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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.