The Politics of Living - Episode 12

February 7, 2018     

• Contributor Leidi Monte returns with another edition of  Per:Mutations: Sex and Culture 101.  This segment focuses on sex and sexuality, from the perspective of a person with mutated sex chromosomes. This month, Leidi presents interviews from the recent January 20th MeToo speak-out rally and march.  
   
• Tave Fasce Drake and Brian Delaney teamed up with a fellow podcaster, Saint James.  Their mission:  making Saint James' top secret mushroom sage bisque.  (NOTE: Recipe is bottom image on this page.  Also, the recipe can be found here.) Not only do they give a fabulous recipe, but they also talk about the connection between music and cooking, toxic masculinity, and the power of preparing food for yourself and your loved ones.  
   
• Kristin Thiel and the She-Ra Solution discuss power, mystery, and innovation around food and recipes, and present a profile of the woman who became the cook of the civil rights movement - Georgia Gilmore. 
   
• Storyteller Lynn Fitch returns with another installment - this month, the story is called "Defying Age". 
   
• Dennise Kowalczyk chats with blogger and published writer, Jolie Brownell. Jolie started a blog called Me Too Girl – It is written for teens and tackles topics like bullying and finding your place in the world.
   

Resources for Episode 12: 

• Me Too Girl - blog by Jolie Brownell

For Peace, Love and Soup:  

• Saint James: 
  https://www.peoplearetheworst.com and 
  https://kboo.fm/media/61098-saint- james-show
• Peace, Love and Soup:  http://www.kboo.com/program/peace-love- and-soup and 
  https://www.facebook.com/peaceloveandsoup/

The She-Ra Solution:

• Hart, Maria Teresa. “She-Ra and the Fight Against the Token Girl.” The Atlantic, June 16, 2016. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/06/she-ra-the-female-centric-80s-kids-show/487145/.
• SassyBlack. “Me and Mines (Cute Chicks).” https://sassyblack.bandcamp.com/track/me-and-mines-cute-chicks.
• On Georgia Gilmore:  Godoy, Maria. “Meet the Fearless Cook Who Secretly Fed—and Funded—the Civil Rights Movement.” NPR. January 15, 2018, https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/01/15/577675950/meet-the- fearless-cook-who-secretly- fed-and- funded-the- civil-rights- movement.
• On African American cookbooks:  Brown, Stacia L. “The Untold History of African American Cookbooks.” New Republic, October 27, 2015, https://newrepublic.com/article/123233/untold-history- african-american-
  cookbooks.
• O’Neill, Molly. “A 19th-Century Ghost Reawakens to Redefine Soul.” New York Times, November 21, 2007.  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/dining/21cook.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTime
  s%20Topics%2FSubjects%2FC%2FCooking%20and%20Cookbooks&_r=0.

For Lynn Fitch: 

•  Moose Aren't Going To Eat You: https://youtu.be/c8PYBWb-TDc
•  Portland Story Theater: http://www.pdxstorytheater.org/

Hosted by:
Bonnie Michelle

Content Contributors:
Leidi Monte (Per:mutations – Producer: Leidi Monte)
Tave Fasce Drake (Mushrooms & Masculinity – Producer: Tave Fasce Drake)
Kristin Thiel (The She-Ra Solution – Producer: Dennise M. Kowalczyk)
Lynn Fitch (Storytelling – Producer: Don Merrick)
Dennise M. Kowalczyk (Jolie Brownell – Producer: Dennise M. Kowalczyk)

Technical Assistance:
Liam Delta (Editor)
Dennise M. Kowalczyk (Executive Producer)
Vicky Mazzone (Web)