Scintillae Podcast

Alisha Ahmed + Raven Gough

5.0 (1)
Philosophy
Updated Weekly

Reflections from the intersections of oppressions. Two Intersectional Feminists discussing queer narratives, exploring late stage capitalism, social justice, identity politics through social commentary and cultural analysis. scintillaepod.substack.com

Jun 3

The Secret Past In Music we never Talked About Before ✨ Scintillae s02e03

On the importance of Music in our formation years, Alisha's previous life in the music industry where she kidnapped musicians to ask them about Life, Death and Supermarkets.We talked specifically about how Alisha was involved with The Cranberries, how Dolores O'Riordan changed her life, The Libertines and being neighbours with Carl Barat, the importance of ethics and care in documenting and sharing about the life of artists she had been given access to, the prejudice against bands like Black veil Brides and Raven's love for the new female metal/hard rock artists such as Delilah Bon and @HailHarpy You can check our previous life in music at @GinInTeacupsUK Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepod Find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scintillaepod/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

1 hr
May 27

Estro Junkies ✨ Scintillae s02e02

We discuss Estro Junkies, the novelisation of the serial "Ranked Competitive Breast growth" by Beth Leigh-Ann and Talia Bhatt. Ranked Competitive Breast Growth follows the lives of competitors in the hottest new e-Sport in which cisgender men take estrogen in an attempt to grow the biggest breasts for a grand prize of $1 million. Trans women are strictly forbidden due to their biological advantage, but will that stop our heroes Nichole and Katherine from slipping under the radar and hiding the truth from the world and each other? Can a blonde femboy get the desi hunk of his dreams? And can Rupali save the world from the evils of the local Gay Straight Alliance? Estro Junkies takes the characters we all know and love from the serial and puts them through the narrative gauntlet. Higher stakes, new relationships, and most importantly, devastating heart breaks that will make you feel sorry for Magic The Gathering players of all people.Get Estro Junkies at https://taliabhatt.itch.io/estro-junkiesJoin us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepodFind us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScintillaePodFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scintillaepod/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

1h 5m
May 20

Battle of the Persephones ✨ Scintillae Podcast s02e01

Scintillae Season Two begins with an exchange of myths between us: Raven as a devoted reader of Maria Ying’s Hades Calculus, Alisha sharing about reading Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe in 36 hours straight, and the only Netflix project worth watching in the last decade which was therefore cancelled: KAOS! featuring Cardiffian actor Rakie Ayola in the role of Persephone. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepod Find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scintillaepod/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

1h 11m
Feb 18

A Greener Wales w/ Tessa Marshall ✨ Scintillae Podcast ep. 08

Our first guest is none other than a politician! Tessa Marshall is the Welsh Green Party candidate for Caedydd Penarth at the Senedd Elections of 7th May 2026 and a personal friend. In this episode we ask her everything we always wanted to ask a politician but never had the chance before! And she delivers! Check out Tessa over at: tiktok.com/@tessashadenough instagram.com/tessamarshallblaidwerdd/ The Welsh Green Party : wales.greenparty.org.uk If you heard of Zack Polanski, the leader of the UK Green party (some say he’s the British Zohran Mamdani) this is his podcast boldpoliticswithzack.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepod Find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

1h 1m
Feb 4

My Partner is Trans, Now What!? ✨ Scintillae Podcast ep. 07

Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepod Find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

1h 17m
Jan 25

From Beauty and the Beast to Astarion: The Abuse Romanticization Pipeline ✨ Scintillae Podcast ep. 06

The romanticisation of abuse in dark romantasy. From Beauty and the Beast to Joss Whedon's Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the reinterpretation of the trope by white women since the 2000s with Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses, Deborah Harkness' A Discovery of Witches and yes, Tom Hiddleston's Loki to Astarion pipeline. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepod Find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

1h 4m
Jan 14

The End of the World ep.5

CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSIONS OF Suic!dE and Suic!dal Intrusive Thoughts. In this emergency episode we discuss the beginning of 2026 with the US attack of Venezuela, kidnapping its president and immediately casting their imperialistic eye onto Greenland, what that would mean for world diplomacy and the problematic possibility of it triggering World War 3 with some of the international intricacies explained Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepod Find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod 00:59 How to "end" oneself 02:18 Religion and the right to end one's life 08:14 Venezuela to Greenland 14:25 Diplomacy and Democracy 20:23 the Birth of Propaganda 24:32 We are in a Plutarchy 29:02 capitalism patriarchy and r*pe culture 33:29 how can world war iii start now? 40:44 do the US want to go to war with Europe? 49:07 Bif Tannen and Donald Trump 50:28 The Rules 54:33 Nuclear Deterrents 56:53 build the skills to become partisans 📚BIBLIOGRAPHY📚 Philosophy Tube - Suic!de and Ment@l He@lth | Philosophy Tube ★https://youtube.com/watch?v=eQNw2FBdpyE Devon Price Ph.D. - Laziness Does Not Exist US https://bookshop.org/a/115825/9781982140113 UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/15020/9781982140113 Annie Jacobsen - Nuclear War: A Scenario US https://uk.bookshop.org/a/15020/9781804996003 UK https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/nuclear-war-a-scenario-annie-jacobsen/7598736?ean=9781804996003&next=t Sheffield University - The Invisible Government: Edward Bernays, Public Relations and Propaganda https://newhistories.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/volumes/2013-14/volume-5/issue-1-media/the-invisible-government-edward-bernays-public-relations-and-propaganda @adamcurtisdocumentaries Hypernormalisation | Full Documentary | Adam Curtis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7T07WfIhM This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

1h 3m
12/31/2025

2025 Screenwipe ep.04

A review of 2025 for both world and personal events in the style of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe. Reflections from the intersections of oppressions, Cheaper than therapy! Two transbians navigating late stage capitalism, chatting with interesting people, and trying to find "The Meaning of Life™". Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepod Find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod 01:05 January 2025: Trump Inauguration, Elon Musk 10:36 Rant about AI 16:30 February 2025: My First Exhibition 25:03 March 2025: Music & The Airborne Toxic Event 36:37 April 2025: UK Supreme Court Ruling 49:51 May 2025: Poet in Residence 55:25 June 2025: What it Feels Like for a Girl 01:01:57 July 2025: Sydney Sweeney has great Jeans 01:05:54 August 2025: My Second Exhibition 01:11:00 September 2025: Etsy Witches & Sofia 01:21:56 October 2025: Ceasefire NOT 01:29:27 November 2025: Cottage Life, Zohran Mamdani and Zack Polanski 01:39:18 December 2025: Why we Podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

1h 53m
12/24/2025

White Fragility, Power and Intuition. Ep.03

White fragility, power structures and how intuitively white women recognise, benefit, and cry victimhood to hold onto their privilege against those lower than them. Reflections from the intersections of oppressions, Cheaper than therapy! Two transbians navigating late stage capitalism, chatting with interesting people, and trying to find "The Meaning of Life™". Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepod Find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod Essay Mentioned: I’ll Keep Calling Myself a Witch, Thanks Original Content: Simone Grace Seol - Dear White Women, Please Stop This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

55 min
12/07/2025

What Do You Believe? Ep.01

Reflections from the intersections of oppressions, Cheaper than therapy! Two transbians navigating late stage capitalism, chatting with interesting people, and trying to find "The Meaning of Life™". Get comfortable in this first episode where we introduce ourselves, our mental kindergarten, how we came to be together and how we developed our view of the world and of spirituality. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scintillaepod Find us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@scintillaepod This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scintillaepod.substack.com

1h 16m

10 Episodes

Reflections from the intersections of oppressions. Two Intersectional Feminists discussing queer narratives, exploring late stage capitalism, social justice, identity politics through social commentary and cultural analysis. scintillaepod.substack.com

Creator

Alisha Ahmed + Raven Gough
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

10
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Alisha Ahmed
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Scintillae Podcast