Virgin Trees

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Synopsis

Virgin Trees podcast: a podcast created by Miriam and Becca that works to tackle current intersectional feminist issues. Contact us at virgintreespodcast@gmail.com to submit ideas, questions, comments!

Episodes

  • Episode Three: WHERE ARE THEY NOW: investigating the lives of the abusers of the #MeToo movement

    13/09/2018 Duration: 46min

    Hi fam! We are back with our third podcast after a summer break. We wanted to keep up with talking about important issues so we discuss where the abusers of the #MeToo movement are now and what justice looks like for them. We also keep it light and have some great book recommendations and an awesome collaborative Spotify playlist to share with you all: https://open.spotify.com/user/1249454497/playlist/4LY5JcByEYhsBzu5SsZqT8?si=TWipSocXQa6qqZAh-cHF8w

  • Episode Two: Mass Shooters and Toxic Masculinity

    06/03/2018 Duration: 36min

    Welcome to our second episode! In this podcast episode, we discuss the recent mass shooting that happened in Parkland, Florida and the recent dialogue surrounding gun laws and mass shootings. As always, this is a work in progress so please let us know what you think! Email us at virgintreespodcast@gmail.com or tweet @ us on Twitter @virgintrees Thank you so much for listening :)

  • Episode One: Aziz Ansari scandal

    19/02/2018 Duration: 31min

    Becca and I are pleased to publish our very first Virgin Trees podcast! This is our very first Virgin Tree podcast so we realize it is a work in progress as we try to treat delicate issues, well, delicately and attempt to talk about these issues from multiple perspectives. In this podcast specifically, we did not talk about as much as we originally hoped but would still like to acknowledge unspoken aspects of this issue such as the political power of Aziz Ansari and his affiliation to the #metoo or #TimesUp movement as well as his platform as a "woke bae" or feminist POC leader. We didn't have time to address all the complexities of this issue. We would love your feedback or comments though so please feel free to send us a message on our soundcloud page!! ***TRIGGER WARNING*** we DO discuss sexual assault/rape/consent within this first episode. Please be forewarned that this is a very involved aspect of the podcast so take care of yourself as such. If you feel triggered by this podcast or feel as though y