The Conversationalist Podcast

Food as a Form of Care (w/ Alicia Kennedy and Bettina Makalintal)

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.  Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist [http://conversationalist.org].  Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik Executive Editor: Gina Mei Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn Cover Art: María Medem [https://www.instagram.com/mariamedem/?hl=en] Produced by: Cosmic Standard [http://www.cosmicstandard.fm] Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer  Technical Director: Jacob Winik  Creative Lead: Eliza Smith conversationalist.org [http://conversationalist.org]

"Who Throws a Shoe, Honestly?" (w/ Gina Mei)

Conversationalist Executive Editor Gina Mei reads "Who Throws a Shoe, Honestly? [https://conversationalist.org/2025/06/27/soapbox-shoe-throwing-shoeing-muntadhar-al-zaidi-george-w-bush-iraq-united-states-war-crimes-international-criminal-court-protest-opinion/]", an op-ed from our Soapbox column on why throwing shoes as a form of protest is due to make a comeback. You can read Gina's original story on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2025/06/27/soapbox-shoe-throwing-shoeing-muntadhar-al-zaidi-george-w-bush-iraq-united-states-war-crimes-international-criminal-court-protest-opinion/ Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist [http://conversationalist.org].  Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik Executive Editor: Gina Mei Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn Cover Art: María Medem [https://www.instagram.com/mariamedem/?hl=en] Produced by: Cosmic Standard [http://www.cosmicstandard.fm] Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer  Technical Director: Jacob Winik  Creative Lead: Eliza Smith conversationalist.org [http://conversationalist.org]

An Ode to Our Aunties (w/ Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez and Lisa Sibbett)

Conversationalist Contributing Editor Kovie Biakolo speaks with educator and writer Lisa Sibbett (The Auntie Bulletin on Substack [https://theauntie.substack.com/]) and activist, speaker, and author Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez ("Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us [https://bookshop.org/a/79368/9781541603950]") about all things aunties, including who they are, how they show up, and why they're so important to our lives.  Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist [http://conversationalist.org].  Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik Executive Editor: Gina Mei Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn Cover Art: María Medem [https://www.instagram.com/mariamedem/?hl=en] Produced by: Cosmic Standard [http://www.cosmicstandard.fm] Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer  Technical Director: Jacob Winik  Creative Lead: Eliza Smith conversationalist.org [http://conversationalist.org]

"Emergency Contact" (w/ Ana María Betancourt Ovalle)

Writer Ana María Betancourt Ovalle reads her essay "Emergency Contact [https://conversationalist.org/2025/08/01/immigrant-friendships-migrant-friends-relationships-home-emergency-contacts-shared-language-culture-latin-america-immigration-personal-essay/]", exploring why friendships between immigrants often develop differently than friendships at home. You can read Ana María's original story on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2025/08/01/immigrant-friendships-migrant-friends-relationships-home-emergency-contacts-shared-language-culture-latin-america-immigration-personal-essay/ Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist [http://conversationalist.org].  Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik Executive Editor: Gina Mei Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn Cover Art: María Medem [https://www.instagram.com/mariamedem/?hl=en] Produced by: Cosmic Standard [http://www.cosmicstandard.fm] Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer  Technical Director: Jacob Winik  Creative Lead: Eliza Smith conversationalist.org [http://conversationalist.org]

Breaking the Cycle of Generational Violence (w/ Indrani Goradia)

Author, speaker, activist, and founder of RAFT [https://www.raftcares.org/] (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. You can learn more about how Indrani and RAFT are fostering human-centered, anti-violent workspaces within the gender-based violence advocacy ecosystem at raftcares.org [https://www.raftcares.org/].  Brought to you by The Anti-Nihilist Foundation, a 501(c)3 and publisher of The Conversationalist [http://conversationalist.org].  Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik Executive Editor: Gina Mei Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn Cover Art: María Medem [https://www.instagram.com/mariamedem/?hl=en] Produced by: Cosmic Standard [http://www.cosmicstandard.fm] Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer  Technical Director: Jacob Winik  Creative Lead: Eliza Smith conversationalist.org [http://conversationalist.org]