PODCAST

Spice Entrepreneur Sana Javeri Kadri on Setting a New Standard for Equity in our Food System: Artist/activist Madame Gandhi interviews spice entrepreneur Sana Javeri Kadri about the recent farmer protests in India and how, through Sana’s direct trade spice company Diaspora Co, she is setting a new standard for what equity in our food system can look like. Listen on Apple and Spotify.

Dr. Cécile Monteil on Seeing the Beauty and Possibility During Challenging Times: French entrepreneur and Pediatric Emergency Room physician Dr. Cécile Monteil, who advocates for the beneficial use of new technologies applied to health and medicine while keeping the patient and doctor relationship at heart, shares her story as a physician in the Pediatric Emergency Room of Robert Debré Hospital in Paris during the height of COVID-19. Listen on Apple and Spotify.

Attorney Natalie Samarjian on the Need for Journalistic Integrity: As ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh intensifies, Lebanese-Armenian attorney Natalie Samarjian speaks about the need for journalistic integrity. Listen on Apple and Spotify.

Astronaut Anousheh Ansari on Closing the Gender Data Gap: In 2006, Iranian astronaut Anousheh Ansari captured international headlines by embarking upon an 11-day space expedition, becoming the first female private space explorer, first astronaut of Iranian descent, first Muslim woman in space, and fourth private explorer to visit space. Listen on Apple and Spotify.

World Health Organization Audiovisual Producer Marta Soszynska on Telling Stories That Lead to Change: After years as a journalist running multimedia production for Doctors Without Borders, covering issues related to humanitarian crises, migration, and access to health, Polish Audiovisual Producer Marta Soszynska tells us about her recent move to join the World Health Organization to report on COVID-19. Listen on Apple and Spotify.

Our Culinary Series: On International Women's Day, we launched our first FUTURE OF WOMEN Podcast series, a five-part series all about culinary with our host Camilla Marcus of west~bourne. We had so much fun creating the series and last week we shared the fifth and final episode. Camilla ~ thank you for leading such inspiring, thoughtful conversations with our guests. Lani, Annie, Hawa, Kia, and June ~ thank you for sharing your personal journeys, wisdom, and visions for a more equitable food industry. Listeners are tuning in from across 38 countries, from New Zealand to Brazil to Morocco to Malaysia!

Designer Nour Najem on Designing Better Health Systems During Crisis: During the Lebanese Revolution last year, Lebanese fashion designer Nour Najem founded Lebanon Needs — a multidisciplinary group consisting of doctors, entrepreneurs, pharmacists, nurses, researchers and psychologists, located in and outside Lebanon — to support Lebanese citizens. Nour shares how Lebanon Needs operations intensified following the Revolution, COVID-19, and the Beirut explosion. Listen on Apple and Spotify.

Digital Marketer Lauren Bates on How Losing Her Job Led to Her Dream Job: Lauren Bates lost her job, but it ended up leading to her dream job: Wild Terrains, a boutique travel company for women, supporting womxn-led businesses around the world, specifically Mexico City, Portugal, and Argentina. Listen on Apple and Spotify.

Actor Yin Chang and Restauranteur Moonlynn Tsai on Countering Racism and Isolation for Asian American Immigrant Elderly: In the wake of COVID-19, Malaysian-American actor Yin Chang and Taiwanese-American restauranteur Moonlynn Tsai launched Heart of Dinner and a #LovingChinatown relief efforts initiative to counter the racism and isolation that Asian American immigrant elderly have been experiencing during the pandemic.

Our Music Series: Our second FUTURE OF WOMEN Podcast series was a four-part series with women across the music industry, hosted by Women in Music! Women in Music is the industry's leading non-profit working to advance the awareness, equality, diversity, heritage, opportunities, and cultural aspects of women in the musical arts through education, support, empowerment, and recognition. Suzy, Lisa, Iris, Brooke, Leah, Nikisha, Brynn, Maria ~ thank you for sharing your personal journeys, wisdom, and visions for a more diverse music industry. Women in Music ~ thank you for leading such inspiring, thoughtful conversations with our guests.We recently shared the fourth and final episode of the series and we are so excited to see listeners tuning in from across 43 countries, from Ethiopia to Chile to Italy to Japan!

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