We welcome the Adamant Eve team back from their summer break in this year's FunDrive theme, Radio Obscura, with the witchy, the occult, and the mythical! Hear from Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins, Autumn Moronchuk, Michelle Deng, Luis Cifuentes, and Wen Chan talk about all of the above, do their ritual of a Buzzfeed quiz, and share some obscure feminist facts. We could not make Adamant Eve happen without the support of CJSR 88.5 FM. Please consider donating to this year's FunDrive through CJSR's websit...
Nov 03, 2021•59 min•Ep. 65
In this episode we’re featuring part 2 of our interview with Pansy Poke collective, as well as a discussion between Adamant Eve and Gaywire producers. In part one, Aberdeen, Charlie and Kayla had told us about their journeys as tattoo artists and how Pansy Poke came to be. In this episode the artists at Pansy Poke tattoos tell us about the ways that they are breaking down some of the toxic behaviours that are prevalent in the tattooing industry. Afterwards, we hear a conversation between Adamant...
Jul 16, 2021•30 min•Ep. 64
In this episode Rose-Eva interviews the Pansy Poke tattooing collective about feminism and tattoos. Charlie, Deen and Kayla talk about how pansy poke came to be, and how they created a safe and accessible space for everyone, as well as the ways that tattoos can be a powerful way for people to reclaim and feel empowered in their bodies. To find out more about Pansy Poke go to their instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/pansypoke.co/?hl=en Hosting by Autumn Moronchuk Music featured: Smooth Act...
Jul 02, 2021•27 min•Ep. 63
We interviewed Yazmin, a community leader who is developing a community mural to strengthen the relations between immigrant and indigenous communities.
Jun 18, 2021•22 min•Ep. 62
Kathryn Lennon and Kyla Pascal are the co-editors of Hungry Zine , a community-focused zine centering radical food stories, art, and culture. Their pilot issue Home Cooking , honours everyday food knowledge -- delving into the complexities of the stories, emotions, questions, and relationships of home cooking. Hungry hopes to open space for new voices and new ways of relating to food and each other. To learn more about Hungry Zine, please visit their website . And to be in the scoop on their mos...
Jun 04, 2021•28 min•Ep. 61
Join our producers as we share some of our favourite tunes that we've been listening to lately! Autumn, Michelle, Wen and Luis share some songs for us to listen to, let us know what these songs mean to them and the team shares their thoughts on the songs as well. First, Autumn explains why Kimya Dawson's 2006 track I Like Giants has been a feminist anthem for her throughout the years. Then Michelle explains the power behind FKA Twigs magnum opus, mary magdelene off of the album of the same name....
May 21, 2021•29 min•Ep. 60
Happy Mother's Day to all mothers and mother figures! In this episode, Adamant Eve contributors, Autumn Moronchuk, Luis Cifuentes, Michelle Deng, and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins will first be discussing the history of Mother’s Day and sharing some fun facts and thoughts with each other. In the later part of this episode, you will hear an interview with Autumn and her moms, Janet Duffy and Deb Farstad, where they will discuss mother-daughter relationships, feminism, empowerment, and what it means to...
May 07, 2021•30 min•Ep. 59
In this episode, Wen Chan and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins speak with Dr. Sourayan Mookerjea about the ethics of care work, the division between universities and activists and resistance to green capitalism and more. Here are the readings that were quoted and mentioned during this conversation: - https://eco-chick.com/ecofeminism-explained-by-activists-ecofeminists-and-me/ - https://syllabus.pirate.care/topic/commoningcare/ - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/magazine/waged-housework.html Music use...
Apr 23, 2021•29 min•Ep. 58
In this episode, Luis Cifuentes and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins speak with Dr. Shama Rangwala about the overt rise of white supremacy, ideological adaptation, Marvel movies, Diversity and Inclusion trainings, and more! Dr. Rangwala mentioned some accessible readings that we have listed below: - Spectre Journal https://spectrejournal.com/ - Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto by Cinzia Arruzza, Nancy Fraser, and Tithi Bhattacharya - Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and Racist Nationalism...
Apr 09, 2021•30 min•Ep. 57
On the second part of our follow up COVID-19 series, Michelle Deng and Luis Cifuentes sit down with Dr. Denise Spitzer to learn more about the new challenges that the pandemic has presented for migrant communities as well as pre-existing issues that have been exponentially heightened. If you want to learn more about how you can support and advocate for migrant workers, please check out https://www.migrantealberta.ca/ To learn more about Dr. Spitzer's research, visit https://www.researchgate.net/...
Mar 26, 2021•30 min•Ep. 56
Here is a link to Dr. Montesanti's latest research entitled "Examining the Use of Virtual Care Interventions to Provide Trauma-Focused Treatment to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Populations" https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/52069.html Music used in this episode (in order of appearance): The Big Oak (Instrumental) - Chad Crouch Illustrated Novel - Chad Crouch https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 13, 2021•27 min•Ep. 55
CW: Hate crimes On this episode, we take a listen back to coverage from the 5th annual Hate to Hope Rally in Edmonton back in 2016, which raises awareness of hate crimes in Alberta. Thanks to Chevi Rabbit for sharing about Hate to Hope https://hatetohope.org/courses/course-v1:projectsomeonecommons+hatetohope+EN_2020_01/about Bashir Mohamed who was mentioned in this episode has written a Edmonton Anti-Black Racism Toolkit: https://www.bashirmohamed.com/blog/2020/6/2/edmontontoolkit Also on this e...
Feb 26, 2021•29 min•Ep. 54
RAD Educators Network: Facebook and Twitter Music by: Mercedes Sosa - Me Gustan los Estudiantes (I Love the Students - find English translations here ). Stay tuned next week to hear Luis talk more about Mercedes Sosa and this song! ★ Support this podcast ★...
Feb 13, 2021•42 min•Ep. 53
In this episode, Michelle Deng and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins talk with the director of the University of Alberta Sexual Assault Centre, Samantha Pearson. Also in this conversation, we hear from members of No Cops On Campus, Shima Robinson and Kendra Cowley. We explore dimensions of how the current judicial and police systems often fail to center the needs and well-being of survivors-victims of sexual violence. Additionally, how we can imagine and create alternative ways, of keeping each other saf...
Jan 30, 2021•30 min•Ep. 52
Happy New Year! In the first episode of 2021, the Adamant Eve team take a look back at 2020 and highlight some of the stories and events that we covered. Thank you again to all our listeners and to everyone supporting community radio, we couldn't have come this far without you!
Jan 16, 2021•29 min•Ep. 51
In this episode, Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins and Master of Science student, Kimberley Barrett, discuss mentorship in academia through a feminist lens. This conversation was sparked by a controversial paper that was recently published in Nature Communications that concluded that women are more successful when they have a male mentor rather than a female mentor. The paper can be accessed at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19723-8 . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Dec 18, 2020•27 min•Ep. 50
In this week's episode, Wen Chan and Michelle Deng sit down with filmmaker, Rebecca Snow, and executive producer / CEO and co-founder of Diva International, Carinne Chambers-Saini, to chat about their latest documentary, "Pandora's Box: Lifting the Lid on Menstruation." They discuss the taboos surrounding menstruation, menstrual inequity in the Global North and South, and the political, social, cultural, and economic implications of menstrual inequity. To learn more about the film, please visit ...
Dec 05, 2020•30 min•Ep. 49
In this week's episode, Rose-Eva Forgues Jenkins and Autumn Moronchuk sit down with community organizer, Caitlin Hart, from Free Transit Edmonton to talk about the feminization of poverty, transit as safety, and what it means for transit to be free and good. To learn more, visit https://freetransitedmonton.ca/ . ★ Support this podcast ★
Nov 21, 2020•28 min•Ep. 48
Happy Fundrive! In this episode, Adamant Eve contributors Wen Chan, Luis Cifuentes, Michelle Deng, Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins, and Autumn Moronchuk are taking you on a journey around the world! First, we feature a snippet of Rose-Eva and Wen's interview with Intent Coffee owners Mavi Az Atolentino and Reika Herradura about decolonizing coffee. Then, we each share one feminist from around the world that we want everyone to know more about in our segment, Better Know a Feminist: International Editio...
Nov 04, 2020•59 min•Ep. 47
On this episode, Wen Chan and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins sit down with Mavi Az Atolentino and Reika Herradura, the owners of Intent Coffee, to discuss community support, colonial impacts in the Phillipines, and what decolonizing coffee might look (and taste) like! Intent Coffee is a new cafe in Edmonton located in Southgate mall. It is run by queer, Pilipinx youth with the vision of creating equitable, inclusive, and sustainable coffee. You can find them on Instagram @intentcoffee.yeg
Oct 23, 2020•27 min•Ep. 46
'Tis the season to be spooky and there's no better way to start it off than by talking about vampiric relationships! Wen Chan, Michelle Deng, Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins, and Autumn Moronchuk sit down and discuss Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series, unhealthy relationships, and why the ability to separate fantasy from reality is so important.
Oct 10, 2020•28 min•Ep. 45
In this episode, Wen Chan, Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins, and Autumn Moronchuk sit down to talk about cancel culture and the impacts it has on members of our communities. We discuss JK Rowling's recent statements, what accountability looks like, and ways we can foster responsibility and transformation through our relationships with our communities.
Sep 25, 2020•30 min•Ep. 44
In this episode, Wen Chan, Michelle Deng, and Autumn Moronchuk sit down to discuss feminism, capitalism, and everything in between found in the creations of Studio Ghibli. We also talk about what the films and characters mean to us and profess our undying love for Studio Ghibli.
Sep 11, 2020•29 min•Ep. 43
In this episode, Wen Chan, Luis Cifuentes, and Michelle Deng sit down with Stephanie Booth, who has a masters degree in public health specializing in epidemiology, to discuss COVID-19. They discuss myths about the virus, what it means to racialize disease, and the implications coronavirus has on our systems. ★ Support this podcast ★
Mar 14, 2020•58 min•Ep. 42
In this episode, we wanted to commemorate the importance of Indigenous activists and the incredible work that they do. First we hear from Dr Dawn Lavell-Harvard about the connection between Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Children, and Two Spirit and the resource extraction industry. Afterwards, we hear from Randi Monkman about what drives their activism and support for Wet'suwet'en land defence. Hosting by Wen Chan, Autumn Moronchuk and Andy Silva. Editing and show production by Rose-Eva...
Feb 15, 2020•30 min•Ep. 41
In this episode, Michelle Deng and Rose-Eva Forgues-Jenkins interview Law professor Ubaka Ogbogu about Indigenous Healthcare and law systems in Canada. They cover topics such as Jordan's Principle, and discuss why Indigenous sovereignty is so crucial when it comes to healthcare. ★ Support this podcast ★
Feb 13, 2020•28 min•Ep. 40
In this episode, Michelle Deng and Wen Chan interview the band, Cutsleeve, a queer, East Asian, female rock band. We discuss what Asian representation looks like in the Toronto music scene and talk about the many-faceted challenges and dimensions of identity. We also feature a demo of their song, Durian Eyes. Look out for their new recording of Durian Eyes in the future!
Jan 31, 2020•30 min•Ep. 36
In this episode we talk about some of our the highlights for Adamant Eve in 2019, and share clips from our favourite episodes of the year ★ Support this podcast ★
Dec 19, 2019•30 min•Ep. 39
In this episode Justin Ducharme tells us about his film Positions as well as the poetry anthology that his co-edited poetry anthology Hustling Verse. The Vancouver Short Film Festival describes the film Positions as "the story of a queer, Indigenous, male sex worker in Vancouver". Watch the trailer here: https://www.cfmdc.org/film/4717 Hustling Verse is co-edited by Justin Ducharme and Amber Dawn. "In this trailblazing anthology, more than fifty self-identified sex workers from all walks of the ...
Dec 18, 2019•28 min•Ep. 38
In this episode, Michelle Deng and Wen Chan continue their exploration of the representation of Asian women in media. For this episode, they are joined by Carol Jacob to talk about the differences between East Asian and West Asian representation, and how this impacts their lives. ★ Support this podcast ★
Dec 13, 2019•30 min•Ep. 37
