Woman's Hour: The TERF Report with Kara Dansky
Join me for a weekly short-form paid-only podcast with me talking about a “gender identity” issue of the week and a monthly long-form free and shareable interview with a woman who is active in the fight. Coming to your inbox on Fridays at 3:00 p.m. ET. karadansky.substack.com
Episodes
April 24, 2026
EDIT: When this was initially posted, Substack had it behind a paywall without my realizing it. It should be fixed now, and free and shareable to anyone. Sincere apologies!
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: the TERF Report.
In today’s episode, I chat with Marie Hurabiell, a Democrat who is running to replace Nancy Pelosi as Representative for California’s 11th congressional district. In doing so, she is fighting current state se...
March 27, 2026
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: the TERF Report.
In today’s episode, I chat with Janet Murray, with the UK group SEEN in Journalism. According to its website, it is “is dedicated to restoring accuracy and impartiality to media coverage of sex and gender, and to the protected belief that sex is binary and immutable.” It was an absolute pleasure chatting with her.
You can find both Janet and SEEN in Journalism on X. You can also...
February 27, 2026
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
I interviewed Jean Chadbourne, who founded the group Women Are Real.
You can find her at:
* The group’s website
* Her X account
She also mentions Amie Ichikawa from Woman II Woman. You can find Woman II to Woman at their website and on X.
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and shareable episode of Woman’s Hour...
January 30, 2026
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
In the first episode of 2026, I’m happy to welcome Kellie-Jay Keen, of TERF Island fame. Listen to us reminisce and chat about loads of things (including some things about which we disagree!).
* Follow her on X at @ThePosieParker
* Check out her website Let Women Speak (and check out her merch while you’re there)
* Like and subscribe to her YouTube channel
Weekly episodes of Woma...
December 26, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
In today’s episode, I’m happy to welcome Jennifer Sey, the founder of XX-XY Athletics, which makes very comfy and fashionable athletic clothing.
* Find her on X at @JenniferSey
* Find XX-XY Athletics on X at @xx_xyathletics
* You can also check them out at their website
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and s...
November 28, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
In today’s episode, I’m happy to welcome Jo Bartosch, a researcher and journalist in the UK, and a co-author of the recent book, Pornocracy.
Here is Jo at The Critic. Find her on X at @jo_bartosch.
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and shareable episode of Woman’s Hour, featuring an interview with a woman...
October 31, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
Today, I’m happy to welcome Lorraine Nowlin to the podcast. Lorraine served on the board of directors of Women’s Declaration International USA and as the coordinator of WDI USA’s Black Women’s Caucus for four years. We talk about how she came to fight for the sex-based rights of women and girls, as well as what are likely to be some of her more controversial political opinion...
September 26, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
In today’s episode, I chat with Coach Kim Russell, who was fired from her coaching job at Oberlin College, where she had coached women’s lacrosse for several years.
Kim’s 2022 Instagram post about the woman who should have been awarded gold for winning the 500 freestyle during the 2022 NCAA women’s swimming championships:
Kim’s “speaker spotlight” from the 2025 WDI USA fourt...
August 29, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
In today’s episode, I chat with Jamie Reed and Lauren Leggieri from the LGB Courage Coalition about the group’s founding, what it has been up to, and where it’s going. We also get into some challenging topics that arise for those of us navigating the changing landscape of “trans.”
In February 2023, Jamie blew the whistle on the “gender” clinic where she worked.
Weekly episodes ...
July 25, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
In today’s episode, I talk with Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, author of the recently published book Froggy Girl, about a girl who thinks she’s a frog but eventually learns to accept herself as a girl. You can read all about Froggy Girl, including where to buy it, on its website.
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and...
June 27, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
In today’s episode, I’m pleased to welcome Yal, with Women’s Declaration International Afghanistan. Yal works hard to raise awareness about what is happening to women and girls in Afghanistan.
It is common to think that the tyranny of “gender identity” is limited to the Western world, but it’s not; it’s global. I recently came across a story in the Washington Blade about how a co...
May 30, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and shareable episode of Woman’s Hour, featuring an interview with a woman who is active in the fight.
In today’s free and shareable episode, I talk with Susan Smith from For Women Scotland, one of the women who worked hard to secure a major win before the UK Supreme Court last...
April 25, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and shareable episode of Woman’s Hour, featuring an interview with a woman who is active in the fight.
In today’s episode, I talk with Twitter sensation MaryCate Delvey. We talk about her background, her series “Listen to Trans People,” and her relationship with Reduxx.
March 28, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and shareable episode of Woman’s Hour, featuring an interview with a woman who is active in the fight.
In today’s episode, I talk with the current president of Women’s Declaration International USA, Elizabeth Chesak. We talk about how Elizabeth came to radical feminism throu...
February 28, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and shareable episode of Woman’s Hour featuring an interview with a woman who is active in the fight. In today’s episode I talk with Kaeley Triller, who has been fighting to protect female-only sports and spaces since 2015.
If you are not already a paid subscriber and woul...
January 31, 2025
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and shareable episode of Woman’s Hour featuring an interview with a woman who is active in the fight. In today’s free and shareable episode, I talk with the brilliant Glenna Goldis.
This episode was recorded after the issuance of the executive order on sex and “gender iden...
December 27, 2024
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report. In this episode, I talk with Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) about protecting women’s sex-based rights at the federal level.
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and shareable episode of Woman’s Hour featuring an interview with a woman who is active in the fight. If you are not already a paid subscriber and...
November 29, 2024
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report. In this episode, I talk with tennis great Martina Navratilova about the 2024 US presidential election and what it might mean for women and girls. This episode is free and shareable.
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and shareable episode of Woman’s Hour featuring an interview with a woman who is active i...
October 25, 2024
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report. In this episode, I talk with Jo Brew, a radical feminist in the UK and one of the directors of Women’s Declaration International to get her thoughts on the political dynamics between the “Left” and the “Right,” and what either side has to offer women.
Weekly episodes of Woman’s Hour are available to paid subscribers only. Once per month, I publish a free and shareable episode...
September 27, 2024
Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report. In this episode, I speak with Vaishnavi Sundar, producer of the film “Behind the Looking Glass,” the first-ever documentary about transwidows.
You can watch the film for free on YouTube or X. Find Vaishnavi on X at @Vaishax.
If you like the film, feel free to rate it here -
IMDb - https://imdb.com/title/tt33291282/?ref_=tt_mv_close…
Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/fil...
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