
The Guilty Feminist
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.
Latest episodes

Jul 3, 2023 • 1h 20min
365. World Refugee Week with Fatiha El-Ghorri and special guests Jaz O’Hara and Hiba
The Guilty Feminist episode 365. World Refugee WeekPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Fatiha El-Ghorri with special guests Jaz O’Hara and HibaRecorded 22 June at Kings Place in London. Released 3 July 2023.The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon.More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://twitter.com/DeborahFWhttps://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-bookMore about Fatiha El-Ghorrihttps://twitter.com/fatihaelghorrihttps://www.instagram.com/fatiha.elghorriMore about Jaz O’Hara and Asylum Speakershttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725005/asylum-speakers-by-jaz-ohara/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaz-o-hara-46923842https://podfollow.com/1468264562More about Hiba and Waterbearhttps://www.waterbear.comhttps://www.instagram.com/p/Cp7YX-pKP_B/Big Speeches with Jessica ReganFirst Sunday of each month from 2 July. 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/For more information about this and other episodes…visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.comtweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempodlike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeministcheck out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeministor join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPTOur new podcasts are out nowMedia Storm https://podfollow.com/media-stormAbsolute Power https://podfollow.com/john-bercows-absolute-powerCome to a live recording:Margate 9 July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-guilty-feminist-x-power-of-women-thanet-tickets-647435826987Guilty Feminist at Kings Place 24 July: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/?s=guilty+feministGuilty Feminist at Soho Theatre 11, 12 August https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-6/Guilty Feminist Live in Chichester, Monday 21 August: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/the-guilty-feministlive“Never Have I Ever” written by Deborah, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1-30 September: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/never-have-i-everThank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 1, 2023 • 54min
The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That - Season 2, Episode 3 with Bec Hill
The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like ThatPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Bec HillSeason 2, Episode 3: “Chapter Three”More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://twitter.com/DeborahFWhttps://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-bookMore about Bec Hillhttps://twitter.com/bechillcomedianhttp://www.bechillcomedian.comhttps://twitter.com/aproblemsquaredBig Speeches with Jessica ReganFirst Sunday of each month from 2 July. 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/For more information about this and other episodes…visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.comtweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempodlike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeministcheck out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeministor join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPTOur new podcasts are out nowMedia Storm https://podfollow.com/media-stormAbsolute Power https://podfollow.com/john-bercows-absolute-powerCome to a live recording:Margate 9 July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-guilty-feminist-x-power-of-women-thanet-tickets-647435826987Guilty Feminist at Kings Place 24 July: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/?s=guilty+feministGuilty Feminist at Soho Theatre 11, 12 August https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-6/Guilty Feminist Live in Chichester, Monday 21 August: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/the-guilty-feministlive“Never Have I Ever” written by Deborah, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1-30 September: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/never-have-i-everThank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 26, 2023 • 1h 6min
364. Peri-Peri Menopause with Alison Spittle and special guest Christie Watson
The Guilty Feminist episode 364: Peri-Peri MenopausePresented by Deborah Frances-White and Alison Spittle with special guest Christie WatsonRecorded 5 June at Kings Place in London. Released 26 June 2023.The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon.More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://twitter.com/DeborahFWhttps://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-bookMore about Alison Spittlehttps://twitter.com/alisonspittlehttps://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alison-spittle-soupMore about Christie Watsonhttps://christiewatsonauthor.co.ukhttps://www.instagram.com/christiewatsonwriterhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/quilt-on-fire/christie-watson/9781784744045Big Speeches with Jessica ReganFirst Sunday of each month from 2 July. 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/For more information about this and other episodes…visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.comtweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempodlike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeministcheck out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeministor join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPTOur new podcasts are out nowMedia Storm https://podfollow.com/media-stormAbsolute Power https://podfollow.com/john-bercows-absolute-powerCome to a live recording:Guilty Feminist at Kings Place 22 June, 24 July: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/?s=guilty+feministMargate 9 July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-guilty-feminist-x-power-of-women-thanet-tickets-647435826987Guilty Feminist at Soho Theatre 11, 12 August: https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-6/Guilty Feminist Live in Chichester, Monday 21 August: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/the-guilty-feministlive“Never Have I Ever” written by Deborah, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1-30 September: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/never-have-i-everThank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 25, 2023 • 58min
The Guilty Feminist Watches And Just Like That - Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2 - with Sara Barron
The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like ThatPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Sara BarronEpisode 1: “Met Cute” and Episode 2: “The Real Deal”More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://twitter.com/DeborahFWhttps://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-bookMore about Sara Barronhttps://twitter.com/sarabarronhttps://podfollow.com/firecrotchnormcoreBig Speeches with Jessica ReganFirst Sunday of each month from 2 July. 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/For more information about this and other episodes…visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.comtweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempodlike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeministcheck out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeministor join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPTOur new podcasts are out nowMedia Storm https://podfollow.com/media-stormAbsolute Power https://podfollow.com/john-bercows-absolute-powerCome to a live recording:Margate 9 July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-guilty-feminist-x-power-of-women-thanet-tickets-647435826987Guilty Feminist at Kings Place 24 July: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/?s=guilty+feministGuilty Feminist at Soho Theatre 11, 12 August https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-6/Guilty Feminist Live in Chichester, Monday 21 August: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/the-guilty-feministlive“Never Have I Ever” written by Deborah, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1-30 September: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/never-have-i-everThank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 22, 2023 • 21min
World Refugee Week: What do the latest numbers tell us? With Mathilda Mallinson and Helena Wadia
It’s World Refugee Week and the results are in: Media Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena crunch the latest numbers on global displacement, to see how Europe and the UK are ranking on the hospitality charts.Spoiler: it’s not very well.In this episode, we revisit the testimonies of refugees from when The Guilty Feminist first launched its investigative sister podcast. Their stories reveal the patterns of state hostility creating a pipeline of displacement throughout Europe.Support Media Storm’s ethical journalism on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcastSourcesUK asylum seekers: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01403/EU asylum seekers: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/migr_asyappctza/default/table?lang=enNational population data: https://population.un.org/wpp/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 19, 2023 • 1h 10min
363. M(other) Land with Alison Spittle and special guest Priya Joi
The Guilty Feminist episode 363: M(other) LandPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Alison Spittle with special guest Priya JoiRecorded 5 June at Kings Place in London. Released 19 June 2023.The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon.More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://twitter.com/DeborahFWhttps://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-bookMore about Alison Spittlehttps://twitter.com/alisonspittlehttps://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alison-spittle-soupMore about Priya Joihttps://twitter.com/priya4876https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451133/motherland-by-joi-priya/9780241574317Big Speeches with Jessica ReganFirst Sunday of each month from 2 July. 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/For more information about this and other episodes…visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.comtweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempodlike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeministcheck out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeministor join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPTOur new podcasts are out nowMedia Storm https://podfollow.com/media-stormAbsolute Power https://podfollow.com/john-bercows-absolute-powerCome to a live recording:Guilty Feminist at Kings Place 22 June, 24 July: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/?s=guilty+feministMargate 9 July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-guilty-feminist-x-power-of-women-thanet-tickets-647435826987Guilty Feminist at Soho Theatre 11, 12 August https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-6/Guilty Feminist Live in Chichester, Monday 21 August: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/the-guilty-feministlive“Never Have I Ever” written by Deborah, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1-30 September: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/never-have-i-everThank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 12, 2023 • 1h 12min
362. Pivot with Chloe Petts and special guest Laura Lexx
The Guilty Feminist episode 362: PivotPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Chloe Petts with special guest Laura LexxRecorded 31 May at Soho Theatre in London. Released 12 June 2023.The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon.More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://twitter.com/DeborahFWhttps://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-bookMore about Chloe Pettshttps://twitter.com/chloepettshttps://www.chloepetts.orghttps://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/chloe-petts-transienceMore about Laura Lexxhttps://twitter.com/lauralexxhttps://lauralexx.co.ukhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/pivot/laura-lexx/9781529348248Big Speeches with Jessica ReganFirst Sunday of each month from 2 July. 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/For more information about this and other episodes…visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.comtweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempodlike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeministcheck out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeministor join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPTOur new podcasts are out nowMedia Storm https://podfollow.com/media-stormAbsolute Power https://podfollow.com/john-bercows-absolute-powerCome to a live recording:Guilty Feminist at Kings Place 22 June, 24 July: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/?s=guilty+feministGuilty Feminist at Soho Theatre 11, 12 August https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-6/Guilty Feminist Live in Chichester, Monday 21 August: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/the-guilty-feministlive“Never Have I Ever” written by Deborah, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1-30 September: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/never-have-i-everThank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jun 8, 2023 • 21min
Behind the scenes of Media Storm!
In this week’s bonus episode, Helena and Mathilda have an announcement to make… they have started a Patreon! You can access it at https://www.patreon.com/MediaStormPodcastThis is a chance for us to build a community space for our Media Storm listeners, where we can discuss ideas, share bonus material and get to know you all a little better! It’s also a chance for you to contribute to the work being done at Media Storm, if and how you can.In this episode, we’re also trialling some new bonus material as requested by listeners. You’ll hear an uncut interview from last week’s investigation about 'Medical cannabis and the criminalisation of chronic pain'. If you haven’t yet heard it, we encourage you to go back and listen first.This raw material features our full-length interview with Dr Steve Hajioff, who will tell you all you need to know about how cannabis regulation works in the UK, and how cannabis interacts with the body to produce medicinal effects. It should also gives you some sense of just how much interview time goes into a single one of our investigations - which typically contain five or more interviews like this, all cut together in a 20-minute adventure!Get in touch and let us know what kind of bonus material you’d like to see - whether it’s raw material like this, more episodes of our ‘This Is How You Do It’ interview series featuring media change makers, offcuts from studio discussions, Q&As with listeners, or anything else at all. You can reach us at mediastormpodcast@gmail.com or on social media @mediastormpod.The episode is created by Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia). The music is by Samfire (@soundofsamfire).More on Media StormFollow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/mediastormpodor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mediastormpodor Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@mediastormpodlike us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MediaStormPodsend us an email mediastormpodcast@gmail.comcheck out our website https://mediastormpodcast.comMedia Storm is brought to you by the house of The Guilty Feminist and is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 5, 2023 • 1h 14min
361. Boundaries with Sarah Keyworth and special guests Anna Leong Brophy and Emily Lloyd-Saini
The Guilty Feminist episode 361: BoundariesPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Sarah Keyworth with special guests Anna Leong Brophy and Emily Lloyd-SainiThe Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon.More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://twitter.com/DeborahFWhttps://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-bookMore about Sarah Keyworthhttps://twitter.com/sarahkcomedyhttps://www.sarahkeyworth.co.ukMore about Anna, Emily and Egghttps://twitter.com/eggcomedyhttps://twitter.com/longbrophy https://twitter.com/emilylloydsainihttp://eggcomedy.comBig Speeches with Jessica ReganFirst Sunday of each month from 2 July. 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/For more information about this and other episodes…visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.comtweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempodlike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeministcheck out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeministor join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPTOur new podcasts are out nowMedia Storm https://podfollow.com/media-stormAbsolute Power https://podfollow.com/john-bercows-absolute-powerCome to a live recording:Guilty Feminist at Kings Place 5 June, 22 June, 24 July: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/?s=guilty+feministGuilty Feminist at Soho Theatre 11, 12 August TICKETS ON SALE SOONGuilty Feminist Live in Chichester, Monday 21 August: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/the-guilty-feministlive“Never Have I Ever” written by Deborah, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1-30 September: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/never-have-i-everThank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 29, 2023 • 1h 22min
360. Best of Jessica Fostekew
The Guilty Feminist episode 360: Best of Jessica FostekewPresented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Jessica FostekewThe Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon.More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://twitter.com/DeborahFWhttps://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-bookMore about Jessica Fostekewhttps://twitter.com/jessicafostekewhttp://jessicafostekew.comBig Speeches with Jessica ReganFirst Sunday of each month from 2 July. 3:00pm via Zoom. https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/For more information about this and other episodes…visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.comtweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempodlike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeministcheck out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeministor join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPTOur new podcasts are out nowMedia Storm https://podfollow.com/media-stormAbsolute Power https://podfollow.com/john-bercows-absolute-powerCome to a live recording:Guilty Feminist at Soho Theatre 30, 31 May https://sohotheatre.com/shows/the-guilty-feminist-4Guilty Feminist at Kings Place 5 June, 22 June, 24 July: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/?s=guilty+feministGuilty Feminist Live in Chichester, Monday 21 August: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/the-guilty-feministlive“Never Have I Ever” written by Deborah, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1-30 September: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/never-have-i-everThank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.