We're still working on a new season of Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab for your listening pleasure, but while you wait, why not revisit some old favorites? We're proud to re-air this episode as we look back on the roots of this show.For pennies a day, you can become a patron of the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab podcast and join a growing global movement of feminist badasses dedicated to radically authentic, intentional, and interconnected feminism. If you’ve been secretly dreaming of joining our community, now is the time baby. Go to ContinuumCollective.org for more. ________________________________________________________________________________________As a thoughtfully outspoken journalist, author, and movement leader, Rachel Hills calls on her audiences and co-collaborators to inspect narratives that work to bind us in oppressive structures. Her recent book, The Sex Myth, presents the provocative hypothesis that the sexual revolution beginning the 1960s has confined us in our own narratives. She posits that our performative speaking keeps us from actually practicing truly liberated, honest, and authentic sexualities. Rachel’s book has been adapted into a devised play where each cast conjures and creates the play anew. You can find Rachel on Twitter at @rachelhills. Learn more about Continuum at continuumcollective.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still working on a new season of Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab for your listening pleasure, but while you wait, why not revisit some old favorites? We're proud to re-air this episode as we look back on the roots of this show.For pennies a day, you can become a patron of the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab podcast and join a growing global movement of feminist badasses dedicated to radically authentic, intentional, and interconnected feminism. If you’ve been secretly dreaming of joining our community, now is the time baby. Go to ContinuumCollective.org for more. ________________________________________________________________________________________This week’s revolutionary is Anja Tyson: a single mom and Brooklynite who works in fashion sustainability. Anja works as a Fashion Sales Manager at TIPA Compostable Packaging, which is a company that’s innovating new ways to reduce the amount of single-use plastics that are used to wrap around clothing before being thrown in the trash. As our conversation unfolds, Anja tells me all about her childhood and her unique experiences about growing up biracial. Now, as a single mother with a biracial child, she’s seeing her own childhood experiences through a different lens. Anja shares some insights on how she’s raising her child to be socially and racially conscious. Some Questions I Ask: Tell me about what kind of work you do. (1:04)Tell me about your childhood. (10:09)Have you thought about having another kid? (25:41)What are your feelings on dating? (40:50)What can people do to start making a difference and contributing to a meaningful cause? (1:12:04)In This Episode, You Will Learn:How Anja got her job at Prada USA. (3:18)How Anja dealt with being bullied as a kid. (11:13)About Anja’s experience being a single mother. (26:13)Why Anja doesn’t feel any urgency around dating and finding a partner. (40:55)About Anja’s work in fashion sustainability. (46:17)How Anja and her 5-year-old daughter deal with the grief of losing a loved one differently. (57:06)Connect with Anja: LinkedInInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still working on a new season of Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab for your listening pleasure, but while you wait, why not revisit some old favorites? We're proud to re-air this episode as we look back on the roots of this show.For pennies a day, you can become a patron of the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab podcast and join a growing global movement of feminist badasses dedicated to radically authentic, intentional, and interconnected feminism. If you’ve been secretly dreaming of joining our community, now is the time baby. Go to ContinuumCollective.org for more. ________________________________________________________________________________________This weeks’ revolutionary is Sophia Wallace, visual artist and creator of Cliteracy. Sophia grew up in Seattle, Washington and currently lives in New York City. Throughout her childhood, she was a feminist before she had the language to really say it. Now, as an adult, the art that she produces is striking, unapologetically sapphic, and groundbreaking. Her work stems from a place of authenticity, including her own body, life, history, and lived experience and aims to create freedom for language and expand the language used around the feminine body. Throughout our conversation, Sophia dives deep into the Cliteracy project and the impact it’s had, along with also discussing how power represents and normalizes itself in the visual. Some Questions I Ask: What is a Clit Rodeo? (2:19)Who are the Guardian Angels? (6:58)How do you weave the messages women are told throughout their lives into your work? (31:58)What does the future of your work look like? (39:55)How can people support your work? (59:59)In This Episode, You Will Learn: About the Cliteracy project. (1:20)How going to an all-women college impacted Sophia. (7:51)How patriarchy is like a multi-level-marketing scheme. (19:37)How women’s pain has been denaturalized and the impact that has on society. (21:00)How women’s pain and experiences are dismissed in the medical field. (48:40)Connect with Sophia: WebsiteInstagramResources: Seattle Young People’s Project Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still working on a new season of Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab for your listening pleasure, but while you wait, why not revisit some old favorites? We're proud to re-air this episode as we look back on the roots of this show.For pennies a day, you can become a patron of the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab podcast and join a growing global movement of feminist badasses dedicated to radically authentic, intentional, and interconnected feminism. If you’ve been secretly dreaming of joining our community, now is the time baby. Go to ContinuumCollective.org for more. ________________________________________________________________________________________This week’s revolutionary is Nasreen Alkhateeb, a filmmaker, activist, and feminist. She was born in the United States but raised for the first 7 years of her life in Saudi Arabia. After her family moved back to the United States, Nasreen started to realize that she was different from those around her and that she would have to go above and beyond to break social barriers and form friends. This played a major role in how Nasreen learned to tell stories and design her own reality.Now, Nasreen is a storyteller. She translates messaging and storytelling into visuals for people to immerse themselves into. She helps clients create short-form narrative, usually in video form and content that lives online. With this, Nasreen uses her skills to give voice to the marginalized. She helps others go above and beyond to break barriers, tell their stories, and participate in feminist movements.Some Questions I Ask: How would you describe yourself? (1:01)Tell me about the documentary you made about you and your sisters. (11:49)Is your family still religious? (15:59)How has your place in society informed your feminist work? (34:43)What techniques do you use to remind yourself of your empowering narrative? (39:52)What do you think are the most pressing feminist issues today? (43:04)In This Episode, You Will Learn: Why it was challenging for Nasreen to make friends in the American public school system. (5:06)How Nasreen’s narrative skills have become her foundation for giving voice to various causes. (10:05)How Nasreen designs her own reality. (20:11)What it was like for Nasreen to come home from Iraq after 9/11. (26:51)How Nasreen got comfortable with being the odd one out in all areas of her life. (41:49)How Nasreen pulls herself up after hitting rock bottom. (49:02)Connect with Nasreen Alkhateeb: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/contentdirector/Website: https://allmediastorytelling.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DirectorContentDefend Yourself : http://defendyourself.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still working on a new season of Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab for your listening pleasure, but while you wait, why not revisit some old favorites? We're proud to re-air this episode as we look back on the roots of this show.For pennies a day, you can become a patron of the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab podcast and join a growing global movement of feminist badasses dedicated to radically authentic, intentional, and interconnected feminism. If you’ve been secretly dreaming of joining our community, now is the time baby. Go to ContinuumCollective.org for more. ________________________________________________________________________________________This week’s revolutionary is Dr. Anne Marie Goetz, a professor of Global Affairs at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs. Prior to her work as a professor, she worked at the UN as a policymaker on women, peace, and security. Currently, Dr. Goetz’s work looks at what makes states effective in addressing women’s rights and under what conditions do feminist movements succeed in patriarchal states. Throughout our conversation, Dr. Anne Marie shares insights into what feminism looks like on a global level, including anecdotes from various cultures that demonstrate how women’s rights are changing around the world. She also shares extensively about her work with UNIFEM, around right-wing populism, and how she finds the motivation to continue persevering with her feminist work. Some Questions I Ask: Tell us about the research you’re working on now. (1:09)Where are you from? (36:52)What drives you to keep going? (39:19)When you think about all of this work that you’ve done, who has supported you in particularly pivotal ways? (51:06)In This Episode, You Will Learn: Why women-only spaces are essential for advancing women’s rights through mainstream institutions. (5:33)Anne Marie’s work on right-wing populism around the world. (16:36)How right-wing populism utilizes the term “gender ideology” to attack feminism. (27:56)About Anne Marie’s experience at the Beijing Conference for Women in 1995. (28:35)How Anne Marie’s childhood shaped her feminist views as an adult. (39:56)About Anne Marie’s work with the UNIFEM. (1:00:21)Connect with Anne Marie Goetz: TwitterPublicationsResources: United Nations Development Fund for Women Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still working on a new season of Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab for your listening pleasure, but while you wait, why not revisit some old favorites? We're proud to re-air this episode as we look back on the roots of this show.For pennies a day, you can become a patron of the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab podcast and join a growing global movement of feminist badasses dedicated to radically authentic, intentional, and interconnected feminism. If you’ve been secretly dreaming of joining our community, now is the time baby. Go to ContinuumCollective.org for more.___________________________________________________________________________________________________If you concern yourself with world peace you either already know or should immediately come to know Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini. Before co-founding the International Civil Society Action Network, Sanam was raised in Iran, fled with her family and became a British citizen, and is now raising two daughters in the US. She is an intellectual, activist, and community builder leading a network of women peacebuilders working to prevent violent extremism by promoting peace, rights and pluralism in over 30 countries. You can find Sanam on Twitter at @sanambna. Learn more about Continuum at continuumcollective.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still working on a new season of Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab for your listening pleasure, but while you wait, why not revisit some old favorites? We're proud to re-air this episode as we look back on the roots of this show.For pennies a day, you can become a patron of the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab podcast and join a growing global movement of feminist badasses dedicated to radically authentic, intentional, and interconnected feminism. If you’ve been secretly dreaming of joining our community, now is the time baby. Go to ContinuumCollective.org for more.___________________________________________________________________________________________________This week's revolutionary is Dr. Omolara Uwemedimo, a pediatrician, clinical researcher, and founder of Melanin, Medicine & Motherhood, an organization devoted to helping Black women in the medical field thrive.We chat about the origins of Melanin, Medicine & Motherhood, the dangers of burnout for Black women in a system where their needs are largely ignored, and the journey that brought Omolara home to fight the inequities in the US healthcare system.Some Questions I Ask:What is Melanin, Medicine & Motherhood (1:00)Was the autoimmune disorder related to the burnout? (4:10)How did you get started on the road to accomplishing so much? (11:33)How did pursuing a career in medicine impact your personal life? (22:10)In This Episode, You Will Learn:How no longer finding joy in her work was a sign of burnout (4:35)The dangers of weathering and allostatic load for black women (6:28)How Omolara’s parents drove her to excellence (12:50)The moment Omolara became passionate about fighting injustice (15:19)What drives Omolara to keep pushing the envelope in her work (26:10)How Omolara applies what she’s learned overseas to address the gaps in the US medical system (28:09)How becoming a mother changed Omolara’s entire approach to health and wellness (33:42)Facing the decision between making yourself smaller to fit into existing spaces, or moving into new spaces with room to grow (40:00)ResourcesOmolara's website/Melanin, Medicine & MotherhoodFollow M,M&M on InstagramFollow Dr. Omolara on TwitterListen to the Melanin, Medicine & Motherhood podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still working on a new season of Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab for your listening pleasure, but while you wait, why not revisit some old favorites? We're proud to re-air this episode as we look back on the roots of this show.For pennies a day, you can become a patron of the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab podcast and join a growing global movement of feminist badasses dedicated to radically authentic, intentional, and interconnected feminism. If you’ve been secretly dreaming of joining our community, now is the time baby. Go to ContinuumCollective.org for more.___________________________________________________________________________________________________Joining us this week on the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab is the fascinating Dr. Sophia Yen, CEO and co-founder of Pandia Health: the only women-founded, women-led birth control delivery company. She's also the proud mother of two future she-heros & the wife of a feminist.  Our host, Jillian Foster, speaks with Sophia about the experience of having a period, making periods optional, and the impact this has on your health. This episode digs into that and more as Sophia shares why we are menstruating more often than women in history, the implications of level 10 blood over time, how women "syncing up" it totally a thing, and the critical distinction between emergency contraception and medication abortion. Sophia's work and this conversation debunk the myth that a woman's body's "natural state" has regular, monthly periods. Call me, beep me, if you want to reach us... we'll be at our gynecologist's office.Connect with Sophia:Instagram: @pandiahealthTwitter: @pandiahealthTikTok: @pandiahealthFacebookYouTubeJoin our movement for radically authentic, intentional, interconnected feminism inside Continuum Collective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still working on a new season of Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab for your listening pleasure, but while you wait, why not revisit some old favorites? We're proud to re-air this episode as we look back on the roots of this show.For pennies a day, you can become a patron of the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab podcast and join a growing global movement of feminist badasses dedicated to radically authentic, intentional, and interconnected feminism. If you’ve been secretly dreaming of joining our community, now is the time baby. Go to ContinuumCollective.org for more.___________________________________________________________________________________________________Joanne Wilson is the powerbitch of all powerbitches. She started her career in retail, moved to the media side of the technology industry, and is now an investor following what she calls the female founder thesis; meaning, women founders tend to be great investment opportunities because they are tenacious and thorough, both asking questions and listening. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again … I want to be Joanne Wilson when I grow up. You can find Joanne on Twitter at @thegothamgal. Learn more about Continuum at continuumcollective.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still working on a new season of Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab for your listening pleasure, but while you wait, why not revisit some old favorites? We're proud to re-air this episode as we look back on the roots of this show.For pennies a day, you can become a patron of the Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab podcast and join a growing global movement of feminist badasses dedicated to radically authentic, intentional, and interconnected feminism. If you’ve been secretly dreaming of joining our community, now is the time baby. Go to ContinuumCollective.org for more.___________________________________________________________________________________________________This week’s revolutionary is Xhercis Mendez. She is a scholar-activist and constantly looking for any creative strategies that allow us to create the world we want to live in. Her academic works combine women of color and decolonial feminisms, while her focus remains on transformative justice and actively combating structural inequities.Our conversation begins with Xhercis explaining how she took control of her own life, education, and grabbed her future by the reins. She essentially maneuvered her way into attending an upper-class boarding school and found ways to navigate between that world and her working-class roots. From there, Xhercis continues to share her experiences with race, class, identity, and how to find trustworthy community throughout a constantly shifting life.Some Questions I Ask: What was your childhood like? (1:17)What tools did you use to reintegrate into your family each time you came home from boarding school? (15:38)How do you navigate the apprehension around the term and concept of feminism? (27:35)Why do communities cling to the concept of sameness or oneness? (41:54)How can you be in deep connection with the community around you? (52:44)How do you engage in a space that lacks accountability and integrity? (1:43:57)In This Episode, You Will Learn: About Xhercis’ first encounter with structural inequities. (6:56)How strength in a woman is valued in Caribbean cultures. (30:09)Why academia rewards an unhealthy individualistic approach to life. (44:52)About the explosion of #MeToo and what survivors need for healing. (59:42)How to identify your community and establish an accountable network. (1:21:14)About Xhercis’ main focus on decolonial feminism. (1:32:56)Host: Jillian FosterGuest: Xhercis MendezResourcesBay Area Transformative Justice CollectiveINCITE!Project NiaJust PracticeCreative Interventions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.