Unladylike

Unladylike Media

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Host Cristen Conger dissects the myths, messes and media shaping modern womanhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Is the Femosphere Really Feminist? with Jilly Kay

The femosphere speaks the language of feminism – pro-women empowerment, anti-capitalist caregiving – and addresses valid material concerns. But its pink-pilled message of bioessentialist fatalism and “hardwired” gender and racial hierarchies offers little in the way of liberation. Dr. Jilly Kay, the scholar who coined “femosphere,” demystifies its manosphere mirror logics, reactionary politics, eugenicist undercurrents and the term’s swift hijacking to scaremonger about gen-Z women’s progressivism. Jilly's research: The reactionary turn in popular feminism. Through the looking glass: Feminism and reactionary politics in the digital hall of mirrors. A tale of two angers: The manosphere, the femosphere and the gender politics of mediated rage. ~ get in touch @unladylikemedia on Instagram or email hello@unladylike.co ~ special thank you to Unladies' Room Patreon supporters! this wouldn't exist without you ~ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 lug

High-Value Women, Femcels and The New Antifeminisms

What do femcels, tradwives, and "dark feminine" dating coaches have in common? The pink-pill pipeline of antifeminist feminisms. Cristen unpacks the rise of the femosphere, aka womanosphere – a digital ecosystem of looksmaxxers, female dating strategists, TERFs and trads selling women warped visions of empowerment rooted in biological destiny, gender essentialism and divine femininity. But is the femosphere itself also getting misinterpreted as a far-left phenomenon of radicalized misandrists? ~ get in touch @unladylikemedia on Instagram or email hello@unladylike.co ~ special thank you to Unladies' Room Patreon supporters! this wouldn't exist without you ~ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 giu

The Secret Unwed Mothers of the Baby Scoop Era with Tracy Clark-Flory

Imagine discovering you’re pregnant and you’re given no choice but to go into hiding, secretly give birth, never see your baby again and pretend it never happened. That was the norm during the pre-Roe “Baby Scoop Era” when roughly 1.5 million mostly white women were sent off to homes for unwed mothers. It was also a secret Tracy Clark-Flory uncovered about her own mom and the sister she never knew she had. Tracy talks to Cristen about the system designed to conceal white women’s sexuality, stigmatize single Black mothers and forcibly reallocate babies to “deserving” parents, as well as its generational ripple effects she writes about in her new memoir, My Mother’s Daughter: Finding Myself in My Family’s Fractured Past. ~ get in touch @unladylikemedia on Instagram or email hello@unladylike.co ~ special thank you to Unladies' Room Patreon supporters! this wouldn't exist without you ~ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 mag

Kalshi, Polymarket and the Girlification of Gambling

From prediction markets like Kalshi and its youngest self-made female billionaire cofounder to sports betting partnerships with the WNBA, the gambling boom's play for women has all the predictable moves of a gendered marketing story, except they're inside of an unreal game playing out, thanks to the wonders of capitalism (and MAGA). Cristen got on Polymarket, Kalshi and is still spiritually recovering from the amount of $$$ Americans bet on sports last year, prediction markets embedding in journalism and a certain someone's resemblance to former youngest self-made female billionaire, Elizabeth Holmes. ~ get in touch @unladylikemedia on Instagram, or email hello@unladylike.co ~ special thank you to Unladies' Room Patreon supporters! this wouldn't exist without you ~ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 mag

Why Lindy West’s Memoir Became a Scandoval for Feminists

Better late than never read! In March, Adult Braces – and three unfortunate emails to a Slate reporter – inspired a thousand Substack hot takes, reactionary declarations of failed feminism and social media rage against Lindy West’s husband, Aham Oluo. Now that Cristen’s finished the book, and the controversy’s faded out from our feeds, the drama looks a lot like a feminist Scandoval: a parasocial fandom reckoning with the gaps between a woman's public politics, private relationships and the marriage she’s choosing to stay in. ~ get in touch @unladylikemedia on Instagram, or email hello@unladylike.co ~ special thank you to Unladies' Room Patreon supporters! this wouldn't exist without you ~ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 apr

Where Does Perimenopause End and Capitalism Begin?

The perimenopause boom is old news, but where did it come from, and why does it make some ob-gyns wary? Cristen investigates what we do – and don’t – know about perimenopause and what to expect when you’re expecting The Change(s). And as an industry “growth opportunity” at the intersection of beauty, aging and healthcare (usually in that order), how do we tell the difference between our own perimenopause needs and what’s being sold to us? Highlights include: perimenopause, the TikTok personality; the study that set hormone therapy back a generation; and why the menopause market is now coming for women in their thirties. ~ get in touch @unladylikemedia on Instagram, or email hello@unladylike.co ~ special thank you to Unladies' Room Patreon supporters! this wouldn't exist without you ~ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 mar

Why "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" Got "The Bachelorette" Canceled

From the “soft swinging” scandal that launched it all to leaked domestic violence footage, restraining orders, and The Bachelorette cancellation, Cristen breaks down the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives chaos, what it reveals about our appetite for female dysfunction, relationship abuse as reality TV drama, and whether we've officially hit peak Mormon cultural moment. ~special thank you to Unladies' Room Patreon supporters! this wouldn't exist without you~ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 mar

Have We Reached Peak Baby Pressure?

Birth rates are down, pronatalism is up, and having two kids isn't enough (allegedly). Cristen unpacks the trio of contradictions defining "real" American womanhood right now: the political pressure to procreate, fake science masquerading as chivalry, and "zero trimester" influencers monetizing fertility anxiety. Plus: medication abortion in the courts, maternal regret in The Cut, and seeking comfort in adult cradles. ~special thank you to Unladies' Room Patreon supporters! this wouldn't exist without you~ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Caroline Ervin

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Cristen Conger

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Recommended for men as well

01/09/2021

zaza76bz

I’ve discovered this podcast by mistake, skeptic at the beginning, but then fascinated and intrigued. Despite being a dude, I find the topics of these conversations universally interesting
Love them!

05/03/2018

Jul.Pe

I've been following Cristen and Caroline for a long time and I think that with this podcast they outdid themselves. Funny, super interesting, clearly well researched and with lots of personality, this podcast is easily my favourite!
It's like asking your smart friend for advice

24/01/2018

ElenaWonka

I'm so happy Cristen and Caroline are back with a new podcast, they always choose interesting topics, and you can tell how thorough they research are, also they're clever and fun. I often discuss what they talked about on the podcast with my friends and I start the conversation with "My friends from the podcast said..." :)