The Killjoy Guide

Why Jessa Crispin Isn't a Feminist

In this episode, Meg talks to Jessa Crispin, the author of The Dead Ladies Project and Why I'm Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto, about the failures of the contemporary feminist movement and what a humanist, intersectional feminist movement could look like.  Check out Jessa Crispin's website: http://www.jessacrispin.com/ [http://www.jessacrispin.com/] Why I'm Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto from Penguin Random House https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645357/why-i-am-not-a-feminist-by-jessa-crispin/ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645357/why-i-am-not-a-feminist-by-jessa-crispin/]  Check out The Killjoy Guide every Sunday at 6:00 PM on Fred Hampton Leftists and new videos every Tuesday on The Killjoy Guide podcast channel. Watch the full video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/DK3j3YwVYeM [https://youtu.be/DK3j3YwVYeM]   ******************************************************************************   Subscribe now and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode! The Killjoy Guide is a proud partner of The Fred Hampton Leftist Network. https://fredhamptonleftists.com [https://fredhamptonleftists.com]  Please help support The Killjoy Guide on Ko-Fi or Patreon to make the show sustainable and to access bonus content such as early access to curated content, personalized shout-outs, access to my Discord server, and more! ko-fi.com/thekilljoyguide [http://ko-fi.com/thekilljoyguide] or patreon.com/thekilljoypod [http://patreon.com/thekilljoypod]    Website: https://thekilljoyguide.com [https://thekilljoyguide.com] Anchor: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide] Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekilljoypod [https://twitter.com/thekilljoypod] Instagram: https://instagram.com/thekilljoypod [https://instagram.com/thekilljoypod] Theme music: "Sound Off" by Grace Mesa (licensed on www.premiumbeats.com [http://www.premiumbeats.com]) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide/support [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide/support] Get full access to The Killjoy Guide at killjoymeg.substack.com/subscribe [https://killjoymeg.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Becoming Cliterate with Dr. Laurie Mintz

In this episode, Meg talks to Dr. Laurie Mintz about the orgasm gap. Why are women having fewer orgasms than men? Why do we continue to see misconceptions about female sexuality and pleasure in our media and culture? How can we begin to change these attitudes? We explore all of these questions and more! Dr. Laurie Mintz is a Professor of Psychology who teaches classes on The Psychology of Human Sexuality at the University of Florida. She is the author of Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters--and How to Get It. Visit her website https://drlauriemintz.com [https://drlauriemintz.com] to check out her Ted talks and blog posts about sexuality and learn more about her books. Works cited: Sophia Wallace, "Unconquerable" https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-720w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2019_14/2807896/wallace_sophia_adamas.jpg [https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-720w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2019_14/2807896/wallace_sophia_adamas.jpg] https://www.themarysue.com/dc-batman-oral-sex-cmon-now/ [https://www.themarysue.com/dc-batman-oral-sex-cmon-now/] ****************************************************************************** Subscribe now and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode! Website: https://thekilljoyguide.com [https://thekilljoyguide.com] Anchor: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide] Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekilljoypod [https://twitter.com/thekilljoypod] Instagram: https://instagram.com/thekilljoypod [https://instagram.com/thekilljoypod] Support the show directly via Anchor: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide] Theme music: "Sound Off" by Grace Mesa (licensed on www.premiumbeats.com [http://www.premiumbeats.com]) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide/support [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide/support] Get full access to The Killjoy Guide at killjoymeg.substack.com/subscribe [https://killjoymeg.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Talking Black Women's Health with Karleen Schlictmann

In this episode, Meg talks to Karleen Schlictmann, health and wellness coach and founder of Ask Karly, about black women's health disparities. We also discuss Karleen's own experiences with health disparities as a community healthcare advocate in a rural, majority low-income black community. We talk about historical mistrust of the medical establishment in the Black community and her experience navigating the healthcare system both as a Black woman and as the daughter of a Black woman with chronic illness.  Follow Karleen's work on Twitter and Instagram Twitter: @askkarly_ Instagram: @askkarly The March for Medicare for All takes place Saturday, July 24, 2021, in 55 cities across the country.  Check out the website m4m4all.org [http://m4m4all.org] to find the one nearest you and to sign the petition to demand Congress pass Medicare for All now. ********************************************************************************** Subscribe now and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode! Website: https://thekilljoyguide.com [https://thekilljoyguide.com] Anchor: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide] Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekilljoypod [https://twitter.com/thekilljoypod] Instagram: https://instagram.com/thekilljoypod [https://instagram.com/thekilljoypod] Support the show directly via Anchor: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide] Theme music: "Sound Off" by Grace Mesa (licensed on www.premiumbeats.com [http://www.premiumbeats.com]) **************************************************************************************** Works cited: https://magazine.jhsph.edu/2020/black-womens-biggest-health-issue-system [https://magazine.jhsph.edu/2020/black-womens-biggest-health-issue-system] https://www.endofound.org/the-disparities-in-healthcare-for-black-women [https://www.endofound.org/the-disparities-in-healthcare-for-black-women] https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-women-s-health-coverage-and-access-to-care.pdf [https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-women-s-health-coverage-and-access-to-care.pdf] --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide/support [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide/support] Get full access to The Killjoy Guide at killjoymeg.substack.com/subscribe [https://killjoymeg.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Marching for Medicare for All with Savage Joy

In this premiere episode of The Killjoy Guide, Meg breaks down why Medicare for All is a feminist issue and how our current healthcare system impacts women across gender, race, class, and sexuality. Then, she talks to Joy Marie Mann (aka Savage Joy @SavageJoyMarie1), one of the lead national organizers for the March for Medicare for All, about her experiences as a disabled woman in left indie media, navigating the healthcare system after she lost her sight and the upcoming March for Medicare for All (and it's "controversies"). The March for Medicare for All takes place Saturday, July 24, 2021, in 55 cities across the country.  Check out the website m4m4all.org [http://m4m4all.org] to find the one nearest you and to sign the petition to demand Congress pass Medicare for All now. Outro music: "Medicare for All! Every Woman, Child and Man" by Wickline Family and Friends  https://wicklinefamilyandfriends.bandcamp.com/album/medicare-healthcare-for-all [https://wicklinefamilyandfriends.bandcamp.com/album/medicare-healthcare-for-all] ********************************************************************************** Subscribe now and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode! Website: https://thekilljoyguide.com [https://thekilljoyguide.com]  Anchor: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide] Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekilljoypod [https://twitter.com/thekilljoypod] Instagram: https://instagram.com/thekilljoypod [https://instagram.com/thekilljoypod]  Support the show directly via Anchor: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide]  Theme music: "Sound Off" by Grace Mesa (licensed on www.premiumbeats.com [http://www.premiumbeats.com]) **************************************************************************************** Works Cited:  The Feminist Case for Single Payer by Natalie Shure https://jacobinmag.com/2017/12/single-payer-feminism-medicare-for-all-health-women [https://jacobinmag.com/2017/12/single-payer-feminism-medicare-for-all-health-women] Experts & Advocates Explain What Women Would Get Out Of Medicare For All by Jo Yurcaba https://www.bustle.com/p/what-medicare-for-all-would-cost-women-lgbtq-people-according-to-experts-19261749 [https://www.bustle.com/p/what-medicare-for-all-would-cost-women-lgbtq-people-according-to-experts-19261749]  How Medicare For All Challenges our Ideas of Black Deservingness by Ampson Hagan http://somatosphere.net/2019/how-medicare-for-all-challenges-our-ideas-of-black-deservingness.html/ [http://somatosphere.net/2019/how-medicare-for-all-challenges-our-ideas-of-black-deservingness.html/]  Additional resources:   https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/our-story/ [https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/our-story/]  https://inthesetimes.com/article/medicare-for-all-transgender-gender-diverse-sanders-warren [https://inthesetimes.com/article/medicare-for-all-transgender-gender-diverse-sanders-warren]  https://www.essence.com/feature/medicare-for-all-black-women/ [https://www.essence.com/feature/medicare-for-all-black-women/] --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide/support [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide/support] Get full access to The Killjoy Guide at killjoymeg.substack.com/subscribe [https://killjoymeg.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

What is feminism? A Killjoy Primer

People have a misconception about what feminism is and what it means to be a feminist based on what they've seen in mass, In this primer, Killjoy Meg breaks down how this view of feminism is wrong and explains her views on feminism and how they establish the foundation of The Killjoy Guide Podcast.  New episodes are released every Tuesday.  Subscribe now and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode!   Website: https://thekilljoyguide.com [https://thekilljoyguide.com] Anchor: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide]  Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekilljoypodInstagram [https://twitter.com/thekilljoypodInstagram]: https://instagram.com/thekilljoypod [https://instagram.com/thekilljoypod] Support the show directly via Anchor: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide] Theme music: "Sound Off" by Grace Mesa (licensed on www.premiumbeats.com [http://www.premiumbeats.com]) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide/support [https://anchor.fm/killjoyguide/support] Get full access to The Killjoy Guide at killjoymeg.substack.com/subscribe [https://killjoymeg.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]