Yeah, yeah, another unenlightened man said something shocking about a woman's place in the world. How do we help people be teachable in these moments? We don't know the answer, but we banter about it today. We gush about Radio Kingston and the power in community radio to present diverse voices and stories so that we can all live more happily together! Executive director and landscape designer at Earth Designs Cooperative , Aja Hudson joins us in studio and talks about how she learned to prioriti...
Jun 06, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 20
On today's show Shana shares a plethora of new podcast high fives for us to check out. See below! Theresa confesses her failure to stand up to a leering police officer and wonders what that means about her and her place in feminism. In studio guest, Susan Barnett , writer and former journalist, TV News Anchor and host of 51% The Women's Perspective, joins us to talk about her life as a journalist and reporter and how she eventually gave it all up to work on her fiction, first with the publicatio...
May 30, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 19
Yay, the new Shana Falana album mixes are coming along and Shana shares about that process and how it's going, while Theresa squeals about what she's heard thus far. Theresa opens up about her painting experience from this past weekend and encourages everyone to dip into their own creativity! Theresa interviews Sarah Carlson, filmmaker, editor and producer at Growing Films , artist and community builder about her upbringing and being a part of a vibrant adoptive family and her film projects incl...
May 23, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 18
Yay, Shana is back and talking about her trip to Scotland and how she and Mike checked out the Apple store in Edinburgh to find Shana's song, "Cool Kids," on the "Road Trip" playlist on every new iPhone in the store across the globe! Theresa shares the latest in her world related to #metoo and the discomfort she felt being asked to talk to an attorney about a sexual discrimination lawsuit against a former employer. Sarah Perrotta , vocalist and musician, talks about her music career, the joy she...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 17
Theresa is joined by guest hostess, Carla Rozman , designer and artist, while Shana is in Scotland. We discuss the latest in (hashtag)metoo, and critique the design of Melania's new campaign to combat bullying. Jen Donovan, founder of LeShag , talks about how she got into the beauty and makeup world, how she's built a successful business and why she is training new aspiring salon owners in how to become successes of their own. In the theme of Mother's Day, we were joined by special guest callers...
May 09, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 16
Today, we talk about the Cosby verdict, women's vindication and the fierceness of Michelle Wolf. Guest Amy Brown-White, diversity and inclusivity consultant, teaches us the basics of how to teach diversity in the education system, and how we can practice diversity in our own lives within our community. Amy also started a business called Travelwidth to help connect people of size with information about where and how to travel in ways where they won't feel otherized or excluded because of their si...
May 02, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 15
Today we dissect Theresa's new/repeat asymmetrical, yet to be named, haircut and how cutting her hair is the art project she always wanted. This leads to a conversation about women's hair and age appropriate haircuts...WHAT? Yes, they exist. KayCee Wimbish arrives and rescues us from our hair-talk to share about all the amazing work the Kingston YMCA Farm Project is up to. As an urban farm, their mission is to expand community food access and healthy eating to Kingston residents. In addition, th...
Apr 25, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 14
On today's show, Shana and Theresa catch up with each other. Shana talks about her week in the studio recording her new album and on the emotions that come up thinking about whether this is her last one. Theresa gets a little vulnerable talking about the saga of setting up a baby gate for other Mom's at the yoga studio as she works through her own emotions of trying to have a baby. Tissues may be needed. Special in studio guest, Liz Harrington, Mom, Wife, pollinator for Hudson Valley's local cur...
Apr 18, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 13
While Shana is in the studio recording her new album, Theresa and guest hostess Carolita Johnson, artist and New Yorker cartoonist, talk about Carolita's journey back and forth between New York City and Paris, dodging careers your parents envision for you, and becoming an artist on your own terms. They are joined by special guest Sari Botton, writer, Essays Editor at Longreads, Editorial Director at TMI Project, editor of Goodbye to All That and Never Can Say Goodbye, and founder of Kingston Wri...
Apr 11, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 12
On today's show, we sit down with songwriter, musician, and advocate Rebecca Martin to talk about her life as a musician, how she has been organizing from a very young age, and how she balances those two parts of herself today. Rebecca talks about how she deals with conflict and challenge, rising above and moving forward. Throughout life's ups and downs she's learned how to go with the flow, letting go of resistance and being open to it all. You can learn about Rebecca's advocacy work at Kingsto...
Apr 04, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 11
On today's show Shana and Theresa talk with Rebecca Moore, musician, actor, performance artist, educator, activist and co-founder of Hudson Valley Veg Fest. She talks to us about what it was like growing up in NYC, collaborating with pioneers of the 80's and 90's NYC art scene, making and playing music, and fighting for the rights of artists and tenants during the height of Manhattan's gentrification. Rebecca befriended a chicken at summer camp when she was 10 years old which would forever have ...
Mar 28, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 10
On today's show Shana and Theresa talk about seeing our shadow, the subconscious parts of our personality and how setting boundaries is a powerful form of self care. Theresa speaks with Rachel Collet, photographer, about how she's taking a break from her work to build her own home, digging into what the process has been like, and the challenges she's faced doing this as a woman in a predominantly male industry. Shana speaks with Samantha Stephenson from the band Frenchy and the Punk about life a...
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 9
On today's show Shana and Theresa break down the #metoo conversation further by looking at the messages they received as young women and how those messages shaped how they've responded to men and sexual harassment in their lives. Special guest, Lori Ann King, writer, author, athlete and health and nutrition coach talks about her personal health journey through a hysterectomy, an oophorectomy, and the sudden onset of surgical menopause. Lori's book, Come Back Strong, beautifully depicts her chall...
Mar 14, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 8
On today's show Theresa speaks with Elizabeth Gross, SomaVeda Thai Yoga Therapist and Founder of Dharmawake, about Elizabeth's journey to breakthrough disordered eating habits and how cultivating self love is essential for transformation, embodied living. We also hear Shana's interview with Tierney Tough of the band The Pauses about shopping her latest record, booking a music venue and how she keeps touring through the challenges of her heart condition. Shana and Theresa also share stories of th...
Mar 07, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 7
Theresa and Shana talk about body image and becoming more self-aware of the negative self talk we send to ourselves when we judge others. In studio guest, Erica Brown, talks to us about her process in overcoming shame and reconnecting with self-respect as shared during her TMI Project's Black Stories Matter performance. She also shares the complexity of raising boys in today's world of police shootings, school shootings and toxic masculinity. Penelope McCourty, dancer and choreographer in NYC, d...
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 6
On today's show, Theresa sits down with Tameka Ramsey and Eva Tenuto of TMI Project to talk about their initiative #blackstoriesmatter, race relations, being a woman in the tech field, and doing what you love. We also hear Shana's interview with Roz Raskin of Roz and the Rice Cakes about the need for safe show space in music venues. Plus we dip our toes into the subjects of violence, toxic masculinity and creating safe space for men to express their emotions. Roz Raskin: https://www.facebook.com...
Feb 21, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 5
On today's show, Theresa and Shana speak with Karen Storch and Emily Trotter-Bodie from Family of Woodstock Domestic Violence Services and Washbourne House shelter. Karen and Emily educate listeners about the realities of domestic violence, the resources that are available locally, and how we can better prevent it for future generations. Also joining today's show is Donna, recovery and domestic violence survivor and superwoman. Donna shares her own story in recovery and how she learned to cultiv...
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 4
Taleen Kali: http://taleenkali.com/ Dum Dum Magazine: https://www.dumdumzine.com/ Ashley Knox: https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2014/02/07/whats-beyond-greatness-ashley-knox-makes-her-own-way/ Go Beyond Greatness: https://www.facebook.com/Go-Beyond-Greatness-Inc- Today’s show was engineered by Ida Hakkila of Radio Kingston, www.radiokingston.org. We heard music from Shana Falana, http://www.shanafalana.com/, Taleen Kali, and audio from our guests voicemails ** Please: SUBSCRIBE to our pod and leave a...
Feb 02, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 3
Today we were joined by guests Gail Ann Dorsey and Ruth Ungar, two powerhouse female musicians, who discussed the how and why of what they do. Plus, a little Full Moon talk and a dissection of what it means to be an "angry woman." Gail Ann Dorsey: https://www.tcelectronic.com/Artists/artist/gail-ann-dorsey#googtrans(en|en) Ruth Ungar: https://www.discogs.com/artist/2572018-Ruth-Ungar The Hoot: http://hoot.love/summer/ http://hoot.love/ Today’s show was engineered by Ida Hakkila of Radio Kingston...
Jan 31, 2018•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 2
Please excuse the sound of our show... we were all just settling in.. and rather then not post this sweet baby of an episode we decided to just upload as it! But TRUST US the sound quality gets better!!! Also keep in mind that this is recorded at a Radio Station in Kingston NY! We wanted to have a podcast and then the radio station (WKNY) invited us to come and do it LIVE!!! So HERE WE ARE! Enjoy.. we've never done this before :) Shana Falana and Theresa Widmann discuss The Women's March, #MeToo...
Jan 25, 2018•2 hr•Ep. 1
