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Season 2, Episode 27: 

This one is a little disorganized and a little personal. I am mostly thinking through things in the movement. This discussion/unfolding of thought comes in response to the films Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and Scream (1996). Btw for those curious, according to @jstoobs, the closest teen horror film to representing millennials is Jennifer's Body. Read more about that by checking out the link to the website down below.

Three cool reviews/analyses that I reference (in no particular order):

1. compares both films, describes them as generation-defining and talks about the fear of lack of apathy vs the fear of lack of empathy - @jstoobs (on TikTok)

2. clarifies how the BBB film is actually a satirical whodunit that critiques and welcomes Gen Z - "Bodies Bodies Bodies - Movie Review" by Chris Stuckmann (on Youtube)

3. discusses how the film is clever in portraying its themes and how the plot twist helps cement those themes - " Bodies Bodies Bodies is Quietly Genius I Explained " by Karsten Runquist

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Season 2, Episode 26

Listen and implement ways of supporting Iranian citizens right now.

All videos are on Tiktok, written in order of appearance.

First, 3 videos are by @Elica.lebon

1. What's happening in Iran

2. Western Propaganda led to the currently ongoing Iranian Genocide

3. Help three people escape death row (2 are LGBTQ members)

@tarashah_

@usa.mom.in.germany

@vialsss  

Video by Nazanin Boniadi posted on @mrferroni Tiktok page

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Season 2 Episode 25

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Season 2, Episode 24:

A bit of beautiful rambling at 54 minutes and 39 seconds

Poem: "Love Poem, After Arizona by Qwo-Liv Driskill"

Play: "A Thin Place" by Lucas Hnath

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23rd Episode of Season 2:

Spoiler warning for part 2.

Happy Bisexual Visibility Week! Are you still lowkey hating on the British Monarchy? Obsessed with gay European royalty theories, history and media? Need to have your trauma soothed by art? Curious about an alternative universe where America elected its first female president in 2016? Love the rivals-to-lovers trope Love long-distance relationships? Want to hear me rant about my mental health, pronouns and being a better ally and activist? Do you love being a nerd? Finally, do you love queer books? If you answered yes to at least one of these questions, then this is the perfect episode for you.

Book: Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

My college: Hampshire College

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My podcast Instagram: @radio_say

My personal Instagram: @zukiswa._

Psst! Happy (Belated) Heritage Day South Africans! I hope that you had a good day!

S2 E22

Please note: Policing language should not be a cause to invalidate the point. The creator's main point is facts. Modern Day White feminism is ineffective because of choice feminism and undedicated united feminist action. Depp vs Heard should have sparked more feminist outrage. Shein and other fast fashion brands should have sparked more feminist anger. The Overturning of Roe V Wade should have had more protestors. Sex trafficking, child marriage, period poverty, medical injustice, attacks on cultural and  religious freedom, pink tax, the devaluing of a college education as woman becoming more educated, wage gap, unpaid labour, the devaluing of all things associated with and produced by woman, gender based violence, the commodification of women's bodies as a tool under capitalism and patriarchy, etc. So much more. These are all worth fighting for and more. It's important to stay focused. I suggest how we can redirect our focus.

Credit: 

@zeyneptho      (on Tiktok)

Saidiya Haartman The Belly of the World: A note on Black Women's Labours

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Season 2 Episode 21: Hey Everyone! First Episode in America! I promise that in my next episode I will do less repetition of what I have already said in class. Get ready for some Marxist theory, Hampshire College class experiences, South Africa, the UK and Swaziland, feudalism and so much more!

Read: Black Marxism by Cedric Robinson

The Combahee River Collective Statement

Racial Capitalism by Jodi Melamed

Karl Marx's Primitive Accumulation and The Coming Upheaval

Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric

Watch on Youtube: Robin D. G. Kelley - What is Racial Capitalism and Why Does It Matter?

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Bye South Africa! Happy Women's Month and well done to all the women who have made our country proud these past two months. I love being a woman and South African; I will miss my country. I'm heading to Hampshire College this American fall (this South African spring). I will still be heavily involved in South African discourse. The last film I watched was Inxeba: The Wound (I watched it on the 15th of August 2022) which is a beautiful South African film that I highly recommend and it will be discussed as my next film on this podcast. So long to my last day on South African soil for three months (before Christmas break). Wednesday 17th August 2022 (half of the episode filmed on Tuesday 16th August 2022). Season 2 Episode 20.

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S2 E19: Happy National Women's Day in South Africa! I, Zukiswa your host, talk about current issues women face in our nation, the history behind today, and WLW media not getting enough support. Lastly, what Minister Bheki Cele had to say regarding the victims (eight women) who were gang raped by a mine in Krugersdorp and how that reflects a lot of the current misogyny in South Africa that is expected to be excused. I just want to say that my opinions on the theme for Women's Day 2022 might be influenced by the fact that I have some mistrust for the government's ability to economically empower in the way that they may initially set out to do and that I am personally middle class/upper middle class. To be clear the theme is very important and relevant after the end of covid restrictions in South Africa. Plus it could be used as a tool to create more financial independence for women and provide relief to people who experience the intersectionality of womanhood and poverty. So although I'm sad to not see a theme addressing gender-based violence yet, this is not to take away from the fact that there are women who really need it in my country and that the government should be putting some focus and effort into that area even if they risk failing.

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The extra video at the end was by @amahlentshinga on TikTok!

Credit:

@bykaitlinrawson (tiktok)

@Alice Cappelle (youtube)

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/watch-lucky-to-be-raped-bheki-cele-video/

https://theconversation.com/lilian-ngoyi-an-heroic-south-african-woman-whose-story-hasnt-been-fully-told-188345#:~:text=On%209%20August%201956%2C%20now,hated%20pass%20laws%20to%20women.

https://www.gov.za/WomenDay2022#:~:text=We%20will%20celebrate%20this%20year's,achieve%20gender%20equality%20by%202030.

https://mg.co.za/special-reports/2020-12-04-gender-based-violence/

https://www.gov.za/speeches/minister-bheki-cele-release-quarter-four-crime-statistics-202122-3-jun-2022-0000#:~:text=In%20the%20three%20months%20of,the%20age%20of%2017%20years.

https://www.enca.com/news/womens-day-ramaphosa-says-gbv-has-stop

https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-assents-laws-strengthen-fight-against-gender-based-violence-28

https://www.education.gov.za/Home/ComprehensiveSexualityEducation.aspx

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/sex-education-south-african-schools/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/08/03/why-did-netflix-cancel-first-kill-with-double-heartstoppers-viewing-hours/?sh=6d7b70437fc7

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/08/05/the-secret-reasons-netflix-cancels-shows-like-first-kill/?sh=7cc4e44f9801

https://www.slashfilm.com/953428/heres-why-first-kill-was-canceled-according-to-the-showrunner/

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/08/03/why-did-netflix-cancel-first-kill-after-hit-show-reached-100m-viewing-hours/

S2, Ep 18: A new series! In addition to The Youth Speaks, Three part discussions and Film reviews, I shall be doing book club episodes where I analyse and discuss in depth a novel. I will also analyse a film adaptation of it if I so desire to. In this episode (episode 18, season 2), I will be discussing both the book (the well-established censored version), loosely mentioning the uncensored version and the 2009 Doran Gray adaptation starring Ben Barnes. Lastly, (SPOILER) I wanted to say that the end of this book truly left me gasping (because I also foolishly believed it would end the curse, not kill him) and I would rate the novel an 8/10 despite its horrible pacing because it is worth it at the end and pacing after Chapter 11 is such a breath of fresh air because the plot thickens and the rest of book becomes more plot heavy and better paced in still a meaningful way. The novel scratched the hard-to-reach parts of my brain and blew my mind. The only other book that has come close was Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman, but that book merely touched my brain. The film gets a 6/10 though. Dorian was also a lot more heartless in the film without his internal dialogue, which didn't help. Also, I tried to speak more clearly this time while recording the episode so let me know if you hear an improvement.

Recorded Wednesday, 3rd August 2022.