
The Bi-Conscious Badass
Season 2: 2021 Work continues in the endeavor of bringing diverse activist's voices to the forefront and asking how they navigate their work, lives, and relationships as we nurture ourselves and our causes.
Episodes
26 episodes
Body Image Work with @bodylovewarrior
In this episode and finale I talk to Elizabeth Villegas, a body image coach, about leaving our old body image thoughts behind us, I touch on the continued border crisis, and I do a personal wrap up to season 2 of The BiConscious Badass. Make su...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:06:42

Culture Through Chocolate with Cindy of @CocoAndre_Chocolatier
In this week's episode I talk to Cindy Pedraza Puente of CocoAndre Chocolatier. She is an inspiring business owner, community builder, and mom and one of the first Oak Cliffites I met when I moved there over 5 years ago. I adore her chocolate s...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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32:17

Socialism, Surrender, and Skincare with Esti of @YoaliStudio
In this week's episode I talk to the enchanting Esti Romero of @YoaliStudios, her beauty studio and spa. She is decolonizing wellness one treatment at a time and because of that and more I admire her so much. In this interview we discuss social...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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35:57

Sustainable Shopping w/ Denisse of @oldhabitsvintageretro
In this episode owner-operator of @oldhabitsvintageretro (IG), Denisse Espinoza, and I talk about shopping sustainably through local vendors, enjoying thrifted clothes, and the shifts we made in becoming sustainable shopping lovers. We touch ho...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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47:03

Caring For Ourselves So We Can Care For Others with Charlie Hughes
In this episode I chat with Charlie Hughes, the TEA Fund intake director, who connects and trains volunteers inside of the organization. Her work is essential to our work funding abortion in North Texas and I ask her about how she cares for her...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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51:49

Can Wellness Exist in Prison? with Jennifer Toon
This week I talk to writer, activist, and formerly incarcerated Texan Jennifer Toon. We chat about mental health, conditions in prisons, and the differences in treatment between men and women's prisons.Referenced on this episode:
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Episode 7
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1:06:54

On Being Abundant People with @MeiRatz
Mei self described as "a lot" in an Instagram post and I interjected with a comment saying that I feel the same but rather that we are abundant. We give a lot because we have a lot to give. Mei Ratz is a lot of things, mother, designer, creativ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:08:39

Three Writers and Disability Rights with Laura Perna and Lauren Gerken
In this episode I talk to new friends Laura Perna and Lauren Gerken who work for disability rights in Texas. They've been busy this legislative session and we discuss how they got into their work and what impact they've had on their movement. W...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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55:44

Organizing Ourselves with Mateo Granados
In this episode Mateo Granados, a MOVE Texas organizer, and I talk about mindset shifts, how to make time for organizing work (hint: sleep!), and about his work with Denton Bail Fund.Referenced this episode:
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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56:59

Organizing Work vs. Electoral Work with Kristian Steffany
This week I talk to DSA comrade Kristian Steffany about her opinions on candidates who use community work to at some point or another boost their campaign appeal as well as how we feel about being told we should go into politics.Follow ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:06:42

Dreams with Blanca S. Villalobos @blanca.s.villalobos
In this episode I talk to an old acquaintance about their work in dream intensives, the youth community, and being in nature. References:Signal Fire is hosting
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:00:55

Breaking Our Minds Free Part 2 with Vanessa @nezzi_d Nichols
I'm back with Season 2 of The BiConscious Badass with writer, artist, and friend Vanessa Nichols. This episode is a Black History Month exclusive two part episode. We discuss Black History Month, undoing engrained thought patterns, and more!
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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52:00

Breaking Our Minds Free Part 1 with Vanessa @nezzi_d Nichols
I'm back with Season 2 of The BiConscious Badass with writer, artist, and friend Vanessa Nichols. This episode is a Black History Month exclusive two part episode. We discuss Black History, life coaching retreats, and more!Follow The Bi...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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49:48

Season #1 Bonus Episode!
Happy holidays! Here is a surprise bonus episode of the podcast for your end of year listening pleasure. In this episode I invite my friend Gilmar, from episode 1, back on the podcast so that we can do a year end review of where we're at and wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:06:50

Representation Matters To Us with Maggi Delgado, creator of @PinkLeo_Productions
Maggi Delgado, creator of PinkLeo Productions, and I talk about media representation for BIPOC, women, and queer people. Maggi hired me for some freelance copy-editing, design, and brand work and in the process we talked a lot about seeing ours...
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1:40:55

Libraries Are Revolutionary! with Librarian Christina Salazar
My cousin and I talk about libraries, education, and the opportunity we have to change the scope of learning in schooling in this pandemic affected world. We are encouraging you to always question question question everything from social ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:12:54

Reproductive Healthcare is Healthcare with Kamyon Conner of TEA fund
I cry in this one! Sometimes we just gotta feel our feelings. This topic is incredibly close to my heart and work and I have such a good time chatting to my longtime ally in this work Kamyon Conner, a licensed social worker and the director of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:17:47

Hip-Hop & Healing Part 2 with DJ Leo J
In this episode I have a chat with the DJ who taught me how to spin vinyl and give back to my community creatively, DJ Leo J! We talk about the course of his music discoveries throughout his life, his career, and how music and food are typicall...
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1:02:15

Hip-Hop & Healing Part 1
I'm sorry about the buzz audible in the first few seconds of the episode. I tried many ways to eliminate it but could not figure it out. DM me if you have advice on how to fix that in the future! This week I was not able to interview my guest s...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:40

Self-Acceptance with @yarndeity
Join me and Katie Piatt (@yarndeity on IG) as we talk about loving our boomer moms and our recent self-acceptance discoveries. I talk about the
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:14:22

Confidence with @naturallydaja
Where does confidence come from? I discuss confidence and how to develop it within the self in order to build the skill of speaking out and I talk to my friend Daja (Dajonay Stewart, or Daja,
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:20:07

Values with @artnerdforever
In this episode, I talk to my old friend Stephanie Littlebird Fogel aka @artnerdforever on IG, go check out her wonderful art for show and sale! Support of Indigenous artists is impo...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:04:08

Consistency with @chiefofstaffpagan
In this episode of The Bi-Conscious Badass I discuss consistent practice of something leading to insight and transformation. In field organizing consistency comes through pushing through the "tough" days and sticking to the basics, which can ap...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:22:04

Feelings & Media Through A Bi-Conscious Gaze with @eatyodestiny
In this episode of The Bi-Conscious Badass I question you about your greatest fear, encourage you to prepare yourself, thoughts & feelings, ahead of this upcoming November election, turn a bi-conscious eye towards the media, new media, the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:08:50
