When it comes to personal fitness, it turns out that one size does not fit all. This week Amanda is joined by personal trainer, Founder and Executive Director of the Aunt Sister Project - Ashley Lentz. Ashley has over 15 years of experience i

Sustainability and Ethics in Fashion with Kevin Robert Fernandez, Kevin Robert Designs

Dec 31st, 2021 49m 56s

The fashion industry is one of the most wasteful industries in the world, making up roughly 10% of humanity’s carbon emissions, it is the second largest consumer of water worldwide, and 85% of textiles end up in landfills every year. How can we

Do You Wanna? Consent Education with Aela Mansmann, SafeBAE

Jul 6th, 2021 1h 15m

Turns out consent doesn't only apply to sexual situations. At the root of it, consent is really about permission. This week Amanda is joined by Aela Mansmann, peer educator with SafeBAE - Safe Before Anyone Else. Aela breaks down common misconc

Homelessness and the Right to Housing with Kara Birrell, Comedian and Host of Housing First Podcast

May 31st, 2021 59m 54s

Is finding a solution to homelessness as difficult as we think? Prepare yourself for some worm cans! Amanda is joined this week by Kara Birrell, comedian, podcaster, and housing advocate. Kara shares her experience with homelessness in New York

The Foster Care to Prison Pipeline with Christina Sorenson, Esq., Juvenile Law Center

Apr 13th, 2021 1h 33m

Instead of assuming what people want, we should be asking them what they need. This week Amanda speaks with Juvenile Law Center lawyer, Christina Sorenson, about the foster care to prison pipeline and the history of foster care in the United S

A Different Kind of School Year with Mia Gault, Middle School Student

Apr 6th, 2021 43m 54s

The children are the future--and they’re smarter than us. It’s been an exhausting, challenging, and eye-opening year, but what has it been like for the younger generation? This week Amanda sits down with middle school student, Mia Gault, to g

Dear Britney, An Apology

Mar 30th, 2021 23m 3s

Amanda is on her own this week, and she has some baggage to unpack (this won't be the last time, either). Framing Britney Spears, presented by the New York Times, promises to take a deep dive into the #FreeBritney movement and her ongoing cons

2021 NYC Mayoral Candidate, Dianne Morales

Feb 22nd, 2021 1h 10m

Community based solutions, grassroots efforts, and a progressive agenda are just a few things that make NYC mayoral candidate, Dianne Morales, stand out. With a background in the nonprofit sector, Dianne served as former Executive Director of

2021 NYC Mayoral Candidate, Kathryn Garcia

Feb 15th, 2021 56m 48s

COVID-19 has changed so much for the world as far as how we operate. We are having to consider new ways of doing things and we are being given an opportunity to rebuild bigger and better, and doing so in New York is no exception. Enter mayoral

Finance Series: Hope Is Expensive

Feb 1st, 2021 28m 38s

Is this what money therapy sounds like? Amanda is on her own this week as she puts together the pieces she's learned over the past few episodes when it comes to personal finances. She speaks on her upbringing (a big part of how we think about m

Finance Series: How to Have a Better Relationship with Your Money with Lindsay Goldwert, Spent Podcast, Author of Bow Down

Jan 25th, 2021 1h 8m

What if you and money were dating? How did you meet? Is it serious? Amanda chats with finance podcaster and writer Lindsay Goldwert about the relationship between us and our money; the shame surrounding debt, and being the one that has to take

Finance Series: Building Your Budget with Mary Pino, The Gilded Grape

Jan 18th, 2021 50m 50s

Savings accounts and investing and being able to buy nice things is, well, nice, but are you actually keeping track of how much you spend? How much you save? Amanda has haphazardly attempted budgets for quite some time, but it never seemed to

Finance Series: Preparing for Retirement with Jo-Ann Holst and Matt Snyder of JH Advisers Inc.

Jan 11th, 2021 1h 15m

There are two types of people: those that have a plan and those that do not. This week Amanda speaks with her very own financial planners, Jo-Ann Holst and Matt Snyder about preparing for retirement. Did you think this was irrelevant? It’s ok,

Bonus Episode (A Rant)

Jan 8th, 2021 11m 48s

Amanda completes a 12 minute, uninterrupted sentence about her feelings on the events that took place at our nation's capitol on January 6, 2021. Does she have the authority to do this? No. Is that important? Also no.

Finance Series: Debts, Assets, Liabilities and Credit with Michael Dunn, CEO, Decade Financial Solutions

Jan 4th, 2021 1h 21m

What’s your number? You might want a pen and paper for this episode... This week Amanda is joined by veteran and business owner, Michael Dunn of Decade Financial Solutions based in San Diego, California. Most of us are afraid to talk about mon

Library for President with Nick Higgins, Chief Librarian, Brooklyn Public Library

Dec 7th, 2020 1h 12m

If you do not value libraries then you do not value information or culture or wisdom. You are silencing the voices of the past and you are damaging the future. -Neil Gaiman When most of

Pelvic Health: The Studio Apartment of Your Body with Dr. Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas, Pelvic PT, Greater Boston Urology

Nov 30th, 2020 1h 6m

Can a poop onesie be a brand? Short answer: yes (an anatomically correct vagina is next). This week Amanda tries not to get too personal while speaking with pelvic physical therapist, Dr. Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas of Greater Boston Urology about p

Content Creation w/Andrew Cohen and Ryan Kieffer of Confidential Creative and Paisley Fields

Nov 23rd, 2020 58m 15s

This week Amanda talks content creation with Andrew Cohen and Ryan Kieffer of Confidential Creative in Los Angeles along with queer country artist, Paisley Fields. With so many options these days for creating content (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube

Sister, Sister with Quincy Howard, OP

Nov 16th, 2020 1h 16m

How do you solve a problem like Maria? Vows? Retreats? Motherhouses? This week Amanda speaks with Quincy Howard, OP, about her path to becoming a woman religious. From Texas, to New Orleans, to Wisconsin, to Atlanta and to D.C., Quincy spent a

Election Series: Recap

Nov 2nd, 2020 31m 38s

Amanda is her own guest this week as she discusses what she’s learned over the past few weeks. Amanda talks about her own insecurities in discussing politics and what has made this topic so intimidating. How has having good manners prevented he

Election Series: Voter Suppression, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph.D.

Oct 26th, 2020 59m

Amanda is paying attention and feels like she knows less. Let’s just dive right in, shall we? Amanda wants to know if our election process is fair. Why does it seem like some countries have it figured out and America is still over here tryi

Election Series: Government Breakdown, Sarah Rosier Director of Strategic Partnerships, Ballotpedia

Oct 19th, 2020 58m 44s

What a week! Amanda feels like she's been playing political whack-a-mole and puts a call out to Google to help state websites with their accessibility--why is everything so hard? Amanda had the opportunity to sit down with Sarah Rosier, Directo

Election Series: Women AND Politics, Christina Reynolds VP of Communications, EMILY's List

Oct 12th, 2020 50m 34s

There are a number of issues that are not at the forefront during this election cycle and Amanda needs some clarification, so she’s starting with something near and dear: women AND politics. Amanda had the opportunity to sit down with Christina