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Is ‘Bad Feminist’ More Relevant Than Ever? Roxane Gay On Media, Misogyny And Finding Joy Amid the Fight

Mar 4, 2026 · 48m

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For March’s Monthly Read – and in time for International Women’s Day – we are thrilled to be featuring Bad Feminist by American writer, professor, editor and social commentator Roxane Gay. In this podcast episode, Dua picks some of her favourite essays from Roxane’s 2014 collection, which spans everything from pop culture and politics to race, body image, sexual violence and the complicated expectations placed on women. The pair unpack how the landscape of feminism has shifted in today’s climate but also (and perhaps more importantly) how so much of Roxane’s commentary feels just as relevant today as it did when she first wrote it: “One of the saddest things about Bad Feminist is most of…