Political Ideologies: Feminism

Political Ideologies: Feminism

From The Politics Guys by Michael Baranowski

April 28, 2026 · 12 min

About this episode

Trey and Justin discuss the evolution and various aspects of Feminism in a detailed exploration of modern ideologies.

In this supporter-exclusive midweek episode, Trey is joined by Justin, and begin their discussion of modern ideologies with a deep dive into Feminism. On this week’s show, Trey and Justin discuss: The different waves of Feminism The evolution of Feminism from an early struggle for political recognition and personhood to a focus on social structures and intersectionality Fascism’s rejection of reason and its rejection of Enlightenment rationality. The radical vs. liberal divide in Feminism An examination of how contemporary feminism interacts with trans rights The expanding nature of who counts as a Feminist and its intersection with race, class, and gender The Politics Guys on ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠X⁠ Trey’s Substack on the Federalist Papers Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at⁠patreon.com/politicsguys⁠ or⁠ politicsguys.com/support⁠. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys. The Politics Guys is part of⁠ The Democracy Group⁠, a network of podcasts that examines what’s broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Trey

Guest: Justin

Topics covered

  • Feminism
  • political ideologies
  • intersectionality
  • trans rights
  • waves of Feminism
  • social structures

Keywords

  • Feminism
  • political recognition
  • intersectionality
  • trans rights
  • waves of Feminism
  • radical vs. liberal
  • social structures

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Politics Guys, The Democracy Group

Books & works: Federalist Papers

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