All Episodes
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...
Episode 31 - Women’s colleges and global citizens with JLP Prince
In this episode, Amelia catches up with JLP Prince, the Director of Community, Civic and Global Engagement at Agnes Scott College. They talk about the strengths of wom...
Episode 30 - Podcasting for the feminist revolution with Adrienne van der Valk of Feminist Hotdog
In this special podcast crossover episode, we hear from Adrienne van der Valk of Feminist Hotdog about what it’s like to be a feminist in Alabama and how podcasting ca...
Episode 29 - Cultivating wellness for BLK PEARLs and seeing the South clearly with Tori Wolfe-Sisson
In the first of two episodes from Alabama, Amelia speaks with Tori Wolfe-Sisson in Birmingham about BLK PEARL, a learning and leisure alliance that cultivates wellness...
Episode 28 - Exploring the past and present of women in aviation with the 99s
In this episode, Amelia visits the 99s Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City to speak with Shaylyn Sawyer, the museum manager. They discuss the global history of wom...
Episode 27 - Visiting the only queer feminist bookstore in Mississippi with Jaime Harker
This episode takes Amelia to Water Valley, Mississippi to talk to Jaime Harker, the owner of Violet Valley Bookstore, the only queer feminist bookstore in MS. They tal...
Episode 26 - Learning from the first and only reproductive justice organization in Memphis, TN with Cherisse Scott
In the second of two episodes from Memphis, TN, Amelia speaks to Cherisse Scott the founder of SisterReach, Tennessee’s first and only reproductive justice organizatio...
Episode 25 - Design for social change and business for better communities in Northwest Arkansas with Marty Lane & Hannah Withers
In this second episode from Arkansas, Amelia visits Fayetteville, AR and talks to Marty Lane, a graphic design professor and activist, and Hannah Withers, a local busi...
Episode 24 - Transnational Trans organizing from Arkansas to Latin America with inTRANSitive
In Little Rock, Arkansas, Amelia speaks with Diego Barrera, one of the cofounders of inTRANSitive, a collective founded in 2017 to uplift Trans voices in Arkansas thro...
Episode 23 - A physician’s perspective on abortion access in Kansas and Missouri with Dr. Valerie French
In this Kansas City episode, Amelia speaks to Dr. Valerie French about her life in Missouri and her work as an OBGYN in Kansas. They talk about abortion procedures, pa...
Episode 22 - Supporting and empowering Trans Women of Color to live their best lives in Memphis, TN with Jasmine Tasaki
In the first of two episodes from Memphis, TN, Amelia speaks to Jasmine Tasaki, the founder and executive director of WeCareTN, a non-profit organization that works to...