interview Archives

covid-19

disability

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Future Present: Talking with Johanna Hedva About the Luxury of Our Needs

Why do we talk about care as a scarcity model? How do you live with ~the void~? How do we adjust to changing language for identity and in movements? Is…

Rachel —

Aug 10, 2020

interview

Chani Nicols floats in the celestial sky

society + culture

Creative Interviewing Creatives: Chani Nicholas on Cosmic Playlists, the Election, and Activism

Chani Nicholas, Canadian-born Astrologer and New York Times best selling author of You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Acceptance, chats with Jackie about her Spotify Cosmic Playlists, healing…

Jackie Lipson —

Aug 4, 2020

interview

tv interview

television

Kayleigh Llewellyn and Lucy Forbes on “In My Skin,” Lesbian Adolescence, and How the Industry Needs to Change

“This industry needs an overhaul. It’s clear the time for excuses is over now and it’s going to be about action.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jul 31, 2020

interview

food and drink

#Dykes4Roman, Explained

An interview with Alison Roman.

Vanessa —

May 8, 2020

AAPI Heritage Month

Honor Trans Elders

Cecilia making a kissy face, emitting her sense of humor. Around her are flower petals.

politics + activism

Honor Trans Elders: Cecilia Chung Is the Mother We All Wanted

Cecilia Chung described three ways: hilarious, survivor, and one of the mothers of the modern trans movement.

xoai pham —

May 7, 2020

interview

lgbt elders

politics + activism

Respect Your Elders: Zoom With Lesbian Activist Phyllis “Seven” Harris

“So keep on living. Get on the other side of this. There’s more.”

Lou Barrett —

May 5, 2020

alice wu

interview

movie features

Alice Wu on “The Half Of It,” Artistic Integrity, and Her High School Crush

“Being a closeted teen who wasn’t even aware meant I just listened to melancholy songs and imbued an unrealistic amount of meaning to them.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Apr 30, 2020

interview

one day at a time

tv feature

One Day at a Time Showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett on Season 4’s Pause, Elena and Syd, and Reopening Hollywood

“Watching season four episodes — the feeling of normalcy, of connection, of being able to laugh. I’m so grateful to be with our fans and live-tweet. It’s almost like Tuesdays…

Heather Hogan —

Apr 28, 2020

food service

interview

food and drink

The Dyke Kitchen: Soleil Ho Is Reading Your Plate

“It’s so tempting to think that everything has just one story, and I’m inviting people to look beyond the one they know.” At this turning point that COVID-19 has presented,…

Kamala Puligandla —

Apr 25, 2020

feel good

interview