Navigate the Now: Root • Rise • Reflect
by Dalia + Allie
Welcome to Navigate the Now! Root · Rise · Reflect We’re Dalia and Allie, longtime friends who've spent a good portion of our friendship engaging in activism and building community. We’re doing our best to make sense of today’s political chaos, without totally spiraling.Each episode, we root in truth, reflect on what’s happening, and rise with ideas for action—even when it’s messy.Think of it as a toolkit for your brain and your heart! Instead of doom scrolling yourself into a black hole, you can root, rise, and reflect toward something that feels hopeful and meaningful!
Episodes
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S2 Part II- Episode 3: From Venezuela to the U.S. to the UK: A Life in Motion w/ Nancy Di Bella
Find us at: IG @navigatethenow, Linktree, email [email protected] What does it mean to leave everything behind, not once, but twice? In this episode, we sit down with Nancy Di Bella, a woman whose life has been shaped by resilience, displacement, and the search for stability...
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S2 Part II- Episode 2: Vicky Forrest on Local Journalism and Reporting in Springfield, OH During Moments of National Scrutiny
Find us at: IG @navigatethenow, Linktree, email [email protected] We sit down with Vicky Forrest, a long time journalist in Ohio as she shares her perspective on local journalism, its current decline, and what that means for our democracy. Vicky also shares her experience as a…
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S2 Part II- Episode 1: Liberation Station w/ Pranoo Kumar
Find us at: IG @navigatethenow, Linktree, email [email protected] Welcome back to Season 2! Join us as we sit down with Pranoo Kumar (she/they/we). Pranoo is a proud immigrant, educator, TEDx speaker, and founder of Rohi’s Readery—a social justice-driven children’s bookstore and…
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S2 E5: Stories of Resistance: Voices for a Free Palestine
IG @navigatethenow, Linktree, email [email protected] Join us as we sit down with Amal and A to discuss the history and lived realities of occupied Palestine. Amal is an award-winning Palestinian-American illustrator, writer, and activist who grew up in Baltimore, witnessing the parallel...
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S2E4: Grounding Practices, Curanderismo, and more with Robyn Moreno
Robyn Moreno is a proud Tejana, storyteller, and spiritual seeker whose work bridges culture, healing, and empowerment. Robyn is an Emmy-nominated TV host, 4-time author, meditation teacher, and practitioner of Curanderismo. Through her book Get Rooted, her years leading Latina magazine as...
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S2 E3: Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice w/ Jennifer De Jesus
Find us at: Instagram: @navigatethenow Linktree: Navigate the Now Email: [email protected] Welcome to episode 3 with Jennifer De Jesus! In this episode we discuss with Jennifer the importance of reproductive health, rights, and justice through her decade of experience in the field....
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S2 E2: Paper Girl: A Memoir with Beth Macy
Find us at: Instagram: @navigatethenow Linktree: Navigate the Now Email: [email protected] In this episode we sit down with journalist and NYT bestselling author, Beth Macy. In her new title Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America, Beth details her return to her...
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S2 E1: Intro- Welcome Back!
Find us at: Instagram: @NavigatetheNow Linktree: Navigate the Now Email: [email protected] Season 2! We’re back from our extended summer break and diving right in. From our time at the Bad Bunny Residency in Puerto Rico to recent current events such as ICE raids, political violence and...
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E10: Season Finale + Recap
Join us as we discuss current events and recap some of our favorite moments of the season. We'll be back this fall with some exciting guests lined up, root, rise, reflect <3 Enjoy our content? Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Contact: [email protected] Visit us at: IG...
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E9: Mindfulness + Transformation with Oneika Mays
In this episode we sit down with Oneika Mays, a writer, teacher, and multi-hyphenate facilitator. Oneika shares her journey from teaching mindfulness at Rikers Island to becoming a voice for healing, justice, and transformation. We discuss spiritual activism, METTA Meditation, embracing change…
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E8: Due Process with Katie Old Crow, w/ a special dedication to Maria Isidro
**We would like to dedicate this episode to Maria Isidro of Live Oak, FL who was unjustly detained arriving for a scheduled court appearance. Maria held 2 court approved petitions/stays of removal. She was recently and unknowingly driven to the Mexican border and left after being withheld food…
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E7 Part 2: Reverend Dr. Carl Adair on Religion, Love vs. Power, and the Christian Right
Part 2: Fr. Carl continues his thoughts on Christianity's place in the modern world, exploring the use of religion as a mechanism of love vs. power and control by the U.S. Christian Right. Enjoy our content? Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Contact: [email protected] Visit us at: IG...
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E7 Part 1: Reverend Dr. Carl Adair on Christianity, Politics, and Love
Part 1: In this two part episode we are sitting down with the Rev. Dr. Carl Adair of the the new Episcopal Mission In Sunnyside, Queens. In part 1 Fr. Carl offers his perspective on finding a new way of engaging with community and gathering folks within Christianity and beyond in a world that is...
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E6: Community in Practice: An Exploration of Mutual Aid and the 3rd Space w/ Bella and Zehra of SWMA NYC
Join us as we sit down with Zehra and Bella of Sunnyside Woodside Mutual Aid Group in Queens, NY to discuss what is Mutual Aid and how it differs from traditional models of charity and nonprofits. Zehra also shares with us her current project in the works, Saat Saath, a future mutual aid- and...
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E5: Political Culture and Beyond- A Journalist's Perspective with Mónica Espitia
Join us as we sit down with journalist Mónica Espitia to discuss her perspective on the culture of American politics, what's often at the root of tough conversations, and work-life balance. Mónica is a Colombian-born journalist currently working at The Wall Street Journal. Contact:...
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E4: Make Algorithms Great Again
Join us this week as we unpack the influence of algorithms, social media, and the newscycle on our beliefs, and their reflection on society as a whole. Contact: [email protected] Enjoy our content? Be sure to like, share, subscribe! Visit us at: IG @navigatethenow , Linktree…
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E3: $5000 Baby Bonuses anyone?
In this episode we're breaking down the administration's recent "baby boom" proposals and offering our own perspective as (currently childless) millenial women. We're also delving into why we think women may be holding back on motherhood, and what programs and initiatives have proven successful…
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E2: Community as a Function of Democracy
Join us as we explore community as the cornerstone of democracy, and the importance of social ties in building trust, accountability, and civic engagement. We reflect our own journey via interpersonal relationships, social groups, and grassroot networks. Enjoy our content? Be sure to like, share,...
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E1: Welcome to Navigate the Now!
Welcome to Navigate the Now! We’re kicking things off by introducing ourselves and discussing our personal connections to politics, past and present. We dive into family dynamics and how they’ve shaped us, and what it means to show up with an open mind and in good faith when facing hard...
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Intro: Welcome to Navigate the Now!
Welcome to Navigate the Now! Feeling overwhelmed by the administration? You’re not alone, and you’re not powerless. This medium is our way of reclaiming hope, taking action, and staying grounded together. We’re Dalia and Allie, two gals in their late 30’s who’ve spent a good portion of their...
About this show
Welcome to Navigate the Now! Root · Rise · Reflect We’re Dalia and Allie, longtime friends who've spent a good portion of our friendship engaging in activism and building community. We’re doing our best to make sense of today’s political chaos, without totally spiraling.Each episode, we root in truth, reflect on what’s happening, and rise with ideas for action—even when it’s messy.Think of it as a toolkit for your brain and your heart! Instead of doom scrolling yourself into a black hole, you can root, rise, and reflect toward something that feels hopeful and meaningful!
Hosted by
Dalia + Allie