A hard look into the origins of, history of, and excessive current examples of voter suppression in this county. You are guaranteed to learn something new and come away armed with plenty of hard facts for the next time someone in your life tries to act as though voter suppression isn’t a thing or doesn’t still exist. If anything, this reminds us all that the fight is far from over and there is always something to get involved in when it comes to furthering the equity and humanitarian issues in this country.

M&A get deep with psychotherapist Brianna Rosado as they examine the toxicity and alarming blurring of ethical lines when it comes to the education system set up for those studying acting. Ranging from high school theater, to university courses, to acting classes in Los Angeles, and beyond. The amount of emotional abuse and trauma that is thinly veiled as “working on one’s craft” is incredible. Brianna shares her journey from studying acting, to switching to psychotherapy.

Ever had a brief, fleeting moment with someone that made a deep impact on you and then you just...never saw them again? These moments are happening all over the world every day. What is it that makes our souls connect to a perfect stranger? M&A read some funny, some deeply heartfelt, incredible stories of missed connections and even share a few of their own. This is the universal human experience examined.

Oscar nominated producer Luis Augusto Figueroa joins the pod this week to talk about his film Feeling Through, which made huge waves in the industry, and features the very first deafblind actor. This whole interview is an extremely inspiring story, from Luis’ SOS moment to the story of the film itself. If you have 18 minutes to yourself today, we HIGHLY recommend watching the film (stream on YouTube!), before or after listening to this interview!

Our resident astrologer Jordan Shomer returns! This time with a breakdown of summer 2021, and the rest of this year. As we are collectively feeling the veil of 2020 slowly lift, and we begin to see some light, she warns of the potential for premature celebration and highlights the importance of moving through the planetary influences of the summer and fall in order to reach the levity that 2022 promises.

Anxiety and mental health advocate, Olivia Miller, joins us to discuss her journey growing up in a small town in Canada, struggling with mental health, and realizing there were little to no local resources to help her and many others in her community struggling with the same issues. She has started, and been involved in, countless activism programs and campaigns and, at just 19, is making a massive impact on her community’s wellbeing.

Molly shares the news about her new music that was just released, and it sparks a deep discussion about the role of artists, the creative process, the social responsibility artistry entails or doesn’t entail, and how to best navigate other people’s perceptions of you based on your art. It’s a reminder to us all that no artist or person is one dimensional, and to be patient with your own process of evolving and expressing.

We speak with Elizabeth Kott & Stephanie Simbari, the hosts of one of the top wellness podcasts, That’s So Retrograde! They have been featured on USA Today, BuzzFeed, The Zoe Report, and countless more! They’ve been growing their community and taking listeners on their health and spiritual awareness journeys since 2015 - before everyone and their mom had a podcast, and definitely before “wellness” was even a legitimized & mainstream genre. We dive right in to find out what sparked this career shift in their lives, what challenges they have faced, and how surreal it is to look back on the massive impact they have had (and continue to have) on thousands of people’s self-awareness, spiritual growth, and personal health journeys.

M & A select their “best of” and “worst of” for a wide variety of topics...from rap lyricists and 90’s songs to reality TV and horror films, plus more! It even gets a little heated when a disagreement strikes! 😬💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️ Tune in and DM us with your opinions on our selections!

This week we get deep as we address the issues/questions that you all submitted to us. Ranging from handling relationships with family members whose political views aren’t aligned with yours, to navigating a friendship with someone who is in a toxic relationship that you don’t support, to nurturing your creativity in today’s rapidly changing world...we get into it ALL!