Unbreaking Media: Presented by The Conversationalist: Recent Episodes
The Conversationalist, Anna Lind-Guzik
Unbreaking Media is a podcast from digital magazine The Conversationalist that examines politics and culture through an intersectional feminist lens. Hosted by executive director Anna Lind-Guzik and featuring a rotating cast of expert guests, each weekly episode provides a smart, compassionate exploration of the ideas and institutions that shape our lives.
For our season finale, our founder and podcast host Anna Lind-Guzik reads "The Strange Hopefulness of Growing a Human While the World Burns", an essay reflecting on her experience as a first-time expectant mother, and the surprising surge of hopefulness she experienced while pregnant with her daughter. You can read Anna's original essay—a part of our Hope Week series—on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2026/01/09/hope-week-pregnancy-motherhood-children-personal-essay/
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Conversationalist Contributing Editor Kovie Biakolo sits down with food writers Alicia Kennedy ("On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites") and Bettina Makalintal (Senior Reporter at Eater.com) for a conversation on the ways we express care through food.
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Conversationalist Executive Editor Gina Mei reads "Who Throws a Shoe, Honestly?", an op-ed from our Soapbox column on why throwing shoes as a form of protest is due to make a comeback. You can read Gina's original story on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2025/06/27/soapbox-shoe-throwing-shoeing-muntadhar-al-zaidi-george-w-bush-iraq-united-states-war-crimes-international-criminal-court-protest-opinion/
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Conversationalist Contributing Editor Kovie Biakolo speaks with educator and writer Lisa Sibbett (The Auntie Bulletin on Substack) and activist, speaker, and author Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez ("Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us") about all things aunties, including who they are, how they show up, and why they're so important to our lives.
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Writer Ana María Betancourt Ovalle reads her essay "Emergency Contact", exploring why friendships between immigrants often develop differently than friendships at home. You can read Ana María's original story on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2025/08/01/immigrant-friendships-migrant-friends-relationships-home-emergency-contacts-shared-language-culture-latin-america-immigration-personal-essay/
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Author, speaker, activist, and founder of RAFT (Resilience for Advocates through Foundational Training) Indrani Goradia joins Anna Lind-Guzik for a conversation about healing from generational trauma and breaking the cycle of abuse. You can learn more about how Indrani and RAFT are fostering human-centered, anti-violent workspaces within thegender-based violence advocacy ecosystem at raftcares.org.
Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.
Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Journalist and longtime Conversationalist contributor Katie Dancey-Downs reads "Meet the Anti-Fracking Nanas", her longform reported piece on why older women around the world are dedicating their golden years to leaving a better world behind. You can read Katie's original story on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2023/11/17/anti-fracking-nanas-nannas-older-women-protesting-activism/
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Dr. Sophia Yen (co-founder of Pandia Health) returns to the podcast for an informative conversation about all things perimenopause and menopause, including the symptoms no one talks about, the frustrating lack of menopause education in medical schools, and everything else you need to know to advocate for yourself and your care.
This episode is sponsored by Pandia Health, the only women-founded and -led—and doctor-founded and -led—asynchronous telemedicine and pharmacy in birth control and peri/menopause. You can learn more about them at PandiaHealth.com.
Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.
Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Journalist Sara Cincurova reads her article "Motherhood on the Frontlines", sharing stories of the single mothers raising Ukraine's most vulnerable children amidst the ongoing war with Russia. You can read Sara's original story on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2025/06/12/single-mothers-ukraine-russia-war-conflict-frontlines-violence-motherhood-widows-vulnerable-children/
Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.
Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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We're kicking off a new season of The Conversationalist Podcast! In this episode, founder Anna Lind-Guzik sits down with Chandy Eng of Gender and Development for Cambodia and Judith Dembetembe of The Girls' Legacy in Zimbabwe for a hopeful conversation about how global nonprofits are combatting gender inequality around the world. You can learn more about The Girls' Legacy here (https://www.girlslegacy.co.zw/) and Gender and Development for Cambodia here (https://gadc.org.kh/), as well as how organizations like WomenStrong International help support their work right here (https://www.womenstrong.org/).
Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.
Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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The Conversationalist Podcast is coming back March 24!
This season will feature inspiring, original interviews on everything from perimenopause to chosen family to fighting fascism, as well as some of our favorite articles from the Conversationalist archives, read by the writers themselves: stories about anti-fracking nanas, immigrant friendships, and more. While our founder Anna Lind-Guzik is on maternity leave, our contributing editor Kovie Biakolo will also be stepping in as co-host, speaking with writers, thinkers, and activists on the frontlines of the issues we care about.
This is journalism as conversation. This is storytelling as resistance. This is The Conversationalist Podcast.
Subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts.
Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.
Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Our host and founder Anna Lind-Guzik reads her essay, "Why Do So Many Men Destroy What They Can't Control?", mapping the direct connection between domestic and authoritarian violence, and why we will never be able to have equality so long as violence at home is ignored. You can read her original essay on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2023/02/10/domestic-abuse-family-annihilation-gender-violence-why-men-destroy/
Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.
Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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In the second installment of our two-part series on reproductive rights, Anna sits down with Dr. Sophia Yen (co-founder of Pandia Health), Carey Jones (writer, editor, and fundraiser), and Nikki Muller (writer and multi-disciplinary performer) for a panel discussion on reproductive healthcare, covering everything from contraception to abortion rights to promising research on morning sickness.
This episode is sponsored by Pandia Health, the only women-founded and -led—and doctor-founded and -led—asynchronous telemedicine and pharmacy in birth control and peri/menopause. You can learn more about them at PandiaHealth.com.
Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.
Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Author and screenwriter Alanna Bennett reads her Conversationalist essay "The Healing Power of the Friendship Retreat", making the case for why a group trip might just be the cure for the ache of long distance friendships. You can read her original story on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2022/08/31/the-healing-power-of-the-friendship-retreat-culture/
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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In the first installment of our two-part series on reproductive rights, writer, performer, and storyteller Nikki Muller discusses the importance of destigmatizing miscarriage, and reads her Conversationalist essay, "We Need to Talk About Our Miscarriages". You can read her original essay on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2025/05/20/miscarriages-pregnancy-reproductive-rights-bodies-personal-essay/
Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.
Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Palestinian multimedia journalist Dalia Hatuqa reads "The 'Monsters' Behind the Wall", an essay by writer Lailah Radhiya reflecting on her experience growing up in the West Bank, and the significance of the "separation barrier" erected in the early 2000s. You can read Lailah's original essay on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2024/12/13/monsters-wall-israel-occupied-west-bank-palestine-separation-barrier-gaza-war-al-jidar-apartheid/
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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What does life look like when you're living on a five year plan? This week, Anna chats with Babs Daitch, the octogenarian "lesbian Forrest Gump", about why she never stays anywhere for too long—and the life lessons she's learned along the way.
If you want to learn more about Babs, check out THANKS, BABS, co-directed and co-produced by Jen Rainin and Rivkah Beth Medow. https://franklyspeakingfilms.com/thanks-babs/
This episode is sponsored by the Curve Foundation, the only national nonprofit championing LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary stories and culture. https://thecurvefoundation.org/
Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.
Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Writer and Conversationalist contributor Vanessa Hsia reads her essay, "If Clothes Make the Man", about how her grandmother dressed her grandfather throughout their marriage, and how this seemingly small act of domestic labor functioned as both a point of pride and an expression of love. You can read Vanessa's original essay on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2024/06/12/clothing-nainai-yeye-grandparents-spouse-gender-roles-husband-wife-marriage-death-grief-funeral/
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Journalist and Conversationalist contributor Aliya Bashir discusses her anti-nihilistic approach to climate reporting, and the importance of finding hopeful narratives when things are feeling bleak.
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Writer, journalist, CUNY professor, and Conversationalist Contributing Editor Kovie Biakolo reads her piece, "Is Anyone, Anywhere Having a Good Time?"—and shares more about how the story came to be. You can read Kovie's original story on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2025/02/03/is-anyone-anywhere-having-a-good-time/
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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In this episode, Anna speaks with Leila Nazgül Seiitbek, a lawyer from Kyrgyzstan who's currently living in exile, and Tom Mayne, a research fellow at the University of Exeter, about the growing threat of global kleptocracy and their ongoing work to combat it. You can learn more about their work at freedomforeurasia.org, follow Leila on LinkedIn here, and read the report Tom mentioned in the episode, "Who Enabled the Uzbek Princess?", here.
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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We're back! After a long hiatus, season 2 of The Conversationalist Podcast (formerly known as Unbreaking Media) is coming back October 14. This season, we're also doing something new: half our episodes will feature some of our favorite articles from the archives, read by the writers themselves. The other half of the season will feature original interviews with folks working on the front lines of the issues we care about—from climate justice to reproductive health to fighting back against kleptocracy.
This is journalism as conversation. This is storytelling as resistance. These are feminist stories and global perspectives, with zero BS. This is The Conversationalist Podcast.
Subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts.
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith
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Thank you to everyone who's listened to the Unbreaking Media podcast so far! We are beginning a fall break and will return with a new season of fascinating conversations soon! In the meantime, read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at the newly-revamped conversationalist.org!
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna talks with her friend Bridget Bailey, a teacher and student of Tibetan Buddhism, about how 'wellness' is conceptualized in modern society, about what is useful and problematic about how that term is applied, and about Bridget's own path to studying meditation through her Buddhist practice.
Learn more about the Open Heart Project at their website at openheartproject.com.
You can also learn more about Taramandala, Spirit Rock, and the East Bay Meditation Center at their websites. Learn more about ten-day (Goenka) Vipassana retreats here.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna talks with Natalie Nudell, fashion historian and the co-principal investigator of the Ruth Finley Collection, about Natalie's recently-released documentary 'Calendar Girl.' In the documentary, and in today's episode, Natalie shows how Ruth Finley, through her publication the 'Fashion Calendar,' helped establish New York City as the hub of global fashion in the 20th century. Anna and Natalie also discuss changing trends in fashion and attempt to define the 'Adam Sandler-core' look.
Learn more about Natalie's career and work here.
Learn more about 'Calendar Girl' here, and rent or buy it on Apple TV, Google Play, or other streaming platforms.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
The Conversationalist, and Unbreaking Media, have relaunched with a brand-new logo + a renewed commitment to publishing globally-minded, feminist reporting that expands the horizons of what's possible, from the personal to the political. Today, Anna and Conversationalist Director of Content Nick Slater (@nislatr) reintroduce the new Conversationalist site and podcast, and play a few games along the way.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
In today's episode, Ukraine-based journalist, managing editor of the New Voice of Ukraine, and co-host of the Ukraine Without Hype podcast, Romeo Kokriatski (@RomeoKokriatski), joins Anna to discuss everyday life in Ukraine while Russia's invasion continues, and how Ukrainians are fighting back and resisting.
Listen to the Ukraine Without Hype podcast on Apple Podcasts or follow the podcast on Twitter.
The New Voice of Ukraine (@NewVoiceUkraine), an English-language news resource for Ukraine, can be found online here.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
In today's episode, Anna speaks with Deborah Alaña Davis, a Venezuelan-Argentinian activist with the Every Woman Treaty and a member of the treaty's 1000 Voices Fellowship Program, about the triumphs and challenges of feminism in Latin America.
Learn more about the Every Woman Treaty at everywoman.org.
For more information about the Every Woman Treaty's 1000 Voices Fellowship Program, working to support local activists with hands-on education in international law, diplomacy, and media training, visit the program's website here.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna talks with friend Daniel Syrkin, director of the International Emmy-winning espionage drama 'Tehran,' about his life from the former Soviet Union to Israel, and his career in film and television.
Seasons 1 and 2 of 'Tehran' are available for streaming on Apple TV+.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna talks with her neighbor Christopher Hyland, founder of Christopher Hyland Textiles and deputy national political director of Bill Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign, about his role in securing a peace in Northern Ireland, his opinions on the Russia-Ukraine war, and his views on the political challenges facing younger generations today.
Find out more about Christopher Hyland Inc. at http://www.christopherhyland.com, or on Instagram at @Christopherhylandinc.
Learn more about the Peabody Essex museum at pem.org.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
In today's episode, Anna talks with Cameroonian author, model, and activist Lilian Dibo (@DiboLilian), CEO and founder of the Lilian Dibo Foundation and first runner-up of Miss Wheelchair Cameroon, to discuss her participation in the Every Woman Treaty's efforts to end gendered violence and harassment against women and girls with disabilities, both in the physical world and online.
You can learn more about the Lilian Dibo Foundation on LinkedIn or Facebook
Follow Lilian on Instagram at @liliandibo
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna and Durham, NC-based educator Tal Matalon (@tetaime) chat about Tal's childhood in Haifa, Israel and her experience as a conscientious objector to Israeli military service, about the power and limitations of pacifism, and about the experience of Jewishness inside and outside of Jewish-majority states.
Learn more about the organizations Tal mentioned in the podcast:
Mesarvot linktr.ee/Mesarvot
https://instagram.com/mesarvot?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
https://app.moonclerk.com/pay/1mitxtq13o5z
Standing Together:
https://www.standing-together.org/en
NCAE:
https://www.ncae.org
Down Home North Carolina:
https://downhomenc.org/
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This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
In today's episode, Anna reconnects with her old friend, and current physician at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Dr. Mo Sarhan, to discuss addiction, recovery, and a holistic approach to healthcare. Along the way, Dr. Sarhan shares the story of his path to becoming a doctor, and how his own personal experience has shaped his attitude towards wellness and holistic health.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
In today's episode, Dr. Jonathan Michael Square (@stylesquared), fashion historian, Assistant Professor of Black Visual Culture at the Parsons School of Design, and Fellow at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, tells the surprising stories behind five designers, objects, and brands in the history of American fashion.
Follow Dr. Square's project, Fashioning the Self in Slavery and Freedom, at @FashioningSelf on Twitter, or elsewhere at https://linktr.ee/fashioningtheself
Dr. Square provided these additional notes on the topics discussed in the episode:
- Here more of my thoughts on denim in the PBS documentary Riveted
- In the second chapter of this volume on black fashion makers, I highlight the work and legacy of Elizabeth Keckley and Ann Lowe.
- Elizabeth Keckley was not only a talented designer, but also an excellent wordsmith. She wielded both textiles andtexts expertly. Her memoir is called Behind the Scenes.
- An article published in Vestoj on Brooks Brothers’ connection to slavery
- An essay I wrote for the collaboration of Greg Lauren, nephew of Ralph Lauren, with the Gee’s Bend quilters.
- If you like my unique take on fashion, follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.
Learn more about Dr. Square at jonathansquare.com
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This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
In today's episode, Anna sits down with the multitalented Nikki Muller (@nikkimuller) - actor, writer, playwright, YouTuber, Managing Editor of New Thinking (LINK) and Conversationalist contributor - to discuss highbrow culture, lowbrow culture, and everything in between. What makes a work of art highbrow or lowbrow, and is there benefit to consuming cultural works across these ‘brows?’
Read Nikki's column for New Thinking, Müller Marginalia, here.
Read Nikki's writing for the Conversationalist here.
Learn more about Nikki's play, Definition of Man!
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This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna talks with her old friend Dr. Ana Sekulić (@dr_anasekulic) about history, ableism, and what able-bodied people should know about living with disability.
Read Dr. Sekulić's essay "Problems of Place: On Finding Self in Scholarship" here: https://envhistnow.com/2021/09/08/problems-of-place-on-finding-self-in-scholarship/
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This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna talks with LA-based hospitality professional Sebastian Barry about the PBJ All Day project, a mutual aid organization distributing free food to members of the Lincoln Heights community in Los Angeles.
Find out more about PBJ All Day bv visiting their Instagram @pbjalldayla, or send an email to Sebastian at pbjalldayla@gmail.com. You can also donate to PBJ All Day's fundraiser on Gofundme here.
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This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna talks with psychiatric nurse practicioner Mikey Whited to talk about their experiences as both a provider and consumer of mental health services, as well as the present state of mental health care for queer and housing-insecure people across America.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna reunites with one of her former teachers, Jim Lawhon, to discuss his career in education, compare their shared experiences of teaching, and address the challenges facing teachers today.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna talks with Judge Najla Ayoubi, Chief of Coalition & Global Programs for the Every Woman Coalition, about the ongoing crisis of gender violence and the urgency of protecting womens' rights on a global scale. They discuss the Every Woman Coalition's call for an international treaty ending violence against women and girls, as well as the feminization of global poverty.
Find out more about the Every Woman Coalition at everywoman.org
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna talks with Lishaun Francis (@lfrancis0), the director of behavioral health at Children Now, about the importance of raising awareness of children's mental health and emotional well-being, and how to create environments where children can thrive and be themselves.
Find out more about Children Now at https://www.childrennow.org
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This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
In response to last week's leak of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, Anna and Conversationalist contributor Raina Lipsitz (@RainaLips) survey the future of abortion in America, discuss whether being pro-choice should be a litmus test for Democrats and feminists, and reply to common arguments that downplay the severity of the Court's decision.
Editor's note: Dr. Barnett Slepian, who was murdered in his home by an anti-abortion extremist, had four sons (not three, as originally stated on the podcast). They were 7, 10, 13, and 15 years old when their father was killed.
Also, the Wendy Davis filibuster occurred in 2014 instead of 2013.
Read Raina's writing for the Conversationalist here.
Preorder Raina’s book, “The Rise of a New Left: How Young Radicals are Shaping American Politics,” out September 2022 from Verso Books, here.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna and Durham, NC City Council member Jillian Johnson (@JillianDURM) talk all about community - why it matters, why people seek it out, and how it empowers people personally and politically.
Find out more about Jillian's work at jillianjohnson.net.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna and Dr. Mina Khalil, a legal and social historian of the modern Middle East, discuss the arbitrary distinction between 'East' and 'West' in political theory, as well as the revolutions in Egypt since the Arab Spring and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
In today's episode, Anna and Dartmouth political theorist Dr. Amy Schiller (@AmytheSchill) talk all about TV - what they're watching and hate-watching lately, how the types of shows on TV and their own viewing tastes have evolved over time, which of their current or former favorite shows are problematic, and what role TV plays in broader culture. Is television the opiate of the masses? And if it is, is that necessarily a bad thing?
Dr. Schiller is the author of the book "The Price of Humanity," forthcoming in 2023 from Melville House.
Read Dr. Schiller's Conversationalist articles here.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna talks with Conversationalist contributor and PhD in Modern Russian History, Chrissy Stroop (@c_stroop), about the historical context of the Russia-Ukraine war and the links between personal trauma and political trauma.
Read Chrissy's articles for the Conversationalist here: https://conversationalist.org/writer/chrissy-stroop/
Chrissy is the co-editor, together with Lauren O'Neal, of a collection of personal essays by former conservative Christians called Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna is joined by journalist and Conversationalist contributor Cara Marsh Sheffler (@carasheffler) to discuss pleasure and its importance to daily life, to list guilty pleasures, and to speculate on how our relationships to pleasure might change in a healthier future society.
Read Cara's writing for the Conversationalist here.
Cara's book-length collaborations with the artist Johannah Herr can be purchased here.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna sits down with journalist and online security expert Natalia Antonova (@NataliaAntonova) to discuss authoritarianism in the US and abroad, and debate whether the US is in danger of becoming - or already is - an authoritarian state.
Find Natalia's writing for the Conversationalist here. More of Natalia's writing can be found on her Substack here.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Anna sits down with Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou (@fanoniankilljoy), Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Berea College and Director of the bell hooks center, for a conversation about feminist history, the necessity of intersectional understandings of feminism, and their own time as undergraduates at Duke University during the Duke Lacrosse Case.
Read Dr. Malaklou's Conversationalist piece 'The revolution will not be humanized' here.
Find more about Dr. Malaklou's writing and teaching at www.mshadeemalaklou.com. The bell hooks center's webpage can be found at www.berea.edu/bhc/.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).
Welcome to Unbreaking Media, a podcast by the Conversationalist! In these weekly episodes, Conversationalist founder Anna Lind-Guzik and guests will discuss the news, politics, and culture from the internationally-minded, feminist perspective that you can see across the Conversationalist’s published articles.
In our first episode, Anna (@alindguzik) and Conversationalist Chief of Staff Brenna Erford (@brenna_erford) discuss the mission of both The Conversationalist and the Unbreaking Media podcast, while sharing the personal and professional journeys that brought them here.
Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private groupto build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better.
This podcast was edited by Dan Thorn (@danieljtvthorn).