Starting in Australia and now in the UK, Token is a podcast about marginalised identities. But it's fun - we promise. We talk about race, gender, sexuality, culture, politics and whatever else makes you feel like a token in today's world. The only constants are fun, frank discussion and the freedom to politely ask awkward questions
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Starting in Australia and now in the UK, Token is a podcast about marginalised identities. But it's fun - we promise. We talk about race, gender, sexuality, culture, politics and whatever else makes you feel like a token in today's world. The only constants are fun, frank discussion and the freedom to politely ask awkward questions
Leah and Freddy bring you a quick update on Token. Unfortunaly it’s going to have to be put on pause because, among other things, there’s a general election taking place in the UK and their day jobs need all the time they have. They’re just so great! But they should be back sooner rather than later
This week Leah Green and Freddy McConnell are joined by Gideon Goldberg, their colleague and token disabled person. They discuss ‘when to ask’, inspiration porn, and the awkwardness of disabled summer camps
Leah Green and Freddy McConnell are joined by Raoul Peck, director of the Oscar-nominated documentary I am Not Your Negro. They talk about the legacy of James Baldwin, white fragility and the irrelevance of #OscarsSoWhite I am Not Your Negro will be released in UK cinemas on 7th April
Freddy McConnell and Leah Green are joined by the Guardian’s political editor Anushka Asthana. She talks about her experience of being a child of immigrants but wanting to be as white as possible, her passions for gender equality and how she’s benefited from other people’s racism WARNING: Contains very strong language
Leah and Freddy are joined by sexpert Alix Fox to answer listeners’ sex and relationships questions. Their discussion spans novice polyamory, asexuality, ‘real lesbians’ and jelly butt plugs
It’s Freddy McConnell’s turn to be ignorant this week as Leah Green and guest Grace Shutti lament the ups and downs of being born with Afro hair. Topics include supporting your local auntie and the problem of getting your hair touched by Europeans. Also, can we talk about white people and braids?
Tinder now lets you state your gender in your own words, and provides a list of options in addition to ‘female’ and ‘male’. We thought the obvious response to this was to have an quiz. So, listen as Freddy McConnell (trans) and guest CJ (non binary), test Leah Green (cis) on her gender ID smarts. Plus, we chat about awkward pronoun confusion, social constructs and the London underground
Leah and Freddy talk about more things vulva related with Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi, who also produced and presented The Vagina Dispatches. This time, we get a bit tipsier and a lot more confessional, as we chat copper coils, loving one’s period, ‘orgasmic inevitability’ and ... pigeons. Listen to part one here
Leah and Freddy are joined by Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi to talk about all things vulva related, for a festive, slightly-tipsy, end-of-year double bill. Mona produced and presented the online video series The Vagina Dispatches, and she joins our hosts to delve deeper into everything she learned. Plus there’s free-wheeling chat about the perils of sex-ed, the joys of orgasm and the challenge of labelling body parts
Leah Green and Freddy McConnell are joined by TV journalist Rebecca Nicholson for a chat about Transparent, the Amazon Prime show that had its third season debut in September
Comedian Tom Ballard joins Leah Green and Freddy McConnell to talk about strength in all its forms: women’s strength and Hillary Clinton; male strength and the pressures of the gym; and the potentially patronising ‘super-humans’ coming out of the Paralympics
Women relate better to gay people. Black people are better dancers. Jewish mums love to feed people. Is there any truth in these seemingly complimentary generalisations? And is it ok to have that conversation? Freddy McConnell and Leah Green discuss the good, the bad and the dodgy ground of stereotyping
WARNING: This podcast will probably offend you! When curiosity oversteps the mark – hosts Leah and Freddy create an ‘offence-free’ zone to discuss what they feel are the most offensive questions they’ve been asked as a black Jew and a trans man
Hosts Leah Green and Freddy McConnell discuss the misogyny and homophobia that have hit the headlines, or rather have been the headlines, at Rio 2016. Should we be more forgiving and are these instances being dealt with properly?
Monica Tan and Michael Safi talk over recent unrest in Melbourne and why an anti-halal app has become a smash-hit with Muslim shoppers. Plus: what happened when a famous writer asked Monica if she was ‘from mainland China’?
Starting in Australia and now in the UK, Token is a podcast about marginalised identities. But it's fun - we promise. We talk about race, gender, sexuality, culture, politics and whatever else makes you feel like a token in today's world. The only constants are fun, frank discussion and the freedom to politely ask awkward questions
