This interview, sees Chantelle Lewis and Michaela Benson in conversation with Bev Skeggs as she reflects on her landmark book Formations of Class and Gender (1997). Twenty-five years on from its publication, we speak about the women and the empirical research at the heart of book; its central arguments, contributions to a range of fields, and its location in the longer trajectory of Bev’s intellectual project; the importance of listening as a route to developing sociological analysis; reflect on the value of bringing together approaches from cultural studies and sociology with dialogue between scholars; discuss ongoing debates among feminists; and consider the book’s continuing legacy for new generations of scholars, in a range of fields around the world in the current conjuncture.