The Conversationalist Podcast

Epizodes

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  "The Strange Hopefulness of Growing a Human While the World Burns" (w/ Anna Lind-Guzik) 27.05.2026 17min

  For our season finale, our founder and podcast host Anna Lind-Guzik reads "The Strange Hopefulness of Growing a Human While the World Burns", an essay reflecting on her experience as a first-time expectant mother, and the surprising surge of hopefulness she experienced while pregnant with her daughter.
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  Food as a Form of Care (w/ Alicia Kennedy and Bettina Makalintal) 19.05.2026 39min

  Conversationalist Contributing Editor Kovie Biakolo sits down with food writers Alicia Kennedy ("On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites") and Bettina Makalintal (Senior Reporter at Eater.com) for a conversation on the ways we express care through food.
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  "Who Throws a Shoe, Honestly?" (w/ Gina Mei) 12.05.2026 12min

  Conversationalist Executive Editor Gina Mei reads "Who Throws a Shoe, Honestly?", an op-ed from our Soapbox column on why throwing shoes as a form of protest is due to make a comeback.
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  An Ode to Our Aunties (w/ Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez and Lisa Sibbett) 05.05.2026 39min

  Conversationalist Contributing Editor Kovie Biakolo speaks with educator and writer Lisa Sibbett (The Auntie Bulletin on Substack) and activist, speaker, and author Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez ("Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us") about all things aunties, including who they are, how they show up, and why they're so important to our lives.
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  "Emergency Contact" (w/ Ana María Betancourt Ovalle) 28.04.2026 13min

  Writer Ana María Betancourt Ovalle reads her essay "Emergency Contact", exploring why friendships between immigrants often develop differently than friendships at home.
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  Breaking the Cycle of Generational Violence (w/ Indrani Goradia) 21.04.2026 45min

  Author, speaker, activist, and founder of RAFT (Resilience for Advocates through Foundational Training) Indrani Goradia joins Anna Lind-Guzik for a conversation about healing from generational trauma and breaking the cycle of abuse.
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  "Meet the Anti-Fracking Nanas" (w/ Katie Dancey-Downs) 14.04.2026 52min

  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.
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  Everything You Need to Know About Perimenopause (w/ Dr. Sophia Yen) 07.04.2026 32min

  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 peri/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.
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  "Motherhood on the Frontlines" (w/ Sara Cincurova) 31.03.2026 21min

  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.
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  How Global Nonprofits Are Fighting Systemic Gender Inequality (w/ Judith Dembetembe and Chandy Eng) 24.03.2026 39min

  We're kicking off a new season of The Conversationalist Podcast! In this episode, founder Anna Lind-Guzik sits down with Judith Dembetembe of Zimbabwe's The Girls' Legacy and Chandy Eng of Gender and Development for Cambodia for a hopeful conversation about how global nonprofits are combatting gender inequality around the world.
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  Coming Soon: Season 3! 10.03.2026 2min

  Mark your calendars: The Conversationalist Podcast is coming back March 24!
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  "Why Do So Many Men Destroy What They Can't Control?" (w/ Anna Lind-Guzik) 16.12.2025 17min

  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.
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  The State of Reproductive Healthcare (w/ Dr. Sophia Yen, Carey Jones, and Nikki Muller) 09.12.2025 36min

  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.
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  "The Healing Power of the Friendship Retreat" (w/ Alanna Bennett) 02.12.2025 12min

  Author and screenwriter Alanna Bennett reads her essay "The Healing Power of the Friendship Retreat", a part of our ongoing series on how friendship changes shape in adulthood.
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  "We Need to Talk About Our Miscarriages" (w/ Nikki Muller) 25.11.2025 35min

  Writer, performer, and storyteller Nikki Muller discusses the importance of destigmatizing miscarriage, and reads her Conversationalist essay, "We Need to Talk About Our Miscarriages".
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  "The 'Monsters' Behind the Wall" (w/ Dalia Hatuqa) 18.11.2025 26min

  Palestinian multimedia journalist Dalia Hatuqa reads "The 'Monsters' Behind the Wall", an essay by writer Lailah Radhiya reflecting on her experience growing up in the West Bank.
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  Living Life on a Five Year Plan (w/ Babs Daitch) 11.11.2025 21min

  What does life look like when you're living on a five year plan? This week, Anna 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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  "If Clothes Make the Man" (w/ Vanessa Hsia) 04.11.2025 16min

  Writer and Conversationalist contributor Vanessa Hsia reads her essay, "If Clothes Make the Man", about how her grandmother dressed her grandfather throughout their marriage, and how this seemingly small act of domestic labor functioned as both a point of pride and an expression of love.
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  Finding and Telling Hopeful Climate Stories (w/ Aliya Bashir) 28.10.2025 28min

  Journalist and Conversationalist contributor Aliya Bashir discusses her anti-nihilistic approach to climate reporting, and the importance of finding hopeful narratives when things are feeling bleak.
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  "Is Anyone, Anywhere Having a Good Time?" (w/ Kovie Biakolo) 21.10.2025 25min

  Writer and Conversationalist Contributing Editor Kovie Biakolo reads her piece, "Is Anyone, Anywhere Having a Good Time?"