Conversations With Men I Wish I Never Had

Conversations With Men I Wish I Never Had is a podcast where former Master Mariner and Navy Lieutenant Commander Adena Grundy has candid, raw, cathartic, and often surprisingly funny conversations with women about their experiences in traditionally male-dominated fields, like the navy, Merchant Marines, and the police force.

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At 4:45 On My Last Day Of Work, I Hit "Send"

May 20, 2024 • 25 mins

Adena interviews Colette Dennehy, a former U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Supervisory Special Agent. Colette started as a clerk typist, became a patrol officer, a customs inspector, and eventually an investigatory special agent. Her career was chasing and catching smugglers. Growing up in a house with four brothers might have prepared Colette for a career in a male-dominated field. Her personal experience differs from ma...

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I Got Fired For That Letter

May 13, 2024 • 32 mins

Adena interviews Denise Krepp, former Chief Counsel of the Maritime Administration. Denise is an expert on issues of sexual assault at sea. Adena explains her experiences at sea where she would get notes on her door with stripper ads saying "this is a better job for you". Denise explains the heavy cost she paid, personally and professionally, for speaking out on this issue. This episode references Midshipman X - this is where you c...

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It's Like Going To Prison With A Chance Of Drowning

May 6, 2024 • 30 mins

Alexandra Kate Tittsworth joins the show and discusses with Adena their lives at sea, their differing experiences when it comes to considering motherhood (including Alexandra's very unique pregnancy journey where her husband didn't even learn she was pregnant until she was four months along), regrets from their careers, life at sea vs. life on land, and more. Conversations With Men I Wish I Never Had is a production of Voyage Media...

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You Can Resign, And We'll Give You Your Job Back After The Baby's Born

April 29, 2024 • 30 mins

Adena interviews Jessica Ryals, who worked in the offshore oil field, and has been the only woman on a deep sea drilling rig of a hundred plus men, they discuss pregnancy being treated as a disability, and being a voice for younger women coming into the industry. Conversations With Men I Wish I Never Had is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, and Dan Benamor. Executive produced by Adena...

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Ship Underwear - It's Plain, It's Serviceable, It Can Take A Bullet

April 22, 2024 • 32 mins

Adena interviews Rosemary Mackay, a naval engineer, about granny panties at sea, Rosemary's mother feeling she only had the options of wife, nurse, or hooker before going into the Navy Reserve, the bad omen of Adena getting whipped in the head with a plug her first day on the job, Rosemary starting her own business, and more. Conversations With Men I Wish I Never Had is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mu...

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Crude Figures On A Whiteboard

April 15, 2024 • 34 mins

Adena interviews Sara Devlin, Assistant Program Manager for Naval Sea Systems Command. They discuss the way in which women and men are perceived differently when doing their jobs passionately, the "good guy" rationalization, and the myth of hard work leading to results for women in the workplace. Conversations With Men I Wish I Never Had is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, and Dan Be...

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Like A Bar In New York At Four AM

March 11, 2024 • 33 mins

Adena and her guest, Navy Lieutenant Commander Angelita Noche, discuss how life on a ship can feel like a bar in New York at four am, and how women at sea suppress or express their femininity. Conversations With Men I Wish I Never Had is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, and Dan Benamor. Executive produced by Adena Grundy. Story Producer: Natasha Stephan. Produced and edited by Dan Be...

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Meet Adena

March 11, 2024 • 27 mins

Who is Adena? This episode details who Adena Grundy is, what her lifetime of experiences in male-dominated industries has been, how she got into merchant and naval service, what it's like to be either the only or one of two women on a crew of twenty plus men alone at sea, how pregnancy decision-making intersects with career ambition, and why she is doing this podcast. Conversations With Men I Wish I Never Had is a production of Voy...

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