BLACK WOMEN THRIVING IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT with the ladies of the Sista Brunch Podcast: Ayna Adams, Fanshen Cox and Christabel Nsiah-Buadi
Release Date: 06/11/2020
EP. 58: PLATONIC LOVE, PIROUETTES, SO LONG 2020 with actress, Gabrielle Ruiz!
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IT IS HERE. THE LAST EPISODE OF THE YEAR!! Y'all. 2020. We can't thank you enough for sticking with us throughout this entire year. We know you have a lot of podcasts to listen too and we are grateful you keep coming back to our chats. CLOSING 2020 on a HIGH NOTE with the lovely, actress, activist, philanthropist, producer, GABRIELLE RUIZ!! She is known for The CW’s critically acclaimed comedy, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, where she received rave reviews as Valencia Perez. Her most recent project is What Are Friends For podcast, where she produces and co-hosts. You can also catch her on Star Trek:...
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EP. 57: WAYS OF SEEING, DREAMING & CLOSING LOOPS with filmmaker Julia Ngeow!
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Julia 秀英 Ngeow is a filmmaker on the rise. An award-winning Australian film writer and director based in New York, who has created films across the globe, driven by a passion to uncover truth and cultivate empathy through storytelling. Creating documentaries, narrative films and commercials, she explores psychology, the physics of reality, with a focus on human vulnerability and interconnectedness. Julia has a background in STEM, graduating from a Bachelor of Biophysics (Neuroscience); and previously worked in cancer research at the Australian Cancer Council and Telethon Kids Institute....
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Giving All The F*cks with Jen Ponton
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Most known as the fiercely feminist fat activist 'Rubi' on AMC's critical darling DIETLAND, Jen is an award-winning actress, TEDx talker, and body liberation activist. With a television resume that includes 30 ROCK, UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, LAW AND ORDER: SVU, THE BLACKLIST, and BLUE BLOODS, she also launched the storytelling podcast ALL THE FUCKS. It can be found wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as . Socials: @jenponton (Twitter, IG), Jen and Amy sit down in this interview and find that as two thirty-somethings from Jersey - they find they have a lot...
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EP. 55: QUEERING THE CRIME GENRE with The Naturals creator, Caitlin Graham
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In this episode we sit down with Pink Among Men collaborator, Caitlin Graham to discuss her life, work and recent venture with THE NATURALS which you can view on YouTube, Facebook and IGTV - check it out here. https://www.thenaturals.tv/ CAITLIN GRAHAM has been creating her own work in film and theatre for over a decade, including the award-winning dark comedy web series No Method and her brand new queer crime drama series The Naturals. She also cast and co-wrote the hit web series Queering, which went to SXSW in 2019. Before COVID-19 hit, she was set to launch a...
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DIRTY JOKES & BEING A MOM with comedian Alyce Chan!
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Alyce Chan is a stand-up comedian and the creator of BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) comedy. Alyce has also been featured on Filter Free Parents and the Tamron Hall Show. Alyce was also recently selected to be part of the White and Warren's modenr icons. She is the founder of MomComNYC on Instagram and also appears in the Pink Among Men produced quarantine comedy series "I Loathe the Quaran20s" streaming now. We talk about how Alyce discovered her love for being funny at a young age when she memorized dirty jokes to tell her classmates to re-discovering comedy through stand-up in her thirties and...
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EP. 53: FROM VOLDEMORT TO SHELF LIFE the comedic collaboration of Gianmarco Soresi and Lindsay-Elizabeth Hand
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WE ARE BACK. WHAT HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE GONE? Greetings from our new studio in LA! That's right. Still NY'ers at heart (its really our home - if you can't tell when Amy's accent slips in) but, this official makes us a bi-coastal team! In this episode, Amy sits down with two extremely talented and hard working individuals, comedian and actor, GIANMARCO SORESI and actress, writer and producer, LINDSAY-ELIZABETH HAND. The two first collaborated a few years ago when they made the viral hit "Voldemort's First ASMR," and haven't looked back since. Now they have partnered to bring together...
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EP. 51: (DON'T) MISS THE SHOW with musician, Mariami!
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MARIAMI IS KNOWN FOR HER TIMELESS, NOSTALGIC SOUL SOUND. HER MUSICAL ROOTS IN TRADITIONAL GEORGIAN CHURCH MUSIC LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR HER PROGRESSIVE SONGWRITER TOOL KIT. SHE PAINTS WITH A KALEIDOSCOPIC PALETTE IN THIS WAY, BLENDING INDO-EUROPEAN MELODY + SOUL. FROM THIS SHE HAS BUILT HER INDO-POP SOUND. TAKING HER MUSICAL CAREER FROM HER HOME COUNTRY OF GEORGIA TO NEW YORK, SHE ULTIMATELY LANDED IN LA WHERE SHE IS REALIZING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF HER PERSONAL STYLE. In this episode we chat with Mariami about turning heartbreak into inspiration and purpose; following your instincts and what...
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EP. 50: LONELY HEARTS CALL with filmmaker Dennis Cahlo
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EPISODE 50 COMIN' IN HOT. We sit down with a dude on episode 50! Dennis Cahlo is an award winning filmmaker, photographer, podcaster, and musician from Brooklyn, New York. In the last 5 years he has made 3 self produced short films The Weekend, Death (And Disco Fries), and Lonely Hearts and his first award winning feature documentary In Flowers Through Space in collaboration with E Scott Lindner. Dennis's film's have been credited as being "Very New York" and it's his goal to always make the city he lives in a part of his films. His lifelong dream is to own a greyhound named Chicken and a...
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THE SURROGATE, A MORAL DILEMMA PART II: with stars Jasmine Batchelor and Brooke Bloom
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This week we continue our conversation about the moral dilemma, THE SURROGATE (2020 SXSW Official Selection). J Jessica (Jasmine Batchelor) a 29 year old web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend Josh (Chris Perfetti, "Looking") and his husband Aaron (Sullivan Jones, Slave Play). Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results that pose a moral dilemma. As they all consider the best course of action, the relationship between the three friends is put to the test. We are joined this week for...
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THE SURROGATE: A Moral Dilemma Part I: with cinematographer Mia Cioffi Henry, introduction with Jeremy Hersh
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In THE SURROGATE (2020 SXSW Official Selection),Jessica (Jasmine Batchelor) a 29 year old web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend Josh (Chris Perfetti, "Looking") and his husband Aaron (Sullivan Jones, Slave Play). Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results that pose a moral dilemma. As they all consider the best course of action, the relationship between the three friends is put to the test. We are joined this week for the start of a two part discussion with the cast and crew behind...
info_outlineSista Brunch is a relaxed and fun interview-style podcast where Black women+ (cis-, transgender & non-binary) in the media reveal how they broke into—and now thrive in—one of the world’s toughest industries, with candor and humor.
The show is hosted by NAACP Award-winning director Anya Adams (Blackish, Fresh Off the Boat, G.L.O.W.) and Fanshen Cox, award-winning playwright, and co-author of the Inclusion Rider, made famous by Frances McDormand in 2018. Our guests are Black women+ working in all areas of entertainment. It’s a blend of the casual, contemporary nature of BuzzFeed’s Another Round with the in-depth interviews on NPR’s Fresh Air with industry leaders and trailblazers.
Sista Brunch’s mission is to share first-person stories of Black women+ across media / entertainment—building community around what can be an isolating experience—and inspire young people to reach for their dream careers.
Hosts Anya Adams, Fanshen Cox and executive producer Christabel Nsiah-Buadi join us this week to talk about their own careers; how they got to thriving in media & entertainment. We also talk candidly about white fragility and the need for white people to educate themselves on systemic racism and be allies for Anti-Racism.
Please know this episode was recorded on May 22, 2020, prior to the national and global Black Lives Matter protests, which we stand with.
Included in this episode as well, audio excerpts from the Justice for George Queens march - hear directly from the young leaders and what actionable steps you can do to support legislation to keep police accountable and advocate for destructing the systems that support racism.
Follow Sista Brunch: @sistabrunchpodcast
Follow Justice for George Queens: @justiceforgeorgequeens
Educate yourself! Check our website for Anti-Racism resources and how you can become a better ally.
Love to you all.