Strong Female Lead

Have you ever wondered what goes into Netflix' category algorithms? Does it simply take a woman in glasses, a pant suit, and an achievable uphill battle to make it to their list of female empowerment movies? Join Comedian Tessa Davidson and Writer Tricia Donelan as they discuss the the Strong Female Leads of their favorite Movies and TV Shows. Friendships are tested, stereotypes are explored, and female badassery is applauded.

Everything Everywhere All At Once 10/25/2023

Everything Everywhere All At Once /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/28424411

S4 E3: Yellow Jackets - Part 2 08/10/2023

S4 E3: Yellow Jackets - Part 2 And here's the second part of our long lost Yellow Jackets episode! Rate - Review - Subscribe! IG: StrongFemalePOD TW: SFL_Chicago /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/27707544

S4 E2: Yellow Jackets - Part 1 05/31/2023

S4 E2: Yellow Jackets - Part 1 As promised, we present to you our Yellow Jackets - Part 1 episode from last year! In this episode, Tessa and Tricia discuss the first 5 episodes of Season 1. Tricia is obsessed with the nostalgia of it all, Tessa empathizes with Misty...you know the drill :) /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/26970810

S4 E1: The One About Vanderpump? 04/26/2023

S4 E1: The One About Vanderpump? Welcome back to Strong Female Lead. We missed you! /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/26658444

S3 E23: Promising Young Woman 01/19/2022

S3 E23: Promising Young Woman Join Tessa and Tricia as they discuss Promising Young Woman, starring Carey Mulligan. They both agree that Cassie is an SFL, but that's pretty much it. Also, Tessa has a theory on ghosts and women and Tricia dreams of being a spy/Elf Ambassador. Rate - Review - Subscribe! IG: StrongFemalePOD TW: SFL_Chicago /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/21830063

S3 E22: Happiest Season 01/12/2022

S3 E22: Happiest Season Did we miss it? Hopefully, everyone has a little extra holiday spirit and will indulge us with the Happiest Season starring our GOAT(?) Kristen Stewart??? /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/21750233

REPOST: Booksmart - "The one that broke the scale" 11/25/2021

REPOST: Booksmart - "The one that broke the scale" Since there are no good Thanksgiving movies out there, we've decided to repost the only movie so far that broke the SFL scale! /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/21283205

S3 E21: Family Stone 11/17/2021

S3 E21: Family Stone This week, Tessa and Tricia discuss The Family Stone. It's not a Thanksgiving movie but no one cares. We've got a "super liberal" boho family (a slightly cluttered home with books stacked on the nightstand). We've got a conservative (she wears suits and a tight bun). We've got a feminist (she wears a long sleeve shirt under a short sleeve shirt). And we've got Luke Wilson (being Luke Wilson). /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/21189203

S3 E20: Halloween Kills 10/27/2021

S3 E20: Halloween Kills Welcome back to Haddonfield,IL. In this weeks episode Tessa & Tricia revisit Halloween night 2018 and have A LOT to say in this XL episode of SFL. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/20960381

S3 E 19: Halloween (2018) 10/20/2021

S3 E 19: Halloween (2018) It's spooky season and this week Tessa & Tricia visit the sleepy town of Haddenfield, IL to check out the local lore of knife wielding man in a William Shatner mask vs a doomsday pepper turned final girl. We have so many fan theories, most of which involve large nets. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/20879369

S3 E18: Clickbait 10/13/2021

S3 E18: Clickbait On this week's episode, Tessa and Tricia discuss Clickbait - the super bingeable Netflix miniseries starring Zoe Kazan and Adrian Grenier. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/20802845

S3 E17: Fleabag 09/15/2021

S3 E17: Fleabag SFL is BACK! On this week's episode, Tessa and Tricia discuss Fleabag, the brainchild of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, SFL icon. Fleabag is an SFL favorite and has come up during many an episode, but this week - it will finally get the attention it deserves. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/20485526

S3 E16: Pose 06/23/2021

S3 E16: Pose LIVE.WORK.POSE. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/19574093

S3 E15: But I'm A Cheerleader 06/16/2021

S3 E15: But I'm A Cheerleader Tessa & Tricia are back this week with another GEM! But I'm a Cheerleader is a 1999 American satirical romantic comedy film that has converted SFL into HUGE FANS! /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/19499969

S3 Ep14: Million Dollar Baby 06/09/2021

S3 Ep14: Million Dollar Baby Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood. NOT a movie about a women's struggle to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to dominate a sport later in life. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/19416275

S3 E13: She's the Man 06/02/2021

S3 E13: She's the Man All rise - the Church of Latterday SFLs is now in service. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/19327658

S3 E12: I, Tonya 05/26/2021

S3 E12: I, Tonya This week, Tessa and Tricia discuss I, Tonya. This movie is a must-see; you can't make this s&%t up. Plus, all the 90s feels and the use of Gillooly as a verb. Doesn't get any better than that. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/19231283

S3 E11: Step UP 04/28/2021

S3 E11: Step UP Tessa & Tricia take it WAY BACK to 2006's epic Step UP! This is the last movie in our "You Dance Like A Girl Series" and this episode like the movie begins with a first step. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/18892055

S3 E10: Black Swan (PT.2) 04/21/2021

S3 E10: Black Swan (PT.2) This weeks episode on 2010's Black Swan is a CROSSOVER episode with our friends over at Movie Time! with Ang and Ari (@movietime_pod)! This episode is WILD but you've got to start from the beginning! Check out part one over on their feed below. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/18804863

S3 E9: Showgirls (YOU DON'T NOMI) 04/14/2021

S3 E9: Showgirls (YOU DON'T NOMI) This week, Tessa and Tricia discuss Showgirls, an experience from which they are still in deep recovery mode. Is this a satire, a social commentary, or just a terrible flop? Either way it’s campy AF, raises a million questions, and worth a (re)watch. Also, SFLanon conspiracies, hopeless misogyny and much more! /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/18717227

S3 E8: Dirty Dancing 04/07/2021

S3 E8: Dirty Dancing This week, Tessa & Tricia kick off SFL's So You Think You Can Dance series with 80s classic Dirty Dancing and both agree that the movie is still.that.good. They also chat about that very special Patrick Swayze brand of masculinity (RIP), traveling abortionists, family camp class warfare, THAT SOUNDTRACK, and much more. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/18596936

S3 E7: Sharp Objects 03/31/2021

S3 E7: Sharp Objects Bless their hearts. This week on SFL, Tessa & Tricia tackle all things Sharp Objects. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/18548558

S3 E6: Ex Machina 03/24/2021

S3 E6: Ex Machina This week on SFL, Tessa and Tricia take on Ex Machina in a classic Woman vs. Machine showdown. Honestly, we're not even really that mad that the machines won. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/18448772

S3 E5: The Invitation 03/17/2021

S3 E5: The Invitation This week on SFL, Tessa and Tricia talk about The Invitation. Tessa envokes her training, Tricia confronts her emotional porn addiction, and "escape plans" are hatched. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/18363926

S3 E4: Gone Girl 03/10/2021

S3 E4: Gone Girl Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the scariest Karen of all? /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/18262547

S3 E3 The Perfectionists 03/03/2021

S3 E3 The Perfectionists Tessa & Tricia take another look into the Pretty Little Liars universe but this time focusing on The Perfectionists. The cast is a little older, the setting is a little darker but Mona is still Mona and we STAN her! /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/18171635

S3 E2: Pretty Little Liars 02/26/2021

S3 E2: Pretty Little Liars On this week's episode, Tricia and Tessa are joined by friend-of-the-pod, Leslie Robinson, to chat all things Pretty Little Liars. And it's troubling to say the least. Everyone feels gaslit by the recaps, no one understands why Ezra isn't in prison, and fire science doesn't even begin to explain the Jenna situation. /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/18092414

S3 E1: Woosah 02/17/2021

S3 E1: Woosah The break is over and Tessa & Tricia have a ton to catch you up on from vacation favorites and sustainable fashion to run-ins with the Rona. Welcome to Season 3 of Strong Female Lead! /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/17980877

S2 E19: Black Christmas 12/16/2020

S2 E19: Black Christmas I'd like to formally apologize to Tricia, Laura and our listeners for the ocular and audible trauma caused by the consumption of the BONKERS film Black Christmas (2019). /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/17220629

S2 E18: Christmas with a Prince 12/09/2020

S2 E18: Christmas with a Prince This week, Tessa and Tricia are joined by Dr. of the Pod, Laura Retson, to discuss Christmas with a Prince. While Tessa's "rules" for royalty help make sense of the gaping plot holes, Dr. Laura's insight into the medical field leaves everyone wondering WTF is going on at this hospital. Teddy bear problems, anyone? /episode/index/show/strongfemalelead/id/17129504

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