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. Stephane Dunn (Cultural Critic, Filmmaker, & Author of SNITCHERS & Baad Bitches & Sassy Supermamas) w...
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 (Executive Producer of The Year Between), Alexa James (CEO of National Alliance of Mental ...
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 & Co-writer), Robert Colom (Co-writer & Producer), and DJ Reed (Senior Manager,...
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://ourbodypolitic.com/To learn more about the film and action you can take visit: https://www.werid...
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 Carter (Black Feminist Sport Psychology Practitioner, CEO & Founder of The Coalition for Food...
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 Jones (FLEX Playwright) - excavates the triumphs and tribulations of coming-of-age, the misconce...
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 BallotIn 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 always lived under the president’s spotlight. In conversation with Julie White (th...
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 ResistanceIn 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 that street smarts definitely belong in the white house. In conversation with Lea DeLari...
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’ll get real about the role that Black women have continuously played in uplifting and protecti...
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 what it means to be a mother and/or a caregiver running for office, the policies/issues they...
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 explore how reshaping the cultural narrative can support the on-the-ground effort for more wome...
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 about POTUS on Broadway: potus.moretotalkabout.comLearn more about Gloria Steinem: www.gloriastei...
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 around the political issues profoundly impacting us all. For more resources to feed your ongo...
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 resources to feed your ongoing curiosities visit: www.moretotalkabout.com
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 biracial representation add to the canon? We talk about it all and more in this episode! For mor...
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 and Phillip? What personal stories do the actors bring to these characters? What do they learn about thems...
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 experiences of the people trying to lead a group keep bubbling to the surface? Listen to Chalia and Irene un...
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 resources to feed your ongoing curiosities visit: www.moretotalkabout.com
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