"We are not born a woman, we become it." Okay, but when? If she laid the foundations of modern feminism, Simone de Beauvoir did not specify when the fateful moment came. With the podcast Mes 14 ans , journalist Lucie Mikaélian tries to answer and aims to double the age of reason. She makes us relive her adolescence to evoke this pivotal period during which we are no longer really a little girl, but not yet a woman.
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By plunging back into her diary, found after an invasion of bedbugs in the parental home, she recounts in 12 episodes her year 2004: that of her 3rd which was oh so crucial for her.
Friends, loves and hassles
Through a narration alternating between today's Lucie, 30 years old, and the teenager of the 2000s (whose voice is provided by the actress Marie Narbonne), this feminist podcast set to music by Malik Djoudi observes this young girl who builds a femininity through his friends, his loves and his troubles. In the midst of all this, an obsession that the main interested party watches with embarrassment for the loss of this mantle of chastity called virginity.
Lucie Mikaélian observes with nostalgia the 2000s, when the “MSN generation” danced to the songs of Avril Lavigne and Tryo, to understand how her childhood experiences helped build the woman she has become. Because My 14 years speak as much of yesterday as of today. In this period of free speech, he offers his definition of modern feminism by focusing on the #MeToo movement or street harassment, without ever posing as a lesson-giver.
This refreshing podcast can also be followed on Instagram. Lucie Mikaélian reveals the stabilized pages of the famous newspaper. "Everything is true and often it is shame" , she affirms in the preamble. A maxim that sums up the spirit of this impertinent and interesting podcast.