Unboxing Women

By Unboxing Women

The music industry hides behind fame, glitter and chart-toppers, but what if you knew the ugly truth? Hosts Maika & Dana rip open the box on sexism, gatekeeping and power dynamics with raw, unapol... more

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The podcast currently has 80 episodes available.

Unboxing Women episodes:

March 23, 2023 UW #59: Not even Rihanna gets paid for the Superbowl Halftime Show
What is behind a Superbowl Show and why don't artists get paid for it? Our thoughts on Rihanna's performance: did she sing live or not..?
Referenced Article by Yahoo: https://sports.yahoo.com/much-did-rihanna-paid-super-065048083.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ5CIae1bhWpqj0xi0Dr8wR-kZk-sr2VfTkp6KxWLtGf7on6Vn2VnVm-zSzvE1q52PHQbXaGr9QJIdU3Do1sUXnMjNcCwQdvWlpCIhgfhaKuL4oqMlbysVkVir0qo4-HRT_ohAMa7W4XPFJRnnljqv1rV7sQUugbw46bwU86l_cl

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25min
March 16, 2023 UW #58: Finding yourself with Michaela D. Jordan
Michaela catches us up on their music career since episode 14, as well as the growth of Golden Poppy Music, their Artist Management company. On top of that they have released their newest album "Come Home To Yourself" as the artist "The Sea Tease".
Find Michaela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theseatease
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSeaTease
New album "Come Home to Yourself": https://linktr.ee/theseatease
And Golden Poppy Music: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldenpoppymusic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goldenpoppymusic
If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram instagram.com/unboxingwomen or an email to [email protected]
Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.
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37min
March 09, 2023 UW #57: Why P!nk is still a huge success
Discussing the documentary "P!nk - Staying True" and looking back at her origins as well as analysing how she's stayed on top of the game. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQaYqB6NFBQ
If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram instagram.com/unboxingwomen or an email to [email protected]
Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.
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29min
March 02, 2023 UW #56: Is Disney finally changing its misogynistic ways?
Has Disney changed with the times? Find out as we discuss new wave Disney movies (from 2010 to now) and compare them to the classic princess movies Disney is known for.
SPOILER ALERT - we chat in-depth about storylines and scenes from the movies.
Catch our previous (and controversial) episodes: Ep 43: "Part I: The evolution of Disney Princesses", Ep 44: "Part II: Who are the real Disney Heroes?" and Ep 45: "Part III: How Disney perpetuates homophobia through their Villains".
If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram instagram.com/unboxingwomen or an email to [email protected]
Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.
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48min
December 26, 2022 UW #55: Unboxing Day Holiday Special
'T is the season to analyse the success of certain Christmas songs and bring some very misogynistic lyrics to light.. your xmas will never be the same.
Link to the article "A Composer Breaks Down The Music Theory Behind Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”." (Not from the Spotify Blog as mentioned in the audio, but from Stereo Gum): https://www.stereogum.com/2208354/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-music-theory/columns/in-theory/?utm_source=Stereogum&utm_campaign=7996097726-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_11_07_32_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5d9c816fab-7996097726-387730742&mc_cid=7996097726&mc_eid=713406dc47
If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram instagram.com/unboxingwomen or an email to [email protected]
Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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26min
July 28, 2022 UW #54: Shania Twain: The Unbelievable Story Behind the Legend
Shania Twain is the best-selling country artist of all time. What you probably don't know if you're not a hardcore fan is that she grew up poor in an abusive family situation, hunting wild animals for food. Against all odds, she did not let anything deter her from her dream! Find out about Shania's history together with us.
Link to an interview of ABC news with Shania: https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/shania-twain-opens-difficult-childhood-heart-wrenching-divorce/story?id=13529925
If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram instagram.com/unboxingwomen or an email to [email protected]
Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.
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29min
July 21, 2022 UW #53: What you didn't know about Autotune
Who uses Autotune? Why is it frowned upon in certain genres, while it is glorified in others? We divulge a couple of secrets well-known in the industry, but that most music fans have no clue about.
We mention our Episode 25: "Vibrato in Pop Music", Episode 32: "Exploring Imposter Syndrome" and Episode 23: "Women Supporting Women - Vocal & Communication Coach Angela Durrant".
This is the link to the Full 2019 Eurovision Show on their official YouTube channel where Madonna sang 'Like a Prayer' with Autotune tuned to the wrong note: https://youtu.be/Dsx4pVjUth0?t=10575 (the link will make the video start just before she comes on)
This is the link to the video on Madonna's YouTube channel where they corrected her performance as best they could. You can clearly hear extra vocals were added on the parts that they couldn't re-tune due to too much audience noise: https://youtu.be/VG3WkiL0d_U
If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram instagram.com/unboxingwomen or an email to [email protected]
Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.
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41min
July 14, 2022 UW #52: The Musical Theatre Monopoly in Germany with Daniela Dinnes
Daniela is a singer and actor doing musical theatre in Germany. She tells us about some well-kept secrets in the German theatre world and beyond. With years of experience she has also stepped into projects with schools all around the world to give the children the opportunity to get introduced to musical theatre, opening their minds to the arts. Listen to this and more about what Dani is up to next in this episode.
You can connect with Dani here:
Website: https://www.danieladinnes.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniela_dinnes
Acting profile: https://www.schauspielervideos.de/fullprofile/schauspieler-daniela-dinnes.html
Video's about the projects we discuss:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx61VsS1-YM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks3hPmxT-50
We mention episode #35 where we interview Samara (Sally) Jancovich about the world of opera.
If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram instagram.com/unboxingwomen or an email to [email protected]
Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.
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37min
July 07, 2022 UW #51: Why having a manager is overrated
Do you have a manager? We analyse this ever-returning question asked by what seems like everyone working the music industry and Dana unpacks her experience with people who call themselves managers.
If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram instagram.com/unboxingwomen or an email to [email protected]
Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.
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27min
June 30, 2022 UW #50: What do we do now?
We chat about helpless female sidekicks in movies and how Reese Witherspoon made everyone aware of the problem back in 2016, but nothing has changed much. Still this is a question we have to ask ourselves and our female community as to how we move the needle and make people realise their internalised misogyny that is perpetuated this vicious cycle.
Spoiler alert: We chat about a couple of movies where the line "What do we do now?" is uttered by the female characters and we describe scenes from 'Toy Story 3' and 'San Andreas'.
Link to the clip we play with women saying "What do we do now?" with a part of Reese's speech. Link to the full speech transcript.
We also mention UW ep34 "Will acting like a man get you ahead?" where we reviewed the movie 'Alien'.
If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram instagram.com/unboxingwomen or an email to [email protected]
Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.
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25min

FAQs about Unboxing Women:

How many episodes does Unboxing Women have?

The podcast currently has 80 episodes available.