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Alyson and Natalie Serber (author of the novel, Shout Her Lovely Name and her memoir, Community Chest) discuss their love of TV moms and how women like Carol Brady and Alice on the Brady Bunch gave them comfort and hope when they were little and how now, Sam Fox on Better Things offers them support as mothers themselves. We don’t just discuss one scene but a cultural touchstone. It’s a fascinating conversation. Come join us!

Natalie’s website https://www.natalieserber.com/

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Alyson’s Instagram: @byalysonshelton 

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This episode Tonya speaks with Femme On creator Ria Carrogan about the importance of all acts of activism, food insecurity and poverty, parenting and podcasting! It is basically one long Ria rant!

Organisations that Ria mentions:

The Black Nursery Manager: https://www.theblacknurserymanager.com/
Bloody Good Period - https://www.bloodygoodperiod.com/
Trussell Trust - https://www.trusselltrust.org/
Beauty Banks - https://www.beautybanks.org.uk/

Ria also mentions some amazing children's book authors and books:

Bethan Woollvin - https://www.bethanwoollvin.com/
Harry Woodgate - https://www.harrywoodgate.com/
My Skin, Your Skin by Laura Henry-Allain MBE and illustrated by Onyinye Iwu - https://www.laurahenryallain.com/lauras-shop/my-skin-your-skin/

Join us for a fiercely feminism discussion about film, media, TV, memoirs, and everything feminist with author, humour writer, teacher and generally cool person Elissa Bassist. Inspired by Elissa's substack post 'Films Shouldn't Win Awards Unless They Pass the Bechdel Test', Ria, Alyson and Elissa discuss feminism in movies (and media in general), the content we want to consume as women, and so much more!

Find out more about Elissa: https://www.elissabassist.com/
Read Elissa's substack: https://substack.com/@elissabassist
Follow Elissa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elissabassist

Fine Cut with Ria Carrogan and Kim Rowe

Alyson, Ria and Kim discuss the “Are You There Moriarty?” Scene from One Day (episode 9) starring Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod. Dex (Leo Woodall) goes to visit his incredibly posh girlfriend’s family and ends up getting pulled into a family game of “Are You There Moriarty?” that ends poorly when Dex crosses the invisible line that always exists in games and power dynamics, but is almost impossible to decipher, especially if you are an outsider. Alyson approached Kim and Ria about joining her to discuss this scene because she’s never watched something that illustrates, so perfectly, the cruelty, in some families, that is disguised as fun. The scene takes many fascinating turns and reveals so much about the characters and their lives. They had a wonderful time chatting about it. Please join us!

In this episode, host Jess speaks with poet and retiree Rosemary Drescher about Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. We talk about relying on stories when we need to escape reality, creating a safe space with language and manners, and the importance of understanding and accepting ourselves to help us adapt to the world around us. 

If you would like to contact Rosemary in response to this episode, please email [email protected] or message our host Jess on Instagram: @jess_bdavies 

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The wonderful Misako Rocks! is back to discuss her new books, Learn Manga with Misako, with Ria and Indie Comic Spotlight host Tony Farina. Yep, it is another crossover episode!

Find out more about Misako's work and her new books: www.misakorocks.com

And you can enter a competition to win an original Misako drawing, whoop whoop! Find out more: https://quarto.com/campaign/misakorocks

Find out more about Tony: www.arfarina.com

It's time for Ria's questions again! In this episode, Ria asks the collective 'What seemingly normal thing freaks you out'. Are you well adjusted or are you more like Ria? How do you feel about dirty laundry baskets? Things touching your neck? Other people's hair? It's another great episode where we enjoy learning the weird things about each other!

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Alyson speaks with George Ella Lyon (Kentucky Poet Laureate and author of the poem, Where I’m From) about many things including: the creative life, writing, the Celtic tree calendar, revisiting old work, her poem, Where I’m From and how it’s changed Alyson’s life and more! George Ella is funny, honest and engaging when talking about anything and her wisdom about creativity is a balm. It’s a thoughtful and engaging conversation, don’t miss it!

George Ella’s Website: http://georgeellalyon.com

Alyson’s Instagram: @byalysonshelton 

Alyson’s Website

Actress Megan Hutchings is back, this time speaking to Tonya about how she was put on this planet to save dogs. In their conversation, she explains why it’s essential that we meet each other with love and respect to make the world better, how social media helps animal advocacy, and an easy way people can get involved without significant change to their own lives.

Megan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megsishere/

Organizations Megan supports:
https://www.goldenrescue.ca/
https://www.peanutmutterrescue.org/
https://www.saveourscruff.org/
https://sunandsagerescues.com/
https://animalguardian.org/
https://www.soidog.org/
http://loveleorescue.org/

Welcome to Femme On Film! In this episode, Ria is joined by Ada, Suzan and Jen discuss Nida Manzoor's Polite Society. 

Polite Society is the story of two sisters, Ria and Lena Khan, as Lena gives up her dreams of becoming an artist and marry local heartthrob, Salim. Ria aspires to become a professional stunt performer and will do anything to save her older sister.

Polite Society is a martial arts action comedy with women and feminism at its core.

Nida Manzoor wrote and directed the film, it is her feature film debut! If you love this discussion and the film, make sure you watch her amazing TV show, We Are Lady Parts.

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