The Female Gaze

Singer AJ Lambert joins the pod upon the release of her new album "Careful You" to talk about the tricky work of interpreting songs - and artists - who don't entirely hold up to today's standards of acceptable behavior. Plus this week's boats (Amy Heckerling, "The Wife") and bees (Taylor Swift's Reputation tour, ghosting on Tinder) and a Hot Takes round that will make you re-think your favorite TV sitcoms!

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Julia Weldon started their acting career shredding scenes in the Meryl Streep/Liam Neeson drama "Before and After" before hitting pause on acting while they waited for the landscape to improve for genderqueer folks. In the meantime they built up an equally impressive music career and are now dipping their toes back into a more promising film and TV industry. We chat about all of that, plus awkward gender discussions at the gynecologist, Viola Davis being a badass per usual, when to insist on preferred pronouns - and Alanah discovers Ani DiFranco for the first time!

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Filmmaker/actor Desiree Akhavan shares the challenges of making trailblazing work like her Sundance hit "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" and her new Hulu series "The Bisexual," and enters a fiery debate over the use of the word "cunt" and the dilemma of making the first move.

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For a special year-in-review episode, our hosts are joined by the brilliant Shenequa Golding (Vibe), Natalie Weiner (NY Times, Billboard) and Ashley Lee (LA Times) to discuss how women fared in pop culture in 2018. From Cardi to Ariana, Beale Street to Black Panther, our trio of experts helps us put this wild year into perspective. Plus, a fitting tribute to Penny Marshall, our final Boats and Bees of the season, and the Hot Takes wheel finally lands on Wonder Woman. Buckle up!

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Hip-hop artist Miss Eaves tells Jessie and Alanah why she pushed herself to be a champion of body and sex positivity in the rap game; the challenges of marketing her latest single that asks Santa for Trump's impeachment; and her thoughts on how women can subconsciously perpetuate the male gaze (danger, Will Robinson!)

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Filmmaker Jenna Laurenzo explains how she convinced some of the biggest stars and producers in the business to help her turn her real-life coming out experience into her new film "Lez Bomb;" how she plans to join the ranks of women storming the Hollywood gates in the wake of #MeToo; and ponders the idea of expanding or abolishing those pesky gender pronouns. Plus Jessie and Alanah introduce the new segment "Float Your Boat" to react to last week's Golden Globes nominations and spiral into a heated debate over "Shallow" vs. "I'll Never Love Again."

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The first episode of The Female Gaze is here! Acclaimed author Camille Perri joins us to explain why she used the classic romantic comedy formula to bring a queer love story to the masses with her new novel "When Katie Met Cassidy" and to debate whether other romantic classics, from When Harry Met Sally to A Star Is Born, hold water. But first Jessie and Alanah explain what the heck this podcast is even about - including what "the female gaze" really is (and isn't) and why having more of it can actually save lives - including theirs!

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Welcome to The Female Gaze! Meet your hosts Jessie and Alanah, who will be joined each week by kickass guests making all the female gaze-y culture you crave, starting December 3rd!

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