FemmeCast

Episode 1: The Queer Fat Femme

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:00:00 -0500

In the first episode of FemmeCast: women explain their fat femme identity, Tara on spring fatshion, Kelli Dunham is not a girly-girl, Rachael on sex and Craigslist, Naima on sexy sci-fi, a featured interview with fat activist Marilyn Wann, and much more! www.femme-cast.com

Episode 2: Breakups

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:00:00 -0500

Host Bevin Branlandingham provides a glittery how-to guide to surviving a break-up in style. Rachael discusses sex with your ex, Brian uses comedy as a coping strategy, Kelli Dunham jokes about her ex, Tara's break-up haircut dos and don'ts, and we explore What Would Joan Collins Do? http://www.femme-cast.com

Episode 3: Self Esteem

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0500

Host Bevin Branlandingham discusses how queer fat femmes maintain fabulous self-image, Christine De La Rosa (one of the founders of the Femme Conference), Glenn Marla (New York Performance Artist), Tara discusses fat girls in bikinis, Kelli Dunham tells us about being fired for having too much self-esteem, and Naima reviews Mo'nique's Fat Chance. http://www.femme-cast.com

Episode 3.5: Fat Girls on the Inside

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Mon, 30 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0500

Host Bevin Branlandingham provides a between episodes morsel about fat girls on the inside, Sexpert Rachael dresses down a sexist butch at a party; Special Guests Heather and Bryn celebrate their inner fat girls; Zoe says the fattest thing we've heard all day and Megan serenades fat girls everywhere. http://www.femme-cast.com

Episode 4: Health at Every Size

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:00:00 -0500

Episode 4: Health at Every Size. In this episode Bevin Branlandingham and team discuss a harm reduction approach to health in a fat body, Marilyn Wann states her position on weight loss surgery in the fat activist movement, Tara and Zoe combine Fatshion and Social Justice in the debate about skinny clothes, and Megan gives some quick energy tips. http://www.femme-cast.com

Episode 4.5: A Minisode about the Economic Crisis

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:00:00 -0500

In this minisode, host Bevin Branlandingham taps Big Gay Agenda Correspondent Brian to explain what the heck just happened with the US Economy in Big Gay LayPerson terms. The topic veers from typical FemmeCast ruminations but is salient. Running Time 29 minutes. http://www.femme-cast.com

Episode 5: Femme Sharks

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 06:45:00 -0500

In this episode, host Bevin Branlandingham interviews author Dorothy Allison; Femme Shark founders Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarzinha and Zuleikha Mahmoud read their manifesto; Glenn Marla, Genne and a host of others discuss the 2008 Femme Conference in great depth. Running Time 65 minutes. http://www.femme-cast.com

Episode 5.5: Femme Conference Part 2

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:30:00 -0500

In this minisode, host Bevin Branlandingham and Consigliere Zoe Femmetastica host on the road and offer their road trip tips; Self-Help Correspondent Genne gives us food for thought for further thinking after the Femme Conference; Femme Conference attendees provide an identity femmetage; and sexpert Rachael on how to get conference booty. Running Time 28 minutes. http://www.femme-cast.com

Episode 6: The Lesbian Foot Warming Syndrome

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:15:00 -0500

In this episode, host Bevin Branlandingham discusses the ways in which queer fat femmes are critically engaged in their relationship status; Fatshion correspondant Tara on converting dresses for winter wear; Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarzinha talks about femme sharks singlehood; Naima reviews The Secret; and a round table on the cultural capital of couplehood. Running time: 67 minutes. http://www.femme-cast.com

Episode 6.5: Homo For the Holidays

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:15:00 -0500

In this minisode, host Bevin Branlandingham and Big Gay Agenda Correspondent Brian discuss strategies for loving yourself AND your family during the holidays. Sexpert Rachael, Social Justice Correspondent Zoe, Fatshion and Beauty Correspondent Tara, and Special Guests Grover, Glenn Marla and others contribute. Running Time: 58 minutes. http://www.femme-cast.com

Episode 7: How to Ask For Help

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:15:00 -0500

In this episode, host Bevin Branlandingham discusses learning how to ask for help as a skill set; Femme Shark Correspondent Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha discusses asking for help as a queer femme with a chronic illness; Self-Help Correspondent Genne shares the experience of partnering with a drug addict; Queer Fat Femme burlesque star Jenny Lowery is interviewed; We unveil the Femmes of Color Roundtable Series. Running Time 70 minutes. http://www.femme-cast.com

Episode 8: That's My Jam!

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:00:00 -0500

In this episode, host Bevin Branlandingham and correspondents discuss what they're excited about in 2009. Femme Shark Correspondent co-founders Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Zuleikha Mahmood bring the term Jam into the Queer lexicography; Leslie Freeman is featured in the Cripping Femme Series; Cultural Correspondent Naima on porn she likes; Amir discusses the transmasculine response to the jamvantage; and Glenn Marla finds a 3.5 foot double chin in mid-town Manhattan. Running Time 62 minutes. http://www.femme-cast.com

Episode 8.5: Juicy Juicy, Plump Plump

femmecast@gmail.com (Bevin Branlandingham) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Juicy, Juicy, Plump, Plump! In this minisode, host Bevin Branlandingham and Femme Shark Correspondent Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha discuss cotton candy magic pink pussy brain, car maintenance and craig's list tips; Miasia tells the story of her most interesting street harassment; and Sexpert Rachael, Consummate New Yorker Chris and the Gay Dr. Phil experience a drunken Nut Brown Crown in Atlanta. (It's an ice cream dessert.) Running Time 37 minutes. http://www.femme-cast.com