Best Kiefel Podcasts (2024)

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The Cold Open #52-The Summer of Our Discontent Edition

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In the Cold Open # 52, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels contemplate the general malaise currently gripping the entertainment industry as it pumps out meh movies in too many theaters and B minus TV shows on too many streaming services. Along the way, they discuss a few choice texts that they think have qualitatively separated themselves from the blan…

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Episode 78: Emily: a Story of an Almost Egg Donor, Writer, Nurse, and Mother (Podcast #78, S05) 47:42

6M ago47:42

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For our last episode this season, Kallie sits down with postpartum nurse, lactation consultant, writer, and mother of three, Emily. Emily reached out to us at the CBCNetwork after writing about her near miss experience as an almost egg donor at just nineteen years old. Why didn’t Emily commit to becoming an egg-donor? What horrible information did …

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Episode 77: Peter Boni: Best-Selling Author & Donor-Conceived Rights Advocate (Podcast #77, S05) 48:28

6M ago48:28

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Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with a very interesting man, Peter Boni. Peter credits his disruptive childhood, a college education from Univeristy of Massachusetts Amherst, decorated on-the-ground service as a US Army Special Operations Team Leader in Vietnam, the love of his family and friends, plus his luck-of-the-draw DNA with making…

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Episode 76: Breaz: A Sister's Story of Infertility, IVF, and Loss (Podcast #76, S05) 1:00:10

7M ago1:00:10

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Today on the show we hear from a very broken-hearted guest sharing the story of her sister’s life and untimely death at just 39 years old. Breaz’s sister was determined to have her own biological children and went through seven rounds of IVF. After her last pregnancy, cancer took Breaz’s sisters life. Breaz shares her sister’s IVF story in hopes of…

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Episode 75: Dr. Elizabeth Lozano: Attachment, Betrayal and Complications in Donor Conception (Podcast #75, S05) 45:44

8M ago45:44

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Liz, social scientist and donor-conceived person, joins me today to discuss the complications of donor-conception, even when a child is raised knowing the truth about their conception. Liz earned her Ph.D. in Social/Personality Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021 and since then she’s been an Assistant Professor of…

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The Cold Open #51-The Priscilla Edition 57:09

8M ago57:09

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In the Cold Open # 51, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels wax poetic about the many reasons they both adore Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla. Our intro and outro this week are Spectrum’s “How You Satisfy Me” and Dan Deacon’s “The Crystal Cat” from the Priscilla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spo…

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The Cold Open #50-The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Edition 59:36

8M ago59:36

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In the Cold Open # 50, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels dissect the four Wes Anderson short film adaptations of Roald Dahl’s short stories now playing on Netflix: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Rat Catcher, Poison, and The Swan. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!…

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Episode 74: Wendi Babst: from Detective to DNA Surprise (Podcast #74, S05) 44:38

9M ago44:38

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Today I have the opportunity to interview my first Detective, Chief of Police and Captain, Wendi Babst. Wendi worked in law enforcement in Oregon for over 31 years, retiring with the rank of Captain. In 2018, Wendi discovered she was the product of fertility fraud perpetrated against her mother in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since that time she has discover…

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Episode 73: Gabrielle Clark: Affirming Reality (Podcast #073, S05) 50:11

9M ago50:11

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Gabrielle Clark is a mother and fierce advocate for children and parents, specifically advocating for free speech rights, sex-based rights and parental rights. When Gabrielle’s daughter was captured by the gender identity industry, being socially transitioned at school, she implemented a globally utilized program to affirm reality, eventually helpi…

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Episode 72: Alesia: a Nurse on a Mission to Help Those with DNA Surprise (Podcast #072, S05) 46:47

10M ago46:47

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Welcome back to season 5! Today I have the privilege of welcoming Alesia a retired nurse, Army veteran, blog writer, and creator and CEO of NPE (Not Parent Expected) Nurses (NPEN), a brand new resource center for people with an NPE (non-paternity event). NPEN is staffed by a collective of registered nursing professionals volunteering to support the…

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Episode 71: Eve Wiley Exposes Fertility Fraud (Podcast #071, S05) 1:01:33

10M ago1:01:33

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Welcome back to Venus Rising. We are excited you’re joining us for the first episode of season 5 with Eve Wiley! Originally from a small rural town in Texas, Eve uncovered a life changing family secret about her genetic identity. In 2019, she shared her story to expose the dark side of the grossly unregulated fertility industry. Eve's story, docume…

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The Cold Open #49-The Summer Auteur Face Off Edition 58:21

1y ago58:21

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In The Cold Open #49, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels discuss all things Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Our intro and outro this week are Ludwig Göransson’s “Meeting Kitty” from the Oppenheimer Soundtrack and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie The Album. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spo…

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The Cold Open #48-The Asteroid City Edition 47:57

1y ago47:57

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In The Cold Open #48, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels, and special guest star Zac Bentz dissect Wes Anderson’s 11th feature film: Asteroid City. Our intro and outro this week are Tex Ritter’s “Jingle Jangle Jingle” and Burl Ives’ “Cowboy’s Lament” from the Asteroid City Original Soundtrack. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spot…

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Episode 70: Podcast #070 (S04): Camille Kiefel Inspires Change 33:30

1y ago33:30

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As we wrap up season 4 of Venus Rising, I thought it appropriate to welcome back Camille Kiefel to the show! If you missed the first conversation with Camille, I encourage you to go back and have a listen as she shares with us her personal story of how she embraced a non-binary identity and was convinced to have her breasts removed in 2020. Now, af…

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Episode 69: Podcast #069 (S04): Walt Heyer 50:24

1y ago50:24

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Walt Heyer was a husband, father and corporate executive who underwent “sex change” surgery as an adult at the age of 42 and lived his life pretending to be a woman for eight years. Restored now for over 30 years, Walt uses his unique experience to help others who regret their so-called “gender change” and to advocate for and protect children from …

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Episode 68: Podcast #068 (S04): Pamela, The Truthful Therapist 45:49

1y ago45:49

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I had the pleasure of meeting Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with over 20 years of experience, at the premiere of our new documentary, The Detransition Diaries: Saving Our Sisters. Professionally, Pamala has served teens and families working as a licensed clinical social worker in a variety of settings including co…

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Episode 67: Podcast #067 (S04): Stacy's IVF Story 44:53

1+ y ago44:53

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Today I have the privilege of sitting down with Stacy. Utilizing IVF, Stacy and her husband brought healthy twin girls into the world 14 years ago. After following the work of the Center for Bioethics and Culture for some time, Stacy reached out to me with hopes of sharing her story with other listeners. Despite their textbook IVF success story, St…

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Episode 66: Podcast #066 (S04): Back with Stephanie Winn 49:35

1+ y ago49:35

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Today I have the pleasure of having Stephanie Winn back on the show! If you missed our first discussion, I would encourage you to go back and have a listen. The first time we spoke with Stephanie, we talked about how she became critical of the gender identity industry. Today we will be discussing the new film that Stephanie appeared in titled Affir…

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Episode 65: Podcast #065 (S04): Camille 51:46

1+ y ago51:46

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In honor of Detransition Awareness Day this week, today I sit down with Camille, a young woman that embraced a non-binary identity and went under the knife in 2020 to have top surgery, where doctors removed her breasts. Only after addressing her physical and mental health issues, Camille finally accepted that she was a woman and had been all along.…

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Episode 64: Podcast #064 (S04): Michelle 51:24

1+ y ago51:24

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Today on Venus Rising we welcome, Michelle, an outspoken 34-year-old detransitioned woman. Michelle identified as transgender for a period of ten years, during which time she was prescribed testosterone and underwent two medically unnecessary surgeries; a mastectomy and hysterectomy. Seven years after being prescribed testosterone, at nearly 30 yea…

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Episode 63: Podcast #063 (S04): Shulamit Ferber 56:58

1+ y ago56:58

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Today on Venus Rising we have the pleasure to welcome Shulamit Ferber a programmer and feminist activist from Tel Aviv, Israel. Shulamit studied Interactive Studies at Sapir College in Sderot, Israel. After college, Shulamit started writing for the feminist media outlet "Politically Correct" about various issues, and in recent years decided to conc…

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Episode 62: Podcast #062 (S04): Mary 36:55

1+ y ago36:55

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Lately, Venus Rising has had the opportunity to sit down with those willing to share their personal stories of how they were harmed by the gender identity industry. Today we welcome yet another woman who bought the lie that she could become a man. Mary spent the last 4 years on testosterone, but now Mary is detransitioning and is sharing her story …

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Episode 61: Podcast #061 (S04): Jennifer Bilek 45:14

1+ y ago45:14

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Happy New Year! Here at Venus Rising, we would like to ring in 2023 speaking with artist, activist, and investigative journalist, Jennifer Bilek. As well as receiving many awards for her portraiture, Jennifer's journalism has been featured in Tablet Magazine, First Things, The Post Millennial, and many other publications. She writes about the inter…

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The Cold Open #47–The Way Too Long Movie Edition Part 2: Avatar: The Way of Water 40:28

1+ y ago40:28

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In The Cold Open #47, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels discuss all things Avatar: The Way of Water. One of us quite liked it. One of us really, really didn’t. Our intro and outro this week are Simon Franglen’s “From Darkness to Light” and The Weeknd’s “Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from the Avatar: The Way of Water Soundtrack. The Cold Ope…

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The Cold Open #46–The Way Too Long Movie Edition Part 1: Babylon 40:05

1+ y ago40:05

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In The Cold Open #46, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels, and Matt Reynolds, in his triumphant podcasting return, do a spoiler heavy deep dive into writer/director Damien Chazelle’s Babylon. Our intro and outro this week are “Welcome” and “Voodoo Mama” from Justin Hurwitz’s Babylon score. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, …

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Episode 60: Podcast #60 (S04): Stephanie Winn, LMFT 1:00:15

1+ y ago1:00:15

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You definitely don’t want to miss today’s guest, Stephanie Winn. Stephanie is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist, writer, consultant, and host of the podcast You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist all with the goals of restoring integrity to the profession of psychotherapy, ending childhood sexual mutilation, and promoting justice & healing for t…

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Episode 59: Podcast #59 (S04): Best-Selling Author Milli Hill 57:47

1+ y ago57:47

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Today I am thrilled to virtually sit down with writer, feminist and freelance journalist Milli Hill. Milli is the author of bestselling Positive Birth Book (2017), Give Birth like a Feminist (2019) and a book for pre-teen girls, titled My Period (2021). From 2012 to 2021 she founded and ran the Positive Birth Movement, a global network of antenatal…

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Episode 57: Podcast #58 (S04): Abel Garcia 54:39

1+ y ago54:39

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Abel Garcia joins us on Venus Rising to share his story as a male detransitioner. Abel changed his name, took estrogen, and went under the knife for "top" surgery. Facing many roadblocks, Abel has worked hard to detransition and is now sharing his story with hopes to help minimize the number of people who will be harmed by the claim that it is poss…

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Episode 57: Podcast #57 (S04): Jennie's Story of Embryos on Ice 47:23

1+ y ago47:23

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Earlier this year, a woman named Jennie reached out to us with the hopes of warning others before they, like her, are swept up in the assisted reproduction vortex. Jennie and her husband spent seven years facing the heartbreak of infertility before their son was born at the very beginning of the global pandemic in March of 2020. Jennie and her husb…

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The Cold Open #45–The 2022 Pop Culture Love & Revulsion Edition 1:11:38

2y ago1:11:38

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In The Cold Open #45, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels each name the top three things they love and the top three things they don’t in 2022 popular culture to date. Making the respective lists are the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Reservation Dogs, Industry, House of the Dragon, Pearl, Station Eleven, Andor, The Sandman, Movies, and live-in-person even…

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Episode 56: Podcast #056 (S04): Meghan Murphy 49:18

2y ago49:18

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Today I have the pleasure of having freelance writer and journalist, Meghan Murphy on the show. Meghan has a master's degree in the department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Simon Fraser University, and has been writing about feminism since 2010. Known for going against the grain, she was the first to publish a critique of Slutwalk, b…

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Episode 55: Podcast #055 (S04): Gerda 1:09:18

2y ago1:09:18

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Venus Rising exists to challenge listeners to think beyond the masses, especially as it pertains to women’s health. It is with that goal in mind that today we welcome, Gerda, a 27-year-old woman from Poland, who started to identify as trans at the age of 14 and began the process of social transition at 19 and medical transition at 21. After 8 years…

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Episode 54: Podcast #054 (S04): Genevieve Gluck 38:47

2y ago38:47

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Welcome back to another wonderful season of Venus Rising. Can you believe we are in season 4? This season starts off with a bang as we interview Genevieve Gluck, feminist essayist and co-founder of the pro-woman news and opinion site Reduxx. Prior to starting Reduxx, Genevieve has contributed work to Feminist Current and was published in the anthol…

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Episode 53: Podcast #053: Special Edition with TullipR 49:13

2y ago49:13

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If you’ve been following our show for some time, you know we like to have guests from around the globe. Today we welcome a very special guest all the way from the United Kingdom, going by his Twitter handle TullipR. Tullip R is here to share his story as a male detransitioner. Fom the ages of 26 to 34 TullipR lived as a trans woman, including hormo…

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Episode 52: Podcast #052 (S03): Jaida 43:01

2y ago43:01

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A few weeks ago, I received an email from a young woman that was exposed to the dangers and tragedy of the surrogacy industry as a young child. She shared with me her childhood story about the untimely passing of her mother from complications after a surrogate pregnancy. Now, as a young adult, Jaida lives in Orange County with her husband and is an…

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Episode 51: Podcast #051 (S03): Rachel 37:41

2+ y ago37:41

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We have had the opportunity to talk with so many wonderful people this season and today is no exception. Today we welcome Rachel, a 31-year-old detransitioned lesbian woman, brave enough to share with us her deeply personal story. Rachel lived for 5 years as a transman, taking injectable testosterone, but stopped medical transition and ceased ident…

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Episode 50: Podcast #050 (S03): Kathleen Stock 33:49

2+ y ago33:49

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Wow! Today is our 50th episode on Venus Rising! To celebrate, Kallie sits down with best-selling author and award-winning academic, Dr. Kathleen Stock. Dr. Stock is well-known in the United Kingdom and the United States for bravely recognizing the importance of biological sex. She regularly discusses and writes on gender identity ideology and its e…

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Episode 49: Podcast #049 (S03): Edward Saulig 35:38

2+ y ago35:38

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Today, we have a very special guest with us, all the way from Sydney Australia, Edward Saulig. Edward brings a voice to Venus Rising that we haven’t yet heard, the voice of a sperm donor. In his day to day life, Edward works as a town planner for the local government in Sydney, Australia. Part of his work is creating new neighbourhood parks in esta…

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The Cold Open #44–The Batman Edition! 41:58

2+ y ago41:58

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In The Cold Open #44, The Batman Edition, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank offer wildly diverging opinions on Matt Reeves’ new movie, The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz headlining an all around stellar cast. We discuss it not only in the context of the many, many other Batman movies, but also in light of its relationship to parti…

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Episode 48: Podcast #048 (S03): Katy Francisco 47:28

2+ y ago47:28

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Today, we have a very special guest with us, Katy Francisco. Her name might sound a little familiar to some listeners as her brother, Matt Doran, was a special guest on our show in Season 1. Like her brother, Katy was born from donor conception and has been an advocate for the donor conceived community by sharing her story and supporting restorativ…

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Episode 47: Podcast #047 (S03): Libby Emmons 50:51

2+ y ago50:51

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Today we welcome Libby Emmons, Editor-in-chief for The Post Millennial to the show. Libby holds a Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts from Sarah Lawrence College. Before Libby became a journalist, she was in the world of theater. In this episode we talk with Libby about her shift from playwright to editor and why go…

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Episode 46: Podcast #046 (E03): Lexi 50:26

2+ y ago50:26

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Venus Rising welcomes Lexi with Stop Surrogacy Now UK. Stop Surrogacy Now is a global campaign that brings together a worldwide, ethnically, religiously, and culturally diverse group opposed to the exploitation of women and the human trafficking of children through surrogacy. You can find more and join this global campaign at stopsurrogacynow.com. …

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Episode 45: Podcast #045 (S03): Kimberly 27:31

2+ y ago27:31

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In this episode of Venus Rising we shift from our normal programming to bring you an interview between Jennifer Lahl, CBC Founder and President, and surrogate mother, Kimberly. Kimberly sits down with Jennifer to share her horrific surrogacy story where she was left fighting for custody of her own biological child. The baby Kimberly gave birth to a…

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Episode 44: Podcast #044 (S03): Theresa Morris 1:15:27

2+ y ago1:15:27

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We are kicking off the New Year with another wonderful episode of Venus Rising featuring researcher, author and professor Dr. Theresa Morris! Theresa Morris, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies as well as the Coordinator of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Texas A&M University. When she’s not busy teaching underg…

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Episode 43: Podcast #043 (S03): Kara Dansky 50:27

2+ y ago50:27

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Today we welcome attorney, public speaker, writer, and consultant, Kara Dansky. Kara has an extensive background in criminal justice law and policy and is unabashedly committed to protecting the rights, privacy, and safety of women and girls on the basis of sex in law and throughout society. Kara currently serves on the steering committee of the U.…

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The Cold Open #43–The Licorice Pizza Edition 57:10

2+ y ago57:10

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In The Cold Open #43, The Licorice Pizza Edition, Robert Sickels and Kynde Kiefel discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s electrifying new film at length. Our intro and outro this week are Sonny & Cher’s “But You’re Mine” and Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Let Me Roll It,” both from The Licorice Pizza Soundtrack. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podc…

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Episode 42: Podcast #042 (S03): Joyce Harper 3:37:07

2+ y ago3:37:07

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Today on Venus Rising I sit down with reproductive science research expert, author, academic and educator Joyce Harper, BSc, PhD. Currently Dr. Harper is Professor of Reproductive Science at University College London in the Institute for Women’s Health where she is Head of the Reproductive Science and Society Group. She is a Director of the Embryol…

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Episode 41: Podcast #041 (S03): Jennifer Block 53:53

2+ y ago53:53

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Welcome back! Today I am thrilled to host award winning independent journalist and author, Jennifer Block. I have the opportunity to talk with Jennifer about women's health, gender, the conflict of interest found in medicine, and her newest book Everything Below The Waist: Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution (St. Martin's Press). You might …

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The Cold Open #42–The French Dispatch Edition 35:46

3y ago35:46

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In The Cold Open #42, The French Dispatch Edition, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank discuss Wes Anderson’s delightful new film at length. Our intro and outro this week are Jarvis Cocker’s “Aline” and Alexandre Desplat’s “A Multi-Pronged Battle Plan,” both from The French Dispatch Original Soundtrack. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podc…

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The Cold Open #41–The Dune Edition 35:50

3y ago35:50

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In the Cold Open #41, The Dune Edition, Robert Sickels and long sought after special guest Tarik Elseewi discuss Denis Villeneuve’s new take on the first novel of Frank Herbert’s classic series. Our intro and outro are Hans Zimmer’s “Ripples in The Sand” and “Holy War,” from the Dune soundtrack. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts …

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