'Every Body is Great' is a brand new show produced in part by Room Magazine and hosted by Mica Lemiski! Each episode will focus on a specific body part, exploring different peoples' relationships with that part of themselves. We'll get into bod

A Bunch of Women Talk About Important Things

Jan 27th, 2020 1h 1m

Over the past 2.333 years there have been some amazing and super sweet guests on Fainting Couch Feminists! This episode is an audio highlight reel, featuring snippets from some of the best convos had on the show—like, ever! We've got insight fr

The Love Episode feat. Mandy Len Catron and Carrie Jenkins (Re-release)

Jan 20th, 2020 59m 32s

We went back into the archives for an oldie but greatie! Join Mica as she chats with love experts Mandy Len Catron and Carrie Jenkins about love sweet love. Together, they answer questions from listeners about prioritizing (or not prioritizing)

Love & Death & Magic feat. Cara Nelissen

Jan 13th, 2020 50m 20s

Poet Cara Nelissen's writing explores desire—but not the grand, romantic, gotta-have-you-now kind. She's more interested in pining, unrequited wanting, and the kind of bleeding love that makes us all feel kind of...pathetic. In this episode, Ca

Have Yourself a Merry Little Whatever.

Dec 16th, 2019 30m 7s

In this seasonally-driven solo episode, Mica lays on the table all her varied feelings about the holidays and attempts to charm you with stories of Christmas magic and mayhem. She discusses the very awkward encounter that proceeded the purchase

Powerful, Terrifying Brains: Brandi Bird Talks Psychosis and OCD

Dec 9th, 2019 47m 51s

Three years ago, Brandi Bird began experiencing some terrifying delusions. They believed their neighbour was building a bomb, their step-mom had been replaced, and people everywhere were out to harm them. Only recently did Brandi realize that w

I'm Still Processing: Saffron A Talks Trauma, Songwriting, and Shaving Her Head

Dec 2nd, 2019 55m 48s

Musician Saffron A has always been an outsider. A songwriter with a clear sense of self, Saffron's clarity of purpose has often isolated her from the "in-crowd" but left her with a ton of creative fuel. She uses music to process and open conver

Are We All Just Pervs?: Jess Taylor Talks Female Desire and Taboo

Nov 25th, 2019 50m 59s

Jess Taylor's new short story collection, "Just Pervs," explores women's desire and sexual taboo in strange, wonderful, necessary ways. In this ep, Jess and Mica talk about why we rarely think of women when we think of "pervs," and why hyper-se

Expectation Vs. Reality: Caitlyn Sponheimer Talks Romance, Role-Playing, and Selling Used Underwear

Nov 18th, 2019 46m 38s

Caitlyn Sponheimer is a writer, filmmaker, and actor whose new movie, April in Autumn, explores the tension between fantasy and reality in grand romance narratives. Even if we dream of so-called "grand gestures," do we actually enjoy them in re

The Horror of Sweetness: Mona Awad Talks Performing Cuteness and Power in 'Bunny'

Nov 11th, 2019 45m 44s

Mona Awad is the author of Thirteen Ways of Looking At A Fat Girl as well as the new bestseller, Bunny, which dives into the sweet horror of mean-girl-groups in a truly dark setting: grad school. In this episode, Mica and Mona talk about the va

Girls Need Not Apply: Kelly Thompson Talks Sexism and Life in the Military

Nov 4th, 2019 1h

Kelly S Thompson is writer and former Captain in the Canadian Armed forces. She's also the author of the brilliant new memoir, "Girls Need Not Apply," which delves into the highs and lows of her experience in the military. We're talking sexism,

How to Build a Feminist City feat. Urban Geographer Leslie Kern

Oct 28th, 2019 58m 21s

Leslie Kern has a career you've probably never heard of but definitely need to know about! She's an urban feminist geographer and she's here to discuss why and how cities were literally not built to support women and other marginalized people.

Killer Content: Showrunner Alexandra Cunningham Talks TV Writing and True Crime

Oct 21st, 2019 1h 10m

Power guest alert! Alexandra Cunningham is a showrunner, writer, and producer best known for her work on Desperate Housewives and, most recently, Bravo's Dirty John, where she is the showrunner aka THE BOSS OF EVERYTHING. Alexandra is shaping t

Can Love Survive A Terminal Illness? feat. Alison Acheson

Oct 7th, 2019 56m 35s

Alison Acheson is a writer and teacher whose latest book, Dance Me to the End, is a memoir of her time caregiving her husband, Marty, through ALS. In this episode Mica and Alison tackle questions like: is it possible to maintain romance in a re

Everyone's a Critic: Chandler Levack Talks Filmmaking and Cancelled Culture

Sep 30th, 2019 46m 32s

Chandler Levack is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker who is in love with Jonah Hill! (She interviewed him and the chemistry was HOT.) Chandler is here to talk about how being a film critic has helped her create better art, what it felt

Let's Talk About DEATH feat. Elee Kraljii Gardiner

Sep 23rd, 2019 1h

It's terrifying and abstract and it's coming for us all! That's right: we're talking DEATH, a subject Elle Kraljii Gardiner knows intimately, having been through multiple near death experiences herself. Most significantly, Elee had a mini-strok

I've Escaped My Arranged Marriage—Now What?: Samra Habib Talks Queer Muslim Identity

Sep 16th, 2019 56m 38s

Writer and photographer Samra Habib was only 16 when she married her cousin (not by choice). Now she's here to talk about her memoir, "We Have Always Been Here," which follows Samra as she fights to free herself from various oppressive forces i

Let's Unpack Basic Bitches and Aritzia

Sep 9th, 2019 29m 55s

Mica recently went to the Aritzia Warehouse Sale and it inspired her to think deeply about so-called basic bitches and whether or not this term can be reclaimed in a meaningful way(it can! probably!). Mica also discusses the bizarre nature of t

How Should We Respond to "Compliments" From Male Strangers?

Sep 2nd, 2019 37m 26s

In this solo episode, Mica discusses the dilemma of unsolicited attention from men. How do you get out of a conversation you never wanted to be a part of in the first place? A quick exit should be easy (right??) but if you have an internalized

Braless Freedom, Purity Balls, and the Kardashian Empire feat. Lori Lansens

Aug 26th, 2019 55m 7s

New York Times bestselling author Lori Lansens is here! In this ep, we discuss Lori's new book (This Little Light, out now) in relation to some anti-feminist atrocities such as Purity Balls (GROSS), sexist dress codes, and the pressure to achie

Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Anna Mehler Paperny Talks Depression and Suicide

Aug 12th, 2019 56m 8s

Award-winning journalist Anna Mehler Paperny is here to discuss her new book, "Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me," an absolutely must-read that chronicles her multiple suicide attempts, subsequent pursuit of treatment, and continuing quest for

Is Fast Fashion Consuming Us?: Jael Richardson On Her 360-Day Shopping Detox

Aug 5th, 2019 49m 14s

Shopping is FUN. More tops! More dresses! More shoes! But how do we know when our love of shopping is becoming a problem, either in a personal or a larger, cultural sense? Writer, radio host, and shopping enthusiast Jael Richardson has some ans

Girls Who Gig: Rachel Jansen Talks Mushroom Picking, Freelance Life, and Peeing in the Woods

Jul 29th, 2019 46m 47s

The fabulous Rachel Jansen is back! Last year, Rachel went on a mushroom picking escapade to make some sweet cash and she’s here to answer some juicy questions like: why are people so obsessed with morel mushrooms? Why does mushroom picking tur

We're Addicted But We're Trying: Anne T. Donahue Talks Twitter, Alcohol, and Body Image

Jul 22nd, 2019 1h 4m

Anne T. Donahue is a writer, funny person, and pop culture critic who is here to chat about so many things we hysterical women care about! In this ep, Mica and Anne discuss intersections such as: pop culture and politics, identity and privilege

Twats, Tots, and Biological Clocks: Sara Graefe Talks Queer Conception and Motherhood

Jul 15th, 2019 50m 9s

Conceiving a child isn't always a romantic process—especially for queer folks. There are doctors, donors, crinkly hospital gowns, stirrups (nooooo), and about a million questions you and your partner must navigate together. It can be a daunting