Rage gets such bad PR, especially coming from women. When regressive politics abound, how can we channel our anger into change? Activist and writer Emily Writes gets us whipped up into a fervour, and leaves us with some hope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

How do people meet and fall in love in an era of unsolicited dick pics and "vanilla" sex? Are expectations of what women will be up for during sex shifting, and what does this say about gendered power dynamics? Social researcher Tania Domett joins us to share some heartening and disturbing insights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Imagine having to have security in your day job, because you’re a woman of colour in power. That’s daily life for Golriz Ghahraman, a Green MP who cops an extreme amount of misogynist, racist abuse. She tells us why New Zealand isn’t doing enough to hold social media platforms to account. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

She wasn't just fat, she was super fat. Fat liberation activist Sonya Renée Taylor, author of the New York Times Bestseller "The Body is Not an Apology", talks about the legacy of her friend and fat studies scholar Cat Pausé following her sudden death in March 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

How do you know to trust your gut when you think someone is crossing the line? We talk to Simone Kaho, whose courage in telling a #Metoo story helped send a rapist to jail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Women leaders and journalists are facing increasing online attacks, with misogynistic abuse on the rise. How to fight back? Dominion Post editor Anna Fifield talks about her decision to publish the c-word on the front page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Can reality television really be feminist? Former Bachelorette Lexie Brown talks about her journey of being packaged up for TV, what the show was like, and why things didn’t last with the man she chose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

You know that sinking feeling when you find out someone you respected is a sex pest? What if that person is your professor? We talk to Emily Rosenthal, who was in disgraced journalism academic Grant Hannis’s class at the time of his sexual attack, about reporting the story with Kirsty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

What do you do when misinformation gets a grip on someone you love? It's a dilemma journalist Anke Richter has been faced with many times before in her work on cults and conspiracies. She explains how the anti-vaccine movement operates - and what to do if you want to help a friend or family member out of the rabbit hole. Produced for Stuff by Bird of Paradise with support from NZ On Air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Since breaking up with her abusive ex, Sarah’s struggled to survive. First the government intercepted her child support because she was on the benefit. Now he's stopped paying entirely. Why are the tax department asking single mums to help track down their abusers? Produced by Bird of Paradise for Stuff with support from NZ on Air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more