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The Gender Knot

By: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
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  • A Time Magazine Top 50 podcast: “The show serves an important purpose: Encouraging men and women to enter a productive dialogue with one another”. Hosted by Nas and Dan (aka Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll). Contact: thegenderknot@gmail.com
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Episodes
  • The Orgasm Cult: BBC Radio 4 podcast – subscribe!

    The Orgasm Cult: BBC Radio 4 podcast – subscribe!
    Jan 19 2021
    2021 is giving 2020 a run for it’s money… sorry we’ve been away, but want to point you to a investigative podcast Nas put out recently for BBC Radio 4.

    It’s called The Orgasm Cult and looks at a Californian wellness company focusing on female sexuality called One Taste. Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim Ferris were fans. Except there are allegations it may be a sex cult. And the FBI is making enquiries.

    The podcast goes into questions about why women turn to wellness, the search for community and purpose in a secular age, and where exactly is the line between healing and harm.

    It’s on all major podcast platforms, or get listening right now here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08xzk5h
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    6 mins
  • Victim blaming: how to not do it and how to be supportive instead

    Victim blaming: how to not do it and how to be supportive instead
    Jan 13 2020
    We’re back with a bonus hiatus episode and we’re talking about victim blaming, especially as it pertains to sexual assault. This is when a victim of an alleged assault is blamed, ranging from being asked what they were wearing, if they’d drunk alcohol, all the way to people not believing their story. Sometimes friends also don’t know how to handle the situation so either engage in victim blaming or simply disappear.



    Nas recently made a documentary exploring the reasons behind victim blaming, and interviewed the NY Times’ Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who broke the Harvey Weinstein story, as well as Gender Knot favourites Dr Mithu Sanyal and Dr Jackson Katz. Check it out here for background: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csyv0q



    In this episode Nas and Dan talk about ways we can help victims instead. We’d also like to know your experiences if you’ve been in this scenario, as either a victim or someone being told of an assault, and any tips you have for how to help victims.



    We also talk about an excellent podcast from Slate you should check out called Man Up... check it out here: https://slate.com/podcasts/man-up



    We’re on hiatus and will be back with a new season in March. Keep writing to us until then.





    Hosts:

    Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll



    Producers:

    Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell



    Write to us at: thegenderknot@gmail.com



    https://www.thegenderknot.com/





    Music: Government Funded Weed by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons)
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    32 mins
  • Liz Plank: are we too mean about men?

    Liz Plank: are we too mean about men?
    Dec 16 2019
    We close season 6 with journalist Liz Plank. She’s just written a book about mindful masculinity and tells us about the general scripts we have about men and if these help or hinder our wider conversations. We then delve into her thoughts more.

    We will be back with a new season in March 2020, and will pop up for some bonus episodes in January and February – share the show, leave reviews and write to us until then! And happy 2020!

    Guest:
    Liz Plank, journalist and author of ‘For the Love of Men: a vision for mindful masculinity’ http://www.elizabethplank.com/

    Hosts:
    Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Daniel Carroll

    Co-producers:
    Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell

    Write to us at: thegenderknot@gmail.com

    https://www.thegenderknot.com/

    Music: Government Funded Weed by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons)
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    51 mins
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