All Episodes
Episode 57 - Farewell for now, friends
Fifty Feminist States is coming to an end. Tune in to hear our reasonings, reflections, and gratitude for this journey.
Episode 56 - Reproductive Health as a Social Justice Issue with Regina Townsend
The importance of reproductive justice, infertility in the Black community and why representation matters in the TTC (trying to conceive) community
Episode 55 - Starting to Remember the Real You with Mary L. Chang
Discovering the real you and living your life aligned to who you are today by assessing long-held ideas and beliefs, considering personal values, and finding your pass...
Episode 54 - Introducing...Fifty Feminist States Podcast Fellow Angie Yglesias
Get to know Fifty Feminist States 2021 Podcast Fellow Angie Yglesias
Episode 53 - Introducing...Fifty Feminist States Podcast Fellow L'Oreal Thompson Payton
Get to know Fifty Feminist States 2021 Podcast Fellow L'Oreal Thompson Payton
Episode 52 - Introducing...Fifty Feminist States Podcast Fellow Mary L. Chang
Get to know Fifty Feminist States 2021 Podcast Fellow Mary L. Chang
Episode 51 - Intersectional Environmentalism with Leah Thomas
Environmental activism for Black and brown lives, what it means to be a “green girl” and why we should all talk more about Kimberlé Crenshaw
Episode 50 - Helping Communities Heal from Lead Exposure with LaTricea Adams of Black Millennials for Flint
Advocating for environmental justice and a lead-free life for Black and brown communities across the U.S.
Episode 49 - Revisiting Suffragette City with Fiona Davis, MJ Rose, and Katherine Chen
A special Election Day episode from Fifty Feminist States & Suffragette City
Episode 48 - Coming Home to our Bodies with Mary Grace Allerdice
Integrating our lives with the earth and the sky on unceded Muskogee (Creek) land
Episode 47 - Decolonizing Yoga with Susanna Barkataki
Embracing yoga's roots and becoming a yoga unity activist on unceded Seminole land in Florida
An Update, A New Book & 20,000 Downloads!
It's been too long, Fifty Feminist States fam! This week Amelia is back from hiatus with an update about the podcast, news about her brand new book Fifty Feminist Mant...
Episode 46 - Illustration for intersectional liberation with Kaile Akina
It’s the end of season five! In this episode, Amelia speaks with illustrator Kaile Akina about her journey as an artist, her experience as a woman of color in Utah, an...
Episode 45 - Harm reduction in Las Vegas and needle exchange during COVID-19 with Chelsi of Trac-B Exchange
What is harm reduction and how do needle exchanges help communities? In this episode, Amelia speaks with Chelsi Cheatom of Trac-B Exchange in Las Vegas, Nevada. They d...
Episode 44 - Exploring what we’re born into with Gina Giordano and Tara Brooke of Doula Trainings International and Born Into This
Learn about the role of full-spectrum doulas in our reproductive lives and how doula work is transforming during COVID-19 with Gina Giordano and Tara Brooke of Doula T...
Episode 43 - Bringing her hair and her Latina heritage to her art with Rosemary Meza-DesPlas
Today we’re sharing two special episodes from two special feminist artists in New Mexico! Hear from Rosemary Meza-DesPlas, a visual and performance artist living in Fa...
Episode 42 - Unpacking the role of the feminist artist and the healing power of portraiture with Sarah Stolar
Today we’re sharing two special episodes from two special feminist artists in New Mexico! Hear from Sarah Stolar, an interdisciplinary artist living in Santa Fe who pa...
Episode 41 - Supporting immigrant communities and fighting detention centers with Allegra Love of the Santa Fe Dreamers Project
Learn about the work of Santa Fe Dreamers Project as they nurture immigrant communities, fight detention centers, and support trans migrants in New Mexico. In this int...
Episode 40 - Tattooing and/as feminist practice with Amy Shapiro-Esswein
Learn about tattooing and the visual practice of Denver artist Amy Shapiro! In her conversation with Amelia, they discuss how Amy learned to tattoo, the status of wome...
Episode 39 - Fly fishing for equity with Erica Nelson
Learn about fly fishing for equity from Brown Folks Fishing ambassador and self-taught angler Erica Nelson! In her conversation with Amelia, they discuss how Erica lea...
Episode 38 - Body sovereignty, indigeneity, and learning to pronounce Łush Kumtux Tumtum with Shilo George
In this episode, Amelia speaks with Shilo George, a Southern Cheyenne-Arapaho woman, Queer SuperFat Activist, and founder of Łush Kumtux Tumtum Consulting. They discus...
Episode 37 - Creating an app for plus-sized folks to know if we can ALL GO with Rebecca Alexander
In this episode, Amelia speaks with Rebecca Alexander, the founder of AllGo, a review app where plus-size people rate the comfort and accessibility of public spaces. T...
Episode 36 - Forgotten feminists and Japanese-American culture in the Pacific Northwest with Mayumi Tsutakawa
In this episode, Amelia speaks with Mayumi Tsutakawa, a Japanese-American writer and curator from Seattle. They discuss her family’s influence on the art world, her ca...
Episode 35 - Food as family and how restaurants support and are supported by immigrant women with Bini Pradhan of Bini's Kitchen
Welcome to season four, Fifty Feminist States fam! This season we’ll be visiting the West Coast, and in this episode, Amelia travels to San Francisco to visit Bini Pra...
25 states celebration!
In this very special bonus episode, Amelia celebrates hitting the halfway milestone of this fifty state project! Tune in to hear the story of how it all started AND to...
Episode 34 - Poetry as power and how spaces shape lives with Hannah Drake
In this second episode from Kentucky (and the final episode of season 3!), we hear from Hannah Drake, an author and activist from Louisville who writes poetry about ra...
Episode 33 - Feminist community, family, and art in Louisville, KY
In this first episode from Kentucky, we hear from visual artist Laurie Blayney and small business owner Hannah Jones in our very first mother-daughter interview! They ...
Episode 32 - Spoken word poetry, discourse & resilience with Dr. Alix Olson
In this second episode from Georgia, Amelia interviews Dr. Alix Olson about her past as a spoken word poet and her present-day position teaching Women’s, Gender, and S...