Bodies Count

LIVE from SisterSong's Let's Talk About Sex Conference 2026 in Chicago! In this episode, Simran does a live interview with artist Autumn Breon on the power of magic as a tool for freedom, both ancestrally and today.Watch the full video on Youtube here :)Check out Autumn's upcoming play and first piece of theatrical work entitled MAROONS, premiering this October! MAROONS is a genre-bending theatrical performance that reimagines the history of marronage (resisting or liberating oneself from slavery) as a living, time-bending practice of escape and collective freedom.

This week, Simran is joined by SisterSong's very own Birth Justice Education Coordinator Shanti Moore to talk about maternal wellness and the history of midwifery in America. Get your next Pap smear from a midwife!As promised, here are a few articles about the politics of home birth and midwifery across the states:The Politics of Home Births in the US (very unfortunately behind a paywall, National Library of Medicine)As Home Births Rise in Popularity, Some Midwives Operate in a Legal Grey Area (NPR)State Ranking of Midwifery Integration Scores (Birth Place Lab)Check out the documentary Shanti and Simran were discussing, The Business of Being Born.Want to get involved with Artists United for Reproductive Justice (AURJ)? Email Seyi at [email protected].

Welcome to the first episode of season 3 of SisterSong's podcast, formerly known as FMK and now known as BODIES COUNT! This exciting first episode features Tiaret Mitchell, the tattoo artist who did Doechii's back piece. If you want to get the full Doechii story, you'll just have to listen in ;)Tattoo art is Reproductive Justice, take that mom!Pop culture. Policy. People. Reproductive Justice changes the way you see everything. Welcome to Bodies Count!