But Her Lyrics…

Join me for a deep dive on your favorite (or soon to be favorite) contemporary political songs. I interview independent artists about the inspiration behind their lyrics, and speak to experts and activists so we can learn more about the relevant social justice issues and how we can help. Season One tackled War On Women’s album Wonderful Hell in full, but subsequent seasons cover songs I like, songs I wrote, or topics that I think should be a song. This podcast is for fans music, feminism, politics, composition, writing, history, activism, and more.

Episodes began airing December of 2020 and are available wherever you usually listen to podcasts. Support the podcast on Patreon at whatever level is comfortable for you. There’s tons of perks, like exclusive merch, behind the scenes content, sneak peaks, free stuff, and more.

EPISODE 33: Host Shawna Potter talks to SkyDxddy about her song, “7 Years.” They also discuss capital T Trauma, social media’s effect on victim blaming, asking for the help you need, deciding whether to throw bricks or start writing music. You’ll hear a cute little dog whimper, and lots of talk about sexual assault, and the mental health effects that can come with it, like anxiety and depression, and learn some grounding techniques if you’re feeling anxious or activated. It’s a beautiful, raw discussion not to be missed.

Access transcriptions, summaries, resource suggestions, and more by clicking the episodes below.

Season 4

033 - “7 Years” with SkyDxddy

034 - Fucking Cancelled with Clementine & Jay

035 - “Crusade” with The Anti-Queens

036 - “Safe and Legal” with Linh of Bad Cop/Bad Cop & Amelia of Shout Your Abortion

037 - A 90s Lostwave Mystery Solved w/Fair Verona

038 - "Ghostload" with Husbandry

039 - “Rain Yr Hand” with Rainer Maria

Season 3

022 - “Wrapped Up (Post-Roe)” with MuMu (& the Baltimore Abortion Fund)

023 - “Orange Skies” with Rozzi (& Julia Nerbonne)

024 - “Killer” with Palehound

025 - Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz) on songwriting & “WTD?”

026 - Zach Blair (Rise Against) - a Patreon exclusive (Summer Songwriting Series)

027 -Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker) - a Patreon exclusive (Summer Songwriting Series)

028 - J Robbins (Jawbox/Burning Airlines/Channels) - a Patreon exclusive (Summer Songwriting Series)

029 - Elizabeth Dickinson (author/journalist) - a Patreon exclusive (Summer Songwriting Series)

030 - Derek Z (The Homeless Gospel Choir) - a Patreon exclusive (Summer Songwriting Series)

031 - “Garakuta” with TEKE TEKE

032 - Drunk Punk Recovery with Tim Spock

Season 2

015 - The Criminalization of Testosterone with Adryan Corcione

016 - “Second Wave Goodbye” with Carrie Evans

017 - “Say It” with Hannah Brancato

018 - Conflict is Not Abuse with Sarah Schulman

019 - “Must Be Nice” with Lauren Ruth Ward

020 - “Totalitarian Aggroculture” with Jenarchy (War On Women, NO MORE, Radon) LIVE - podcast only

021 - Hunger Stones with Mike Dash

season 1 - wonderful hell

You can listen to each song and read the lyrics on the War On Women Bandcamp page. Click the episode number for the transcription.

EP 000 - Intro - aired 12/9/20

EP 001 - Aqua Tofana - aired 1/6/21

EP 002 - Milk and Blood - aired 1/20/21

EP 003 - Wonderful Hell - aired 2/3/21. Watch the video on YouTube.

EP 004 - This Stolen Land pt 1 - aired 3/10/21

EP 005 - This Stolen Land pt 2 - aired 3/25/21. Check out Dr. Meranda’s 2021 Indigenous Resource List

EP 006 - White Lies - aired 5/11/21. Watch the video on YouTube.

EP 007 - Big Words - aired 6/7/21

EP 008 - Seeds - aired 7/9/21

EP 009 - Bonus episode about life in W.O.W. - aired 7/22/21

EP 010 - Her? - aired 8/12/21

EP 011 - In Your Path - aired 8/31/21. Watch the video on YouTube.

EP 012 - The Ash Is Not The End - aired 9/14/21.

EP 013 - Demon - aired 10/1/21

EP 014 - Season 1 Recap - aired 1/30/22