Deborah Frances-White
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Deborah Frances-White interviews comedians and politicians live, from Hannah Gadsby to Zack Polanski.
The Guilty Feminist is a live, interview-led comedy show where personal confession and political urgency sit on the same stage. Recent episodes move from endometriosis and workplace dismissal to anti-far-right organising, parenthood, books, Black Lives Matter, and fascism.
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The Guilty Feminist is built around a consistent format: Deborah Frances-White in conversation with one or more guests, usually recorded live at London venues such as the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury or Union Chapel. Many episodes are panel-style, featuring multiple guests, audience Q&A, and interstitial comedy or musical performance segments. Recurring subject matter spans UK electoral politics (by-elections, the Green Party, figures like Zack Polanski and Hannah Spencer), women's health and workplace rights (endometriosis, disability recognition, unfair dismissal cases), and the entertainment industry (colorism in British TV, neurodivergence in comedy, the pressures of touring and fame). Guests are typically comedians, authors, politicians, or activists with a public profile in UK cultural or political life, such as Hannah Gadsby, Susan Wokoma, Tulip Siddiq MP, and Juno Dawson. Conversations tend to move between personal narrative and structural critique, for example linking one comedian's skin-lightening makeup story to broader industry bias, or a politician's personal history to policy positions. The show also functions partly as an activism platform, with episodes urging listeners toward specific actions like campaign volunteering or election turnout. Episode length varies considerably, from short single-topic interviews around 25 minutes to full live shows running well over an hour. Production carries an informal, audience-facing energy consistent with its live-recording format rather than a heavily edited studio approach. Listeners interested in feminist politics, UK current affairs, or candid comedian interviews about mental health and industry practices are the core audience. The show benefits from familiarity with UK political and comedy circles, as many references (constituencies, party figures, comedy venues) assume some local context.
Made for: Listeners interested in feminist politics, UK current affairs, and candid interviews with comedians about industry bias and mental health.
What sets it apart: Combines live stand-up comedy recording with substantive political interviews and health-advocacy testimony, rather than staying in a single comedy or current-affairs lane.
Ever felt like you should be better at feminism? Join comedian Deborah Frances-White and her guests for this comedy podcast, recorded in front of a live audience. Each week they discuss our noble goals as 21st century feminists and the hypocrisies and insecurities that undermine them. Deborah Frances-White is the 2016 Writers' Guild Award Winner for Best Radio Comedy for her hit BBC Radio 4 series Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice. She is an Edinburgh Fringe regular, a screenwriter and is in huge demand for her corporate seminars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
The Guilty Feminist uses candid guest conversations and live-room humor to connect feminist politics with work, health, motherhood, race, and creative life.
Deborah Frances-White turns feminist argument into a social form: part interview, part live-room exchange, with jokes arriving through candor, interruption, and absurd detours.
The makeup chair meets the political stage, with enough laughter to keep you in both conversations.
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A humane, pointed Guilty Feminist episode on endometriosis, work, and the cost of treating pain as inconvenience.
The Guilty Feminist takes on endometriosis through a live, advocacy-minded conversation about gynecological health, work, and the awkward social training that tells people to keep pain quiet.
Athena Kugblenu brings bite and dry warmth to a Guilty Feminist reflection on parenting, protest, and being asked to argue for the obvious.
Athena Kugblenu is exactly the kind of guest The Guilty Feminist suits best: funny without pretending the serious bits are less serious. This Ten for Ten stop moves from the small, blessed relief of children getting old enough to make their own sandwiches into her lockdown-era…
Celia Pacquola makes motherhood, stand-up anxiety, and tiny feminist expectations feel warm, sharp, and properly funny.
Celia Pacquola is at her best here on the brutal little fantasy that parenthood will make you wiser, calmer, and above career panic. It does not, apparently.
A charged Guilty Feminist hour that turns Zack Polanski's agenda into a call for power-sharing, with more rally energy than joke-machine snap.
The Guilty Feminist leans hard into politics here, with Zack Polanski pressed on what a feminist, queer and trans agenda would mean in power. The sharpest part is his answer on who gets to make policy: women, non-binary people, trans people, migrants and disabled people should…
Desiree Burch and Deborah Frances White turn feminist backlash into a warm, funny sofa conversation with history in its bones.
The Guilty Feminist brings Desiree Burch onto Deborah Frances White's sofa for a Ten for Ten catch-up that feels less like a formal interview than two regulars settling into the good cushions.
A sharp, scrappy Guilty Feminist conversation where polling-day urgency keeps bumping into mischievous political riffing.
Deborah Frances-White's conversation with Hannah Spencer lands in The Guilty Feminist's wheelhouse: feminist health talk, election nerves, and jokes that arrive sideways.
A warm anniversary sofa chat turns into a candid, funny reckoning with friendship, comedy, and being asked to shrink under the lights.
The Guilty Feminist turns its 10-year birthday into a sofa catch-up, with Deborah Francis-White and Susan McComber looking back at the New Year's Eve party where they first crossed paths and the odd intimacy of finding a decade inside one friendship.
Hannah Gadsby talks burnout, handmade oddities, and the slow path behind Woof! with dry, grounded charm.
Woof! finds Hannah Gadsby in process mode, talking with Francis-White about panic, anxiety, touring, and the slow, stubborn path of a special that began around 2023, toured in 2024, was edited in 2025, and lands in 2026.
Joe Rogan's marathon one-on-one talks, from UFC judging debates to Bob Lazar's UFO claims.
Bateman, Hayes, and Arnett riff, then talk shop with guests like Adam Sandler.
Peter Sagal leads NPR's live news quiz, pairing celebrity guests with listener call-in games.
Comedian Chris Gethard takes one anonymous call a week and can't hang up first.
Gynecological health opens the room.
Athena moves from parenting on instinct into a clip about why she did not march for Black Lives Matter, keeping the jokes close to the political bite.
The guest returns through a pregnancy callback.
The Guilty Feminist part two centers on Zack Polanski, who answers for the 2013 hypnotism story, names Rachel Millward and Martin Ali as part of the Green Party leadership, and argues that one politician cannot carry a movement alone.
This episode promotes the Together Alliance march in London on March 28th, encouraging listeners to join a coalition against the far right, specifically with the Amnesty Feminists group.
Deborah Francis-White hosts a live book club interview with comedian-author Max Olesker and multi-talented performer Jess Robinson about their new books and creative work.
The host humorously proposes creating fake far-right political parties to confuse voters and critiques Andrew's media handling during scandals.
A live comedy panel show where host Deborah Frances-White and guests discuss feminist goals and hypocrisies with humor.
A live comedy podcast celebrating International Women's Day with guest Grace Campbell, discussing feminism and reproductive choices.
A comedy podcast where host Deborah Frances-White interviews an investigative journalist about a podcast series on the Free Birth Society and its harms.
Deborah Frances White welcomes Desiree Burch.
Deborah Frances-White speaks with Hannah Spencer, the Green candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, and the conversation is built around one urgent question: how to stop Reform from winning in a race that may come down to 70 votes.
This episode features a humorous and self-reflective conversation about feminism, gender stereotypes, and color associations in social media, with hosts Abigoliah Schamaun and Dr Harry Tanner discussing personal experiences and societal norms.
This episode promotes an upcoming live show at Union Chapel featuring guest Zach Polanski, discussing political activism and the Green Party's future.
Comedians discuss the feminist implications and guilty pleasures of watching America's Next Top Model.
This episode announces upcoming Guilty Feminist live events, including discussions on fascism with an academic and a book club exploring Jewish identity and Holocaust survival.
A feminist author humorously reflects on generational differences, property ownership, and celebrating her son's first novel deal while speaking at Camden School for Girls.
A bonus episode of The Guilty Feminist celebrating 10 years, discussing the Big Speeches programme and a guest's performance in Henry V.
Deborah welcomes Susan back onto the sofa.
Deborah sits down with Hannah Gadsby after Woof.
Deborah Frances-White thanks participants in an open space event and promotes upcoming shows focused on resisting the far right.
A live comedy podcast where host Deborah Frances-White and guests humorously explore feminist ideals and their own hypocrisies.
Deborah Frances-White introduces a two-part series on a New York Times investigation linking Nigel Farage's Reform UK party to the Alliance Defending Freedom, which helped overturn Roe v.
Comedian Deborah Frances-White interviews Elizabeth Dias about Christian nationalism in a humorous, feminist context.
A comedy podcast where host Deborah Frances-White and guests discuss feminist goals and hypocrisies with humor.
Deborah Frances-White and guests discuss feminist goals and hypocrisies in a live comedy show, with a promo for a communication workshop.
A comedy podcast where host Deborah Frances-White and guests humorously discuss feminist ideals and their own hypocrisies.
Deborah Frances-White interviews playwright Susie Miller about her new play Inter Alia, discussing feminist themes and upcoming live shows.
A comedy podcast where host Deborah Frances-White and guests discuss feminist goals and hypocrisies in front of a live audience.
A comedy podcast where host Deborah Frances-White and guests discuss feminist goals and hypocrisies with humor, recorded live.
A live comedy podcast where the host and guests discuss feminist ideals and their hypocrisies, with a segment promoting a public speaking workshop.
A comedy podcast discussing feminist goals and hypocrisies, with a live audience and guest activists, focusing on a proposed trans bathroom ban.
A comedy podcast where host Deborah Frances-White and guests humorously discuss feminist goals and the hypocrisies that undermine them.
A comedic discussion about feminist ideals and hypocrisies, with a live audience and a workshop promotion.
A live comedy podcast where host Deborah Frances-White and guests discuss feminist ideals and their hypocrisies with humor.