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This week, I’m joined by my own personal icon and legendary trailblazer, Shirley Manson, front woman of 90s rock band Garbage. 

We discuss teenage rebellion, sexism in the music industry, the patriarchal systems that shape our world and the history of witches in Scotland. We also delve into the cultural landscape of the 90s, celebrating the nonconformity of British women in music and Shirley's own journey of self-acceptance and authenticity, and how different the possibilities for growth were for women in our mothers’ generation.

From navigating body image and aging to the joy of life's simple pleasures, Shirley's candid reflections offer a refreshing perspective on personal growth and resilience. We discuss the importance of kindness and connection in healing a fractured society, the challenges of political divides, and the global crises that shape our times. Whether it's planning future travels, indulging in pastries, or cherishing the memory of a lost pet, this episode is a heartfelt celebration of a life lived fully and fearlessly.

Follow Garbage on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garbage

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It's been a few weeks since I recorded an episode. Because what is there to say?

Today's episode is a rumination on hopelessness and the responsibility we have to resist it. I consider the deep soul wound of watching a genocide play out and be ignored by anyone with the power to stop it. But I also ask listeners feeling similarly despondent to consider those who've come before us. All the revolutions in the world's history, fought by people who felt helpless at various points. I then consider those who come after us, learning from this moment in time.

Ultimately, I hope I've provided some kind of solace and also encouragement here to hold our nerve and find the humanity in fighting back.

Audio footage opening and closing the episode recorded at the rally in Naarm on Monday May 27.

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What does it look like to untether from white supremacy? From capitalism? From patriarchy? From a lack of solidarity? This week I'm joined by SAIRA RAO, an activist, author and organiser whose work has radically challenged white women's complicity in racism. We discuss the movement to #freepalestine, what it does to our souls to see genocide ignored, white women's role in upholding oppression and, on a personal note, what it means to be motherless.

Buy Regina Jackson and Saira Rao's book White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to do Better

Watch their documentary Deconstructing Karen

Subscribe to the Here4TheKids Substack

Follow Saira here -
Instagram: @sairarao
Threads: @sairarao

Follow Race2Dinner on IG: @race2dinner
Follow Here4TheKids on IG: @here4thekids

[If you can help in the organisational effors to bring Regina and Saira to Australia for a nationwide speaking tour and screening of Deconstructing Karen, please email me on clementine.ford@gmail.com.]

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Please note, this episode of Untethered carries a content warning for discussion of childhood sexual abuse. There are no graphic descriptions of abuse, but there are some details shared around certain manipulative behaviours used to facilitate it.

I'm joined this week by my very good friend Sarah*. When Sarah was 10 years old, her father was arrested for perpetrating childhood sexual abuse against her and some of her neighbourhood friends. Now in her 50s, Sarah joins me to talk about untethering from shame, self recrimination and what-ifs...and what it means for her personally to have chosen to feel compassion for a father who also abused her. 

Lifeline: 13 11 14
The National Sexual Assault, Family & Domestic Violence Counselling Line: 1800 737732

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Substack: www.substack.com/@clementinef
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Clementine is joined by author, broadcaster and presenter YUMI STYNES to discuss divorce, online backlash, becoming your own person and the importance of teaching young women about sexual pleasure. 

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You can follow Clementine here, and support her work and the podcast:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/clementine_ford
Substack: www.substack.com/@clementinef

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/clementine_ford
Substack: www.substack.com/@clementinef
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clementineford

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Welcome to Untethered Advice, a new format for the Untethered pod! In today’s episode, a listener asks if monogamy is responsible in part for men’s violence against women, because of its emphasis on ownership. 

I answer this the best way I know how - by looking at the broader picture of where the SYSTEM of male violence learns its tactics from. And yes, I talk about Palestine and imperial violence. 

This is a challenge to western feminists who want to focus solely on domestic homicide in Australia while ignoring the genocide in Palestine. These two thinks are interconnected, and we cannot fix domestic violence without understanding and dismantling our complicity in imperial violence.

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Substack: www.substack.com/@clementinef
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Speaking with conviction has always been my approach, especially when discussing topics that many shy away from. For this episode of Untethered, I'm going solo to talk about the hypocrisy of those suddenly speaking up about men's violence against women while remaining silent on the Israeli genocide of Palestinians.

This dialogue is more than just talk; it's a call to action—a challenge to examine the heavy cost of true change. As we consider the complexities of advocating for justice and liberation, I dissect the interplay of capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy and how these systems of oppression often silence the most critical voices. This episode is an invitation to reflect on our collective responsibilities and the sacrifices demanded in the pursuit of a more equitable world. It's time to weigh the importance of our humanity against the comfort of staying silent, and I'm here to guide that introspection. Join me, and let's dare to envision and fight for the change we so desperately need.

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If you're enjoying Untethered, please consider rating and reviewing the show and becoming a subscriber! New episodes every Wednesday.

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/clementine_ford
Substack: www.substack.com/@clementinef
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Part two of my episode with YUMIKO KADOTA is here! A beautiful reading I designed called THE STAR:

S: The spirit. What light do you shine on the world?
T: Truth. What truth are you here to illuminate?
A: Arising. What's arising in you right now?
R: Retreating. What energy is retreating?

Thanks to Yumiko for being so kind and generous with her time! I know Tarot isn't for everyone, but if you're listening to this then I'm glad it's for you.

Follow my new Tarot newsletter on Substack: The World Turns

Buy Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota here: Emotional Female

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***Apologies for the dodgy audio this week. I've discovered that my laptop doesn't have enough processors (?) to manage audio on Riverside, so I had to use backup audio that isn't super great! I'm upgrading this week.***

This week, I speak with the amazing YUMIKO KADOTA, author of the memoir Emotional Female (A brilliant young surgeon's journey through ambition and dedication to exploitation and burnout).

Yumiko and I discuss what happens when the drive to succeed academically and professionally turns out not only be detrimental to your health, but also the very opposite of what actually makes you happy. We also talk about the stereotypes Yumiko has faced as an Asian woman, adult life diagnoses of neurodivergence (Yumiko has AudHD - autism and ADHD) and the need to be specific with language to avoid diluting the meaning of words entirely.

As announced last week, I'm also following up each midweek episode with a weekend special featuring me giving my guests a Tarot reading! Tune in on Saturday (and subscribe so you never miss an episode) to hear me go deep with Yumiko. The reading will be particularly of interest to anyone who has spent their life masking in some way and is finally ready to break free.

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You can purchase Yumiko's book Emotional Female here.

Follow Yumiko on social media: @dryumikokadota

Book a She Shapes History tour here

To book a Tarot reading with me, contact me on clementine.ford@gmail.com

Subscribe to my Substack: www.substack.com/@clementinef

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If you're enjoying Untethered, please consider rating and reviewing the show and becoming a subscriber! New episodes every Wednesday.

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Part two of my episode with the incredible AJA BARBER. Aja was kind enough to let me read her tarot cards for this recording, and we get a beautiful insight into who she is beyond her sustainability work. A reminder that the spread featured here was designed by me and is called BESTIE.

B: Bones - how the person being read structures their approach to living and humanity
E: Essence - the spirit that governs them
S: STRENGTH - the things that inform their inner strength
T: THROAT - how they speak their truth
I: IMAGINATION - the dream they secretly hold
E: ELEVATION - how they can make it happen

Although I love this particular reading, it ended up being too long really for podcast format. Moving forward, my plan is to release two episodes a week. The first will be a straight interview with my guest, released on a Wednesday. The second, released on a Saturday, will be a shorter tarot reading recorded at the end of our conversation. It'll be shorter by about a third than this episode, and really a way for listeners to get a deeper insight into someone without necessarily having to know (or even care about!) tarot.

For this Saturday's episode, I'm going to upload a brief overview of tarot for beginners - and why I think it's a perfect medium for conducting interviews and exploring a person's interior.

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Follow Aja Barber on Instagram at @ajabarber

Buy CONSUMED here: Booktopia

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If you're enjoying Untethered, please consider rating and reviewing the show and becoming a subscriber! New episodes every Wednesday.

Contact: untetheredpod@gmail.com

Support Clementine’s work and the podcast by following her on these platforms:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/clementine_ford
Substack: www.substack.com/@clementinef
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clementineford

Become a direct subscriber of Untethered here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2319318/support

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