Ukraine war forces hard choices
In this episode, a Ukrainian-American teacher responds to the war as a teacher should: by learning everything she can to help her nation. A Ukrainian mom responds as she must, by sending her teenage son away.
Podcast: The Babblery
Babblery: Same Name, New Mission for 2023
What is The Babblery about? In two words: women’s lives.
Women of Cannabis
CBD is the non-intoxicating chemical cannabidiol that is the less-regulated partner to THC, the chemical that produces euphoria. I was curious about the cannabis business, and also about being a woman in that business.
Andrea Dworkin, universalized
My Name is Andrea is not what you think. It’s less a documentary than a meditation, an exploration of words, and a universalization of ideas. I sat down to watch it reluctantly, wondering if I’d make it through. I was drawn in immediately by the actresses’ performances, by seeing Dworkin through a woman director’s eyes, by realizing that I’d always seen her through men’s eyes.
Religious views of abortion: more nuanced than you might think
Recently a friend of one of my adult children said to me, “So I hear you hate Catholicism.” I explained that this was a rather large mischaracterization about my feelings….
Authors on children’s books and representation
As a lover and writer of children’s books, I think that books for kids are now and has always been about representation. Kids naturally see themselves in stories, and they….
Nurturing community through jazz
Some years ago I took a jazz singing course at our local community college. The instructor, the wonderful big band leader Wally Trindade, said that to really test our chops,….
Women’s bodily autonomy in the post-Roe era
In this podcast, Suki Wessling and Christine Barrington interview two pioneers in the movement for legal midwifery and home birth. Kate Bowland and Raven Lang provide inspiration for women to continue to fight for the legal right to bodily autonomy.
Planting seeds with Lisset Orozco
This interview with Spanish teacher Lisset Orozco is part of my Moms Who Make a Difference series.
Abortion stigma: the root of healthcare confusion
This podcast presents a special Independence Day panel discussion about abortion and California’s status as an Abortion Sanctuary State. We discuss the roots of abortion stigma, and how stigma manifests itself everywhere from conversations between friends to communications between healthcare providers. We also discuss California’s status as a sanctuary station for abortion seekers, and what that will mean for our healthcare system.
