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It's time you learned a new story about #indigenouspeoples. We mention many hashtags and current Native creatives to follow. Table Talk features two music clips: "You Got to Run" by Buffy St. Marie and Tanya Tagaq and "Home of the Brave" by Jessa Calderon. Shout-out to Lee Francis, Native Realities Press, Weshoyot Alvitre, and Beth LaPensee in the …

Today we discuss the #rhetoric around sexual assault and the madness around the #Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, and why survivors don't report. We #BelieveSurvivors. #Empower yourself by joining our #community and feel less alone in this topsy-turvy time. #Share this episode with your social media networks and ask others to #listen and join this …

Have you ever felt like a #fraud? Or like you don't deserve an #equal seat at the table? We tackle #impostersyndrome today because you are #notalone. We have way too much #fun in the #TrumpsterFire - #laugh with us! Our #FierceWomanWarrior is Dr. Malea Powell, our #MediaMinute recommends Tara Westover's memoir Educated, and our #ActivistAction send…

Dr. Lee Francis IV (Laguna Pueblo), self-described indiginerd poet, educator, activist, comic creator and owner of Native Realities Press, co-owner of Red Planet Books & Comics, and founder of Indigenous ComicCon, generously sat down with us for a comprehensive and wide-ranging interview on why he started these businesses, the current state of affa…

New today! We discuss the tangible impact of the chipping away of #Roe and #abortionrights. #TrumpsterFire discusses the #Brett Kavanaugh nomination to the #SCOTUS. Our #FierceWomanWarrior is Sharice Davids, the #LGBTQ #NativeAmerican #woman who won her August Democratic primary for a Congressional seat in #Kansas. Our #MediaMinute asks you to read…

It's a week of outtakes! Enjoy this outtake from our #TrumpsterFire in episode 30. Fucking gravity. #Empower yourself by joining our #community and feel less alone in this topsy-turvy time. #Share this episode with your social media networks and ask others to #listen and join this fight (subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn…

It's a week of outtakes! Enjoy this outtake from our online troll episode. The struggle is real. #Empower yourself by joining our #community and feel less alone in this topsy-turvy time. #Share this episode with your social media networks and ask others to #listen and join this fight (subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, C…

New today! We talk about the recent #SCOTUS decision in #Janus vs. #AFSCME, what the case is, what the decision means, and why you should care. #TrumpsterFire examines Trump's newest Executive Order creating the National Council of the American Worker. Our #FierceWomanWarrior is Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive candidate running for Congres…

Enjoy this outtake from the #FierceWomanWarrior opening from episode 41 (which drops Aug. 10). Recording is so glamorous. #Empower yourself by joining our #community and feel less alone in this topsy-turvy time. #Share this episode with your social media networks and ask others to #listen and join this fight (subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spo…

New today! #Access #Opportunity #Intersectionality #Positioning. #TrumpsterFire explores Donald Trump's call to end the #judiciary. Our #FierceWomanWarrior is the incomparable Kimberle Crenshaw, the scholar who coined the term 'intersectionality'. Our #MediaMinute asks you to read Kurt Andersen's Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire. And finally, …

New today! A whole 22 minutes dedicated to #books! Enjoy our #SummerReads recommndations and give yourself a break from the chaotic #newscycle. #Empower yourself by joining our #community and feel less alone in this topsy-turvy time. #Share this episode with your social media networks and ask others to #listen and join this fight (we are also on iT…

Susan Bordo, cultural historian, #feminist scholar, and author of The Destruction of Hillary Clinton, which we recommended last year, generously sat down with us for a comprehensive and wide-ranging interview on what happened in the 2016 presidential election, the problem of James Comey, Trump's lack of "pivoting," and how to sustain ourselves as t…

New today! Play along with our tragic-comic #HandmaidsTale or #America Game, and be horrified with us. The Trumpster Fire addresses the #DomesticGagrule. Our Fierce Woman Warrior this episode is Senator Dianne Feinstein, the senior Senator from #California and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee who just this month (JUne 2018) introduc…

In Episode 37, we answer more of your questions about #NativeAmericans and provide a few resources to help you grow your knowledge about #indigenous peoples. The Trumpster Fire addresses Trump's continued attacks on #journalists. Our Fierce Woman Warrior this episode is Dr. Adrienne Keene, #scholar, #activist, and creator/writer of the popular blog…

Suzanne Samples, Ph.D., is a writer and teacher of writing. She is 36 years old, vibrant, sassy, smart, fun-loving, and active. Suzanne also has #braincancer and this is her #story. Listen. Learn from her. Share with your social media networks. Grow your knowledge. Help us amplify Suzanne's voice and perspective because it is rare to hear directly …

We go down the #INCEL rabbit hole in Episode 36. What IS an INCEL? What is the "INCEL rebellion," a "Chad," a "Stacy," a "Normie," and all the other various language and ideas guiding this particularly dangerous group of men. We also give you new language: "aggrieved entitlement," and "misogynistic terrorism." With all the #massshootings today, mos…

Episode 35 is all about #freespeech and the #FirstAmendment! The #TrumpsterFire addresses #POTUS's problem with free speech. Our #FierceWomanWarrior this episode is Laurie Penny , author of Bitch Doctrine: Essays for Dissenting Adults and all-around fearless woman writer. Our #MediaMinute asks you to watch the HBO documentary, Shouting Fire: Storie…

In Episode 34, we answer your questions about Native Americans and provide a few resources to help you grow your knowledge. The Trumpster Fire addresses the problem with Trump calling Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas." Our Fierce Woman Warrior this episode is Litsa Dremousis, the author of Altitude Sickness and the first woman to publicly share her #me…

In Episode 33, we talk rhetoric. Specifically, the rhetorical power of statues and monuments and we give you tools to anaylze public spaces for message, intent, and audience. The Trumpster Fire focuses on Trump's attacks on the press. Our Fierce Woman Warriors this episode are Annie Clark and Andrea Pino, civil rights activists featured in The Hunt…

This week's Expert Extra features a conversation with Kayla, a high school student and member of the #Pennridge225, a group of students in a southeastern Pennsylvania school district who walked out on March 20 to protest #gunviolence and who then received detention for their act of #civildisobedience. #enough #neveragain Empower yourself by joining…

Let's have some fun, shall we? In Episode 32, we play the Headline Game and let it all hang out. Half of this Table Talk could be an outtake, but we left it all in for your amusement because you need to laugh. The Trumpster Fire once again discusses Trump's incessant tweets - this time, tweets are becoming gun policy. Our newest segment, Fierce Wom…

Mni Wiconi, which is Lakota for #WaterisLife. In Episode 31, we talk about the politics, economics, and practical considerations around earth's greatest resource, water. (And thank you to all #indigenous #waterprotectors.) The Trumpster Fire is all about Trump's impact on the Waters of the US rule and our Clean Water Act. Our newest segment, Fierce…

In Episode 30, we strike the #MeToo Motherlode! Our Trumpster Fire explains "due process" (hint, not Trump's definition of the phrase). Our newest segment, Fierce Woman Warrior, is a brief profile on an amazing woman who is actively working to change her community. Our Fierce Woman Warrior this episode is Dr. Elizabeth LaPensée, the amazing Anishna…

In Episode 29, Colleen does a dramatic reading of her own online trolls, which grounds our discussion of this particularly problematic group of people. Our Trumpster Fire focuses on our troller-in-chief and his troll-like online statements and behavior. Our newest segment, Fierce Woman Warrior, is a brief profile on an amazing woman who is actively…

In Episode 28, we discuss Michael Wolff's new book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. Our Trumpster Fire delves into The #Fakies. Our newest segment, Fierce Woman Warrior, is a brief profile on an amazing woman who is actively working to change her community. Our Fierce Woman Warrior this episode is Anita Sarkeesian, the founder of Femin…

This week's Expert Extra features Doc Waller, founder of the multimedia culture company, Doc and Company in Atlanta, Air Force veteran, TEDx speaker, author of Becoming Possible, and experienced actor/performer. We discuss creativity, confidence, and persistence as essential elements to achieving your 2018 goals and dreams, even if that just involv…

In Episode 27, we play our new game show developed just for Trump's first year in review, The Presidency. Join in and see how well you know the answers! Our Trumpster Fire consists of two words. Our newest segment, Fierce Woman Warrior, is a brief profile on an amazing woman who is actively working to change her community. Our Fierce Woman Warrior …

In Episode 26, we dig into toxic masculinity - what it is, examples of this particular brand of masculinity, how it hurts both women AND men, and how to resist and change this behavior. In the Trumpster Fire, we show how Donald Trump is a prime example of toxic masculinity. Our newest segment, Fierce Woman Warrior, is a brief profile on an amazing …

In this special end of 2017 episode, we share our very first collaborative podcast roundtable with our friends, Kevin Mahoney and Sean Kitchen, over at Raging Chicken Radio's Out d'Coup Podcast. Our passionate discussion covers recent allegations of sexual misconduct in Pennsylvania state government and the need to hold the PA Democratic Party acco…