Kacen Callender is a bestselling and award-winning author of multiple novels for children, teens, and adults, including the National Book Award-winning King and the Dragonflies and the bestselling novel Felix Ever After.

Kacen enjoys playing RPG video games, practicing their art, and focusing on healing and growth in their free time. They currently reside in Los Angeles, California.

Learn more about Kacen Callender:

https://www.kacencallender.com/

https://twitter.com/kacencallender

Links discussed in this episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqWGiiAl_VQ

https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a35939082/kacen-callender-against-coming-out/

https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/kacen-callender-lark-kasim-start-a-revolution-cover-quotes

Pre-order the new book:

https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/lark-kasim-start-a-revolution_9781419756870/

Learn more about Pride and Less Prejudice:

https://www.prideandlessprejudice.org/

Transcript of this episode:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1La32I5dcgTY8GtENUASUs0vKfg4R4Ek0pZcxwznygRE/edit?usp=sharing

On this episode, bestselling author of the new book 'Queer Ducks (and other animals), Eliot Schrefer discusses the process and story behind the book.

His books have been named to the NPR “best of the year” list, the ALA best fiction list for young adults, and the Chicago Public Library’s “Best of the Best.” His work has also been selected to the Amelia Bloomer List, recognizing best feminist books for young readers, and he has been a finalist for the Walden Award and won the Green Earth Book Award and Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award. He lives in New York City, is on the faculty of the Fairleigh Dickinson and Hamline MFAs in writing, and reviews books for USAToday.

Learn more about the guest:

https://www.eliotschrefer.com/home

https://twitter.com/EliotSchrefer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJRp8lEAUBU

Support non-profit organization Pride and Less Prejudice:

https://www.prideandlessprejudice.org/

On this short bonus episode, Tricia asks listeners to help get the word out about Pride and Less Prejudice's upcoming virtual event. Their event takes place during the annual Banned Books Week.

Learn more:

https://www.prideandlessprejudice.org/events

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-53-one-book-at-a-time/id1481229472?i=1000539337218

When you register this September a $25 dollar donation to PLP will be made:

https://chaptersinternational.com/mailer/tricia_friedman_ACACLGBTQ_1.html

Reach out to Tricia on social media:

https://twitter.com/tricia_fried

On this episode, guest Melissa Ryan discusses the work she does to combat disinformation and extremism.

Melissa Ryan has spent more than a decade working at the intersection of politics, media, culture, and technology. Today, she uses her expertise to help people, policymakers and institutions combat disinformation, extremism and online toxicity as the CEO and Chief Strategist of CARD Strategies.

Melissa became fascinated with extremism and disinformation during the 2016 U.S. elections, as she watched once-fringe extremist networks rise to prominence as they were amplified by mainstream candidates and media. She was among the first progressives to chronicle the rise of the alt-right online when she launched Ctrl Alt-Right Delete shortly after the election, which has since grown to more than 16,000 weekly readers.

Connect with Melissa:

https://melissaryan.net/

https://twitter.com/MelissaRyan

Subscribe to her newsletter:

https://actionnetwork.org/forms/subscribe-to-ctrl-alt-right-delete/

Discussed on the episode:

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/there-are-no-girls-on-the-inte-1313065/episodes/disinformed-howd-we-get-here-83032759

https://medium.com/ctrlaltrightdelete/five-ways-to-fight-fascism-dcf85e8af92c

On this episode of the podcast Emily and I discuss our journeys to sobriety as well as the ways in which we have had to rethink our boundaries along the way.

This conversation was inspired by our attendance at Cheryl-Ann Weekes session on boundaries. Learn more about her work:

https://mobile.twitter.com/bajanweekes

https://weekesenterprise.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-ann-weekes-b077878a/

Discussed on the episode:

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/deathsexmoney/episodes/drinking-death-sex-money

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/605025/quit-like-a-woman-by-holly-whitaker/

Connect with the guest:

https://twitter.com/MsEmilyZien

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-zien-a82740230/

Learn more about Get your Binge on podcast:

https://www.getyourbingeon.com/

Transcript of the episode:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OpDSGbF4g-1oLFbthoJYNpkTUBzMOtgaverBeYfhXoc/edit?usp=sharing

On this episode, Michelle MiJung Kim discusses her book “The Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change.” The author explores and explains the creative decisions behind her writing as well as the ways this book took her on a learning journey.

Michelle MiJung Kim (she/her) is a queer Korean American immigrant woman writer, speaker, activist, and entrepreneur. She is the award winning author of The Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change. She is CEO and co-founder of Awaken, where she has consulted hundreds of organizations and leaders from Fortune 500 companies, tech giants, nonprofits, universities and beyond on their equity education journey. Michelle has been a lifelong social justice activist and has served on a variety of organizations such as the San Francisco Human Rights Commission’s Advisory Committee, LYRIC nonprofit’s Board of Directors, and Build Tech We Trust Coalition. She currently serves on the board of Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE). Her work has appeared on world-renowned platforms such as Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The New York Times, and NPR, and she has been named LinkedIn’s Top Voice in Racial Equity, Fast Company’s Queer 50, and Medium’s Top Writer in Diversity three years in a row. She lives in Oakland, California.

Learn more about our guest:

https://twitter.com/mjmichellekim

https://www.michellemijungkim.com/wakeup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OgM9bHAkAE

https://medium.com/awaken-blog/how-to-lead-when-youre-afraid-cdf34e6defaf

Find a transcript of this episode:

shorturl.at/amOSZ

Learn more about Pride and Less Prejudice this month:

https://www.prideandlessprejudice.org/

On this episode Tricia speaks with educator and consultant Rebekah Macden about ways to foster belonging in schools and truly center the importance of relationships.

Connect with Rebekah

https://twitter.com/rebekahmacden

https://www.rebekahmacden.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekahmacden/

https://www.instagram.com/rebekahmacden/

https://www.instagram.com/maracujaeducation/

Learn more about the podcast mentioned at the top of the show:

https://www.getyourbingeon.com/

For a transcript of this episode:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A-zGzE7skj-Xz-voiPgoX7F-E9ed-nnhtP-_giiyQwU/edit?usp=sharing

Learn more about Pride and Less Prejudice:

https://www.prideandlessprejudice.org/

In this episode, Tricia speaks with Taleen Voskuni about their upcoming rom-com book 'Sorry, Bro.' Taleen explores the inspiration for writing a 'love letter to the Armenian diaspora' and reflecting on her own history.

Shownotes:

Connect with Taleen:

https://twitter.com/taleenvoskuni

https://linktr.ee/taleenvoskuni

https://www.taleenvoskuni.com/

https://www.azadarchives.com/dialogue/sorry-bro-the-queer-armenian-rom-com-we-didnt-know-we-needed/

Transcript:

https://www.taleenvoskuni.com/blog/interview-transcription-be-a-better-ally-podcast

Learn more about Pride and Less Prejudice:

https://www.prideandlessprejudice.org/

Check out the 'If These Ovaries Could Talk' podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-these-ovaries-could-talk/id1331160807

On this episode, Tricia talks with artist Wryn as they explore their song 'Pushing,' and explore music as a vehicle for self-reflection. How might students learn to explore gender through music?

Learn more about Wryn:

http://wryn-music.com/

https://www.instagram.com/_wryn_/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2DYcc7b3Y0

https://www.independent.com/2021/11/11/idaho-at-soho/

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/10/1110723396/tiny-desk-contest-standout-entrant-wryn-writes-about-trans-healthcare-access

Support Willow:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpacommunitybookstoregrow

https://www.instagram.com/willowpress/

Shownotes

On this episode, Tricia speaks with Arielle Nissenblatt who discusses her journey into the world of podcasting as well as the story behind the pre-roll campaign she coordinate after Roe v Wade was overturned. This episode explores the ways podcasters can use their platform and more.

Learn more about today’s guest:

https://www.ariellenissenblatt.com/

https://twitter.com/arithisandthat

https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/

https://soundsprofitable.com/

https://earbuds.substack.com/

Explore the pre-roll campaign:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/159pEWaavC5iDpP5FESH4SRUAcgddm_gO2rc-FHk4TY4/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.podvoices.help/

Transcript of this episode:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PnyUMv6oWwMZp8GYYLmaP-Ain_vkjmtJWtPBOCxApZ0/edit?usp=sharing

Learn more about the Mind the Gap event:

https://mtgconference.wordpress.com/

Learn more about Pride and Less Prejudice:

https://www.prideandlessprejudice.org/