Rise Above Justice Movement Podcast

JoDee Neil, Former Prosecutor, a Survivor, and A Fierce Advocate for Children and a Badass Human Being

This episode is a part of our Bonus Episode series, featuring the best interviews we have done.In this episode, we sat down and talked with JoDee Neil, a former Prosecutor and a fierce and badass human being who advocates for children and marginalized communities.Her book 'Outcry Witness' will be available in April 2026. You can learn more about JoDee via her website, https://www.jodeeneil.com/

Andrew Springer, from Corporate Media to Co-Founding @NoticeNews

In this episode, we sat down and talked with one of our favorite humans and collaborators, Andrew Springer. Andrew has an extensive background in news, production and has now founded his own non-corporate news source, @NoticeNews."Andrew Springer is an Emmy award-winning journalist, producer, entrepreneur, and scholar. He’s the co-founder and CEO of NOTICE News, a startup dedicated to reporting the news through a progressive lens. He’s also currently pursuing a second masters degree at Yale Divinity School. Andrew has worked for ABC News, NBC News, Mashable, Voice of America, and Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential bid. He's also the creator and former executive producer of NBC's “Stay Tuned,” the first news show on Snapchat and the first Gen Z news brand.He’s a graduate of the George Washington University and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, and has also studied at Union Theological Seminary. He and his partner Anthony live in Brooklyn with their adopted dog Porkchop, where he’s a member of the Open and Affirming UCC Greenpoint Reformed Church."You can follow Notice News @Notice.News on Instagram and Notice News on Facebook. Website: NoticeNews.comSubstack: NoticeNewsOfficial.Substack.com

L Cassidy, a Sex Educator, Survivor, and Advocate for Survivors

In this episode, we sat down and talked with L (She/They) who is a sexual health educator, survivor, and advocate for survivors."L is a sexual health educator, teaching in New York City, and completed a Master’s degree in Sexology. L has a passion for sexual and reproductive health, consent, pleasure, sexual ethics, harm reduction, and relationship skills.L is motivated to be in this field due to their own experiences of long-term CSA and experiences of abuse in adulthood, including experiencing intimate partner violence. As a child, she had some knowledge about anatomy and physiology, but almost no context or understanding of healthy relationships and pleasure until later in adolescence. L wanted to understand and improve abuse response and prevention, particularly focusing on child and adolescent mental health, completing this in her undergraduate degree. After learning the incredible impacts of comprehensive relationships and sexuality education, she realized how much violence and abuse can be prevented by providing comprehensive sexuality education for everyone. It is never too late to learn, and never too early to start."You can follow L on social media, https://www.linkedin.com/in/l-cassidy/

Alisa Zipursky, 'Healing Honestly' is More Than a Book Title, and Holiday Stress for Survivors

In this episode, we sat down with a incredible human being, Alisa Zipursky.Alisa is a writer, public speaker, published author and a survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA).'Healing Honestly' can be purchased nationwide at your favorite online stores.You can follow Alisa on social media @RealGoodTraumaTalkYou can also follow her work on Substack, healinghonestly.substack.com/

Marialana Kinter, Veteran, Former Nuclear Reactor Supervisor to Running for Congress in Florida

In this episode, we sat down and talked with Marialana Kinter, who is running to represent District 7 of Florida in Congress.We discussed domestic violence, and her time in the Military, and why she is running for Congress, and went over parts of her campaign platform. You can learn more about Marialana on her website KinterForCongress.com or by following Marialana on social media @KinterForCongress