Feminist Frequency Radio

31: Catching Pancakes With Special Guest Open Mike Eagle

Episode Summary

On this week’s episode, Anita and Ebony chop it up with hip hop artist Open Mike Eagle, who you may remember from one of Anita’s JoCo Cruise interviews. Topics include Mike’s E3 experience, sexism in games and in sports journalism, how professional wrestling has changed, the uncomfortable horror of TV’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and more!

Episode Notes

#31 Catching Pancakes With Special Guest Open Mike Eagle

On this week’s episode, Anita and Ebony chop it up with hip hop artist Open Mike Eagle, who you may remember from one of Anita’s JoCo Cruise interviews. Topics include Mike’s E3 experience, sexism in games and in sports journalism, how professional wrestling has changed, the uncomfortable horror of TV’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and more!

Segment Timestamps:

00: Greetings and Introductions
3:20 pop culture news: “Everything Is Love,” can you pirate something that’s streaming?
8:30 Anita’s cab ride and Kanye’s latest
12:15 Chris Hardwick
14:00 E3, Mike’s first year attending, The New Day
18:30 Our Annual E3 Gender Breakdown
27:00 the evolution of sexism in gaming
29:00 parallels in sports journalism
31:45 gender and wrestling!
34:50 Mike’s wrestling fandom
42:00 What’s Your FREQ-Out?
Ebony on Vida, Mike on Waypoint Radio, Anita on The Handmaid’s Tale
55:10 wrap-up!

Relevant Links:
Listen to Anita’s earlier interview with Mike: https://feministfrequency.com/video/joco-bonus-interview-6-open-mike-eagle-on-hip-hop-politics-and-snorkeling/
View our E3 2018 gender breakdown: https://feministfrequency.com/2018/06/14/gender-breakdown-of-games-featured-at-e3-2018/
Why Professional Wrestling Is Fascinating by Super Eyepatch Wolf: https://youtu.be/BQCPj-bGYro
Mike’s wrestling podcast, Tights and Fights: http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/tights-and-fights