Lets Talk: Recent Episodes
Olivia Vedder and Lella Anders
We will host discussions with a bunch of incredible guests who care about making the world a safer, cleaner, and overall better place. Each month, we will switch up the topic of conversation and hold new organizations in the light. We are hoping to create a safe place for mention…activists to use their voices and share their knowledge with those who are hoping to learn and do better.
Sat down with Rebecca and Simon from Teen Cancer America to speak about all of their incredible work.
We just had the honor of speaking with Soleil @moonfrye 💟 We spoke about her childhood growing up as a child actress, her documentary KID90, and @coreresponse
Following our conversation with @cturlington we are excited to share our conversation with Kim Holden, founder of @doulaxdesign .. Tune in to hear about what a doula is and the activism around it along with what our school systems need to do to make sure everyone gets access to crucial health education.
Tune in for #nationalwomensday for our episode with @cturlington 💜 We speak about all things @everymomcounts and more !!!
We are excited to share our talk with @sarahmkauss founder of @swellbottle about being a female CEO, leading a business through a pandemic and more!
We spoke with director @leedaniels .. we discussed his journey as a film maker, the entertainment industry and it’s long battle with racism along with his new film @usvsbillieholiday coming out this Friday.
We are honored to share our conversation with Dr. Helene Gayle today about vaccine distribution, the inequities we’ve seen with the pandemic, and her important work with CARE USA.. stay tuned
We just spoke to Jake Williams about the civil rights movement, his thoughts on John Lewis, and his work as a tour guide in Alabama...
Join us for a conversation with Howard Wolfson. Howard works alongside Mr. Bloomberg at Bloomberg Philanthropies running the Education portfolio as well as advising on politics, public policy and communications.
This week we are speaking with @benjealous about his work as former national president of the @naacp , current national president of @peoplefor_ , his book REACH, and more!
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Join us for a great conversation today with @mereki as we discuss her organization @bekind and the work they do with @alexandriahousela as well as her music journey
We sat down with Erica Krusen from @musicares and talked about supporting all of the people who make music happen .. from the musicians, the crew, the producers, managers and more ... stay tuned comes out tomorrow!
Kicking off health month with a conversation about EB with the amazing @lucy_bealll. We spoke to Lucy about her advocacy for EB and all she’s done around rare condition stigmas and her campaign #beautyisnotrare stay tuned.
So excited to share that we have a bonus episode this month coming out tomorrow with @coldplay ‘s Chris Martin... tune in tomorrow morning to hear Chris talk all about @glblctzn , his outlook on this upcoming US election, and more!
We are so excited to share our conversation with @lauradern today! Join us for one of our last talks centered around voting and to learn about why Laura is voting this year, and why everybody who can should too.
Today we are having a conversation with lawyer Dara Lindenbaum about the crucial work that is taking place @fairfightaction around voter suppression and making sure that every citizen has a fair chance to get their voice heard. We loved speaking to Dara and learned so much so stay tuned!
We are very excited about this week’s interview with @brandicarlile . Stay tuned for our conversation about what voting means to Brandi personally, her past experiences with it, and why this election is especially important. @lookingoutfoundation @childreninconflict @headcountorg
Today we have @hughcevans, founder of @glblctzn joining us! Hugh talks about the story of how Global Citizen, a non profit looking to end extreme poverty came to be, their incredible partnership with @headcountorg and more! This conversation is special to us because Global Citizen played a large role in inspiring us to start this speaker series. Enjoy!
Join us and @whitneyformt for a conversation centered around her inspiring work as a woman in politics, what it was like running for governor of Montana, and also some of the skills that she gained along the way... we learned so much from this conversation and hope you all do too!!
Last episode of the month is so exciting for us as we got to have a in depth conversation with our dads, @michaelanders_ and @eddievedder , about the importance of this election and their take on the madness in the world! Join us to hear them talk about raising girls in this time, what they do within their jobs to do what they can to help, and their own personal experiences and thoughts on voting!
Join us for a conversation with Luis Miranda centered around the work done by the @latinovictoryus, what Latinx voter turnout for this upcoming election will look like, and ALSO some of the thinking behind the Broadway musical Hamilton which was created by his son, Lin Manuel Miranda.
Please join us and HeadCount founder, Peter Shapiro to learn more about the incredible organization that is @headcountorg and all of the important work that they are doing right now for this upcoming presidential election. Also, go to the link in our bio to get registered to vote through our partnership with HeadCount!
So excited for this episode with @jennifer.palmieri ! Jennifer was the director of communications for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on her 2016 campaign. She is also the best selling author of “Madame President” and “She Proclaims.”
Join us to hear about what it was like being on the inside during that election, the parallels she is seeing in the months leading up to the 2020 election, and more about being a woman in the Oval Office!
We sat down with the rhythm guitarist of Pearl Jam to kick off the second season of Let's Talk that's focused on voting to talk about his experiences voting, what Pearl Jam has done to be environmentally conscious, and the importance of voting for the climate.
Our last guest for this month is Kim Johnson!!! We are so excited to have her on! Kim works so hard to use her knowledge and resources to do whatever she can to help our environment! Her and her husband @jackjohnson have done so much to keep the environment as a forefront with everything they do! Join us on Saturday to hear about @kokuafestival , @kokuahawaiifoundation , and @allatonce_org !
We are so excited to share this interview with Michael Kirban. Mike is the co-founder and CEO of the beverage company @vitacoco and also a passionate activist for the environment who has worked hard to incorporate these values into his business.
This week's guest is the INCREDIBLE @maggiembaird. Tune in to hear her talk about the incredible work @supportandfeed has done and ways to support them as well as a little more about veganism and the benefits that come with it for our environment!!!
This weeks guest is climate activist and author of new book, “Youth to Power”! Join us to learn about her organization @thisiszerohour and how to be the most powerful as a young adult!
We are so excited to announce our first episode of Let’s Talk with our friend John Lewis also known as @badassvegan !! John is a dedicated activist for vegan diet and healthy, environmentally aware eating in general ... he is the producer/ director of the new film @theyretryingtokillusfilm and an inspiration to us all!