# Have women ever had it so good? | with Julie Bindel & Miriam Cates

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Podcast: [Coffee House Shots](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891)
Published: 2026-09-18T12:10:29+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, we return to a live Spectator event asking: have women ever had it so good? The Spectator’s commissioning editor Lara Brown is joined by Zoe Strimpel, author of Good Slut ; Spiked assistant editor Ella Whelan; feminist writer Julie Bindel; and broadcaster and former Conservative MP Miriam Cates, as they debate women’s freedom, feminism, sexual liberation and the changing relationship between men and women. We pick up the conversation as the panel turns to prostitution and pornography, and asks whether porn and feminism are fundamentally in conflict – or whether the two can coexist. To find out more about upcoming Spectator events, visit events.spectator.co.uk. Produced by Abigail Brierley. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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