Actress and comedian Yvonne Orji has received accolades for her role as Molly on the hit HBO show Insecure. This week, Erica sits down with Yvonne to discuss the power of humor and #blackgirlmagic. T...Show More
Nora McInerny is in love with two men. With one man, who died two years ago this week, she has a child. And last week she had a child with the other. She didn't tell many people about the new baby. ...Show More
In the final installment of our maternity leave lineup, bestselling author Tayari Jones sits down with artist Carrie Mae Weems to talk about independence, art, relationships, and one very fabulous whi...Show More
Shine Theory is cropping up everywhere from social media to the halls of Congress. But you might have wondered or had a friend ask, what exactly is Shine Theory? We go deep on its origin, what it is a...Show More
Erica Williams Simon sits down with Jenna Wortham. The Call is produced and edited by Samara Breger.
Our queen of cookbooks, Netflix, and writing is here! Samin Nosrat is the author of Salt Fat Acid Heat, and brings her infectious personality and obvious pleasure in eating to the TV show of the same ...Show More
Itâs our second live edition of WITHpod, featuring special guest Stacey Abrams! Just a heads up, this is one of those episodes that'll make you laugh out loud in public. A lot.If you want to get to th...Show More
Organizer Astra Taylor, author of âDemocracy May Not Exist, but Weâll Miss It When Itâs Gone,â analyzes âminoritarianâ rule in the U.S., how capitalism undermines democracy, and lays out concrete idea...Show More
W. Kamau Bell won an Emmy!!! And while he was on the red carpet, Hari was able to interview legendary feminist and author bell hooks about love, labels, and her views on the current administration. Ka...Show More
Chanel Miller, formerly known to the world as âEmily Doe,â steps out of the shadows after she was sexually assaulted on the Stanford University campus in 2015. In her memoir, Know My Name, Chanel shar...Show More
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oprah + chanel miller = a truly incredible conversation. i read chanel millerâs book a bit ago (actually listened to her audiobook which i HIGHLY REC bc she reads it in her lovely voice which makes it...Show More
Debbie talks to writer Roxane Gay about loneliness, social media, and self-exposure.
Have you experienced a big loss? The death of a friend, family member, illness, even a breakup or losing a job can be devastating. Help and support pour in for a day, a week. And then what? We're supp...Show More
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my favorite podcast cross-over of all time. all about grief and suffering, told very honestly by nora and aminatou, who have had to deal with deaths of loved ones! nora has an entire podcast on grief ...Show More
Content warning: This episode contains a reference to suicide. Traveling to Taiwan with her mom, Kathy imagines the life she might have lived had her family stayed. â Kathy's mom previously appeared o...Show More
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if you havenât listened to truth be told yet, you must! tonya is a great host & grapples with important questions from black people and POC. this one about joy is crucial. we need to cultivate and emb...Show More
Hundreds of years ago when colonizers instituted the idea of âblood quantumâ as a means of reducing the Native population, our Native ancestors probably did not envision a modern Indigenous world of T...Show More
Debbie talks to author and conflict resolution mediator Priya Parker about meetings and gatherings and why so many of them donât work.
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i love priya parker and want to live in her perfect world of meaningful gatherings
Indiaâs clampdown on the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir is entering its third month, and while the right-wing government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exerted tight control over the flow of...Show More
America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black people fought to make it one. â1619â is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it here. ...Show More
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nikole hannah-jonesâ led #1619project is a must-listen and must-read for all to truly understand the impact of slavery in america
In this episode we talk to Noname about Nonameâs Bookclub, and the inspiration behind it and her aspirations for it, including her plot to take down Amazon. We get into conversations about capitalism,...Show More
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we love book clubs and we love artists using their platform to help us all read more and raise our consciousness!!
Janet Mock is a New York Times best-selling author as well as a writer, producer and director on FX's Pose. In this episode of The Call, Janet and Erica talk about the importance of telling your own i...Show More
In this episode of The Call, Erica Williams Simon speaks with award-winning radio show host Krista Tippett about the difference between religion and spirituality, why we should all be kinder to oursel...Show More
After photographer Anjali Pintoâs husband died suddenly at age 30, she didnât turn inward. She turned to Instagram. Over the course of the past year and a half, those Instagram postsâone a day, every ...Show More
Jia Tolentino is a staff writer at the New Yorker and the author of the essay collection Trick Mirror: Reflections of Self-Delusion. âI feel a lot of useful guilt solidifying my own advantages at a...Show More
Jenny Odell is a multidisciplinary artist and the author of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. âIâve noticed that the times Iâm extra susceptible to being on social media is when I...Show More
In 2018, Stacey Abrams made United States history when she became the first black woman to be nominated by a major party for governor. Despite winning more votes than any other Democrat in Georgiaâs h...Show More
âFor some, there may be a kind of engineerâs satisfaction in the streamlining and networking of our entire lived experience,â writes Jenny Odell. âAnd yet a certain nervous feeling, of being overstimu...Show More
Thank you for listening to Public Access America. here is some information. Now go use it. What I had noticed was groups talking to like minded groups. Nothing gets done and everyone stays mad at ever...Show More
From #MeToo in Hollywood to the women's marches across the country, womenâs anger and rage has been at the center of major cultural shifts and, more importantly, has brought to light how far society h...Show More
This week Esme Wang (@esmewang) joins Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) to talk about living with a brain you donât always feel like you can trust. Esme Wang is the author of the New York Times-bestselling...Show More
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esme wangâs collected schizophrenias book of essays of mental illness was one of my favorites of 2019. this is a great intro to esmeâs work! read the book!! i am particular about interview podcasts b...Show More
Astrologer Chani Nicholas joins Alicia and Ai-jen to discuss the intersection of social justice and the stars.
Personal shero and labor innovator Ai-jen Poo joins us to discuss the politics of domestic work. How we can think about and pay for help with children, elders, and housework more fairly and comprehens...Show More
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ai-jen poo a personal SHERO on call your girlfriend with aminatou sow and ann friedman, also SHEROS!! ai-jen runs the national domestic workers alliance and is doing the work to help support caregiver...Show More
Dr. TallBear and Ayana confront western scienceâs continued appropriation of Indigenous sexuality, ancestry, and creation while unearthing our universal desires for love and belonging. Support the sho...Show More
Friendship is political - Aminatou Sow talks about making friends, thanking our ancestors and enjoying our wins.
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i'm a biggggg big fan of aminatou & ann's call your girlfriend show and their friendship. and a big fan of ai-jen & alicia. i have kept shine theory (i don't shine if you don't shine, it's all of us o...Show More
Tarana is a good friend and one of my favorite people on earth. She has been working at the intersection of racial justice and gender equity for nearly three decades, and she started the âMe Tooâ Move...Show More
Dakota scholar Kim TallBear talks about the end of US empire and what that means for Indigenous people. She is a regular panelist for the podcast Media Indigena and writes for the Critical Polyamoris...Show More
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anyone who has asked me for a podcast recommendation recently will know that i will always say terrible, thanks for asking. nora sets out to talk more and candidly about pain and grief and all the g...Show More