It's all about feminist linguistics in the workplace this week - how women are conditioned to interact both professionally and interpersonally. The patriarchy has us all (men and women both) programmed into such detrimental, limiting roles that don't allow women the luxury of being straight forward, completely honest, or assertive without serious repercussions that range from social to financial and everything in between. M&A break it all down, reflect, and hold the mirror up to themselves as well as society as a whole.

Actor Joe Nieves ("How I Met Your Mother", "The Dropout", "Stuck In the Middle") sheds light on how one of his greatest losses in life led to him pursuing his passion with grit and dedication.

Actor Christopher Mychael Watson navigates his journey through voice over, break out roles on Hulu, and beyond. We get into how developing different aspects of your creativity can open up the floodgates when it comes to your main passion. No matter what creative pursuit you are focused on, there are certain constant truths that carry from industry to industry, craft to craft. It's that truth that all artists are in pursuit of discovering and unveiling.

Trauma-focused therapist Alexa Cordry joins us in an exceptionally raw conversation about how she helps women with depression & addiction find softness in self image. She discusses her decade long journey through her own struggles and emergence into healing and shares some profound insights about some very nuanced emotions such as shame vs. guilt. This episode will leave you feeling a renewed or newfound compassion for yourself.

An artist of Swedish & Gambian descent, Rugiyatou opens up about moving to a new country, adjusting mentally and emotionally, and deciding to fully pursue her passion for a career in art. We especially get into how she is using her art as a way to have conversations about race, feminism, and coming from mixed cultures. This conversation is hugely inspiring in the way Rugi describes her process of bringing her own personal questions of identity into her art.

Rapper Christopher Leon joins us to get extremely vulnerable about an even more vulnerable album release. In his debut album, Christopher tackles issues of mental health in a way rarely done in the hip hop world especially. This is a heartfelt episode that, if nothing else, will leave you with the feeling that you're not alone; we truly are all healing.

A 24 year-old Mexican dreamer living in L.A., Dulce opens up about what it's like to grow up and become a hugely productive contributing member of society in a country that still won't claim you. What is the American dream anyway? The answer seems greatly determined by generational experiences.

Amir Locke, deadly no-knock warrants, and the racist history of gun rights.

Activist, lobbyist, and policy consultant Bailey Boyd joins the pod to discuss abortion law and what it really means to our society to have Roe vs. Wade threatened.

We talk with poet & author Mirtha Michelle about building a career as a woman that bends society’s idea of what a “serious” poet is. We examine the ways in which women are told that we can’t be taken seriously in our craft/career if we are also sexy. We also discuss the creative process and the different challenges that arise when creating from pain vs happiness.