The Feminist Bar Podcast 🍸

Feminist Lessons for the Festive & Reflecting on 2022

Happy Holidays to all the feminists and listeners out there. Thank you for your time, engagement, and discourse. In this episode host, Tinatswe Mhaka reflects on 2022 and talks about some things to keep in mind over the holidays as we challenge ourselves and others. 

Leave Pillow Princesses Alone: A Mini Episode

Let's talk about leaving princesses alone and agreeing that our sexual boundaries do not define our sexualities. This is a Behind The Bar episode, a short chat and update with host Tinatswe Mhaka. To support our guests please check out their podcasts: Kim Nyajeka https://knyajeka.podbean.com/ Fiona Gambanga https://utanopublichealth.podbean.com/ 

A Conversation about Healing From Heartbreak

In this episode host, Tinatswe Mhaka has a conversation with lifestyle creator, and podcaster Shirley Dor about healing from heartbreak. We discuss moving on from relationships, platonic and otherwise. What are some of the things we do not know about how we need to heal? You can find the guest's content here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPygQhS6ENfBB7rBUP74TQ 

Exploring Ethically :Talking Curiosity, Baby Queers and Compulsory Heterosexuality

In this episode host, Tinatswe Mhaka talks to uSqinseko (@usqinseko) and Ann Holland (@DonCorleAnn)  about the complexities and conflicts of exploring one's sexuality. What is compulsory heterosexuality? Is there an ethical way to explore one's sexuality without compromising others? If you would like to support the podcast please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/feministbar 

Incoming Season, Abolition and How Life was Kicking my Ass

We Back!!! In this episode, the host gives an update on the podcast break, and the upcoming season and gets to talking briefly about rehabilitation and abolition. Can perpetrators of sexual crimes be rehabilitated? Who has the power when justice is the responsibility of communities? If you would like to come on this season sign up here https://forms.gle/t4VpK1JJZuFxDB8y7 

Where My Data At? Data Privacy, Gender & Why Your information Matters

In this episode, host Tinatswe Mhaka talks to data & privacy expert Chenai Chair, who helps us to unpack the meaning of data and privacy, and why they are essential in our lives. What are the ways that feminists can build resistance as we navigate online spaces? How can that resistance be strengthened in our communities and at an institutional level? To learn more about this visit https://mydatarights.africa/. 

To learn more about the ADAPT project and the Privacy is Global Podcast visit https://adapt.internews.org/ 

Proverbs 31 Women Don’t Suck D*** : Sexual Oppression and Other Chats

In this episode, host Tinatswe Mhaka has a long chat with Paida (@pia_sumn) talking about all things sexual oppression and liberation. What role has society played in stifling women as sexual beings? What are some of the powers at play in the way we interact with each other? 

An American, A Kenyan and a Zimbabwean Talk About Queer Culture

This week with Tiffany Mugo (@tiff_mugo) and Ariana Porter (@IncognegroTab) we have a conversation about what queer culture means to us, what binaries within queer culture mean, and how those negatively impact us. We explore what it means to exist in different spaces, how we interact with each other, and how we can protect our safe spaces. If you would like to support the podcast please subscribe on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thefeministbarpodcast

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More Roe v Wade & Why Reproductive Justice is Important

Today host Tinatswe Mhaka talks about the importance of Reproductive Justice to the feminist movement in relation to the overturning of Roe v Wade. Why is the right to safe abortion important for all people? 

Understanding Roe v Wade and its Impact on Abortion Rights in Africa

Today we are talking about Roe v Wade, the leaked opinion of justice Sam Alito, and how the anti-abortion movement in the United States impacts access to safe abortion in Africa. What does this decision mean for other rights relating to autonomy, privacy, and global policy on sexual reproductive health rights? https://www.patreon.com/thefeministbarpodcast