It's time for another encore... Ep.67 (originally released September 20, 2023) — Originally from Chile, Magdalena Weinstein spent the first 17 years of her life living under the rule of an authoritarian dictatorship. In this episode, she shares her childhood experiences, family life, and what motivated her to immigrate to the US in 2004. Magdalena speaks very candidly about the challenges of being in immigrant in America, and about time spent...
I'm finally back with another episode of Subject To Change where I share about my recent travels to Los Angeles. Not much to say as a lead-in, this episode speaks for itself. Patrons can listen to the audio (or WATCH to experience what I experienced through photos and video footage) from the L.A. No Kings protest. In the second half of the episode, I share about my experience at a women's conference in the days just prior... my first real foray...
Yep, it’s time for another solo episode! Today’s release includes excerpts from a May bonus drop over on Patreon, where I take a critical look at gender essentialism — the socially reinforced belief in a fixed gender binary. Two days ago, I recorded a new intro, adding in some personal stories. I share why my girliest school photo is the cringiest, about the time I shaved my head in the early aughts, and the name of the book that had me...
Happy Pride month, y’all! Please help me welcome lifelong activist and Arizona Drag Show organizer, Christopher Jay Hall, to the pod. Earlier this week, Christopher and his father were featured in a CNN article & this episode is a timely follow-up. Listen in as Christopher shares about his upbringing in rural Arizona, and how he & his dad have repaired their relationship in recent years. Despite his dad’s early-on rejection of his...
“Be Like Penny.” If you visit my current hometown of Cottonwood, Arizona, you’ll see these three words displayed around town. Penny Smith was a friend to many and a living example of how everyday citizens can make a meaningful difference in their local communities. She passed away in 2021, but her legacy lives on in the hearts of those who know and love her, and also through The Penny Peace Project. In this episode, I’ll...
Nikki G isn’t the type to say “I told you so.” Nevertheless, it was just one year ago when she was on the podcast, walking us through the evangelical vision behind Project 2025 and the looming theocratic dominionism of the far right. Now that the NAR agenda (see Ep.81) is coming to pass, she’s back to regroup. Nikki & I discuss how to maintain sanity and balance under narcissistic rule, what it means to occupy our lane in the...
It’s no accident that gender essentialism is a (sometimes vitriolic) obsession on the right, with folks clinging to the idea that gender is fixed and immutable. Strict enforcement of gender norms is page-one in the fascist playbook. In this episode, I talk about why, and also, what we can do about it. Places I go in this release >> Inspired by Judith Butler, I argue against essentialism and ask: what if gender is a social construct?...
It's still dark outside. I spent an hour tossing and turning about unimportant shit and then my mind caught up to reality and here we are. Dystopia is no longer a Netflix diversion, it is my newsfeed daily. My will to bright-side has been lost to the night. Time is speeding up, but sometimes it moves slow enough that I can see the wreckage all around me/us... damage of our own choosing. How can this be? I knew humans could be ugly, but I didn't...
In today's release, I lay the foundation for a series of episodes that'll be rolling out on the main feed in the coming weeks. Because as life would have it, 'cult'ure series content is syncing-up with my graduate studies... and in a big way! While I don't 'talk politics in this particular episode, a critique on modern leadership is of existential importance right now. Also, a friendly heads up... today's content may challenge your core beliefs...
Time for another encore! Ep.80 is even more relevant now than when I recorded it one year ago. In the updated intro, I share audio from Saturday's Hands Off Protest in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was one of over 1400 protests around the globe where over 5 million individuals said aw-hell-no to the Trump regime's patriarchal power flex. Daddy issues are alive in the zeitgeist right now and, like it or not, they are shaping our collective responses...
