The Enthusiasm Enthusiast

A feminist podcast where people (women mostly) share their passions and what gets them fired up.

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Real American, Parenting, and Allyship: With Julie Lythcott-Haims

October 30, 2018 • 48 mins

Julie Lythcott-Haims (https://www.julielythcotthaims.com/)is a lot of things. She's a daughter. She's a mother. She's the former Dean of Freshman at Stanford University and a Ted Talk speaker. She holds several degrees including a Law Degree from Harvard. The identity that didn't come as easy to her was that of black woman. In her memoir, Real American, Julie gives us her evolution of how growing up in a mixed race ...

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Ain't No Party Like A Voting Party: With Angie Jean-Marie

October 16, 2018 • 28 mins

The people at Vote Together (https://votetogetherusa.org/)have spent the past couple of years studying ways to increase voter turnout. One way they've found to get people to the polls is to change the culture around voting. By making the experience more communal and celebratory, they're finding voter engagement improves. I spoke with Vote Together's Director Angie Jean-Marie (https://twitter.com/angiejeanmarie)who share...

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Britney Spears, Feminist Contradiction: With Jen Zaborowski

October 2, 2018 • 27 mins

Some people are performers, and some people are cultural touchstones. Britney Spears has gone beyond singer/dancer/actor/talent judge to permanent icon status. I've had a long love affair with Britney, so I was thrilled to find the podcast We Need To Talk About Britney (http://wearecampfire.media/podcasts/we-need-to-talk-about-britney/). Actor and writer, Jen Zaborowski hosts the show, and talks not only about Britney's wor...

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Britney Spears, Feminist Contradiction: With Jen Zaborowski

October 2, 2018 • 27 mins

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Racism, Sexism, and Jar Jar Binks: With Ahmed Best

September 18, 2018 • 45 mins

On this episode, Ahmed Best and I continue our discussion about Star Wars. We talk about how the backlash Ahmed experienced is both similar and different to what Loan Tran (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/movies/kelly-marie-tran.html)(originally known to audiences as Kelly Marie Tran) experienced with The Last Jedi. We also talk about how excited we are for Andrew Gillum's campaign (https://splash.andrewgillum.com/?ref=h...

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Racism, Sexism, and Jar Jar Binks: With Ahmed Best

September 18, 2018 • 45 mins

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Racism, Sexism, and Jar Jar Binks: With Ahmed Best

September 4, 2018 • 41 mins

Trigger Warning: Suicide
In July, my friend Ahmed Best revealed that in his darkest days he contemplated taking his own life. The pendulum of his career has been nothing short of extraordinary. He got his big break performing in the cast of Stomp The Musical which led to an offer to play a first-of-its-kind character in the Star Wars prequels. His character, Jar Jar Binks, would lead the way for the development of motion capture tec...

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How To Travel For Next To Nothing: With Nina Manni

August 7, 2018 • 34 mins

One of my favorite things is to see is when a friend keys into their passion. This has been the case with my friend and repeat guest, Nina Manni. She left her comedy career behind when she realized it wasn't making her happy. What DID make her happy was traveling all over the world for CHEAP, but doing it well. Once she figured out how to do it, she wanted to help others do it too. She's got some great tips for everyone!
Her...

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Britney Spears, Feminist Contradiction: With Jen Zaborowski

Britney Spears, Feminist Contradiction: With Jen Zaborowski

Racism, Sexism, and Jar Jar Binks: With Ahmed Best

Racism, Sexism, and Jar Jar Binks: With Ahmed Best

Racism, Sexism, and Jar Jar Binks: With Ahmed Best

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Real American, Parenting, and Allyship: With Julie Lythcott-Haims

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