I enjoyed the podcast at first but the sane washing Jen does of Trump is just too much. If you’re a republican gender critical who doesn’t care about women’s rights in America you’ll love this podcast

These women are your typical gender critical group who like to espouse conservative talking points. They don’t know anything about American politics, and are hardly radfem. There is more to radical feminism than just harping about trans issues. If you’re looking for a Radfem podcast look elsewhere. Ladies keep up the good work in promoting MAGA disinformation. Great job.

As others have stated here, I initially liked the podcast as I am a radfem and am always looking for political discussion podcasts from a radfem perspective. Maybe I’m out of line here, but I don’t find the hosts to be very big radfems, honestly. As also stated here in other reviews, they often make sweeping generalizations, or state opinions based in a lack of understanding of the subject, or from an emotional perspective. I am afraid I will not be listening any longer, as I’ve had too many instances of turning the show off halfway through out of frustration and disappointment. Ladies, reflect and do better.

I’ve listened to this podcast for a few months. At first, the high I got off of the new ideas and the lesbian representation was great. The hosts shared some insights that were revelatory to me as a new radical feminist, but the level of contempt for people who don’t think exactly like them has become too exhausting to listen to. Jen berating the young adults who invested too much of their lives into the communist party she was a member of when she was young really stuck with me. Paraphrasing here: “Did you sacrifice a lot? Because I don’t think I sacrificed anything.” As though she could have never ended up in a similar situation had her circumstances been a bit different. And then talking about how she got sucked into dysfunctional political lesbian stuff in her 30s; all I can say is why then judge your peers from college for being idealistic and naive? There’s a difference between bluntly saying it doesn’t work out to act in a certain way and talking like you’re above making common mistakes. It took hearing Hannah and Jen describe the animal rights cause, something I care a lot about, though I would never characterize the movement as well-run and well-thought-out criticism is always needed, for me to realize that I’d rather spend my time listening to shows where the hosts refuse to engage in straw-man arguments. I often seek out serious arguments against the animal rights movement, and there’s certainly better ones out there than saying animal rights activists are all abhorrent because of a well-intentioned but disastrously implemented seal hunting ban in Canada, as though that’s all the movement has ever accomplished. There is an irony somewhere here with them being communists. Saying that vegans talk about how indigenous people use modern weapons to hunt animals because they’re racists who are shocked that indigenous cultures can change completely misrepresents the argument, the point is that we are all integrated into industrial society now, however devastating the process to get there was, and that we have to make decisions based on that context, which could include no longer eating animals in any region if we arranged it on a societal level. Agree with it or not, that’s what the argument actually is, which is closer to saying indigenous people are a group of people participating in our society, with traditions like any group of any race, who are indigenous because they are native to the land, than that indigenous people must be perfectly preserved noble savages to be really indigenous. It’s as though they’ve taken the radfem concept that women are not supposed to observe the world around them- Dworkin’s idea that we’re told it’s Adam’s job to do the naming- and committed to the opposite to the extent that they opine confidently to the point of being obnoxious about things they don’t really know about. Jen saying she didn’t think meditation was real was another good example of this. A million disclaimers before an opinion and a Fairness Doctrine approach on a small podcast isn’t necessary, but making an argument based on emotion and one unrepresentative example is intellectually lazy. Unfortunately, they do this often. There’s so many podcasts with higher quality discourse that I can’t justify sticking with this one any longer. There’s also a lot of stories about their friends they share as examples, some of which are intensely humiliating, and even if the names and some details are changed I’m pretty sure the people in their lives can figure out who’s being dissected on air. I wish they’d say the example has consented to having their story shared on the podcast if that’s the case. On stories- the one about Jen’s friend who manipulates women into sex with the promise of commitment really disturbed me. Why be friends with this guy? I don’t listen to podcasts for personalities, and I can handle the occasional weak take, but I can’t listen to podcasts that make me so annoyed with the hosts that it’s difficult to focus on the ideas being shared. So I’m done with Redfem. But I’ve written all this after I’ve been annoyed by the hosts one too many times, and I did enjoy this podcast at first. So, if you’re considering listening to it as part of your intro to radical feminism, and none of the above is a dealbreaker for you, you’ll probably get something out of this podcast. Hence the three stars despite all the cons.

Could y’all please stop talking about American politics when clearly you do not know what you are talking about. just stick to your normal talking points and leave the American politics out of it. And if you have to talk about politics, talk about your own politics about the Queen of England or whatever politics y’all be talking about over there cause you clearly don’t know anything about American politics so please stop.

I think the hosts make the occasional great point, but you’ll have a hard time finding them in a sea of vapid generalizations about people, politics and entire cultures. I wish more feminists were secure enough in their identity as women to accept the trans community, but these two unfortunately represent the rule and not the exception. Many episodes wasted on other peoples’ gender identity where they could focus on organizing, theory, frankly anything useful to us in these tumultuous times.

highly recommended

Just stop opining on the American election already you have no idea what you’re talking about. I can’t listen to you. I am an American feminist, second wave, and speaking of waves. There’s a big blue one is coming tomorrow. Why don’t you choose zip it until then? What is wrong with you women that you don’t see the threat that America is under if the Republican is elected? And you in the UK listen to the gal in Canada she is correct but you can’t accept that. You are wrong about something. It is the Democratic Party and we are Democrats. You’ve been gaslit by MAGA. With love from America

Always interesting and well articulated discussions. I appreciate being educated about different topics related to feminism while being entertained. Both hosts are charming and easy to listen to.

My people will make it slow for you :)

And only if, you are transphobic and like disinformation and misinformation.

god hannah sounds so cute i wish she was real…

Glad I stumbled upon it! The depth is magnificent. Just love it and i never review stuff. Here its the least I can do! Thank you!

Enjoyed ep 75 and will keep listening. You’re so on the mark, but please never call men women. There is no such thing as a ‘trans woman’; these are ‘self-identifying trans MEN’ invading women’s spaces, and this is so important to keep clear. And while we are on it, we are not ‘biological women’. We are women. This house of cards falls when we use correct language at every turn. Thank you!

That’s not what political lesbianism is. There is a historical context. Start naming het entitlement and privilege for what it is. Not every bisexual doing bisexual things or het women claiming lesbianism is “political lesbianism.” Stop scapegoating. Political lesbianism is a conscious specific thing. Not an umbrella term for everything you don’t like or everything a lesbian with former het relationships does-e.g., “ex-het lesbian.”

I was looking forward to a high quality radfem/gender critical podcast, and have been generally satisfied with Redfem. With that said, the massive generalizations about foreign politics and misconstruing the thoughts/works of other writers/thinkers is just about unbearable. They just did this in the 4/17/24 episode about birth rates. Listening to them wildly and inaccurately describe Louise Perry’s thoughts on that subject (as well as evopsych) was bizarre. I’m a general fan of Perry and have things that I agree with, and heavily disagree with her on. I was hoping to hear an interesting and nuanced critique… instead straight up lies. They stood out starkly to someone like me who is familiar with her podcast, essays, and book. I was honestly shocked that the hosts would be so wrong and so loud about it at the same time. There’s plenty to critique, but be HONEST. If you aren’t familiar with (and not TikTok clips, actually read or engaged with) someone’s work- just say so! All in all it was a massive turn off, and makes me further question/lose trust in their statements on areas or people that I am less familiar with.

Hannah is a schizo weirdo

Insightful, brave and intelligent.

Thanks to this podcast I’ve entered a new stage in my political journey. I am so thankful for how well spoken both Hannah and Dr. Jen are. They are doing such good work in combatting the problems we see on the left, that someone newer and inexperienced may not pick up on. I’m forever grateful. Especially Hannah is just wow. I’ve seen her on TikTok before but she’s another level on here.

I’ve been looking for this podcast my whole life- They just get it!!

I like their banter and their discussions. Both of them have very unique perspectives, and I love how they reference different works so you can do further reading about what they’re talking about (like for example referencing The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan)

if you find yourself saying things like “the gays have gone too far” or find yourself complaining about pronouns, this is the show to bring your ignorance to new lows

I’ve loved Hannah Berelli’s content on Twitter and Tiktok for a while. I think she’s brilliant and I honestly hope she writes a book because her passion and fierce dedication to combining Marxian and feminist analysis is not only educational, but almost hypnotizing, she is a firebrand who could stand next to Dworkin any day. I completely believe her when she says that she has read absolutely everything in the radical feminist canon. Not ofc to discount Jen, who has the best accent I’ve personally every heard and is equally brilliant (although I am not a Freudian). And they’re a cute couple to boot! However, I do agree with other reviewers about some of their comments on US and Latin American politics. Sure, just roll your eyes and say “the Americans are offended” but I think the ribbing is funny! And some points are true-ish. Like Hannah, I’m also a Canadian, who has lived in the US for 10 years now and Canadians often believe that they understand Americans and American politics but they’re confusing the irritation w US-centric media and the indignation of their “my gosh-darn Big Shot neighbor” complex with actually living here and talking to Americans. In real life. Every single day. Twitter and TikTok are not actual ways to get an accurate understanding of a country and the people that live there. Overall, they both need to stop using arguments that start with “I saw a TikTok...” You don’t “know that Gen Zs think [x]” just because your Tiktok fyp feeds you videos of mentally ill people to make you get angry on purpose. Overall, Hannah in particular seems a bit overly logged on which disappoints me because I’d rather she point her powerful intellect somewhere more effective (or at least less brain damaging) than just owning the libs all day 🤷🏻‍♀️ They also are bizarrely angry at California which is an enormous state with a huge working class and a lot of labor history, it really doesn’t sound like they have ever been there so I don’t really get it??? New Age-ism sentimentality exists all over the world. Maybe y’all should come out here to Texas and I can introduce you guys to some of the Latin Americans that you know so much about ;-) However, I’d recommend this podcast. Even when I don’t agree, they always make me think. Thanks guys ❤️🩷

Did this person really just say supporting Venezuela’s Maduro regime prepared them to question trans ideology? Yikes. I had found this podcast interesting when they dove into the history of political philosophy and emerging trends like “trad,” but the misinformation Hannah spews on both Latin American and US politics (as another reviewer had mentioned) really makes me question the integrity of her commentary on other topics as well. “Ask anyone who doesn’t have a German last name if they’re satisfied with the Venezuelan govt.” Again, yikes. So so many Venezuelans who do not have German last names have fled the country for Colombia and are even arriving in US. Sure sanctions and western interference have played a role, but in my experience, Venezuelans themselves are not shy about criticizing maduro for mismanagement of social programs, human right abuses, and intimidation. Just 1 important example - there are no more secret ballots in Venezuela. Anyways, I think you can take an anti imperialist stance and criticize the west all you want without denying the experiences of Venezuelans living under a corrupt, authoritarian govt and trying to explain it all away by saying those are just the wealthy/ neoliberal elites complaining. The situation is not so black and white, and it strikes me as intellectually dishonest to portray it as such. Please do better.

I am learning a lot and really enjoy hearing Hannah and Jen’s perspective.

So much of this podcast is really great but the hosts are woefully uninformed about American politics. Fortunately they don’t talk about it much, but listener beware when they do. The recent episode on the demise of sexual liberalism was excellent, my favorite so far.

This is a great podcast- it's always a good day when a new episode is uploaded. The hosts are intelligent, well spoken, and I learn a lot through listening. Please keep making this podcast!

This quickly became my favorite podcast once I started listening. The hosts have a piercing analysis and a wealth of knowledge regarding Feminist and Marxist theory and history. Clear, cogent, humorous, and relevant. Please keep making this show, it's much needed!

The hosts are funny and very well-read and knowledgeable. I really enjoy their discussions (and Dr. Jen’s delightful accent!) and always learn a lot.

please come back we need this podcast :(