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Welcome to ’Your Voice; Your Power with Anika’, where authentic leadership and business drive success. Join Anika Wilson, a dynamic business strategist and multi-passionate, neurodivergent leader, as she hosts a roundtable of authentic leaders, visionaries, entrepreneurs, and influencers. In each episode, we dive deep into candid conversations, sharing stories, growth strategies, and real-life lessons to inspire and empower you on your journey to success. From overcoming challenges to embrac ...
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The award-winning podcast Being Seen is an in-depth exploration of culture’s role in resolving the tension between how we are seen and how we see ourselves. It is a space to explore current cultural representations and their impact through conversations with leading artists, writers, activists, entertainers, and community leaders. If we create nuanced and accurate cultural portrayals of identity and experience, we have an opportunity to reduce stigma and change perception - impacting everyth ...
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His Three Daughters Director + Writer Azazel Jacobs
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Send us a text We were excited to have director Azazel Jacobs back on the show to talk about his powerful new film, His Three Daughters. The film follows three estranged sisters as they care for their dying father while trying to find a way to reconnect. Azazel shares how caregiving for his parents inspired him to write this story, his deep respect…
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Flashback Friday - Look Into My Eyes director Lana Wilson
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Send us a text Welcome to Flashback Friday! This week we're returning to the Sundance 2024 Film Festival, to one of our favorite documentaries that is showing in a theater near you! Look Into My Eyes is an intimate look at a group of psychics in New York and their clients. Director (and return guest) Lana Wilson shares how she found clients willing…
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Flashback Friday - Seeking Mavis Beacon director Jazmin Jones and associate producer Olivia McKayla Ross
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Send us a text Welcome to Flashback Friday! We're bringing back a documentary that we covered this past January at Sundance 2024, and is in theaters now! Seeking Mavis Beacon is a documentary that follows the investigation into what happened to one of the most influential Black women in technology who has been missing from the public eye since 1995…
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Basic Bitch - Floating, Olympics, Outside Lands and the DNC
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Send us a text We’re back with a Basic Bitch and we have a lot to catch up on! From the Olympics (and a certain pole vaulting video that we may or may not be watching regularly), to Outside Lands (Grace Jones AND Chappell Roan?!?) and the Democratic National Convention (“…from the windoooows to the Walzzzz…”), these bitches needed to float on the r…
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Amy G and Anika Orrock on Women Sports and Smarty Marty Takes the Field
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Send us a text Y'all, can we just talk about women in sports for forever, please. And with THESE women in particular! On this episode, we welcome #forevergiant, SF Giants reporter Amy Gutierrez aka Amy G and illustrator Anika Orrock talking about their book Smarty Marty Takes the Field. Get ready to hear some great takes on how kids think about wom…
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DÌDI (弟弟) Director/Writer Sean Wang and Actor Joan Chen
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Send us a text We're talking about one of our favorite movies of the year with director/writer Sean Wang and actor Joan Chen! DÌDI (弟弟) follows a 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy during the last month of summer before high school begins, as he learns to skate, flirt, and love his mom. We get behind the scenes details of the first (and most intens…
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Sing Sing Director Greg Kwedar and Actors Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin and Sean San Jose
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Send us a text This is one of our favorite movies of the year, and the interview was equally as satisfying! We sat down with director Greg Kwedar, and actors Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin and Sean San Jose to discuss their beautiful film, Sing Sing. The film is based on the real life RTA (Rehabilitation Through the Arts) program at Sing Sing Maximum…
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Standing Above The Clouds with Director Jalena Keane-Lee and Activist/Artist Hāwane Rios
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Send us a text You can watch Standing Above The Clouds in person or virtually at the Black Star Film Festival on Friday, August 2nd! For more info, click here Standing Above The Clouds is a documentary that follows mother and daughter activists of three native Hawaiian families after a massive thirty meter telescope is proposed to be built on the s…
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Send us a text In this powerful episode of "Your Voice; Your Power with Anika," join host Anika Wilson and her inspiring guests, Connie Mallchok, Dr. LaToya Chevelle Waddell, and Latiya Robinson, as they delve into the world of confidence killers and the journey to self-discovery. This thought-provoking discussion explores the multifaceted challeng…
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Send us a text One of our all time favorite guests has returned, and he never disappoints! Take a listen to hear why a happy hour with Daveed Diggs is good for the soul. We dive into fatherhood, Comic Con, the new Clipping album (and behind the scenes stories from their European tour), the importance of local politics (and why he's backing Michael …
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Color Your Mind Festival Founders Musician Sameer Gupta and Artist Kundan Baidwan
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Send us a text We're joined by Jeff Hunt of Storied: San Francisco to interview Sameer Gupta and Kundan Baidwan, two artists and the creative forces behind the Color Your Mind Festival happening on Saturday, July 27th, from 12-5pm at the Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown SF. This free festival is a celebration of South Asian traditional and modern ar…
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Basic Bitch - Camel Toe, Pickleball, and Polyamory
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Send us a text Warning: this episode is what happens when you start drinking Crement (French sparkling wine) at 1 pm. We discuss the Emmy nominations, the exciting diversity in our Olympic gymnastics team, Erin's newfound love of tennis, and our attempt to become three-peat winners of the 48 Hills Best of the Bay Readers Poll for Best Podcast (vote…
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Owl - director Julian Pham and actor Marica Petrey
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Send us a text Owl is a film that debuted at CAAMFest this year about a woman who returns home to Oakland to care for her ailing father, and her problems quickly become much bigger than she ever expected. Director/writer/co-producer Julian Pham and co-producer/lead talent/musician Marica Petrey join us to share how the idea for this film stemmed fr…
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2024 Tribeca Festival - New Wave and A Family Guide To Hunting
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Send us a text We're excited to share our first official coverage of the Tribeca Festival! (virtually through Zoom, but it still counts!) We kick things off with the documentary New Wave, which follows director Elizabeth Ai on a mission to share the untold story of rebellious punks in the '80s Vietnamese new wave community, but in the process, ends…
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Send us a text We are beyond excited that this documentary is out in theaters, because it is an event that we all should have grown up hearing about! COPA 71 shares the erased history of the 1971 Women's World Cup (more than 20 years prior to the first FIFA sponsored Women's World Cup), which was held in Mexico City and attended by more than 100,00…
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Mini Basic Bitch and Flashback Friday - Queendom
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Send us a text We're continuing our celebration of Pride month and wanted to remind you that the Frameline Film Festival (the longest running and largest LGBTQIA film festival in the world) is currently happening in SF and Oakland until June 29th! We start off this episode with our experience at opening night, and encourage you to find the list of …
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Thelma director Josh Margolin and actor June Squibb
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Send us a text Thelma is the action/comedy film we've all been waiting for, and this interview was just as fun as watching the movie! Thelma is a 93 year-old grandmother who gets duped by a phone scammer and sets out on a quest through the streets of LA to reclaim what was taken from her. Director Josh Margolin and the film's star, June Squibb, joi…
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Flashback Friday - A House Is Not A Disco and I Don't Understand You
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Send us a text Welcome to Flashback Friday! We're bringing back two great films that we covered at SXSW, because you will be able to see them on the big screen (and we highly recommend that you do) during the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco (from June 19th -June 29th)! A House Is Not A Disco captures a year in the life of the world's most …
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Frameline Film Festival Executive Director - Allegra Madsen
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Send us a text We're continuing our celebration of Pride Month by discussing the Frameline Film Festival (the world's oldest and largest LGBTQIA film festival, running June 19th-June 29th) with Executive Director, Allegra Madsen! Allegra is a badass bitch who has been able to marry her love of community building with her love of films as Frameline'…
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Flashback Friday - The World According To Allee Willis and Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
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Send us a text Welcome to Flashback Fridays! We're bringing back two films that you can see on the big screen at this year's Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco (running June 19-29)! We truly loved both of these documentaries that will introduce you to two amazing women that should already be household names. The World According to Allee Willi…
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Send us a text We're celebrating CAAMFest (Center for Asian American Media) 2024 with two films about young women athletes! Home Court is a documentary that follows Ashley Chea, a basketball prodigy and first generation Cambodian-American, as she navigates recruitment, injury, and generational trauma. We are joined by director Erica Tanamachi and p…
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Send us a text We’re on location at the inaugural POC Food and Wine Festival - a celebration of the global majority in food, wine, music and culture! The folks at Make it Mariko, an SF events company led by women of color (with the badass Gina Mariko Rosales at the helm), brought to life a magical multi-day multi-city event that will definitely be …
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The Voice of Leadership: Addressing the Empowerment Paradox and Assertiveness
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Send us a text Join us on a transformative journey in this riveting episode of "Your Voice; Your Power with Anika," where host Anika Wilson delves deep into the conflicting concepts of empowerment and the critical role of assertiveness in leadership. Featuring insights from three distinguished East Coast leaders - Christine EB Howard, Sheryl Mays, …
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Send us a text We're recapping our 800th episode party at the Casements Bar and the SF premiere of Gasoline Rainbow. And then to celebrate the release of the hilarious film Babes, we're giving you our SXSW red carpet chats with director Pamela Adlon, stars Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau and writer/producer Josh Rabinowitz. For Gasoline Rainbow sc…
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Insights from the Bench: Judge Gay Polk-Payton on Law & Leadership
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Send us a text Join host Anika Wilson and guest Judge Gay Polk-Payton as they delve into the critical roles of education and activism in the justice system. Tune into a profound discussion on the urgency and importance of informed voting and social justice. - Discover the significant impacts of misinformation on voter participation and the specific…
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Our 800th Episode! Talking Gasoline Rainbow with the Ross Brothers
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Send us a text Holy shit, we're 800 episodes old! And we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than with some of our all time favorite guests, Bill and Turner Ross. We met up during the SXSW festival at the Mean-Eyed Cat, one of our favorite bars in Austin, to discuss Gasoline Rainbow, their newest film that your favorite bitches make a brief…
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From Curses to Healing: Veronica Barragan's Journey Through Kundalini Yoga
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Send us a text Join Anika Wilson and Veronica Barragan on "Your Voice; Your Power" as they delve deep into the tough, transformative world of generational curses and the path to healing. Discover empowering insights on how to break free from the chains of inherited trauma and reclaim your power. - Exploring the root causes of generational trauma an…
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