Kinda Radical

After 29 episodes alone or with guests, I am proud that episode 30 features Kinda Radical's first male guest! Today we are joined by my good friend Nicholas Thurston to talk about the ERA (ratified or not?), Florida politics, and campaign trails all over the country. 
 
We start by giving an update about the ERA in Biden's last few days of presidency, and hoping that it will in fact be added to the constitution soon! Unfortunately, there is little legal evidence to prove that is on the way. We get into the Florida abortion ban where Nick works on democratic campaigns. Finally, Nick shares some of his experiences working on many different campaigns around the country for a range of democratic candidates, what he has learned, and his advice for YOU to stay progressive during the Trump administration. 
There has been A LOT of information spread about The ERA and it's updates. In this episode, I shared information which I feel has been thoroughly researched and properly shared to the best of my ability. Here are the sources which I used to gather information: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/17/nx-s1-5264378/biden-era-national-archivist-constitution
https://www.equalrightsamendment.org/#:~:text=The%20Equal%20Rights%20Amendment%20(ERA,all%20persons%20regardless%20of%20sex.
https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/109330/documents/HHRG-116-JU10-20190430-SD013.pdf
 
To check your voter registration: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/
To connect with Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/
 

Continuing the month of Philly I guess... Welcome back to Kinda Radical in 2025! Today we are joined by AJ McCormick, personally running the Catcalls of Philadelphia chapter! This is the Philly chapter of the Chalk Back Movement which began in New York in 2016 aimed at calling out and ending street harassment. There are over 60 chapters around the world and I am honored to be joined today by AJ. 
On this episode we talk about the Chalk Back Movement, how to start your own local chapter, why street harassment is normalized in society and media, and how to safely respond or deal with harassment on the streets. 
Catcalls of Philly: https://www.instagram.com/catcallsofphilly/
Catcalls of NYC: https://www.instagram.com/catcallsofnyc/ 
The Chalk Back Movement: https://www.chalkback.org/ourstory
                 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chalkbackorg/ 
Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/ 
Are We There Yet? The Black Queer Guide to Divorcing America Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Are-We-Free-Yet-Divorcing/dp/1955905053
 

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025 Kinda Radical 🩷
 
Today is my first ever GROUP episode! Philly Pheminists join this special TWO HOUR release to talk criminal justice, trauma bonding, traveling, wine, witchcraft, restorative justice, and more. J, G, and Jack answer questions like "How would the criminal justice system be changed by an increase of women participants?" and "Why is creating a community of trauma survivors important and how are you doing that with Philly Pheminists?" 
 
To connect with Philly Pheminists: https://www.instagram.com/thephillypheminists/ 
To connect with Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/
To continue your research: 
30x30 Initiative: https://30x30initiative.org/resources/officer/penny-harrington/ 
National survey on victims views of safety and justice: 
https://allianceforsafetyandjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/Crime%20Survivors%20Speak%20Report.pdf
Book mentioned by J: It Didn't Start With You by Mark Wolynn
 

Welcome to the last KR episode of 2024! 
 
On this week's episode I am joined by philosopher, professor, social epistemologist, writer/author, traveler, and fantasy's biggest fan: Alex Stamson! Alex joins KR to discuss feminism in pop fiction, specifically in fantasy writing, film, and TV. We explore feminist theories in Game of Thrones such as self erasure, self sacrifice (or not), queerness in fantasy, and the interesting outcomes of assault for women characters. Alex also shares the meaning of world building in fantasy and how, when perpetuating stereotypes, it can cement prejudice.  Finally, we talk about teaching gender studies and how that is received in the classroom. 
 
If you are interested in reading more of Alex's work reach out to her here and ask for her publications behind a paywall: alexandra.stamson@uconn.edu
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aestamson/

Our second release of Kinda Radicals first ever double episode release! We are once again joined by Clara to break down the 2024 election. 
EEK! I know, right. On this episode we talk about what the Republican Party did correctly, what the Democratic Party did wrong, the role of social media, what we can expect in the future, and of course we start it all with a small rant session. Don't listen to this episode if you expect to get a full and fair picture of the election; this isn't it. These are my feelings about what happened and my own emotions regarding who Trump is as a person and a politician. 
 
To follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/ 

***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS TO THE ACOTAR BOOK SERIES***
On episode one of the special December ~double release~ with Clara we discuss the famous book series A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Mass including a full summary of the first book, and a discussion of how men and sex are written in this book. We end the episode by talking about dating in your 20's and WHY are men so afraid to date a feminist? 
Don't forget to check out the second episode released on December 1st: Ep.6: 2024 Election. 
 

November is Native American Heritage Month because November is the traditional month of harvesting for Native tribes. 
On this week's episode of Kinda Radical, I am joined by Gloria Horton, a long time friend and proud Native American of the Pima tribe located in Arizona. We talk about Gloria's experiences growing up on reservation land, and discuss MMIW: missing and murdered indigenous women who are not investigated, not reported on, and not found. This conversation can be very triggering - we talk about sexual violence, rape, domestic violence, and alcoholism. 
 
For more information on MMIW: https://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw 
To follow Kinda Radical: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/ 

On today's episode I am joined by Miriam Vishniac, a soon to be graduated PhD student in social policy at the University of Edinburgh. Miriam has spent the last few years researching access to menstrual products [or lack of] in prisons across the United States. On this episode Miriam walks me through her research, starting with the health, economic, and social aspects of not having menstrual products, followed by quantitative laws around the country. We talk about the gender menstrual fallacy, non-menstrator bias, and recidivism. Miriam also shares stories from people who have experienced this in real life or those who worked closely in this field. 
 
To research more of Miriam's work: https://theprisonflowproject.com/ 
To donate: https://thurmanperryfoundation.org/ 
To see clips of the show: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/ 

Happy October 1st and welcome back to Kinda Radical! 
Today's episode shares one not so radical take, one KINDA RADICAL take, and one super radical take. Through another solo episode, I talk about the gender wage gap, lifting up boys for gender equality, and ponder the question does more women in international office mean less war? 
Feeling inspired? Angry? Am I too radical for you? Not radical enough? Let me know @kinda_radical on instagram! 

"Above all else this podcast is a vessel to tell stories about women, by women, and for women." 
 
On this episode of Kinda Radical we talk about marked vs unmarked language and how that translates into our everyday conversations, gendering, and speech. Then I share the story of Mongolian warrior Khutulun who wrestles over 100 men to keep her freedom before coming one of the best warriors in Mongol history. This story inspired me to share the biographies of nine other historical women from The Book of Women written by Lynne Griffin and Kelly McCann. 
 
For more research on Khutulun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weryT_lXS9I
The Book of Women: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Women-Notable-History-Passed/dp/1558501061
Kinda Radical Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinda_radical/