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Raquel and Jennifer sit down with the lovely Ava Davis (aka The Duchess of Grant Park) to discuss her journey and experience as a trans woman, as well as her amazing creative work. Ava Davis is a Sundance Fellow, a trans actress, producer/filmmaker, and writer living in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also an advocate for increasing trans and queer representation, especially that of black and other minorities. She is also madly addicted to jellybeans and gummy bears, and fully participates in Jellybean Season. #crownyourself

To find out more about Ava Davis:
IG: @the_ava_davis
Twitter: @the_ava_davis
TikTok: @theavadavis
Website: www.theavadavis.com

To find out more about The Duchess of Grant Park:
IG: @duchessofgrantpark
Website : www.duchessofgrantpark.com
Watch at www.vosgesfilms.com (The code for our listeners for 50% off is MADNESS22.)

To find out more about The Waltz:
IG: @thewaltzfeaturefilm
Website : www.thewaltzfilm.com

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Raquel and Jennifer talk to Maria Jacobsen Holmes about women's ambition and how women succeed. Maria is a female performance coach, female success researcher, and co-founder of ESTYA (“A place for the riotous, the restless and the purpose led women.”). Maria works “with women who are sick of feeling stuck and holding back… [her] real passion lies in understanding how we can create a world in which everyone is free to take up space as themselves.”

To find out more about Maria Jacobsen Holmes and ESTYA:
https://www.instagram.com/mariajacobsenholmes/
https://www.instagram.com/estya.fyds/

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How are refugees, asylum seekers and migrant workers defined? Listen in as Raquel and Jennifer discuss the definitions, Putin's war on Ukraine and the resulting refugees fleeing for their safety.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/refugees-asylum-seekers-and-migrants/#:~:text=Seeking%20asylum%20is%20a%20human,another%20country%20to%20seek%20asylum

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/racism-leave-ukraine-asylum-black-people-of-color/

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Listen in as Raquel and Jennifer tackle the internalized misogyny resulting from fairy tales. 

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Listen in as Raquel and Jennifer talk to Sarah Hodges about mental health, body positivity, and her journey forward after an eating disorder.

Sarah Hodges is a filmmaker, writer, director, actor, podcaster, and mental health advocate with a bachelors in Psychology and a day job as a docketing specialist for a patent law firm.

“It is important to me that my work be socially conscious - think intersectional feminism and body positivity.”

You can find more info and some of Sarah's writing at her website - www.sarahalisonhodges.com. Her public Instagram account is @hedgehodges_bodpos.

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Raquel and Jennifer speak with author Carly Heath about her debut novel, The Reckless Kind.

In The Reckless Kind, Carly "wanted to explore how the strongest bonds are often forged amongst those who don’t fit in, and how all types of love - whether romance, friendship, or devotion to an animal companion - are equally important.”

Carly Heath (she/they) earned her BA from San Francisco State University and her MFA from Chapman University. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Carly teaches design, art, theater, and writing for various colleges and universities. Her debut, The Reckless Kind (out Nov 9, from Soho Teen) has garnered enthusiastic reviews (including a starred review from BCCB) for its nuanced depiction of queer and disabled identities.

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCibVCIkd_5gsegJgnp-XXdA
• https://twitter.com/carlylheath
• https://www.instagram.com/carlylynheath/
  https://www.tiktok.com/@carlylheath
• https://www.carlyheathauthor.com

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In this episode, Raquel and Jennifer are joined by Shani Silver - the author of A Single Revolution: Don't look for a match. Light one., and the host of A Single Serving Podcast. Her podcast launched in April 2019 in the hopes of giving single women content that - for once - didn’t revolve around dating, and to support women all over the world in reframing the way they see and experience singlehood. Following ten years of fruitless use, Shani permanently deleted her dating apps in January 2019. She has loved her life ever since.

“I’m trying to help singles view singlehood as something other than a problem to fix at any cost.”

You can buy Shani's book here.

You can find Shani on IG here.

A Single Serving Podcast publishes every Monday morning on Patreon, and can be accessed by becoming a Patreon Patron here at the $5 per month tier. 

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A listener comment on Instagram about a previous episode prompted a conversation; listen in as Raquel and Jennifer talk to Preston Hatfield.

Afterwards, Raquel and Jennifer talk about some of the organizations that they support and care about.

- NAACP - https://naacp.org/
- Black Voters Matter - https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/
- Planned Parenthood - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/
- Feminist Women's Health Center - https://feministcenter.org/
- Goodr - https://goodr.co/
- Choose Love - https://chooselove.org/
- ACLU - https://www.aclu.org/
- Together Rising - https://togetherrising.org/

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Raquel and Jennifer discuss whether true friendship can exist between Black and white women. The conversation was inspired, in part, by specific episodes of Glennon Doyle's podcast We Can Do Hard Things and Slate's podcast The Waves; links to both are below.

We Can Do Hard Things, episode 61 - Are Your Friendships Draining or Charging You? with Luvvie Ajayi Jones - https://momastery.com/blog/we-can-do-hard-things-ep-61/

The Waves - Was The Women's March Successful - https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves/2022/01/are-we-post-protest

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Raquel and Jennifer discuss what's been on their minds lately. This isn't what they originally had planned for this episode but they decided to roll with it. What do y'all think? 

Raquel mentioned programs where refrigerators with food are placed in neighborhoods for the benefit of anyone who needs them. Here are a few of those programs:
- Free99Fridge - https://free99fridge.com/
- https://freedge.org/
- https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22285863/community-fridges-neighborhoods-free-food
- https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/03/23/fight-over-community-fridge-highlights-gentrification-battle-in-atlanta-community
- https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917023702/freedge-movement-grassroots-efforts-fight-food-insecurity-with-free-refrigerator

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