YAY LESBIANS!!! I’ve always loved my lesbians. From my mothers girlfriend when I was in High School, Chris Dennin and her life partner, Sherry Shimshy, to Melissa Etheridge, I cant get enough!!!! I love the spoken word and love the concept of it used as a tool to heal! Right on, Alix! oh and are you related to Mary Kate and Ashley?

I love strong women and feminists as long as their mantra isn’t just ‘men and their evil penises suck’ but something more constructive. Not listened to the show yet and not a major Poetry fan, but looking at the pictures, I bet I’ll be liking Alix just fine.

I loved Andrea Gibson’s performance in this episode. I have to echo Mo, her energy was powerful and demanded my attention, and I listened to the last minute over and over again. Great show.

The poetry in the show was amazing. I can’t say that I’ve actively sought out spoken-word performances in a long time, but from the sounds of it, the scene is stronger than ever!

Fausto, I think feminism is feminism is feminism. The core tenants hold up today and are pan-gender, in my opinion. If you ask me, calling it something else just to appease a wider audience or to make other people feel better about the concept is “selling out.” I feel like calling it something else is like the Altar Boyz (or the one boy) never actually admitting that he is gay, because it’s easier for the audience to bite into it that way. Call a duck a duck, basically.

I try really hard to be positive but seriously, that last poem was annoying. I blame her voice.

yay spamming the site! So now that I’ve noticed I won on this I will love to point out that while no fun sex is legal here, I do it anyways! And yes I am a queer Mormon.

I love that there is a word for cryptonesia. I knew a guy who would always present you with things as being fact when often times they were either things he’d picked up second hand or even made up himself, but he was convinced they were true. He once told me a story of an event that had happened to him, and I had to remind him that the event had actually happened to me and it was I who told him the story originally.

And I like that you referenced Cher for the “words are like weapons” but don’t forget Devil Inside by INXS… “Words are weapons sharper than knives, makes you wonder how the other half dies”.

I loved these poems! I need to buy this book! This podcast makes me want to go out and find some more females to hang out with.

Yeah, this was a pretty awesome show. That slam poetry is able to have even a bit of the energy preserved over a podcast is pretty amazing. I was moved as I was in my car listening. I’ve met Alix, and she’s super nice, and they were super fun on the show! Good job!

What lovely guests on today’s show and those poems were so emotive, it was a shock to hear them coming out of Alix and Andrea’s mouths, they seemed so timid in noraml conversation and great breakdowns too

Could someone explain to me what “Slam” poetry is, exactly..? :S

Loved the slam poets, it’s always great to hear shows with such powerful guests who cause me to stop and think.

This was a really really great show, guys. I’m thoroughly impressed, and even surprised. I go to slam poetry events with The Raving Poets in Edmonton, and I’ve really been getting into the art form lately. Thank you tons for bringing these gals on the show.

I’ve never heard slam poetry before. I was listening to the show while I was grocery shopping and when Alix started with her poem I stopped in the middle of the shop and just listened! That was the most beautiful think I’ve ever heard. The imagery was amazing! Andrea’s poem was equally as moving!

Thank you for fantastic guests like Alix and Andrea. They are incredible.
P.S. Alix was in Joburg and no one told me!!

Great show! I don’t care for slam poets, or poetry in general, but Alix is one of my favorite writer/performers. I hadn’t read the show title before hitting the play button, so it was a pleasant surprise to hear her voice. I’m glad you guys got into a discussion that went deeper than just surface level.

Thanks for the meaty show. I enjoyed all the discussion. Since we had Thanksgiving out of town, we don’t have any leftovers in the fridge… but catching up on all this FOF is like my Thanksgiving leftovers!

I’m a feminist. Happy to be other things as well, but definitely a feminist. (In fact, when Kate and I were coming up with T-shirt ideas for the dyke march, we almost went with: “Just another vegetarian feminist lesbian bookworm for Jesus.” But then we decided our shirts were too small to fit it all on there.)

We still need feminism. There is this assumption that women have achieved equal footing, and feminism is a relic, but if anything, people have grown complacent and things are in a bit of a backslide. If you go to the grocery store on a weekday morning, how many moms do you see? How many dads do you see? I was home sick one day and stopped by the store, and was amazed at the disparity. It was like I had dropped into some boobs-only alternate universe. (Not that I would normally complain about that!)

Yes to feminism, and yes to anger, too. Anger is energy — it drives change. I’m all for it. (Used in a peaceful way, of course.)

On another note, the female population is losing a lot of very sexy dykes to the genderqueer persuasion. What’s up with that? When we saw this film on Chicago LGBT history, there were so many butch lesbians in the 50s who identified as women, but were still super butch. I think it’s a powerful statement, to say that you’re a woman who doesn’t conform to gender norms. It expands the definition of what a woman can be.

I’d love to hear more discussion… Why do we see this so much in the lesbian community? I don’t know any gay men who identify as genderqueer because they are effeminate. Interesting.

Anyway, loved the show! Keep it up, and pass the scones, please.

and by “andrea gibson’s show” i definitely meant “andrea gibson’s performance”. oops.