Podcast Shownotes

 “Is it going to harm feminism as a whole if you continue consuming R. Kelly albums? No, but it’s also an opportunity to interrogate how women consumers don’t have many options and so we see ourselves through the pop culture products that are overwhelming created by white men.” – Andi Zeisler Andi Zeisler is […]

“Even though this book is a comedy, there’s still social commentary in there.” – Quan Barry Quan Barry is a poet and novelist. She’s the author of four books of poetry, most recently, Loose Strife, as well as the novel She Weeps Each Time You’re Born. Barry teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she

“We don’t believe fashion and beauty are inherently bad but there’s so much more to women than just that. And that magazine didn’t exist yet.” – Jessica Weiss Jessica Weiss is the Publisher and Co-founder of Trix, where she looks after the magazine’s commercial, editorial and brand viability, strategic partnerships, and overall business strategy. A

“Look how people handle this very complicated tangled issue of morality and look at the extent they are willing to go to justify their actions. What I was trying to get to was that we’re all flawed.” – Rajia Hassib Rajia Hassib was born and raised in Egypt and moved to the United States when

 “Young readers demand honesty from the writer. I have to make sure I’m talking to them in a direct and respectful way.” – Susan Muaddi Darraj Susan Muaddi Darraj won an American Book Award for her novel-in-stories, A Curious Land. It also earned the 2016 Arab American Book Award,  won the AWP Grace Paley

“As an own voices story, I feel a degree of responsibility to get this right, to tell this story exactly right. And I’ve had to tell myself that I’m not responsible for all stories, I’m not the answer to all questions. I am telling this story as it has impacted me, my family, and my

“A lot of black girls are inheriting this strong black woman trope that when it comes time for vulnerability to be revealed, it’s uncomfortable.” – Khristi Lauren Adams Khristi Lauren Adams is a speaker, author, youth advocate and ordained Baptist minister.  She is currently the Firestone Endowment Chaplain and an Instructor of Religious Studies and

“As technology advances and as we can do more, some of those things may benefit us but we also create a situation and culture where people forget that their bodily autonomy doesn’t have to be bound up in data and science.” – Megan Angelo   Megan Angelo has written about television, film, women and pop

“We tend to denigrate older people in our society, especially older women, and we act as if they’re these silly bitties who are cute, we can pat them on the head and chuckle with them. For me it’s the opposite. Older women are these mountains of strength, they’re who I look up to.” – Marjan

“I couldn’t imagine how pressing charges would make me feel any better. In some ways, writing the book was my way of holding him accountable.” – Jeannie Vanasco Jeannie Vanasco is the author of the memoirs Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was a Girl and The Glass Eye. Her writing has appeared in The