More To Talk About

At a time repeatedly declared one of the most politically polarized, even the comfort of the family living room can become a hotbed for contentious debate. A new play by Isaac Gomez  RADICAL or, are you gonna miss me?   tells the sweeping story of a recently “radicalized” woman on the Mexican-American border, and hauntingly displays how the impact of her radicalization hits close to home. So using...

Inspired by the events and themes within Three Houses   (a new magical realism musical by Dave Malloy) - Host Andrea Ambam sat down with Ann James (Intimacy Coordinators of Color), Christine Jones ( Theatre for One), and Laurie Woolery (Citizen Artist) for a heartfelt conversation exploring community, art, intimacy, play, and connection as cures for the loneliness epidemic.  MORE TO TALK ABOUT (MT...

How To Dance in Ohio , the landmark Broadway musical, followed the coming-of-age journey of seven autistic young adults preparing for a spring formal dance — better known as a young person’s right of passage into love, stress, and independence. Inspired by the events and themes within the heart-filled new musical How To Dance in Ohio, Host Andrea Ambam sat down with members of the landmark HTDIO B...

Andrea Ambam sits down for a 1 to 1 interview with a special guest from a previous episode this season - Dr. Leeja Carter (Womanist Health Practitioner, CEO & Founder of The Coalition for Food & Health Equity ). Find out more about Dr.  Leeja Carter and stay involved with her work at https://www.leejacarter.com/ Feed your ongoing curiosities at www.moretotalkabout.com

BODY PARTS traces the evolution of "sex" on-screen from a woman’s perspective, uncovering the uncomfortable realities behind some of the most iconic scenes in cinema history and celebrating the bold creators leading the way for change. In conversation with the filmmakers, Kristy Guevara-Flanagan ( Director of BODY PARTS) and Helen Hood Scheer (Producer of BODY PARTS), alongside Dr. Steph...

The Year Between   - currently streaming on Peacock - is the comedic, yet viscerally real depiction of a young adult learning to live alongside her recent bipolar diagnosis - all while juggling a leave of absence from college, family life, the Chicago suburbs, friendships,  therapy, and new self-care routines. In conversation with Alex Heller (Writer, Director, and Star of The Year Between) , HaJ...

Coming to you live from Tribeca Film Festival 2023! Mountains is a new film centered around a Haitian demolition worker who seeks to buy a home amidst a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood in Little Haiti, Miami.  Listen to an unvarnished conversation about the making of their debut feature film,  immigrant representation on screen, and the politics of Florida featuring Monica Sorelle (Director &...

Listen to More To Talk About on Our Body Politic this week! Exclusive interviews and audio covering the role of storytelling in ending the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Relatives Crisis, using the forthcoming documentary short We Ride For Her  as a launching point.  Listen to episode wherever you listen to podcast, and across the country on the radio for the next week: https://ourbodyp...

We love being live! Please note: audio has some technical difficulties from about 2:45-9:57. Thanks for your understanding :) FLEX by Candrice Jones follows a 1998 high school girl’s basketball team on their winding journey toward a potentially life-changing state championship game. Inspired by the events and themes within the adrenaline-packed play FLEX,  Andrea Ambam sits down with Dr. Leeja Car...

FLEX by Candrice Jones follows a 1998 high school girl’s basketball team on their winding journey toward a potentially life-changing state championship game. Inspired by the events and themes within the adrenaline-packed play FLEX, this soul-searching conversation - with Rachel Cargle   (Author & Entrepreneur), Mahogany L. Browne (Author & Lincoln Center Poet-In-Residence) , and Candrice J...

Bonus episode! This year, I sat down with cast members from the Oklahoma Broadway National Tour and folks from Human Rights Campaign on March 31st, 2022 - International Transgender Day of Visibility - to talk about the importance and complexity of trans visibility onstage and offstage. Meet Hennessy Winkler (Will Parker in Oklahoma! ),  Charleigh Flohr ( Senior Research Manager at HRC), and Queen...

Bonus Episode! The Oklahoma! Broadway National Tour has made headlines for taking an innovative spin on a beloved “classic American” musical. While many hold classics near and dear to their hearts, recent revivals force us to reckon with the way in which classical musicals have most often been centered around a White American experience. Considering Oklahoma (the state) is home to more historicall...

Season Finale! DOUBLE FEATURE EPISODE  using the events of POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive as a launching point. 1 | Majority Rules: Feminism on the Ballot In POTUS, Harriet  (1 of the 7 women trying to keep a great dumbass alive) is the president’s chief of staff and is the real reason the country hasn’t fallen apart yet, though her achievements have...

SPECIAL DOUBLE FEATURE EPISODE  using the events of POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive as a launching point. 1 | Dismantling Obstacles to Equality: An Urgent Excavation In Honor of Pride and Resistance In POTUS, Bernadette  (1 of the 7 women trying to keep a great dumbass alive) is the president’s look-alike sister and a proud lesbian who quickly proves...

In POTUS, Margaret (1 of the 7 women trying to keep a great dumbass alive) is the first lady desperately trying to reframe her public image while all of her great services to society, her role in the president’s successes, and her accolades go ignored. Sound familiar? In conversation with Vanessa Williams   (the actress who plays Margaret) and LaTosha Brown (Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter ), we...

In POTUS, Chris (1 of the 7 women trying to keep a great dumbass alive) is a white house journalist eagerly trying to gather the facts around the president’s scandal, all while balancing the demands of motherhood. In conversation with Lisa Helmi Johanson (an actress who plays Chris), Liuba Grechen Shirley (Founder and CEO of Vote Mama), and Françoise Olivas (NYS Senate Candidate),  we’ll traverse...

In POTUS, Jean (1 of the 7 women trying to keep a great dumbass alive) is the president’s press secretary meaning she knows all about the power of shaping a story. In this talk, Andrea Ambam sits down with Suzy Nakamura   (the actress who plays Jean), Aimee Allison (President of She The People ), and Maya Contreras (Political Narrative Strategist and Former Democratic Congressional Candidate ), to...

In this talk, Andrea Ambam sits down with feminist greats, Gloria Steinem and Jamia Wilson , alongside POTUS playwright Selina Fillinger as they explore the past, present, and future of intersectional feminism and movement building in a conversation inspired by POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive running on Broadway right now. Feed your ongoing curiosities...

More To Talk About Season 2 is all about POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive running on Broadway right now. Tune into activated conversations with the 7 women who play the 7 women tasked with keeping a great dumbass alive + guest speakers from the POTUS Coalition!  You’ll get in-depth character breakdowns alongside tangible ways to organize and mobilize a...

In this talk wrapping up season 1, Andrea Ambam sits down with Robert O' Hara (Director) and Antoinette Crowe-Legacy (Kaneisha) for the final conversation on Slave Play. With laughter and candor, we take it all the way back to the first rehearsal and navigate the directorial choices and audience reactions up until closing. What does walking away from Slave Play feel like? Listen now! For more...

In this talk, Andrea Ambam sits down with Jakeem Dante Powell (Gary) and Devin Kawaoka (Dustin). In Slave Play, Gary and Dustin are an interracial gay couple whose relationship is underscored by fiery exchanges and palpable tension. How do Jakeem and Devin navigate the tricky dance between Gary and Dustin? Where do young queer people find models of loving relationships? What does black, queer, and...

In this talk, Andrea Ambam sits down with Elizabeth Stahlman (Alana) & Rashaad Hall (Phillip u/s). In Slave Play, Alana and Phillip are one of the kinkiest couples in the show, foolishly living in "post-racial bliss". However, in therapy, that bliss swiftly fades away and what has previously gone unsaid turns into several onstage meltdowns. What is it like to embody people like Alana...

In this talk, Andrea Ambam sits down with Irene Sofia Lucio (Patricia) & Chalia La Tour (Tea). In Slave Play, Tea and Patricia are the scientists/therapists who created "antebellum sexual performance therapy" based on their own interracial relationship. In the context of race, sex & trauma - is it possible to separate lived experience from experimentation? What happens when the e...

In this talk, Andrea Ambam sits down with Johnathan Higginbotham (Phillip) & Devin Kawaoka (Dustin) to explore "what it means to be in-between"  through the eyes of the two characters in Slave Play  who struggle most with their racial perception. Through personal stories and actors' insights, we unearth where the biracial experience materializes in Slave Play ! For more resource...

In this talk, Andrea Ambam sits down with Jakeem Dante Powell (Gary). Filled with tons of laughter, deep questioning, and even sour patch kids - Jakeem traverses the significance of Black, Queer representation and individualization in Slave Play, the theatre industry, and beyond. For more resources to feed your ongoing curiosities visit: www.moretotalkabout.com