Journalist and longtime Conversationalist contributor Katie Dancey-Downs reads "Meet the Anti-Fracking Nanas", her longform reported piece on why older women around the world are dedicating their golden years to leaving a better world behind. You can read Katie's original story on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2023/11/17/anti-fracking-nanas-nannas-older-women-protesting-activism/

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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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Dr. Sophia Yen (co-founder of Pandia Health) returns to the podcast for an informative conversation about all things perimenopause and menopause, including the symptoms no one talks about, the frustrating lack of menopause education in medical schools, and everything else you need to know to advocate for yourself and your care.

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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Journalist Sara Cincurova reads her article "Motherhood on the Frontlines", sharing stories of the single mothers raising Ukraine's most vulnerable children amidst the ongoing war with Russia. You can read Sara's original story on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2025/06/12/single-mothers-ukraine-russia-war-conflict-frontlines-violence-motherhood-widows-vulnerable-children/

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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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We're kicking off a new season of The Conversationalist Podcast! In this episode, founder Anna Lind-Guzik sits down with Chandy Eng of Gender and Development for Cambodia and Judith Dembetembe of The Girls' Legacy in Zimbabwe for a hopeful conversation about how global nonprofits are combatting gender inequality around the world. You can learn more about The Girls' Legacy here (https://www.girlslegacy.co.zw/) and Gender and Development for Cambodia here (https://gadc.org.kh/), as well as how organizations like WomenStrong International help support their work right here (https://www.womenstrong.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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The Conversationalist Podcast is coming back March 24!

This season will feature inspiring, original interviews on everything from perimenopause to chosen family to fighting fascism, as well as some of our favorite articles from the Conversationalist archives, read by the writers themselves: stories about anti-fracking nanas, immigrant friendships, and more. While our founder Anna Lind-Guzik is on maternity leave, our contributing editor Kovie Biakolo will also be stepping in as co-host, speaking with writers, thinkers, and activists on the frontlines of the issues we care about.

This is journalism as conversation. This is storytelling as resistance. This is The Conversationalist Podcast.

Subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts.

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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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/

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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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/

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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