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The Leftscape

Robin Renee and Wendy Sheridan

the shape of progressive conversation

news politics

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Green Paper Ballots (Episode 54)

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2019/08/21

Mary McGinley, Wendy Sheridan, and Robin Renée get together this time around to chat about ways we can all vote with our dollars. Whether electronic, plastic, or old-fashioned green "paper ballots," we have the power to choose to spend or not spend our money in each potential transaction. Do you choose Costco over Walmart? Do you avoid Hobby Lobby, Chik-fil-A, or Wendy's? How much effort do you put into supporting businesses you think are a net positive in the world? Listen to this conversation as

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1:06:58

Represent: The ‘For Hire’ Superhero Novels of Alana...

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2019/08/07

The latest novel by Alana Phelan and Kevin Patterson is on its way! In this episode, Kevin and Alana speak with Robin Renée about their For Hire book series, superhero novels where queer, polyamorous, people of color are centered. For Hire: Audition will focus on Vanessa, a barista, and a veteran superhero, B-Girl, who get together after dealing with life's disappointments to jump-start their careers. Find out about what sparked the co-authors' collaborations, their experiences with educating

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1:10:04

Ask the Bi Guy, Kel Monroe! (Episode 52)

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2019/07/24

In this episode, The Leftscape welcomes writer and activist, Kel Monroe. Ask The Bi Guy, Kel's latest endeavor, puts his skills and knowledge toward assisting those who could use a boost in the world of dating. From creating classes to helping rewrite online profiles to one-on-one coaching, the Ask the Bi Guy project is gearing up to help people make higher quality connections. Spoiler alert: This creative, bisexual man with the lived experience of successful dating and authentic relating has a

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42:53

Gary Wilson: Full Interview, June 3, 2019, San Diego,...

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2019/07/10

Bonus post! Listen to the full conversation Gary Wilson had with Robin Renée on June 3, 2019 in San Diego. In addition to the thoughts shared in the edited version in "The Endicott Dreams of Gary Wilson (Episode 51)," hear Gary on gigging with Todd Rundgren, working in Woodstock, NY, his concerns about life on the road, and more. Enjoy! Read Robin Renée's interviews and articles on Gary Wilson: "From out of an Endicott, New York basement in 1977 came a brilliantly insane record almost no one

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57:46

The Endicott Dreams of Gary Wilson (Episode 51)

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2019/07/10

Gary Wilson, the rightfully self-declared "King of Endicott" is an off-the-beaten-path musician who in his own outsider way is living the dream. About a month before heading out on his July-August U.S. tour, Gary took the time to chat with superfan Robin Renée about his career from its beginnings with the band Lord Fuzz to being rediscovered in the 1990s and re-rediscovered at the start of the new millennium. He flows through stories of his childhood in Endicott, NY, adventures in

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1:00:21

The Women Most Likely to… (Episode 50)

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2019/06/26

... Kick Ass, Take Names, and Become President of the United States of America For months now it has felt too soon, but with the primary debates upon us, the Leftscape co-hosts have decided it's time to talk about the Democratic presidential candidates. Wendy Sheridan thought that the guys in the race have been getting quite enough air time and wanted to focus this conversation on the female candidates for the highest office in the U.S. Listen to the impressions, considerations, concerns, and hopes

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1:04:04

Laughter Matters: Jaleesa Johnson of Mueller, She...

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2019/06/12

To kick off the second year of The Leftscape in style, Robin Renée speaks with Jaleesa Johnson, comedian and co-host of the Webby Award-winning podcast, Mueller, She Wrote. Jaleesa shares about the ordeal of living through Hurricane Katrina in her home city of New Orleans, the development of her passion for politics, the humor, bawdiness, and serious mission of MSW, and the importance of "uncomfortable" comedy. She gives insight into her newest podcast project, The Racial Maddow Show, finding

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59:55

Our First Year! (Episode 48)

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2019/05/29

Happy Birthday to us! The Leftscape premiered on May 30, 2018, so in this episode the co-hosts celebrate a year of exploring "the shape of progressive conversation" and podcasting together. From fun with mythbusting, being introduced to the new She-Ra, and memorable conversations with guests, Mary McGinley, Wendy Sheridan, and Robin Renée run down some of their favorite episodes. What have been some of your favorite moments from the first year of The Leftscape? Listen to some back episodes and get

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1:05:24

Mythbusting Day II (Episode 47)

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2019/05/15

Robin Renée, Mary McGinley, and Wendy Sheridan had so much fun busting myths in Episode 26 that it's time to do it again! Listen in to find out about the beauty and spaciousness in New Jersey, the genders (or the lack thereof) of math and cooking, the health threats of migrants vs. anti-vaxxers, wet dog smells, and why lesbians are lesbians. If you have myths you'd like to hear The Leftscape bust in the future, send them to insight@leftscape.com! Earlier in the News segment, the co-hosts discuss

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1:17:05

Summer is Coming (Episode 46)

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2019/05/01

Of Game of Thrones and Beltane As much of the world is talking about the final season of Game of Thrones, The Leftscape joins the party! Wendy Sheridan, Mary McGinley, and Robin Renée talk about who's watching and who isn't, what is entertaining about the show and what is frustrating, fantasy vs. science fiction, and the misogyny in the fantasy genre that can put a damper on its appeal. Wendy offers up some ideas for fantasy works she particularly enjoys in which women live in their power. Later in

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1:02:43

Ridiculous! Tales from the Mind of D.L. Carter...

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2019/04/24

Mary McGinley meets up with prolific author D.L. Carter this week on The Leftscape. D.L. Carter, who hails from the Australian Outback, has been telling stories before she could even write. Her fanciful tales grew nonstop from a child's imagination through Doctor Who and Star Trek fan fiction and into her many titles including Ridiculous!, Obstreperous, The Use of Changing Magic, and First Destroy All Giant Monsters. She speaks with Mary about her works in Regency romance, fantasy, mystery, and

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1:06:38

The Biker & The Bard (Episode 44)

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2019/04/17

Poetry Month continues! Award-winning poet J. Barrett Wolf, aside from a lifetime of writing, has been a street musician, salesman, laborer, computer technician, and a police officer. He was raised in the suburbs of New York City, has lived in Connecticut, North Carolina, the Bay Area in California, and currently resides in Binghamton, New York. He has ridden motorcycles for most of the last forty years and is a proud member of The Highway Poets Motorcycle Club. His work has been published in

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56:54

Like Flesh Covers Bone: Words with Poet Jan Steckel...

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2019/04/10

Jan Steckel, award-winning poet from Oakland, CA, speaks with co-host Robin Renée about her life and work and reads from her most recent book, Like Flesh Covers Bone (Zeitgeist Press). Arranged into sections that mirror the steps of surgery - Incise, Dissect, Ligate, Excise, and Suture - the book speaks to moving experiences including relationships that are personal and/or informed by the interplay of gender, as well as to the current political climate which can feel like undergoing surgery sans

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1:05:03

Big & Scary (Episode 42)

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2019/04/03

aka Politics, the Universe, and Everything In this episode, Robin Renée speaks about policing and intolerance that can show up in our left-leaning communities and begins to confront the long-held fear she has had of doing so. Having hit an emotional wall around responses to major social justice issues that seem to have become sacrosanct, it is a big and scary thing to express ideas that may not always fall in line. With a particular interest in communicating with others of blended backgrounds, more

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1:03:08

Of Memes and Men (Episode 41)

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2019/03/27

It's "Of Memes and Men" on The Leftscape! One does not simply "talk about feelings" may be a meme-worthy sendup of a certain type of masculinity, but some men are diving into the difficult emotions and conversations. This week, John Tod talks about hosting and taking part in a men's group - a chance for men get together to explore and express the things they find most challenging, and to unlearn all that keeps them from their vulnerability. Later, co-hosts Mary McGinley, Wendy Sheridan, and

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49:56

Hello, Ostara! (Episode 40)

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2019/03/20

Robin Renée, Mary McGinley, and Wendy Sheridan are happy to welcome springtime! This episode's conversation centers around the spring equinox and the various ways of celebrating the corresponding Pagan holiday of Ostara. For some, it is a time of clearing out and making room for the new. For some, it is a time for planting literal or figurative seeds. A new segment, The Blanket Fort, is introduced later in the show. The Blanket Fort will feature things that foster comfort, healing, and relaxation -

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1:00:23

Sound Affects (Episode 39)

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2019/03/13

In this week's featured interview, Fresno, CA music composition student Alexia Nelson talks with Robin Renée about living with autism. Alexia speaks candidly about difficulties with social cues, anxiety, sensory overload, and being misunderstood by neurotypical people. She also gives us a glimpse at her deep connection with music -- favorites include Steely Dan, Devo, Mitski, and The Beach Boys. Listen in to learn about one young person's joys and challenges, as well as some universal ways to be

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1:03:11

Sex… & Death (Episode 38)

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2019/03/06

Wendy Sheridan, Mary McGinley, and Robin Renée talk women's sexuality on this week's episode - from Freud's miscasting of the female orgasm to the liberation of pleasure by pro-sex feminists, personal discoveries of pleasure-enhancing household objects, and much more. Wendy shares a list of reasons women could be institutionalized in the late 1800s and Mary recommends The Birth of Pleasure by Carol Gilligan. Robin tries to talk about Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus and gets the title ass

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1:01:41

Women Doing Stuff (Episode 37)

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2019/02/27

Some within our cultures and subcultures have strange ways of reacting to a basic everyday occurrence -- women doing stuff. Too often there's disdain, shaming, or disregard. Sometimes, thankfully, there's recognition of success and accomplishment, even if in some cases, it is long overdue. This episode turns out to be a look at just a few instances of women doing stuff and the responses that follow. Ray Cornwall, former co-host of The GAR! Podcast, comics enthusiast, and self-described geek for

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46:42

Choose Joy: A Conversation with Edie Weinstein...

The Leftscape ·

2019/02/20

Joy is a choice and touch is essential. These are central tenets for Edie Weinstein, author, speaker, columnist, medical social worker, certified Cuddle Party facilitator, and Laughter Yoga coach. Edie has written for HuffPost, Elephant Journal, Wisdom Magazine, The Good Men Project, Beliefnet.com, and more, and is the author of The Bliss Mistress Guide to Transforming the Ordinary into the Extraordinary. She speaks with Robin Renée on this episode about her journey as a touch educator who points

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