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Hosted by Francesca Root-Dodson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 67 episodes
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Weekly podcast without liberal pieties, for people who like fun. Critical Babe Theory is hosted by Francesca Root-Dodson and features conversations with all the most interesting people talking about every important thing: politics, culture and the heart of the heart of America.Access full episodes & support the show at patreon.com/CriticalBabeTheory
Francesca Root-Dodson hosts Critical Babe Theory, a news show with 67 episodes published.
In the third installment of Hetero Month, filmmaker Shervin Nassi and I have a frank conversation about dating—and we find that men and women are having the same problems in relationships, and explore what we mean when w
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In the second installment of Hetero Month, Dani Druz—actress, producer, and mental health advocate—comes on the show to discuss the new era men find themselves in, and how we as women can relate to them better. Also disc
The first half of my conversation with Brock Colyar, features writer at New York Mag , about their recent article “The Big Little Penis Panic”—and how size anxiety is dominating the American male psyche. Be warned: this
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The first half of my conversation with Carrigan Miller, writer and editor of KGB Lit , about the looming schism in the Catholic Church between traditionalists and reformers—and how SSPX, Peter Thiel and conservative Amer
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The Democrats claim to be the “moral” party—that’s why they abandoned Platner. But is a party that facilitated the genocide in Gaza, allowed Ted Kennedy to serve in the Senate for 47 years after killing a girl, and is le
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Murtaza Hussain, senior reporter at Drop Site News, comes on the show to talk about the war in Iran. But (of course) we end up talking about Israel—and how they’re scrambling to keep war in the Middle East going at any c
Former pro wrestler and natural bodybuilder Max Barsky comes on the show to talk about wrestling, labor organizing, and patriotism. Plus we have an honest conversation about getting cancelled—and how it doesn’t have to m
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The first half of my conversation with writer and organizer Caroline Debnam about the recent hit pieces on Graham Platner in the NY Times —their questionable sources, AIPAC-awarded journalists, and the real issue: legacy
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The first half of my conversation with Rev. Dr. Andrew Blume—the rector of Saint Ignatius of Antioch in New York City—about what it’s like to be part of a church community grounded in traditional worship while also havin
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The first half of my conversation with guest Zoe Dubno—author of the novel Happiness & Love —on her recent article for NY Mag about whether we’ve gone too far in celebrating plastic surgery & extreme beauty routines. Als
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My conversation with porn historian Noelle Perdue on the censorious attempt to regulate pornography today—and our heated debate about what a moral society owes its citizens. Also discussed: “pornography is neutral but ou
A wide-ranging conversation with writer and filmmaker Sean Wilsey about literature, the left, and his film IXXI that’s premiering at Tribeca this week. We discuss how hard it is to hold on to your values, orthodoxy as a
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The first half of my conversation with health and wellness journalist Leigh Weingus about GLP-1’s—and what it means for Americans to empty themselves of desire in pursuit of a fix-all miracle drug. Also discussed: optimi
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Native New Yorker Alex Brook Lynn comes on the show to talk about the city in the 90’s—and what’s lost when only the rich can afford to live and work in NYC. We discuss the demise of rent controlled apartments, marking a
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My very fun and very discursive talk with Sam Adler-Bell, journalist and host of leftist podcast “Know Your Enemy.” We discuss his recent viral article “The Women Leaving the New Right” in New York Mag, liberalism’s lack
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A surrealist interview with sign-based comedian and beloved internet denizen Alan Wagner (@truewagner) about the critically reviled Ari Aster film Eddington—and how it exposes the berserk heart of America. Also discussed
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In commemoration of Earth Day, climate activist Matthew Menzies comes on the show to discuss his nonviolent protest and civil disobedience with the climate group Extinction Rebellion—and how we can avert climate crisis,
***This is our 50th episode*** The utterly delightful Monique Gabriel comes on the show to discuss the power of the bitch—which becomes a conversation about spiritual living and integrates into the timeless question: how
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Novelist Andrew Ridker comes on the show to discuss the paradox of privilege and persecution at the heart of the Jewish-American experience (and literary canon)—and how it’s time to shift the plot. Also discussed: Birthr
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Political consultant and strategist Charlie Goldensohn—aka @chez.chuck—comes on the show to discuss the Democratic Party and all its stumbling blocks. Also discussed: innate SF degeneracy, dip preferences, Gavin Newsom (
Sam Adler-Bell
1 appearance on this show
Brian Wood
transformational coach · Panodime
1 appearance on this show
Carrigan Miller
KGB Lit
1 appearance on this show
Murtaza Hussain
Drop Site News
1 appearance on this show
Matthew Menzies
Extinction Rebellion
1 appearance on this show
Léonie Weerakoon
Kinetik Ventures
1 appearance on this show
Johnny Gaffney
Senior Centertainment
1 appearance on this show
Simon van Zuylen-Wood
New York Magazine
1 appearance on this show
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