Kinda Radical

Welcome back to Kinda Radical one last time 🩷 For the last episode, we are joined by Madison Pickard: returned Peace Corps volunteer, world traveler, and disco ball enthusiast. We talk about Madisons experiences in Peace Corps Ecuador - both good and bad- post PC life in Australia, teaching in Thailand, and her global based job back in the US. Please know that all opinions shared by Madison are her own and from her own time and experiences during PC service.  *All opinions shared are my own*  To connect with Kinda Radical: Instagram

Welcome back to Kinda Radical! To welcome in the Spring, enjoy a solo episode to dissect six strands of feminism: -Liberal feminism -Radical feminism  -Intersectional feminism  -Socialist feminism  -Black feminism  -Ecofeminism I share some history, the main goals, leading thinkers, and common criticisms of each strand. I hope this episode helps you identify what type of feminist you are, and broadens your perspectives on what being a feminist can mean 🌸 To connect with Kinda Radical: Instagram

On this episode of Kinda Radical we have the YOUNGEST guest ever on the show, Keira Schnittke!  Keira is a past camper of Feminist Camp - a 5 day long program to explore careers and opportunities, build connections with other feminist thinkers, and widen your perspectives to new feminist work, art, and exhibits. Keira shares her experience in NYC, her favorite parts of the week, and gives us an overview of the history of Feminist Camp and who should sign up. We also celebrate Keira's superlative of youngest guest on the show by giving a birth year quiz.  To find out more about Feminist Camp: Website Instagram Facebook As mentioned in the episode: Papaya Workshop Museum Visit Pregnancy Justice Unsent Letter Mailbox To connect with Kinda Radical: Instagram

On this episode of Kinda Radical we have TWO amazing special guests: Editor and contributing author to the 2023 book Surviving Transphobia Laura A. Jacobs, is an artist, psychotherapist, and a house walls worst nightmare; and Pooya Mohseni, actor, writer, filmmaker, advocate, and contributing author to ST.  We talk about personal stories of both Laura and Pooya, the message of joy and perseverance in Surviving Transphobia, and the future of advocacy for equal rights. We discuss what is the definition of radical, and how trans youth can thrive in supportive environments.  To purchase Surviving Transphobia: Purchasing Link Wesbite Instagram Facebook To connect with Kinda Radical: Instagram

On today's episode of Kinda Radical, I share big life updates and the future of the podcast. Whether you've been with me since the first episode or this is your first day, thank you for the support. I can't wait to keep following my dreams. Stay kinda radical 🩷 To learn more about the Peace Corps: Website To connect with Kinda Radical: Instagram

Happy New Year radicals!  To welcome in 2026, the Philly Pheminists are BACK! Giriana, Jaycee, and Jack share their personal wins (and losses) of 2025, look back on the amazing work of Philly Phems, and share their big plans for the new year like continuing to advocate for survivors, lead burn circles, grow membership, and work with policy makers to center survivors stories. We end the episode talking about being a feminist killjoy.  To connect with Philly Pheminists: Instagram Tarot Deck mentioned in the episode: Modern Witch Tarot PA HT Advocacy Day Event: PAHTAWG eventbrite Resources on Human Trafficking: Center for Immigration Studies To connect with Kinda Radical: Instagram

The last episode of Kinda Radical of 2025! Thank you to everyone who joined the show this year for a chat, or pressed play to listen to me rant. Wishing you all a happy holiday and New Year 🩷 On this special end of the year episode of KR, we are joined by Shelby K. Morrison; a women's empowerment facilitator, writer, and officiant. We talk about Shelby's work embracing feminine power, the five faces of the dark feminine, serpent circles and forbidden fruit talks, and the powerful movements of shadow ignite dance circles. For a special TWO HOUR episode, we also get into feminine rage - what is it? - and Shelby's personal experience and work with religion.  Follow Shelby & Kinda Radical on Instagram to see behind the scenes clips of the episode! To connect with Shelby: Website Serpent Circle Podcast Instagram Facebook To connect with Kinda Radical: Instagram

Women of the Sun and Women Wage Peace are Palestinian/Israeli sister movements working together to create peace in which women are involved, valued, and supported. Today I am joined by Marwa Hammad of Women of the Sun, a grassroots Palestinian movement founded in 2021, and Yael Braudo-Bahat, the co-director of Women Wage Peace, the largest grassroots organization in Israel, founded in 2014. We talk about their gender based peace work, the world famous Mother's Call, the importance of education and empathy, and how women are central to peace in the future.  Women of the Sun: Website Women Wage Peace: Website Sign the Mother's Call here: Website To connect with Kinda Radical: Instagram

For today's surprise episode drop please welcome her authorship Neeki Motabar!  After joining KR back in May, Neeki has been working on turning her podcast The Baddest Bitch in the Building into a physical work of art - How to Hack the Patriarchy: The patriarchy was built to outlive us. Here are 20 ways to find its blind spots, exploit its loopholes, and beat the system at its own game. Neeki shares her book writing process, her favorite and most used hack, and why men suffer from Venus envy. The book was released TODAY, so click the links below to buy your own copy.  How to Hack the Patriarchy: Amazon For Kobo and other e-readers: EPUB The Baddest Bitch in the Building: Spotify  Apple Podcasts Youtube To connect with Neeki: Instagram Tik Tok To connect with Kinda Radical: Instagram

On this week of KR we are joined by Zachary Mallory of Rise Above Justice Movement! In 2024, Zach founded this movement to provide a space for survivors of sexual assault to advocate for justice and authentic storytelling. We talk about the movement, the RAJM Podcast, and the harm of the phrase 'boys will be boys'.  To follow RAJM's work, check out their website or Instagram To follow Kinda Radical on Instagram

Welcome back to Kinda Radical!  On this week of KR we are joined by Kaitlin Calogera, founder of the DC based women's history tour company A Tour Of Her Own, and author of the book 111 Places in Women's History That You Must Not Miss! Kaitlin shares her favorite women's stories - like Belva Lockwood, the first woman to run for president in 1884 - hidden gems of Washington DC, and how she broke the rules while chatting with Kamala Harris.  DC is open for tourism and Kaitlin wants YOU to come visit! A Tour of Her Own is ready to take you through the best women's history our capital has to offer. Check out the website here to learn more!  You can also purchase your own copy of Kaitlin's book 111 Places in Women's History That You Must Not Miss here. To connect with Kaitlin: On Instagram or on Facebook To connect with Kinda Radical: Follow me on Instagram  

On this week's episode of KR, I am joined by Lindsey MacGregor; a dancer, community builder, and determined democrat. Lindsey talks about her role in the office of a Congressman, how this has been affected by the government shutdown, and her political goals for the future. We share our favorite dance memories and hear some inspiring stories of young Lindsey's political awakening. Lindsey and I discuss community building as resistance, and how traditional women's roles and feminist views play into this. Finally, Lindsey shares lessons she has learned at Oxford about the importance of education.  Happy (almost) Halloween everyone :) Connect with Kinda Radical to see clips of our conversation here

Welcome to the 50th episode of Kinda Radical!!  For this episode we are joined by Jill Lissner, or Sex Ed Princess, to talk all things sex education in the US, what a comprehensive approach to sex ed looks like, fact vs myth about birth control, and how conversations about our bodies are for all ages. We also talk kinks, virginity, IUD horror stories, and the zoo.  To my audience who has been here for 1 episode or 50: thank you, I appreciate you, and I love you all.  To connect with Jill Lissner: Website Instagram To connect with Kinda Radical: Instagram

On this special episode release of Kinda Radical, I'm talking all things braiding. We start with a wide history of braiding that takes us through time and around the globe. We move into specific cultural examples of how braiding can mean more than just a hairstyle; it carries messages, ties you to your ancestors, and demonstrates your heritage and culture. Finally, I explain how braiding is, and will continue to be, political.    To see more clips of the episode check out the Kinda Radical Instagram

On this week's episode of Kinda Radical we are joined by scholar, author, researcher, and professor Benjamin Zeller!  In 2003 Professor Zeller wrote an article titled We're The Other Catholic Church, Feminism in a Radical Catholic Renewal Community. This article follows the story of Spiritus Christi, a Catholic church in Rochester New York who made waves based on their progressive practices - like having Mary Ramerman become a pastor. Throughout this episode we talk about women's role in the Catholic Church, the representation of clothing in religion and why it played such a symbolic role in this story, and how the church can achieve gender equality in the future.  To check on Spiritus Christi now: Website To follow Kinda Radical: Instagram

Welcome back to Kinda Radical! This episode we are joined by Sophie Nir of the Abortion Positivity Project! We talk about what it means to be abortion positive, how the pro-choice movement failed, does abortion support fall along political party lines, and how men can - and should! - be involved in the conversation. Sophie also shares how APP helps the 80% of Americans who support abortion learn to be abortion positive. We of course chat NYC, and listen along for a special gymnastics surprise.  Abortion Positivity Project:  Website   &   Instagram To connect with Kinda Radical: Instagram

Ending an unbelievable Summer of KR with a silly goofy episode to brighten your day :) On this episode of Kinda Radical I am joined by my childhood friend Elizabeth to dive into pop culture: we talk about the Sydney Sweeney AE ad campaign, questionable album covers, and what is going on with Tik Tok trad wives. We also reminisce on our favorite elementary school memories, cat moments, and what it was like growing up together.  To see clips of the show and more content follow @kinda_radical on Instagram.

Welcome to a special and long overdue episode of KR! Today, we're talking the basics. Join me and only me to define patriarchy, chat about how we see it in our daily lives, and how it harms pretty much everyone. Then we define matriarchy, give examples of matriarchal societies around the world, and argue what changes we would see in a matriarchal world vs a patriarchal one. This episode is factual, philosophical, and just kind of radical.    To connect with KR on socials: Insta

This week KR welcomes the executive director of LPAC, political activist, Mom, wife, and cancer survivor Janelle Perez to the show!  During this episode we talk about superstitions, Tennessee's anti-trans laws, Janelle's personal story, and all about LPAC. LPAC works to grow representation of LGTBQ+ women and non binary candidates at all levels of political office.    More on LPAC: https://www.teamlpac.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamlpac/ To connect with Janelle: Insta As mentioned in episode: https://dejafoxx.com/ To connect with Kinda Radical: Insta

Happy July and welcome to Kinda Radical!  For today's episode we are joined by Kony Serrano and Giriana Hernandez to first define Hispanic and Latina, discuss ongoing ICE raids that are affecting communities across the country, and dive into the historical and political causes and effects of immigration in the US. Finally, we hear about the incredible organization Poderistas and Latina representation in politics. Check out the links below to find organizations you can be a part of!   Report ICE in your area / Know Your Rights: https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/  To connect with Poderistas: https://poderistas.com/ To become a member: https://poderistas.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a27ef35b42f5efc56bad90476&id=2f54316f73 Check out these groups in Philly:  Vamos Juntos: Insta Del Cora Collective: Insta Philly Pheminists: Insta To connect with Kinda Radical: Insta

Welcome back to Kinda Radical! To end out June we're moving away from our typical gender based conversations. Today KR is joined by Jorge, a cofounding member of The Green Haven Project: a nonprofit garden in Florida focused on diminishing food deserts, educating the community on growing and harvesting, and producing fresh and local fruits and vegetables for free.  In this episode we talk about how to recognize and then combat food deserts, how children in the community are involved in the garden, favorite foods growing in the garden, and real life stories of impact.    To connect with The Green Haven Project: https://www.greenhavenproject.org/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/green.haven.project/ To connect with Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/

Welcome back to Kinda Radical for this special June episode!    I was invited to speak on the feminism and intersectionality panel for the Florida Young Democrats in Daytona Beach Florida. This episode breaks down the conference, and includes every piece of my speech from women as consumers, to why the Democratic Party is so obsessed with white men.  Thank you to Florida Young Democrats for inviting me to speak at your conference. You can follow them here: https://www.instagram.com/flyoungdems/ To follow Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/

Happy Pride Month from Kinda Radical!  For the episode that marks the halfway point of 2025, KR is joined by Sydney Chin, a Philadelphia based private chef. We talk storytelling through cooking, weaving magic into food, and how culture and favorite family memories show themselves in culinary art. After a quick round of musical theater guessing games, we also discuss the hypocrisy of women in the kitchen around the world and how that expectation changes when labour becomes paid.  To connect with Sydney: https://www.instagram.com/sexysoupdumplings/?hl=en  To connect with Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/

Kinda Radical is continuing the Mother's Day theme with Moms for Arizona!  Today Dawn and I talk about why she started this social media account, what her goals are in Arizona democratic policy, and how people around the country can get involved. We discuss how important it is for parents to follow policies that can and DO affect their children, and how busy moms can stay involved in local politics - even if it's just a call to a representative between school and soccer practice. We end the episode by brainstorming ways to keep civic engagement fun for everyone.   To follow Moms for Arizona: https://www.instagram.com/momsforarizona/ To follow Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/

Happy Mother's Day!  Today is worthy of a surprise episode with my Mom, dontcha think? On this episode we talk about being a Mother, favorite phrases, supporting women, and why in the world are people not having babies in the United States?  Enjoyed the new intro music? Be sure to follow @kinda_radical on Instagram to see more clips and behind the scenes of the podcast, including hilarious clips of today's hilarious guest.    To connect with KR on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/

On this episode of Kinda Radical I am joined by quite possibly THE Baddest Bitch in the Building, Neeki Motabar. We talk all things Pitbull, podcasting, hate comments, and power lifting, and we even bust some common feminist myths such as 'Do feminists shave their body hair?' Leave a 5 star review and comment on this video if you enjoy our conversation!  Neeki hosts her own podcast The Baddest Bitch in the Building where she introduces her own feminist twist on The 48 Laws of Power. Find her podcast below and be sure to sign up her newsletter to stay up to date:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4LB4avYgiqpNoiB51LSt2o?si=dqRA8HB3Q5ihOA4_iAs1mg&nd=1&dlsi=e4e9dc8e212747f7 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@baddestBinthebldg/featured Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baddestbinthebldg/ Newsletter: https://thebadddestb-inthebldg.kit.com/b6fc55a0f4 To connect with Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/

Welcome back to Kinda Radical!  This week we are joined by the Philly Abortion Doula to talk about the ups and downs of being an abortion doula, personal stories, Pennsylvania abortion laws, and if we think ghosts exist. **Please be advised this episodes contains explicit personal experiences about abortion which may be triggering to some.    To connect with Philly Abortion Doula on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phillyabortiondoula/ Email: [email protected]  On Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/ueFdb5Cef-iXy7fNMbQpT6GaQmCCfZLmnZtnKhl-rkuXo3DmALxDB70GFVjgX4UO  To donate to the Abortion Liberation Fund: https://fund.nnaf.org/campaign/abortion-liberation-fund-of-pa/c670528 ALF benefit concert information: https://www.instagram.com/p/DH80pafRH09/?igsh=QkFDM3AydThndg%3D%3D Jane Against The World (Book): https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626721661/janeagainsttheworld/  To connect with Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/

April Fools! On this episode of Kinda Radical I chat with Maddy Szidon, a close friend of mine since high school. We catch up, do speed round get to know you, makeup trivia, and talk about anything and everything. This is a chill and fun episode to welcome Spring and sunshine 🌸🌞 To check out Maddy's makeup looks: https://www.instagram.com/angelfaced222/?locale=zh_CN  To connect with Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/ 

On this weeks episode of Kinda Radical I am joined by three members of DC Divas, the Washington D.C. Professional Women's Football team! Kristie, Sarah, and Felicia share their team's strengths, what they're hoping for this season, and what it's like to grow the women's game. We talk about the growth of girls and women's flag football, the next steps into tackle football, injury prevention, and even get an international perspective by Sarah from Austria. The players also share their opinions on the Black and LGBTQ+ representation in the sport, as well as the leagues policies regarding trans players.    To connect with DC Divas: https://www.dcdivas.com/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dcdivasfootball/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcdivasfootball/ 2025 Game Schedule: https://www.dcdivas.com/schedule/ Sign the petition to allow trans players to play in the Women's Football Association: Click Here To connect with Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/

This week on Kinda Radical I talk with Rose City Rollers Rocket Mean and Mutch. Rose City Rollers has many teams such as youth teams, adult rec teams, competitive teams, and the 5x World Champion travel team.  We talk about the sport itself, connections within Oregon, and the open environment of roller derby. Regarding Trump's anti-DEI and anti-trans regulations, Rose City Rollers is committed to being a space for trans athletes and will continue to work to make a safe and competitive league for all their athletes. **Note: this episode was recorded before February 6th, the day Trump signed the order to ban trans athletes from competing in women's leagues.**   Rose City Rollers: https://rosecityrollers.com/ Schedule & tickets: https://rosecityrollers.com/schedule/ Roller Girl book: https://www.amazon.com/Roller-Girl-Victoria-Jamieson/dp/0803740166 Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/ 

So excited to be back in the sports realm with DC Shadow, a professional women's ultimate frisbee team in the Premier Ultimate League. I am joined this week by teammates Kat Riztmann, Lisi Lohre, and Jackie Wang.  On this episode we talk about the Premier Ultimate League and Shadow's beginnings to create an equal opportunity space to play, what the team is looking forward to next season, trans players and the league/teams commitment to diversity moving forward, and how people can get involved with their local professional ultimate team!  To get connected with Shadow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dcshadowulti/  DC Shadow website: https://www.dcshadowultimate.com/ 2025 game schedule: https://www.dcshadowultimate.com/tickets 2025 tickets: https://dcshadowultimate.ticketspice.com/dc-shadow-2025 Premier Ultimate League: https://www.premierultimateleague.com/  Kinda Radical on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/  

After 29 episodes alone or with guests, I am proud that episode 30 features Kinda Radical's first male guest! Today we are joined by my good friend Nicholas Thurston to talk about the ERA (ratified or not?), Florida politics, and campaign trails all over the country.    We start by giving an update about the ERA in Biden's last few days of presidency, and hoping that it will in fact be added to the constitution soon! Unfortunately, there is little legal evidence to prove that is on the way. We get into the Florida abortion ban where Nick works on democratic campaigns. Finally, Nick shares some of his experiences working on many different campaigns around the country for a range of democratic candidates, what he has learned, and his advice for YOU to stay progressive during the Trump administration.  There has been A LOT of information spread about The ERA and it's updates. In this episode, I shared information which I feel has been thoroughly researched and properly shared to the best of my ability. Here are the sources which I used to gather information: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/17/nx-s1-5264378/biden-era-national-archivist-constitution https://www.equalrightsamendment.org/#:~:text=The%20Equal%20Rights%20Amendment%20(ERA,all%20persons%20regardless%20of%20sex. https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/109330/documents/HHRG-116-JU10-20190430-SD013.pdf   To check your voter registration: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/ To connect with Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/  

Continuing the month of Philly I guess... Welcome back to Kinda Radical in 2025! Today we are joined by AJ McCormick, personally running the Catcalls of Philadelphia chapter! This is the Philly chapter of the Chalk Back Movement which began in New York in 2016 aimed at calling out and ending street harassment. There are over 60 chapters around the world and I am honored to be joined today by AJ.  On this episode we talk about the Chalk Back Movement, how to start your own local chapter, why street harassment is normalized in society and media, and how to safely respond or deal with harassment on the streets.  Catcalls of Philly: https://www.instagram.com/catcallsofphilly/ Catcalls of NYC: https://www.instagram.com/catcallsofnyc/  The Chalk Back Movement: https://www.chalkback.org/ourstory                  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chalkbackorg/  Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/  Are We There Yet? The Black Queer Guide to Divorcing America Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Are-We-Free-Yet-Divorcing/dp/1955905053  

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025 Kinda Radical 🩷   Today is my first ever GROUP episode! Philly Pheminists join this special TWO HOUR release to talk criminal justice, trauma bonding, traveling, wine, witchcraft, restorative justice, and more. J, G, and Jack answer questions like "How would the criminal justice system be changed by an increase of women participants?" and "Why is creating a community of trauma survivors important and how are you doing that with Philly Pheminists?"    To connect with Philly Pheminists: https://www.instagram.com/thephillypheminists/  To connect with Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/ To continue your research:  30x30 Initiative: https://30x30initiative.org/resources/officer/penny-harrington/  National survey on victims views of safety and justice:  https://allianceforsafetyandjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/Crime%20Survivors%20Speak%20Report.pdf Book mentioned by J: It Didn't Start With You by Mark Wolynn  

Welcome to the last KR episode of 2024!    On this week's episode I am joined by philosopher, professor, social epistemologist, writer/author, traveler, and fantasy's biggest fan: Alex Stamson! Alex joins KR to discuss feminism in pop fiction, specifically in fantasy writing, film, and TV. We explore feminist theories in Game of Thrones such as self erasure, self sacrifice (or not), queerness in fantasy, and the interesting outcomes of assault for women characters. Alex also shares the meaning of world building in fantasy and how, when perpetuating stereotypes, it can cement prejudice.  Finally, we talk about teaching gender studies and how that is received in the classroom.    If you are interested in reading more of Alex's work reach out to her here and ask for her publications behind a paywall: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aestamson/

Our second release of Kinda Radicals first ever double episode release! We are once again joined by Clara to break down the 2024 election.  EEK! I know, right. On this episode we talk about what the Republican Party did correctly, what the Democratic Party did wrong, the role of social media, what we can expect in the future, and of course we start it all with a small rant session. Don't listen to this episode if you expect to get a full and fair picture of the election; this isn't it. These are my feelings about what happened and my own emotions regarding who Trump is as a person and a politician.    To follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/ 

***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS TO THE ACOTAR BOOK SERIES*** On episode one of the special December ~double release~ with Clara we discuss the famous book series A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Mass including a full summary of the first book, and a discussion of how men and sex are written in this book. We end the episode by talking about dating in your 20's and WHY are men so afraid to date a feminist?  Don't forget to check out the second episode released on December 1st: Ep.6: 2024 Election.   

November is Native American Heritage Month because November is the traditional month of harvesting for Native tribes.  On this week's episode of Kinda Radical, I am joined by Gloria Horton, a long time friend and proud Native American of the Pima tribe located in Arizona. We talk about Gloria's experiences growing up on reservation land, and discuss MMIW: missing and murdered indigenous women who are not investigated, not reported on, and not found. This conversation can be very triggering - we talk about sexual violence, rape, domestic violence, and alcoholism.    For more information on MMIW: https://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw  To follow Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/ 

On today's episode I am joined by Miriam Vishniac, a soon to be graduated PhD student in social policy at the University of Edinburgh. Miriam has spent the last few years researching access to menstrual products [or lack of] in prisons across the United States. On this episode Miriam walks me through her research, starting with the health, economic, and social aspects of not having menstrual products, followed by quantitative laws around the country. We talk about the gender menstrual fallacy, non-menstrator bias, and recidivism. Miriam also shares stories from people who have experienced this in real life or those who worked closely in this field.    To research more of Miriam's work: https://theprisonflowproject.com/  To donate: https://thurmanperryfoundation.org/  To see clips of the show: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/ 

Happy October 1st and welcome back to Kinda Radical!  Today's episode shares one not so radical take, one KINDA RADICAL take, and one super radical take. Through another solo episode, I talk about the gender wage gap, lifting up boys for gender equality, and ponder the question does more women in international office mean less war?  Feeling inspired? Angry? Am I too radical for you? Not radical enough? Let me know @kinda_radical on instagram! 

"Above all else this podcast is a vessel to tell stories about women, by women, and for women."    On this episode of Kinda Radical we talk about marked vs unmarked language and how that translates into our everyday conversations, gendering, and speech. Then I share the story of Mongolian warrior Khutulun who wrestles over 100 men to keep her freedom before coming one of the best warriors in Mongol history. This story inspired me to share the biographies of nine other historical women from The Book of Women written by Lynne Griffin and Kelly McCann.    For more research on Khutulun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weryT_lXS9I The Book of Women: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Women-Notable-History-Passed/dp/1558501061 Kinda Radical Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/

GOTCHA! There's a bonus episode today! The 7th and (truly) last part of the Women in Sports series comes to an end today with our science episode. Joined by Abby McIntyre of FASTR, a Stanford based research group focused on female athlete research to improve athlete output, health, and education about their bodies and sport, today we talk all things science.  Do you know what the Female Athlete Triad is? Ever heard of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport? FASTR works hard to understand the working bodies of female athletes - and even harder to educate the next generation of gold medal athletes.  Check out their website: https://fastr.stanford.edu/whatwedo/ Check out their instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stanfordfastr/ Kinda Radical Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/

Heard the buzz? Rugby is all the rage. Get caught up on the women's Olympic performance including their first medal in the sport, what this means for rugby in the US, and what struggles have brought them to this point. Karee Helgerson is our guest today walking us through her rugby career - highs and lows of a sport not so popular in our country. How can an entire university erase 3 national championships? We don't know either, but that's exactly what happened to Karee, her coach, and her teammates - including Ilona Maher bronze medalist for the US Olympic Rugby team.    To catch clips and footage of this episode check out the instragram @kinda_radical    Please note that in the 59th minute, the name Nicole Haverford should be corrected to Nicole Heavirland. 

Another month, another episode of Kinda Radical! The Olympics are officially underway and the Women in Sports series continues with its fifth installment: Triathlon.  Today I am joined by Erika Ackerlund, a triathlete from Montana who competes for the US National Triathlon Team. We talk about how she got into the sport, what her training is like, where she has raced around the world, and how triathlon doesn't see gender, only athletes.  For more on Erika: https://www.instagram.com/erikaackerlund/?hl=en For more on Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/?hl=en   

Making our way through the Women in Sports series in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics with this new episode Women in Sports part 4: Media, with special guest Paityn Tabor. Paityn is a media coordinator for the new USL W league, she is a teammate, a captain, and a storyteller.  Today we discuss the impact of media in sports, the differences between men and women's media coverage and reporting, the hard fought quest for respect AND prime time (but since we clearly have to pick one or the other, which one is it?), and we answer the question: have women's sports 'made it' when more men watch? Hint: no.    Follow the Kinda Radical instagram @kinda_radical to see updates on my community involvement, new episode posts, and video clips of the pod! 

Half way through the first ever Kinda Radical series, Women in Sports! Today I am joined by Helen Pelayo, a gym owner for over 10 years, a wife, mother of three, and a passionate women's coach. Today we talk about syncing your active lifestyle with your cycle.    Lobos Gym:  https://calendly.com/lobos https://www.instagram.com/lobosgympdx/

Kinda Radical TWICE in one month? Yeah that's right, we're back and better than ever.  On today's episode, I am joined by Malone Hiebert sharing her experience growing up playing ice hockey, a very masculine centered sport. We discuss playing on boys teams, the lack of visibility for female athletes in this sport, and new news with the PWHL on the East coast.    Second reminder to follow the new instagram @kinda_radical to see updates on shows, my life, and feminism. 

We are soooo back!  After a month off, welcome back to Kinda Radical with my first series Women in Sports! This will be a six part series released throughout this summer in preparation for the summer olympics!  On this episode, Maggie Kersting and I talk about mental health of college athletes, coaching women, and the recent women's basketball craze.  New instagram alert! Follow my new instagram for the show @kinda_radical and give us some love 🩷. 

On today's episode of Kinda Radical I am joined by poet and journalist Irene Vázquez to discuss their work through ecofeminism and environmental racism. We discuss the spiritual and biological connections between gender and Earth and how this connection affects the lives of women and gender minorities globally.    To hear more from Irene: https://www.irenevazquez.com/ 

Happy International Women's Day!    My first bonus episode for the special day! On todays podcast I dive into four global updates of women's rights: Alabama's Supreme Court ruling on embryos, France signing abortion rights into their constitution, how the Israel-Hamas war is affecting women, and the making of the legend Caitlyn Clark.    For more information on women in Gaza:  https://www.unwomen.org/en  To support women internationally:  https://www.womenforwomen.org/