Fifty Feminist States: Interviews with Feminist Activists and Artists Across the U.S.
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsFifty Feminist States is a roadtripping, storytelling podcast visiting all fifty US states to interview feminist activists and artists about their work for gender justice. This podcast is intersectional and trans-inclusive. It's hosted and produced by Amelia Hruby, PhD.
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Episodes
Body sovereignty, indigeneity, and learning to pronounce Łush Kumtux Tumtum with Shilo George (Oregon)
February 28, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBIn this episode, Amelia speaks with Shilo George, a Southern Cheyenne-Arapaho woman, Queer SuperFat Activist, and founder of Łush Kumtux Tumtum Consulting. They discuss body sovereignty, Native culture, and healing historical trauma. Follow: Fifty Feminist States on Instagram (help us get to 1000 followers!) Follow Shilo on Instagram Links from the episode: Walking With Ghosts: Poems by Qwo-Li Driskill Learn more about enrollment and blood quantum on the All My Relations podcast...
Ep 28 pt 2 - Oregon
February 28, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBIn this episode, Amelia speaks with Shilo George, a Southern Cheyenne-Arapaho woman, Queer SuperFat Activist, and founder of Łush Kumtux Tumtum Consulting. They discuss body sovereignty, Native culture, and healing historical trauma. Follow: Fifty Feminist States on Instagram (help us get to 1000 followers!) Follow Shilo on Instagram Links from the episode: Walking With Ghosts: Poems by Qwo-Li Driskill Learn more about enrollment and blood quantum on the All My Relations podcast
Episode 38 - Body sovereignty, indigeneity, and learning to pronounce Łush Kumtux Tumtum with Shilo George
February 28, 2020 11:00 - 36.1 MBIn this episode, Amelia speaks with Shilo George, a Southern Cheyenne-Arapaho woman, Queer SuperFat Activist, and founder of Łush Kumtux Tumtum Consulting. They discuss body sovereignty, Native culture, and healing historical trauma. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next podcasting project Softer Sounds.
Ep 28 pt 1 - Oregon
February 27, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBIn this episode, Amelia speaks with Rebecca Alexander, the founder of AllGo, a review app where plus-size people rate the comfort and accessibility of public spaces. Tune in to hear her discuss why she started this company, challenges she’s faced securing funding, and the many creative endeavors her team’s launched to bring this project to life. Follow: Fifty Feminist States on Instagram (help us get to 1000 followers!) AllGo on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and their website Links from ...
Creating an app for plus-sized folks to know if we can ALL GO with Rebecca Alexander (Oregon)
February 27, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBIn this episode, Amelia speaks with Rebecca Alexander, the founder of AllGo, a review app where plus-size people rate the comfort and accessibility of public spaces. Tune in to hear her discuss why she started this company, challenges she’s faced securing funding, and the many creative endeavors her team’s launched to bring this project to life. Follow: Fifty Feminist States on Instagram (help us get to 1000 followers!) AllGo on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and their website Links...
Episode 37 - Creating an app for plus-sized folks to know if we can ALL GO with Rebecca Alexander
February 27, 2020 11:00 - 33.3 MBIn this episode, Amelia speaks with Rebecca Alexander, the founder of AllGo, a review app where plus-size people rate the comfort and accessibility of public spaces. Tune in to hear her discuss why she started this company, challenges she’s faced securing funding, and the many creative endeavors her team’s launched to bring this project to life. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next podcasting project Softer Sounds.
Ep 27 - Washington
February 20, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBIn this episode, Amelia speaks with Mayumi Tsutakawa, a Japanese-American writer and curator from Seattle. They discuss her family’s influence on the art world, her career as a journalist and curator, and her new lecture “Washington’s Undiscovered Feminists” that tells the stories of five remarkable, but often unsung, women from Washington. Mayumi also reflects on the past and present of the feminist movement, and shares about her family’s history at Japanese internment camps through the sto...
Forgotten feminists and Japanese-American culture in the Pacific Northwest with Mayumi Tsutakawa (Washington)
February 20, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBIn this episode, Amelia speaks with Mayumi Tsutakawa, a Japanese-American writer and curator from Seattle. They discuss her family’s influence on the art world, her career as a journalist and curator, and her new lecture “Washington’s Undiscovered Feminists” that tells the stories of five remarkable, but often unsung, women from Washington. Mayumi also reflects on the past and present of the feminist movement, and shares about her family’s history at Japanese internment camps through the s...
Episode 36 - Forgotten feminists and Japanese-American culture in the Pacific Northwest with Mayumi Tsutakawa
February 20, 2020 11:00 - 36.1 MBIn this episode, Amelia speaks with Mayumi Tsutakawa, a Japanese-American writer and curator from Seattle. They discuss her family’s influence on the art world, her career as a journalist and curator, and her new lecture “Washington’s Undiscovered Feminists” that tells the stories of five remarkable, but often unsung, women from Washington. Mayumi also reflects on the past and present of the feminist movement, and shares about her family’s history at Japanese internment camps through the s...
Ep 26 - California
February 13, 2020 11:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBWelcome to season four, Fifty Feminist States fam! This season we’ll be visiting the West Coast, and in this episode, Amelia travels to San Francisco to visit Bini Pradhan of Bini’s Kitchen. Tune in to learn about why Bini immigrated from Nepal to the US, how her Nepalese restaurant supports the lives of womxn and immigrants across the Bay Area, and to hear more about La Cocina, the restaurant incubator that made her work possible. Follow: Bini’s Kitchen on their website and Facebook La C...
Food as family and how restaurants support and are supported by immigrant women with Bini Pradhan of Bini's Kitchen (California)
February 13, 2020 11:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBWelcome to season four, Fifty Feminist States fam! This season we’ll be visiting the West Coast, and in this episode, Amelia travels to San Francisco to visit Bini Pradhan of Bini’s Kitchen. Tune in to learn about why Bini immigrated from Nepal to the US, how her Nepalese restaurant supports the lives of womxn and immigrants across the Bay Area, and to hear more about La Cocina, the restaurant incubator that made her work possible. Follow: Bini’s Kitchen on their website and Facebook ...
Episode 35 - Food as family and how restaurants support and are supported by immigrant women with Bini Pradhan of Bini's Kitchen
February 13, 2020 11:00 - 20.7 MBWelcome to season four, Fifty Feminist States fam! This season we’ll be visiting the West Coast, and in this episode, Amelia travels to San Francisco to visit Bini Pradhan of Bini’s Kitchen. Tune in to learn about why Bini immigrated from Nepal to the US, how her Nepalese restaurant supports the lives of womxn and immigrants across the Bay Area, and to hear more about La Cocina, the restaurant incubator that made her work possible. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes...
[Bonus Ep] - 25 states celebration!
December 12, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this very special bonus episode, Amelia celebrates hitting the halfway milestone of this fifty state project! Tune in to hear the story of how it all started AND to learn what guests from the first three seasons are up to now. PLUS news about an exclusive merch sale, our new Twitter account, and the Best Feminist Life celebration coming with Feminist Hotdog in January 2020. Episode highlights: 1:00 - 2:30 Hi & welcome back! 2:30 - 4:00 Snail Mail Merch Sale & we’re on Twitter @Fifty...
25 states celebration!
December 12, 2019 11:00 - 21.7 MBIn this very special bonus episode, Amelia celebrates hitting the halfway milestone of this fifty state project! Tune in to hear the story of how it all started AND to learn what guests from the first three seasons are up to now. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next podcasting project Softer Sounds.
Poetry as power and how spaces shape lives with Hannah Drake (Kentucky)
November 21, 2019 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this second episode from Kentucky (and the final episode of season 3!), we hear from Hannah Drake, an author and activist from Louisville who writes poetry about race, gender, and social justice. She talks about how she started writing, shares her experiences in spaces not made for her, and reads one of her most-requested poems for us. She also reminds listeners of the problems with White Feminism and why social justice work isn’t just about “resisting our way back to comfort.” Follow...
Ep 25 pt 2 - Kentucky
November 21, 2019 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this second episode from Kentucky (and the final episode of season 3!), we hear from Hannah Drake, an author and activist from Louisville who writes poetry about race, gender, and social justice. She talks about how she started writing, shares her experiences in spaces not made for her, and reads one of her most-requested poems for us. She also reminds listeners of the problems with White Feminism and why social justice work isn’t just about “resisting our way back to comfort.” Follow: ...
Episode 34 - Poetry as power and how spaces shape lives with Hannah Drake
November 21, 2019 11:00 - 38.3 MBIn this second episode from Kentucky (and the final episode of season 3!), we hear from Hannah Drake, an author and activist from Louisville who writes poetry about race, gender, and social justice. She talks about how she started writing, shares her experiences in spaces not made for her, and reads one of her most-requested poems for us. She also reminds listeners of the problems with White Feminism and why social justice work isn’t just about “resisting our way back to comfort.” Fifty...
Ep 25 pt 1 - Kentucky
November 19, 2019 11:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBIn this first episode from Kentucky, we hear from visual artist Laurie Blayney and small business owner Hannah Jones in our very first mother-daughter interview! They discuss what they love about Louisville, the struggles the city faces, and the feminist activism happening there. And at the end, they share one thing they’ve learned about being a feminist from each other. Follow: Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Links from the episode: Laurie’s art on her website Hannah’s...
Feminist community, family, and art in Louisville, KY
November 19, 2019 11:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBIn this first episode from Kentucky, we hear from visual artist Laurie Blayney and small business owner Hannah Jones in our very first mother-daughter interview! They discuss what they love about Louisville, the struggles the city faces, and the feminist activism happening there. And at the end, they share one thing they’ve learned about being a feminist from each other. Follow: Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Links from the episode: Laurie’s art on her website Hannah’s...
Episode 33 - Feminist community, family, and art in Louisville, KY
November 19, 2019 11:00 - 37.6 MBIn this first episode from Kentucky, we hear from visual artist Laurie Blayney and small business owner Hannah Jones in our very first mother-daughter interview! They discuss what they love about Louisville, the struggles the city faces, and the feminist activism happening there. And at the end, they share one thing they’ve learned about being a feminist from each other. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next podcasting project Softer...
Spoken word poetry, discourse & resilience with Dr. Alix Olson (Georgia)
November 14, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this second episode from Georgia, Amelia interviews Dr. Alix Olson about her past as a spoken word poet and her present-day position teaching Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Emory University. They talk about how spoken word poetry and queer theory have changed since the 90s, Alix’s journey from activist to academic, and the challenging implications of the discourse of resilience. Follow: Alix on her website Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Links from the e...
Ep 24 pt 2 - Georgia
November 14, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this second episode from Georgia, Amelia interviews Dr. Alix Olson about her past as a spoken word poet and her present-day position teaching Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Emory University. They talk about how spoken word poetry and queer theory have changed since the 90s, Alix’s journey from activist to academic, and the challenging implications of the discourse of resilience. Follow: Alix on her website Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Links from the epis...
Episode 32 - Spoken word poetry, discourse & resilience with Dr. Alix Olson
November 14, 2019 11:00 - 27.9 MBIn this second episode from Georgia, Amelia interviews Dr. Alix Olson about her past as a spoken word poet and her present-day position teaching Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Emory University. They talk about how spoken word poetry and queer theory have changed since the 90s, Alix’s journey from activist to academic, and the challenging implications of the discourse of resilience. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next pod...
Women’s colleges and global citizens with JLP Prince (Georgia)
November 12, 2019 11:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode, Amelia catches up with JLP Prince, the Director of Community, Civic and Global Engagement at Agnes Scott College. They talk about the strengths of women’s colleges (Amelia and JLP went to the same one for undergrad!), how to empower women to become global citizens, and even a bit about queer, feminist geek culture. Follow: JLP on Twitter and LinkedIn Agnes Scott on Facebook, Twitter, and their website Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes
Ep 24 pt 1 - Georgia
November 12, 2019 11:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode, Amelia catches up with JLP Prince, the Director of Community, Civic and Global Engagement at Agnes Scott College. They talk about the strengths of women’s colleges (Amelia and JLP went to the same one for undergrad!), how to empower women to become global citizens, and even a bit about queer, feminist geek culture. Follow: JLP on Twitter and LinkedIn Agnes Scott on Facebook, Twitter, and their website Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes
Episode 31 - Women’s colleges and global citizens with JLP Prince
November 12, 2019 11:00 - 23.9 MBIn this episode, Amelia catches up with JLP Prince, the Director of Community, Civic and Global Engagement at Agnes Scott College. They talk about the strengths of women’s colleges (Amelia and JLP went to the same one for undergrad!), how to empower women to become global citizens, and even a bit about queer, feminist geek culture. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next podcasting project Softer Sounds.
Podcasting for the feminist revolution with Adrienne van der Valk of Feminist Hotdog (Alabama)
November 07, 2019 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this special podcast crossover episode, we hear from Adrienne van der Valk of Feminist Hotdog about what it’s like to be a feminist in Alabama and how podcasting can be a tool for the feminist revolution. After you listen, be sure to head over to the Feminist Hotdog podcast to hear Amelia be interviewed there, too! Follow: Feminist Hotdog on Instagram, their website and iTunes Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Find links from the episode in the show notes.
Ep 23 pt 2 - Alabama
November 07, 2019 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this special podcast crossover episode, we hear from Adrienne van der Valk of Feminist Hotdog about what it’s like to be a feminist in Alabama and how podcasting can be a tool for the feminist revolution. After you listen, be sure to head over to the Feminist Hotdog podcast to hear Amelia be interviewed there, too! Follow: Feminist Hotdog on Instagram, their website and iTunes Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Find links from the episode in the show notes.
Episode 30 - Podcasting for the feminist revolution with Adrienne van der Valk of Feminist Hotdog
November 07, 2019 11:00 - 34.1 MBIn this special podcast crossover episode, we hear from Adrienne van der Valk of Feminist Hotdog about what it’s like to be a feminist in Alabama and how podcasting can be a tool for the feminist revolution. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next podcasting project Softer Sounds.
Ep 23 pt 1 - Alabama
November 05, 2019 11:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn the first of two episodes from Alabama, Amelia speaks with Tori Wolfe-Sisson in Birmingham about BLK PEARL, a learning and leisure alliance that cultivates wellness through visibility and economic development with Black, Brown, Indigenous, Transgender & Queer Women. They spend the first half of the interview discussing Tori’s organizing work, and then have a really candid conversation about the stories people tell about Alabama and how to look beyond stereotypical narratives of the South....
Cultivating wellness for BLK PEARLs and seeing the South clearly with Tori Wolfe-Sisson (Alabama)
November 05, 2019 11:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn the first of two episodes from Alabama, Amelia speaks with Tori Wolfe-Sisson in Birmingham about BLK PEARL, a learning and leisure alliance that cultivates wellness through visibility and economic development with Black, Brown, Indigenous, Transgender & Queer Women. They spend the first half of the interview discussing Tori’s organizing work, and then have a really candid conversation about the stories people tell about Alabama and how to look beyond stereotypical narratives of the South....
Episode 29 - Cultivating wellness for BLK PEARLs and seeing the South clearly with Tori Wolfe-Sisson
November 05, 2019 11:00 - 41.5 MBIn the first of two episodes from Alabama, Amelia speaks with Tori Wolfe-Sisson in Birmingham about BLK PEARL, a learning and leisure alliance that cultivates wellness through visibility and economic development with Black, Brown, Indigenous, Transgender & Queer Women. They spend the first half of the interview discussing Tori’s organizing work, and then have a really candid conversation about the stories people tell about Alabama and how to look beyond stereotypical narratives of the Sout...
Exploring the past and present of women in aviation with the 99s (Oklahoma)
October 31, 2019 10:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBIn this episode, Amelia visits the 99s Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City to speak with Shaylyn Sawyer, the museum manager. They discuss the global history of women in aviation, how the 99s has empowered women pilots for 90 years (!!), and why the field is still so male-dominated. Follow: The 99s Museum of Women Pilots on their website and Facebook The 99s organization on their website and Facebook Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Links from the episode: Statist...
Ep 22 - Oklahoma
October 31, 2019 10:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBIn this episode, Amelia visits the 99s Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City to speak with Shaylyn Sawyer, the museum manager. They discuss the global history of women in aviation, how the 99s has empowered women pilots for 90 years (!!), and why the field is still so male-dominated. Follow: The 99s Museum of Women Pilots on their website and Facebook The 99s organization on their website and Facebook Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Links from the episode: Statistics...
Episode 28 - Exploring the past and present of women in aviation with the 99s
October 31, 2019 10:00 - 19.5 MBIn this episode, Amelia visits the 99s Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City to speak with Shaylyn Sawyer, the museum manager. They discuss the global history of women in aviation, how the 99s has empowered women pilots for 90 years (!!), and why the field is still so male-dominated. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next podcasting project Softer Sounds.
Visiting the only queer feminist bookstore in Mississippi with Jaime Harker
October 29, 2019 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBThis episode takes Amelia to Water Valley, Mississippi to talk to Jaime Harker, the owner of Violet Valley Bookstore, the only queer feminist bookstore in MS. They talk about feminist presses, how books create community, and why it’s so important to cultivate queer spaces in the South. Follow: Violet Valley Bookstore on their website and Instagram Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Links from the episode: Jaime’s book The Lesbian South Violet Valley Bookstore’s Kicksta...
Ep 21 - Mississippi
October 29, 2019 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBThis episode takes Amelia to Water Valley, Mississippi to talk to Jaime Harker, the owner of Violet Valley Bookstore, the only queer feminist bookstore in MS. They talk about feminist presses, how books create community, and why it’s so important to cultivate queer spaces in the South. Follow: Violet Valley Bookstore on their website and Instagram Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Links from the episode: Jaime’s book The Lesbian South Violet Valley Bookstore’s Kickstarte...
Episode 27 - Visiting the only queer feminist bookstore in Mississippi with Jaime Harker
October 29, 2019 10:00 - 33.1 MBThis episode takes Amelia to Water Valley, Mississippi to talk to Jaime Harker, the owner of Violet Valley Bookstore, the only queer feminist bookstore in MS. They talk about feminist presses, how books create community, and why it’s so important to cultivate queer spaces in the South. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next podcasting project Softer Sounds.
Learning from the first and only reproductive justice organization in Memphis, TN with Cherisse Scott
October 22, 2019 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBIn the second of two episodes from Memphis, TN, Amelia speaks to Cherisse Scott the founder of SisterReach, Tennessee’s first and only reproductive justice organization. Tune in to hear Cherisse’s story including her crisis pregnancy center experience, the path that led her to found SisterReach, and how she was recently silenced by the Tennessee Senate. Follow: SisterReach on Facebook and Twitter Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Links from the episode: Crisis Pregnancy C...
Ep 20 pt 2 - Tennessee
October 22, 2019 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBIn the second of two episodes from Memphis, TN, Amelia speaks to Cherisse Scott the founder of SisterReach, Tennessee’s first and only reproductive justice organization. Tune in to hear Cherisse’s story including her crisis pregnancy center experience, the path that led her to found SisterReach, and how she was recently silenced by the Tennessee Senate. Follow: SisterReach on Facebook and Twitter Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes Links from the episode: Crisis Pregnancy Cent...
Episode 26 - Learning from the first and only reproductive justice organization in Memphis, TN with Cherisse Scott
October 22, 2019 10:00 - 43.3 MBIn the second of two episodes from Memphis, TN, Amelia speaks to Cherisse Scott the founder of SisterReach, Tennessee’s first and only reproductive justice organization. Tune in to hear Cherisse’s story including her crisis pregnancy center experience, the path that led her to found SisterReach, and how she was recently silenced by the Tennessee Senate. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next podcasting project Softer Sounds.
Design for social change and business for better communities with Marty Lane & Hannah Withers (Arkansas)
October 17, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIn this second episode from Arkansas, Amelia visits Fayetteville, AR and talks to Marty Lane, a graphic design professor and activist, and Hannah Withers, a local business owner and organizer, about their community work for social change. Tune in to learn more about feminist pedagogy and designing with marginalized communities and to hear one of our most candid conversations about feminism yet. Follow: Marty’s work on her website Maxine’s Tap Room on Instagram and Facebook Fifty Femin...
Ep 19 pt 2 - Arkansas
October 17, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIn this second episode from Arkansas, Amelia visits Fayetteville, AR and talks to Marty Lane, a graphic design professor and activist, and Hannah Withers, a local business owner and organizer, about their community work for social change. Tune in to learn more about feminist pedagogy and designing with marginalized communities and to hear one of our most candid conversations about feminism yet. Follow: Marty’s work on her website Maxine’s Tap Room on Instagram and Facebook Fifty Feminist...
Episode 25 - Design for social change and business for better communities in Northwest Arkansas with Marty Lane & Hannah Withers
October 17, 2019 10:00 - 53 MBIn this second episode from Arkansas, Amelia visits Fayetteville, AR and talks to Marty Lane, a graphic design professor and activist, and Hannah Withers, a local business owner and organizer, about their community work for social change. Tune in to learn more about feminist pedagogy and designing with marginalized communities and to hear one of our most candid conversations about feminism yet. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next p...
Ep 19 pt 1 - Arkansas
October 15, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBIn Little Rock, Arkansas, Amelia speaks with Diego Barrera, one of the cofounders of inTRANSitive, a collective founded in 2017 to uplift Trans voices in Arkansas through community building, organizing, and political education. Tune in to hear their conversation about Trans migrant stories, transnational actions for Trans liberation, and what how community makes a place home. Follow: inTRANSitive on Facebook and Instagram Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes
Transnational Trans organizing from Arkansas to Latin America with inTRANSitive
October 15, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBIn Little Rock, Arkansas, Amelia speaks with Diego Barrera, one of the cofounders of inTRANSitive, a collective founded in 2017 to uplift Trans voices in Arkansas through community building, organizing, and political education. Tune in to hear their conversation about Trans migrant stories, transnational actions for Trans liberation, and what how community makes a place home. Follow: inTRANSitive on Facebook and Instagram Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes
Episode 24 - Transnational Trans organizing from Arkansas to Latin America with inTRANSitive
October 15, 2019 10:00 - 38.6 MBIn Little Rock, Arkansas, Amelia speaks with Diego Barrera, one of the cofounders of inTRANSitive, a collective founded in 2017 to uplift Trans voices in Arkansas through community building, organizing, and political education. Tune in to hear their conversation about Trans migrant stories, transnational actions for Trans liberation, and what it means to call a place home. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next podcasting project Softe...
A physician’s perspective on abortion access in Kansas and Missouri with Dr. Valerie French
October 10, 2019 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this Kansas City episode, Amelia speaks to Dr. Valerie French about her life in Missouri and her work as an OBGYN in Kansas. They talk about abortion procedures, patient care, and issues around recent bills in the Missouri legislature that restrict abortion access. Follow: Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes And find: A video of Valerie’s speech at the rally here The Guttmacher Institute table of abortion regulations by state here Also: Read a new report from the Guttma...
Ep 18 - Kansas
October 10, 2019 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this Kansas City episode, Amelia speaks to Dr. Valerie French about her life in Missouri and her work as an OBGYN in Kansas. They talk about abortion procedures, patient care, and issues around recent bills in the Missouri legislature that restrict abortion access. Follow: Fifty Feminist States on Instagram and iTunes And find: A video of Valerie’s speech at the rally here The Guttmacher Institute table of abortion regulations by state here Also: Read a new report from the Guttmache...
Episode 23 - A physician’s perspective on abortion access in Kansas and Missouri with Dr. Valerie French
October 10, 2019 10:00 - 29.5 MBIn this Kansas City episode, Amelia speaks to Dr. Valerie French about her life in Missouri and her work as an OBGYN in Kansas. They talk about abortion procedures, patient care, and issues around recent bills in the Missouri legislature that restrict abortion access. Fifty Feminist States is no longer releasing new episodes. Click here to follow Amelia’s next podcasting project Softer Sounds.