Feminine Chaos

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit femchaospod.substack.comKat and Phoebe discuss squirrels in disguise, rats in search of forever homes, sorority social norms, Norwegian foreign films, and the latest in sexual misconduct scandals on both sides of the Atlantic.LINKS:

Kat and Phoebe discuss the midterm elections and how Donald Trump might as well spend his remaining two years in office playing with his ball… room. Then: Phoebe’s belated discovery of Mad Men, gratitude for Jon Hamm, and one madman’s “modest” $3 million Nantucket homebuilding project.LINKS:https://web.archive.org/web/20100627180256/http://living.health.com/2010/06/22/christina-hendricks-curvy-confident-gorgeous/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/arts/television/streaming-tv-era-cost.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/realestate/nantucket-home-will-kinsella.html This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit femchaospod.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit femchaospod.substack.comKat and Phoebe discuss peeing in coffeeshops, crying on airplanes, Jews on Netflix, and moms who murder.LINKS:Phoebe, previously, on Nobody Wants This (season 3 review to come Monday November 2):The ‘shiksa’ plot: Phoebe Maltz Bovy reviews ‘Nobody Wants This’‘Nobody Wants This,’ an awkwardly-timed infomercial for Judaism

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit femchaospod.substack.comKat and Phoebe discuss the latest in local wildlife, a new novel that may or may not be about Natalie Portman, and a new movie that may or may not be about Elizabeth Holmes’s boyfriend’s ding-dong.LINKS:Unherd on the Cusk book: A novelist’s dark portrait of Natalie Portman

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit femchaospod.substack.comKat and Phoebe welcome Sarah Hepola, author of The Only Thing There Is to Want, to talk about memoirs, men, and the human heart in conflict.LINKS:Buy Sarah’s book! Or we’ll hurt you!

Kat and Phoebe discuss the latest bad news from Cornell, the plight of Jews in publishing, and one man’s quest to turn an ordinary ménage à trois into the biggest, gayest orgy in the Ivy League. This is our free episode for the month of October.LINKS:What PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in Publishing This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit femchaospod.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit femchaospod.substack.comKat and Phoebe discuss a viral rape outrage, grifting for Palestine, and the lesbian bar meltdown heard round the world.LINK:Kat’s advice column:https://web.archive.org/web/20150929084034/http://community.sparknotes.com/2013/01/07/auntie-sparknotes-i-regret-my-drunken-hookupTwo Jews, three apologies: Avi Lewis and Hannah Gann atone, for Palestine Greenf…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit femchaospod.substack.comKat and Phoebe discuss the return of Sydney Sweeney discourse, Lena Dunhan’s baby surprise, and Nikole Hannah-Jones’s viral essay about sending her only child to a bad school.LINKS:

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit femchaospod.substack.comKat and Phoebe discuss mistrials, misogynists, and the mission impossible of trying to make liberalism sexy again.LINKS:She Killed Her Three Children. Is She Guilty?Like so - Close-reading the reruns with Phoebe Maltz BovyKat, noted conservative lingerie influencer: Have Conservatives Taken Sexy Back?

Kat and Phoebe discuss the London substacker stalking her neighbor’s home renovation, and the Met’s cancellation of tiny, angry, wildly anti-Semitic fashion icon John Galliano.LINKS:Have We Forgotten How to Decorate Like Normal People?John Galliano Withdraws From Met Museum Show After BacklashCritics Blast Metropolitan Museum’s Plan to Honor John Galliano - The New York TimesThe Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Making a Very Bad Mistake - The New York TimesGalliano’s Greatest Fashion Moments | Vanity FairJew-bash designer Galliano’s costume mocks faithful | New York PostOpinion | Cancel the Met Gala Instead - The New York Times This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit femchaospod.substack.com/subscribe