Director Heather Ross, Producer Jeana Rich, and Stage manager Kim Bond join me to talk about the Vagina Monologues, VDay, One Billion Rising, vaginas, the open casting call for the production, gender-based violence, and being survivors. 

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Vagina Monologues Held Open Casting Call for February VDay Production

Candace, local organizer for Reveal Beauty, joined me and apprentice Heather Ross to talk about breaking ground in Austin, hosting survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking, their programs, volunteerism, and more. 

Reveal Beauty Serves Local Survivors

Jinny Suh and Lacy Walker of Immunize Texas join me to talk flu shots, conspiracy theorists, school vaccination rates, lackluster state policies, and public health. 

Immunize Texas Takes You Back to School

Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show, author of Lizz Free or Die and founder of Abortion Access Front (Abortion AF), joined me to talk about Abortion Access Front, its Do Re #MeToo tour, Tuesday, September 17th Austin stop, and clinic support. 

Abortion Access Front and Lizz Winstead Bring Do Re #MeToo to Austin

Local author and mother of two, Brooklyn James joined to talk about her book, Born In the Bed You Were Made in which she illustrates the differences between her first birth in hospital and second birth at home. Her midwife, Genevieve Schaefer CPM joined to share as well. 

Author Brooklyn James Shares Her Birth Stories in Book

Director Leah Carlisle and some of the all woman crew of the documentary film, Citizen, joined me to talk about the movie, filmmaking, and women in media. 

Citizen Documentary Makers Shifting the Paradigm

Monica McLemore RN, MPH, PhD joined me to talk about her work at the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at the University of California San Francisco, her research, her teaching, her patients, and her recent piece in May's issue of Scientific American. 

May Is for Moms, Maternal Health, and Monica

Jessica Mason Pieklo of Rewire.News joined me to talk about the SCOTUS decision on Masterpiece Cake Shop and other federal cases she's been watching for us. 

MasterPOS

Kathryn Gonzales joined me to talk about end of year celebrations for OutYouth, their programs, and the Gavin Grimm case. 

OutYouth Brings Awareness and Compassion to LGBT Community

Jessica Mason Pieklo of Rewire.News joins to talk us through legal ramifications of Domestic Gag Rule. 

Trump Tries to Tie Providers' Hands with Domestic Gag Rule

BossBabes joined me to talk about their new program, #EveryoneWeKnow which deals with the aftermath of #metoo. 

BossBabes ATX Are Talking to Everyone We Know

This week family physician and regular Houston Chronicle public health op-ed author Dr. Bich-May Nguyen MD and Mary Tuma Women's Health Reporter at the Austin Chronicle joined me to talk about the effects of the special session on women's health. 

Texas' Special Session Post-Mortem

Sociologist Dr. Holly Wood PhD and Heather Ross cofounder of Austin Chapter Women in Games and NARAL Pro-Choice Texas board member joined me to talk about the Google bro memo and the reactions to it. 

Bro, Sexism, and the Workplace

Teddy Wilson Staff Reporter at Rewire News joined me to talk about the special session and its impact on Texans. 

Special Session's Adverse Outcomes

Issues for Your Tissues episode from July 27, 2017 featuring Calla Hales lead Administrator of Charlotte, NC's A Preferred Women's Health Center and Lindsay Beyerstein, Investigative Journalist and Director of the documentary Care in Chaos which featured Calla and the clinic prominently.Care in Chaos is Rewire News' first documentary production. 

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