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There's been a lot of talk about suicide lately, and I've had a complicated relationship with it and depression for most of my life.  I'm safe and have been for around the last 30 years, but I felt the need to allow myself to be vulnerable enough to share this with those who aren't safe and might feel alone right now.  Sometimes I go months without this feeling and other times It's one day at a ti...

Sometimes I write for myself, and sometimes I feel like doing something with it.  I'm not sure what this should be yet, so I'm making it a mini-episode.    

If men can't listen to women, maybe they can listen to a man talking with someone who's not his lawyer not giving legal advice.  Cari started Lotus Legal to practice human centered law defending people against the power of the state. We talk about her journey into law that started in philosophy, our experiences during operation metro surge, appreciation of solidarity, how ethics, morals, law, and...

If men can't listen to the news, maybe they can listen to a man listening to a woman explaining the news from her kitchen in 3 minutes or less. A conversation with Michelle Glogovac, the podcast matchmaker (one of many, many hats she wears) helps me knock the rust off the podcast and release the first episode in about 8 months.  We talk about big things happening in a surprisingly small world, jug...

If men can't listen to women, maybe they can listen to a man listening to a new friend talk about snow sculpture, activism, Hallmark movies, indigenous world views and displacement, MEETING KERMIT THE FROG (OMG OMG OMG), the role art plays in defining one's spirit, and so much more! You can find Heather at www.linktr.ee/Friedliarts and both of us this weekend at the No Kings day protest on June 14...

If men can't listen to women, maybe they can listen to a man having a conversation with one of the women that inspired him to do a podcast! Maggie is the founder of Every Women is Worthy, an organization that strives to build a world where all women are valued. We talk about her organization, protecting women's rights globally, building a better world, what women find attractive (hint, it's not be...

If Men Can’t Listen to women, maybe they can listen to a man having a conversation with Jennifer Oborne Crolly, a settler who has found the joy of ‘existing’ as a Healer, and shares thoughts on the relief and healing available for men and our Masculine-centered world by embracing Feminine ways of being… 7-11 Slurpees, dueling measurement systems, the superiority of Canadian fast food, and much, mu...

If men can't listen to women, maybe they can listen to a man having a conversation with someone who can summon birds to land on her hands. From the guest: My name is Florence and I am an artist, naturalist, early childhood educator, and a typical polyamorous Seattlite.  In this episode my ADHD and I talk about how biology affects my worldview, how much I hate strip malls, and how I want to be trea...

If men can't listen to women, maybe they can listen to a man listening to someone on their journey to becoming openly the authentic woman they have always been.  I talk with Eve about music, transitioning, emancipating one's true self from societal demands, music, the selfishness of trans-panic, acts of persistence and mantra; squeezing lemons, and also music!  So much so that there's a companion...

If men can't listen to women, maybe they can listen to a man listening to Amber talk about parenting, masculinity, and femininity evolving through empathy.  The conversation wanders on many wonderful tangential journeys through psychology, history, learning being an infinite journey through life, dating, and solving disconnections in communication between genders. Links from the podcast: https://w...

If men can't listen to women, maybe they can listen to a man listening to Amber talk about parenting, masculinity, and femininity evolving through empathy.  The conversation wanders on many wonderful tangential journeys through psychology, history, learning being an infinite journey through life, dating, and solving disconnections in communication between genders. Links from the podcast: https://w...

If men can't listen to women, maybe they can listen to a man having a conversation with Zoe - a survivor advocate, founder of the It Will Pass project, and member of It's On Us.  We talk about reclaiming life, joy, and safety after an assault, the workings of Title IX, preventive college campus resources, and... avocados? Links and resources: https://itsonus.org/   https://endrapeoncampus.org/   h...

If men can't listen to women, maybe they can listen to a man listening to Nicole Davenport of the podcast "Great in the sack: when misogyny leads to mayhem".  Nicole's podcast approaches the inaction in solving misogyny and femocide by bearing witness through storytelling to the way the world uses women and girls as expendable objects. We dive into the mechanisms of insecurity, incel culture, and...

If men can't listen to women, maybe they can listen to a man listening to Colleen - also known as "The Abortionfluencer" on social media - discussing reproductive rights, when (and how) supportive men should step up, and when they should step back to center and amplify women's voices.  Plus, a deep dive into leftist and resistance collaboration, working around social media algorithms that are pref...

If men can't listen to women, maybe men can listen to a man having a conversation with Brown about unconventional thinking, addressing intellectual dismissiveness, how we move forward not only as individuals but as a society, the book she's writing giving guidance on love and relationships, and many side-quest tangents.  Find her online at @brown19170 on most social media.

If a man can't listen to women, maybe he can listen to a man listening to his mother talk about being a woman succeeding in the 1990s tech boom, changing careers, and somehow winding up back in tech.