Feminist Survival Project

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
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A podcast for feminists who feel overwhelmed and exhausted by everything they need to do, and still worry that we're not doing enough - hosted by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, authors of BURNOUT: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle.

  1. 12/11/2025

    Introduction to Fun Things We Like

    Let’s talk about something pleasant. Emily and Amelia discuss the books, videos and what have you that are making them happy this year. It’s time to get ventral. Links: Libby app (borrow library books and audiobooks) Brandon Sanderson THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE Thursday Murder Club series Alexis Hall 10 Things That Never Happened Boyfriend Material Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble The Affair of the Mysterious Letter Nicholas Boulton (the world's best audiobook narrator) Come As You Are: Revised and Updated (audiobook) This is the one Nicholas Boulton is in Laura Kinsale Flowers from the Storm Audiobook narrated by Nicholas Boulton Alexis Hall A Lady for a Duke KJ Charles Will Darling Adventures The Charm of Magpies series Great audiobook narrators: Steven Crossley Julia Whelan (also an author!) Mary Jane Wells Abby Jiminez Yours Truly Kimberly Lemming That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf Misha Popp Pies Before Guys Mystery Series Helena Greer Seasons of Love Alyssa Cole Reluctant Royals series Courtney Milan The Turner Series The Duke Who Didn’t The Devil Comes Courting Cat Sebastian Non-romance books: Maggie O’Farrell I Am, I Am, I Am Rebecca Hardiman Good Eggs Emily St. James Woodworking Sarah Rees Brennan Long Live Evil Ali Wong Dear Girls Yahtzee Croshaw Things That Aren’t Books DrGluon (Youtube) Jessica Kellgren-Fozard The Dogs Were Good (Again) Podcast Dropout Game Changer Dimension 20 (A Starstruck Odyssey) Critical Role Campaign IV Dropout Dimension 20 (Escape From the Bloodkeep) Britbox Sister Boniface Mysteries And back to books for a moment: Alexis Hall Glitterland John Scalzi Ben Aaronovitch Rivers of London

    1h 9m

  2. 11/13/2025

    Navigating Holiday Gatherings With Family

    The holidays are coming. What do you do if you have family whose politics you abhor? Turns out it depends. Stick around to the end for Amelia’s highly specific take on The Grinch. Links: Knitting Cult Lady: Youtube Instagram Uncultured (book) The Culting of America (pre-order!) Thought-terminating cliché Green Dot program bystander interventions: • Direct • Delegate • Distract Lindsay Ellis: The Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel (Youtube) Kaelynn Partlow (Youtube) FSP S01 E08: The Monitor Podcast Youtube Charlemagne (Holy Roman Emperor)

    1h 2m

  3. 10/30/2025

    Exploring Shadows and Vulnerability

    Turns out Emily actually does have a Shadow. And she’s a half-orc wizard. Links: The Science of Saving Your Sex Life To Maximize Your Potential, Maximize Pleasure Sign up for Emily’s mailing list How AIDS Remained an Unspoken—But Deadly—Epidemic for Years Brennan Lee Mulligan Aabria Iyengar Emily & Amelia Nagoski, Burnout - XOXO Festival (2019) Vivian Gussin Paley This American Life - Dolls

    1h 1m

  4. 10/09/2025

    The Bubble of Love and Connection

    Do you have a bubble of love? Do you know how to build one? Emily and Amelia discuss how they managed to do it, and how Frozen is more than just a kiddie movie. Links: Burnout FSP 2020 episode 11: The Bubble of Love The Burnout Workbook, by Amelia Do You Want to Build a Snowman? (Youtube) FSP 2020 S2 E27: Diving into the Shadow: An Introduction

    47 min

  5. 09/25/2025

    Cozy Fall Vibes

    The days are getting shorter. It’s going to be colder soon. It’s time to get cozy. It’s time to get… hygge. Candles and pumpkins and cheese, oh my! Links: Books by Tricia Hersey: Rest Is Resistance We Will Rest! Nothing Much Happens podcast Neuroma Vermont Creamery Cremont Tasting History on real eggnog (Youtube)

    1h 25m

  6. 09/10/2025

    Amelia and the Very, Very Expensive Month (A No-Buy Update)

    Amelia had a painfully costly month. Emily bought Crocs that look like Big Bird’s feet. But in the end, they find the true meaning of No Buy / Low Buy. Links: Danger zone (food safety) Innocence (Opera composed by Kaija Saariaho) Dyslexie Font The Big Short (film)

    58 min

  7. 08/27/2025

    Diving into the Shadow: An Introduction

    For every personality trait, there is a shadow. Emily and Amelia discuss Shadow Work and do just a touch of dream analysis. Links: Carl Jung Jungian archetypes Mapping Your Emotional Floor Plan: A comic by Erika Moen based on Come Together Jaak Panksepp 7 Primary Process Emotions⁠ (interview) Monica's Secret Closet | Friends FSP Season 2, Episode 22: The Magic Trick of Transcendence Locus of control Stepmomming Made Easy (preorder) No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz WeRateDogs Rebecca Dupas - HOW TO SLAY A DRAGON (youtube) (this is the poem at the end of the episode.)

    59 min
  8. Hair Transformations and an Intro to Hidradenitis Suppurativa

    08/14/2025

    Hair Transformations and an Intro to Hidradenitis Suppurativa

    Emily confesses to a migraine induced mullet. Amelia discusses Hidradenitis Suppurativa and effective strategies for going to a medical provider with a hypothesis and being taken seriously. (Much like the dizziness episode, we’d love to hear from you if learning about HS helps you understand something that is affecting you) Links: Hidradenitis suppurativa Mast cell activation syndrome Bringing HS (Hidradenitis Suppurativa) Out Of The Dark | Jackson Gillies | TEDxSantaBarbara FSP Season 2, Episode 14: Introduction to Food and Body Awareness FSP Season 2, Episode 18: Introduction to Food (and Body Acceptance) Season 2, Episode 20: Food Again. This Time, It’s Personal? Hidradenitis SuppuraDIVAS - Podcast (Apple Podcasts) FSP Season 1, Episode 18: The New Hotness Twins (1988 film) FSP Season 2, Episode 4: Polyvagal 101 Piloerection

    42 min
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A podcast for feminists who feel overwhelmed and exhausted by everything they need to do, and still worry that we're not doing enough - hosted by Emily and Amelia Nagoski, authors of BURNOUT: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle.

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  • Creator
    Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    104
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
  • Show Website
    Feminist Survival Project

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