Scintillae Podcast
Reflections from the intersections of oppressions. Two Intersectional Feminists discussing queer narratives, exploring late stage capitalism, social justice, identity politics through social commentary and cultural analysis. scintillaepod.substack.com
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How do we choose a subject for research? if you like our video and written essays you might know we use varied examples to illustrate how the systems of power exist and influence each other, especially Patriarchy, Capitalism and White Supremacy, and about 18 months ago Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides became the latest and prime example of how, those 3 systems are ready to punish even a White Cis het man who superficially satisfi...
Join our Pride Month discussion as we explore the true meaning of pride and why many refer to this season as a gay Christmas.In this episode of the Scintillae Podcast we discuss Russel T Davies new gay centered Tv series for Channel 4 "tip toe" with Alan Cumming and David Morrissey and the issues with it from the point of view of two queer scholars.
Video essay mentioned is "We Have Always Existed | 2000 Years of Trans History" http...
On the importance of Music in our formation years, Alisha's previous life in the music industry where she kidnapped musicians to ask them about Life, Death and Supermarkets.We talked specifically about how Alisha was involved with The Cranberries, how Dolores O'Riordan changed her life, The Libertines and being neighbours with Carl Barat, the importance of ethics and care in documenting and sharing about the life of artists she had...
We discuss Estro Junkies, the novelisation of the serial "Ranked Competitive Breast growth" by Beth Leigh-Ann and Talia Bhatt.
Ranked Competitive Breast Growth follows the lives of competitors in the hottest new e-Sport in which cisgender men take estrogen in an attempt to grow the biggest breasts for a grand prize of $1 million. Trans women are strictly forbidden due to their biological advantage, but will that stop our heroes Nich...
Scintillae Season Two begins with an exchange of myths between us: Raven as a devoted reader of Maria Ying’s Hades Calculus, Alisha sharing about reading Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe in 36 hours straight, and the only Netflix project worth watching in the last decade which was therefore cancelled: KAOS! featuring Cardiffian actor Rakie Ayola in the role of Persephone.
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Our first guest is none other than a politician! Tessa Marshall is the Welsh Green Party candidate for Caedydd Penarth at the Senedd Elections of 7th May 2026 and a personal friend. In this episode we ask her everything we always wanted to ask a politician but never had the chance before! And she delivers!
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instagram.com/tessamarshallblaidwerdd/
The Welsh Green Party : wales.greenpart...
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The romanticisation of abuse in dark romantasy. From Beauty and the Beast to Joss Whedon's Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the reinterpretation of the trope by white women since the 2000s with Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses, Deborah Harkness' A Discovery of Witches and yes, Tom Hiddleston's Loki to Astarion pipeline.
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CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSIONS OF Suic!dE and Suic!dal Intrusive Thoughts. In this emergency episode we discuss the beginning of 2026 with the US attack of Venezuela, kidnapping its president and immediately casting their imperialistic eye onto Greenland, what that would mean for world diplomacy and the problematic possibility of it triggering World War 3 with some of the international intricacies explained
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A review of 2025 for both world and personal events in the style of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe.
Reflections from the intersections of oppressions, Cheaper than therapy! Two transbians navigating late stage capitalism, chatting with interesting people, and trying to find "The Meaning of Life™".
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01:05 January 2025: Trump...
White fragility, power structures and how intuitively white women recognise, benefit, and cry victimhood to hold onto their privilege against those lower than them.
Reflections from the intersections of oppressions, Cheaper than therapy! Two transbians navigating late stage capitalism, chatting with interesting people, and trying to find "The Meaning of Life™".
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Reflections from the intersections of oppressions, Cheaper than therapy! Two transbians navigating late stage capitalism, chatting with interesting people, and trying to find "The Meaning of Life™".
Get comfortable in this first episode where we introduce ourselves, our mental kindergarten, how we came to be together and how we developed our view of the world and of spirituality.
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