Still Comfy? is an in-depth look at our favorite comfort shows and movies. After a conversation about the themes presented in the selected movie, we discuss how the movie holds up against our Tolerator and Jelly Pops morals and viewpoints. Enjoy our review of the 1998 movie Armageddon starring Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, and Liv Tyler. Nat and Jules set out to answer the question, could anyone call upon us at anytime to go to space?


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Natalie is joined by sex educator Erica Smith to talk about how our obsession with purity culture affects the quality of sex education we are given. Sex education should be something that is delivered to people without bias and without the idea that virginity and religion should be at the center of your sexual identity. Erica is the creator of the Purity Culture Dropout program that aims to provide support to people who are wanting to de-program from purity culture and take part in sex education that is queer inclusive, safe, and informative. The episode will center around how we became so purity driven when it came to sexuality, the consequences we face when sex is only viewed from the lens of religious morality, and what steps we can be taking to make sure we are talking about sex in ways that everyone has the knowledge to make decisions based in how they actually feel.

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Website: https://www.ericasmitheac.com
Instagram: @ericasmith.sex.ed

Still Comfy? is an in-depth look at our favorite comfort shows and movies. After a conversation about the themes presented in the selected movie, we discuss how the movie holds up against our Tolerator and Jelly Pops morals and viewpoints. Enjoy our review of the 1998 movie The Parent Trap starring Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, and Natasha Richardson. Nat and Jules set out to answer the question, what happens when you don't get to go to summer camp?


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While we’re on holiday, please take an opportunity to follow the show on all social media platforms. All ways to support the show, including our socials, can be found at https://linktr.ee/menivetoleratedpod.

We would also love for you to join us on Patreon! We have revamped the Patreon to include free content as well as content for our paying Patrons. We are also very excited to have on Patreon the exclusive series Misogyny Meltdown. Currently, the Misogyny Meltdown series is focused on our Misogynist of the Year Award. You can find the free article explaining our nominees on our Patreon feed. Make sure you are eligible to vote by following us on Patreon or subscribing to our newsletter.

This Summer Break Replay is in honor of Taylor Swift owning her entire music catalogue.


f you haven’t heard, Natalie went to the Eras Tour. That means she has been doing a deep dive on her favorite songs from Taylor Swift. Which means that she has also been reflecting on how misogyny plays into the songs she has written and how widespread everyday misogyny is reflected throughout Taylor’s career. Elizabeth Kyle is the perfect Swiftie to help guide Natalie through this conversation. The two women discuss the social dynamics that goes into being a Swiftie, the focus on the men she has had relationships with, and how she has been treated as a professional in the music industry. Between the two of them, they go straight from a Lover to their Midnights Era, and talk about how being aware of how internalized misogyny and widespread cultural misogyny affects people on a larger scale. Topics that are confronted are the way we view success among women creators, to the way we talk about women who have had bad relationships, and how we talk about other women’s bodies and our own bodies. And that’s some real Vigilante Shit.

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We have a Summer Break Flashback this week! This felt important given all the information I've been seeing on how tariffs will affect indie boardgame publishers.

Kervin of For Why Games joins Natalie to talk about his experiences advocating for diversity within board game development. He explains the steps and measures he took to create his first game, Allow Me to Mansplain and the ways he intentionally crafted rules and gameplay to foster discussions around the concept of mansplaining. The episode also dives into what is currently taken into consideration when it comes to diversity in game creation and where we need to head next to make sure gaming is a welcoming place for everyone. Natalie and Kervin also share their personal experiences of wanting a safe, diverse community to play games with and what it's like when you’re having a hard time finding it or you’re not being heard when explaining why the current situation isn’t making you feel safe and welcomed.

Make sure you have subscribed to us on Patreon! (currently running a free trial on all tiers) It is the only place where you can find our new variety series, The Misogyny Meltdown! There will be comedy, creativity, and a lot of melting down in each episode. January covered the Misogynist of the Year award ceremony, February is all about love.

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Purchase Allow Me to Mansplain: https://www.forwhygames.com/
Follow Kervin on Tiktok: @forwhygames.flan

Hey Team Tolerator! We are officially on our summer break for 2025 and will be returning with new episodes in the fall. This week, we are giving you a sneak peek of our Misogyny Meltdown series! In this excerpt, Julia Washington and Alrinthea Carter joined us to talk about the women in historical film that just deserved better. You can see the video for this interview, as well as the rest of the fun we had, on Patreon!

This year marked ten years of Bravo’s Southern Charm, where we get a glimpse at the lives of southern gentlemen and their ever present Peter Pan Syndrome. Annie Sieg returns as our reality tv historian to break down all the ways the men of Southern Charm reflect the misogyny we experience in our culture. The episode will cover Katherine Dennis, southern culture, Shep finally getting told he gives someone the ick, Craig and Paige’s breakup, and all the discourse Bravo fans are having in the comments.

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Julia Washington (Prose and Glow) and Natalie are dissecting their complicated feelings on Best Picture winner, Anora. Anora is written and directed by Sean Baker and tells the story of an exotic dancer named Ani who after a whirlwind couple of days finds herself married and then divorced by a Russian wealthy man named Vanya. This episode will cover what fell flat for both women when it came to Ani’s character development, the worldbuilding, and whether or not Anora really deserved all the praise it was getting for being a movie about an empowered woman and a statement against how wealthy people in an Oligarch treat the working class. And we will return to our prevalent question of who is actually qualified to write stories about the feminine experience.

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On instagram: @popculturemakesmejealous and @thejuliawashington
Shop Prose and Glow: https://www.juliawashingtonproductions.com/
Podcasts: Pop Culture Makes Me Jealous and Jelly Pops Book Club

Toni Powell is a music composer who just released her classical music composition, The Mourning After. She and Natalie will discuss misogyny’s effect on the art of music as well as the classical music genre. Discussion points will include the way people talk about creative pursuits, capitalism’s effect on art, how colonization and white supremacy affected art and culture, and what it is like for Toni to navigate the music business and the idea of genre as a woman of color.

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Instagram- @iamladyleidel
Tiktok- @iamladyleidel

Hi Barbie!This week Natalie and Julia Washington are combining their forces to talk about The Barbie movie. Each woman delves into their special relationship and memories they have with Barbie. They then decide it is time to come out of hiding and join the discourse and discussion following Greta Geriwg’s film. The episode will revolve around the movie serving as an awareness piece on everyday misogyny, the roles Ken played in the movie, Barbie’s journey to becoming a human, and more! This episode is more than Kenough!


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Shop Prose and Glow: https://www.juliawashingtonproductions.com/
Podcasts: Pop Culture Makes Me Jealous and Jelly Pops Book Club