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Today's episode is a little different—we’re sharing a fantastic show from our friends at The Smithsonian. It's called Sidedoor, and in this episode you'll hear about Lena Richard. At a time when most African American women cooks worked behind swinging kitchen doors, Lena claimed her place as a culinary authority, broadcasting in the living rooms of New Orleans’s elite white families. She was an entrepreneur, educator, author, and an icon—and her legacy lives on in her recipes.

Tune in for a special preview of the new podcast, Getting Even with Anita Hill, from Pushkin Industries. The American icon talks with trailblazers like Kimberlé Crenshaw, Misty Copeland, and Nikole Hannah-Jones who have taken risks to make our society more equal. You’ll hear stories from their lives and their work, and amazing lessons about looking outside the lines, breaking the “rules,” and forging our own paths to equality...

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If you're loving this month's Womanica theme, wait til you listen to As She Rises! As She Rises is back for a second season to celebrate both Earth and Poetry Month. Throughout April, we’re telling the stories of climate progress that give us the hope we need to keep going.

Introducing Wonder Media Network’s first true crime show, I Was Never There. Thirty-four years ago, Marsha “Mudd” Ferber vanished without a trace from Morgantown, WV. Mother-daughter duo Karen and Jamie Zelermyer are going back to the land to figure out what the hell happened. Named a 2022 Tribeca Film Festival official selection for audio storytelling, I Was Never There is as much true crime show as it is an ode to Appalachian countercultural movements of the 1970s and 1980s...

Welcome to a special bonus episode featuring comedienne Kia Barnes, brought to you by Mercedes-Benz. From leading Atlanta Public School's LGBTQ Taskforce, to organizing Atlanta's Equality March, Kia has brought her sense of humor to every aspect of her career. Listen in as she shares her journey as an LGBTQIA+ advocate and queer culture curator. Special thanks to Mercedes-Benz, our exclusive Pride month sponsor!

Well, here we are. We're on the other side of what we've been talking about for years. Roe v. Wade has been struck down, and for the first time in our lifetime, abortion is no longer protected. In our first episode, Kate and Jamia talk to folks who've been living, and working, and surviving, in a state where abortion access has been under fire for years, even before Roe fell -- Kentucky...

Welcome to a special bonus episode featuring Kimberly Stevens, brought to you by Mercedes-Benz. Kimberly is the Senior Trackside Aerodynamicist for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Hear how her passion for her work led her from the suburbs of Ohio to the fastest race tracks around the world. Special thanks to Mercedes-Benz, this month's exclusive sponsor!

This special bonus episode is brought to you by Mercedes-Benz. All month long, we're celebrating women who paved unconventional career paths to pursue their dreams, and today we bring you the story of Rose Kwon, General Manager of IT Digital and Customer Services at Mercedes-Benz.

Mercedes-Benz ambassador Jess Hart got an early start as a model, but didn’t find her true calling in life until much later in her career. Find out how this multihyphenate rediscovered her need for speed in this special episode brought to you by Mercedes-Benz.