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What do a popular actress, a filmmaker and a practicing monk have in common? They are all part of the life story of one person: Susan O'Connell. She's the Spiritual Director of the Zen Inspired Senior Living Community, and she has taken a very unexpected path to find her place of peace.

When you think of the wild, wild west, do you picture gold miners, cowboys, trappers and hustlers? Not so fast. This week's guest is Katie Hickman, a serial author whose latest book celebrates the unsung women who were much more than "along for the ride".

While there is a lot of debate about the truth in the media, Americans, for the most part, are able to report what they like. For Vera Kreichevskaya and her peers at Dozhd TV in Russia, telling the story of the Ukraine invasion became not only a fight for freedom of speech: it became a run for their lives.

Who does what? Jen Siebel Newsom, filmmaker, activist and wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom started asking this question in relation to the work that happens in homes and among families. In her latest film, Fair Play, Jen shares her candid stories of navigating equal contributions to the responsibilities at home and gives us a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how she got the Governor to pull his own weight.

Learn more about the film: https://www.fairplaylife.com/documentary

Do you see the upside? Jazzie Fresh does. When she found herself pregnant at 20 and offered assisted housing for her and her daughter, she took it as an opportunity to finish school and get her degree. When her work/study scholarship required her to spend time supporting the school's administration, she saw it as a career opportunity. Jazzie seems to find that behind every "no" is a yes waiting to happen. You just have to see it.

Can we walk in each other's shoes? That's what documentary filmmakers Kelly Duane de la Vega and Jessica Anthony asked as they set out to film their latest film, In the Bones. What started out as a story of two women working together to pass an equal pay bill for women in the state of Mississippi became a collage of insights about the experiences of women throughout the Mississippi as they try to navigate their place to have their voices heard. A member of their cast, Cassandra Welchlin joins in this fabulous conversation.

Check out their film here: https://threeframes.org/in-the-bones