Anna talks with psychiatric nurse practicioner Mikey Whited to talk about their experiences as both a provider and consumer of mental health services, as well as the present state of mental health care for queer and housing-insecure people across America. Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build connections that can change your life (and the world) for the better ..read more

Anna talks with Judge Najla Ayoubi, Chief of Coalition & Global Programs for the Every Woman Coalition, about the ongoing  crisis of gender violence and the urgency of protecting womens' rights on a global scale. They discuss the Every Woman Coalition's call for an international treaty ending violence against women and girls, as well as the feminization of global poverty. Find out more about the Every Woman Coalition at everywoman.org Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Tw ..read more

In response to last week's leak of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, Anna and Conversationalist contributor Raina Lipsitz (@RainaLips) survey the future of abortion in America, discuss whether being pro-choice should be a litmus test for Democrats and feminists, and reply to common arguments that downplay the severity of the Court's decision. Editor's note: Dr. Barnett Slepian, who was murdered in his home by an anti-abortion extremist, had four sons (not three, as originally stated on the podcast). They were 7, 10, 13, and 15 years old when their father was killed. A ..read more

Thank you to everyone who's listened to the Unbreaking Media podcast so far! We are beginning a fall break and will return with a new season of fascinating conversations soon! In the meantime, read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at the newly-revamped conversationalist.org! Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist. You can also find us on Facebook at @Convoist—join our private group to build c ..read more

Anna talks with her friend Bridget Bailey, a teacher and student of Tibetan Buddhism, about how 'wellness' is conceptualized in modern society, about what is useful and problematic about how that term is applied, and about Bridget's own path to studying meditation through her Buddhist practice. Learn more about the Open Heart Project at their website at openheartproject.com. You can also learn more about Taramandala, Spirit Rock, and the East Bay Meditation Center at their websites. Learn more about ten-day (Goenka) Vipassana retreats here. Read more transformative and solutions-oriented jou ..read more

Anna talks with Natalie Nudell, fashion historian and the co-principal investigator of the Ruth Finley Collection, about Natalie's recently-released documentary 'Calendar Girl.' In the documentary, and in today's episode, Natalie shows how Ruth Finley, through her publication the 'Fashion Calendar,' helped establish New York City as the hub of global fashion in the 20th century. Anna and Natalie also discuss changing trends in fashion and attempt to define the 'Adam Sandler-core' look. Learn more about Natalie's career and work here. Learn more about 'Calendar Girl' here, and rent or buy it on ..read more

In today's episode, Anna and Dartmouth political theorist Dr. Amy Schiller (@AmytheSchill) talk all about TV - what they're watching and hate-watching lately, how the types of shows on TV and their own viewing tastes have evolved over time, which of their current or former favorite shows are problematic, and what role TV plays in broader culture. Is television the opiate of the masses? And if it is, is that necessarily a bad thing? Dr. Schiller is the author of the book "The Price of Humanity," forthcoming in 2023 from Melville House. Read Dr. Schiller's Conversationalist articles here. Rea ..read more

The Conversationalist, and Unbreaking Media, have relaunched with a brand-new logo + a renewed commitment to publishing globally-minded, feminist reporting that expands the horizons of what's possible, from the personal to the political. Today, Anna and Conversationalist Director of Content Nick Slater (@nislatr) reintroduce the new Conversationalist site and podcast, and play a few games along the way. Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @convo_ist ..read more

In today's episode, Ukraine-based journalist, managing editor of the New Voice of Ukraine, and co-host of the Ukraine Without Hype podcast, Romeo Kokriatski (@RomeoKokriatski), joins Anna to discuss everyday life in Ukraine while Russia's invasion continues, and how Ukrainians are fighting back and resisting. Listen to the Ukraine Without Hype podcast on Apple Podcasts or follow the podcast on Twitter. The New Voice of Ukraine (@NewVoiceUkraine), an English-language news resource for Ukraine, can be found online here. Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conve ..read more

Anna is joined by journalist and Conversationalist contributor Cara Marsh Sheffler (@carasheffler) to discuss pleasure and its importance to daily life, to list guilty pleasures, and to speculate on how our relationships to pleasure might change in a healthier future society. Read Cara's writing for the Conversationalist here. Cara's book-length collaborations with the artist Johannah Herr can be purchased here. Read more transformative and solutions-oriented journalism from the Conversationalist at conversationalist.org, and follow the Conversationalist on Twitter @Convo_ist or Instagram @co ..read more