

The Guilty Feminist
Deborah Frances-White
Ever felt like you should be better at feminism? Join comedian Deborah Frances-White and her guests for this comedy podcast, recorded in front of a live audience. Each week they discuss our noble goals as 21st century feminists and the hypocrisies and insecurities that undermine them. Deborah Frances-White is the 2016 Writers' Guild Award Winner for Best Radio Comedy for her hit BBC Radio 4 series Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice. She is an Edinburgh Fringe regular, a screenwriter and is in huge demand for her corporate seminars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 8, 2025 • 1h 37min
460. ROAD TO GILEAD: Making Our Voices Heard with Jessica Fosekew, Baroness Barker and Monica Ferro
The Guilty Feminist 460. Making Our Voices Heard
Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Jessica Fostkew with special guests Baroness Barker and Monica Ferro
Recorded 16 November 2025 at The Museum of Comedy. Released 8 December.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have
Amnesty International is the world’s largest grassroots human rights organisation, working tirelessly to expose human rights abuses, hold power to account, and campaign for a fairer, safer world. We stand stronger together.
Join the Amnesty International community and support their work exposing truth, debunking narratives, confronting perpetrators, defending truth-tellers and equipping communities with evidence to demand change: https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/campaign/amnesty-guilty-feminist-november-2025
More about Deborah Frances-White
https://deborahfrances-white.com
https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty-feminist/9780349010120
More about Jessica Fostekew
https://www.instagram.com/jessicafostekew
More about Baroness Liz Barker
https://members.parliament.uk/member/2501/contact
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGQqvX3i7ZE
More about Monica Ferro
https://www.instagram.com/monicaferrounfpa
To fight for change, we need you. Donate today and power us into 2026. https://ayzqzzms.donorsupport.co/page/buildhope
For more information about this and other episodes…
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tweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempod
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More Big Speeches workshops now available https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/
Come to a live show
Museum of Comedy: Friday 13 Feb, Friday 20 Feb, Thursday 5 March. Tickets on sale soon.
Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.
To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist
You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podcasts.
The Guilty Feminist is part of The AudioPlus Network. If you’d like to work with us, please get in touch at hello@weareaudioplus.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 1, 2025 • 1h 37min
459. ROAD TO GILEAD: Christian Nationalism with Felicity Ward, Minnie Rahman and Lucy Winkett
The Guilty Feminist 459. Christian Nationalism
Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Felicity Ward with special guests Minnie Rahman and Lucy Winkett
Recorded 10 November 2025 at The Pleasance London. Released 1 December.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have
Amnesty International is the world’s largest grassroots human rights organisation, working tirelessly to expose human rights abuses, hold power to account, and campaign for a fairer, safer world. We stand stronger together.
Join the Amnesty International community and support their work exposing truth, debunking narratives, confronting perpetrators, defending truth-tellers and equipping communities with evidence to demand change: https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/campaign/amnesty-guilty-feminist-november-2025
More about Deborah Frances-White
https://deborahfrances-white.com
https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty-feminist/9780349010120
More about Felicity Ward
https://www.instagram.com/felicityward
https://www.felicityward.com
More about Lucy Winkett
https://www.sjp.org.uk/whos-who/lucy-winkett
More about Minnie Rahman
https://bsky.app/profile/minnierahman.bsky.social
To fight for change, we need you. Donate today and power us into 2026. https://ayzqzzms.donorsupport.co/page/buildhope
For more information about this and other episodes…
visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.com
tweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempod
like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist
check out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist
or join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPT
More Big Speeches workshops now available https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/
Come to a live show
Russell T Davies at Soho Theatre https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-9/
Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.
To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist
You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podcasts.
The Guilty Feminist is part of The AudioPlus Network. If you’d like to work with us, please get in touch at hello@weareaudioplus.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 27, 2025 • 25min
Ben Elton Explains British Comedy
Ben Elton Explains British Comedy
All British Comedy Explained is the new podcast from the producers of The Guilty Feminist (The Spontaneity Shop) and the producer of The Guilty Feminist (Tom Salinsky). In this special extract from their latest episode, Tom and his co-host Abigoliah Schamaun talk to comedy legend Ben Elton.
If you enjoy this and want to hear more, the podcast can be found here: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained
For more information about The Guilty Feminist
* visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.com
* tweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempod
* like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist
* check out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist
* or join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPT
More Big Speeches workshops now available https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/
Come to a live show
* Russell T Davies at Soho Theatre https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-9/
Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.
To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist
You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podcasts.
The Guilty Feminist is part of The AudioPlus Network. If you d like to work with us, please get in touch at hello@weareaudioplus.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 24, 2025 • 1h 7min
458. Annie Lennox in Conversation at the V&A
The Guilty Feminist 458. Annie Lennox in Conversation at the V&A
Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Annie Lennox
Recorded 26 September 2025 at The V&A in London. Released 24 November.
Thanks to Tara Paterson, Gina Decio, Sophie Liardet, Stefanie Agar and everyone at V&A.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have
More about Deborah Frances-White
https://deborahfrances-white.com
https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty-feminist/9780349010120
More about Annie Lennox and Retrospective
https://www.instagram.com/officialannielennox
https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847875559/
https://www.annielennox.com/annie-lennox-retrospective-pre-order-now
https://www.onrpt.store/collections/annie-lennox
https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/eJ0gQ7KdKA/annie-lennox-recording
https://www.thecircle.ngo
For more information about this and other episodes…
visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.com
tweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempod
like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist
check out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist
or join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPT
More Big Speeches workshops now available https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/
Come to a live show
Russell T Davies at Soho Theatre https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-9/
Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.
To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist
You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podcasts.
The Guilty Feminist is part of The AudioPlus Network. If you’d like to work with us, please get in touch at hello@weareaudioplus.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 17, 2025 • 23min
Fifth update from Gaza nurse Alaa Al-ghoul
Emergency Episode: Gaza nurse Alaa Al-ghoul
Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Gaza nurse Alaa Al-ghoul
Recorded 17 November 2025. Released 17 November.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
* Support Alaa by visiting her Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/nurse_alaa_alghoul
* Donate to her PayPal at http://paypal.me/Alaa4Gaza
* https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-support-and-evacuate-10-families-in-gaza
Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.
To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist
You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podcasts.
The Guilty Feminist is part of The AudioPlus Network. If you’d like to work with us, please get in touch at hello@weareaudioplus.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 17, 2025 • 1h 25min
457. ROAD TO GILEAD: The Fight Back for Gender Justice with Alison Spittle and Chiara Capraro
The Guilty Feminist 457. The Fight Back for Gender Justice
Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Alison Spittle with special guest Chiara Capraro
Recorded 4 November 2025 at The Pleasance London. Released 17 November.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have
Amnesty International is the world’s largest grassroots human rights organisation, working tirelessly to expose human rights abuses, hold power to account, and campaign for a fairer, safer world. We stand stronger together.
Join the Amnesty International community and support their work exposing truth, debunking narratives, confronting perpetrators, defending truth-tellers and equipping communities with evidence to demand change: https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/campaign/amnesty-guilty-feminist-november-2025
More about Deborah Frances-White
https://deborahfrances-white.com
https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty-feminist/9780349010120
More about Jessica Fostekew
https://www.instagram.com/jessicafostekew
More about Chiara Capraro
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/amnesty-uk-spokespeople
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiaracapraro
For more information about this and other episodes…
visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.com
tweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempod
like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist
check out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist
or join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPT
More Big Speeches workshops now available https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/
Come to a live show
Bill Murray, 23 November https://link.dice.fm/F147b081b51d
Russell T Davies at Soho Theatre https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-9/
Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.
To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist
You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podcasts.
The Guilty Feminist is part of The AudioPlus Network. If you’d like to work with us, please get in touch at hello@weareaudioplus.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 10, 2025 • 1h 1min
456. ROAD TO GILEAD: The Value of Coalition with Jessica Fostekew and Jolyon Rubinstein - part two
The Guilty Feminist 456. The Value of Coalition
Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Jessica Fostekew with special guest Jolyon Rubinstein
Recorded 2 November 2025 at The Bloomsbury Theatre. Released 9 November.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have
Amnesty International is the world’s largest grassroots human rights organisation, working tirelessly to expose human rights abuses, hold power to account, and campaign for a fairer, safer world. We stand stronger together.
Join the Amnesty International community and support their work exposing truth, debunking narratives, confronting perpetrators, defending truth-tellers and equipping communities with evidence to demand change: https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/campaign/amnesty-guilty-feminist-november-2025
More about Deborah Frances-White
https://deborahfrances-white.com
https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty-feminist/9780349010120
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/ice-immigration-queer-trans-louisiana
More about Jessica Fostekew
https://www.instagram.com/jessicafostekew
https://linktr.ee/jessica.fostekew
More about Jolyon Rubinstein
https://www.instagram.com/jolyonrubs
https://www.instagram.com/jollygriffinltd
For more information about this and other episodes…
visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.com
tweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempod
like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist
check out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist
or join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPT
More Big Speeches workshops now available https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/
Come to a live show
Pleasance, 10 November https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/guilty-feminist-live-deborah-frances-white
Museum of Comedy, 16 November https://www.museumofcomedy.com/the-guilty-feminist-live-podcast-recording/
Bill Murray, 23 November https://link.dice.fm/F147b081b51d
Russell T Davies at Soho Theatre https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-9/
Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.
To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist
You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podcasts.
The Guilty Feminist is part of The AudioPlus Network. If you’d like to work with us, please get in touch at hello@weareaudioplus.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 10, 2025 • 53min
456. ROAD TO GILEAD: The Value of Coalition with Jessica Fostekew and Jolyon Rubinstein - part one
The Guilty Feminist 456. The Value of Coalition
Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Jessica Fostekew with special guest Jolyon Rubinstein
Recorded 2 November 2025 at The Bloomsbury Theatre. Released 9 November.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have
Amnesty International is the world’s largest grassroots human rights organisation, working tirelessly to expose human rights abuses, hold power to account, and campaign for a fairer, safer world. We stand stronger together.
Join the Amnesty International community and support their work exposing truth, debunking narratives, confronting perpetrators, defending truth-tellers and equipping communities with evidence to demand change: https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/campaign/amnesty-guilty-feminist-november-2025
More about Deborah Frances-White
https://deborahfrances-white.com
https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty-feminist/9780349010120
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/ice-immigration-queer-trans-louisiana
More about Jessica Fostekew
https://www.instagram.com/jessicafostekew
https://linktr.ee/jessica.fostekew
More about Jolyon Rubinstein
https://www.instagram.com/jolyonrubs
https://www.instagram.com/jollygriffinltd
For more information about this and other episodes…
visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.com
tweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempod
like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist
check out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist
or join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPT
More Big Speeches workshops now available https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/
Come to a live show
Pleasance, 10 November https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/guilty-feminist-live-deborah-frances-white
Museum of Comedy, 16 November https://www.museumofcomedy.com/the-guilty-feminist-live-podcast-recording/
Bill Murray, 23 November https://link.dice.fm/F147b081b51d
Russell T Davies at Soho Theatre https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-9/
Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.
To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist
You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podcasts.
The Guilty Feminist is part of The AudioPlus Network. If you’d like to work with us, please get in touch at hello@weareaudioplus.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 7, 2025 • 36min
Roadkill with Professor Dame Henrietta Moore
The Guilty Feminist. Roadkill
Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Professor Dame Henrietta Moore
Recorded 26 August 2025. Released 7 November.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have
More about Deborah Frances-White
https://deborahfrances-white.com
https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty-feminist/9780349010120
More about Professor Moore
https://www.henriettalmoore.com
https://www.waterstones.com/book/roadkill/henrietta-moore/arthur-kay/9781394295999
For more information about this and other episodes…
visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.com
tweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempod
like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist
check out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist
or join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPT
More Big Speeches workshops now available https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/
Come to a live show
Pleasance, 10 November https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/guilty-feminist-live-deborah-frances-white
Museum of Comedy, 16 November https://www.museumofcomedy.com/the-guilty-feminist-live-podcast-recording/
Bill Murray, 23 November https://link.dice.fm/F147b081b51d
Russell T Davies at Soho Theatre https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-9/
Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.
To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist
You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podcasts.
The Guilty Feminist is part of The AudioPlus Network. If you’d like to work with us, please get in touch at hello@weareaudioplus.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 3, 2025 • 58min
455. The Road to Gilead with Neil Datta
Neil Datta, Executive Director of the European Parliamentary Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Rights, dives into the alarming rise of the anti-gender movement and its impact on society. He explains how transgender rights are manipulated as a political wedge and discusses the dangerous alliances forming between gender-critical feminists and the Christian Right. Neil warns about the substantial funding fueling these movements in Europe and outlines their three-phase strategy aimed at reshaping policies and societal norms. He emphasizes the importance of grassroots action and strategic communication to counter these threats.


