Feminine Chaos
Episodes
The A**holes Making Fetch Happen
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss divisions of labor, poet finances, and the zombie discourse about reaction GIFs that makes us want to peel our faces off.LINKS:...
Fancy Faucets and Philandering Philosophers
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss the controversies we didn't mean to start, the Jewish tradwife philosopher polycules we shall not be participating in, and the ...
All Dahl-ed Up and Nowhere to Go
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss the greatest genderfluid fashion heist of our time. Then: the bowdlerization of Roald Dahl, the controversial banning (or is it...
TikTokBookTalk with Leigh Stein
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe are joined by Leigh Stein to discuss why TikTok is the next big thing for books, why high-falutin’ literary folk are so loathe to joi...
The Auld Racist Apocalypse
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss a viral incident of racism-or-is-it on the long prairie road to Canada, the socialist darling who was cancelled for flouting th...
Last of the Queer Covidians
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fellas, is it gay to go maskless? Kat and Phoebe discuss recent coverage of the few, the proud, the covid faithful. Also, Kat has a generous offer for...
The Kiss of Death, the Death of Kissing
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss the kissing of cheeks, the petting of pets, the cancellation of Junot Diaz, and the intolerable slander of Seinfeld by a New Yo...
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Demisexual
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
[singing]I am the very model of a modern DemisexualMy sexual proclivities are purely hypotheticalI’m here to say it loud and proud, my internet conf...
Penis Mermaid Truthers and the Edgelord of the Manor
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s El Dia de los Edgelords on Feminine Chaos! Kat and Phoebe discuss the mom who will not be apologizing for committing a Halloween war crime, the...
Your Privilege Is Showing, Coffee Husband Edition
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss the woman who committed literal violence by discussing her happy marriage on Twitter, the self-congratulatory feminists of “G...
The Guggenheisenberg Principle
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss the professor who was fired for making organic chemistry too hard, and the Guggenheim curator who was fired for making an enemy...
Boobs and Murder
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe take on a series of pendulous topics: the “disgusting” appropriation of serial killer culture, Adam Levine’s text messages, and t...
Cat Ladies and Leaning Out (with Tara Henley)
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Tara Henley joins Kat and Phoebe to discuss leaning in, leaning out, and leaning away from cat ownership for extremely compelling reason...
Life Skills for the Extremely Online
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A question from the Feminine Chaos AMA launches Kat and Phoebe into a free-associating chat about group chats as commune, men going their own way in t...
DEI Goes Sad Trombone and a Sociology Conference Goes Gangster
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kat introduces Phoebe to a DEI training failure so cringe you'll want to d-i-e, and Phoebe unpacks the sociology beef that can only be settled with a ...
Virgins and Copycats
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Early access for premium subscribers! Kat and Phoebe discuss how many times they've had, you know… *whispers erotically* the coronavirus, and what h...
Insensitivity Readers
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Early access for premium subscribers! Kat and Phoebe discuss poetry in translation (or, aggressively, NOT), sensitivity readers, and whether we could ...
Apres Roe, Le Deluge
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Early access for premium subscribers! Kat and Phoebe discuss where babies come from, the fractured pro-choice movement, and how the recent Dobbs decis...
That's Not Funny
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kat is joined by Amna Khalid for a discussion of the Sonmez-Weigel media meltdown and what it means for free speech.Links:Amna's Substack: Banished by...
Mad About the Boys
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kat is joined by Iona Italia for a discussion about sleeping with younger men, why she writes personal essays, and what happens if you have all the ri...
Christie Smyth and the Pharma Bro Who Became a Prisoner (of Love)
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Early access for premium subscribers! Kat is joined by Christie Smythe to talk about serializing memoirs on substack, becoming Twitter's main characte...
Public: All Kinds of Roe
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kat is joined by Liz Wolfe for a wide-ranging discussion about Roe v. Wade (and also, roe v. cod milt.) An extended cut of this conversation is availa...
Early Access: The Complete Will Smith Punch'n'Punishment Saga
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In light of certain events at this year’s Oscars ceremony, Sasha Stone is back to talk about why Will Smith’s ten-year Academy Awards ban isn’t ...
Everyone Is Doing Sex Wrong
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kat is joined by Christina Emba to talk about how some of you, we're not saying who, are doing sex totally wrong. An extended cut of this conversatio...
Public: Oscar Bait
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Production note: This episode was recorded in late February and got delayed in the transition to Substack, but it’s still here in time for the Oscar...
The Vibes, They Are a Shiftin'
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kat is joined by Leigh Stein for a discussion of the vibe shift (whatever that is.) A longer version of this conversation is available for premium sub...
Joe Rogan, Bat Boy, and Journalism for the Working Class
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kat is joined by Batya Ungar-Sargon to talk about the Joe Rogan controversy, the Great Moon Hoax, and moving the media needle away from contempt for t...
On Humanizing the Bad Men
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat is joined by journalist Christie Smythe to discuss justice reform, trial by media, the Kyle Rittenhouse affair, and a one-year retrospective on th...
Art Is Supposed to Be Mean
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat is joined by poet and cultural critic Alice Gribbin for a discussion about art, empathy, Succession, and Shakespeare. An extended cut of this inte...
Reparations, Repentance, and Making More Pie (with Nancy Rommelman)
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat is joined by reporter and author Nancy Rommelman to talk about who's getting paid for the Dave Chappelle controversy, who's getting hurt by Instag...
Conflict Is Stored in the Kidneys
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat is joined by Leigh Stein (novelist, poet) and Penny Lane (documentary filmmaker, kidney sharer) for a discussion about literary drama, organ donat...
In the Tumblrweeds
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat is joined by Katherine Dee, a.k.a. Default Friend, for a conversation about Tumblr's discursive power and lesser-known internet subcultures .Kathe...
Poetic Justice
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat talks with poet and novelist Leigh Stein about the world of contemporary poetry scandals. An extended version of this episode is available for sub...
Shrill and Shriller
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss the (dis)pleasures of being scolded by sitcoms, evolving norms surrounding office-appropriate hairstyles, and a bizarre controv...
The Sins of the Biographer Shall Be Visited Upon the Biographee
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss the scandalous allegations against Philip Roth biographer Blake Bailey and the eternally-creeping concept of "grooming."Links:S...
The Bald and the Beautiful
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe talk about Prince William, pretender to the throne… of sexy baldness, that is. Is Prince William the world's sexiest bald man? Heck, ...
Royals
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss Oprah's big wild interview with Meghan and Harry, formerly of the British monarchy, now just a couple of normal dudes... sort o...
Break a Leg, Gina Carano
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss the mother of all privilege disclaimers and the cancellation of Mandalorian actress Gina Carano.Links:Ashley Judd's hospital in...
What Might Have Bean
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe get together on the day of the Capitol coup attempt to talk about the most important political and cultural event of our lifetimes: the...
The Young Adult Episode
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss the controversy over a "vitriolic, violent" Twitter thread that resulted in a YA author's cancellation (no, not the worms guy),...
The Shkreliphant in the Room
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss the jailbird-journalist love affair between reviled "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli, and former crime reporter Christie Smythe. (Pr...
All the Sad Young Disgusting Worms
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe are joined by Jessa Crispin, literary critic and culture writer, to talk about dewy ingenues, the young-adultification of literature, a...
Wholesome Wokefish and the Joy of Murder
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Phoebe and Kat discuss Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, now cancelled for intellectual pick-up artistry. Is putting your best foot f...
To Whom Does Broth Belong
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kat and Phoebe discuss the cultural appropriation controversy surrounding a Toronto-based broth bar, and whether having your lunch made fun of in four...