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This episode is dedicated to ABF, the first man who said the C-word about my body in a way that was tender, affirming, and entirely without contempt.
Episode 1: Oh, Cunt Where Art Thou?
In the first episode of ‘The C-Word with Catharine Redden’, Catharine starts where few podcasts dare: with the word cunt. Loved, loathed, weaponised, reclaimed, how did one word that names a life-giving part of women’s bodies become one of the most explosive insults in the English language?
With humour, storytelling, and a proudly non-academic feminist lens, Catharine traces the word’s journey from medieval England (yes, Grope Cunt Lane was a real street) through class politics, religion, Victorian moral panic, and into its strange modern life as both taboo slur and affectionate Aussie greeting. Along the way, she asks bigger questions about language, power, women’s bodies, and why some words are policed harder than others.
This is not a rage-bait podcast. It’s a curious, funny, thoughtful exploration of what it’s like to be a woman in a world largely designed by and for men, making space for complexity, contradiction, and conversation. If you love words, feminism, cultural history, and smart swearing, you’re in the right place.
Content Note
We discuss women’s bodies, medical systems, trauma, and other hard-to-talk-about stuff. Also, I swear. A lot.
Support
These resources aren’t included as a formality. Catharine has personally used several of these services during hard and frightening times.
Australia | 24/7
- Lifeline 13 11 14
- Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 (ages 5–25)
- 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732
- Emergency 000
Outside Australia, local crisis services are available.
Community
Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/zjooshyoursocials
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/catharine.redden/
Support the podcast
https://catharineredden.substack.com
https://buymeacoffee.com/CatharineRedden
Credits
Recorded on the lands of the Ramindjeri and Ngarrindjeri peoples.
Sovereignty never ceded.
Recorded & edited at Ridley Farm Studio by Luke Ridley
https://ridleyfarmstudio.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/ridleyfarmstudio/
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This episode is dedicated to ABF, the first man who said the C-word about my body in a way that was tender, affirming, and entirely without contempt.
Episode 1: Oh, Cunt Where Art Thou?
In the first episode of ‘The C-Word with Catharine Redden’, Catharine starts where few podcasts dare: with the word cunt. Loved, loathed, weaponised, reclaimed, how did one word that names a life-giving part of women’s bodies become one of the most explosive insults in the English language?
With humour, storytelling, and a proudly non-academic feminist lens, Catharine traces the word’s journey from medieval England (yes, Grope Cunt Lane was a real street) through class politics, religion, Victorian moral panic, and into its strange modern life as both taboo slur and affectionate Aussie greeting. Along the way, she asks bigger questions about language, power, women’s bodies, and why some words are policed harder than others.
This is not a rage-bait podcast. It’s a curious, funny, thoughtful exploration of what it’s like to be a woman in a world largely designed by and for men, making space for complexity, contradiction, and conversation. If you love words, feminism, cultural history, and smart swearing, you’re in the right place.
Content Note
We discuss women’s bodies, medical systems, trauma, and other hard-to-talk-about stuff. Also, I swear. A lot.
Support
These resources aren’t included as a formality. Catharine has personally used several of these services during hard and frightening times.
Australia | 24/7
- Lifeline 13 11 14
- Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 (ages 5–25)
- 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732
- Emergency 000
Outside Australia, local crisis services are available.
Community
Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/zjooshyoursocials
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/catharine.redden/
Support the podcast
https://catharineredden.substack.com
https://buymeacoffee.com/CatharineRedden
Credits
Recorded on the lands of the Ramindjeri and Ngarrindjeri peoples.
Sovereignty never ceded.
Recorded & edited at Ridley Farm Studio by Luke Ridley
https://ridleyfarmstudio.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/ridleyfarmstudio/
About
The C-Word with Cath...