I spoke with Feministing’s executive editor, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, back in February 2012 about the romantic industrial c…
Interview Archives
INTERVIEW ARCHIVES: Does feminism discriminate against men? An interview with James P. Sterba
“Does feminism discriminate against men?” A silly question, to be sure, but one asked, albeit with false and…
Interview archives: Older men/younger women relationships: Is age really just a number?
This interview was recorded in July 2011 and originally aired on Vancouver Co-op Radio. In this episode, Meghan M…
Pinkwashing & the trouble with Breast Cancer Awareness campaigns: An interview with Kim Irish of Breast Cancer Action
October was breast cancer awareness month, a month when everything turns pink. But do these ‘pink’ campaigns actually wo…
The legal brothels of Nevada: An interview with Julie Bindel
The legalization of prostitution is something that is often promoted as a way to make the industry ‘safer’ f…
Male Studies: Legit discipline or backlash against feminism? An interview with Amanda Hess.
This interview originally aired on Vancouver Co-op Radio on April 24, 2010. Meghan Murphy speaks with Amanda Hess about …
Objectifying women and sexualizing meat: An interview with Carol J. Adams
There is something very similar in the way we cut animals up into body parts, turning them into objects for our consumpt…
PODCAST: On pornography — an interview with Robert Jensen
In Robert Jensen’s book, Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity, he wrote, “Mirrors can be dang…
Rape Relief v. Nixon, transphobia, and the value of women-only space: An interview with Lee Lakeman
Although the Nixon v. Rape Relief case was settled back in 2007, with a dismissal of Kimberly Nixon’s request to a…
Men, Feminism, Race, Movements and the Cult of Hugo Schwyzer: An Interview with Ernesto Aguilar
Hugo Schwyzer, a Pasadena City College (Calif.) instructor promoted in some circles for his work related to gender, has …
PODCAST: Should feminists be vegetarian?
The idea that feminists ‘should’ or ‘should not’ be anything is contentious. Of course when one …
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Montréal Massacre Memorial: Free Public Education Forum on Ending Violence Against Women
December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. This day marks the anniversary of …
PODCAST: Jackie Lynne on Vancouver’s approach to prostitution and harm-reduction
I speak with Jackie Lynne, a Métis woman, a social worker, an exited prostitute, and a member of The Aboriginal Women…
PODCAST: Exploring prostitution and abolition with Trisha Baptie and the producers of ‘Our Lives to Fight For’
Meghan Murphy explores issues and debates around prostitution, specifically looking at the abolition argument — th…