Today on PoP I’m chatting with transgender stand up comedian, speaker and actor Dina Nina who is talking about her passion: THE DIVINE FEMININE!

My Passion Plug goes out to producer Christine Ferrera. She has a Patreon where you can support her work as a comedian, storyteller and video artist. She is an artist, comedian and writer. She merges performance art and stand-up comedy to create singular, bizarre and often absurdist work that challenges social hierarchies with a gut-punch of truth. 

Visit https://www.patreon.com/christineferrera to sign up to support a brilliant artist. 

Dina’s passion plug is her podcast I Love Funny Women and her friend/co-host Lalita Dee!

Be sure to follow Dina Nina on Twitter and Instagram @DinaNinaXO and on her website https://dinanina.com/ 

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Produced by Christine Ferrera at @thelincolnlodge

Today on the season 2 premier episode of PoP I’m chatting with president and founder of the Real Housewives Institute, writer, podcaster and New York Times best selling author Brian J Moylan who is talking about his passion: GIFT WRAPPING!

Jax’s passion plug goes out to her friend Louie. Louie is in the film The Christmas Pitch available to stream now! Louie would also like to plug Assata’s Daughters (“AD”), a Black woman-led, young person-directed organization rooted in the Black Radical Tradition. AD organizes young Black people in Chicago by providing them with political education, leadership development, mentorship, and revolutionary services. Please visit https://www.assatasdaughters.org/ to learn how to get involved and donate if you’re able.

Brian’s Passion Plug is New York’s Ali Forney Center. Their mission is to protect LGBTQ+ young people from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to live independently. You can find out more information & donate if you’re able here
https://www.aliforneycenter.org/about-us

You can purchase Brian's book The Housewives: The Real Story Behind The Real Housewives here  https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/the-housewives/

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Today on the Season 1 finale of PoP I’m chatting with journalist, Standup, podcaster, writer of books, video games and films Brock Wilbur who is talking about his passion: INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM!! 

Jax’s passion plug is Haymarket Books — a radical, independent, nonprofit book publisher based in Chicago, a project of the Center for Economic Research and Social Change. Check them out today and learn something! 

Brock’s Passion Plug is his podcast Caring Into The Void! You can find Caring Into The Void anywhere you get podcasts. Be sure to listen, share, and subscribe to get your weekly dose of positivity.  

Our theme music is Forestview by The Hustle 

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Join host, Jax Barker, as she talks to content creator, editor & producer of the podcast Legends Only. His work includes American Idol, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Watch What Happens Live!, HBO, Saturday Night Live, YouTube Originals, Bravo, A&E Networks, and The X Factor. Please welcome T. Kyle who is talking about his passion: ENTERTAINING!

Jax forgot to get say her passion plug at the time but would love you to donate (if you’re able) to Texas Abortion Funds. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/txfunds

T. Kyle’s Passion Plug is his podcasts Legends Only and It’s Britney Bitch. Be sure to listen, share, like and subscribe to both. He’d love you to check out 4Ocean, a non profit committed to ending the ocean plastic crisis. You can learn how to get involved at https://www.4ocean.com/

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Join host Jax Barker as she talks to a comedian, writer, podcast producer, and let’s just face it, A GOOD TIME, the host and producer of the Good Christian Fun podcast, the Maisel Goys podcast, the Gilmore Guys podcast, and Inside Voices —Kevin T Porter (@kevintporter) about his passions: BAKING AND MUSIC!

Jax’s Passion Plug is The Nation's Longest Running Independent Comedy Showcase and the home of this very podcast—The Lincoln Lodge! Follow them on social media, stop by a show or if you’re able make a donation to this Not For Profit to help fund the future of comedy!  www.thelincolnlodge.com/donation

Kevin’s Passion Plug is a neighborhood-level movement responding to homelessness in a proactive, compassionate, and effective way—SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition. You can learn how to get involved, volunteer or donate if you’re able at www.selahnhc.org . Kevin would like to remind you to get involved in your own neighborhood. 

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Join host Jax Barker as she talks to Senior writer at Rolling Stone and host of the podcast Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums-Brittany Spanos about her passion: STANDING OUT!

Jax’s Passion Plug goes out to Patron Jane Hynes who’s passion plug is the 2021 Metro Chicago Heart Walk Digital Experience.

This year, Jane Hynes is joining the American Heart Association’s Executives with Heart to lead the way creating a healthier Chicagoland. You can get involved or donate at the link below:

https://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=5854&pg=personal&px=2835835

Brittany’s Passion Plug is Loveland Therapy Fund. Loveland provides financial assistance to Black women and girls nationally seeking therapy. You can learn how to get involved or donate here

https://thelovelandfoundation.org/loveland-therapy-fund/

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Join host Jax Barker as she talks to dancer, actress, writer, producer, advocate and wonderful friend—Rebecca Bulnes about her passion: COMMUNITY!

Jax’s Passion Plug is Beer on The Wall, a small local business where this podcast was born. If you’re in the Chicago-land area visit WeHaveGreatBeer.com to find their hours of operation. 

Rebecca’s Passion Plug is Abolition Park who believe that housing justice is part of racial justice. You can learn how to get involved or support if you’re able here https://www.gofundme.com/f/abolitionpark or Venmo @AbolitionPark . Rebecca would also like to highlight Abolition Eats which you can support on Venmo @AbolitionEats and https://gofund.me/c5f22fd3 

Our theme music is Forestview by The Hustle 

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Join host Jax Barker as she talks to fashionista, creator, consultant, producer and co-host of the podcast That’s So Retrograde -Elizabeth Kott about her passion: Turning Ideas Into Things. 

You can learn more about Elizabeth on her website at https://elizabethkott.com/

Elizabeth’s Passion Plug is One Table— their mission is to empower people who don’t yet have a consistent Shabbat dinner practice to build one that feels authentic, sustainable, and valuable. OneTable is a national nonprofit funded to support people (21-39ish) looking to find and share this powerful experience.

You can learn how to get involved or support if you’re able here https://onetable.org/

Jax’s Passion Plug is Black Girls Break Bread—a Chicago-based non-profit organization with a mission to empower, uplift and inspire Black women and girls through the creation of safe spaces for intergenerational discourse and engagement. Please go to http://blackgirlsbreakbread.org/about/ to get involved & donate if you’re able. 

Our theme music is Forestview by The Hustle 

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Join host Jax Barker as she talks to actor, musician and host of the podcast Rawk Radio-Michael Patrick Russell about his passion: Songwriting

Michael’s Passion Plug is Bandwith Chicago— their mission is to positively affect the lives of underserved Chicago youth by providing lasting access to exceptional musical instruction and ensemble play.
You can learn how to get involved or support if you’re able here https://www.bandwithchicago.net/

Jax’s Passion Plug is Lauren Underwood, a registered nurse who serves as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party.
Please go to https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lufc_ads_evergreensearch_dd to get involved with her campaign & donate if you’re able.

Our theme music is Forestview by The Hustle

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Join host, Jax Barker, as she talks to a King, an Icon & a Legend— writer, comedian and host of the podcast Everything Iconic Everything Iconic Danny Pellegrino who is talking about his passion: TALK SHOWS

Danny’s Passion Plug is The Brain and Behavioral Foundation. They are committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research. You can learn how to get involved or support if you’re able at https://www.bbrfoundation.org/ Danny also recommends Girls5eva on Peacock and The Mighty Ducks reboot on Disney+

Jax’s Passion Plug is Resilience. It is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the healing and empowerment of sexual assault survivors through non-judgmental crisis intervention counseling, individual and group trauma therapy, and medical and legal advocacy in the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Resilience provides public education and institutional advocacy in order to improve the treatment of sexual assault survivors and to effect positive change in policies and public attitudes toward sexual assault. Please go tohttps://www.ourresilience.org/about-us/ to get involved & donate if you’re able. 

Our theme music is Forestview by The Hustle 

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