After a few months hiatus, the show is back.  Amy Green Smith, a certified and credentialed life coach, hypnotherapist, masterful speaker, and courageous communication expert, is the first guest of the season. She is on to chat with us about her career path into life coaching, how to stop people pleasing, finding your voice and advice on how to deal with difficult conversations. We also chat about religions influence on people pleasing tendencies as well as a little advice from Amy to me about a relationship.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Gwen Ifill, a journalist.

The Things that Pissed Us Off are religion and Love Island boys.

This episode's guest is Maud Newton, author of Ancestor Trouble, A Reckoning and A Reconcilitation. She is also a guest at the Miami Book Fair, an annual book festival in Miami, Florida that runs from Nov 13- Nov 20. On the episode we chat about her book, dealing with families at Thanksgiving and what it means to live in the South and learn about your ancestors. To see Maud at the MBF and find out about more authors that will be there visit miamibookfair.com and follow MBF at @miamibookfair #miamibookfair2022

Jacinda Townsend, a native of South Central Kentucky and author of Mother Country, is this episode's guest and in November she will be at the Miami Book Fair which runs from November 13-20th at Miami Dade College. Jacinda is on to talk with us about her book Mother Country and how her childhood in the South influences her career.

The Things that Pissed Us Off are schools being segregated and Raphael Warnock not being the clear leader in his race.  Go See Jacinda at the Miami Book Fair! 

Michelle Waymire, founder of Young & Scrappy, is this episode's guest. She chats with us about her career as a financial advisor & coach, financial literacy, why it's important, and how women and femme-identifying individuals in the South can make the most of our money to live our best lives and experience financial freedom.

The Things that Pissed Us Off are pets (even though we love them dearly) and Wordpress.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Victoria Woodhull, Wall Street's first woman broker and women's suffrage activist.

Resources:

Young and Scrappy

Erin Lowery

With all that has gone on this Summer, it felt like a great time to have an episode on self care. Soapy Jones, from Left Hand Soap Company, is on to chat with us about skin care as self care, her soap company and ways Soapy uses her business' visibility to push for social change in the American South. Plus we get tips on how to best take care of our skin before, during and after going to a protest.

The Things that Piss Us Off are real estate developers buying up whole blocks and ...

Find Left Hand Soap Company:

@lefthandsoapco

Left Hand Soap Company

With the May leak of the Supreme Court Justice's opinion on Roe vs Wade and the ruling looming April Greene, operations coordinator for the Blue Ridge Abortion Fund, is on to talk about the consequences of Roe v Wade being overturned, what it means for people in the South and how reproductive advocates have been preparing for what comes next. We also chat about the Blue Ridge Abortion Fund.

The Things that Pissed Us Off are pregnancy outcomes already being scrutinized and criminalized and politician's inaction on gun control.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Byllye Avery, a reproductive justice advocate.

Resources: 

Blue Ridge Abortion Fund

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Yellowhammer Fund

This episode's guest is Weonhee Anne Shin, a parent, activist and member of the Asian American Voices for Education. She's on to chat with us about her work as an activist with AAVEd, her experiences growing up in the South and why it's important that K-12 education includes Asian American History.

The Things that Pissed Us Off are surface level thought about anti-racism and GOP Senator Bill Cassidy being racist regarding maternal mortality.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Anna May Wong, an actor.

This episode is brought to you by Kensington’s newest title, Unforgiven by Rebecca Zanetti. Find out more at Kensingtonbooks.com.

We chat about the IHP's goal to make visible and preserve the history of the queer and trans Communities in the Deep South.

The Things that Pissed Us Off are driving etiquette and Atlanta's housing market being unaffordable.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Minnie Bruce Pratt.

Resources:

Invisible Histories Project

Midwifery is an art. One in which Stephanie Mitchell, is well versed. She is a Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife and founder of Birth Sanctuary Gainesville On this episode Stephanie talks about practicing midwifery, representation in the field, the ludicrous legal hoops Alabama has set up for midwives and rural reproductive healthcare. We also talk about Birth Sanctuary Gainesville, Alabama's first freestanding birth center.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Margaret Charles Smith, the midwife who "who never lost a mother, and rarely lost a baby".

The Things That Pissed Us Off are Instagram/Social Media and a constant dripping in a wall.

Resources:

The Birth Sanctuary Gainesville

IG: @birthsanctuary , @doctor_midwife

Happy Earth Day, Y'all!

In celebration of Earth Day Jess Hunt-Ralston, co-founder of Little Otter Skincare, comes on to chat about her sustainable skincare company, growing up in North Georgia, how she hopes her company makes an impact on how people and companies think about sustainability. 

The Things that Pissed Us Off are Trader Joe's boxed cornbread and Bermuda grass. 

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the woman who saved the Everglades.

Resources:

Little Otter This episode is brought to you by Kensington's newest title, Demon Hunting with a Southern Sheriff by Lexi George. Find out more at KensingtonBooks.com