Wondermine Larissa Parson & Elizabeth M. Johnson
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- Society & Culture
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Welcome to Wondermine- a feminist podcast that looks at the "wow" and the "how" of living a life rooted in curiosity, community and liberation. If you've ever felt like something was missing, or you were missing something, this is the podcast for you.
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Season 3, Episode 7: Plenty and Enough
On our final episode of Season 3, Elizabeth and Larissa discuss the ideas of plenty and enough--how do we know we've had enough? What does plenty feel like?
Mentioned on this episode:
Ripe Time Substack
Thistlefoot by Gennarose Nethercott
Louis Penny
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingslover
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
https://virginiasolesmith.substack.com/p/jeans-science-part-1
www.buynothingproject.org
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Mia Birdsong
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
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Season 3, Episode 6: Big Community
On this episode, Larissa and Elizabeth break down the idea of "big community": not your friend group, but primarily place-based communities like your hometown, neighborhood, office, etc.
Mentioned on this episode:
The Part That Burns by Jeannine Ouellette
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Stay True: A Memoir by Hua Hsu
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv
Families We Choose: Lesbians, Gays, Kinship by Kath Weston
The Durham HEART program
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
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Season 3, Episode 4: Friendlove
Swiping a title from adrienne maree and Autumn Brown, we're talking about what goes into loving our friends, and why it's so important to do so.
Mentioned in this episode:
Praise by Sara Cate
And Yet by Kate Baer
Billy Collins https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/billy-collins
Mary Oliver https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-oliver
Maggie Nelson https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/maggie-nelson
https://www.endoftheworldshow.org/
The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
We also talked about Phoebe’s Snack Service and Vimala’s Curryblossom Café, for you Durham-area folks who love food.
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
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Season 3, Episode 3: Trauma and Community
Elizabeth and Larissa discuss how interpersonal trauma affects the way that we're able to show up for and be present in community.
Referred to in the show:
Robin Coste Lewis, Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems
Elizabeth reads the poem “The Mothers," which you can read here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58757/the-mothers
Alexis Hall, A Lady for a Duke
Dr. Marisa G Franco, Platonic
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
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Season 3, Episode 2: How We're Defining Community
Elizabeth and Larissa break down the definitions of "community" that they're using. Community includes more people than you might think!
Mentioned on this episode:
Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon by Kate Andersen Brower
"You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths about Fat People by Aubrey Gordon
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides by Geoffrey L Cohen
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
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Season 3, Episode 1: Let's Review!
We're kicking off Season Three of Wondermine with a quick review of what we've discussed over the previous two seasons. Then we introduce the Season 3 theme. Hint: When we feel safe, we're able to move our perspective beyond ourselves to include a wider community.
Mentioned on the show:
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black
Alienated America by Timothy P. Carney
https://www.maintenancephase.com/ - workplace wellness episode
Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay
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Customer Reviews
My new favorite podcast
I love listening to these two intelligent and funny women talk about things that are important to me. Keep up the good work Elizabeth and Larissa!
Love this podcast
Wondermine is my favorite podcast to listen to on a walk or when commuting. They show talks about all the big, deep and good things and I love the list of links they curate for each episode. Please give it a listen if you haven’t. It’s wonderful.
Wondermine is wonderful.
Definitely a very thoughtful and well managed podcast and I love the people doing it. Keep up the good work and help as many as you can.