Thanking A Few Of The Women Who Make Podcasting Better [S3E90]

Podcast Pontifications

In celebration of International Women's Day, this cis-gendered white Gen Xer dude has selected a few women in podcasting who you need to know more about.

Mur Lafferty was one of the first people I collaborated with in podcasting. She is the editor of Escape Pod, the long-running science fiction podcast magazine, and the also long-running podcast, I Should Be Writing.

Susan Schwartz was the first client my frim took on whom I didn’t personally know. She is the host of the drinks-industry podcast, Lush Life, which my firm helps produce.

Allie Press makes sure things run smoothly at Simpler Media and Podcast Pontifications. She’s an actor on screen and stage, and you should buy her a coffee today instead of me because she’s amazing and a big reason why this podcast exists.

Sam Walker is—and I’m not exaggerating in the slightest—evolving Simpler Media into a world-class production company. She produces a slate of award-winning podcasts, including her own Desert Diaries.

Steph Colbourn and I mentor each other for an hour every other week. She’s doing some truly inspiring work and providing loads of opportunities to the queer women and non-binary people at Edit Audio, a global, full-service podcast production company.

Mai Ling Chan and I are looking forward to re-starting the PHX Podcast Club, currently on a quasi-hiatus because COVID. She’s a Speech-Language Pathologist and the host of the podcast, Xceptional Leaders.

Leslie D Joyce is passionate about the fiction podcast space, with some great ideas I really want to see come to fruition. She’s publishing Fiction Podcast Share, a weekly newsletter currently comprised of a list of share-worthy fiction podcasts and audio dramas, and is the brains behind FictionCasters, an in-progress effort to make listening to fiction podcasts better.

Finally, thanks to Suzy Buttress and Betty Dannewitz, regular watchers of the live taping of Podcast Pontifications on LinkedIn Live. Suzy hosts The Casual Birder, and Betty hosts If You Ask Betty, covering development topics aimed at learning professionals.

And that’s just scratching the surface. There are many, many more amazing women in podcasting I’m truly grateful to have met over the years. Thank you all for your friendship, here’s to the next chapter in podcasting, and happy International Women’s Day!

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Support For Abortion Rights

While Americans overwhelmingly support the right of an individual to make their own decisions about abortion, unfortunately, that right is no longer protected everywhere in the U.S. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade on June 24th. Abortion is a basic healthcare need for the millions of people who can become pregnant. Everyone should have the freedom to decide what’s best for themselves and their families, including when it comes to ending a pregnancy. This decision has dire consequences for individual health and safety, and could have harsh repercussions for other landmark decisions. Restricting access to comprehensive reproductive care, including abortion, threatens the health and independence of all Americans. Even if you live in a state where abortion rights are upheld, access to safe medical procedures shouldn’t be determined by location, and it shouldn't be the privilege of a small few. You can help by donating to local abortion funds. To find out where to donate for each state, visit donations4abortion.com. If you or someone you know needs help, or if you want to get more involved, here are 5 resources: 1. ShoutYourAbortion.com is a campaign to normalize abortion. 2. DontBanEquality.com is a campaign for companies to take a stand against abortion restrictions. 3. Abortion.cafe has information about where to find clinics. 4. PlanCPills.org provides early at-home abortion pills that you can keep in your medicine cabinet. 5. Choice.CRD.co has a collection of these resources and more. We encourage you to speak up! And spread the word.

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