Womanhood and International Relations is a weekly podcast created by Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios to explore the intersection of feminist theory from a personal to an international level.
204. Nicko Nogués: Algoritmos y Arquitectura de la VGFT
Are digital masculinities being radicalized or commodified by social media platforms? How much of Technology-Facilitated Gender Based Violence is a result of human or machine amplified decisions?
To what extent do algorithms impact our identities and the cultural or advocacy groups we choose to join, are unconsciously drawn into, or find ourselves being pitted against?
In what ways has the evolution of the internet, apps, and social media platforms mined or eroded our offline human rights, civil rights and sovereignty?
A new interview conducted in the Spanish language with Nicko Nogues, director of Instituto para el Desarrollo de las Masculinidades Anti-Hegemonicas.
For the full C.A.R.A. research in the English language please visit: Paper: Relational Risk in Recommendation Systems: Evidence from a 45-day Instagram Field Study and Implications for EU Platform Oversight (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6920101)
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143. Roundtable: Countering Militarized Masculinities for Feminist Peace
190. Dr. William T. Armaline on The Crisis of Human Rights in the Age of Global Capitalism
Recommended links to this episode:
Investigación C.A.R.A. (https://demachosahombres.com/investigacion-cara/)
Website Instituto para el Desarrollo de las Masculinidades Anti-Hegemónicas (https://demachosahombres.com)
25 Sept 2025
203. Ruchira Gupta on Cultivating Hope & Protecting Freedom for Humanity
Why are hope, kindness, and freedom essential to safeguarding humanity’s future? And how can arts and storytelling serve as powerful tools for social justice and interfaith understanding?
In this conversation with journalist, activist and bestselling author Ruchira Gupta (https://ruchiragupta.com/), we explore the transformative power of storytelling to bridge divides surrounding interfaith relationships, migration, and systemic violence, central themes in her new novel The Freedom Seeker. (https://ruchiragupta.com/the-freedom-seeker/)
We discussed how small acts of kindness can restore our shared humanity in a time when freedoms—of speech, movement, and the press—are increasingly under threat due to armed conflicts, authoritarianism, and the misuse of emerging technologies like AI.
Together, we reflected on the role of advocacy through the arts and how both young and adult audiences can draw powerful life lessons from literature to inspire resilience and collective action from grassroots to policymaking levels.
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Recommended links to this episode:
Ruchira Gupta’s Official Website (https://ruchiragupta.com)
Apne Aap Women Worldwide (https://apneaap.org)
The Freedom Seeker (https://ruchiragupta.com/the-freedom-seeker/)
I kick and I fly (https://ruchiragupta.com/i-kick-and-i-fly/)
Documentary: The Selling of Innocents (https://ruchiragupta.com/video/the-selling-of-innocents/)
2 Sept 2025
202. Kurt Warner on How Idol Worship Undermines Democracy
Are citizens evolving into fans or merely behaving like it?
Does the worship of political figures, celebrities, pop culture or sports idols reflecting a deeper cultural shift in how people engage with democracy and its values?
How does the creation and following of idols, and the emotional investment they evoke, affecting the mental health of individuals and collectives?
Is the fixation on seemingly superficial cultural phenomenons, such as tv programming, famous celebs or child-like items like dolls mirroring back to us how unsafe and restrictive political discourse and freedom of speech have become?
What are the economic ideologies running, advertently or not, behind these figures and the media narratives that sustain them?
How and why do "the masses" willingly surrender so much of their power, effectively infantilizing themselves in the process?
An interview with Kurt Warner, psychotherapist, LCSW, and author of the book “False Idols: How Diversion is Destroying Democracy”.
Listen to related episodes:
91. Dr. Paul Slovic & Dr. Scott Slovic on the Science Behind the Limits of Compassion
165. Rachel Winny on the Rise of Disinformation & Conflict Escalation
190. Dr. William T. Armaline on The Crisis of Human Rights in the Age of Global Capitalism
192. Nicole Steward on Radical Self-Care for Changemakers
Recommended links to this episode:
Kurt Warner Books Official Website (https://kurtwarnerbooks.com)
Victory in Every Fall: The Antaeus Approach to Overcome Disabilities (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/victory-in-every-fall-kurt-warner/1146354838?ean=9798331487317)
False Idols: How Diversion is Destroying Democracy (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/false-idols-kurt-warner/1146628993)
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