A World Without Whom, Bad Feminist, The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity and Love We loved Call Me By Your Name and its incredible soundtrack; We also played some tracks from our Feel Your Feelings playlist, which we released at the end of 2017 with tips for creative burnout and songs recommended by some of the incredible guests and contributors to the show from the past year. We had a chat with Matt Cornell from The Blokes Project, a new dance work exploring Australian masculinity and what it means to be a bloke today.

Today on Agenda: - How to deal with creative burnout; symptoms and strategies / - Theatre Network NSW Code of Behaviour to Prevent Sexual Harrassment and Abuses of Power / - All good news only in Thoughts That Count / - Claire Pullen chatted to us about Family Planning NSW / - James Packer paid Mariah Carey millions as a result of their breakup "inconveniencing" her / BYE 2017 WE'RE TIRED

This week we were joined by the Managing Director of MusicNSW Emily Collins, and Aboriginal theatre producer Ali Murphy-Oates, to talk about a new collective called Why Are You Winking At Me? offering strategies for disarming sexism for people working in the arts and cultural sector. Thoughts That Count: Coming up to the holiday, we asked for your advice on how to navigate the holiday season, Christmas parties and family dinners in these complex political and social times. And as always we gave you all the news and trash from the past week from a feminist perspective for our segment “go home everything is terrible”, including Nigeria’s first female bobsled team, writer Zinzi Clemmons’ decision to stop working with Lena Dunham, the incredible trailer for A Wrinkle in Time, plus more.

We were joined by photographer Liz Ham ahead of the launch of Punk Girls, a book documenting the Australian punk movement in its many guises, and most importantly the female identifying people that inhabit that world. We also spoke about democratic victories for minority and LGBT candidates in the US, NAIDOC Week 2018, Louis CK and the latest in beauty pageant news. Thoughts That Count: How do we split the bill in 2017? We heard from you about money in relationships and dating, and how intersections of privilege, gender and power affect how we split the bill.

This week were joined by Subeta Vimalarajah, one of the directors and co-founders of fEMPOWER Sydney, a program of feminist high school workshops, run by university students and young feminists. fEMPOWER Sydney aims to educate young people on feminist issues, ranging from representation in the media to sexual harassment and domestic violence, and hope to inspire students to form their own collectives and take action on these issues. fEMPOWER workshops are completely volunteer-run and by donation for public schools in New South Wales. We also had a chat to Maddie from Girls Rock Sydney, which is part of a national network of Australian rock camps, and a wider global Girls Rock! community. Girls Rock! originated in Portland, Oregon in 2001, and has since spread across the world to the UK, Japan, Finland and more. Girls Rock Sydney is holding a fundraiser on November 4 at the Factory in Marrickville, with Mere Women, Party Dozen and more, ahead of their first camp in January 2018. We heard from Niveen Abdelatt

This week we were joined by artists Okapi Neon and Jesse Rye ahead of Fully Sick, and exhibition opening on November 1 at First Draft Gallery. Curated by Okapi Neon & Willurai Kirkbright, Fully Sick is group exhibition showcasing the work of artists living with chronic illness, pain and disability. For Thoughts That Count we heard from Pink Noise's Marisa Marsionis, Laneway Festival's Dom O'Connor and more on the topic of all-female festivals in Australia following the crowd-funded Statement festival in Sweden.

This week were joined by writer Julie Koh ahead of Boundless: A festival of diverse writers happening on October 28 at Bankstown Arts Centre. We also took a look at #MeToo - does it ask too much of survivors? Plus, we spoke about the French equivalent Rat Out Your Pig and activist Tarana Burke who began the Me Too crusade 10 years ago specifically for women of colour. Thoughts That Count: Who's responsibility for closing the gender wage gap in Australian sport? We heard from Ladies Who League founder Mary Konstantopoulos, sports journalist Kieran Wagstaff and our listeners on the topic.

"Ironic" Toxic Masculinity & Rhetorical Chorus This week we were joined by Agatha Gothe-Snape and Megan Alice Clune for Agatha's new performance work 'Rhetorical Chorus' as part of Liveworks 2017. The work is on until October 22 at Performance Space, Carriageworks. We were also joined by Athena Thebus for her new work ''Dreaming about you woke me up". It's on until October 22 at 55 Sydenham Rd Marrickville. For Thoughts That Count we focused on an article by Junkee writer Jared Richards called Alex Cameron, Kirin J Callinan and The Problem with "Ironic" Toxic Masculinity, and heard from our listeners as well as All Our Exes Live In Texas' Hannah Crofts, LISTEN's Jonine Nokes and Sydney rapper Kimchi Princi.

This week we were joined by Roma D'Arrietta and Caeley Wesson, director and associate producer respectively of a new short film called Beverly. To support the crowdfunding campaign for the film there'll be launch drinks on October 7 at the Golden Age Cinema & Bar from 7pm. We also took a look at controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos ahead of his Australian tour, and "Germany's Hugh Hefner" Beate Uhse.

In our first hour-long episode, we were joined by Sydney artist Leila El Rayes ahead of ahead of her upcoming solo exhibition "Did I dream you dreamed about me" opening on October 4 at Artereal Gallery. We discussed the implication of Hugh Hefner's death, and took a look at the week in news from a Feminist perspective in our regular segment, Go Home, Everything Is Terrible, from Cardi B topping the charts with her debut single Bodak Yellow, to Saudi Arabia lifting its ban on women driving. We also debuted our new segment Thoughts That Count, where we want to hear your thoughts on Feminist issues. This week we want to know if men should call themselves Feminist. What do you think? Get in touch via our Facebook page and let us know your thoughts.

This week we were joined by composer Lisa Illean, who will be premiering a work with Ensemble Offspring for Who Dreamed It?, their latest program of new and experimental works by female composers, all featuring Australian soprano and vocal actress Jessica Aszodi.

This week we heard from Sydney-based DJ and event producer Ayebatonye Abrakasa about safer spaces, intersectionality in Sydney’s nightlife, and some events coming up that embody safety and inclusivity, including Club Ate on September 16, a talk for Underbelly Arts Festival on making the arts world more accessible on September 27, the Mirror Mirror Ball on October 18 and the Embracing the Fringe Panel Discussion in November. We also heard from Melbourne organisation Musicians 4 Hearing about accessibility in music events.

This week we were joined by Trans Sydney Pride's AJ Brown and his partner Lisa Freshwater who spoke with us about the YES Rally for Marriage Equality happening at Town Hall on September 10. They spoke about what marriage equality would mean for their family, transphobic rhetoric in the no campaign, and how to get involved in Sunday's rally. It was Beyonce’s birthday this week, and her family and best friends dressed up as her, in aid of Beyonce’s Houston relief efforts. Amongst others, Serena Williams, Kelly Rowland, Jay Z’s mum and Michelle Obama paid tribute to Beyonce by recreating a look from the Formation video, the one where she has that huge hat covering her eyes, she’s looking down, her hair’s in braids. You can donate to the Beyonce's Houston relief campaign here. We also spoke about Munroe Bergdorf, the first transgender woman to feature in a L’Oréal Paris UK campaign. Bergdorf was fired after a Facebook post in

This week we were joined by US activists Tamika Mallory and Breanne Butler from the Women's March on Washington. Tamika is in town for her talk at Antidote on September 3. Go Home, Everything Is Terrible: Schoolgirls staged a walkout on Clementine Ford after she refused to take questions from male students at exclusive Aquinas College in Melbourne. Scott McGehee and David Siegel will write and direct an all-female adaption of "Lord Of The Flies," based on the iconic 1954 William Golding novel about a group of boys stranded on a deserted island. Video clips out this week:  Taylor Swift's video for Look What You Made Me Do raises questions about what Trump-era pop culture looks like and Swift's political silence. Katy Perry has released what looks like a bad Space Jam remake for Swish Bish, believed to be a response to Taylor Swift’s 2014 kiss-off anthem “Bad Blood." Lizzo’s amazing new clip for Water Me was directed by Quinn Wils

This week on Agenda: David Jones' "apology" to a customer over their use of Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech on a catalogue cover. A petition has been started to replace a Confederate monument in Portsmouth Virginia with a statue of Missy Elliott. Vending machines stocked with free pads and tampons have now arrived for the first time in South Australian high schools  Johnson and Johnson have oversold surgical mesh products to surgeons with a jet-setting lifestyle, leaving at least 3,000 Australian women with serious side effects including chronic pain, infections and inability to have sex. Safe sex on TV: do shows like HBO's Insecure have a responsibility to depict the use of contraceptives in sex scenes? Plus, a special announcement from Women in the Arts!

This week we were joined by Lucky Price (casting director), Kurt Pimblett (actor) and Anthea Williams (director) from the Australian premiere of the smash hit play 'Hir', which is on until September 10 at the Belvoir St Theatre. Written by New York playwright Taylor Mac, 'Hir' is a kitchen sink drama exploring gender roles and domestic politics. Further details here. We also spoke about recent events surrounding Pauline Hanson's burka stunt, the 'Unite the Right' protests in Charlottesville and and David Jones' "apology" to a customer over their use of Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech on a catalogue cover. Check out the Syllabus for White People to Educate Themselves for some great resources about race, such as Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Will Increase. Here Is How Not To Be A Bystander and How To Protest Islamophobia. In good news this week, vending machines stocked with free pads and tampons have no

Today on Agenda: A 20-year-old British model was kidnapped in Milan, Italy, to be auctioned off on a pornographic website on the dark web. Google fired the author of a 10-page anti-woman, anti-diversity memo, which was basically a manifesto that he gave to fellow Google employees explaining why diversity efforts are discriminatory to men and why women are biologically unsuited to tech careers and leadership roles You now have 12 days to enrol to vote for the postal plebiscite, to take part in the survey on same-sex marriage. Mia Freedman penned an article on Tuesday calling on ‘straight and married’ couples to stand in support of same-sex marriage. Her idea was that married women should photograph themselves pointing to their wedding rings and post them with the hashtag #married4marriageequality. Dr. Rae Cooper and Sally Hanna-Osborne talked about their recent Skipping a Beat report, which assesses the state of gender equality in the Australian music industry. In our