In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Joanie (@JoaniePhotos42) shares how accessing abortion care as a teen shaped her lifelong advocacy. We talk about her early experience with Planned Parenthood, her work as a clinic escort in the '90s, her career as an RN, and how the same forces she resisted decades ago — misogyny, disinformation, and Christian nationalism — are fueling today’s attacks on bodily autonomy.

Trump wants to make Canada our 51st state. But when you hear about Canada's overwhelmingly strong support for reproductive rights, you may wish it were the other way around. (I sure do!)

In this episode, Sabrina Baldini, founder, After Sex Ed, joins me to unpack what’s happening on both sides of the border: from sneaky anti-choice “private member bills” creeping through Canadian Parliament, to the U.S. exporting Christian nationalism through abortion bans and fear. We also get into Sabrina’s viral success — and censorship — on TikTok, her experience counter-protesting the anti-choice movement in Canada, and why adults are finally hungry for the sex ed they never got.

Plus: a surprising top search term on Pornhub, and what it reveals about connection, shame, and the next sexual revolution.

Let's talk about sex, baaay-beeee!

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In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, abortion justice activists Amber Smith-Stewart and Annarella “Rivers” Rivera share what it was like serving time in federal prison after they were targeted by Biden's DOJ for spray-painting slogans on fake pregnancy clinics during the Summer of Rage after the fall of Roe v. Wade.

They talk about who they were locked up with (you won’t believe it!), how they got through it, some hot tips for activists and protestors in this upside down era of authoritarianism (on meth), and what’s next for them personally and politically.

I also dig into what’s happening now under Trump’s second term — from the blatant lies and disinformation around what constitutes ACTUAL reproductive healthcare to their pardoning of violent anti-abortion extremists — and the administration's quiet dismantling of federal protections for reproductive care clinics, defenders, patients, and activists.

If you missed Part 1, start there — it'll give you a fuller picture of how this all began.

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In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, abortion justice activists Amber Smith-Stewart and Annarella “Rivers” Rivera share what it was like to serve time in prison after being charged federally. Their so-called crime? Allegedly spray-painting slogans on fake pregnancy clinics in the wake of the Dobbs decision and the Right’s aggressive dismantling of reproductive rights. And they talk about who they were locked up with (you won’t believe it!), how they got through it, and what’s next for them personally and politically.

I also break down the bold moves now underway under Trump’s second term — from his assistant attorney general's bodacious lies to the pardoning of anti-abortion extremists...  and now that the Trump administration has emboldened them, their renewed promise to shut down clinics for good (through ANY means possible). 

If you missed Part 1, start there — this is the story they don’t want you to hear. So, please help me get their story pushed through the noise! Share, like, subscribe. <3 

The Summer of Rage.

In my debut episode, Amber Smith-Stewart and Annarella “Rivers” Rivera share their story, from protesting Christian fake pregnancy clinics to facing federal charges under the FACE Act — bipartisan legislation from 1994 that was meant to dissuade anti-abortion violence. 

In Part 1 of a two-part interview, we talk graffiti, the dangers and deceit of these fake clinics, and what it means to fight back when the feds come for you.