In which we must stick together like period glue
With a delicious box of Munchkins in the safety of The Spinoff podcast studio, the On the Rag team huddle together to reflect on the month of March (it’s late, we know). Topics for this month include...
View ArticleThe women tell all… about bleeding
With Michele still elbow-deep in beignets in New Orleans, comedian and half of Boners of the Heart Alice Snedden joins Leonie and Alex to drink some bubbles and chat about the past month for women....
View ArticleWherein some women weep for Wonder Woman
Michele’s back from drinking absinthe with Stevie Wonder, Leonie’s swanned in on a wave of Kit Kats from the bustling streets of Tokyo, and Alex hasn’t moved an inch either way. It’s the latest episode...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Why no parade for the women’s rugby team?
This month Alex and Leonie are joined by The Spinoff's Madeleine Chapman, who also produces the podcast at the same time because women are notoriously good at multitasking haw haw haw. Together they...
View ArticleWhy is everyone obsessed with Jacinda’s womb?
This month the gang is back together to tackle the past month-ish in New Zealand media, news and general bullshit, with help from our glorious new sponsors at twenty-seven names. Why is everyone...
View ArticleA special edition live podcast from the city of the future
In this special edition podcast, the On the Rag team do a roadie to the Spark festival in Hamilton to talk creativity and struggles. Arriving on a sugar high courtesy of Duck Island ice-cream and good...
View ArticleClementine Ford takes us to feminist church
This month's episode of On the Rag is blessed with the presence of Clementine Ford, Fight Like a Girl author, proud feminist and dedicated "life-ruiner". Over orange juice and avocado on toast, the...
View ArticleWe’ve all got one of those gross taxi stories
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture. This month the gang is back together to tackle the past month-ish in New Zealand media,...
View ArticleThat’s no Pink Princess, that’s the Prime Minister
As the stardust settles and the chicky-babes stop cheeping, the On the Rag team assemble to talk about what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern means to them. Is she a Red Queen? Is she a Pink Princess? Or...
View ArticleHave yourself a very feminist Christmas
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the age-old conundrum: how do you cope with Christmas without exploding? As we roll into December on a one-horse open sleigh, the...
View ArticleThe Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2017
To punish you all for being naughty this year, The Spinoff made an unholy mash-up of four of its podcasts. Join Leonie Hayden, Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee, Ben Thomas, Duncan Greive, Alex Casey,...
View ArticleOn the Rag: In which we are all pregnant (with emotion for Jacinda)
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture.
View ArticleOn the Rag: Workplace harassment, the bad 60 minutes interview and so much more
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture.
View ArticleOn confusing witch hunts and falling in love
This month on On the Rag, we’ll be stirring the cauldron and murmuring about witch hunts, lighting a candle for the plight of the old white man and falling in love with New Zealand’s finest love...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Rugby ads, menstrual cups and delving into the world of incels
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Madeleine Chapman tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop.
View ArticleOn the Rag: Period panic and a note for Simon Bridges
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop.
View ArticleOn the Rag: Remember how our Prime Minister had a baby?!
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop.
View ArticleOn the Rag: A bloody good month for women
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop.
View ArticleOn the Rag: How do TERFs get to call themselves feminists?
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop.
View ArticleOn the Rag: September was a month of suffrage and sins
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. September was a huge month for...
View ArticleJuly Edition featuring bad trolls and a revolution in sweater storage
It's always a good feeling when the rag arrives right on time. This month, host Alex Casey is joined by comedian and writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to talk about what...
View ArticleWhopper August Edition dissects a truly awful month for women
We survived the gold medal sexism of the Olympics, the Chiefs scandal, Kevin Roberts and much more to bring you this month's bumper 80 minute episode of despair. As always, host Alex Casey is joined...
View ArticleOn The Rag Special 2: Night sweats and pill woes with Madeleine Sami and...
A rare experimental edition of On the Rag featuring Laura Daniel and Madeleine Sami, two key players in TV3's female-driven sketch comedy Funny Girls. In this special edition of On the Rag, Alex...
View ArticleSeptember edition on Trump and why we don't need a Minister for Men
This month, host Alex Casey is joined by comedian and writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to talk about what September held for women in New Zealand and the world. Listen as...
View ArticleOn The Rag: October Edition
Every month host Alex Casey is joined by comedian/writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to discuss what happened in the world of women over the preceding four weeks. Better...
View ArticlePost US Election Emergency Edition
Our On the Rag podcast team have an emergency meeting to discuss what happened to the world of women this week, how to cope and what to do next.
View ArticleOn the Rag – November edition ft. Botched eyeliner and human whack-a-mole
Every month host Alex Casey is joined by comedian/writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to discuss what happened in the world of women over the preceding four weeks. Better late...
View ArticleChristmas edition On the Rag: Who made the naughty and nice list for 2016?
For the final Christmas episode of On the Rag, the gang look at the highs and lows for women in 2016. It's the last episode of On the Rag, a podcast for people who consider themselves feminists every...
View ArticleHoly shit, it's only January
With a much-needed glass of bubbles, and in the safe bunker of The Spinoff podcast studio, the On the Rag team huddle together in horror to talk about the first month of 2017. Topics for this month...
View ArticleOn the Rag: We went back to 1972 to talk Equal Pay and flared jeans
We are all about Scooby Doo, ABBA and cords this week, as Alex, Leonie and Michele meet in 1972 to talk about equal pay between men and women in New Zealand. From dissecting the 1972 Equal Pay Act to...
View ArticleOn The Rag LIVE
Join ALex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michelle A'Court for the first ever on-a-stage-live show! Recorded and broadcast on Facebook Live at The Generator in Auckland's Britomart. Huge thansk to them and...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Man meatballs, royal greetings and hairy legs
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Madeleine Chapman tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. This month Madeleine Chapman...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Everything you've ever wanted to ask Clementine Ford
A very special episode with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. They said it couldn't be done. They said we couldn't get Clementine Ford back to do another pod. But we did, and here it is....
View ArticleThe Spinoff SuperPod 2018: the official New Year's honours and dishonours list
In the now-annual event of the year, five of our podcasts' hosts join forces like a mighty end of year podcast rat-king. Join Gone by Lunchtime, On The Rag, The Real Pod, Pod on the Couch and Dietary...
View ArticleOn the Rag: So this is Christmas, and what has 2018 done?
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Madeleine Chapman tackle the past YEAR in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. We made it everyone! It's last...
View ArticleOn the Rag: In which January has felt 40,000 years long
Listen to Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michèle A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. It began with a Gillette razor and...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Women can wear suits and men can wear skirts
Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michèle A’Court tackle the past month in women, news and popular culture, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. A very late February episode of On the Rag...
View ArticleOn the Rag: We learn more about Muslim feminism
Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden, Michèle A’Court and Mahvash Ali tackle the past month in women, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. For our March episode we have brought in an extra special...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Don’t buy your Mum scales for Mother’s Day
Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden, Michèle A’Court tackle the past month in women, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. This month on On the Rag, we look back at the month of April and yes we...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Celebrating women's right to choose and also Fleabag
Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden, Michèle A’Court tackle the past month in women, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. Rough winds do shake the darling pod of May, but that won't stop the On...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Wearing our yoga pants into the fires of hell
Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden, Michèle A’Court tackle the past month in women, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. This month on On the Rag, we have a lot of making up to do after skipping...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Helping the environment doesn't make you less of a man
ex Casey, Leonie Hayden, Michèle A’Court tackle the past month in women, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. Mother Earth? What about Father Earth?! In cool news, the world is on fire...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Young women are going to save the world
Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden, Michèle A’Court tackle the past month in women, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. It's been a big month for young women using their voice. Greta Thunberg...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Scrambled brains, bad cartoons and the Freddy Krueger in the room
Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden, Michèle A’Court tackle the past month in women, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. Boo! We witches are back for a scary Halloween podcast, after a month...
View ArticleOn the Rag meets Gloria Steinem
In this special episode of On the Rag, we are joined by author, activist and feminist hero Gloria Steinem ahead of the launch of her new book "The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Sometimes the best self-care is just having a big rage
Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michèle A’Court tackle the past month in women, with thanks to our friends at The Women’s Bookshop. As Christmas breathes down our necks and summer threatens us with...
View ArticleThe Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2019
Join various hosts of The Spinoff podcasts Gone by Lunchtime, On The Rag, The Real Pod, Paper Cuts, The Offspin, and Dietary Requirements as we look back at the car crash that was 2019.In this special...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Vagina candles, climate angst and the power of Lizzo
The On the Rag team assemble to dissect what feels like the longest month in human history. We're back for another year to yarn about all things to do with women in the news and media, along with some...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Victories in the courts and dramas over shorts
The On the Rag team assemble to dissect the previous month in news, media and feminism. It's somehow the end of February so we're here to look back at the month in Women's Stuff. Uniform shorts are...
View ArticleOn the Rag: Some cool tips on how to cope with the chaos
The On the Rag team meet one more time to talk about how the Covid-19 crisis affects women and what you can do to cope. It's our last podcast for a little while so crack open a bottle of something...
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