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Dana Densmore reflects on her understanding of the SCUM Manifesto and the implications it had on feminism during the 1960s-1970s. Densmore explains the difference between what Solanas refers to as the 'daddy's girl' and the SCUM woman, details the reception to the Manifesto at feminist conferences she attended, and describes the feminist initiatives Cell 16, which she was involved with, took on. People and organizations mentioned include Roxanne Dunsbar; Ti-Grace Atkinson; Cell 16.

Dana Densmore unpacks her comparison of Solanas to the Greek heroine Medea, and close-reads the Manifesto to concur with its assessment of women's influence on men within a patriarchal society. Densmore concludes the tape by providing her input on the relationship between mental health and feminism. People and organizations mentioned include Shulamith Firestone; Cell 16.

Dana Densmore speaks about feminist burnout, and Valerie Solanas's revelancy in a possible feminist resurgence. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz joins in on a conversation around Solanas's capacity to truly kill men and the state of poltiics in light of the Supreme Court. Dunbar-Ortiz reads a favorite excerpt from SCUM Manifesto and explains her inclinations towards that passage. People and organizations mentioned include Cell 16; Simone de Beauvoir; Robyn Morgan.

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz describes her whereabouts and activities during 1968 and her efforts towards movement-building. Eventually ending up in Boston, Dunbar-Ortiz discusses the formation of her own women's group, Cell 16, and their study of the SCUM Manifesto. She responds to a question about Valerie Solanas's pro-celibacy stance and her sexual orientation. People and organizations mentioned include Simone de Beauvoir; Black Panthers and Huey Newton; Martin Luther King Jr.; Boston/New England Draft Resistance Group (BDRG); Daughters of Bilitis; Fidel Castro; Che Guevarra; John F. Kennedy; Flo Kennedy; Ti-Grace Atkinson; Huey Newtown; Andy Warhol; Rox Baxandall; Cell 16.

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz responds to a question about the relationship between celibacy and sensuality and whether or not pursuing relationships with women was a feasible alternative within Cell 16's feminist framework. She talks about the criticisms she received as an organizer, and life in the public eye as a kind of celebrity activist. Dunbar-Ortiz also gives her perspective on Andy Warhol, her feelings and thinking around the shooting. The tape concludes with Dunbar-Ortiz providing a physical description of Valerie Solanas. People and organizations mentioned include Flo Kennedy; Norman O'Brown; Anita Hill; Harvey Milk; Rita Mae Brown; Daughters of Bilitis; Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); Abby Rockefeller; Malcolm X.

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz gives her retelling of a controversial Cell 16 demonstration, a performance where women cut their hair on-stage. She discusses her relationship with National Organization of Women (NOW) organizers in relation to Cell 16's support of Valerie Solanas, and speaks about the manifesto's ommission of race in its analysis. People and organizations mentioned include Dana Densmore; Cell 16; Betty Friedan; Ti-Grace Atkinson; Simone de Beauvoir; Che Guevara; Lolita LeBron.

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz concludes her interview, with the majority of tape featuring Vivian Gornick as she recounts her initial reaction to SCUM Manifesto and provides her feminist analysis of the text. Gornick responds to a question about the efficacy of reducing the male to his biological nature rather than critiquing male behavior. People mentioned include Betty Friedan; Ti-Grace Atkinson; Myrna Lamb; Susan Brownmiller; Shulie Firestone; Kate Millett.

Vivian Gornick discusses how her writing applies to Valerie Solanas, additionally giving insight into the interactions the two shared and speculating on Solanas's possible motives for shooting Andy Warhol. She examines Solanas's actions as praxis, noting a generational divide in finding humor in the SCUM Manifesto. The interview concludes with Gornick examining prominent figures in feminism and reading an excerpt from the SCUM Manifesto. People mentioned include Maurice Girodias; Robin Morgan; Ti-Grace Atkinson; Myrna Lamb; Susan Brownmiller; Alice Paul; Carrie Chapman Catt; Betty Friedan.

Vivian Gornick reads from the SCUM Manifesto and explains the significance of the manifesto format during the 70s. Gornick assesses the shooting of Andy Warhol in relation to WITCH and Youth International Party ("yippee") actions of the time. Jill Johnston begins by providing a description of herself during the 1970s, discusses female rage during that period, and traces this account back to pre-70s conditions for women in New York. She comments on her previous writing on Valerie Solanas. People mentioned include Maxwell Bodenheim; Margaret Atwood.