The Waves: How the Fall of Bitch Media is a Sign of Disastrous Things to Come.

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🗓️ 12 May 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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On this week’s episode of The Waves, we’re reflecting on the impact of Bitch Media, which started as a zine in the 90s, and grew into a print publication and website . Slate staff writer Heather Schwedel is joined by Bitch co-founder Andi Zeisler to talk about the history of Bitch. Then, they explore why feminist media is struggling, despite maybe being more necessary than ever. In Slate Plus: Is asking if things are feminist, feminist? Recommendations: Heather: Ghosts by Dolly Alderton Andi: Time Zone J by Julie Doucet Mentioned in the Show: “Bitch and the End of Independent Feminist Media” by Jude Ellison S. Doyle Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to [email protected] Thanks Avast.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Waves, Slates podcast about gender, feminism, and reclaiming misogynist epithets.
0:20.4	Every episode you get a new pair of women to talk about the thing we can't get off
0:23.6	our minds.
0:24.6	And today you've got me, Heather Schmidell, a staff writer at Slate, and I'm going to
0:28.9	be talking to Andy Zyzler, a writer and editor who may be best known for co-founding
0:33.8	bitch media, which recently announced that it will be ceasing operations in June.
0:39.5	Bitch started as a scene in the mid-90s and went on to influence a generation of feminist
0:43.9	media, including the very podcast you're listening to now.
0:47.7	The timing here really stings.
0:49.8	One of the publishing world's most respected, independent, feminist voices is closing, just
0:54.4	as the country has been plunged into a state of feminist emergency.
0:58.5	I'm referring to news that is still top of mind for so many of us, the leak of the Supreme
1:03.4	Court opinion that would strike down Roe versus Wade, and end federal protection of abortion
1:08.6	rights.
1:09.6	This is hardly at the time when we want to see feminist media contracting.
1:13.3	So we're going to talk to Andy all about the state of feminist media, what happened to
1:17.3	bitch, and whether some of the same backlash that led to the end of Roe was a factor.
1:21.8	We'll be back with Andy after a short break.
1:28.5	Hey, waves listeners, we hope you're loving the show.
1:34.8	And if you are, you should subscribe to our feed wherever you get your podcasts.
1:39.4	New episodes come out bright and early every Thursday morning.
1:42.4	And while you're there, check out our other episodes.
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