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EPISODE 9: Carmen Maria Machado–Writing In the Dream House

November 26, 2019 lmoneill Podcasts 0:40:44 0 Comments

Carmen Maria Machado is the author of Her Body and Other Parties, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize. Her new acclaimed memoir In the Dream House explores an abusive queer relationship using an inventive form and over a hundred lenses.

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EPISODE 8: Adrienne Maree Brown–Pleasure Activism

August 2, 2019 lmoneill 01:08:29 0 Comments

adrienne maree brown is the author of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good. She is a writer, social justice facilitator, pleasure...

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EPISODE 7: Sonya Passi–FreeFrom Violence, Freedom To Thrive

July 19, 2019 lmoneill 00:55:50 0 Comments

Sonya Passi is the founder and CEO of FreeFrom, a national organization on a mission to create pathways to financial security and long-term safety for survivors of gender-based violence....

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Episode 6: Julie Schwietert Collazo—Immigrant Families Together

June 28, 2019 lmoneill 01:00:42 0 Comments

Julie Schwietert Collazo is the co-founder and director of Immigrant Families Together (IFT). Immigrant Families Together is a grassroots collective founded in response to the zero tolerance immigration policy...

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Episode 5: Amy Irvin—Abortion Access, Reproductive Justice, & Story Sharing to End Stigma

June 21, 2019 lmoneill 00:47:52 0 Comments

Amy Irvin is the executive director of the New Orleans Abortion Fund and served as the first intake coordinator. She has worked at abortion clinics in New Orleans and...

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Episode 4: Dr. Yaba Blay—Celebrating Professional Black Girl Culture

June 21, 2019 lmoneill 0:48:17 0 Comments

Dr. Yaba Blay is a New Orleans native, distinguished homegirl, content creator, cultural worker, professor and producer of Professional Black Girl. As a researcher and ethnographer, Dr. Blay uses...

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Episode 3: Nishta J. Mehra—Writing At The Intersection Of Myriad Identities

March 18, 2019 lmoneill 00:47:53 0 Comments

Nishta J. Mehra is the author of the new book BROWN WHITE BLACK: An American Family at the Intersection of Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Religion. She is also the...