Episode Details

In this week’s episode of The Audaci-Tea Podcast, your hosts Lisa, Sovereign, and Gwen are joined by special guest Nikita, also known as "Bimbo University" online. Nikita helps unpack the recent rise of conservatism and its attempts to subjugate women and roll back hard-won rights.

But first, in Tea Time, the hosts dive into Halle Berry's ex-husband's latest comments about their divorce, a new male birth control pill, and the Kids Online Safety Act. In the closing Mailbag segment, they respond to a listener asking how to spot performative "feminist" men in the dating pool.

🎧 This episode takes a hard look at how the conservative right is becoming more mainstream at the expense of women’s liberation and what women can do to stay empowered.

🎙️ Topics Discussed:

• The rise of conservatism and its impact on women's rights
• Performative feminism and uneven expectations in relationships
• Male birth control advancements and reproductive responsibility
• Cultural and religious influences on gender dynamics
• Financial independence and empowerment for women
• How to identify genuine versus performative feminist allies

✨ Links and Resources Mentioned:

Fans Defend Halle Berry After Ex Reveals He Divorced Her Because She Didn't 'Cook or Clean’
https://tinyurl.com/s6zbmamx

Side-effect-free male contraceptive pill achieves milestone in its human trial
https://newatlas.com/society-health/male-contraceptive-pill/

US-funded contraceptives for poor nations to be burned in France, sources say
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-funded-contraceptives-poor-nations-be-burned-france-sources-say-2025-07-24/

Kids Online Safety Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1748/text#toc-iddab2bfcc-2bf2-4548-87dd-edd2cff4c0ec

Gov. Website ‘Glitch’ Removes Trumps Least Favorite Part Of Constitution
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-least-favorite-part-constitution-deleted-1235401874/

Smithsonian removes references to Trump's impeachments from 'Limits of Presidential Power' exhibit
https://abcnews.go.com/US/smithsonian-removes-references-trumps-impeachments-limits-presidential-power/story?id=124271509

From 2011 - Pizza is a vegetable? Congress says yes
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/pizza-vegetable-congress-says-yes-flna1c9453097

The Christian nationalist pastor with ties to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/video/christian-nationalist-doug-wilson-pam-brown-digvid

The Current US National Debt is $36.8 Trillion
https://www.justfacts.com/nationaldebt.asp#:~:text=36.8

Trump could bail out private equity