Ruganzu Howard: Cops, Commercials & How Do You Define Cool?

Maria Cutrona: Yoga, Trauma & How Do We Live In These Bodies?

Maria Cutrona was going to be a dancer. Then Reagan gutted arts funding, the floor dropped out, and she spent 25 years as a fashion rep before yoga finally claimed her for good. In this conversation, the Brooklyn yogi gets into what "yoking" actually means, why trauma is your response to the event and not the event itself, and where somatic work picks up after talk therapy starts looping. She and Tara go deep on spiritual bypass, the men who weep in her classes, the anxious generation's frozen nervous systems, and community as a form of mothering. When Fiona asks what she'd tell her younger self, Maria cries before she can answer: your sacrifice is equal to the gift that's on its way to you. Keep going. Stay connected with legacy of loud: https://linktr.ee/legacyofloud [https://linktr.ee/legacyofloud] Chapters: 00:00 The Journey of Connection and Conversation 01:36 From Dance to Yoga: A Personal Evolution 07:04 Navigating Life Changes and Career Transitions 13:07 The Impact of COVID on Yoga Practice and Community 16:13 Understanding Trauma and the Essence of Yoga 19:45 Unlocking Emotions Through Yoga 21:45 The Gender Dynamics in Yoga Practice 23:29 The Evolution of Yoga Circles 25:11 Historical Context of Yoga and Gender 26:24 Spiritual Bypass and Authenticity 30:57 Advice to My Younger Self 35:04 The Role of Community in Healing

Daniel Everitt-Lock: Nuclear Weapons, Fallout & Why Don't We Know About This?

This week we talk to documentary filmmaker Daniel Everitt-Lock, who spent four years chasing a story most of us have never heard: the people still living with the fallout of nuclear weapons testing. Over 2,000 bombs. Five governments. Millions of people affected — atomic veterans who saw the flash through their own closed hands, Indigenous communities living on the uranium, families from islands that no longer exist. Almost none of it makes it into a history class. Daniel isn't an activist. He's a filmmaker. His job, as he puts it, is to get as many eyes on this as possible and let the people living it take it from there. His film, Our Planet, The People, My Blood, opened in UK cinemas this May. We get into how it got made, deterrence and denial, what a body passes down through a bloodline, and the strange math of a government that hands you $73 and calls it even. Stay Connected with Legacy of Loud: https://linktr.ee/legacyofloud [https://linktr.ee/legacyofloud] Chapters: 00:00 Introduction  00:58 Exploring Career Paths and Pivots 03:35 Documentary Insights and Creative Processes 06:39 Cultural Reflections and Personal Experiences 14:50 Political Context and Public Perception 22:45 Personal Growth and Learning Through Documentary 41:23 Conclusion and Future Endeavors

Systems, Scarcity & Why Are We Doing It All Alone?

"Systems That Weren't Designed For Us" is a four-part conversation series from Legacy of Loud, and this episode is where it starts — by naming the thing out loud. Women move through work, healthcare, motherhood, and partnership systems that were never built around their lives, bodies, or realities, and are still expected to perform inside them as if they were. Recorded live at the Museum in Spite of Everything in Brooklyn, this first conversation brings together five women — including a New York agency CEO, a psychiatris specializing in women’s mental health,  a chief creative officer, two creative talent agents and the founder of Not Safe For Mom Group — to do exactly that. Over the course of the night they move from the gaps in women's health research and the realities of hormones and perimenopause, to the unspoken costs of leadership, divorce and the systems around it, dating and beauty standards, maternity leave, mental health, and what it means to model different choices for the next generation. Stay Connected with Legacy of Loud: https://linktr.ee/legacyofloud [https://linktr.ee/legacyofloud] Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to the Museum and Its Purpose 02:39 The Concept Behind the Museum 05:27 Intergenerational Conversations and Their Importance 08:30 Navigating Work-Life Balance as a Working Mother 11:01 The Impact of Hormones on Women's Health and Work 14:17 Challenges in Women's Health Research 17:17 The Unspoken Struggles of Women in Leadership 20:00 The Importance of Naming and Addressing Issues 23:17 Personal Experiences with Healthcare Systems 26:09 Divorce and the Systems Surrounding It 29:12 Dating, Beauty Standards, and Societal Expectations 35:47 The Poisoned Soil of Society 38:28 Gatekeeping and Community Among Women 41:45 Empathy and Understanding in Relationships 45:38 Redefining Work and Time 50:45 Motherhood and Identity 55:15 Sex, Power, and Relationship Dynamics 01:01:46 Modeling Choices for Future Generations 01:06:26 Creating Supportive Work Environments 01:08:26 The Economic Impact of Women's Workforce Participation 01:11:23 Navigating Maternity Leave and Workplace Support 01:14:37 Mental Health Challenges in Women

Ruganzu Howard: Cops, Commercials & How Do You Define Cool?

"Working and middle class Black people often subjugate a lot of their creative ability and magic just to exist, to get jobs." Ruganzu Howard @rggz spent  a decade as a Baltimore PD detective and hostage negotiator. Now he directs commercials. Youngest of 11 kids. Raised by a father born in 1920s Mississippi. We got into the friend whose one question redirected his life, why he thinks community is the real reward of the work, and a definition of cool Fiona and Tara keep going back to again and again.  Stay Connected with Legacy of Loud: https://linktr.ee/legacyofloud [https://linktr.ee/legacyofloud] Chapters: 00:00 The Cultural Significance of Conversations 00:41 Fatherhood: Reflections and Realizations 01:51 Growing Up in a Large Family: The Impact on Identity 02:47 Growing Up in a Unique Family Dynamic 04:18 Reflections on Family History and Heritage 05:26 The Importance of Cinema and Storytelling 07:09 Navigating Communication in the Digital Age 09:16 The Power of Writing and Note-Taking 10:19 Defining 'Cool' and Influential People in Life 15:41 Transitioning from Law Enforcement to Directing 23:02 The Lighthearted Side of Advertising 25:14 Navigating Identity and Perception 27:46 The Complexity of Law Enforcement Views 29:30 Career Transitions and Non-Linear Paths 31:42 Finding a Place in Advertising 37:29 The Power of Collaboration in Directing 41:17 Embracing Community and Support 42:26 Advice to the Younger Self

Biet Simkin: Ambition, Anarchy & Can You Actually Handle the Life You say you want?

Biet Simkin is a contemporary artist, bestselling author, and founder of Guided by Biet — sometimes called the David Bowie of meditation. Tara prefers spiritual assassin. In this episode, we get into wanting more, hating yourself less, and why God might need better PR. The 50% light / 50% asshole problem. The $40 million question. Why your body and mind are designed to fuck with you — and how to make them work for you anyway. Why she treated her now-husband like a six-year-old for six months before they ever dated. And the Midtown story you'll be telling for weeks. Stay Connected with Legacy of Loud: https://linktr.ee/legacyofloud [https://linktr.ee/legacyofloud] Chapters: 00:00 Exploring Spirituality and Transformation 00:13 Intergenerational Perspectives on Life 02:23 Understanding Capacity and Desire 05:12 The Dichotomy of Life's Struggles 07:26 Money, Self-Worth, and Clarity 09:48 Desire and the Pursuit of More 15:35 Permission to Want More 17:37 Finding Bliss in the Present 20:28 Body Positivity and Health Debate 22:07 The Return of God in Modern Life 26:50 Experiencing God Through Art 33:23 Marrying Spirituality and Commerce 44:45 Dating and Relationships: A New Approach 47:32 Navigating Rejection and Communication in Relationships 50:05 The Impact of Grief and Loss on Personal Growth 52:19 Living Life Fully Despite Fear of Loss 54:05 The Challenges of the Anxious Generation 56:57 Creating Meaningful Experiences in a Digital World 58:20 Overcoming Doubt in Creative Pursuits