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💥 Unapologetic feminist storytelling
💥 Independent and non-profit media
💥 Global perspectives
💥 No bullshit
Staff Reads from our Contributing Art Director: “Though most music touches on love and heartbreak, we often forget that these people we idolize go through the same heartbreak and pain as us normal people do. This was a nice reminder to feel less alone.”
"Heartbreak Is a Fucking Gift": Lily Allen Bares All
When the British singer showed up at Mel Ottenberg’s apartment to promote "West End Girl," her first album in seven years, everything, including toe pics, Raya dates, and her recent breakup, was on th...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Staff Reads from our Contributing Art Director: “Though most music touches on love and heartbreak, we often forget that these people we idolize go through the same heartbreak and pain as us normal people do. This was a nice reminder to feel less alone.”
New podcast episode alert! 🚨 This week, @alindguzik.bsky.social 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.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
New podcast episode alert! 🚨 This week, @alindguzik.bsky.social 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.
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Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
"The growing anti-trans narrative wasn’t just a culture war skirmish, it was a symptom of something deeper and more dangerous: a coordinated effort to undermine democratic norms by turning vulnerable groups into political targets." The latest by Jen Rainin of Frankly Speaking Films.
“I Find Hope in Simply Still Being Here”
Three trans service members speak out on the military ban, and the rise of transphobia in the United States.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"The growing anti-trans narrative wasn’t just a culture war skirmish, it was a symptom of something deeper and more dangerous: a coordinated effort to undermine democratic norms by turning vulnerable groups into political targets." The latest by Jen Rainin of Frankly Speaking Films.
Biological or chosen, mother figures come in many forms. Here’s how one friendship helped guide a writer home to herself.
The Cycle of Mothering
How one woman’s friendship helped guide me to myself.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Biological or chosen, mother figures come in many forms. Here’s how one friendship helped guide a writer home to herself.
“Because once we’ve lost press freedom, it’s only a matter of time before we lose everything it protects.” @katiedd.bsky.social on the growing restrictions of press freedom around the world.
The Shrinking Space for Media Freedom
Once we lose a free press, we lose everything it protects.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“Because once we’ve lost press freedom, it’s only a matter of time before we lose everything it protects.” @katiedd.bsky.social on the growing restrictions of press freedom around the world.
Staff Reads from our Social Media Manager: “I am buzzing from Zohran Mamdani’s win! This roundup is a helpful look at how he dominated. One my favorite takeaways is how Mamdani is the first mayoral candidate since 1969 to win this many votes.”
7 Takeaways From a Stunning New York City Mayoral Election
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November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Staff Reads from our Social Media Manager: “I am buzzing from Zohran Mamdani’s win! This roundup is a helpful look at how he dominated. One my favorite takeaways is how Mamdani is the first mayoral candidate since 1969 to win this many votes.”
New podcast episode alert! 🚨 Contributor Vanessa Hsia reads her essay, "If Clothes Make the Man", about how her grandmother dressed her grandfather throughout their marriage and continued even after death.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New podcast episode alert! 🚨 Contributor Vanessa Hsia reads her essay, "If Clothes Make the Man", about how her grandmother dressed her grandfather throughout their marriage and continued even after death.
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"Queer relationship visibility isn’t good enough if all it does is replicate heteronormative approaches." Delilah Saul on why LGBTQ+ reality TV could be more queer.
Why Isn’t LGBTQ+ Reality TV More… Queer?
Queer relationship visibility isn’t good enough if all it does is replicate heteronormative approaches.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"Queer relationship visibility isn’t good enough if all it does is replicate heteronormative approaches." Delilah Saul on why LGBTQ+ reality TV could be more queer.
“Running is an individual activity, but watching (and, of course, participating in) a marathon feels like a community endeavor.” In honor of the NYC Marathon this weekend, we look back on this story by @mrsslrss.bsky.social.
Watching People Run Makes Me Feel Alive
And it’ll make you feel alive, too.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“Running is an individual activity, but watching (and, of course, participating in) a marathon feels like a community endeavor.” In honor of the NYC Marathon this weekend, we look back on this story by @mrsslrss.bsky.social.
"Supermarkets are rapidly displacing other retailers to become the place of choice to buy food." How grocery chains have done more harm than good for the small farmers in Kenya and beyond. Story by @alexcpark.com.
The Troubling Rise of Supermarkets in the Global South
How Kenya’s grocery stores might actually be hurting local farmers.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Supermarkets are rapidly displacing other retailers to become the place of choice to buy food." How grocery chains have done more harm than good for the small farmers in Kenya and beyond. Story by @alexcpark.com.
Now, more than ever, we need art to do the heavy lifting of defining our values. This is Cultural Currency is a bi-monthly romp through the intersection of art and capital with writer Cara Marsh Sheffler.
The Value of Art That Can’t Be Sold
Now, more than ever, we need art to do the heavy lifting of defining our values.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Now, more than ever, we need art to do the heavy lifting of defining our values. This is Cultural Currency is a bi-monthly romp through the intersection of art and capital with writer Cara Marsh Sheffler.
New podcast episode alert! 🚨 Journalist @aliyabashir.bsky.social discusses her anti-nihilistic approach to climate reporting, and the importance of finding hopeful narratives when things are feeling bleak.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
New podcast episode alert! 🚨 Journalist @aliyabashir.bsky.social discusses her anti-nihilistic approach to climate reporting, and the importance of finding hopeful narratives when things are feeling bleak.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The Conversationalist Podcast, hosted by alindguzik.bsky.social, brings candid chats with frontline changemakers and audio stories from conversationalist.org. Experience journalism as conversation and storytelling as resistance, free from corporate agendas.
October 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Conversationalist Podcast, hosted by alindguzik.bsky.social, brings candid chats with frontline changemakers and audio stories from conversationalist.org. Experience journalism as conversation and storytelling as resistance, free from corporate agendas.
"When people don’t see, feel, and taste the whole flavor of produce, they also feel less encouraged to eat it." How over-processed produce is disconnecting us from where food comes from.
Food is Meant to Be Touched
Over-processed produce is disconnecting us from where food comes from.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"When people don’t see, feel, and taste the whole flavor of produce, they also feel less encouraged to eat it." How over-processed produce is disconnecting us from where food comes from.
"As people constantly reminded that they don’t belong, Latinx and AAPI folks in the U.S. face a mental battle over how beauty, health, food, exercise, medicine, and relationships should look." Why eating disorders are so prevalent in Latinx and AAPI communities in the U.S.
A Cocoon For Us to Fit In
Why eating disorders are so prevalent in Latinx and AAPI communities in the U.S.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"As people constantly reminded that they don’t belong, Latinx and AAPI folks in the U.S. face a mental battle over how beauty, health, food, exercise, medicine, and relationships should look." Why eating disorders are so prevalent in Latinx and AAPI communities in the U.S.
In 2024, it was estimated that half of the world’s population would have “the biggest election year in history,” with over 60 countries holding national elections throughout the year. Now, in 2025, people around the world may begin to experience the consequences.
The Global Elections That Led Us to 2025
A quick overview of some of the most influential elections of last year.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In 2024, it was estimated that half of the world’s population would have “the biggest election year in history,” with over 60 countries holding national elections throughout the year. Now, in 2025, people around the world may begin to experience the consequences.
If you follow the money at any museum, it will only lead to one familiar place: disappointment. Is there such a thing as an ethical museum? Cara Marsh Sheffler digs in to find out.
There’s No Such Thing as an Ethical Museum
How can any institution be ethical when it’s an obsequious representation of the values of its extraordinarily rich funders?
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October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If you follow the money at any museum, it will only lead to one familiar place: disappointment. Is there such a thing as an ethical museum? Cara Marsh Sheffler digs in to find out.
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My latest for @conversationalist.org on the terrible state of global press freedom and why we should all care.
Today, global press freedom is more restricted than it has been in recent memory, but to uphold democracy, we must defend it with everything we’ve got. Because if we lose press freedom, it’s only a matter of time before we lose everything it protects. More by @katiedd.bsky.social.
The Shrinking Space for Media Freedom
Once we lose a free press, we lose everything it protects.
conversationalist.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My latest for @conversationalist.org on the terrible state of global press freedom and why we should all care.
Today, global press freedom is more restricted than it has been in recent memory, but to uphold democracy, we must defend it with everything we’ve got. Because if we lose press freedom, it’s only a matter of time before we lose everything it protects. More by @katiedd.bsky.social.
The Shrinking Space for Media Freedom
Once we lose a free press, we lose everything it protects.
conversationalist.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today, global press freedom is more restricted than it has been in recent memory, but to uphold democracy, we must defend it with everything we’ve got. Because if we lose press freedom, it’s only a matter of time before we lose everything it protects. More by @katiedd.bsky.social.
As of 2020, only 5 percent of healthcare-related research and development efforts are targeted specifically at women’s health issues. And recently, it’s only gotten worse. Here’s one writer’s case on why we should fund women’s research ourselves.
Let’s Fund the Damn Research Ourselves
Too many promising breakthroughs in women’s health research stall out due to a lack of funding. I’m trying to remove the roadblock for just one.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As of 2020, only 5 percent of healthcare-related research and development efforts are targeted specifically at women’s health issues. And recently, it’s only gotten worse. Here’s one writer’s case on why we should fund women’s research ourselves.
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Our first episode is out! 🎤🌟 I spoke to Leila Seiitbek and Tom Mayne about their work fighting global kleptocracy, which could not be more relevant today. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts and let me know what you think!
The wait's over. The Conversationalist podcast is finally here! In episode 1 of season 2, host (and founder) @alindguzik.bsky.social dives in with special guests about the growing threat of global kleptocracy—and their ongoing work to combat it.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Our first episode is out! 🎤🌟 I spoke to Leila Seiitbek and Tom Mayne about their work fighting global kleptocracy, which could not be more relevant today. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts and let me know what you think!
The wait's over. The Conversationalist podcast is finally here! In episode 1 of season 2, host (and founder) @alindguzik.bsky.social dives in with special guests about the growing threat of global kleptocracy—and their ongoing work to combat it.
Listen now ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Listen now ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
October 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The wait's over. The Conversationalist podcast is finally here! In episode 1 of season 2, host (and founder) @alindguzik.bsky.social dives in with special guests about the growing threat of global kleptocracy—and their ongoing work to combat it.
Listen now ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Listen now ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
"Flowers, like seasons and people, are temporary... Which is why I found a way to immortalize them, to avoid that loss, with tiny needles and pots of color." How botanical tattoos helped @marianneeloise.bsky.social immortalize what is impermanent 🪴
My Body is a Bouquet
How botanical tattoos help me immortalize what is impermanent.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"Flowers, like seasons and people, are temporary... Which is why I found a way to immortalize them, to avoid that loss, with tiny needles and pots of color." How botanical tattoos helped @marianneeloise.bsky.social immortalize what is impermanent 🪴
This analysis of the first Trump presidency is unfortunately still just as relevant today.
I used to work with a narcissist. Here is my advice on dealing with Donald Trump
You’ll never persuade them with ethical arguments, but don’t let that corrupt your own moral compass in the process.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This analysis of the first Trump presidency is unfortunately still just as relevant today.
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