The Liberation Podcast

We are talking labor rights today with the organizers of Coffee Worker’s of The South United (CWOTS for short)- the first unionized coffee shop in Nashville (second in the state of TN)! Since 2020 th…

I have the joy and honor of being joined for episode 27 by yoga practitioner, author, and activist Jessamyn Stanley. Jessamyn is the author of 'Yoke' + 'Every Body Yoga' and is also the co-founder of…

Today I am joined by Ethnobotanist & Documentarian, Anthony B Rodriguez. Anthony is unique in his ancestral lineage of folks who admired and used plants- partnering that with Anthony's creative eye (…

Happy New Year !
For the first episode of the 2022 I am joined with community healer and educator, Ms. Pearl.  Ms. Pearl is Montessori trained through Belmont University, a certified Permaculturalist…

For this episode I am joined by author and podcast host Patrick Farnsworth. Patrick's work on his show Last Born In The Wilderness serves as a long form interview based podcast that centers ecologica…

After a long and much needed hiatus - we are back ! It has been a 8-10 week stretch of rest (due to an urgent and fairly traumatizing medical emergency with my dog)  and necessary personal reorientat…

I am joined today by Nashville musician, producer, and writer, Thad Kopec. 
In his own words, Thad is a man who is “endlessly tinkering”. Thad, by all definitions (even though there aren’t any) is a s…

Lagnajita Mukhopahdyay has joined me to kick off Season 3 of the podcast!

First and foremost, it is my and Lagnajita's desire that this conversation holds a safe space and a space of connection to an…

New Season, still deeply contemplative and neurotic me !
It's Season 3 of The Liberation Podcast and boy oh boy do we have some new things happening. Today I discuss the announcement of The Liberation…

Today I am joined today by the ever inspiring Cole Arthur Riley! Cole is the creator and liturgist behind Black Liturgies (@blackliturgies), a project seeking to integrate concepts of dignity, lament…

For Episode 18, I am joined by Tik Tok creator and “Professional Good Vibes Dispenser”, Terrell Davis he/they (@mintybongwater). Terrell took a shot in the dark when it came to beginning his career a…

Contenting Warning:  discussion of religious trauma & sexual violence. 

 Emily is BACK for another interview; this time we are devoting our conversation to her newly released book, #ChurchToo ! #Churc…

Singer Songwriter Katie Pruitt is joining me for today for a full deep dive into her first full length-co produced  & Grammy nominated album, Expectations. 

I met Katie at a local Musicians for Change…

We are back this week with a cozy catch-up conversation with photographer, videographer, and friend, Josh Nachoz. Originally from Ohio, but now Nashville resident, Josh started his photography career…

Today I am joined by Executive Director and Co-Founder, Akua Naru and  Azmera Hammouri-Davis.
theKEEPERS Collective mission is to serves as the first digital archive of Black & Latin female/fem identi…

This episode I am joined by the inspiration that is Curry (she/they)! We are talking HAIR yall, and not just any hair....we are talking Black natural hair. Curry is a Black creative that has been usi…

Oh baby am I excited for this episode! I am joined by long time jazz broadcaster, bassist, frontman, and improv enthusiast, Greg Bryant. Greg is a Nashville native now living in NYC who I had the gre…

I am joined for this episode by the wonderful Tamarya Sims (she/they) as the first guest of the 2021! Tamarya is a North Carolina based educational farmer, herbalist, ecologist, beekeeper, and small …

WE ARE IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS!...and what better way to celebrate than to talk about the internalizing of rigid resilience and its overall affect on how we see ourselves and how we adopt behavior to pe…