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In this episode of Active Activism, Tonya speaks with Jennie Wetter, creator and host of rePROs Fight Back podcast. Jennie shares how her childhood influenced her early advocacy, the effort she applies to lifting others’ voices, and the validation of the positive feedback she’s received as host of this multi-award-winning podcast. Jennie Wetter (she/her) is the creator and host of the rePROs Fight...

Alyson is joined by Kelly Grace Thomas, poet, coach and author of her memoir-in-verse Future Tense (Alice James Books coming out next month and available for pre-order now). A book about the dual grief of losing her mother while trying to become a mother herself. They talk about grief, the commodification of women' s bodies, breaking the silence around these issues and the beauty of community. Aly...

Season 5, Episode 7 - October 10, 2026 Today’s book: The Bible Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them.  Guest Links:  Lisa Rayne Websit...

Season 5, Episode 6  - October 9, 2026 Today’s book: Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson (2022) Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and...

Season 5, Episode 5 - October 8, 2026 Today’s book: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei and Steven R. Scott (2019) Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the va...

Season 5, Episode 4  October 7, 2026 Today’s book: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez (1967) Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the valu...

Season 5, Episode 3 October 6, 2026 Today’s book: This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender (2018) Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value i...

Season 5, Episode 2 - October 5, 2026 Today’s book: Crank by Ellen Hopkins (2004) Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them.  Guest Links:...

Season 5, Episode 1 - October 4, 2026 Banned Books is back for season 5! Today’s book: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (1937) Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series covers seven different books, the reasons...

It's our second 'lost' episode! Recorded back in September 2024, and discovered in the depths of Ria's laptop, we are asking Do you need warm milk (with chocolate) for sleepy times? Or are you a cold milk only lover? Or is the idea of drinking milk in general disgusting to you? https://riasquestions.com/

Ria speaks with author Suzanne Junered about feminine rage, motherhood, the patriarchy and unreliable narrators as they discuss Suzanne's book Goodnight Monsters. Ria is very excited because she loved the book but don't worry, she calms down after the first ten minutes and both Ria and Suzanne have a great chat exploring the themes of the book and somehow Ria manages to get in a Studio Ghibli refe...

We found some 'lost' episodes! Recorded back in September 2024, and recently discovered in the depths (bowels?) of Ria's laptop, we are releasing it now for your pleasure! Ria's questions is here and the question of the day is Burps or Farts. That's it. We gross Tonya out with smell conversations about burps and farts, and enjoy talking about other smells, especially outside smells. Come join in t...

Jade & Wilnona are back! They are here to talk about their new book, a cosy murder mystery The Famous House Cleaners. They discuss their creative process, especially as co-authors, as well as the Inspirational Woman in Literature Awards. Find out more about Jade and Wilnona: https://andithoughtladies.com/ Famous House Cleaners (Wilnona Marie and Jade Dee) book synopsis: Pete and Violet went fr...

In this episode of Active Activism, Tonya speaks with author Amy DebEllis about raw-dogging emails, people trading their brains for convenience, and how paranoia is causing writers to limit their own creativity. Follow Amy DeBellis: https://www.instagram.com/royal_ouroboros_press https://x.com/amykdebellis https://linktr.ee/amykatherrrine Buy Methuselah : https://bookshop.org/p/books/methuselah-am...

Alyson sits down with Lynn Harris, founder and CEO of Gold Comedy, to talk about the power and joy of comedy–how it keeps us going and helps us engage with challenging topics. It’s an enlightening conversation that reminds us that we can all have a fruitful relationship with comedy and what’s funny to us. Have a listen! GOLD Comedy http://www.goldcomedy.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/GOLD...

When the Ria's Questions website went down, the Collective pivoted and called upon a friend of the pod, Wendy Wimmer and her Wendy Weetabix questions! Wendy asks: What is your ideal sleeping situation? Do you wear pyjamas, preferred pillow type, sheets or duvet... do you need a fan running or perfect silence? Jess shares her story about being delirious at the bed shop and investing in excellent pi...

Alyson sits down with Jill Christman, serial memoirist, editor and author of The Heart Folds Early , a book about choice. The most obvious being her choice to have abortion when she finds out halfway through her pregnancy that her child has developed only half a heart and will live a short and incredibly painful life if he is carried to term. It is also about her choice to heal, to keep hoping, to...

In this episode of Femme on Creatives, Tonya speaks with Clarence A Haynes about writing, the revision process, and how real world experiences can inform writing and writing with authenticity. Clarence speaks about his book The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. Find out more about Clarence: https://www.instagram.com/clarenceahaynes/ Goodreads bio: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22220239.Clare...

Tonya speaks with Charity Herndon about her delightful Jane Austen-inspired mobile bookstore, her Audiobook Walking Club, and the ways she has used her most painful experiences to champion her literary citizenship. Follow Charity's socials: Website: austensshelf.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austens_shelf tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@austensshelf Charity's charity: https://www.tcfood...

Join us in this episode where Ria slightly loses her mind and we find out that Tonya has been warned off Marmite, to Ria's disgust. Jess slips in a comment about eggs because she is egg obsessed. Alyson talks up bone dry toast. Jess argues for wet toast. They discuss if fruit is dessert. And it is just chaos!!! If you

The 52 Love journey continues! Tune in for Author-to-Author interviews featuring guest contributors in 52 Love: A Year of Romance, Volume One.  Pre-sale link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/52-love-volume-one-tonya-todd/8d2ac1480842b44b Original 52 Love: https://www.mstonyatodd.com/52-love-book Today’s guests: KT Bond:  Her story, “Back to Basics,” features characters from Back at Last , the third b...

The 52 Love journey continues! Tune in for Author-to-Author interviews featuring guest contributors in 52 Love: A Year of Romance, Volume One.  Pre-sale link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/52-love-volume-one-tonya-todd/8d2ac1480842b44b Original 52 Love: https://www.mstonyatodd.com/52-love-book Today’s guests: J.K Allen:  Her story, “Count the Little Things,” features characters from the Half Blood...

The 52 Love journey continues! Tune in for Author-to-Author interviews featuring guest contributors in 52 Love: A Year of Romance, Volume One.  Pre-sale link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/52-love-volume-one-tonya-todd/8d2ac1480842b44b Original 52 Love: https://www.mstonyatodd.com/52-love-book Today’s guests: Paul Atreides:  His story, “Tea Time,” features characters from The World of Deadheads tri...

The 52 Love journey continues! Tune in for Author-to-Author interviews featuring guest contributors in 52 Love: A Year of Romance, Volume One.  Pre-sale link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/52-love-volume-one-tonya-todd/8d2ac1480842b44b Original 52 Love: https://www.mstonyatodd.com/52-love-book Today’s guests: Chanel Hardy:  Her story, “Blood Love,” features characters from her December Davenport no...

The 52 Love journey continues! Tune in for Author-to-Author interviews featuring guest contributors in 52 Love: A Year of Romance, Volume One.  Pre-sale link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/52-love-volume-one-tonya-todd/8d2ac1480842b44b Original 52 Love: https://www.mstonyatodd.com/52-love-book Today’s guests: Gregory A. Kompes:  His story, “One for the Books,” features characters from his novel Tam...