Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist
Madigan
Intersectional feminist, Madigan, takes on issues facing women and the world.
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Jan 19, 2026 • 58min
Top 8 Feminist Faves: YANF's 8th Anniversary Episode Pt. 1
Can you BELIEVE it's been EIGHT YEARS since Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist was put out into the world? I sure can't.
This week, Madigan brings you the first four of her Top 8 (so MySpace coded) Feminist Faves over the last eight years.
This week includes Audre Lorde, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Shulamith Firestone and Marsha P. Johnson.
Original Episodes:'
YANF Throwback: Audre Lorde & Shirley Chisholm: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/episode-6-black-feminists-audre-lorde-shirley-chisholm/id1339226131?i=1000403910311
Episode 59- Forgotten Feminist Faves: Matilda & Luisa: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/episode-59-forgotten-feminist-faves-matilda-luisa/id1339226131?i=1000431063024
Forgotten Feminist Faves: Ophelia & Shulamith: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/forgotten-feminist-faves-ophelia-shulamith/id1339226131?i=1000533587485
Black Feminist Faves: Madam C.J. Walker & Marsha P. Johnson: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/black-feminist-faves-madam-c-j-walker-marsha-p-johnson/id1339226131?i=1000551034214
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Jan 15, 2026 • 45min
What's In The News? Mini Episode #369
In this week's mini episode, Madigan brings you the story of the murder of Renee Good at the hands of ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the aftermath of this tragedy.
Support Renee's Family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-renee-goods-wife-and-son
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Sources:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/ice-related-shooting-occurred-minnesota-governor/story?id=128984401
https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/01/09/johnathan-ross-ice-killing-renee-good-minneapolis-background
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/us/renee-good-minneapolis-ice-monitoring-school-invs
https://www.aaihs.org/black-lives-matter-black-power-and-the-role-of-white-allies/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/what-is-minnesota-social-welfare-scandal-that-has-drawn-trumps-ire-2026-01-14/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-schools-cancel-classes-ice-raid-high-school-day-renee-nico-rcna253081
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/15/minneapolis-ice-shooting-protests-live-updates/88190465007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/14/minneapolis-shooting-federal-law-enforcement-investigation/88188335007/
https://www.them.us/story/becca-good-statement-renee-nicole-macklin-ice-whistles-killed
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/detained-pastor-says-ice-let-him-go-because-hes-white-mn/89-00df6b90-bae8-49b8-b980-941a4ba6ee8b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 7, 2026 • 30min
What's In The News? Mini #368
In this week's mini episode, Madigan discusses the illegal invasion on Venezuela and kidnapping of their president, Nicolás Maduro, Trump's disparaging comments against deceased Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman, and lastly, how some badass female boxers scared away some incels.
Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?
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Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/americas/venezuela-explosions-intl-hnk
www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/politics/legal-authority-trump-venezuela
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/politics/venezuela-boat-strikes-trump
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/4/who-is-is-nicolas-maduro
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/05/tim-walz-out-minnesota-00710541
https://www.thecut.com/2016/02/pro-rape-meet-up-canceled-over-safety-concerns.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 5, 2026 • 27min
"Without Hands": Sarah Biffin
In this week’s episode, Madigan brings you the story of Sarah Biffin, an English artist born with phocomelia (a condition where infants are born without arms or legs) who would go on to paint miniature portraits for the royals, and break society’s idea of what a woman with disabilities is capable of.
Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?
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Sources:
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/sarah-biffin-the-celebrated-nineteenth-century-artist-born-without-arms-or-legs
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/22/the-lady-without-legs-or-arms-how-an-artist-shattered-victorian-ideas-about-disability
https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/sarah-biffin
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Dec 31, 2025 • 32min
What's In The News? #365: 2025 in Review
This week, Madigan takes a look back on the biggest news from the year 2025- the good, the bad, and the rage-inducing.
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Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/2025-Year-in-Review#ref460230
https://www.history.com/articles/2025-events
https://www.ibtimes.com/jfks-granddaughter-dies-cancer-weeks-after-slamming-rfk-jr-cutting-crucial-research-3794014
https://www.newsweek.com/tatiana-schlossberg-death-trump-kennedy-11288529
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12 snips
Dec 29, 2025 • 59min
École Polytechnique Massacre
Delve into the tragic 1989 École Polytechnique Massacre, where 14 women lost their lives due to a man’s extreme misogyny. Discover personal stories of the victims, their dreams, and aspirations abruptly cut short. Learn about the perpetrator's background, family influences, and the twisted motives behind his actions. Reflect on the legacy of misogynist terrorism and the incel movement. The discussion also emphasizes the importance of early education on gender equality and the need to focus on victims rather than glorify attackers.
Dec 24, 2025 • 29min
What's In The News? Mini #364
In this week's mini episode, Madigan discusses the news segment 60 Minutes decision to cut a segment about a Venezuelan deportee who survived being detained at CECOT in El Salvador for four months; Trump's announcement for the Patriot Games, celebrating 250 years of America; and lastly, discussion of the latest dump from the Epstein files.
Access Epstein Files:
https://www.justice.gov/epstein
https://vault.fbi.gov/jeffrey-epstein
Japanese Internment Camp Episode https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/japanese-internment-camps/id1339226131?i=1000472109061
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Sources:
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/teen-selected-patriot-games-know-123319956.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGgpFhDaWdCLz0fuh6I-aHB-SCkqGFucIjUN1xJpUPvB4pvFHa2IwaSF7EUoLZhShyOcLK6WKemtPUqcO4ct1Plt1kAqtXSbEa4PxzjHSR_RQkTPX0BPKF-8gwcFgGJ1zJEu7JWVYl_lMLPsu6ecZiVLZZKwFxzZqgwWG7nIv36B
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/politics/patriot-games-announcement-trump
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/12/nx-s1-5537152/cbs-news-ellison-steps-appease-trump
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/23/cbs_news_cecot_prison
https://www.damemagazine.com/2025/05/08/its-not-hyperbole-to-call-cecot-a-concentration-camp/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/lolita-passports-and-more-famous-figures-pictured-in-latest-epstein-photo-release
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/see-photos-and-documents-from-the-latest-epstein-file-release
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Dec 22, 2025 • 38min
YANF Throwback: Baby It's Cold Outside (A Problematic Fave)
In this week’s episode, Madigan throws it all the way back to the first year of the podcast, 2018, to bring you a special holiday treat.
Listen to Keegan and Madigan discuss your fave problematic holiday song, Baby It’s Cold Outside.
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Dec 17, 2025 • 38min
What's In The News? Mini #363
In this week's mini episode, Madigan brings you the news of two tragic mass shootings. One that occurred at Brown University, and another at a Hanukah celebration in Bondi Beach, Australia.
This episode also discusses the tragic murder of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, who were killed by their son.
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"Parkland: Birth of a Movement" By Dave Cullen: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/parkland-dave-cullen/1129705954
Sources:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-brown-university-students-2nd-school-shooting/story?id=128432078
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/14/world-condemns-mass-shooting-at-jewish-festival-in-sydneys-bondi-beach
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rob-reiner-political-activism-democrats-marriage-equality/
https://people.com/rob-reiner-wife-michele-tried-everything-help-son-nightmare-murder-exclusive-11869886
https://people.com/rob-reiner-son-got-in-a-big-fight-conan-obrien-party-before-murders-sources-11869272
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Dec 15, 2025 • 58min
The Murder of Helen Jewett
On the night of April 9th, 1836, a 23 year old sex worker who went by the name Helen Jewett was murdered in her bedroom. Soon, one of her lovers would be charged and tried for her murder.
How did the story of a little-known "fallen woman" impact a nation? What is the TRUE identity of the victim? And why was she killed?
Find the answers to these questions and more in this week's episode!
Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?
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Sources:
https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/fellows-book/the-murder-of-helen-jewett-the-life-and-death-of-a-prostitute-in-nineteenth-century-new-york/
https://www.ladyscience.com/features/portugal-harlot-wards-public-health-19thcentury
https://nypost.com/2017/04/22/when-new-york-was-the-prostitution-capital-of-the-us/
https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2019/8/29/a-history-of-prostitution-in-new-york-city-from-the-american-revolution-to-the-bad-old-days-of-the-1970-and-1980s
https://time.com/archive/6746419/corruption-scandals-of-tammany-cont/
https://www.history.com/articles/tammany-hall-corruption-downfall-fdr-seabury-investigation
https://darkdowneast.com/helenjewett/
https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft8199p209;chunk.id=d0e109;doc.view=print
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