She's Gotta Have It!

Today we bring you our discussion of The Americans. We are joined by Marianne Garneau, who completed her PhD in Philosophy from the New School for Social Research. We discuss such things as how rare it is to see a show about marriage, our difficulty following espionage plots, the trope of the Refrigerator Woman, rape as a lazy plot device, 80's aesthetic, pantomiming desire, sexpositions, and so much more!

CONTENT NOTE: We talk about sexual assault and rape in this episode.

SPOILER ALERT: We speak mostly about the early episodes of the series, but there are references to select things down the line.

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Today we bring you our discussion of Fleabag, Season One, Episode Two. We discuss such things as the influence of period hormones, sexual performativity versus experience, the theatrics of cat-calls, reversal of gender norms, cruel practical jokes, and the philosophy of laughter.

SPOILER ALERT: We speak freely of Season One of Fleabag, so it's worth watching all six amazing episodes before listening to our discussion.

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Today we bring you our discussion of Fleabag, Season One, Episode One. We discuss such things as direct address, the intimate tone of the series and what that allows, the beauty of British passive-aggression, the line between desire and compulsion, and the credentials of Burberry coats.

SPOILER ALERT: We speak freely of Season One of Fleabag, so it's worth watching all six amazing episodes before listening to our discussion.

If you want to check out Lisa McKeown's article, you can find it here: https://www.shedoesthecity.com/desire-in-the-age-of-covid-19-learning-to-love-from-a-distance

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Today we bring you our discussion of Spike Lee's 1986 film "She's Gotta Have It." Our guest Leah Sweed joins us to talk about such things as why Lee's film inspired the name of our podcast, the feminine gaze and what is it, even (but we're pretty sure Spike Lee achieved it), how to begin to think about the black gaze, Brooklyn architecture, the power of direct address, boundary-setting, sweet sweet studio apartments, and so much more!

CONTENT NOTE: The film includes a rape scene, and it comes up a few times in our discussion.

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Today we bring you our discussion of Season 1, Episode 7 of iZombie, "Maternity Liv." Our guest Emily Gillespie https://www.facebook.com/Gillespie.Em joins us to talk about such things as the nature of identity in the context of mental illness, the ways maternal figures are villainized, and how emotional knowledge is undervalued.

Check out Emily's novel, "Dancing with Ghosts" here: Dancing with Ghosts

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Today we bring you our discussion of Episode 12 of Californication, "The Last Waltz." In this episode we discuss digestive catharsis, dancing molecules, realizing what you want only AFTER you make the wrong choice, and how to navigate paternalistic protective impulses towards younger women.

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Today we bring you our discussion of Episode 11 of Californication, "Turn the Page." In this episode we discuss how to choose a French Press, complicated parent/child dynamics as teenagers assert their agency, Karen's ongoing internal conflict, and Dani's hot leather dress.

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Today we bring you our discussion of Episode 10 of Californication, "The Devil's Threesome." In this episode we discuss sour grapes, moralizing about desire (and why we shouldn't), misguided attention-grabbing tactics, and unlikely allyships.

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Today we bring you our discussion of Episode 9 of Californication, "Filthy Lucre." In this episode, our conversation ranges from technology anxieties, Hank's presumptuousness and how it sets him up to fail, and several interesting status reversals in which the women come out on top.

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Today we bring you our discussion of Episode 8 of Californication, "California Son." In this episode, our conversation ranges from philandering fathers, to the ways Hank uses sex for both avoidance and connection, to how masculinity can be a trap.

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