Feminist Hotdog

Meet Robin and Jaimie. They’re lesbian moms (NOT MARRIED TO EACH OTHER) who set out to find LGBTQ parenting stories and ended up starting a podcast—and, now, writing a book: If These Ovaries Could Talk: The Things We’ve Learned About Making an LGBTQ Family. It’s a great read based on a great show. It’s also an important one because stories about how LGBTQ folks become parents are as diverse as each letter of the acronym, yet rarely do they get the airtime they deserve. Get ready to laugh and learn with the women behind If These Ovaries Could Talk! Stuff We Talked About on This EpisodeIf These Ovaries Could Talk podcastIf These Ovaries Could Talk book

Light some candles and get cozy. This week, I’m featuring a guest who has had a profound personal influence on me: Dr. Kate Tomas, creator of the Spiritual Life Upgrade program and the Money Magic Manifestation course. Kate is a psychic, a witch, and a spiritual empowerment mentor who specializes in helping women and femmes activate their power. She’s also an anti-capitalist who’s ready to hex racists and burn it all to the ground!Everything is an energy game, and I highly recommend you direct some of your energy toward Dr. Kate if you have questions about how to remove money blocks, set boundaries, say “no” to losers, or anything else, really. She’s literally magick! Stuff We Talked About on This EpisodeThe Spiritual Life UpgradeMoney Magick ManifestationDr. Kate Tomas on Instagram

It’s a stressful week for just about everybody. As of when this episode posted, we still don’t know who the next U.S. president will be. It’s time to spend some extra time caring for ourselves, and Jocellyn Harvey is here to help. The founder of Soul and Mindset shares some of her favorite techniques for remaining grounded when life feels unbearable, including befriending anger, an emotion most of us try hard to suppress. We also talk about approaching spiritual work with compassion and why love and light isn’t a great recipe for enlightenment—especially when the world feels as fractured as it does right now. Take a deep breath, press play, and take a moment to nurture your soul and check in on your mindset!BONUS: Feminist Hotdog listeners get $25 off Jocellyn’s signature course, Befriending Anger. Just use the code 25ONME at checkout. Stuff We Talked About on This EpisodeSoul and MindsetShould and Mindset on InstagramBefriending Anger

Feminist Hotdog is back! In this episode, I had the privilege of speaking to writer Jessica Hoppe about her experience as a first-generation Latina woman with Indigenous roots navigating the recovery landscape. Jessica is using her storytelling skills—and what she learned from getting and staying sober during the Trump era, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recent uprisings in defense of Black lives—to talk about why recovery communities must acknowledge and address racism in healing spaces. Whether recovery is part of your life or not, you won’t want to miss out on Jessica's wisdom or her inspiring story! (Music by Ava Luna and Loyalty Freak Music.)Stuff We Talked About In This Episode“The First Step to Recovery Is Admitting You Are Not Powerless Over Your Privilege”Nueva YorkaNueva Yorka on Instagram

Bailout funds have been in the news for weeks now, but how do they fit into the bigger picture of the criminal justice and cash bail systems? Ashley Edwards of MGM Bailout joins Feminist Hotdog this week to talk about the racism inherent in the cash bail system, the predatory lending practices that surround it, how listeners can work to abolish cash bail, and why we should view this as a feminist issue. Things We Talked About on This EpisodeMGM Bailout [https://www.mgmbailout.com]National Bailout [https://www.nationalbailout.org]Until Freedom Comes Bailout Toolkit [https://www.nationalbailout.org/untilfreedomcomes]Black Mama’s Bailout [https://www.nationalbailout.org/history]Southerners On New Ground [https://southernersonnewground.org]After Cash Bail: A Framework for Imagining Pretrial Justice [https://bailproject.org/after-cash-bail/]

Advocates of policing abolition have been pushing to defund the police for years, but the recent explosion of public attention on the Movement for Black Lives has more people than ever talking about what an entirely new system of public safety could look like. In this episode, I summarize what I’ve learned over the last few weeks about community-based alternatives to policing, feminist tensions surrounding the abolitionist stance, and what people mean when they say “defund the police.” NOTE: I am not an expert on policing abolition. This episode offers a high-level overview and recommendations for where you can find much more detailed information from people immersed in this work, such as those listed in the show notes. Things We Talked About on This EpisodeYes, We Literally Mean Abolish the Police by Mariame Kaba [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html]Angela Davis on Abolition [https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/12/angela_davis_on_abolition_calls_to?fbclid=IwAR1pesIQKKAX7FAqkD8YSH3RJoikBTkVVHbE05hKNlp7pDieWUmrmhb5uw4]Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition [https://theintercept.com/2020/06/10/ruth-wilson-gilmore-makes-the-case-for-abolition/]MPD 150 [https://www.mpd150.com]Critical Resistance [http://criticalresistance.org]No More Money for Police [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/george-floyd-police-funding.html?fbclid=IwAR1y9pUCluy65-W-6a1UjXb3SoWqlJp2p_7VKOpOR19q_uZXlmY-ANnxvkA]The Systems That Protect the Police [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/podcasts/the-daily/george-floyd-protests.html]Qualified Immunity Explained [https://theappeal.org/qualified-immunity-explained/]The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander [https://newjimcrow.com]Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson [https://justmercy.eji.org]13th directed by Ava DuVernay [https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741]

This week, Feminist Hotdog is participating in Podcast Blackout out of respect for the memories of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, and in observance of the ongoing fight for racial justice that is happening in cities all across the US. Please listen to today's message. It is short but important.I am also adding my voice to the Women of Color podcast community's Podcasters for Justice campaign. It is in solidarity with these podcasters that I share this message and commitment.We are podcasters united to condemn the tragic murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and many many others at the hands of police.This is a continuation of the systemic racism pervasive in our country since its inception, and we are committed so standing against racism in all its forms.We believe that to be silent is to be complicit. We believe that Black lives matter.We believe that we have the responsibility to use our platform to speak out against this injustice whenever and wherever we witness it.In creating digital media, we have built audiences that return week after week to hear our voices, and we will use our voices to speak against anti-blackness and police brutality, and we encourage our audiences to be educated, engages, and to take action.Things We Talk About on This EpisodeHood Feminism by Mikki KendallThe Urgency of Intersectionality by Kimberlé Crenshaw

Let’s talk about periods! Period poverty affects millions of people all over the world, but we rarely talk about it. Because there’s so much shame and stigma surrounding menstruation, people who can’t afford period products—whether in schools, prisons, or in their daily lives—are often left with nowhere to turn for help. But, thanks to activists and advocates like the guests featured in this episode, that’s changing.You’ll meet Leah Rodriguez, a journalist who covers period poverty globally; Breanna and Brooke Bennett, 12-year-old sisters who started a nonprofit to promote menstrual equity in their community; and Dr. LaToya Clark, a physician committed to making sure every young person who has a period knows how to take care of their body. Let’s put an end to period stigma, once and for all!### Stuff We Talked About on This Episode* [Leah Rodriguez Twitter](https://twitter.com/leahrod)* [Global Citizen](https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/)* ["US Government Acknowledges Period Products Are Necessities in COVID-19 Stimulus Bill"](https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/cares-act-covid-19-menstrual-products-fsa-hsa/)* [Pandora’s Box: Lifting the Lid on Menstruation](https://www.pandorasboxthefilm.com)* [Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity](https://www.periodequity.org/book-1)* [I Support the Girls](https://isupportthegirls.org)* [Women In Training](https://www.womenintraining.org)* [WIT Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/WITKITS/)* [WIT Twitter](https://twitter.com/womenintrainin1)* [WIT Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/wit.womenintraining/)* [Menstrual Hygiene Day](https://menstrualhygieneday.org)

Finding it hard to remember the days before COVID hijacked the world? Me too. So, for this episode, I went into the archives and took a trip down memory lane, unearthing some memorable moments from some of my favorite interviews. I chose three guests who all talked about their incredible passion projects and how their work—whether as writers, performers, or teachers—furthers their vision for collective liberation. You’ll hear from two podcasters, Jana Schmieding of Woman of Size and Amelia Hruby of Fifty Feminist States, as well as anti-bias anti-racist educator and writer Liz Kleinrock. It’s a highlight reel of inspiration designed to lift you up if the coronavirus (and the surrounding ocean of bullsh*t) has got you down. ### Stuff We Talked About on This Episode* [Woman of Size podcast](https://www.womanofsize.com)* [Teach and Transform](https://www.teachandtransform.org)* [Fifty Feminist States](https://www.fiftyfeministstates.com)* [Monochrome Candles](https://www.shopmonochrome.com)

Today’s episode is a celebration of the written word in honor of a major milestone—the completion of the Feminist Hotdog book manuscript! (Coming January 2021.)Since words have been dominating my psyche, I decided to devote this week’s episode to reading (and writing!) for liberation. I spoke with Stef Bernal-Martinez of 1977 Books, poet Angbeen Saleem, and Alana Baumann and Samra Michael of the new podcast She Well Read about the role books and poems are playing in their pandemic lives, and the writers who help them envision a more just and intersectional future. Stuff We Talked About on This EpisodeIntroGirl, Woman, Other by Bernadine EvaristoHood Feminism by Mikki KendallPart I1977 Books@1977books on InstagramThe End of Policing by Alex VitaleBeyond SurvivalHow We Get Free by Keeanga-Yamahtta TaylorCombahee River CollectiveOctavia ButlerMGM BailoutPart II@angribeen on InstagramAngel NafisPaul TranThe Slow Down ShowThe VS Podcast Haymarket Press BreakBeats Poets collectionThe Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross GayDeaf Republic by Ilya KaminskyDesis Rising Up and Moving

Part IIIShe Well Read Episode 1@shewellread on InstagramKiera Cass' Selection SeriesStay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered by Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff All the Single Ladies by Rebecca TraisterAlana's Reading Playlist