Girl Jam

New York-based musician, Kate Davis joins us to talk about her album Strange Boy, a beautiful cover album of Daniel Johnston's 1984 Retired Boxer.We dive into her early beginnings in jazz, how her musical style has changed over the years, and getting used to eye contact with humans again as the world starts to open up.

Singer & songwriter Laura Roy joins me this week to talk about her new EP, TIDES, growing up in Nova Scotia, Canada, musical influences, and finding her groove in London.

Girl Jam is back! Climate justice activist, Daze Aghaji, joins me to talk about her beginnings as an activist, her work with Extinction Rebellion, and how she was the youngest political candidate to ever run for a seat in the EU Parliament in 2019. 

Film maker, musician and artist, Celia Marie Petersen joins me this week to talk about her short films, making music in lockdown, Tumblr and life in Paris..

Alia Wilhelm and Anna Claire, the founders of Nearness Project, an online community that includes work from artists through illustrations, playlists and comics.  We talk about why they started Nearness, how you can get involved & what they've been up to with their personal projects.

This week, I catch up with the very talented Mikayla Stokes, a 19-year-old inventor, mechatronics engineering student and Co-founder of TechGirlsNZ. We chat about dresses that literally light up the room,  the pollution sensor she invented and how she got started in STEM.  

Chelsea Rowan and Grace Topinka, aka The Good Evening Girls, are grooving on the pod this week. Hosts of the wonderful, Two Girls One Crossword podcast, we talk about how they first met, the podcasts they make and why men need to stop spitting in the street.

This week, I catch up with Victoria Cubbon, the founder of Creative Women Community. We talk about the importance of community, not letting fear drive your decisions and how you can get your artwork featured on CWC.

For the final episode of season one, I speak with Canadian writer and director, Spencer Glassman, about her short film This Time With Feeling, tacky TV shows about high school and her favourite thing about directing.

We’re nearly at the finish line for 2020 and for the last episode of the year, I catch up with Rebecca Pearson, a model, writer and co-host of the Model Manifesto podcast. We talk about what it’s like to be modelling for 20 years, UTI tablets and why she started her blog Model Type Face

This week, I catch up with LIME, a band from Brighton, UK. We talk about making music in lockdown, playing Twister and performing gigs over zoom

The wonderful Illustrator Radhia Rahman from Queens, New York is on Girl Jam for episode four! We talk about graduating during a pandemic, her collaboration with Skull Candy and the inspo behind her zine Spooky Bitches

Illustrator and Graphic Designer Angie Garland is on Girl Jam this week! We talk about her illustrations, shitty apartments you rent in your 20s and Harry Styles cooking us dinner (in our dreams at least...)

This week, I speak with sister pop duo King Willow on their beginnings, musical influences and how a mansplaining incident turned into a great punk song!

This week on Girl Jam, I speak with Kelly Johnson, the Founder of Her Energy. The first female-founded electricity company in New Zealand which gives back to Women’s initiatives. We talk about starting up your own electricity company at the age of 22 and why Her Energy is so powerful.

Hello and welcome to Girl Jam! A podcast about rad girls kicking it in all corners of the world hosted by me, Ancika Mester. Join me as I speak with activists, creators, musicians, comedians; any gal with a story to excite and inspire us.Looking forward to jamming out and kicking it with girls from all over the world. That's Girl Jam!