ShiftMakers Marianne Schnall

In this episode, listeners can hear Marianne's full conversation with award-winning singer/songwriter Natalie Merchant. In their poignant, in-depth conversation they discuss the power of art and music not only as vehicles for personal expression and healing but also as means to help inspire others and create unity and community. Merchant talks about her latest album Keep Your Courage, including her new song “Sister Tilly” (5:00), how she uses her music as a platform to amplify activism and uplift social causes, (20:53) her evolution as an artist (27:42), her hopes for what her music can bring to the world (33:43), and much more.
To learn more about Natalie Merchant's activism and body of work including her new album Keep Your Courage and her touring schedule please visit: nataliemerchant.com
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Host Marianne Schnall continues a season-long exploration of visions for a gender-equal world by delving into the power of artistic expression and its potential to create meaningful change. Beginning with wisdom from her archives, Marianne shares insights from Melissa Etheridge, Maya Angelou, Amy Poehler, and several other renowned women artists. Marianne then shares highlights from a recent conversation she had with award-winning singer/songwriter Natalie Merchant, followed by a conversation with singer Teneia Sanders and drummer/comedian Rita Brent. Listeners will hear insights on how art can help shift culture and raise awareness about important social issues (10:51), turn pain into power (27:00), and unify humanity (12:50).
To learn more about Natalie Merchant's activism and body of work including her new album Keep Your Courage and her touring schedule please visit: nataliemerchant.com
The song “Our Rebellious Hearts” releases on March 29th, and to watch the documentary short film Our Rebellious Hearts, featuring Teneia and Rita and made in partnership with Tandem, Click Here. (23:45). 
For more information on Teneia Sanders please visit www.teneia.com 
For more information on Rita Brent please visit www.ritabrent.com
To listen to Teneia's album Black Empress (27:57)
For more information about Marianne Schnall, please visit MarianneSchnall.com 
For more information about Tandem, please visit tandemequality.org
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In this first episode of our season devoted to creating a gender-equal world, Marianne Schnall explores how new paradigms of power and leadership could help us achieve equality. Beginning with wisdom from her archives of conversations with Gloria Steinem, Ai-Jen Poo, Jane Fonda, Stacey Abrams, Barbara Lee, Anita Hill, Wangari Maathai, and Elizabeth Lesser, Marianne then speaks with special guest activist, educator, and leader in social justice Brittany Packnett Cunningham who shares her insights on an abundant view of power (10:38), differences in leadership across gender identities (16:54), her own personal leadership style (16:51), how to accelerate change (22:32), and what support Black women need (24:21).  
For more information about Marianne Schnall, please visit MarianneSchnall.com 
For more information about Tandem, please visit tandemequality.org
To learn more about Brittany’s work, please visit BrittanyPacknett.com.
To watch Brittany’s viral Ted Talk, click here.
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This episode features Marianne Schnall’s full conversation with lifelong activist, educator, and leader in social justice Brittany Packnett Cunningham Brittany Packnett Cunningham. Brittany—the VP of Social Impact at BET, an NBC News and MSNBC Political Analyst, and host of the new and justice podcast UNDISTRACTED—shares her powerful insights on a broad range of topics, including why we need to view power as an abundant resource, the importance of authenticity and integrity in leadership, her hopes for an equal world where all genders and races have the “freedom to dream,” and much more. 
For more information about Marianne Schnall, please visit MarianneSchnall.com 
For more information about Tandem, please visit tandemequality.org
To learn more about Brittany’s work, please visit BrittanyPacknett.com.
To watch Brittany’s viral Ted Talk, click here.
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Join host Marianne Schnall for a moving conversation with activist, author, and 39th President of the U.S. Jimmy Carter who shares eye-opening insights and calls to action on what he feels is “the most serious and unaddressed challenge of our time”: the discrimination and abuse of women and girls worldwide. The podcast originally aired in 2020.
Podcast Art by Kyle Hollingsworth - kyle-creative.com
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In part two of this conversation with Elizabeth Lesser, bestselling author, speaker, and co-founder of the Omega Institute, she discusses with host Marianne Schnall the connection she sees in our inner world and outer world (1:30), the greatest lesson she has learned through her years at Omega Institute (4:37), her thoughts on the evolution of humanity’s consciousness (7:34), the powerful life metaphor she finds in childbirth (12:42), her advice on embracing change instead of resisting it and the paradigm shift she hopes to see in the world (22:14).
Podcast Art by Kyle Hollingsworth - kyle-creative.com
Additional Resources:
Elizabeth Lesser Omega Institute
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