Kicking the Kyriarchy

Welcome to the debut episode in a brand new series; in this series, we'll be exploring sexuality - and what better way to launch than with Lana speaking to us about pansexuality. Lana helps us to debunk pansexuality myths and falsities by talking us through her own experience of moving through the world.

Keep the conversation going with us over Twitter @KickKyriarchy, and make sure to hit follow on our new Instagram @KickingTh...

Welcome to the fifth episode in our series which explores reproductive health, in all its many forms. This week, we dived into transgender reproductive health with the wonderful Kate Nambiar.

Kate transitioned as a medical student and entered the profession as a sexual health doctor; as a trans person working in the NHS, Kate has a unique insight into reproductive health matched with unparalleled passion. Kate has also formed ...

This is the fourth installment in our series of episodes exploring reproductive health, and for this one we’re exploring decolonising contraception.

We are joined by Dr Annabel Sowemimo who talks us through what this term means, the often-undiscussed history of contraception and how we can be more of an ally in the campaign to decolonise contraception for good.

Carry on the conversation with us over on Twitter @KickKyriarchy,...

This is the third installment in our series of episodes exploring reproductive health, and for this one we’re exploring the impact of the government on our sexual and reproductive health.

We often hear about ‘budget cuts’, ‘austerity’ and ‘cut-backs’, but when you remove the jargon, what does it actually mean? How are our services actually affected? WHO is it affecting? At what rate? 

More and more sexual health clinics ...

TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode, there will be descriptions of abortions, medical and self-induced. If any of that is distressing, please feel free to stop listening, you can always come back to it at a later time. 

For this series of episodes we’re exploring reproductive health, and given the conversation that’s going on worldwide right now about abortions, it seems only right we start with that.

To help us understand ...

TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode, there will be descriptions of abortions, medical and self-induced, as well as mentions of sexual assault. If any of that is distressing, please feel free to stop listening, you can always come back to it at a later time. 

Your favourite friendly intersectional feminist podcast is back for a Third Season, and what a topic to kick it off with. Just a heads up, we've changed our episode struct...

Guess who's back?!

Season Three is just around the corner (we can literally see it!!), so we wanted to check in, see how you were, and let you know we're still here and thinking of you.

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Tell us what you think!

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*** THIS IS THE LAST EPISODE OF SEASON TWO ***

This month, it's all about masculinity. What does it mean to be butch? How do men talk about emotions and mental health in a world that says "man up"? How are black men affected by stereotypes of masculinity?

"I refuse to accept that the way I look is about being masculine. It’s not. There are lots of different types of women in the world and I want to fight for that." Tabs

"We need to lo...

TW: child sexual abuse

Voluntourism appears to be benefiting everyone, apart from the people who need help the most. This month we sit down and chat with three phenomenal women about their own experiences of voluntourism, why it's become so popular, and whether it does more harm than good.

Shout out to Assistsant Producers Amelia Parker, Emma Halahan and Becky Malone for their help with this episode.

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TW: Death, chat around HIV symptons

Living with HIV today is vastly different to those living with it 30 years ago. Science and medicine have dramatically improved prognosis of those diagnosed. So much so that it doesn't have any impact on your daily life whatsoever. Having said that, very little research includes the affect on women (quelle surprise), and interestingly women later on in life. On top of that, we explore cultural n...

TW: Sexual assault, imprisonment, suicide, murder, drugs.

We chat to Marilyn Reed, mother of Sarah Reed who was found dead in Holloway Women's Prison, Yasmin who is currently imprisoned in Yarl's Wood Detention Centre, and Paula who has first hand experience of incarceration in the UK.

Shout out to Assistsant Producers Amelia Parker, Emma Halahan and Becky Malone for their help with this episode.

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2018 marks 100 YEARS since SOME women were given the right to vote in the UK... so it seemed only right that we did an episode on feminism. However with an edge.

We explore the untold stories of women, both past and present that are fighting for a fairer world here in the UK, but also further a field.

Shout out to Assistsant Producers Amelia Parker, Emma Halahan and Becky Malone for their help with this episode.

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TW: human trafficking/abuse

This month is another epic one. 

It's not an easy listen, but it's an important one.

We sit down and chat to three phenomenal guests about slavery in the UK, both past and present.

Warning: Frank, unapologetic conversations about the colonial legacy in the UK, why reparations are owed, and a first hand account of modern day human trafficking. 

Shout out to Assistsant Producers Amelia Parker, Emma Halahan and ...

This month we're joined by three phenom guests - Frances, Caz and Michelle who each tell us their story with disability. 

We open up an honest discussion about person first language, passing privilege when it comes to neurotypical functioning and the forgotten disabled women of colour who you should have learnt about in your history lessons.

Shout out to Assistsant Producers Amelia Parker and Becky Malone for their help with this epi...

Is elderly care a feminist issue?

Should elderly care for heteronormative people be different to their LGBTQ+ counterparts?

What about the representation of older people on screen? What roles do they play? Do their characters have any depth? Are they even there in the first place?

As ever, join us as we chat to Nuala, Hanne Marlene and Chryssy who help us explore some of these issues.

Special thanks to assistant producers Becky Malone ...

Why does the UK have one of the biggest class divides?

Why do we vilify and chase the unemployed single mums of the UK to pay their taxes, and not the gargantuan corporations we get our coffee from every day?

How is it that the poorest in the country can be burned alive Grenfell, side by side the wealthiest and the elite?

What's it like to live in a tower block after an event like Grenfell?

And what is the caste system? Does it exist h...

WE'RE BACK.

After taking a bit of a break over summer, we're back with even more episodes and amazing guests telling you their story.

To ease back into the swing of things, we thought we'd start with a really light and easily digestible topic...race.

To some it's surprising that this is still a conversation that needs to be had, and for others, it's a reality that they don't have a choice but to engage in.

What does it mean to be poli...