Femme On
The Femme on Show is a podcast collective hosting lively discussions about pop culture and whatever the heck interests us while placing the female gaze front and center. Hosts Ada, Alyson, Jess, Ria and Tonya bring their unique voices to a variety of passions that include books, film, TV, feminism, comics, fitness, activism and so much more. Our channel includes some chats with all of us and specialized ones in our specific areas of interest. It's a cornucopia of ideas with what we hope has some levity and community thrown in. The Femme on Collective is a safe and welcoming space for everyone. Come join us.
As one part of Femme on, any member of the collective can host a Femme on Creatives, where we discuss different topics that fascinate us with people we admire. It's one of Alyson's favorite things to do!
Here's a list of Femme on Creatives with Alyson:
*Femme on Creatives: Ria and I discuss Dr. Jo-Ann Finkelstein's incredible book, Sexism and Sensibility: Raising Empowered, Resilient Girls in the Modern World
*Femme on Film: Celeste Davis, Ria and I chat about Celeste's viral Substack about "The Men Who Like Women and the Men Who Don't. Yes We Can Tell."
*Femme on Film: Jessica Petelle and I discuss our fantastic film, To Hold The Night with Ria.
*Femme on Film: Elisa Bassist (author of Hysterical), Ria and Alyson have a fiercely feminist discussion about films, TV, memoirs and more. It's FANTASTIC.
*With George Ella Lyon: Alyson and George Ella discuss poetry, her Where I'm From poem, the creative life and more!
*With Sarah Gristwood: Ria and Alyson speak with best-selling feminist author, Sarah Gristwood, about her just released book, Secret Voices: A Year of Women's Diaries
* With Kim Rowe: Ria speaks with Kim and Alyson about a framework they created entitled; Me, Shining that focuses on female friendships and how they mirror parts of ourselves
* With Nola Chaters: Alyson and Nola discuss creative collaboration and her road to becoming a successful costume designer
*With "I am Not the Word's" Sara Blair: Alyson and Sara discuss language and the power of words, specifically the word "Survivor"
*With Fox Henry Frazier: Halloween special! Fox and Alyson discuss the appeal of horror and Fox reads from her WIP, A Terrible Beauty is Born
*With Wilnona and Jade: Alyson sits down with the “And I Thought Ladies” Wilnona and Jade to talk about how they started writing, at age seven! And what keeps them going. The simple answer is: each other.
*With best-selling illustrator and author Claire Keane: Alyson and Claire talk about finding their creative voices and how they overcame doubts to find a place where their creativity is flowing and sustainable.
*With Dr. Ingrid Clayton: Alyson and Ingrid talk about her book, Believing Me: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse and Complex Trauma and her journey on social media.
*With Pamela Ribon: Pamela talks about her Oscar nominated short, "My Year of Dicks"
As one part of Femme on, any member of the collective can host a Femme on Creatives, where we discuss different topics that fascinate us with people we admire. It's one of Alyson's favorite things to do!
Here's a list of Femme on Creatives with Alyson:
*Femme on Creatives: Ria and I discuss Dr. Jo-Ann Finkelstein's incredible book, Sexism and Sensibility: Raising Empowered, Resilient Girls in the Modern World
*Femme on Film: Celeste Davis, Ria and I chat about Celeste's viral Substack about "The Men Who Like Women and the Men Who Don't. Yes We Can Tell."
*Femme on Film: Jessica Petelle and I discuss our fantastic film, To Hold The Night with Ria.
*Femme on Film: Elisa Bassist (author of Hysterical), Ria and Alyson have a fiercely feminist discussion about films, TV, memoirs and more. It's FANTASTIC.
*With George Ella Lyon: Alyson and George Ella discuss poetry, her Where I'm From poem, the creative life and more!
*With Sarah Gristwood: Ria and Alyson speak with best-selling feminist author, Sarah Gristwood, about her just released book, Secret Voices: A Year of Women's Diaries
* With Kim Rowe: Ria speaks with Kim and Alyson about a framework they created entitled; Me, Shining that focuses on female friendships and how they mirror parts of ourselves
* With Nola Chaters: Alyson and Nola discuss creative collaboration and her road to becoming a successful costume designer
*With "I am Not the Word's" Sara Blair: Alyson and Sara discuss language and the power of words, specifically the word "Survivor"
*With Fox Henry Frazier: Halloween special! Fox and Alyson discuss the appeal of horror and Fox reads from her WIP, A Terrible Beauty is Born
*With Wilnona and Jade: Alyson sits down with the “And I Thought Ladies” Wilnona and Jade to talk about how they started writing, at age seven! And what keeps them going. The simple answer is: each other.
*With best-selling illustrator and author Claire Keane: Alyson and Claire talk about finding their creative voices and how they overcame doubts to find a place where their creativity is flowing and sustainable.
*With Dr. Ingrid Clayton: Alyson and Ingrid talk about her book, Believing Me: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse and Complex Trauma and her journey on social media.
*With Pamela Ribon: Pamela talks about her Oscar nominated short, "My Year of Dicks"
Fine Cut
"I thought it would be fun to sit around with some of my brilliant friends and talk about a scene that makes you think."
Fine Cut with Alyson, keeps it brief and meaningful with episodes around 20 minutes long. Alyson and a guest closely read a scene of the guest's choosing from movies, TV, comic books, novels, any media really as a way to have a deeper conversion about a topic that's meaningful to them. There will be laughter and revelations, of course! And if there's a compelling scene you'd like to discuss, one that sticks with you and won't let you go, reach out, I'd love to talk with you about it.
Episode List:
1/Elise McCall - Alyson and Elise discuss a key scene from REBURN Issue #1
2/Jen Prince - Alyson and Jen discuss the first sex scene from Don't Worry Darling
3/Anjali Bhimani - Alyson and Anjali discuss a scene from The Newsroom
4/Ria Carrogan - Alyson and Ria discuss the Hand Flex from Joe Wright's Pride and Prejudice
5/Ellen Birkett Morris - Alyson and Ellen discuss Pamela Adlon's Better Things. Ellen also wrote about it for Newsweek.
6/Kim Rowe - Alyson and Kim discuss the birth scene from episode 7 of Fleishman is In Trouble (Part 1).
7/Ivana Shein - Alyson and Ivana discuss the support group scene from episode 7 of Fleishman is In Trouble (Part 2).
8/Amy Bobeda - Alyson and Amy discuss Thing's resurrection scene from Netflix's Wednesday.
9/L.L. Kirchner - Alyson and L.L. discuss the "menopause scene" from Fleabag.
10/A.R. Farina - Alyson and A.R. talk about "The Sexy Getting Ready Song" from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
11/Meera Vijayann - Alyson and Meera talk about the iconic Titanic scene where Jack draws Rose wearing only that blue diamond necklace.
12/Liz Santoro - Alyson and Liz talk about the super meta scene (IYKYK) from the Black Mirror episode Joan is Awful.
13/Bryan Holdman - Alyson and Bryan talk about the final minutes of the surprisingly emotional documentary WHAM!
14/Lori Arend - Alyson and Lori talk about the Red scene from Zhang Yimou's film, Hero.
15/Krista Schafer - Alyson and Krista discuss the opening scene from Slings & Arrows.
16/Ann Kelly, Nina Lichtenstein, Sandell Morse and Kim Ruehl discuss one of the final scenes in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.
17/Megan Hutchings - Alyson and Megan discuss the family scene from the 2006 film, Candy.
18/Jessica Waite - Alyson and Jessica discuss the reunion scene in the 2015 film Room, and how they are both criers.
19/Michelle Yang - Alyson and Michelle discuss the restaurant scene in the 2024 TV show, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and how it subtly addresses the racism the two main characters live with everyday.
20/Kim Rowe and Ria Carrogan - Alyson, Ria and Kim discuss the casual cruelty of posh families in the "Are you There Moriarty?" Scene from Netflix's One Day.
21/Natalie Serber - Alyson and Natalie discuss their love of TV moms from Carol Brady (Brady Bunch) to Sam Fox (Better Things).
22/Jackie Tempera - Alyson and Jackie discuss the iconic table flip scene from Real Housewives of New Jersey.
23/Ona Gritz - Alyson and Ona discuss Rachel McAdams's character and a moment with her in Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret.