Sunstorm with Alicia Garza & Ai-jen Poo

By NDWA

What's Sunstorm with Alicia Garza & Ai-jen Poo about?

Sunstorm is an audio salon hosted by two of America’s leading organizers, Alicia Garza and Ai-jen Poo, where they talk to their friends and heroes about how women stay powerful and joyful amidst the chaos of life in America today.

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Sunstorm with Alicia Garza & Ai-jen Poo episodes:

10.19.2021
Telling Stories with Alfonso Cuaron
Academy Award Winning Director Alfonso Cuaron joins the Ai-jen to discuss Roma and changing cultural narratives.
08.03.2021
Reprise: Making Empathy Go Viral with Heather McGhee
Heather McGhee on how we played ourselves - what racism costs everyone.
07.06.2021
What We’ll Carry Forward with Ai-jen and Alicia
Making change is a lifetime of work and Ai-jen & Alicia are in it for the long haul.
06.29.2021
Normalcy Is a Scam with Alice Wong
Through The Disability Visibility Project and other channels, Alice Wong’s work has challenged beliefs about what disability is—and who disabled people are. She explains the far-reaching impact of the disability rights movement, how it has sharpened other avenues of activism,...
06.22.2021
Tired and Excited with Baratunde Thurston
We can all citizen as a verb. It's our duty!
06.15.2021
Laughing Means We’re Alive with Margaret Cho
A legend gives us lessons on turning anxiety into action.
06.08.2021
Learning From Nature with Tara Houska
We have the opportunity to redefine our relationship to Mother Nature, and Tara Houska is on the frontlines.
06.01.2021
Manifesting Shine with Tunde Oyeneyin
We can win our future by taking care of our bodies and each other.
05.25.2021
Being the First of Many with Errin Haines
We don't have to figure out everything on our own. Errin Haines is here for that.
05.18.2021
Learning As We Go with Ai-jen and Alicia
What now? What have we learned, and what do we still need to figure out? Ai-jen and Alicia reflect.
05.04.2021
Coming Soon: Sunstorm Season 3!
Season 3 of Sunstorm is all about what we do now: learning as we go!
01.05.2021
Changing the Culture with Nsé Ufot
Years of organizing in Georgia brought us to a moment where the balance of power can shift.
01.03.2021
Expanding What’s Possible with Rep. Nikema Williams
Rep. Nikema Williams is being sworn in today and is bringing us hope for the future.
10.27.2020
Where We Go from Here with Ai-jen and Alicia
We're proud of you fam. You give us hope.
10.20.2020
It's a Very Auspicious Time with Cecile Richards
It's not you, it's the system - Cecile Richards reminds us.
10.13.2020
Breaking Through Bubbles with Marisa Franco
Marisa Franco is showing us how to be multipliers - each of us has the power to make change.
10.06.2020
Fighting for Justice with Bryan Stevenson
We need truth in order to have justice, and Bryan Stevenson will lead us on that path.
09.29.2020
No Representation Without Responsibility with Raquel Willis
It's not just about visibility, it's about changing systems that do harm.
09.22.2020
Planting Seeds with Alicia & Ai-jen
Alicia and Ai-jen want you to fight like hell.
09.15.2020
You'll Laugh with Jenny Yang
Finding comedy by way of organizing - there's a way for all of us to fight.
09.08.2020
Leaving It All On The Field with Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe explains it all - life is political.
09.02.2020
New Season! Finding Your Lane
The storm is unprecedented - let's be the light together. New Season starts September 8, 2020!
04.07.2020
Bonus: How We Care About Care
Caregiving is more important than ever. Ai-jen and Alicia explain talk about how we can use this moment to change out society.
03.31.2020
Hope, Resilience and Tequila with Alicia and Ai-jen
From quarantine, Ai-jen and Alicia answer your questions on managing stress, building movements, and Real Housewives.
03.24.2020
Governing in a Crisis with Rep. Ayanna Pressley
A quarantine conversation from home with three women working to make the world better.
03.17.2020
Are We OK with W. Kamau Bell
Time for a laugh and for our first dude as we discuss how being an outsider has shaped W. Kamau Bell's worldview.
03.10.2020
Being 100% Yourself with Dawn-Lyen Gardner
Actress Dawn-Lyen Gardner is figuring out what it means to fit in all of the communities she's a part of as a Chinese and Black woman. This helps her see so many different perspectives.
03.03.2020
How to Get Free with Aminatou Sow
Friendship is political - Aminatou Sow talks about making friends, thanking our ancestors and enjoying our wins.
02.25.2020
Getting Into Good Trouble
Just Show Up. How can we stay present, focused, and engaged in these chaotic times? Protesting is cathartic and brings people together to make change. Today we talk protest tips and the history of civil disobedience.
02.18.2020
Listening To Our Inner Voices with Sarah Jones
Twerking for the revolution? Sounds good to us. Sarah Jones embodies the voices of many different characters to help us all get to the root of what we're fighting for.
02.11.2020
Advice from Women Changing the World
We all need help and we all need each other. For this inspiring episode, Alicia and Ai-jen gathered five of their best friends and fellow women changing the world for an evening of tequila, face masks, and serious wisdom.
02.04.2020
How We Got Here: The Story of Alicia and Ai-jen
How do you become a leading activist in America? In this deeply personal episode Ai-jen and Alicia open up about their families, their intros to social justice, and how their friendship and activism became intertwined.
01.28.2020
Making Empathy Go Viral with Heather McGhee
Heather McGhee talks to Sunstorm about how we are all intertwined.
01.24.2020
We Were Born For This with Chani Nicholas
Astrologer Chani Nicholas joins Alicia and Ai-jen to discuss the intersection of social justice and the stars.
01.09.2020
Welcome to Sunstorm
Two of America's leading activists talk to their friends and heroes about staying joyful in the chaos.

What's Sunstorm with Alicia Garza & Ai-jen Poo about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Sunstorm with Alicia Garza & Ai-jen Poo episodes:

Telling Stories with Alfonso Cuaron

Reprise: Making Empathy Go Viral with Heather McGhee

What We’ll Carry Forward with Ai-jen and Alicia

Normalcy Is a Scam with Alice Wong

Tired and Excited with Baratunde Thurston

Laughing Means We’re Alive with Margaret Cho

Learning From Nature with Tara Houska

Manifesting Shine with Tunde Oyeneyin

Being the First of Many with Errin Haines

Learning As We Go with Ai-jen and Alicia

Coming Soon: Sunstorm Season 3!

Changing the Culture with Nsé Ufot

Expanding What’s Possible with Rep. Nikema Williams

Where We Go from Here with Ai-jen and Alicia

It's a Very Auspicious Time with Cecile Richards

Breaking Through Bubbles with Marisa Franco

Fighting for Justice with Bryan Stevenson

No Representation Without Responsibility with Raquel Willis

Planting Seeds with Alicia & Ai-jen

You'll Laugh with Jenny Yang

Leaving It All On The Field with Megan Rapinoe

New Season! Finding Your Lane

Bonus: How We Care About Care

Hope, Resilience and Tequila with Alicia and Ai-jen

Governing in a Crisis with Rep. Ayanna Pressley

Are We OK with W. Kamau Bell

Being 100% Yourself with Dawn-Lyen Gardner

How to Get Free with Aminatou Sow

Getting Into Good Trouble

Listening To Our Inner Voices with Sarah Jones

Advice from Women Changing the World

How We Got Here: The Story of Alicia and Ai-jen

Making Empathy Go Viral with Heather McGhee

We Were Born For This with Chani Nicholas

Welcome to Sunstorm