Andrea Ambam sits down for a 1 to 1 interview with a special guest from a previous episode this season - Dr. Leeja Carter (Womanist Health Practitioner, CEO & Founder of The Coalition for Food & Health Equity). Find out more about Dr.  Leeja Carter and stay involved with her work at https://www.leejacarter.com/ Feed your ongoing curiosities at www.moretotalkabout.com

BODY PARTS traces the evolution of "sex" on-screen from a woman’s perspective, uncovering the uncomfortable realities behind some of the most iconic scenes in cinema history and celebrating the bold creators leading the way for change. In conversation with the filmmakers, Kristy Guevara-Flanagan (Director of BODY PARTS) and Helen Hood Scheer (Producer of BODY PARTS), alongside Dr. Stephane Dunn (Cultural Critic, Filmmaker, & Author of SNITCHERS & Baad Bitches & Sassy Supermamas) we dive into the making of BODY PARTS and explore our visions for the culture-shifting conversations and progressive action that BODY PARTS can bring to the entertainment industry and beyond. Feed your ongoing curiosities at https://www.bodypartsfilm.com/ and www.moretotalkabout.com

The Year Between - currently streaming on Peacock - is the comedic, yet viscerally real depiction of a young adult learning to live alongside her recent bipolar diagnosis - all while juggling a leave of absence from college, family life, the Chicago suburbs, friendships,  therapy, and new self-care routines. In conversation with Alex Heller (Writer, Director, and Star of The Year Between), HaJ (Executive Producer of The Year Between), Alexa James (CEO of National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago), we traverse the making of The Year Between and discuss how raw, real, and sometimes chaotic depictions of mental illness on screen help shatter the stigma.For support and resources visit https://www.namichicago.org/resourcesFeed your ongoing curiosities at https://www.theyearbetweenfilm.com/ and  www.moretotalkabout.com

Coming to you live from Tribeca Film Festival 2023! Mountains is a new film centered around a Haitian demolition worker who seeks to buy a home amidst a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood in Little Haiti, Miami.  Listen to an unvarnished conversation about the making of their debut feature film,  immigrant representation on screen, and the politics of Florida featuring Monica Sorelle (Director & Co-writer), Robert Colom (Co-writer & Producer), and DJ Reed (Senior Manager, Entertainment Partnerships and Advocacy at Define American). Feed your ongoing curiosities at www.moretotalkabout.com 

Listen to More To Talk About on Our Body Politic this week! Exclusive interviews and audio covering the role of storytelling in ending the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Relatives Crisis, using the forthcoming documentary short We Ride For Her  as a launching point. Listen to episode wherever you listen to podcast, and across the country on the radio for the next week: https://ourbodypolitic.com/To learn more about the film and action you can take visit: https://www.werideforher.com/

We love being live! Please note: audio has some technical difficulties from about 2:45-9:57. Thanks for your understanding :)FLEX by Candrice Jones follows a 1998 high school girl’s basketball team on their winding journey toward a potentially life-changing state championship game.Inspired by the events and themes within the adrenaline-packed play FLEX,  Andrea Ambam sits down with Dr. Leeja Carter (Black Feminist Sport Psychology Practitioner, CEO & Founder of The Coalition for Food & Health Equity), Khristina Williams (Founder of Girls Talk Sports TV), and Jamia Wilson (Activist and Writer) for a  myth-busting conversation about the unique experiences of Black women athletes. Feed your ongoing curiosities at www.moretotalkabout.comFeaturing Audio from:MSNBC: Driving Race, Gender, And Sex in 'Flex' at Lincoln Center Theatre (https://www.msnbc.com/american-voices/watch/driving-race-gender-and-sex-in-flex-at-lincoln-center-theater-189416005960)

FLEX by Candrice Jones follows a 1998 high school girl’s basketball team on their winding journey toward a potentially life-changing state championship game. Inspired by the events and themes within the adrenaline-packed play FLEX, this soul-searching conversation - with Rachel Cargle (Author & Entrepreneur), Mahogany L. Browne (Author & Lincoln Center Poet-In-Residence), and Candrice Jones (FLEX Playwright) - excavates the triumphs and tribulations of coming-of-age, the misconceptions of the south, and, how the power of interdependence and open conversations about mental health can save us all. Feed your ongoing curiosities at www.moretotalkabout.com

Bonus Episode! The Oklahoma! Broadway National Tour has made headlines for taking an innovative spin on a beloved “classic American” musical. While many hold classics near and dear to their hearts, recent revivals force us to reckon with the way in which classical musicals have most often been centered around a White American experience. Considering Oklahoma (the state) is home to more historically all-Black towns than any other U.S state and in honor of Juneteenth —  listen to Sis (Ado Annie in Oklahoma!) and Ugo Chukwu (Cord Elam in Oklahoma!) unpack their unique experiences as Black actors in the new Oklahoma! and what it's like to be a Black creative in a tumultuous theatre industry.To feed your ongoing curiosities about Oklahoma! x More To Talk About: www.moretotalkabout.com  

Bonus episode! This year, I sat down with cast members from the Oklahoma Broadway National Tour and folks from Human Rights Campaign on March 31st, 2022 - International Transgender Day of Visibility - to talk about the importance and complexity of trans visibility onstage and offstage. Meet Hennessy Winkler (Will Parker in Oklahoma!),  Charleigh Flohr (Senior Research Manager at HRC), and Queen Hatcher-Johnson (National and Local Trans Rights Advocate). For more concrete ways to be an active ally to the Trans community: www.hrc.org/transTo feed your ongoing curiosities about Oklahoma x More To Talk About: www.moretotalkabout.com  

Season Finale! DOUBLE FEATURE EPISODE  using the events of POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive as a launching point.1 | Majority Rules: Feminism on the BallotIn POTUS, Harriet  (1 of the 7 women trying to keep a great dumbass alive) is the president’s chief of staff and is the real reason the country hasn’t fallen apart yet, though her achievements have always lived under the president’s spotlight.  In conversation with Julie White (the tony-nominated actress who plays Harriet), Amanda Brown Lierman (Executive Director of Supermajority Education Fund), and Stephanie L. Young (Executive Director of When We All Vote) we seek to dismantle the narratives that keep women from achieving greater political power and organize around what it means to operate with a feminist agenda that creates greater equity for us ALL. 2 | Women & Leadership Who Run the World?In POTUS, Stephanie (1 of the 7 women trying to keep a great dumbass alive) is the president’s quirky secretary who is struggling with confidence in the workplace despite a long list of skills and a resume that should put her imposter syndrome to shame. In conversation with Anita Abdinezhad (the actress who covers Dusty & Stephanie), Jennifer Fouché (the actor who covers Margaret, Harriet, Bernadette, & Jean), Zunera Ahmed (IGNITE Board Member), and an expert (through study or experience) who can speak on women in the workplace, we’ll demystify the narratives surrounding women and confidence - including taking up space and imposter syndrome. Queue up your b*tch beats as we explore how radical and inclusive women empowerment can lead to more equitable workspaces in politics, theatre, and beyond.Feed your ongoing curiosities about POTUS on Broadway: potus.moretotalkabout.comPlease note: All of these POTUS conversations deeply impact a range of gender and sexual identities.  This includes cis women, trans women, trans men, non-binary people, and a range of LGBTQIA+ identities who are marginalized.