A TARDIS of One’s Own
A TARDIS of One’s Own is a Doctor Who podcast in which Jen and Sophie embark on a queer feminist journey through time and space and new Who. Updates every two/three weeks.
Episodes
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
E32: Utopia/Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords & Friendships
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Biiiig episode as we delve into the three part finale of season 3 which features shock return of the Doctor's friend/nemesis The Master, the reappearance of Captain Jack Harkness, and Martha Jones yet again saving the day. Lots of questions being asked of relationships in this arc, including what you owe your friends and what it means when friendships fall apart (looking at you Doctor).
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
Twitter is here and Instagram is here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Here's the reference list for this ep:
Young Women's Passionate Friendships: A Qualitative Analysis - Glover, Crowell (Journal of Gender Studies)
Enduring Friendship: Women's Intimacies and the Erotics of Survival - Judith Taylor (Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies)
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
E31: Torchwood S1 Interlude
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Slight break in our usual programming as we chat about the first season of Torchwood. Why? Because we're anticipating the return of Captain Jack Harkness for the three-part season 3 finale of course. Jen was a shameless Torchwood fan back in the day so this was a lovely nostalgia trip. Hope you enjoy our reckons!
We also have a new podcast where we sporadically talk about the things we really should have watched when there was first hype about it. First up, Succession. Listen here!
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
Twitter is here and Instagram is here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this week, just vibes!
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
E30: Blink & What we owe to the past
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Apologies for the month long absence - Jen went away and didn't edit this before she left (SHAME). Did she owe it to her future self, or her past self? What do we owe to the past? That's conveniently our topic for this episode, the infamous Blink! Sally Sparrow receives a cryptic message from the Doctor about a mysterious new enemy species that is after the TARDIS. Dun dun dun.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
Twitter is here and Instagram is here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this week, just vibes!
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
E29: Human Nature/Family of Blood & What’s natural
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
It's time for a period episode and boy, it's a dark one. We find ourselves in 1913 where poor Martha i responsible for keeping Th Doctor safe while he has no memory of being a timelord. It's a bit on the nose but we chat about what actually consistitutes human nature, and what is considered "natural".
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
Twitter is here and Instagram is here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this week, just vibes!
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
E28: 42 & Telling the truth
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
The vibes were I N T E N S E in episode 7 of season 3! It's just go, go, go and people lie, lie, lie. So we took a moment to talk about honesty, telling the truth, and when it's ok to lie.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
Twitter is here and Instagram is here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Here's the reference list for this ep:
Sexual orientation and self-reported lying - Nathan Berg, Donald Lien (University of Otago)
Saturday May 27, 2023
E27: The Lazarus Experiment & Obsession with youth
Saturday May 27, 2023
Saturday May 27, 2023
We're back on earth for this episode, and discussing a very earthly concern - the obsession with youth! Women are forced to care cause you essenitally become invisible if you don't... but maybe it comes down to no one wanting to be reminded of their own mortality? Lots to unpack... but somehow we also end up talking about vampires and The Sound of Music for ages. Enjoy!
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
Twitter is here and Instagram is here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Here's the reference list for this ep:
There’s No Road Map for an Aging Lesbian - Guest essay (New York Times)
Sex, status, competition, and exclusion: Intraminority stress from within the gay community (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
The novel Sophie mentions is called On the Beach by Nevil Shute - he also wrote A Town Like Alice (Wikipedia)
Thursday May 11, 2023
E26: Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks & Adapting to survive
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
It's Martha's first two-part adventure and we are yet again in New York; the old timey one this time. As the Doctor faces his old mates the Daleks, we're faced with an interesting question about what survival means and how far you'd go to do it. Tangential chats about the wealth inequity, Jen's future husband Andrew Garfield, how lightsabers are made and not to scale earth representation.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
Twitter is here and Instagram is here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this week, just vibes!
Friday Apr 28, 2023
E25: Gridlock & Faith
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Buckle up, the traffic is wild this week as we return to New Earth in Gridlock. An episode with cats, humans and cat humans, and Martha showing unwavering faith in the Doctor. Which made us think about the Doctor as a figure of faith, and faith in general - cue lots of chats about tarot and astrology as expressions of queer faith.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
Twitter is here and Instagram is here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Here's the reference list for this ep:
Is Astrology Religion for Those of Us With No Religion? - Krista Burton (New York Times)
After coming out, astrology became my remedy for dogmatic religion - Lauren Strapagiel (Broadview)
Tarot, A Faith that Has Room For You - Aaron Talley (Interfaith America)
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
E24: The Shakespeare Code & Witchcraft and female collaboration
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Double double toil and trouble, join us around our metaphorical cauldron this week as we watch The Shakespeare Code and chat about witchcraft and female collaboration. The patriarchy wins when it keeps us apart! There's also a slight Harry Potter diversion because... unavoidable.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
Twitter is here and Instagram is here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Here's the reference list for this ep:
Women & Power: A manifesto by Mary Beard - Rachel Cooke (The Guardian)
Power of the Pack: Women who support women are more successful - Shelley Zalis (Forbes)
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
E23: Smith and Jones & Competence
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Sorry we're a day late! And also sorry about the sound. Don't know what to tell ya. We had a time this week. BUT what a great topic to tackle as we're introduced to the exceedingly competent Martha Jones for the first time! We love her.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com
Twitter is here and Instagram is here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Here's the reference list for this ep:
‘Weaponized Incompetence’ Screws Women Over At Work And In Relationships - Brittany Wong (HuffPost)
How Men’s ‘Weaponized Incompetence’ Is Screwing Over Women - Katie Jgln (Medium)
Wait, what is this?
We're Jen and Sophie, two lapsed Whovians returning to the TARDIS to watch all of new Who through a queer feminist lens.
What will we unearth as we return to the favourite episodes of our youth? And what joys will we uncover in the episodes we haven't seen? Who knows! Not us! It's going to be quite a ride!
Questions? Thoughts? Let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com.
Thank you for listening and subscribing - we hope you enjoy this journey as much as we do.