Agenda

This week's episode was the first in a two-part look at the state of gender equality in the Australian music industry following a bunch of research that has come out over the last few weeks, including the recently published “Skipping a Beat” Report led by Associate Professor Rae Cooper from the University of Sydney Business School. We heard from Dr. Catherine Strong, a senior lecturer from RMIT University who recently conducted research commissioned by APRA AMCOS exploring how gender affects and is perceived by Australian screen composers. Dr. Catherine Strong spoke about the findings, and her thoughts on other similar research such as the Skipping A Beat report. Following the research, APRA AMCOS - the music body that collects royalties for musicians in Australia - has committed to doubling the intake of new female members in three years; introduced strict 40 per cent female participation measures in its programs, judging panels and performers at its events; announced a m

This week we were joined by Sydney musician OKENYO, who spoke to us about her new single Woman's World. She spoke about equality in the corporate world, making political statements through art. We spoke about the toxic culture of sexual violence in the music industry, from Rick Ross recently stating that he wouldn’t sign a lady to Maybach Music because he wouldnt be able to not have sex with them, to R Kelly and Dr Luke. To counter that we wanted to share NPR's list of the 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women.  In current politics, Trump has announced on Twitter that transgender people will be banned from serving in the US millitary, despite the military spending five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops' medical care. We rounded off the show with the new Charli XCX track Boys. The self-directed, boy-packed video, which turns the tables on gender roles and the male gaze in pop videos, has Diplo an

The Doctor is a lady, R Kelly is allegedly holding women and girls hostage in an sex cult, and China is selling anti pervert flame throwers to women. But what does it all mean? Will the music industry stop protecting predators? Will the patriarchy let an immortal, shapeshifting alien be a woman this one time? Can Chinese women walk home in peace?   ...probably not, but Teen Vogue did the gender non-binary issue right, and we have to give it to Mama Vogue, who released six videos of Celine Dion living her best life.In more great first lady news -  the Japanese first lady Akie Abe is all of us for pretending she couldn’t speak english for 2 hours to avoid talking to Trump this week.

This week we were joined by guests Lille and Madeleine Madden, who are Gadigal, Arrernte, Kalkadoon, Bundjalung sisters living in Sydney’s Inner West. They were recently involved in the multimedia work Barangaroo Ngangamay (Barangaroo Dreaming), which explored indigenous languages through The Sydney Language project. Lille also spoke about her work as zookeeper at Taronga Zoo, working with the Australian Fauna. Maddy, who just finished shooting the adaption of Picnic at Hanging Rock, spoke about her experience being visible a black woman in mainstream media. Yesterday was International Non-Binary People’s Day. Contrary to what Vogue published in their recent nonbinary issue, being nonbinary is a bit more complex than borrowing your boyfriend's clothes. Non-binary or Genderqueer refers to gender identities that are not exclusively masculine or feminine‍—‌identities which are outside of the gender binary and cisnormativity. We celebrated the 20 year anniv

This week we heard from Grey Jones, the teenage co-founder of Arts Not Parts, an initative using art to protest against bigotry. Co-founded along with Irregular Labs, artists such as Sia and Peaches have designed posters in support of transgender and non-binary youth using their bathroom of choice in schools. Find out more info about the project and download your own poster: www.artsnotparts.com Grey spoke to us in depth about how the initiative started, the current "bathroom bills" in the US, and how she navigates gender identity in an online space. We were also lucky enough to hear from Grey's unreleased EP "Clown In Residence" with her track "Boy Online". We took a look at news from a feminist perspective in Go Home, Everything Is Terrible. In good news... LCD Sound System’s Gavin Russom has come out as a trans woman in a recent interview with Pitchfork. After touring and recording with LCD Soundsystem last year, she took time off to focus on her own self-care, ult

This week we spoke about diversity in Australian TV. The recent census results showed us that Australia continues to be a diverse country, but do our TV shows reflect this? We chatted about our fav shows telling new and diverse stories, from ABC's You Can't Ask That to the Netflix series GLOW. We had a look a the week in news from a feminist perspective with our new segment Go Home, Everything Is Terrible*. We were also joined by Sydney filmmaker Diana Popovska, who directed, co-wrote and stars in her upcoming webseries PLANS, and Angelika Alana who also stars in the show. Dealing with issues of sex, violence, addiction, mental health issues, love and heartbreak, the series tells the stories of culturally diverse and queer young people in Sydney. *Segment title subject to change.

-This week we explored the week in feminism with the best and worst of current affairs and news from a feminist angle. -We also took a deeper look at the recent Sam Newman controversy on the Footy Show, and Giegling Festival co-founder Konstantin's comments on female DJs. -We were joined by the incredible Brisbane rapper Miss Blanks who just wrapped up her Clap Clap single tour with a bunch of Sydney shows at the Women In Electronic Music Showcase, Heaps Gay and Club 77. She spoke about visibility, allyship and the importance of being uncomfortable. Listen to Ayabatonye Abrakasa's excellent talk on Decolonising Club Culture for more.

This episode we spoke about the recent Roxanne Gay and Mia Freedman controversy and cultural appriopriation blunders in celebrity culture.Check out this great talk by Princess Nokia for more on cultural appropriation. We also explore our first online experiences from overly-polite questions on Ask Jeeves to cyberbullying on Neopets with Sydney artist Sabella D'Souza, who shared her early experiences with feminism and her current research on online autonomous spaces. Sabella will be speaking on Women In The Arts' event, Contemporary Art, Feminism and the Internet at the MCA from 3pm on June 17.

This episode we practised what we preached with a bit of self-care, taking a break from the usual feminist news reporting and focusing on our two incredible guests, Emma Size and Hannah Bronte. We were joined by emerging writer and performance artist Emma Size who spoke with us about drag kings, erotic fanfictionand her upcoming work at Masculinity_Megamix at 3Merge. Brisbane based artist Hannah Bronte, whose work centers on resilience, Indigenous politics, matriarchal futures and challenging current societal structures. Hannah recently curated After party for Vivid Sydney and is DJing at the upcoming Heaps Gay Festival for Vivid Sydney: The Kaleidoscope.

This episode, we broke the taboo around periods, exploring how the silence around menstruation affects people around the world, from education and sanitation to emojis. We were also joined by Elvis Richardson, founder of CoUNTess - the organisation researching gender representation in Australian contemporary art. Elvis spoke about the challenges around collecting data, and how research methodologies have evolved as conversations around gender and intersectionality have become more diverse. You can donate to the cause here.

Meng-Yu Yan came in to chat about their first solo exhibition OCCULERE, on until June 17 at Dominik Mersch Gallery. We talked about the implications of the Manchester attack. We also talked about Nasty Women, Roxane Gay and misogyny in the music industry.

  This just in: - the fashion industry is still terrible- the male romper is the must have item for the summer- Chelsea Manning has been released from military prison- Solange has penned a beautiful letter to to her 17 year old self We spoke to Melbourne sextet Sugar Fed Leopards about playing guitar with boobs, and their current album tour.

Connie from The Connie Experience chatted to us on Agenda about infantalisation and plastic bags. She also debuted her new track, Adult Sexual Baby. Before that, we talked about how Trumpcare is terrifyingly mirroring The Handmaid's Tale.

This week in -#~\F*e*M*i*N*i*S*m/~#- Abortion is still illegal in NSW (Jesus says "kewl") The controversial Men's Rights Activist documentary 'The Red Pill' was screneed at the University of Sydney on Thursday night, despite protests. The Dark Mofo film program is "yeah the boiz" We also spoke to Melbourne-based documentary photographer Alana Holmberg about her current exhibition 'Resist Laughter', on now at Special Group Studios until May 17th. AND we announced our BIG NEWS - our experimental, interactive panel event as part of Vivid Ideas - 'Contemporary Art, Feminism and the Internet'. Get tickets here!

  Today we talked about the ethical implications of an artificial womb - what that means as a human, as an employee and for your reproductive rights. We also looked at the blockbuster new development in the sex tech industry; a sex robot who can never say no. Angela Goh, Matt Cornell and Sezzo Snot joined us in the studio to talk about The Big Bounce happening tonight at PACT.

Is "diversity" a white word? Read Tania Cañas' article here. Alice Joel from Down / Under Space and Manuela Leigh from For Film's Sake came in to chat about the Play Your Gender screening, Women in Electronic Music showcase and the opening of CACHE coming up on Thursday night at Freda's. Details here! We also played great new tracks from Squidgenini and Heart People ❤️

Today we talked about the politics and origins of 'self care'. Take the self-care test here. We also talked to Ineke Dane and Shireen Taweel about Know Your Neighbour, on at The Lock-Up until April 23rd. Shireen's solo exhibition, 'Translated Roots', is currently on at Verge Gallery. Never to shy away from the big questions, we asked "is Kendrick's new song feminist?" Decide for yourself and check out the film clip here.

This week in Feminism:- Women in Australia are earning 16 cents less to the dollar than their male counterparts. But you can get a proportionate discount on your travel insurance!- Trans visibility day was yesterday- The first International Women's Day was on Monday- Feminism of Farc We also chatted to Zoe Wong about lesbian death tropes on screen and her work in Standing, on at Gaffa Gallery until April 10.

Today we talked to Allison Gallagher about her article, No, transgender women like me did not grow up with 'male privilege'. We also chatted to Nadia Hernández about her upcoming exhibition, Cosas Antes y Después / Things Before and After, and her Two Up talk tomorrow.

Today we talked to Carriageworks Performance Curator Rosie Fisher about MDLSX - a poweful hymn to androgyny. We also talked about strike critiques in light of the Day Without Women on International Women's Day last week.