Kinda Radical

Happy Mother's Day!  Today is worthy of a surprise episode with my Mom, dontcha think? On this episode we talk about being a Mother, favorite phrases, supporting women, and why in the world are people not having babies in the United States?  Enjoyed the new intro music? Be sure to follow @kinda_radical on Instagram to see more clips and behind the scenes of the podcast, including hilarious clips o...

On this episode of Kinda Radical I am joined by quite possibly THE Baddest Bitch in the Building, Neeki Motabar. We talk all things Pitbull, podcasting, hate comments, and power lifting, and we even bust some common feminist myths such as 'Do feminists shave their body hair?' Leave a 5 star review and comment on this video if you enjoy our conversation!  Neeki hosts her own podcast The Baddest Bit...

Welcome back to Kinda Radical!  This week we are joined by the Philly Abortion Doula to talk about the ups and downs of being an abortion doula, personal stories, Pennsylvania abortion laws, and if we think ghosts exist. **Please be advised this episodes contains explicit personal experiences about abortion which may be triggering to some.    To connect with Philly Abortion Doula on Instagram: htt...

April Fools! On this episode of Kinda Radical I chat with Maddy Szidon, a close friend of mine since high school. We catch up, do speed round get to know you, makeup trivia, and talk about anything and everything. This is a chill and fun episode to welcome Spring and sunshine 🌸🌞 To check out Maddy's makeup looks: https://www.instagram.com/angelfaced222/?locale=zh_CN   To connect with Kinda Radic...

On this weeks episode of Kinda Radical I am joined by three members of DC Divas, the Washington D.C. Professional Women's Football team! Kristie, Sarah, and Felicia share their team's strengths, what they're hoping for this season, and what it's like to grow the women's game. We talk about the growth of girls and women's flag football, the next steps into tackle football, injury prevention, and ev...

This week on Kinda Radical I talk with Rose City Rollers Rocket Mean and Mutch. Rose City Rollers has many teams such as youth teams, adult rec teams, competitive teams, and the 5x World Champion travel team.  We talk about the sport itself, connections within Oregon, and the open environment of roller derby. Regarding Trump's anti-DEI and anti-trans regulations, Rose City Rollers is committed to...

So excited to be back in the sports realm with DC Shadow, a professional women's ultimate frisbee team in the Premier Ultimate League. I am joined this week by teammates Kat Riztmann, Lisi Lohre, and Jackie Wang.  On this episode we talk about the Premier Ultimate League and Shadow's beginnings to create an equal opportunity space to play, what the team is looking forward to next season, trans pla...

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 th...

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. ...

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 communi...

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 f...

***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 d...

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...

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...

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 produ...

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 en...

"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 Mongo...

GOTCHA! There's a bonus episode today! The 7th and (truly) last part of the Women in Sports series comes to an end today with our science episode. Joined by Abby McIntyre of FASTR, a Stanford based research group focused on female athlete research to improve athlete output, health, and education about their bodies and sport, today we talk all things science.  Do you know what the Female Athlete Tr...

Heard the buzz? Rugby is all the rage. Get caught up on the women's Olympic performance including their first medal in the sport, what this means for rugby in the US, and what struggles have brought them to this point. Karee Helgerson is our guest today walking us through her rugby career - highs and lows of a sport not so popular in our country. How can an entire university erase 3 national champ...

Another month, another episode of Kinda Radical! The Olympics are officially underway and the Women in Sports series continues with its fifth installment: Triathlon.  Today I am joined by Erika Ackerlund, a triathlete from Montana who competes for the US National Triathlon Team. We talk about how she got into the sport, what her training is like, where she has raced around the world, and how triat...

Making our way through the Women in Sports series in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics with this new episode Women in Sports part 4: Media, with special guest Paityn Tabor. Paityn is a media coordinator for the new USL W league, she is a teammate, a captain, and a storyteller.  Today we discuss the impact of media in sports, the differences between men and women's media coverage and reporti...

Half way through the first ever Kinda Radical series, Women in Sports! Today I am joined by Helen Pelayo, a gym owner for over 10 years, a wife, mother of three, and a passionate women's coach. Today we talk about syncing your active lifestyle with your cycle.    Lobos Gym:  https://calendly.com/lobos https://www.instagram.com/lobosgympdx/

Kinda Radical TWICE in one month? Yeah that's right, we're back and better than ever.  On today's episode, I am joined by Malone Hiebert sharing her experience growing up playing ice hockey, a very masculine centered sport. We discuss playing on boys teams, the lack of visibility for female athletes in this sport, and new news with the PWHL on the East coast.    Second reminder to follow the new i...

We are soooo back!  After a month off, welcome back to Kinda Radical with my first series Women in Sports! This will be a six part series released throughout this summer in preparation for the summer olympics!  On this episode, Maggie Kersting and I talk about mental health of college athletes, coaching women, and the recent women's basketball craze.  New instagram alert! Follow my new instagram f...

On today's episode of Kinda Radical I am joined by poet and journalist Irene Vázquez to discuss their work through ecofeminism and environmental racism. We discuss the spiritual and biological connections between gender and Earth and how this connection affects the lives of women and gender minorities globally.    To hear more from Irene: https://www.irenevazquez.com/