{"podcast":{"title":"Messy Liberation: Feminist Conversations about Politics and Pop Culture","slug":"messy-liberation-feminist-conversations-about-politics-and-pop-culture-6952884","podcast_index_feed_id":6952884,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/messyliberation","website_url":"https://beckymollenkamp.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hf82SlIn9KCiQrra2GrZM-lS6DmiRHTQ0jtE9GBT_lc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMmU0/NjgyMWQ2YWYxMDE4/MTE0ZGIzY2I3MDEx/MTlhYS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Becky Mollenkamp","episode_count":111,"summary":"Join feminist coaches Taina Brown and Becky Mollenkamp for casual (and often deep) conversations about business, current events, politics, pop culture, and more. We’re not perfect activists or allies! These are our real-time, messy feminist perspectives on the world around us. This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions like: • Why is feminism important today? • What is intersectional feminism? • Can capitalism be ethical? • What does liberation mean? • Equity vs. equality — what's the difference and why does it matter? • What does a Trump victory mean for my life? • What is mutual aid? • How do we engage in collective action? • Can I find safety in community? • What's a feminist approach to ... ? • What's the feminist perspective on ...?","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T02:19:01.342158+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messy-liberation-feminist-conversations-about-politics-and-pop-culture-6952884"},"episode":{"title":"Finding Agency When the World Is on Fire","slug":"finding-agency-when-the-world-is-on-fire","published_at":"2026-05-04T14:44:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messy-liberation-feminist-conversations-about-politics-and-pop-culture-6952884/finding-agency-when-the-world-is-on-fire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messy-liberation-feminist-conversations-about-politics-and-pop-culture-6952884","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/c4f73c9b","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/c4f73c9b/1ffd0967.mp3","summary":"Get \"Liberate Your Business\" by Becky Mollenkamp https://liberateyourbusiness.com/ In this episode of Messy Liberation, hosts Becky Mollenkamp and Taina Brown dig into Trump's latest authoritarian moves — from putting his face on passports to plastering government buildings with his image. They explore the privilege of leaving the country when things get dark, the importance of staying present when the world feels like it's on fire, and small acts of resistance that help us reclaim agency in impossible times. In This Episode, We Get Into: Trump's plan to put his photo in U.S. passports (and why that's some dictator-level nonsense) The tan suit vs. sitting in your own shit: a study in Republican hypocrisy Why \"just leave the country\" is peak privilege and not as easy as people think The emotional toll of coming home from vacation to this dumpster fire How post-vacation blues hit different when your country is falling apart Becky's \"Bring the Magic\" challenge: finding agency through small acts of kindness Why being present isn't toxic positivity — it's survival Taina's spring gardening as embodied resistance Finding ways to control your cortisol when the world is literally on fire Choosing not to have a heart attack while everything burns around you 🎤 JOIN US IN THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE: http://feministpodcastcollective.com/","meta_description":"Get \"Liberate Your Business\" by Becky Mollenkamp https://liberateyourbusiness.com/ In this episode of Messy Liberation, hosts Becky Mollenkamp and Taina B…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2866,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/messy-liberation-feminist-conversations-about-politics-and-pop-culture-6952884/episodes/finding-agency-when-the-world-is-on-fire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messy-liberation-feminist-conversations-about-politics-and-pop-culture-6952884/finding-agency-when-the-world-is-on-fire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}