Adamant Eve

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On this episode, we feature coverage from the 5th annual Hate to Hope Rally in Edmonton, which raises awareness of hate crimes in Alberta. Also on this episode, local poet Shima Aisha Robinson talks about her art and why she adopted the pen name Dwennimmen.

An extended version of our interview with spoken-word artist and arts educator Brandon Wint. In this segment, Brandon explains how poetry can be used as a medium for personal and social healing, and as a tool of empowerment for marginalized voices in society. Finally, Brandon explains why the role of the poet often overlaps with […]

On this episode, we shed our feminist light on food production and the act of eating. First we speak to Kelly Struthers Monford, a PhD student in Sociology of Food and a professor of a Food & Feminism course at the University of Alberta. Then we get some musical inspiration from musician (and certified chef) […]

On this episode, we attempt to achieve a new understanding of what it means to be beautiful. We chat with Serena Tang about what she’s learned about beauty, both as a visual artist and as an employee at Lush Cosmetics, and we ruminate on Naomi Wolf’s book “The Beauty Myth” as a means to ask […]

On this episode, we explore Indigenous rights through art & design. We hear from Tashina Makokis, a visual artist based in Edmonton, who’s using her work to combat systemic racism in Canada, and we get a rundown of the Navajo Nation’s struggle to prevent the appropriation of their own name.

On this episode, we continue to address the lack of women performing on the open stage by shining a light on two Edmonton musicians: Amanda Franklin and Kaiya Derkach-Kodie. Amanda and Kaiya perform for Adamant Eve live in studio and tell us the stories behind the songs. The songs featured on this episode: “Riffraff Town” […]

Highlights from the 2015 Slutwalk in Edmonton, exploring this year’s intersectional focus: issues of sexual violence in the LGBTQ community. We also discuss the article “Under Cover of Darkness, Female Janitors Face Rape and Assault” by Bernice Yeung, on the sexual violence shift workers face.

On this week’s episode we take a trip through the history of jazz to highlight two important female figures, Rosetta Reitz and Nina Simone. Finally, we sit down with local Edmonton saxophonist Yana Loo, who performs for us live in studio.

In this episode we speak with Pariya Ghotbi, CEO and co-founder of Liberty Personal Care, a line of organic, non-toxic, environmentally-sustainable pads and tampons, about the social and environmental impact of the production of commercial menstrual hygiene products.