Chat In The Commons
Chat In The Commons
Have women achieved equality or are we losing all our rights? Clashing narratives tell us that women can do anything, while simultaneously we’re being shackled and shut down. Natalie and Elle chat candidly about how women are actually faring in our cultures and in our lives.
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Nov. 18, 2025

Man-oh-Manosphere | 15

A chat about boys and men. Natalie and Elle explore the current state of masculinity - male attitudes, behaviors and culture. And how do men perceive themselves and the challenges they face? In this episode, we highlight both struggles and positive shifts, digging into men’s economic anxiety, lo…

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Nov. 4, 2025

Not Your Baby Machine | 14

A chat about babies and birthrates. In our final episode on the 4B movement, Natalie and Elle unpack the many reasons why women across the world are opting out of procreating. It is being proclaimed that the human birthrate is in free fall and that we are in a ‘plummeting population crisis’ - but i…

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Oct. 21, 2025

Motherhood on Trial | 13

A chat about mothers and family court. After years of researching and documenting women’s experiences in family court, Elle and Natalie share their observations and insights of what happens in this very hidden and secret world.  Through the lens of “what’s old is new,” we discover that while the to…

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Oct. 7, 2025

Sexodus | 12 Part 2

A continued chat about sex. In this episode we reveal the remaining results of our sex survey and chat about the risks women take when we have sex with men - from STDs to pregnancy to men’s sexual violence. We also cover cont...

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Sept. 23, 2025

Sexodus | 12 Part 1

A chat about sex. In this third episode of our series on the 4B movement, we explore the various reasons why many women are opting out of sexual relationships with men. Elle and Natalie share some of their own lived experienc...

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Sept. 9, 2025

Women in the Wild | 11

A chat with campers at an all-women’s summer camp. In this special episode, we take you on a trip into the woods, where you’ll meet women from every walk of life and hear why they made the long journey into the wilderness to...

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About the Hosts

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Elle Kamihira

Producer / Editor / Host

Elle Kamihira is a multi-genre producer, writer and creative director working in independent film, documentaries, animation, museum and environmental media installations, live events, theater and most recently, podcasting. She also produces and hosts the podcast Subject To Power.

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Natalie Blundell

Producer / Host

Natalie Blundell has a long career as a producer in the corporate world and event management. She also founded and runs a national women’s support network, and is a sought after commentator on the rights of women going through the family court system.

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Grounded, thoughtful, and deeply needed
Chat in the Commons is one of those rare podcasts that feels both spacious and sharp - offering honest, grounded conversations about the real conditions shaping women’s lives today. Whether exploring the roots of coercive control or the tensions within feminist movements, Natalie and Elle ask the kinds of questions that invite thoughtful reflection.
Episode 4, Feminism-ish, is a great example - wide-ranging, clear-eyed, and rich with context. With clarity, nuance, and care, they’ve created a spa
Tools to define your experience and move forward with awareness and hope
This podcast is filled with invaluable information packed so sequentially into one hour. It’s like a college course and a survival guide for women. If only I knew this years ago. What a gift to have now. Thank you both so very much. It’s brilliant.
Hope, Humor, & Peace
So well done. I feel like this is a place where I can find more people for my tribe. The use of social media to educate so many - including our young people - actually feels like a positive aspect of tech. I felt a sense of community as a listener and appreciate the candidness of this conversation. Love the humor and the dash of hope and how finding peace is actually a damn good idea. By the way - I love SUBJECT TO POWER also!