She's a Punk

In this episode I speak with Penny Bennett, the first female editor-in-chief of Punktastic, an online publication that has been around for over 15 years. We talk about her unconventional path to becoming a photographer and how being dedicated to her craft was more important than a traditional education. Penny’s message was simple, Don’t ask for permission just make the art that you want to see. Zines, photography and the #metoo movement in punk rock are all discussed in this episode.

If you’d like to keep up with Penny you can follow her on Instagram at @underachiever

You can see Penny’s work on punktastic.com

In this episode I speak with Talli Osborne and she is incredible. If you need to lift your spirits, this is the conversation for you. Her official title is “motivational speaker and punk rock optimist” so that should tell you what you’re in for. She told me about what it was like growing up being physically different from her peers and how it shaped her into the person she is today. Did I mention that she is such a force of nature that NoFx wrote a song about her? Well, they did. She’s Nubs!

Website www.talliosborne.com
instagram: @nubs416

In this episode I speak with Lisa Pereira, record store owner, first-time documentary filmmaker, and all around badass. Female Treble is the only record store in Toronto that is owned by a woman. A honour that she would rather not have if it meant that more women could be involved in the game. A champion of female entrepreneurship, Lisa didn’t initially intend on starting a business. Instead, a business organically bloomed from an obsession with records and a personal library that would put most collectors to shame. I asked Lisa about the documentary that she has coming out based around the 1970s Detroit band The Punks and what it was like to apply her DIY skills to the medium of film. We also speak about the Toronto punk scene, dealing with online hate from comment sections, and what it’s like to turn what you love into what you do for a living.

@_kingbiiitch_

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Louise Distras is a punk singer-songwriter who’s been in the game for over a decade. In this episode we speak about her experiences as a solo woman on the road and what its like to share a stage with your heroes. Louise speaks candidly about being bullied, being homeless and body issues. She is both tender and tough and at this point her life she is finally able to admit it.

To buy music, merch and see tour dates go to louisedistras.co.uk

Follow her her on Instagram at @louisedistras

In this episode I speak with Shannon Knox. She is an artist and activist based out of Oakland, California. We talk about her beginnings as an art school dropout and moving into the punk scene at an early age. Learning how to silkscreen, she began making patches and selling them on the streets at a time when she couldn’t find work. Her art became distinctly recognizable, with her trademark black and white ink taking shape into political and often controversial imagery. Shannon’s work has been used to raise money for causes, it’s been worn by the likes of Jello Biafra, and it’s made it onto the cover of the Leftover Crack album Constructs of the State. Shannon speaks about why she doesn’t want art to be her main source of income, working with harm reduction programs, and why it’s so important for women in the scene to stick together.

@shannonkknox

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She’s a Punk is a podcast that creates intimate portraits of radical women who are guided by a punk rock ethos. It’s a platform to hear stories of interesting women and their struggles and successes in all kinds of different disciplines. Musicians, artists, athletes, activists. We’ll find out what drives these women, what pushes them onward, and how punk rock and the punk spirit have influenced and informed their decisions.