Buckle up for an all-star edition of the Beth Zemsky Podcast as Beth welcomes back Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel and welcomes for the first time to the podcast, community icon Barbara Satin. Together, we reflect on their collective 195 years of service and activism as we approach their triple birthday bash and fundraiser for the … Continue reading "Activism and Legacy with Barbara Satin and Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel (BZP013)"

On location at Avenues for Homeless Youth with Ryan Berg, Avenues’ Program Manager, and Mason, a participant in Avenues’ Host Home program.

On location at Minnesota Lynx Headquarters in Downtown Minneapolis with Carley Knox, Lynx VP of Business Operations, for a chat about the Lynx’s President’s Circle initiative, their commitment to Diversity and Inclusion and all things Lynx!

On location at LUSH for a chat with Twin Cities Pride’s Entertainment Manager DeShaun McDonald about all of the amazing entertainment being offered up at this year’s festival.

On location in St. Paul with Jennifer Dieter of The Aliveness Project. We talk about the history of the organization, the services they provide to the community and how you can get involved in their biggest event of the year, Dining Out For Life, with Super Ambassadors Rebecca Waggoner-Johnson and Eric Zucker.

On location with Zaylore Stout to talk about his background, fighting for justice as his day job and his nighttime hobby, the Anoka-Hennepin School District situation, and his upcoming book, Our Gay History in 50 States.

On location in Saint Paul with longtime community advocate Scott Mikesh for a talk about the importance of Mental Fitness in our plugged in, fast-paced world, and his new coaching venture, 4DFit.

On-location at Quorum headquarters for our first in-depth interview with Rebecca Waggoner, Executive Director of Quorum, Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ and Allied chamber of commerce.

In this episode, we sit down with Beth’s longtime friend and comrade Rox Anderson, Director of the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition and Rare Productions. We touch briefly on a few of the complexities surrounding the recent events involving Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar and talk about how moments like these can be leveraged by outside … Continue reading "The Power of Community Spaces in Movement Building with Rox Anderson (BZP012)"

On location at the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis for the Doors Open Minneapolis Kickoff Reception with Mayor Jacob Frey.