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Hey there, fabulous freedom fighting firearms enthusiasts! Welcome to the official podcast page of Liberty, Lipstick, n Lead! I'm beyond excited to kick off this journey with you, diving deep into the world of firearms and empowerment for women and mothers like us. As a fellow sister navigating this industry, I understand the challenges we face and the importance of finding solutions that work for us. Liberty, Lipstick, n Lead is our platform to share stories, tips, and insights on everythin ...
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Welcome to Girl Tawk! hosted by Melissa Ann. Girl Tawk! is THAT show which discusses the real issues black women face being a mom, a dad, a wife, a girlfriend, a sister, a co-worker, a therapist or whatever choice of hat black women wear on any particular day. Why? Because black women are just dope!
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24/2, February 24th, was the day that Russia began bombing Ukraine at the beginning of its all-out invasion which is now in its eleventh month. Every week Anne Levine interviews someone in Ukraine or from around the world, with a unique perspective on the war. Everyone from a Nobel Peace Prize winner to a military Colonel to an Instagram Influencer turned volunteer for orphaned children is on our show. Interviews conducted by Anne Levine and shows edited by Ursula Ruedenberg.
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Dearest Doula with Nathalie Saenz

Nathalie Saenz chats with top birth workers and birth experts such as Demetria Clark & Maria Pokluda, with Inspiration from Ina May Gaskin, Penny Simkin, Pam England, and Sheila Kitzinger.

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On Dearest Doula we will learn about a host of birth related topics from top professionals in our field, and connect with doulas and other birth workers so they can share their wisdom with you. Our topic based shows are chock-full of knowledge bombs, tips and resources that you can arm yourself with and add to your doula arsenal of awesomeness. Our birth worker features are all near and dear to my heart, and I invite you to let their journey light your path. Listening to their struggles, the ...
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In this episode of 'Girl Talk with the Boys,' join the panel of distinguished gentlemen as they discuss various insightful topics. The conversation begins with the idea of reciprocity in relationships and leads into memorable lessons from life, such as the importance of humility, perseverance, and self-confidence. The dialogue also delves into misc…
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In this powerful and enlightening episode of Girl Tawk, join host Melissa Ann and her special guests, Dr. Kelley, a trauma-focused therapist, and Anissa Blair, a passionate trauma coach, as they discuss the critical topic of domestic violence. The conversation covers essential aspects such as identifying red flags, understanding trauma bonds, and t…
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In this episode, Melissa Ann and her guest Ki delve into the transformative journey from embracing a victim mentality to becoming a victor in life. Melissa reflects on the season's themes, including accountability, the 80/20 rule, and overcoming personal challenges. Ki shares his personal story of growth from a challenging childhood, dropping out o…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather Allen, also known as @highcaliber_NC, shares her journey into the world of firearms. Heather discusses her transition from teaching basic handgun lessons in California to becoming a board member of the North Carolina Concealed Carry Instructor Association. She highlights the significant differences i…
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Journalists Alya Shandra and Bohdan Ben describe what happened on the ground during the Euromaidan Revolution of Dignity. Both participated in this historic grassroots peoples rebellion in 2014 that solidified Ukraine's pivot away from Russia towards Western Europe. Euromaidan with its preceding Orange Revolution is one of the most successful grass…
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In this latest episode of Girl Tawk! 🔊 “Creating a Safe Zone for Our Young Black Daughters" 🔊Melissa Ann speaks with Shae. She is a young black professional who harnesses the power of utilizing her "village." Listen as we explore the effects of being supportive, mentorship, and the power of manifestation. 💪❤️ In this episode, we: ✨ You're not too i…
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The second part of an interview with Sarah Ashton Cirillo an American journalist who enlisted as a combat medic in the armed forces of Ukraine. She is an American trans woman and the only American female soldier at zero line, the front-most trenches. This interview comes one year after Sarah first spoke with Ukraine 2 4 2. After being hospitalized …
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In our latest episode, 🔊 “Pick a Date...Red Lobster or Food Lion and Chill” 🔊Melissa Ann debates with the Boyz about crazy sh*t we've heard on the internet: Women complaining about date spots 🧐 Toxic relationships lead to toxic outcomes 😒 The first person you meet on a first date is...🤥 Playing your position 🤐 Join us as we huddle up about these to…
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One year after an interview with Ukraine 2 4 2, the first of a two-part interview with Sarah Ashton Cirillo an American journalist who enlisted as a combat medic in the armed forces of Ukraine. She is an American trans woman. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she was the only transgender journalist and then the only American female soldi…
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In our latest episode, 🔊 “Let Go of Your Shat!” 🔊Melissa Ann speaks with Transformation Coach Anissa Blair as she dives deep into the heart of healing. Join us as we explore the effects of trauma.🙌🏽 ❤️ In this episode, we: 💣 Discuss dating with trauma 💣 Getting to the root cause of trauma💣 Giving yourself grace. 💣 The downside of your snapping poin…
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Mark Lindquist is a United States Air Force and Afghan war veteran. Since March of 2022, Mark has lived in Ukraine, which he calls his second home. He is on a self-directed humanitarian mission to voluntarily deliver non-lethal aid directly to Ukrainian civilians. After two years of his aid work, he gives an update. He discusses the nature of how t…
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🎙️ New Podcast Episode: Date Great! Why You Swimming in the Kiddie Pool? 🏊‍♂️ Are you settling for less in your dating life? It’s time to dive into the deep end! On this episode of Girl Tawk! with the Boyz, we’re exploring why some of us are content to splash around in the shallow end of relationships when there’s a whole ocean out there waiting fo…
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Listen on Girl Tawk! Podcast as Melissa Ann dives deep into the intriguing topic of "The Head Mistress in Charge" with the phenomenal Shaneka Mayo, best-selling author and a voice that resonates with many. 📚✨ 🔥 Shaneka brings her unique perspective to the table, discussing the complex dynamics of relationships through the lens of the 80/20 rule. He…
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🎙️ New Episode Alert: GIRL TAWK! Podcast - Unpacking Trauma and Gaslighting Listen as Melissa Ann dives deep into the world of trauma, gaslighting, and emotional baggage with her special guest, Dr. Amelia Kelley, PhD. Dr. Kelley brings her extensive expertise as an integrative, trauma-informed therapist to the table. 🔹 About Dr. Kelley: Adjunct Pro…
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🎙️ New Episode Alert: GIRL TAWK! Podcast – Confronting Family Secrets: A Journey of Courage and Healing with Ursula Hughes Listen as Melissa Ann discusses the hidden corridors of family secrets, the pain that lingers in silence, and the power of being the family trailblazer. Her special guest, Ursula Hughes, brings her unique perspective as a publi…
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In this episode of Girl Talk with the Boyz, Melissa Ann and the Boyz discuss communication in relationships. They offer insights into respecting each other's feelings, the importance of active listening, and understanding when to avoid unnecessary conflicts. The boyz share the significance of giving space and understanding to your partner's perspec…
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In this episode of Girl Talk, host Melissa Ann shares significant lessons she learned from her therapist. Focusing on the 80/20 rule, she underscores the necessity of acknowledging the 20% of issues stemming from oneself in contrast to the 80% caused by external factors or individuals. She discusses the importance of thoughtful response over immedi…
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Ukrainian/ English political scientist Dr. Taras Kuzio discusses ways that Russia is seeking to destroy Ukrainian national identity and replace it with militarization and glorification of the Soviet ethos. He discusses new textbooks being used to influence children, kidnapping of children, persecution and murder of Ukrainian citizens who facilitate…
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Ukrainian political scientist Dr. Taras Kuzio discusses the global ramifications of Russias President Putins meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un in far Eastern Russia, early in September. He describes the coalition that is solidifying to support Russias invasion of Ukraine, including China, Iran and Korea, united against the West and the…
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At the beginning of September, Ukrainian Defense Minister was removed in response to allegations of corruption. Former American Ambassador Daniel Fried discusses this removal along with other internal leadership shake-ups, including the death of leaders of the Wagner military group in Russia as well as how Putin's future is tied to the outcome of h…
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Athletes are collateral damage in Russia's war with Ukraine, according to Taylor McKee, a researcher committed to analyzing the socio-cultural intersections of sport and society. He discusses how, since 2014, the story of the Russian invasion plays out in theatres of sport as well. In this interview, the discussion focuses on the upcoming Olympic g…
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This Week on Ukraine 2 4 2: Urban Warfare and other Battle Knowledge – US Major John Spencer TRT: 29 minutes US Major John Spencer is considered the world's leading expert on urban warfare. In February 2022, he wrote The Mini-Manuel for The Urban Defender, a guidebook for everyday people to defend their territory against military aggressors. The ma…
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Historian Ekaterina Malygina describes SUCHO - Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online " an international initiative by more than 1,500 volunteer historians, archivists, librarians, and humanities researchers whose mission is to provide digital support, server space, equipment, and training resources to their colleagues in Ukrainian cultural inst…
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Susan Mathison tells the story of herself and her three friends in Plymouth, New Hampshire who were aghast at the invasion of Ukraine. Feeling called to do something, they used their collective experience and resources as humanitarians, activists, and businesspeople, as well as their connections with Rotary Clubs here and in Poland and Ukraine, to …
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The Museum Territory of Terror in Lviv Ukraine was built on the site of a former Jewish Ghetto under the Nazis and a former Soviet prison. While its original mission was to document tragic pages of the 20th century, the museum has changed its focus, since the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, to preserving Ukrainian art, museum collections,…
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This Week on Ukraine 2 4 2: Realities of War: Ukraine Cntr for military & legal Studies Now available in Audioport.org under WEEKLY PROGRAMS TRT: 29 minutes Produced by Anne Levine, WOMR, Provincetown MA Military analyst Oleksander Musiienko speaks about various current realities of the war in Ukraine from a Ukrainian analyst's perspective. He talk…
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Two stories of encounters between Ukrainians and Russians in the Diaspora. In Abu Dhabi Ukrainians and Russians encounter each other, leading to tensions. In Uzbekistan, refugees who are both Russian and Ukrainian, find each other for solace and mutual help and rebuilding. Julia Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian reporter, communications expert, and marketi…
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Britta Ellwanger volunteers for the non-profit organization For Peace and discusses her work currently in Ukraine. She describes how For Peace provides humanitarian aid to civilians and soldiers through local connections and organizing. She has developed an expansive network informing her about what is needed, and her methods for fulfilling these e…
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37-year-old Victoria Amelina, one of Ukraine's best-known young writers, died from injuries from a Russian missile strike in the city of Kramatorsk on June 27. In memoriam we rebroadcast her Ukraine 2 4 2 interview with Anne Levine from last May. Victoria Amelina stopped writing novels when Russia invaded Ukraine, saying: in 2022, it became impossi…
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"There was great optimism about Russia in the 90s as it emerged from decades of authoritarian control. This has gone into reverse since 2014, and its messy geopolitical divorce from the Western world is accelerating." As a teenager, Jonathan Fink was a Russophile. While in college, he lived in Russia to deepen his knowledge. He found that in the 90…
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Reporter, communications expert, and marketing executive Julia Tymoshenko speaks about issues Ukraine has with analytical fieldwork by Amnesty International on the Ukraine crisis. She says their position creates harmful consequences for her country. She also shares her experience of living under bombs in Kyiv, and reveals how her organization, St. …
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Sarah Ashton Cirillo, American transgender journalist, has been fighting as a combat medic on the Ukrainian front in the Donbas. In the midst of war conditions, she finds respect and acceptance she lacks in the USA, as a transgender woman, judged in Ukraine solely on her performance rather than on sexual identity.…
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The war in Ukraine has brought many foreigners and Ukrainians together to do extraordinary things: a conversation with Richard Woodruff, the 30-year-old leader of Frontline Kitchen in Lviv, Ukraine. Originally from a London suburb, Woodruff worked in publishing. When he quit his job to take an extended vacation in Spain, news came of the Russian in…
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A conversation with Renowned Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina who has stopped writing novels. She says,“in 2022, it became impossible to write fiction (because) reality is so much more intense; it is impossible to invent stories anymore.” She now works as a war crimes researcher with the organization TRUTH HOUNDS. In the Izium region, Victoria Ame…
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Movement talk with a feminist queer activist and journalist from Belarus, discussing LGBTQ rights in Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, and solidarity across the ocean between Eastern European and American activists. Current developments and the consequences of the war in Ukraine are talked about, including the situations of the oppressed Roma and Crimean T…
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Ivano Frankivsk is a beautiful Medieval city, in western Ukraine. Near the city, in the Carpathian Mountains, is a small hospital where surgeries on wounded soldiers brought from the front are performed and their physical rehabilitation is overseen. Most of the patients are in treatment for crushed and lost limbs. These warriors face months and yea…
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After many years of stated neutrality, the country of Finland has became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO on April 4. Finland, Russia's neighbor to the Northwest, shares more than 800 miles of border and thus their NATO membership marks a dramatic change in the political landscape in Northern Europe. Ryhor Nizhnikau is a Sen…
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Ryan Hendrickson retired American Green Beret, is president and founder of the organization Tip of the Spear Land Mine Removal and author of Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle. Conflict in Ukraine has increased awareness about civilian war casualties as a 21st century global crisis. The Ukrainian war…
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Our guest is Mariam Lambert whose call name in Ukraine is Cinderella. She Is the co-founder of two NGOs orphans-feeding-foundation.org and angels-of-ukraine.org Born in Belgium, Mariam lives in Amsterdam with her family and works in Ukraine, delivering humanitarian aid to the front lines. Mariam earned her call-name, Cinderella because she is a ver…
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The conflict in Ukraine is referred to by many on social media as a Crowd Funded War. Mark J. Lindquist is an American air force veteran who now lives in Kyiv Ukraine and exemplifies this. He is one of numerous independent and self-funded volunteers who run small, nimble organizations and cooperate in a network to give life-saving assistance to Ukr…
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The conflict in Ukraine is referred to by many on social media as a Crowd Funded War. Mark J. Lindquist, an American veteran now living in Kyiv Ukraine, exemplifies this. He founded a 501(3) called The A-Team and, in cooperation with other independent volunteer fundraisers for Ukraine, runs his small, nimble non-profit that plays a pivotal role in …
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