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Unboxing Women
Unboxing Women
80 episodes
6 days ago
The music industry hides behind fame, glitter and chart-toppers, but what if you knew the ugly truth? Hosts Maika & Dana rip open the box on sexism, gatekeeping and power dynamics with raw, unapologetic talk and fearless guests. No filters, no excuses—breaking the silence and exposing industry drama and dirty little secrets. Follow Unboxing Women for honest conversations, bold takes, and the kind of gossip that reveals what’s really going on behind the scenes.
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The music industry hides behind fame, glitter and chart-toppers, but what if you knew the ugly truth? Hosts Maika & Dana rip open the box on sexism, gatekeeping and power dynamics with raw, unapologetic talk and fearless guests. No filters, no excuses—breaking the silence and exposing industry drama and dirty little secrets. Follow Unboxing Women for honest conversations, bold takes, and the kind of gossip that reveals what’s really going on behind the scenes.
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Unboxing Women
UW #79: Dze Germans in Hollywood movies

Hearing non-German speakers being cast as Germans in movies and why this should change. We mention the following resources:

Disclosure (documentary): ⁠⁠https://www.disclosurethemovie.com/about⁠

Blood & Gold (German movie, set in WWII): ⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18073328/⁠

Actor constantly typecast as a Russian villain but is actually from Croatia: ⁠Rade Serbedzija⁠

Link the reel that Maika is talking about: black people talking about experience/culture when it is a black producer: https://www.instagram.com/godpenuel/reel/C1yn-lGNy6Y/


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
19 minutes 16 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #78: Céline Dion is one in a million for both her voice and her diagnosis of SPS

Documentary 'I AM' about Céline Dion on Prime: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/I-Am-Celine-Dion/0KESUWINP6U93HJ0FEZUVWNDZK

Her performance at the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO5oQqZiXxw


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
18 minutes 52 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #77: Mariah Carey’s lost grunge rock album: how labels gatekeep an artist's creativity

Artist: Chick - Album: Someone’s Ugly Daughter We're still waiting for this album to come out... what's you hot take? Do you think it has been snubbed by the label again? Reply to us in our Q&A section.


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
18 minutes 28 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #76: The History of Female Recordings

Talking about the Phonograph and the early history of female recording. Resources mentioned:


First Sound Recording: https://benbeck.co.uk/firsts/2_The_Human_Subject/sound1h.htm

The British Tinfoil: https://www.iasa-web.org/sites/default/files/IASA_journal32_part13.pdf

More about Edison's Dolls: https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/photosmultimedia/a-cultural-history-of-the-edison-talking-doll-record.htm

My Fair Lady Automaton: https://www.academia.edu/2397940/My_Fair_Lady_Automaton

Florence Nightinggale: https://www.britishlibrary.cn/en/articles/first-rare-and-only-sound-recordings-from-the-british-librarys-collections/

Women and the Machine: https://books.google.de/books/about/Women_and_the_Machine.html?id=bxcL8PmV_ZwC&redir_esc=y


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
51 minutes 7 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #75: From Princess to Hero: Disney Live Action movies reviewed

This time we review live action Disney movies and compare them to their animated original counterparts.

SPOILER ALERT - we chat in-depth about storylines and scenes from the movies.

Catch our previous (and controversial) episodes about Disney:

  • Ep 43: "Part I: The evolution of Disney Princesses"
  • Ep 44: "Part II: Who are the real Disney Heroes?"
  • Ep 45: "Part III: How Disney perpetuates homophobia through their Villains"
  • Ep 56: "Is Disney finally changing its misogynistic ways?"
  • Ep 67: "The Little Mermaid is b(l)ack"


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
47 minutes 52 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #74: Turning your creativity into a full-time job with Kristel Goddevriendt

Hear how Kristel does it all from project manager to makeup artist, over journalist to voice-over actor and model.

Connect with her via:

Website: https://www.kristelgoddevriendt.be/

Acting reel: https://youtu.be/WMZ6m2d5bEE?feature=shared

Keep up with her Belgian Entertainment blog: https://www.spotlightnews.be/


We discuss Historalia's musical "Jeanne d'Arc": https://www.instagram.com/p/C4QCK9StLJw/


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
44 minutes 48 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #73: Controversy around Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

Taylor remains an economic force to be reckoned with: despite botched ticket sales and other controversies this is the highest grossing tour of all time.


We refer to:

  • UW #7: What happened to Taylor Swift‘s Butt
  • UW #41: Maika finally admits to fangirling
  • Zach Bryan's - All my Homies Hate Ticketmaster: https://open.spotify.com/album/5hVCiOPye3IDJG4rbO44UH?si=NARqdfW_RVu3todyY-q7FA


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
34 minutes 18 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #72: How to survive creative burnout

Candid chat about our struggles and coping with various burnout situations as independent artists.


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
44 minutes 23 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #71: Exposing the reality of what it means to be transgender with Liam Klenk

About bullying, homophobia, and forever fighting the status quo in a toxic industry.

Connect with Liam:

Website and socials: ⁠⁠https://www.liamklenk.com/

His book: "Paralian, not just transgender"


Links to what we discuss:

Circus: https://dragone.com/shows/the-house-of-dancing-water/

Disclosure (documentary): https://www.disclosurethemovie.com/about

UW ep.16: "Fighting for equality for transgender entertainers with Kate O'Donnell"


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
1 hour 11 minutes 56 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #70: How to work with a music producer

Practical tips about music production and how to communicate what's in your head to your producer.


Resources mentioned:

Isovox: ⁠https://isovoxbooth.com/

Women in music communities:

⁠https://www.musicwomengermany.de/en/profiles⁠

⁠https://womeninctrl.com/⁠

⁠https://sheisthemusic.org/⁠

⁠https://www.femnoise.com/⁠

⁠https://www.thisisfemmehouse.com/⁠

⁠https://www.shesaid.so/⁠


Songs mentioned:

Dana Rexx - Burnin' Up: https://open.spotify.com/track/4CKguiVM6G46N10Q8DWv7D?si=4d1d94ab916f4fc9

Lyric Explainer Video for Love Syndrome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs4f1d3AAn0

Maika Rose - Storyteller EP:

https://open.spotify.com/album/4R8CbmIC9BZM0Cz37KQYOp?si=BmXw0flcQJSXYPlWyaL5Ug


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
49 minutes 41 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #69: Making a living from creativity with Georgia (Red Fez Social)

Social Media Manager and entrepreneur Georgia Tuohey tells us how she does it!

Connect with her on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redfezsocial/

Website: ⁠https://www.redfezsocial.com/⁠

Keep up with social media trends: Geekout by https://www.mattnavarra.com/

One of Georgia's songs: ⁠Robbie Rivera - All I Wanted⁠

 

If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
26 minutes 13 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #68: How to prep a release

All the DIY steps to take before, during and after releasing a song.


Resources mentioned:

Indepreneur: https://indepreneur.io/

Creative Juice Podcast: https://indepreneur.io/podcast/

Raketerei (German Podcast): www.raketerei.com

Our future episode 72 about creative burnout.

Musixmatch: https://www.musixmatch.com/


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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1 year ago
58 minutes 52 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #67: The Little Mermaid is b(l)ack

Season finale about the Disney live-action remake of Ariel. For some reason we could not get the pronunciation of UNboxing Women correct in this whole episode.


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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2 years ago
13 minutes 1 second

Unboxing Women
UW #66: Harry Styles' Style

Giddy chat about Harry wearing dresses and the repercussions for men in women's clothes everywhere.


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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2 years ago
29 minutes 2 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #65: Testimonial: Witnessing female discrimination up close

Our anonymous guest worked at a streaming production company and shares with us the blatant discrimination she experienced there.


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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2 years ago
34 minutes 16 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #64: Publisher Special: don't sign your rights away!

Watch this before you get a publishing contract! Info you definitely need as to which types of contracts there are and why you definitely need a lawyer who is specialised in the entertainment business, with a smattering of personal flair.


Links to "publishing admin" providers we mention: (after we recorded this episode Tunecore (Believe) just bought Sentric)

https://sentricmusic.com/

https://www.tunecore.com/music-publishing-administration


More info about how to network or music lawyer resources listen to and check shownotes of UW #63: Who do you need on your team as an unsigned artist?


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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2 years ago
22 minutes 31 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #63: Who do you need on your team as an unsigned artist?

We talk shop and spill secrets of the trade as well as give tips about how to do things yourself, or what to look out for when you're not doing it yourself!

Resource websites:

https://www.musicwomengermany.de/en/profiles

https://womeninctrl.com/

https://sheisthemusic.org/

https://www.femnoise.com/

https://www.thisisfemmehouse.com/

https://www.shesaid.so/


Links to things discussed in this episode:

Dana's EPK: https://www.danarexx.com/epk

Indepreneur music marketing courses: https://indepreneur.io/


Also listen to:

UW #37: Disrupting the corporate model with Steph Maksimow - about Marketing & Publicity

UW #39: Pushing back and showing initiative with Ashley DiBuduo - about PR

UW #51 : Why having a manager is overrated


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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2 years ago
43 minutes 37 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #62: Deep dive into Gender Surveys by Keychange and Spotify

Interesting results that opened our eyes and made us get into some really profound discussions on the patriarchy and misogyny in the music bizz and beyond.

Keychange survey 2022: https://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/files/weitere_unterseiten/Keychange/Ergebnisbericht%20Keychange%202022-en_gb%20.pdf

Keychange survey 2021: https://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/files/mediathek/Keychange%202021_en-GB.pdf

Keychange website: https://www.keychange.eu/

Spotify survey: https://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-inclusion-recording-studio-jan2023.pdf

Tiktok about Lilith Fair: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJaavP8B/


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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2 years ago
1 hour 6 minutes 35 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #61: Viral Tiktoks & Activism in Songwriting with Morgan St. Jean

Morgan went viral with #notallmen on Tiktok and has since used her voice and songs to move the needle on controversial feminist topics. Growing her fanbase both in the US and in Europe, she tells us about the journey and what's next.

Find Morgan on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/morganstjean/

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morganstjeanmusic

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4kAyoGhVlC6PFg0FvMqmFB?si=CXZOkr_UT9aytHd0PgYgpQ

If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠ or an email to ⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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2 years ago
29 minutes 50 seconds

Unboxing Women
UW #60: The Aftermath of Touring with Anastacia

Dana speaks about secrets she learned from touring with Anastacia, meeting new fans and what comes next.


If there is anything you would like us to talk about send us a DM on our Instagram ⁠⁠instagram.com/unboxingwomen⁠⁠ or an email to ⁠⁠suchabitch@unboxingwomen.com⁠⁠

Use the hashtag #SUCHABITCH to let us know about your personal experiences.

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2 years ago
35 minutes 39 seconds

Unboxing Women
The music industry hides behind fame, glitter and chart-toppers, but what if you knew the ugly truth? Hosts Maika & Dana rip open the box on sexism, gatekeeping and power dynamics with raw, unapologetic talk and fearless guests. No filters, no excuses—breaking the silence and exposing industry drama and dirty little secrets. Follow Unboxing Women for honest conversations, bold takes, and the kind of gossip that reveals what’s really going on behind the scenes.