Maneuvering

It's the final episode of this season of Maneuvering, and what a journey it has been. We dedicate this episode to reflecting on what we have learnt so far creating this podcast, and what exciting opportunities we have coming up. Maneuvering is certainly not going anywhere. We’ll be back in the fall, with a brand new inspiring set of episodes that delve deeper into our lived experiences and our feminism.Thank you for listening thus far! Follow us on instagram to stay up-to-date with when our next season launches. Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

In this episode we dive into the topic of vulnerability and how it can be used as a political tool. We also touch on some cliche narratives like, ‘there is power in vulnerability’, to question if we ever related to this. As feminists, how do we make vulnerability something that empowers women, rather than igniting further oppression?At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

Does this podcast ever put pressure on our feminism or activism? We answer this question in today’s episode by unravelling the concept of Performative Activism and how we “perform” in our everyday lives. We discuss how our feminism has changed since starting this podcast and delve into the problems associated with performativity online. At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

Women are socialised to believe that if we observe the rules of the patriarchy, it will be kinder to us and we will benefit from it - this is internalised misogyny. In this episode we dig deep into our thoughts and past experiences to answer the question: why are women sexist towards other women? You will also enjoy a short excerpt of a personal essay Shanah has written about internalised misogyny in the South-Asian community. Books mentioned: ‘Not That Bad’ by Roxanne Gay and ‘The Glass Essay’ by Anne Carson. At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

Isabel Hendrix is a Los Angeles based creator and model who sells vintage clothing online, and is also Michaela’s oldest friend. We’re so excited to talk to her about her experience growing up in religion and where her passion for vintage clothing began. We also discuss sustainability and plus-size inclusivity in the fashion industry. If you would like to follow Isabel on instagram, head to @isabel_hendrix or browse her online vintage shop at @isabel_hendrix_shop. At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

In this episode we unpack the waves of feminism from the first wave in the early 20th century to present day third wave movements. We question what we were taught in school about the suffragette movement, and sprinkle in some much needed intersectionality to the waves of feminism. We also explore some other forms of feminism like postcolonial feminism and womanism.Books mentioned: Feminism Interrupted by Lola Olufemi At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

We welcome another mother, this time Michaela’s mom to the show to have a conversation in celebration of Mother’s Day in the US. Michaela and her mom share a truly candid conversation around growing up in New York, her Scottish heritage, family and motherhood. At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

In this episode we turn to a remarkable feminist in history, Audre Lorde, who maneuvers through her journey with cancer in her book, A Burst of Light. Michaela takes Shanah on a journey through Audre's journal entries while she was suffering with cancer and how this related to her feminism. We also reflect on living with a loved-one suffering from cancer and the trials and tribulations it brings. Michaela quotes from Audre Lorde's book 'A Burst of Light'. At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

We are lightening the mood in this episode by talking about things that bring us joy as we resist and fight the patriarchy. We discuss the concept of “joy as survival” from feminist authors, and then reflect on how we personally find joy by talking about the simple things in life and also reveal some guilty pleasures too. We have a website too! Check it out at maneuveringpodcast.com for all our episodes and more personal info about us. At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

In this episode we talk all about setting personal boundaries - what they are, setting them, and why they are useful in separating our needs and feelings from others. We also discuss what challenges we have faced when communicating a boundary with a friend and why the notion of boundaries, popularised by social media, can be problematic as well as gendered. We quote from the book, ‘Conflict is not Abuse’ by Sarah Schulman in this episode.At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.Check out our website https://www.maneuveringpodcast.com/ for more episodes and info.

This episode is all about Shanah’s favourite issue in feminism… misogyny in the South-Asian community. Shanah unpacks her experience of the Muslim South-Asian community and brings to light patriarchal sexism, the institution of “aunties”, and finally how shame and guilt are used to police women. Shanah quotes from the book ‘It’s Not About the Burqa’ edited by Mariam Khan in this episode. At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastEmail us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com Hosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela Tucker

Society tells us everywhere that a thin body is more attractive, worthy and belongs. This is systematic sizeism. In this episode we reflect on how sizeism has shown up in our lives through diet culture, media, and friendships with other women. We unravel our own implicit biases around weight and shed light on important activism happening to combat such biases.At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

Get married, settle down, and have kids… it's not for everyone. In this episode we take an feminist’s tour through parenthood, reproductive justice, and fertility to discuss how these change our perception of our own futures. What double standards exist between men and women in reproduction, contraception and the “biological clock”? At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

Why are we told we have to “make it” in life at the youngest age? What does it even mean to “make it”? In this episode we unpack the idea of success and why we are fed myths about success with a healthy dose of privilege-checking. We also share our own ideas of success and how we personally mitigate the plague of comparison among millennials. At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

In this episode, Shanah sits down with her Mum to talk about her life when she was younger, navigating her teenage years, marriage and motherhood. We talk about generational feminism and the ways culture influenced our lives in similar ways. At Maneuvering we discuss topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future

Family is one of the constants in life, so in this episode we take you through the ins and outs of our family structures. What defines family closeness? What is your definition of family? How do you maneuver through the trials and tribulations of being part of a family network? We answer it all in this episode of Maneuvering.Book mentioned in this episode: ‘Unaccustomed Earth’ By Jhumpa Lahiri. At Maneuvering we navigate topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Follow us on Instagram! @maneuveringpodcastHosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

Episode 3 is here! We loved talking about friendships so much we decided to extend the conversation to inter-racial friendships. In this episode we extract ideas from the book Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman and discuss how to maneuver friendships rooted in racial difference. If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love it if you could rate, review and subscribe! Welcome to Maneuvering! We navigate topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Hosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerInstagram: @maneuveringpodcastWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

In this episode we delve into how we formed friendships when we were younger and the ways feminism changed this growing up. We maneuver through the narratives such as girl power, female solidarity and being a "girl’s girl" to question what a feminist friendship really looks like.Each episode we navigate topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Hosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerFollow us Instagram: @maneuveringpodcastShanah Khan: @shanahkhanMichaela Tucker: @m_b_tucker We’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.

Welcome! We’re two friends, Shanah and Michaela, sorting through the politics of our lived experiences. In this first episode join us as we share our beginning stories into feminism! We maneuver through our similarities and differences to explore when our personal really become political. Each episode we navigate topics like feminism, anti-racism, mental health, friendships, identity and much more. We also feature our friends occasionally and exchange personal stories that fuels their politics.Hosts: Shanah Khan and Michaela TuckerInstagram: @maneuveringpodcastWe’d love to hear from you! Email us at maneuveringpodcast@gmail.com with ideas, thoughts or topics we can discuss in the future.