This is the most vital episode of The Guilty Feminist that I have heard in a long time. I’ve been listening since the beginning and have heard every episode (truly) and it’s been a number of years since a conversation such as this one has been had. I was drawn to the show because of the complexities, internal conflict, and paradoxes the hosts and guests were grappling with using humor, grace, and self-reflection. I could hear the evolution of the show’s structure and it’s hosts in becoming intersectional feminists that reflected my own. With the levity and the live audience, I came to understand my growth did not doom me to a grumpy, humorless, isolated existence, but one that was vibrant with joy, community, and laughter. THIS episode is an example of the podcast I knew that was my lifeblood, and it is hope for THIS type of episode that keeps me listening to every release. I happily continue to listen to understand updates and the world around me, but most episodes are no longer 5 stars for me. THIS episode is.