Femme On

Tonya speaks with her Femme On Collective co-host Jess Davies about mental health, her complicated relationship with her body, and using fitness as a tool for managing a chronic condition.

Follow Jess at:

https://www.instagram.com/jess_bdavies/
https://www.sixhundredwordsonlife.com/
https://www.instagram.com/600wordsonlife/

Follow Tonya on Twitter or Instagram @mstonyatodd or on her website www.mstonyatodd.com.

And follow @femmeoncollective for updates on our podcast episodes!

Molly W. Schenck MFA, MEd. (she/her/hers)

Grey Box Collective Founder & Creative Producer

Author of Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices for Dance Educators

Creator of Trauma-Informed Creative Practices

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Tonya speaks with actress Radhika Rao about how she came to identify as an activist, the joys of helping others, and her dream of being an ambassador for peace.

Where to find Radhika Rao:

Website: http://radhikarao.org
Instagram: @radhikarao77 
IMDb: https://imdb.com/name/nm9895468

Radhika’s And I Thought Ladies appearances:
https://youtu.be/EPc4k_apzOg

Radhika’s Genuine Chit-Chat appearances:
https://youtu.be/3XP9pqtUP0o
https://youtu.be/GnvLZjforZE

Radhika’s organizations and theatre groups:

https://www.lifetheatre.com/

https://buddhability.org/

https://www.ikedacenter.org/

https://nctcsf.org/

https://www.nationalqueertheater.org/

https://www.sameboattheater.org/

https://larkinstreetyouth.org/

https://cuttingball.com/

https://www.icanw.org/

https://sparctheater.org/silent-sky/

You can follow Tonya on Twitter or Instagram @mstonyatodd or on her website www.mstonyatodd.com.

Ria and Alyson take the opportunity to discuss Barbie! Finding words to describe the impact of Barbie on both Femme on hosts is hard to sum up in the show notes, so just take a listen to get their full thoughts on the film, Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's vision and how rarely we get to see feminist joy on screen.

Alyson’s Twitter and Instagram: @byalysonshelton 

Alyson’s Website: www.alysonshelton.com

Ria's instagram: @riacarrogan

Alyson and Liz Santoro (Cinematographer and Camera Operator on features and travel shows, most recently Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins for Disney +) talk about Joan is Awful (Season 6, Episode 1 of Black Mirror) and specifically the scene where the two stars of the episode, Annie Murphy (as Joan) and Salma Hayek (as herself) meet.  It’s a powerful feminist scene that passes the Bechdel Test with flying colors and it’s fun to watch two women decide that instead of blaming each for this flaming pile of shit situation they find themselves in, they decide to become allies in their quest to take it all down. Alyson loved talking with longtime friend and sometime collaborator Liz (Liz shot Alyson’s feature film, Eve of Understanding) and putting their film school hats back on to dissect a scene and talk about all the things that are right about it.

Liz’s Website: https://www.lizsantoro.com/

Alyson’s Twitter and Instagram: @byalysonshelton 

Alyson’s Website: www.alysonshelton.com

In this episode, our host Jess speaks with wonderful human Rachel about a coming of age story, The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay. This conversation is honest and vulnerable, and includes a lot of reflections on race and segregation, heritage and identity and also, how this book eventually helped in Rachel's own coming out story. 

Unfortunately you can't find Rachel on social media, but you can follow our host Jess on Instagram: @jess_bdavies

You can also follow Jess' blog: @600wordsonlife

Our host Tonya speaks with historical fiction author Vanessa Riley about the importance of showcasing Black excellence, how writing is activism, and why you will be blown away by her latest novel Queen of Exiles.

Find out more about Vanessa and her work:

Website: www.vanessariley.com
Instagram: @vanessarileyauthor
Facebook: @vanessarileyauthor
Twitter: @vanessariley
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6949811.Vanessa_Riley

You can follow Tonya on Twitter or Instagram @mstonyatodd or on her website www.mstonyatodd.com

Alyson and Meera Vijayann (journalist who covers health and gender issues and the writer of beautiful micro essays on Instagram) discuss the iconic scene when Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) draws Rose (Kate Winslet) wearing only that blue diamond necklace in James Cameron’s Titanic. Meera dives deep into the experience of being a small town tween in India and the passionate reactions to Titanic and this scene. How the film resonated with an Indian audience because of the strong class elements of the film and also about Rose’s nudity, which is something they’d never seen before and how she had to watch the film multiple times before she actually saw that part without it being edited or fuzzed out. A fascinating conversation about how still, to this day, representations of female nudity divorced from judgements of morality are rare. And Meera reveals that Indian audiences just weren’t that bothered when Rose didn’t make room for Jack on that door. Come and have a listen and find out why!

Meera’s Website: https://www.meeravijayann.net/

Meera’s Instagram: @meeravijayann

Alyson’s Twitter and Instagram: @byalysonshelton 

Alyson’s Website: www.alysonshelton.com

In this episode, Jess speaks with fellow Femme on co-hots, Ria Carrogan, about Philippa Perry's The Book You Wish Your Parent's Had Read. They discuss how Philippa Perry's book helped her examine her own childhood and actively think about what sort of parent she wanted to be. They discuss parenthood (obviously), play and how the book has guided Ria through different stages of parenting.

You can find Ria on Instagram: @riacarrogan

You can find host Jess on Instagram: @jess_bdavies

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Tonya speaks with co-founder of DemocraShe Sarah Jakle about combating legacy voices, her inner best friends, her call to action moment, and her passion to empower young women to hold political office.
 
Where to find DemocraShe:

www.democrashe.org
www.facebook.com/democrasheorg
www.instagram.com/democrasheorg