Episode 16
Why Michaela Coel turned down $1 million from Netflix and Judge Judy’s Career Advice
Join us for Episode 16 of Feminist Money as we discuss:
1. Feature: We’re focused on teachers and their increasing rates of workplace stress as they continue to raise the next generation in our classrooms.
2. International: The ongoing threats that Rosie O’Donnell is facing down, which are coming from one of the most powerful men in the world.
3. The Rich: Career advice from one of the wealthiest women on TV, the eminent Judge Judy Scheindlin via the Good Hang podcast with Amy Poehler.
4. Pop Culture: The recent Hurricane Katrina documentary and the government’s decision after the hurricane to fire their teachers who survived the storm but not the aftermath.
5. Feminist you should know: Michaela Coel on turning down $1 million from Netflix for I May Destroy You.
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(1.44) Feature: Teachers and rising rates of workplace stress
Teachers' depression, anxiety and stress at three times the national norm: new study, UNSW, 25 August 2025
90% of Australian teachers ‘severely stressed’ – study, The Educator, 25 August 2025
If Teachers Feel Undervalued It's Because They Are, Forbes, April 2025
Teachers across globe feel undervalued, researchers find, The Pennsylvania State University, September 2023
Research reveals why teachers are leaving 'the best profession in the world'. Here’s what could bring them back, The Australian Educational Researcher, March 2024
(6.22) International: Threats targeting Rosie O’Donnell from the US President
Rosie O’Donnell undeterred as Donald Trump threatens to revoke her US citizenship, Women’s Agenda, September 2025
Donald Trump has threatened to revoke US-born Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship. Here's the history of their feud, ABC News, July 2025
(10.41) The Rich: Career advice from Judge Judy
The World’s Highest-Paid TV Hosts 2018: Judge Judy Presides With $147 Million, Forbes, November 2018
Transcript of Judge Judy Sheindlin Good Hang with Amy Poehler, Happy Scribe, September 2025
Judge Judy Sheindlin | Good Hang with Amy Poehler, YouTube, September 2025
(14.29) Pop Culture: The Hurricane Katrina documentary and the firing of their teachers
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water review – Spike Lee gets straight to the defiant, joyous soul of New Orleans, The Guardian, August 2025
The Staggering Necessity of Netflix’s ‘Katrina: Come Hell and High Water’, The Contending, September 2025
‘They broke us down’: New Orleans teachers, fired after Katrina, reflect on lives upended, Louisiana Illuminator, August 2025
20 years ago, New Orleans fired its teachers. It's been rebuilding ever since, NPR, September 2025
(17.53) Feminist you should know: Michaela Coel on turning down $1 million from Netflix
How Michaela Coel found her voice, Vogue, October 2021
Michaela Coel, Britannica, accessed September 2025
How Michaela Coel called out racism and sexism – and stunned the British TV industry, The Conversation, August 2018
Inside The Mind of Michaela Coel, Insider Deadline, accessed September 2025
I May Destroy You’s Michaela Coel Rejected Netflix’s $1 Million Offer In Favor Of The BBC Because Of Ownership, Forbes, July 2020
I May Destroy You Is About More Than Consent, Slate, June 2020