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The Guilty Feminist

439. The New Age of Sexism with Laura Bates and Desiree Burch

The Guilty Feminist

The Spontaneity Shop

Comedy, Feminism

4.812.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

The Guilty Feminist Book Club. The New Age of Sexism

Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Desiree Burch with special guest Laura Bates

Recorded 2 June 2025 at Waterstones Piccadilly. Released 9 June.

The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge.

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slash TGF. Hello, Guilty Feminist. This is Deborah. I am delighted to say we've had another

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in a series of Waterston's book clubs. They really are fantastic.

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This one sold out. So get in next time when we announce for tickets. They really are brilliant

1:34.2

events. I always enjoyed co-hosting with the wonderful Desiree Birch and Laura Bates is never

1:39.5

anything short of fascinating. This new book took her a lot of research. You'll hear all about it.

1:44.9

All the things she herself personally went and did and explored were absolutely remarkable and

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must have taken it all on her. So we really appreciate her doing that. Also, in the I'm a feminist

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