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Safer Spaces: Online Course with Natalie Jurosky - 045

SHOW NOTES:Shawna chats with Natalie Jurosky, the musician and leader of Scranton Girls Rock that helped Shawna create the online course version of her Safer Space Program. They talk about different learning styles, how talking is musical, bringing music into learning, whatever you want to do there’s a way to do it safely, and can you market this?This course is for bands, venues, small businesses, small hobby groups, anywhere you gather, students, faculty, people that host parties, and basically anyone that cares!SHOW LINKS:Charles Wiegel at AK PressThe V Spot in Scranton: https://www.vspotbar.com/ ScrantonGirlsRock.org Music to Life: https://www.musictolife.org/ Loud LadiesSHAWNA’S LINKS:shawnapotter.comThe new Safer Spaces: Online Course: https://shawnapotter.com/safer-spaces-courseMaking Spaces Safer book: https://www.akpress.org/making-spaces-safer-book.htmlRequest fun video messages: https://www.cameo.com/shawnapotterwowAll things War On Women: linktr.ee/waronwomen https://www.youtube.com/@shawnapotter

"Lullaby" with Oceanator - 044

SHOW NOTES:Shawna chats with Elise Okusami of the band Oceanator about the value of storytelling and not waiting for a big hero to save us through their song, “Lullaby.” Also? The pitterpatter of Rosie’s paws on the floor (and scratching and shaking and just generally making sound), Oceanator as a family affair, what we’re like to tour with, and who else lists Dookie as their first punk record?SHOW LINKS:Oceanator on Bandcamp: https://oceanator.bandcamp.com/track/lullaby-2 Oceanator on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/oceanator WAR ON WOMEN/Oceanator tour info: linktr.ee/waronwomen Music to Life: https://www.musictolife.org/ Mood Machine book - Liz Pelly: https://booksaremagic.net/item/gQpiPqSJBXgQuxapRjFf2Q/lists/L6k6O686GxwY/ ABIYOYO book - Pete Seeger: https://mpt.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/abiyoyo-video/reading-rainbow-stories/ Anansi the spider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anansi Baba Yaga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga Freedom Sounds album: https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/freedom-sounds-from-smithsonian-folkways Pears: https://pearstheband.bandcamp.com/album/pears SHAWNA’S LINKS:shawnapotter.comThe new Safer Spaces: Online Course: https://shawnapotter.com/safer-spaces-courseMaking Spaces Safer book: https://www.akpress.org/making-spaces-safer-book.htmlRequest fun video messages: https://www.cameo.com/shawnapotterwowAll things War On Women: linktr.ee/waronwomen https://www.youtube.com/@shawnapotter

"Cheesus" with Ratas En Zelo

Shawna chats with Yadee Araniva, the singer for Ratas En Zelo, about the hypocrisy of religion, fearing the devil, fearing ICE, but also the balance of all things, feeling joy, and embracing cringe. Listen in and get to know this cool NYC band!SHOW LINKS:https://www.instagram.com/ratasenzelo/https://linktr.ee/ratasenzeloKnow your rights when it comes to ICE:https://immigrantjustice.org/for-immigrants/know-your-rights/ice-encounter/https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/wp-content/uploads/Home-Raid-booklet-ENG.pdfHonorable mentions:Cake Like Downtown BoysLa Neve2 MinutospiperrakNon serviumSHAWNA’S LINKS:shawnapotter.comMaking Spaces Safer: https://www.akpress.org/making-spaces-safer-book.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/@shawnapotterhttps://www.cameo.com/shawnapotterwowlinktr.ee/waronwomenEURO TOUR INFO: destiny-tourbooking.com

25 Years of Exotic Fever Records with Katy Otto - 042

Shawna throws out her usual podcast format to chat with drummer, activist, and lyricist Katy Otto on the heels of her celebrating 25 years of running her record label, Exotic Fever Records. If you own a copy of War On Women’s “Improvised Weapons,” you have an EXF release! They talk writing process, the things we’re working on (personally and musically), dads of daughters, Heart, Rosanne Cash, the Geffen Lollapalooza, the intimacy of co-writing lyrics, a little light misandry towards powerful men, being great at something you don’t feel like doing, becoming feminist because you survived being a teenage girl, and making bell hooks a mix tape.Also: Salt-n-Pepa, punk recipes, Euro punks, the military budget, Landis Expandis, a Fugazi in every town, record players, and our Bikini Kill cover band, Rah Rah Replica.Patron-only bonus moment available exclusively on Patreon, so sign up to catch that and other cool stuff from Shawna!This episode is sponsored by Pupcakes and Pawstries and Ronnie of Navarro Hair Design.SHOW LINKS:Katy is on the cover of *that* Q And Not U album!! Read about it here: https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/430176/beep-happening-how-q-and-not-u-made-a-classic-album-and-its-cover/Exotic Fever Records - exoticfever.comBald Rapunzel -  https://baldrapunzel.bandcamp.com/Del Cielo - https://delcielodc.bandcamp.com/album/us-vs-themTrophy Wife - https://trophywifetheband.bandcamp.com/Sun Within -  https://www.instagram.com/sunwithinbandwhitepicketfence - https://whitepicketfencedc.bandcamp.com/track/howRah Rah Replica’s first show! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmDqaMaT2ZUMen Can Stop Rape - https://mcsr.org/HIPS - https://www.hips.org/Improvised Weapons link: https://www.exoticfever.com/artists.php?id=115Secure Relating by Sue MarriottNonviolent Communication by RosenbergSHAWNA’S LINKS:shawnapotter.comMaking Spaces Safer: https://www.akpress.org/making-spaces-safer-book.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/@shawnapotterhttps://www.cameo.com/shawnapotterwowlinktr.ee/waronwomenEURO TOUR INFO: destiny-tourbooking.com

"Perfect Too" with Blood Lemon - 041

This one is for the prog-rock girlies! The business of being in 2 bands. Is it Boise or Boy-see? Finding bandmates as an adult woman. Getting unglued to our phones. Passive vs Active participation in our lives. Are we post- post-riot girl yet? Honorable mentions: Failure Shiner Earth The French Tips The Breeders “Do ya love me now?” SHOW LINKS: “Perfect Too” music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpWnffTaMm8 Bloodlemonmusic.com Builttospill.com Finn Riggins Treefort Music Fest  Marshall Poole Mostly Muff Purring Mantis Tea Day Blogs (@teadayblogs) The Prids Social Change Now book: https://www.deepaiyer.com/home/social-change-now SHAWNA’S LINKS: shawnapotter.com Making Spaces Safer: https://www.akpress.org/making-spaces-safer-book.html https://www.youtube.com/@shawnapotter https://www.cameo.com/shawnapotterwow linktr.ee/waronwomen