In this episode, Sarika and Anne complete "The Current Conversation Podcast Episode" assignment using two texts: Kayleen Schaefer's article, "Female Friendships Are more Crucial than Ever- So Why Do We Still Love a Catfight?" (2018) and Sadie Graham's essay, "How Our Cultural Obsession with Platonic 'Girlfriends' Sidelines Queer Women" (2018).

Anne and Sarika tackle the following research question: "To what extent has the 'feminist' celebration of female friendship disrupted and challenged oppressive structural systems, such as patriarchy, colonialism, and capitalism, in an effort to activate social change and justice?" Listen to Sarika and Anne reflect on the value of female friendship, celebrate "shine theory," and negotiate why the term "girlfriend" is problematic. 

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Music for this episode is from "Night Owl," which is featured on Broke for Free's EP Directionless. Broke for Free is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.