Episode 16 - Feminist Punk Icon Kathleen Hanna on “Rebel Girl” and Her Lifetime in the Movement

Kathleen Hanna has been defying expectations and stereotypes on and off the stage since she was a teenager playing in Bikini Kill. Join host Chloe Aftel in an intimate conversation with the revolutionary Kathleen Hanna on the process of writing her new memoir Rebel Girl, how writing such an honest reflection was more vulnerable than performing on stage ever was, and where she finds herself now finally pursuing a calm(er) life. Kathleen reflects on her career in the feminist and punk movement, her music with Le Tigre and Bikini Kill, raising money for girls' education in Togo, her experience working with women's shelters, and much more. Highlights:- Kathleen's reflections on falling in love with her husband Adam Horovitz; - How she grounds herself, finds peace and gratitude offline, and redefines what a successful career can mean;- Kathleen's unique perspective on the state of feminism and financial equality today.

Kathleen Hanna is a punk singer, musician, activist, and writer, famous for her bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. She was massively influential in the third wave feminism movement of the 90's and 2000's through music, activism, and multimedia projects like the notorious Riot Grrrl zine. Her new book Rebel Girl is out everywhere. You can find Kathleen Hanna live on tour with Bikini Kill this summer.

Chloe Aftel has spent her career working in commercial photography, photojournalism, and film. She’s an established name in modern photography with work featured in The New York Times, Mother Jones, Playboy, Dazed & Confused, Vogue Germany, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue & more. Chloe has photographed victims of sexual violence, reported on Covid’s impact on the trans community, and gained access as the first reporter in the Covid wards of the West Coast’s hardest hit hospitals. She has covered underground abortion providers, the impact of gender pronouns on daily life, and clergy abuse. Her first book, “Outside and In Between,” is an award-winning anthology covering gender non-conforming people across America. 
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