Can you recommend a great US politics podcast featuring women?

December 31, 2016 9:20 AM

Post-election I find myself absorbed in political podcasts. I want more female perspectives!

Currently I'm listening to Dan Carlin's Common Sense, Best of the Left, and Keeping it 1600 mostly, with a touch of On the Media. OTM has a female host but I'm looking for more -- but not a daily podcast, that's too much commitment. Weekly would be preferred, or maybe biweekly. I really like deep analysis and explanations of current events rather than feelings dump or general chat. I definitely lean liberal/left but would be interested in centrist or multiple-perspective politics as well. I paged through NPR's list but felt overwhelmed by choices. The podcasts don't have to be 'professionally' done or talk about women's issues all the time, but the acknowledgment and discussion of feminist and/or queer issues would be great. Thanks!

posted by possibilityleft to Technology (11 answers total)

Response by poster: Super happy to hear your recommendations as well, but Autostraddle apparently read my mind and just posted recommendations for political podcasts, some of which are female hosted. So if anyone else is interested in this question, they may find some there as well.
posted by possibilityleft at 9:41 AM on December 31, 2016 [2 favorites]

Best answer: The Pollsters is hosted by two women, if talk about mechanics and methodology of polling is your style.
posted by Wulfhere at 9:55 AM on December 31, 2016 [3 favorites]

Best answer: Try Slate's Double X Gabfest.
posted by Mr.Know-it-some at 9:58 AM on December 31, 2016 [3 favorites]

Best answer: This Week in Blackness has several regular panelists who are women, most frequently Imani Gandy (also of Rewire News, formerly known as "Reproductive Health Reality Check") but also including L. Joy Williams (of the Brooklyn NAACP) and Dara M. Wilson.

Speaking of Rewire, they have some podcasts on their site as well, though I haven't listened to any of them myself.
posted by tobascodagama at 9:58 AM on December 31, 2016

Best answer: FiveThirtyEight puts out a podcast once or twice a week, and usually features senior political writer Clare Malone as well as frequent guest panelist Farai Chideya (who also hosted her own podcast The Voters throughout the election).
posted by Rhaomi at 10:22 AM on December 31, 2016 [2 favorites]

Best answer: I like Another Round a lot.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 12:02 PM on December 31, 2016 [2 favorites]

Best answer: I haven't listened for a while, but Congressional Dish had been pretty good in the past.
posted by JulesER at 4:59 PM on December 31, 2016

Best answer: Throwing Shade is explicitly feminist & queer news / chat. And explicit. And hilarious.
posted by mimi at 7:29 AM on January 1, 2017 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Slate's Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick! Very digestible at either weekly or biweekly episode rate. She focuses on the current goings-on of the Supreme Court, goes into historical decisions, interviews one or two other lawyers / SCOTUS specialists per ep. She digs deep but makes it understandable, and it's been really helpful to me for understanding a lot of the political issues interwoven in these cases.
posted by cluebucket at 9:55 AM on January 1, 2017 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Belabored focuses on politics and stories within the labor movement specifically, but, of course, labor rights very often intersects with women's rights.
posted by book 'em dano at 1:29 PM on January 1, 2017

Response by poster: Thanks for all of the recommendations, everyone! Of the offerings, I really liked Amicus (which I was already listening to), Congressional Dish, Belabored, Choice/LESS (one of the Rewire offerings), 538, and KCRW's Left Right and Center. It's really nice to have some more female voices in the mix.
posted by possibilityleft at 9:41 AM on January 31, 2017 [1 favorite]