27 Best Gender Studies Podcasts

1. Gender Reveal

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Welcome to Gender Reveal, a podcast about nonbinary and transgender folks. Join us as we interview notable trans guests, analyze current events, answer advice questions and get a little bit closer to understanding what the heck gender is.MORE Host Tuck Woodstock
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Alison Bechdel, Ash Tifa +1 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.7KTwitter 14.9KInstagram 25.2K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2018 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. In Bed With The Right

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On In Bed With the Right hosts Moira Donegan and Adrian Daub welcome a range of scholars and critics to analyze right wing ideas about gender, sex and sexuality and to plumb the ways in which these ideas persist in and shape our present moment.MORE Hosts Moira Donegan, Adrian Daub
Producer/Network The Clayman Institute for Gender Research
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Quinn Slobodian, Bridget Read
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Breaking Down Patriarchy

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Breaking Down Patriarchy is a podcast for everyone! Learn about the creation of patriarchy and those who have challenged it as you listen to bookclub-style discussions of essential historical texts. Gain life-changing epiphanies and practical takeaways through these smart, relatable conversations.Breaking Down Patriarchy is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization. Donate to support our work by visiting breakingdownpatriarchy.com/donateMORE Host Amy McPhie Allebest
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Pamela Madsen, Phillip Brown +2 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 733Twitter 183Instagram 47.2K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Subject To Power

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An open-ended investigation into the state of inequality between the two halves of humanity - men and women. Subjugation, domination, exploitation and all related forms of hierarchies and tyrannies - with an international lineup of guests, hosted by Elle Kamihira.MORE Host Elle Kamihira
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Rachel Hewitt, Darcia Narvaez
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 82 Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Gender Stories

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Every body has a relationship with gender... What's your story?In this podcast Alex Iantaffi, author of 'How to Understand Your Gender: a practical guide for exploring who you are' will reflect on how gender impacts different areas of our lives, such as relationships, spirituality, parenting and more. They will have guests to explore these topics as well as reflect on their own experiences as a therapist, writer, educator and trans masculine, non-binary person (don't worry if you don't know what that means, there will be a podcast episode about terminology!)...MORE Host Alex Iantaffi
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 65 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. MASKulinity Podcast

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Brooklyn- and Oakland-based duo Samantha Nzessi and Remoy Philip invite you into their sometimes loud but necessary banter on masculinity. Hear Samantha and Remoy discuss topics like what masculinity means to our society, whether masculinity has actually been good to men, or even how the latest movie, TV and sports trends are helping or hurting the gender, and everyone else by extension. Also listen as a variety of guests—experts in the fields of gender studies, activists, or even everyday guys—stop by the pod to chat about subjects like 'woke feminism' or the men's rights movement...MORE Hosts Samantha Nzessi-Kifle, Remoy George Philip
Producer/Network Supported by Next Gen Men
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Dr. James Spencer
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 34Facebook 135 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Now and Men

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What's it like to be a man in the 21st century? How are feminist issues relevant to men and boys? How can we engage in productive conversations about gender equality? These questions are being discussed more than ever.Our monthly podcast delves into these issues with experts such as practitioners, activists and academics. In each episode, you'll hear in-depth conversations about a wide-range of topics connected to masculinity and the lives of men and boys, from supporting men's health, to preventing gender-based violence, to promoting involved fatherhood.The podcast is hosted by two social science researchers, based on the opposite sides of the world: Sandy Ruxton from Durham University's Centre for Research ..MORE Hosts Sandy Ruxton, Dr.Stephen Burrell
Producer/Network Sandy Ruxton & Stephen Burrell
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Tarang Chawla, Jackson Katz +2 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Ask a Feminist

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Ask a Feminist, a podcast from Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society (http://signsjournal.org), features interviews with leading feminist thinkers on feminist issues raised by some aspect of current political life or social justice issue. This allows Signs to create an ongoing conversation between and among feminist scholars, media activists, and community leaders, enhancing the journal's role as a transitive space, percolating in and between the space of intellectual production and activist engagement...MORE Host Suzanna Danuta Walters
Producer/Network Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
Email ****@northeastern.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 22 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

9. The Gender at Work Podcast

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The Gender at Work Podcast is a bi-monthly podcast series, featuring diverse voices from Gender at Work's international network of feminist scholars, activists, and community-led development practitioners. In our informal conversations, we discuss merging ideas, issues and trends in Gender and Development that help us to find new ways of understanding our work, our institutions, our society and ambitiously, ourselves! By coming together in this new space, we seek to re-examine the resilience of patriarchy and assess the willingness and resistance of organizations and communities to create cu..MORE Hosts Aruna Rao, David Kelleher
Producer/Network Gender At Work
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Kumi Naidoo, Srilatha Batliwala
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 23Facebook 562Twitter 110Instagram 1K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. FQT Podcast

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Podcast of the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer and Transgender Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, hosted by associate director Che Gossett and producer Lane T. Speidel
Hosts Che Gossett, Lane T. Speidel
Producer/Network Che Gossett
Email ****@sas.upenn.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Roderick Ferguson
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13Twitter 781Instagram 1K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. MissPerceived

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Leah Ruppanner is a no-nonsense Sociologist from the University of Melbourne on a mission to dispel society's biggest and most divisive gender myths. In MissPerceived, Leah will tackle pervasive questions and draw upon decades of academic research and evidence to debunk the gender myths that benefit no one - showing that women aren't better than men at seeing mess or multitasking, and that men aren't bumbling caregivers who can't change a diaper or find the keys. MissPerceived will show how as a society we use these myths to explain gender inequality and maintain the status quo...MORE Producer/Network Audiocrafty
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 37 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

12. Unladylike

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Where feminism meets fringe. Host Cristen Conger dissects the myths, messes and media shaping modern womanhood—and un -womanhood. From bisexual imposter syndrome to tall girl therapy, gun culture to birth control backlash, she mentions it all—backed by deep research, sharp interviews, and just enough unseriousness to demystify the uncanny valley of 21st-century patriarchy without doomspiraling. Gender. Power. Culture. Context. Unladylike.MORE Host Cristen Conger
Email ****@unladylike.co
Twitter 5.8KInstagram 34.4K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Womanhood & International Relations

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Womanhood and International Relations is a weekly podcast created by Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios to explore the intersection of feminist theory from a personal to an international level.
Host Natalia A. Bonilla
Producer/Network Natalia Bonilla
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Kurt Warner, Melanie Nezer +1 more
Apple Reviews 2Twitter 1.6KInstagram 1.4K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Standpoints

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Standpoints is a podcast for living and loving blackness, in which hosts Andrea Baldwin and Jenaya Amore welcome guests who explore black feminist experiences within a scholarly, pedagogical, and community praxis of care.MORE Hosts Andrea Baldwin, Jenaya Amore
Producer/Network Andrea Baldwin & Jenaya Amore
Email ****@vt.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Twitter 5Instagram 32 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. The Handbasket: Gender and Sexuality in the Trump Era

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With every passing day, the second Trump administration raises new concerns relating to gender and sexuality. Professors Mariah Schug, Tushabe Tushabe, and Carla Barqueiro are here to talk you through the issues and show the way forward.MORE Producer/Network Helena Handbasket
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Recent Guest Dr. Veronica Montes
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Feminist Futures

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A talk show about gender, politics, hope, and much more! Hosted by Genessa Eddy a gay transwoman who academically studies gender and other stuff too! 🙂
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17. Feminist Professor

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A podcast that shares and explains key ideas in gender, sexuality, and feminist ideas in an accessible and approachable format.
Host Dr. Tammy Burke
Producer/Network Tammy Birk
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 28 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. ENYTinG Gender Podcast

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Welcome to the ENYTinG Gender Podcast your monthly dive into the fluid world of gender. Join us as we unravel the tapestry of gender, from the traditional to the contemporary, and hear voices that challenge and inspire our understanding of the human experience.Why Listen to ENYTinG Gender? Insightful Conversations: Engage with thought leaders, activists, and individuals with lived experiences, as we discuss the latest in gender theory, rights, and cultural impact. Diverse Perspectives: Reflecting the kaleidoscope of gender, our guests come from various backgrounds, adding depth to the pr..MORE Host Sharmin Prince
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19. Women's and Gender Studies Unboxed

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The University of South Carolina Department of Women's and Gender Studies presents Unboxed: a student-led podcast that works to centralize the voices of women, examine contemporary social phenomena, and engage in community activism.MORE Get Email Contact

20. Feminist Keywords

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Feminist Keywords introduces readers to a set of terms that will aid them in understanding the central methodological and political stakes currently energizing feminist and queer studies. The volume deepens the analyses of this field by highlighting justice-oriented intersectional movements and foregrounding Black, Indigenous, and women of color feminisms; transnational feminisms; queer of color critique; trans, disability, and fat studies; feminist science studies; and critiques of the state, law, and prisons that emerge from queer and women of color justice movements.Many of the keywords f..MORE Producer/Network The Keywords Feminist Editorial Collective
Email ****@usc.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

21. Beyond Gender

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What's really going on with gender—and how does it connect to wider cultural shifts? Psychotherapist Stella O'Malley, researcher Mia Hughes, and psychologist Bret Alderman explore how debates around gender, identity, psychology, and medicine open up bigger questions about culture, society, and mental health. With guests ranging from doctors and therapists to parents and detransitioners, they offer honest, thoughtful discussions—no jargon, no ideology. Support the show: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/beyondgenderpodcast/subscribeMORE Producer/Network Stella O'Malley, Mia Hughes, Bret Alderman
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Sall Grover
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 165 Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

22. Queer Lit

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Queer Lit is a podcast about LGBTQIA+* literature and culture. In each episode, literary studies researcher Lena Mattheis talks to an expert in the field of queer studies. Topics include lesbian literature, inclusive pronouns and language, gay history, trans and non-binary novels, intersectionality and favourite queer films, series or poems. New episode every other week!Recent transcripts here: https://lenamattheis.wordpress.com/queer-lit-transcripts/ ****@gmail.comhttps://lenamattheis.wordpress.com/queerlitTwitter and Instagram: @queerlitpodcastMusic by geovanebruny from PixabayMORE Host Dr Lena Mattheis
Producer/Network Lena Mattheis
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Stephanie Burt, Alvin K. Wong +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 32Facebook 51Twitter 673Instagram 2.3K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

23. Dire Straights

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A feminist podcast critiquing heterosexual love, sex, politics, and culture. www.direstraightspod.com
Hosts Tracy Clark-Flory, Amanda Montei
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 32 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

24. The Unscripted Revolution

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Intersectional proletarianism, journalism, and leftism from a Master's graduate in Gender Studies, Nikita Ramkissoon. Raised in an anti-apartheid activist household, Nikita grew up with a love for human rights and good books. Being a survivor of childhood sexual assault, she developed bipolar disorder and wishes to debunk myths about mental illness and shed light on survivor issues through her writing. Some might call her a raging feminist ... and she is. Guided by bell hooks, Angela Davis, and other black feminists, Nikita wishes to uplift voices of women of colour in media spaces.MORE Host Nikita Ramkissoon
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Satori Shakoor
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 471Instagram 292 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

25. Gender Identity Weekly

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Every week, join Amethysta Herrick and contributors to Gender Identity Today for a pithy discussion of the challenges facing humanity as each of us discovers our identity and gender.
Producer/Network Amethysta Herrick
Email ****@purplepawclan.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Dr. Albert Bramante, Derek Crager +3 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

26. Alright, Now What?

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Gender equality and justice, where we live, work, learn, and play is the goal, and it makes life better for everyone. Our podcast, Alright, Now What?, remains a space where we ask How do we move from awareness to action?, but this season we're also Shifting the Story. Through powerful storytelling, expert interviews, and bold conversations, we'll highlight community-based solutions, uncover systemic barriers, and explore what true equity can look like, especially for those who are too often silenced or overlooked.MORE Host Andrea Gunraj
Producer/Network Canadian Women's Foundation
Email ****@canadianwomen.org
Recent Guest Paul Taylor
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27. Sexuality and Gender in Manga

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The Sexuality and Gender in Manga podcast applies a critical and academic lens to issues of human sexuality and gender as they manifest in the medium of manga.
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact