Ever felt like you should be better at feminism? Join comedian Deborah Frances-White and her guests for this comedy podcast, recorded in front of a live audience. Each week they discuss our noble goals as 21st century feminists and the hypocrisies and insecurities that undermine them. Deborah Frances-White is the 2016 Writers' Guild Award Winner for Best Radio Comedy for her hit BBC Radio 4 series Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice. She is an Edinburgh Fringe regular, a screenwriter and is in huge demand for her corporate seminars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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460. ROAD TO GILEAD: Making Our Voices Heard with Jessica Fosekew, Baroness Barker and Monica Ferro
Episode 460
Monday, December 8, 2025 • Duration 01:37:36
The Guilty Feminist 460. Making Our Voices Heard
Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Jessica Fostkew with special guests Baroness Barker and Monica Ferro
Recorded 16 November 2025 at The Museum of Comedy. Released 8 December.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
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459. ROAD TO GILEAD: Christian Nationalism with Felicity Ward, Minnie Rahman and Lucy Winkett
Episode 459
Monday, December 1, 2025 • Duration 01:37:21
The Guilty Feminist 459. Christian Nationalism
Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Felicity Ward with special guests Minnie Rahman and Lucy Winkett
Recorded 10 November 2025 at The Pleasance London. Released 1 December.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have
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https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty-feminist/9780349010120
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https://www.felicityward.com
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https://www.sjp.org.uk/whos-who/lucy-winkett
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454. Creativity with Jessica Swale
Episode 454
Monday, October 27, 2025 • Duration 01:10:46
454. Creativity with Jessica Swale
The Guilty Feminist 454. Creativity
Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Jessica Swale
Recorded 21 October 2025. Released 27 October. In association with Wimbledon Book Fest. https://www.wimbledonbookfest.org
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have
More about Deborah Frances-White
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https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811
https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty-feminist/9780349010120
More about Jessica Swale
https://www.instagram.com/jessicaswale
https://www.jessicaswale.co.uk
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The Guilty Feminist Culture Club – Fangirls with Yve Blake
Saturday, August 3, 2024 • Duration 45:39
The Guilty Feminist Culture Club: Fangirls
Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Yve Blake
Recorded 1 August 2024 in London. Released 3 August.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
More about Deborah Frances-White
https://deborahfrances-white.com
https://twitter.com/DeborahFW
https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book
More about Yve Blake and Fangirls
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https://twitter.com/Fangirls_Tour
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London Podcast Festival, 8 September: https://shop.kingsplace.co.uk/30640/30641
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The Guilty Feminist Culture Club – Tits Up with Sarah Thornton
Friday, August 2, 2024 • Duration 41:56
The Guilty Feminist Culture Club – Tits Up with Sarah Thornton
The Guilty Feminist Culture Club: Tits Up with Sarah Thornton
Presented by Deborah Frances-White
Recorded 19 July 2024 via Riverside. Released 2 August.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
More about Deborah Frances-White
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https://twitter.com/DeborahFW
https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book
More about Sarah Thornton and Tits Up
https://twitter.com/eyesthornton
https://www.instagram.com/mskathleenhanna
https://www.waterstones.com/book/tits-up/sarah-thornton/9781035053896
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London Podcast Festival, 8 September: https://shop.kingsplace.co.uk/30640/30641
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The Guilty Feminist Culture Club – Rebel Girl Kathleen Hanna
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 • Duration 01:07:35
The Guilty Feminist Culture Club: Rebel Girl Kathleen Hanna
Presented by Deborah Frances-White
Recorded 20 June 2024 at Rough Trade East. Released 31 July.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
More about Deborah Frances-White
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https://twitter.com/DeborahFW
https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book
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https://kathleenhannaofficial.com/book
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The Guilty Feminist Redux: Who’s Afraid of Giving Birth? with Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jessica Fostekew and Melody Robinson
Monday, July 29, 2024 • Duration 01:44:43
The Guilty Feminist Redux: Who’s Afraid of Giving Birth? with Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jessica Fostekew and Melody Robinson
The Guilty Feminist Redux: Who’s Afraid of Giving Birth? with Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jessica Fostekew and Melody Robinson
Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Kiri Pritchard-McLean with special guest Melody Robinson, plus Jessica Fostekew and music from Grace Petrie
Recorded 19 May at The York Barbican. First released 11 July 2022.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
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http://www.kiripritchardmclean.co.uk
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https://www.instagram.com/allthingsbirthandbeyond
https://www.birthrights.org.uk
https://www.aims.org.uk
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404. Guilty Feminist Edinburgh Previews with Zoe Brownstone, Jessica Regan, Kate Cheka, Sara Barron and Alison Spittle
Episode 404
Monday, July 22, 2024 • Duration 01:33:15
404. Guilty Feminist Edinburgh Previews with Zoe Brownstone, Jessica Regan, Kate Cheka, Sara Barron and Alison Spittle
The Guilty Feminist 404. Edinburgh Previews
Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Zoe Brownstone, Jessica Regan, Kate Cheka, Sara Barron and Alison Spittle
Recorded 15 July 2024 at Kings Place. Released 22 July.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
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https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book
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https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/zoe-brownstone-bite-yours
More about Jessica Regan
https://www.instagram.com/j.reegs
https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/16-postcodes
More about Kate Cheka
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https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/kate-cheka-a-messiah-comes
More about Sara Barron
https://www.instagram.com/sarabarron1000000
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sara-barron-anything-for-you
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https://www.instagram.com/alisonspittle
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alison-spittle-new-stuff-wip
https://www.sroaudiences.com/application.asp?show_id=3250
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403. Guilty Feminist Book Club: Scaffolding and The Inseparables with Jessica Fostekew and Lauren Elkin
Episode 403
Monday, July 15, 2024 • Duration 01:23:26
The Guilty Feminist 403. Scaffolding and The Inseparables
Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Jessica Fostekew and special guest Lauren Elkin
Recorded 3 July 2024 at Waterstones Piccadilly. Released 15 July.
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
More about Deborah Frances-White
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https://twitter.com/DeborahFW
https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book
More about Jessica Fostekew
http://jessicafostekew.com
https://twitter.com/jessicafostekew
https://twitter.com/thehooveringpod
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001kh5r
More about Lauren Elkin
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https://www.laurenelkin.com
https://www.waterstones.com/author/lauren-elkin/1525507
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The Guilty Feminist Culture Club - Danielle de Niese in The Merry Widow
Friday, July 12, 2024 • Duration 35:59
The Guilty Feminist Culture Club - Danielle de Niese in The Merry Widow
The Guilty Feminist Culture Club: Danielle de Niese in The Merry Widow
Presented by Deborah Frances-White
Recorded 1 July 2024 via Riverside. Released 12 July
The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.
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