Taking the Bliss

Bliss

Created by Sexistential Bliss, an Irish performer, dancer and writer. Her podcast explores curious questions about feminism, Irish stories, politics, sociology, music and more, for the sound and the curious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. Feb 5

    The Fox, The Fool, and the Hiding of Women’s Arses

    What started off as a tangled tale of foxes, women and slut shaming, ends in an ode to closeted bisexual men and the similarities of the Middle Ages sexual delusions and modern day incels. Bliss connects this to the issues of AI being used to remove (and add) clothing without other's consent, the Catholic Church's financial reasons for celibacy, and the encouraged confusion between sensual desire and control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 1m

  2. Jan 5

    Tampon Tarzan Swings & Dead Dogs

    In this New Years episode Bliss shares some pieces of work she's created including short fiction snippets and poetry. Themes include: the normalisation of menstruation, the Butterfly Effect, poor mental health and joyfully indulging in life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min

  3. 12/01/2025

    Getting Fired, the Lobotomobile, and Lucia Joyce

    In this episode Bliss goes back in time to when she got fired from her office job in England and spent her days eating Honey Cheerio’s, watching Storage Wars, and finding out all she could about worms and lobotomies.   Here she followed the worm hole down into the history of lobotomobiles, mental asylums, Rosemary Kennedy, Lucia Joyce, and the eagerness shown to silence and hide women who don’t or can’t obey the societal expectations held against them.   This, in tandem with the modern struggles of being ignorantly educated thanks to sneaky methods of discrimination, erasure and bias algorithms- especially in the search for honest historical documents and current global crises updates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 20m

  4. 11/03/2025

    House of Prayer, Profits & Propaganda

    Join Bliss on an existential journey through her religious childhood marked with memories of Irish Catholic scams, scandals, and sacrilegious curiosity. Hold her contaminated holy water bottle as she guides you through the House of Prayer for Profits, 'Ghost' Writers who talk to God, saints who fought the devil (and won), and Priests driving brand new BMWs. Also, how finding silliness in creativity helped her take the seriousness out of life once she realised 'oh, you're not really going to burn in hell for eternity', and other emotionally manipulative marketing tactics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 36m

  5. 10/06/2025

    Riot Grrrls, Carrot Cake and F*cking up Feminism

    Some girls to the front...? In this episode Bliss talks music of the Riot Grrrl era, its birth and rapid decline, white feminism, intersectionality, a conversation with a man about carrot cake, sexism, and how to handle being ignorant, sometimes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 10m

  6. 09/15/2025

    Banish the Bops & Blueshirts

    In this episode Sexistential Bliss explores the history of Irish dancing and penal laws, the decline of nightclubs, cultural trauma, and how 1930's Ireland can parallel much of the economical and social tension in Ireland today, including the rise of anti-immigration protests and the far right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min

  7. 09/01/2025

    The Substantial Hag

    On a watching of the 2024 film 'The Substance', Bliss couldn't help be reminded of an infamous Celtic mythological witch, The Cailleach. In this episode she explores the pressures to be immortal, Celtic mythological creatures and what an analysis between these stories and the Substance can tell us about ageing in womanhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min

  8. 08/15/2025

    Cailíní Commodities

    Ever wondered what it must have been like to try survive in 19th century Ireland? To shake the Magic 8 Ball of curiousity and wonder? What if you're a woman, without land or support? What 'choices' of survival are there for you, and what can that teach us about policies and laws changing right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min
  • 8 Episodes

About

Created by Sexistential Bliss, an Irish performer, dancer and writer. Her podcast explores curious questions about feminism, Irish stories, politics, sociology, music and more, for the sound and the curious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Bliss
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bliss
  • Show Website
    Taking the Bliss