Deborah Frances-White on Feminism and the Refugee Crisis

This is the podcast where each week we'll meet a guest who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t. This week we’re talking about feminism; intersectional feminism, the importance of the media we consume and the refugee crisis, how to use your skills for good and how feminism can help. Deborah Frances-White is a comedian, author, screenwriter and podcaster. Her award winning podcast 'The Guilty Feminist' has amassed over 50 million downloads worldwide, and has expanded into tours and an accompanying book. Deborah uses her platform to help multiple causes, particularly around the refugee crisis and human rights, and is an ambassador for Amnesty International. If you want to learn more, here's where to find Deborah, and her recommendations: Instagram: @dfdubz Twitter: @DeborahFW Website: deborahfrances-white.com Something to read: Toni Morrison - A Song of Solomon & Sandi Toksvig - Toksvig's Almanac 2021 Something to watch: HBO's 'Insecure' & Netflix's 'Orthodox' Something to listen to: Baratunde Thurston - How to Citizen Podcast Get involved and join in the conversation: Follow @gemmastyles and send in your messages and questions to [email protected] ---- This Podcast is kindly supported by French beauty brand, L'Occitane. You can get 10% off all purchases online and in-store, as well as FREE delivery on all online orders with the code GOODINFLUENCE. Code valid until 4th January 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to Good Influence with Gemma Styles!In each informative episode we meet a different guest, who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t. Through relaxed, honest and relatable conversations, we learn together what these good influence guests have to teach us on topics from mental health to media representation, confidence to climate. To ask your own questions in future episodes follow @gemmastyles and @goodinfluencegs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.