Podcasts have made a place for themselves in the media world. To be listened to without moderation, in bed, during sport, in the shower, while eating, on the move… It’s the perfect format for women who live 100 miles an hour. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of 10 podcasts, each more inspiring than the last, to “empower” you in the feminine. Happy reading, and above all, happy listening!
1. The Powder
In the intimate setting of a hotel room, Lauren Bastide interviews writers, artists, researchers and activists who set the world alight and challenge sexist stereotypes. Pillow talk: empowerment, female entrepreneurship, feminism and the fight against social injunctions with Christiane Taubira, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Assa Traoré… An impressive line-up!
2. What’s up?
A podcast that examines feminism from every angle. Behind the microphone of Clémentine Gallot, personalities and specialists take the floor to analyze pop-culture and intersectionality: Kamala Harris, the place of women in medicine, alcohol through a gender prism, the SKAM series or “Should makeup be used for skin? These are just some of the topics tackled in an accessible way by inspiring, no-holds-barred chicks!
3. Generation XX
Génération XX is a community of committed and resonant voices, opening up the field of possibilities in terms of gender and numbers, under the wing of Siham Jibril. The concept? Testimonials from outspoken women. With wisdom and experience, they recount their journeys (fraught with pitfalls) and the lessons they have learned. On the program, universal questions: “Salary inequalities”, “Moving from an idea to a project”, “Taking the measure of your power”, or “Assuming who you are”. A real life lesson for women.
4. Did Venus wax her pussy?
In this punchy podcast, Julie Beauzac deconstructs the myths of Western art history through a feminist and inclusive prism. Like the Guerilla Girls and their question: ” Do women have to be naked to get into the MET? “, artists and historians break codes and remind us that women artists are neither muses nor submissives. Right, Frida?
5. Balls on the Table
Victoire Tuaillon puts her ovarian balls on the table and talks openly about the male evil of the century: patriarchy. In each episode, he spends a dirty quarter of an hour (from 30 to 60mn): male gaze, pornography, Me Too… Victoire goes to the other side of the force to better understand, deconstruct and rebuild gender equality. ” Because we’re not born men, we become them”, as Simone de Beauvoir would say.
6. In Power
A podcast that helps you take power over your life. And when she talks aboutempowerment, Louise Aubery (aka @mybetterself), Political Science student, content creator, entrepreneur of her podcast and her inclusive lingerie brand, knows what she’s talking about. In In Powershe gives a voice to those women who have decided to break with the established order, to go against the grain in order to set up their own brand, make a living from their passion, overcome the fear of failure or the imposter syndrome.
7. YESSS
YESSS is the cry with which women celebrate their victories against sexism, according to its creators Anaïs Bourdet, Margaïd Quioc and Elsa Miské. A podcast with a guaranteed feel-good effect, it looks at those everyday successes where the feminine wins out over the masculine. Through a variety of testimonials, YESSS puts a smile on our faces and gives us the energy we need to continue fighting for gender equality.
8. Un podcast à soi, by ARTE Radio
A benchmark in the world of feminist podcasts. Un podcast à soi, by our beloved Charlotte (Bienaimé), tackles gender (in)equality in its entirety. Current affairs are dissected through a feminist prism, and freedom of expression reigns supreme: listeners are invited to react. Formulated as a documentary, this podcast is a jumble of testimonials, interviews, essays and literary extracts (hence the reference to Virginia Woolf’s famous Une chambre à soi ).
9. Conquérantes
Behind Les Conquérantes are the journalists behind the “empowering ” webzine Madmoizelle. The podcast puts the spotlight on these sportswomen. Amateur or professional sportswomen, from all disciplines and categories… They find in sport a way to take ownership of their bodies, to surpass themselves and to emancipate themselves from injunctions. On your marks, get set? Get set!
10. Dear Body
In this 100% body positive and feel good podcast, Léa Bordier tackles feminism and the diktats of beauty. In the form of individual testimonials, women are invited to take a non-judgmental look at themselves! On the program: disability, illness, pregnancy… From body shaming to self-acceptance and body appropriation, clichés get a face-lift!
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