Our host and founder Anna Lind-Guzik reads her essay, "Why Do So Many Men Destroy What They Can't Control?", mapping the direct connection between domestic and authoritarian violence, and why we will never be able to have equality so long as violence at home is ignored. You can read her original essay on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2023/02/10/domestic-abuse-family-annihilation-gender-violence-why-men-destroy/

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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik

Executive Editor: Gina Mei

Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio

Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn

Cover Art: María Medem

Produced by: Cosmic Standard

Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer

Technical Director: Jacob Winik

Creative Lead: Eliza Smith

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In the second installment of our two-part series on reproductive rights, Anna sits down with Dr. Sophia Yen (co-founder of Pandia Health), Carey Jones (writer, editor, and fundraiser), and Nikki Muller (writer and multi-disciplinary performer) for a panel discussion on reproductive healthcare, covering everything from contraception to abortion rights to promising research on morning sickness.

This episode is sponsored by Pandia Health, the only women-founded and -led—and doctor-founded and -led—asynchronous telemedicine and pharmacy in birth control and peri/menopause. You can learn more about them at PandiaHealth.com.

Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.

Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik

Executive Editor: Gina Mei

Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio

Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn

Cover Art: María Medem

Produced by: Cosmic Standard

Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer

Technical Director: Jacob Winik

Creative Lead: Eliza Smith

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Author and screenwriter Alanna Bennett reads her Conversationalist essay "The Healing Power of the Friendship Retreat", making the case for why a group trip might just be the cure for the ache of long distance friendships. You can read her original story on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2022/08/31/the-healing-power-of-the-friendship-retreat-culture/

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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik

Executive Editor: Gina Mei

Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio

Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn

Cover Art: María Medem

Produced by: Cosmic Standard

Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer

Technical Director: Jacob Winik

Creative Lead: Eliza Smith

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In the first installment of our two-part series on reproductive rights, writer, performer, and storyteller Nikki Muller discusses the importance of destigmatizing miscarriage, and reads her Conversationalist essay, "We Need to Talk About Our Miscarriages". You can read her original essay on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2025/05/20/miscarriages-pregnancy-reproductive-rights-bodies-personal-essay/

Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.

Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik

Executive Editor: Gina Mei

Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio

Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn

Cover Art: María Medem

Produced by: Cosmic Standard

Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer

Technical Director: Jacob Winik

Creative Lead: Eliza Smith

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Palestinian multimedia journalist Dalia Hatuqa reads "The 'Monsters' Behind the Wall", an essay by writer Lailah Radhiya reflecting on her experience growing up in the West Bank, and the significance of the "separation barrier" erected in the early 2000s. You can read Lailah's original essay on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2024/12/13/monsters-wall-israel-occupied-west-bank-palestine-separation-barrier-gaza-war-al-jidar-apartheid/

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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik

Executive Editor: Gina Mei

Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio

Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn

Cover Art: María Medem

Produced by: Cosmic Standard

Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer

Technical Director: Jacob Winik

Creative Lead: Eliza Smith

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What does life look like when you're living on a five year plan? This week, Anna chats with Babs Daitch, the octogenarian "lesbian Forrest Gump", about why she never stays anywhere for too long—and the life lessons she's learned along the way.

If you want to learn more about Babs, check out THANKS, BABS, co-directed and co-produced by Jen Rainin and Rivkah Beth Medow. https://franklyspeakingfilms.com/thanks-babs/

This episode is sponsored by the Curve Foundation, the only national nonprofit championing LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary stories and culture. https://thecurvefoundation.org/

Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist.

Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik

Executive Editor: Gina Mei

Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio

Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn

Cover Art: María Medem

Produced by: Cosmic Standard

Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer

Technical Director: Jacob Winik

Creative Lead: Eliza Smith

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Writer and Conversationalist contributor Vanessa Hsia reads her essay, "If Clothes Make the Man", about how her grandmother dressed her grandfather throughout their marriage, and how this seemingly small act of domestic labor functioned as both a point of pride and an expression of love. You can read Vanessa's original essay on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2024/06/12/clothing-nainai-yeye-grandparents-spouse-gender-roles-husband-wife-marriage-death-grief-funeral/

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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik

Executive Editor: Gina Mei

Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio

Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn

Cover Art: María Medem

Produced by: Cosmic Standard

Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer

Technical Director: Jacob Winik

Creative Lead: Eliza Smith

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Journalist and Conversationalist contributor Aliya Bashir discusses her anti-nihilistic approach to climate reporting, and the importance of finding hopeful narratives when things are feeling bleak.

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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik

Executive Editor: Gina Mei

Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio

Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn

Cover Art: María Medem

Produced by: Cosmic Standard

Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer

Technical Director: Jacob Winik

Creative Lead: Eliza Smith

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