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The Leftscape

Robin Renee and Wendy Sheridan

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1:15:41

Change the Calculus (Episode 88)

The Leftscape ·

2020/10/07

Lisa Yancey on Reframing Business and Building Abundance Lisa Yancey is an entrepreneurial strategist who has built a practice solving problems for nonprofit organizations. Through her company, Yancey Consulting, she specializes in strategic organizational planning, leadership coaching, and much more. She is also the co-founder of The We’s Match, which is dedicated to creating an ecosystem of scale wealth and wellness for Black women entrepreneurs and of SorsaMED, a biologics company dedicated to

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1:18:08

YolandaNanda! (Episode 87)

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2020/09/23

Rev. Yolanda is a singer/songwriter/trans-femme genderqueer performance artist and interfaith minister, originally from Muscle Shoals, Alabama -- the hit recording capital of the world. Rev. Yolanda has been honored with induction into the GLBT Hall of Fame, the Blues Hall of Fame, and also with two MAC Awards from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs. A brand new recording, YolandaNanda, is based on her love for mantras of the Buddhist, Hindu, and Sikh traditions. She shares her story of

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1:14:34

Time Management for Busy Activists (Episode 86)

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2020/09/09

Tom Limoncelli is a time management author and trainer from New Jersey who also happens to be an internationally recognized bisexual activist. In this featured interview, he merges his knowledge in these fields with life, work, and LGBTQ equality movement experiences to share advice on time management for activists. Listen in for tips you can start using right away like "Invest 5," "The Small Batch Principle," and "Time Boxing" to get more done and to achieve better focus so there is less to do

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We are on vacation this August.

The Leftscape ·

2020/08/07

We're on vacation! Hope you enjoy the rest of your summer. Look for new Leftscape shows in September. But we won't be completely idle this month. We're doing an August Patreon Membership Drive. Your support helps us out with our production costs and equipment so we can continue to produce the podcast and create content you'll love. We had the opportunity to produce a very limited edition of Leftscape pins and we are offering them to the first five people who join our Patreon at the Stage Door

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1:13:57

The Happiness Paradigm (Episode 85)

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2020/07/22

Ginny Sassaman is a co-founder and past president of Gross National Happiness USA. She has a Masters in Mediation and a Certificate in Positive Psychology. Ginny created the Happiness Paradigm as a platform for teaching, writing about, and advocating for greater personal happiness and creating systems change for maximum well-being for all. Since 2013, she has served as a lay preacher in Unitarian Universalist churches on these topics. A book of 16 of these sermons, called Preaching Happiness:

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1:25:16

Black Masculinity and the She-Ra Finale (Episode 84)

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2020/07/08

Dillon Carmichael is the founder of Redefining Black Masculinity. The Redefining Black Masculinity project works to document and express the black masculine identity in all of its facets, with the intention of providing insight and helping to expand the culture through deeper understanding. In this interview, Carmichael, who hails from Irvington, NJ, shares the family story that helped spark the project, he explains a bit about how black masculinity is traditionally policed with "no homo" assertions

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1:12:49

Love Is All We Have (Episode 83)

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2020/06/24

Talking With Songwriter, Composer, and Producer Drew Yowell Drew Yowell is a producer, songwriter and artist who has worked with legends like Phoebe Snow, David Lasley, Desmond Child, David Benoit, Dae Bennett, and Herb Alpert. He has played guitar for Sophie B. Hawkins and Kristin Hoffmann, among many others. He was recently nominated for his original composition on an MTV prosocial promo campaign. In addition to composing for MTV, he composes and produces music for VH1, LOGO, and Centric. In this

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When the World is On Fire (Episode 82)

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2020/06/10

It is not a time for business as usual. This episode of The Leftscape has no featured guest, light-hearted second segment, or messages from mock sponsors. After only a few Random Facts regarding Superman's flight, the founding of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Possum Drop, the conversation turns to the seriousness at hand. The world is on fire in protest against the murder of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020. And there is a pandemic. And there is an anti-racist tide that can

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1:13:50

Talk Like L.O.V.E.R.S. (Episode 81)

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2020/05/27

Dwayne Smith on Communication in Relationships and Lessons from Polyamory Dwayne Smith, a PhD student in computational social science at George Mason University researches criminal justice policy reform, restorative justice initiatives, and the impacts of public policy on black communities. He works in cyber security. He is a pilot and a fitness competitor. When he's not working on all those things and more, he finds the time to work on a book on communications with Life Coach Lori Carpenter and to

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1:23:59

Let Your Bi Flag Fly (Episode 80)

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2020/05/13

A Conversation with Nicole Kristal and Ashlei Shyne Ashlei Shyne is an actress, improviser, writer, filmmaker, and activist. After recognizing the lack of LGBTQ+ representation within the comedy community, she created Rainbow Bright Comedy, an LGBTQ+ improv troupe, in order to give queer people of color a platform. As an Out & Proud Black Bisexual woman, Ashlei uses her unique voice and perspective to fight racism, bi erasure, and biphobia in all communities. Activist and author Nicole Kristal

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1:19:31

The End of Certainty (Episode 79)

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2020/04/29

JD Stillwater is a science educator, writer, and musician. He is a Cornell University graduate and a full-time staff member at The Circle School in Harrisburg, PA. His inspiring presentation, Seven Candles, brings to the global conversation an entrance into making difficult science concepts graspable for non-scientists, and then takes listeners into the deeper mysteries those concepts engender. In this conversation with longtime friend Robin Renée, JD illuminates the main points of reference for

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1:17:10

Neon Blessings, Beautiful Wounds (Episode 78)

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2020/04/15

Rich Orloff on Psychedelics, Writing, and New York City in the Time of COVID-19 Playwright Rich Orloff is the author of 18 full-length plays (most comedies, mostly award-winning) and over 80 short plays, which have received 2,000 productions on six continents - and a staged reading on Antarctica. His lifelong journey of inquiry, growth, and humor is reflected in his work, but an exploration of psychedelic-assisted underground therapy in recent years led to a deepening of perception and unexpected

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1:24:27

A Very Useful Sword (Episode 77)

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2020/03/30

Daryle Lamont Jenkins on Documenting Hate in Charlottesville and Beyond Daryle Lamont Jenkins believes "the pen is mightier than the sword" and has been writing about, filming, and otherwise getting the word out about neo-Nazi and other hate organizations for decades. He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show and AM Joy with Joy Reid, ABC’s 20/20, and in countless articles and documentaries (Alt-Right: Age of Rage, Erasing Hate) focusing on antifa’s fight against the so-called

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1:00:34

A Balance of Intensity (Episode 76)

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2020/03/18

Health Coach Julio Cortés With Tips on Staying Well -- Just When We Need Them Most Julio Cortés, of Mind and Body 360, is a health coach and consultant who helps clients create the life they desire by evaluating and balancing key areas including stress levels, fuel, sleep, movement, and recovery. He draws from having studied with numerous health and wellness experts, extensive martial arts training, and his time spent training others in a corporate environment in Japan. As a longtime activist, he

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1:04:53

What Women Really Care About (Episode 75)

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2020/03/04

Jennifer Reitman on DAME Magazine and its Mission Jennifer Reitman is the Founder and Publisher of DAME Magazine, an online news and commentary site that looks at the social, political, and cultural trends of our time through women's perspectives. By creating DAME, Reitman set out to fill the void she experienced in traditional media for women - think health & beauty and fashion - with what she and the women in her world really care about like politics, reproductive rights, and social justice. Wendy

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1:03:17

This is a Super Sexy Show (Episode 74)

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2020/02/19

Rachel Green has been called a shaman and proudly calls herself a sexy, slutty comedian. She came to standup comedy when she realized her sex and dating stories were too interesting not to share with the world. In this super sexy episode, Rachel talks about enjoying sex and her comfort with speaking of it without shame, learning to turn everyday life into funny stories and observations for the stage, the purpose of comedy, and creating great shows without the typical comedy bro pitfalls. Also an

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1:06:06

Wiccan Ethics, Activate! (Episode 73)

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2020/02/12

Author Susan R. Kagan on Wiccan Ethics, Writing, Decluttering, Politics, Activism, and Why NOT to Be a Puritopian Susan R. Kagan was born and raised in a small town in Indiana, from which she fled for more cosmopolitan environments as soon as she could. She is the author of Ruxandra, a supernatural historical fiction novel about the granddaughter of Vlad the Impaler and the nonfiction book Basic Wiccan Ethics: Avoiding a Perilous Path. Susan is a Third Degree High Priestess associated with Bee Hive

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1:01:28

Movement, Breath, Energy: A Conversation With Maria...

The Leftscape ·

2020/02/05

The Leftscape is back after a month-long hiatus. New episode #72 features Mary McGinley's interview with Maria Lodge. Maria has 32 years of experience as a physical therapist. She is a longtime yoga practitioner, a Reiki Master, and she is certified in Thai Yoga Bodywork. Maria is also Mary's niece! The conversation takes us through Maria Lodge's time with First Aid Squad, her yoga teacher training in Costa Rica, how she presents Reiki to skeptics, and the emphases and intentions at her own

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Men Have Feelings, Too. (Episode 41 Redux)

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2020/01/29

John Tod wanted to create a space for honest, vulnerable conversation among men. What started with one other friend in Fort Wayne, Indiana grew into an every Wednesday safe container where men can talk about their experiences - a space where men who were taught not to express or even acknowledge their feelings can learn how to open up and do some emotional heavy lifting with one another. Listen to this inspiring interview originally posted in "Of Memes and Men (Episode 41)" on how the members of a

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Coming Back To Joy (Episode 13 Redux)

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2020/01/22

This week, The Leftscape revisits the featured interview from one of its most popular episodes, "Blossoming (Episode 13)." Wendy Sheridan visits Worldcon 76 in San Jose, CA in August 2018 and talks with an old friend, Joy Denebiem. The two speak frankly about Joy's MTF transition, including coming out, physical and brain chemistry changes, and stepping into life as a middle aged woman. It is a freewheeling, educational conversation of the whys and hows of gender confirmation, and Joy's partner,

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