In this episode we’re featuring part 2 of our interview with Pansy Poke collective, as well as a discussion between Adamant Eve and Gaywire producers. In part one, Aberdeen, Charlie and Kayla had told us about their journeys as tattoo artists and how Pansy Poke came to be. In this episode the artists at Pansy Poke tattoos tell us about the ways that they are breaking down some of the toxic behaviours that are prevalent in the tattooing industry. Afterwards, we hear a conversation between Adamant Eve producers Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins and Luis Cifuentes, as well as Terrence Adams from Gaywire as they talk about tattoos as a form of bodily reclamation.

To find out more about Pansy Poke go to their instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pansypoke.co/?hl=en
To find out more about Gaywire: https://www.cjsr.com/shows/gaywire/

Hosting by Michelle Deng

Music featured: 
Smooth Actor - Podington Bear
The Confrontation - Podington Bear

In this episode Rose-Eva interviews the Pansy Poke tattooing collective about feminism and tattoos. Charlie, Deen and Kayla talk about how pansy poke came to be, and how they created a safe and accessible space for everyone, as well as the ways that tattoos can be a powerful way for people to reclaim and feel empowered in their bodies.

To find out more about Pansy Poke go to their instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/pansypoke.co/?hl=en

Hosting by Autumn Moronchuk

Music featured: 
Smooth Actor - Podington Bear
The Confrontation - Podington Bear

Kathryn Lennon and Kyla Pascal are the co-editors of Hungry Zine, a community-focused zine centering radical food stories, art, and culture. Their pilot issue Home Cooking, honours everyday food knowledge -- delving into the complexities of the stories, emotions, questions, and relationships of home cooking. Hungry hopes to open space for new voices and new ways of relating to food and each other.

To learn more about Hungry Zine, please visit their website. And to be in the scoop on their most recent news and Zine release of Issue 00: Home Cooking, be sure to follow them on Twitter and Instagram.

Music by Chad Crouch: 1) Cirrus and 2) City Lights.

Join our producers as we share some of our favourite tunes that we've been listening to lately! Autumn, Michelle, Wen and Luis share some songs for us to listen to, let us know what these songs mean to them and the team shares their thoughts on the songs as well. First, Autumn explains why Kimya Dawson's 2006 track I Like Giants has been a feminist anthem for her throughout the years. Then Michelle explains the power behind FKA Twigs magnum opus, mary magdelene off of the album of the same name. Next, Wen introduces us to an up and coming Canadian band made up of two trans women known as Black Dresses as we listen to their track entitled IM A FREAK CUZ IM ALWAYS FREAKED OUT off of their album Peaceful as Hell. Last but not least, Luis explains the legacy of Argentinian singer Mercedes Sosa and shares her song Me Gustan Los Estudiantes from her 1971 album Homenaje a Violeta Parra. Enjoy!

Music featured in this episode:
Kimya Dawson - I Like Giants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJDx_-aCY6U
FKA Twigs - mary magdalene: https://youtu.be/YUvJOZfdGQg
Black Dresses - IM A FREAK CUZ IM ALWAYS FREAKED OUT: https://youtu.be/ef5OriyLvHk
Mercedes Sosa - Me Gustan Los Estudiantes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOxS1EbaEhk

Intro/interstitial music: Rainbow - Chad Crouch

In this episode, Wen Chan and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins speak with Dr. Sourayan Mookerjea about the ethics of care work, the division between universities and activists and resistance to green capitalism and more.

Here are the readings that were quoted and mentioned during this conversation:
- https://eco-chick.com/ecofeminism-explained-by-activists-ecofeminists-and-me/
- https://syllabus.pirate.care/topic/commoningcare/
-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/magazine/waged-housework.html

Music used:
-Creative Writing by Chad Crouch
-Bon Journee by Chad Crouch