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In this episode, our arts editor Eleanor Getting explains how powerful Beatriz Gonzalez' work is through an insightful and thoughtful discussion of her article available below: https://www.nouslondon.co.uk/beatriz-gonzalez-by-eleanor-getting/
This inspiring and in-depth episode with Inès explores the themes and research included in her article by the same name available on the Nous website. This includes who is responsible for cooking the majority of meals in comparison to those who are paid the most for it, the expectation for
In this episode, Eleanor Getting talks about the artwork honoured by Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala. We talk about the art created by Allen Jones and how it represents women as sexual objects.
We’re so excited to be joined by Shiksha Teeluck for a thoughtful and energising conversation about Women in STEM. This week's episode is packed with practical insight and encouragement for anyone navigating STEM, whether you're just starting out, exploring your options, or already well established in the field. In
Varuni Sinha's inspirational story of overcoming the seemingly impossible, both in administrative discrimination and mental health challenges, is doubtlessly a case that will stay with you forever. Unpicking the spousal visa laws in the USA until 2015 and its effect on South Asian women, Varuni talks of hope, renewal, and
Want to know how women, feminism and misogyny have been in the news this week but don't have time to add yet another news paper and feed to your routine? Look no further: in 15mns or less Camille and Harini break down some of the headlines in both the mainstream
If you have 15mns you can listen to all the lessons we've learnt from life so far as we turn 21 and try to navigate the beginnings of adulthood. Some of the things we talk about include: * body image * making memories * being self-sufficient * knowing your values Don’t forget to
TW: ED This week I'm so lucky to have one of my oldest friends Lira Prela sharing her experience with eatings disorders and the mental health system with eloquence and grace despite being such a complicated and difficult experience. Don’t forget to download, listen, subscribe and review, and be
Ending sexual assault awareness month with a bang with this incredible original song, written and performed by Anastasia Serrell-Watts.
Camille talks for 22mns about global sexual assault awareness month. TW: sexual assault, extreme violence against women
In this episode, our arts editor Eleanor Getting explains how powerful Beatriz Gonzalez' work is through an insightful and thoughtful discussion of her article available below: https://www.nouslondon.co.uk/beatriz-gonzalez-by-eleanor-getting/
051 - Beatriz Gonzalez Exhibition Review, with Eleanor Getting
This inspiring and in-depth episode with Inès explores the themes and research included in her article by the same name available on the Nous website. This includes who is responsible for cooking the majority of meals in comparison to those who are paid the most for it, the expectation for
050 - Meals and Misogyny by Ines N'cib
In this episode, Eleanor Getting talks about the artwork honoured by Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala. We talk about the art created by Allen Jones and how it represents women as sexual objects.
049 - Did Kim Kardashian Mean to Honour Misogynistic Artwork at the Met? with Eleanor Getting
We’re so excited to be joined by Shiksha Teeluck for a thoughtful and energising conversation about Women in STEM. This week's episode is packed with practical insight and encouragement for anyone navigating STEM, whether you're just starting out, exploring your options, or already well established in the field. In
048 - Women in STEM, with Shiksha Teeluck
Varuni Sinha's inspirational story of overcoming the seemingly impossible, both in administrative discrimination and mental health challenges, is doubtlessly a case that will stay with you forever. Unpicking the spousal visa laws in the USA until 2015 and its effect on South Asian women, Varuni talks of hope, renewal, and
047 - Overcoming insurmountable odds, with Varuni Sinha
Want to know how women, feminism and misogyny have been in the news this week but don't have time to add yet another news paper and feed to your routine? Look no further: in 15mns or less Camille and Harini break down some of the headlines in both the mainstream
046 - This Week in Women
If you have 15mns you can listen to all the lessons we've learnt from life so far as we turn 21 and try to navigate the beginnings of adulthood. Some of the things we talk about include: * body image * making memories * being self-sufficient * knowing your values Don’t forget to
045 - Camille and Harini's Advice Turning 21
TW: ED This week I'm so lucky to have one of my oldest friends Lira Prela sharing her experience with eatings disorders and the mental health system with eloquence and grace despite being such a complicated and difficult experience. Don’t forget to download, listen, subscribe and review, and be
044 - Eating Disorders and Mental Health, with Lira Prela
Ending sexual assault awareness month with a bang with this incredible original song, written and performed by Anastasia Serrell-Watts.
Your Lies - Anastasia Serrell-Watts
Camille talks for 22mns about global sexual assault awareness month. TW: sexual assault, extreme violence against women
043 - Sexual Assault Awareness Month
"My friendship is not a crappy consolation prize that you’re left with if I deny you a relationship – and my body is not your reward for good behavior.” - Taylor Callobre, The 'Good Guy' Myth (2012), Duke University Press Don’t forget to download, listen, subscribe and review, and
042 - The Dreaded Friendzone
This week Anastasia joins us for the final of her vital trilogy about sexual assault, following previous episodes on her own story, and the way in which society has defined the journey through language and the #metoo movement reaction. Among the side effects and respective healing strategies we cover: * disordered
041 - Healing from s/a Q&A, with Anastasia Serrell-Watts
TW: sexual assault (s/a) Following up from our last episode with Anastasia, we expand our discussion of sexual assault from her personal experience to global representation. We do this by talking about: * #MeToo and its reception * how sensationalism warps movements * sexual abuse in the LGBTQ+ community * post-assault sexuality (libido
040 - S/A Through #MeToo and Language, with Anastasia Serrell-Watts
TW: sexual assault (s/a) This first episode of 2024 begins the year on a sombre note, as Anastasia Serrell-Watts bravely steps into the spotlight of describing her sexual assault story to help other people find their own voice and recognise that they are not alone in their struggle. We
039 - Open dialogue about S/A, with Anastasia Serrell-Watts
Our 2 cents (or 1.6p if you will) on the beauty of the Barbie movie. With apologies for Camille's poor sound quality and cold, in this casual episode, Harini and Camille cover: * America Ferrera's speech * "I'm not pretty enough to be pretty and not smart enough to be smart"
038 - The Barbie Movie
We are so pleased to be able to talk to Charlie Summers about his perspective as a trans man on the following topics, among many others: * being socialised as a girl * the mental health impacts of being trans pre-transition * coming out to his family * commenting on feminism as a man
037 - The Transmasculine Perspective, with Charlie Summers
This week we are so pleased to interview Layo Akinola about a range of issues related to racism and feminism, including: * Michelle Obama * dealing with microaggressions * intersectional feminism * gaslighting yourself * how to elicit change Don’t forget to download, listen, subscribe and review, and be sure to share this podcast
036 - Black History Month, with Layo Akinola
We are so lucky to talk to Colette Zacca, the actress and dancer most recently seen in the TV series Doctors, the film Things I Do For Money, and the short Teach Me How To Fly, about Black history in the UK. It was such an honour to record this
035 - Black History Month, with Colette Zacca
It's Black History Month in the UK and we want to make sure that Black women are heard this month above all! As such you won't be hearing any white voices until November. We're focussing on role models, the advice to the new generation and advice to current white adults
034 - Black History Month, with Hawa Eyimah
[Mildy Explicit] The self-care industry has been the root of plenty of myths, but luckily Colette Grice, founder of the Galene Company is here to debunk them! In this episode we talk about: * skin care products * chemicals vs clean products * sexual health and vaginal health * periods, hormones and PMDD * taking
033 - Self-care, with Galene's Colette Grice
This episode is about a poem I wrote 2 years ago in one long rant looking back at the toughtest two years Harini and I went through, along with countless other girls in our cohort, many of whose stories are included here besides mine. It came from a wave of
032 - Privileged young ladies
Anecdotes from Annabelle and Camille's solo female travel adventures, including being dragged off the tube in Paris by a man for his girlfriend's chihuahua, stared at for 2 hours by a teenage boy in Norway and serenaded with Hollywood love songs in Japan. You can't make this stuff up!! Don’
031 Bonus - Solo Female Travel Stories, with Annabelle Saunders
Considering travelling alone as a woman? Great! In this episode, Camille and Annabelle Saunders chat about their experiences travelling alone as women and share some advice that they've learnt along the way. This includes: * language barriers * your 1st night alone * lessons on independence * being alone in a crowd * safety tips
031 - Solo Female Travel, with Annabelle Saunders
In this episode we interview the incredible Serene Singh, a Rhodes scholar at the University of Oxford, National All American Miss winner, author of children's book The Queen Machine, and founder of The Serenity Project to name but a few of her amazing accolades. * the Rhodes scholarship * isolation at Oxbridge
030 - Empowering unheard voices, with Serene Singh
In this episode we explore the role of femininity in leadership, and its importance in the modern world. Rosalie Chapman takes us through it with both personal experiences and theory, including: * agentic vs communal traits * the Oxford Union * feminine vs masculine presentation * Margaret Thatcher vs Jacinda Ardern * the Queen Bee
029 - Femininity in Leadership, with Rosalie Chapman
In this crucial episode, we precede next week's discussion of the Met police report by talking about the prevalence of r*pe culture in the UK. I am lucky to be joined for the first time by Amelia Waterton, where some of the topics we cover are: * the number of
028 - Tackling r*pe culture, with Amelia Waterton
[Explicit] In this episode, we have an open conversation about the lessons we've learnt from our late teens going into our 20s that we thought would be helpful to share with you! Listen up to find out more... Don’t forget to download, listen, subscribe and review, and be sure
027 - Advice going into your 20s: Part 2
[Explicit] In this episode, we have an open conversation about the lessons we've learnt from our late teens going into our 20s that we thought would be helpful to share with you! Listen up to find out more... Don’t forget to download, listen, subscribe and review, and be sure
027 - Advice going into your 20s : Part 1
In this episode we discuss one of the tangible results of feminist activism, the rise of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) in companies, and how we can see positive changes occur. * The Good News Movement * the tampon tax vs Scotland's free periods * what ESG means * what ESG does for companies
026 - ESG and the results of activism, with Annabelle Saunders
In our first episode of 2023, we talk about the predecessor of Netflix's hit series 'The Tiger King', the real tiger queen: Tippi Hedren. A 90 year old woman who has let wild cats roam her home since her youth, including letting a lion share a bed with her teenage
025 - The Tiger Queen
In this week's episode, we take a look at the role of cancel culture in today's society and how it is impacting the feminist movement. We try and navigate the definition of cancel culture, the positive and negative effects it can have on feminism. We've also included an outtakes special
024 - Is cancel culture helping or hindering feminism?
In this episode looking back on International Men's Day, we ask Ken and Tom to give us some insight into the men's mental health crisis in the UK from their perspective. Among many other things, we cover: * toxic masculinity * processing emotions * validating men's need for help * mental health * LGBT allyship
023 - International Men's Day with Ken Zhao and Tom Wright
On this week's episode, we commemorate Remembrance Day and the largely overlooked role of women before, during and after the First World War. Durham English Literature Masters graduate, (and our social media rep) Annabelle Saunders, discusses Vera Brittain's autobiographical book "Testament of Youth" (published in 1933), exploring the various layers
022 - Women and the First World War through Vera Brittain, with Annabelle Saunders
In this episode we look at the dark side of Siri's female voice and the wider issues of the gender disparity in the technology and AI industries. Among other things we discuss: * the history of women in tech * women in STEM vs boys in humanities * the gender pay gap * women
021 - "Siri, will you go out with me?"
In this Black History Month episode about misogynoir, Tati Kapaya and Nivea Makinde share their experiences as Black women in today's society as well as thinking about the historical factors that brought us here. Among many other things, we discuss: * Black pain in the media * the use of language to
020 - Misogynoir and Black History Month, with Tati Kapaya and Nivea Makinde
Some extra clips from '019 - Endometriosis and Painful Periods' where we chat about our own period stories: * hiding sanitary towels up our school jumpers * leaking in public * comparing period symptoms with other girls * teachers telling you 'you should've gone at break' when asking to go to the toilet Don't
019 - Outtakes: "Period Talks"
In this episode, Camille shares her experience with endometriosis and we explore medical misogyny, in which women's health issues and symptoms can be downplayed, not taken seriously and ignored, resulting in misdiagnosis of medical conditions like endometriosis and PCOS. Among other things, we discuss: * what it is like living with
019 - Endometriosis and PCOS
This episode takes a deeper look at the underlying political background behind Zhina (Mahsa) Amini's death and the protests that it has sparked, with Noorin's personal stories about her relationship with Islam. Among other things, we discuss: * ethnic minority treatment in Iran * the morality police * is the hijab really a
018 - The Iranian Protests, with Noorin Ansari
In this episode, we examine the exploitation of female garment workers in the global fashion industry, discussing: * Sweatshop working conditions * The role of intersectional feminism in labour rights advocacy * The OIKKO and EKATA projects, which support women’s fundamental workplace rights * Fast fashion and hyper-consumerism * Digital culture and influencer marketing
017 - The Fashion Industry
This episode is inspired by the UK's 2022 decision to make labelling calories on menus compulsory in all restaurants and cafes to increase "healthy eating" ignoring the increase in calorie counting and other disordered eating habits, a problem that disproportionately affects teenage girls. Among other things we discuss: * who is
016 - Calorie Counting
Continuing on from our previous episode on the relationship between social media and sex crimes, we explore the extent to which the sugar daddy-baby relationship has been glamourised and advertised online, as well as the dangers of this romanticisation for young women. Alongside plenty of other topics, we explore: * reasons
015 - How social media facilitates sex crimes, pt. 2: Are we sugar coating sex work?
In this episode we try to unpack some of the horrifying realities of when sending nude photos goes wrong. As we say in the episode, if our audience were predominantly men, we would put the onus on them to stop sharing their girlfriend's or ex's nudes with their friends; however,
014 - How social media facilitates sex crimes, pt. 1 selling nudes
On today's episode we disucss the origins of shaving in the Western world, and what its relevance is to our modern beauty standard of female hairlessness. Alongside this, we examine the impact of making hairlessness the norm and how this has changed across cultures and eras. Among other topics, we
013 - Shaving: The men behind the beauty standard
In this episode, we discuss the various components contributing to gender socialisation throughout childhood, concentrating on gaming, toys and the school sphere. Exploring the impacts of specific branding and advertising, we dissect the effects of reinforcing strict gender roles and norms upon children. Some of the topics covered include: * the
012 - Gender Socialisation During Childhood
In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing GB athlete, Anastasia Davies, as we discuss the role of women in the world of sports, the opportunities presented to them, and those from which they are held back. Among much else, we discuss: * the gender pay gap * % of women in
011 - Women in Sports with GB Athlete Anastasia Davies
In this episode we welcome Faye and Mitra to discuss some of the reasons we became feminists when we were younger, how it has impacted us, and when we might not have even identified as feminists at all! Some of the topics discussed include: * 'TERF' (trans-exclusionary radical feminism) * What it
010 - Am I bad feminist? with Mitra Stainsbury and Faye James
We are so happy to introduce Jessie Wade in this episode about the overturning of Roe v Wade to explain the background of abortion rights so we can begin to unravel the effects that this decision will have on women in the US. Some of the topics we will cover
009 - Roe v. Wade with Jessie Wade
In this episode we are honoured to have been hosted by Amy Rowlinson on Focus On WHY, her incredible podcast about the reasons that push people to follow their passions. Some of the issues we cover include: * creating a podcast as young women * solidarity with other women * the concept of
008 - Focus on WHY with Amy Rowlinson
To kick off Season 2 of the NOUS Podcast, we are discussing 'pick me' girls, both as a culture and as a term. In just a few short years, this phrase has gone from defending the core values of feminism, to enabling the fragmentation, and therefore the potential weakening, of
007 - The 'pick me' girl
We are so excited to announce Season 2 of the NOUS Podcast! Listen to this trailer to find out all the information you need about what promises to be a great season of feminist content. Episodes to come include: - The 'Pick Me' Girl - Pressure to be a 'good'
006 - Season 2 Trailer
Following an Instagram poll revealing that 61% of our listeners felt that there was no such thing as ethical porn, in this episode we tackle a couple of the many issues in pornography as a concept and the industry more specifically. We begin to explore some of the reasons why
005 - The Porn Industry
This episode explores 5 of the most commonly exploited tropes surrounding women in films and in the media we consume, and the detrimental effects this has on our expectations in real life. We look at where these tropes originated from, how they've developed in contemporary film, and how this has
004 - Female Tropes in the Media
We take an initial look at how the patriarchy damages women's mental health for example through constantly changing body types. We explore how male violence and rage affects women’s mental health, and delve into how reactions to this trauma can be dangerously mistaken due to harmful stereotypes surrounding female
003 - Women's Mental Health
With a group of guest speakers talking about their own experiences, we discuss white feminism in the beauty industry and how this impacts women of colour. We look at how influential women of colour and celebrities are impacted by this on a personal level and how this then filters down
002 - Eurocentric Beauty Standards
Following on from our article about the Zan Bill, we discuss this latest proposal to defend the rights of women, the LGBT community, and the disabled community, and take a look as to why it was rejected by the Italian Senate. We explore further where these intolerances might have come