30: I Come Bearing Stories

In this week's episode, we welcome Anita back to the bridge and set sail on the USS Radical Empathy for a heist adventure for the ages! We dig into the effervescent appeal of Ocean's 8, while sparing a wink for that queer subtext we love. Anita has questions about why Rihanna's character doesn't vape in this year our Lord 2018, but before she gets any resolution on the issue we moved on to the feature-length series finale of the cult favorite, Sens8. We get into the show's celebration of alternative relationship structures, shared love and connection, and those patented Wachowski action scenes. All this and more in this week's episode: check it out! Subscribe to Feminist Frequency Radio now to get a new episode every Wednesday on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, Spotify or iHeartRadio! And become an FFR backer on Drip to join the community and get access to rewards like early access and weekly bonus segments. Segment Timestamps 0:00 Here we go again 1:49 Anita and her travel stories 4:36 Pop Culture News: Kelly Marie Tran & E3 8:04 Tropes Plug! Watch our video on the topic of sinister seductresses here: https://feministfrequency.com/video/sinister-seductress/ 8:22 Ocean's 8 9:44 Tropes Plug! Watch our video on the "Smurfette Principle" here: https://feministfrequency.com/video/tropes-vs-women-3-the-smurfette-principle/ 23:52 Sens8 40:32 What's Your FREQ Out: Tig Notaro's latest comedy special; Serving the People: Making Asian America in the Long Sixties; and Anita's immersive dinner event in Copenhagen