Easy A

Happy Wednesday! Today we are bringing you our conversation about American Pie with Mary Margaret Scrimger, who is a writer and a performer with a focus in Circus Arts. We discuss such topics as sexual education (and the lack thereof), the pornifiation of the script, sexual vocabulary, women's role as gatekeepers, the ways that can make women reactionary rather than pro-active, and how damn important it is to listen to what women say they want. Content Warning: Language gets hella EXPLICIT in this ep! This ep may not be suitable for sensitive ears. Want to talk to us? You can email us at: [email protected] or like our Facebook page and chat to us there! You can also find this and previous episodes at: https://anchor.fm/shes-gotta-have-it

WELCOME BACK, LISTENERS. We've missed you! Today we are bringing you our conversation about Lucifer Season 2, Episode 11, with our guest Anya Sagan. We discuss such topics as James Bond tropes, Casanova, pick up artists, techniques of seduction, and the beautiful magic of asking women what they really want, and really truly just listening to what they say. Anja Sagan (they/them) is a Toronto area-based filmmaker, published author, transdisciplinary artist and human furniture for their numerous animal companions. To learn more about them and their work, check out: https://miraclewalker.productions/  and https://youtube.com/channel/UCj-BLN1mxPBGSu12r-qm5FA Want to talk to us? You can email us at: [email protected] or like our Facebook page and chat to us there! You can also find this and previous episodes at: https://anchor.fm/shes-gotta-have-it

Today we bring you our discussion of Twelve Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer with special guest Leslie Barton! We discuss such topics as what people actually find attractive versus what society endorses as attractive, who has the power to decide who counts as hot, gendered double standards, how sexy Jeff Goldblum is, the performative power of this parody, the timeless philosophical question of whether we exist if men aren't looking at us, dildo anxieties, and so much more! Want to talk to us? You can email us at: [email protected] or like our Facebook page and chat to us there! You can also find this and previous episodes at: https://anchor.fm/shes-gotta-have-it

Today we bring you our discussion of Season 1, Episode 1 of Workin' Moms! We are not even moms, and we LOVE THIS SHOW. Our guest Emily Gillespie joins us to talk about such topics as boobs, breastfeeding anxiety, the shame around abortion, the dominant 'ideal' of motherhood, post-partum depression, the ways women are reduced to their biology (and how transphobic that is), parenting advice, parenting shame, the second shift, and SO MUCH MORE. Check out Emily's novel, "Dancing with Ghosts" here: Dancing with Ghosts Want to talk to us? You can email us at: [email protected] or like our Facebook page and chat to us there! You can also find this and previous episodes at: https://anchor.fm/shes-gotta-have-it

Today we bring you our discussion of Fleabag Season 2, Episode 6, with special guest Kayla Wiebe! Our discussion spans A LOT and includes such topics as the beauty of solo shows, our frustration with the detached ways we often hear love described, our many feelings about the confessional scene from episode 4, our love of Nadia Bolz-Weber, getting kicked out of confirmation class, the concept of redemption, and what we think about the narrator's claim that this series is 'a love story.' SPOILER ALERT: We sometimes speak freely about the series, so it's worth watching the full first season before listening to our discussion. Our theme song is 'Rogue' by a Toronto band called The Ossington Rippers. You can find it here: ossingtonrippers.bandcamp.com Want to talk to us? You can email us at: [email protected] or like our Facebook page and chat to us there! You can also find this and previous episodes at: https://anchor.fm/shes-gotta-have-it

Today we bring you our discussion of Fleabag Season 2, Episode 5, which includes such topics as our love of dance, themes of faith, redemption, confessions, and scapegoats (in a hilariously naive and rudimentary way), and in which we ask: aren't we all really BOTH sinners and saints? Watch out because things get THEOLOGICAL up in here for a while. (In a fun way, obvs.) SPOILER ALERT: We sometimes speak freely about the series, so it's worth watching the full first season before listening to our discussion. Our theme song is 'Rogue' by a Toronto band called The Ossington Rippers. You can find it here: ossingtonrippers.bandcamp.com Want to talk to us? You can email us at: [email protected] or like our Facebook page and chat to us there! You can also find this and previous episodes at: https://anchor.fm/shes-gotta-have-it

Today we bring you our discussion of Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien with special guest Jon Greenaway! We discuss SO MANY INTERESTING THINGS such as our nerdy love of Terry Eagleton, the horrors of capitalism, the material conditions underpinning the plot of the film, Ripley's savvy suspicion as a woman, the alien's subversion of the male/female binary, and the capacity of horror to address contemporary cultural anxieties. By the end of this podcast, both Lisas are keen to explore more horror, which is a testament to the persuasive power of this incredible conversation. The essay we discuss is from "On Film" by Stephen Mulhall: https://philpapers.org/rec/MULOF Find Jon's podcast, Horror Vanguard, here: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500 Our theme song is 'Rogue' by a Toronto band called The Ossington Rippers. You can find it here: ossingtonrippers.bandcamp.com Want to talk to us? You can email us at: [email protected] or like our Facebook page and chat to us there! You can also find this and previous episodes at: https://anchor.fm/shes-gotta-have-it

Today we bring you our discussion of Fleabag Season 2, Episode 4, which includes such topics as soothing structures in the face of unlimited choices, some people's easy kindness and how beautiful yet frustrating it can be, the unique ethical significance of faith, and some limitations of therapy. SPOILER ALERT: We sometimes speak freely about the series, so it's worth watching the full first season before listening to our discussion. Our theme song is 'Rogue' by a Toronto band called The Ossington Rippers. You can find it here: ossingtonrippers.bandcamp.com Want to talk to us? You can email us at: [email protected] or like our Facebook page and chat to us there! You can also find this and previous episodes at: https://anchor.fm/shes-gotta-have-it

Today we bring you our discussion of Fleabag Season 2, Episode 3, which includes such topics as the de-feminization of the business world, compulsions for control, discomforting effects of humour, knowing what you DON'T want, and the satisfying symmetry of recognition and surprise. SPOILER ALERT: We sometimes speak freely about the series, so it's worth watching the full first season before listening to our discussion. Our theme song is 'Rogue' by a Toronto band called The Ossington Rippers. You can find it here: ossingtonrippers.bandcamp.com Want to talk to us? You can email us at: [email protected] or like our Facebook page and chat to us there! You can also find this and previous episodes at: https://anchor.fm/shes-gotta-have-it

Today we bring you our discussion of Easy A, with special guest Clare Blackwood! Our discussion includes such topics as the dearth of sexual education for teens, the aesthetic of sexual experience, performative sexuality, the unfortunate denigration of sex work, how oppression perpetuates itself through the oppressed, the power of direct address, and what even IS the female gaze? (And much, much more!) We've had a few listeners ask about our theme song. It's called 'Rogue' by a Toronto band called The Ossington Rippers. You can find it here: ossingtonrippers.bandcamp.com Want to talk to us? You can email us at: [email protected] or like our Facebook page and chat to us there! You can also find this and previous episodes at: https://anchor.fm/shes-gotta-have-it