Through The Eyes Of Women

Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine is Emily Bernard’s latest book. It is illuminating in its vulnerability, its honesty - and its frank examination of race and being female in our ever challenging society.

From Zero To Fierce is a festival that aims to celebrate creative women in our community. This year from March 4-10 will be the 3rd Annual Festival providing yet another roadmap for continued inspiration. Playhouse Arts Executive Director Jacqueline Dandeneau and Brenda Starr discuss this opportunity to discover, inspire and create.

Ah, cannabis. Research on cannabis is incredibly difficult to perform in the U.S. because of the severe restrictions placed by the federal government. The plant has a varied and controversial history. It was made illegal partly because the end of alcohol prohibition left a vast enforcement organization without work -- and partly by inciting racist ideology regarding cannabis users. Today, legalization is opposed by pharmaceutical companies and many in the alcohol industry. Cannabis has been shown as a harm reduction safe alternative or adjunct for pain control with no risk of overdose death due to cannabis. Dr. Diane Dickinson has been studying medical cannabis for many years. Join Corinne Frugoni for a conversation with Dr. Dickinson about this medicinal, controversial and ancient plant.

“My future has shrunk like a sweater steeped in hot water” ...so says Madeleine May Kunin looking at her life as Vermont's first and only female governor, US Ambassador, Deputy Secretary of Education - and now, her journey to her 80’s. Join Brenda Starr for a conversation with Madeleine Kunin about her career and new book COMING OF AGE: My Journey To The Eighties .

Amid on-going controversy about political borderlands and human rights, immigration dentention centers like the one in Tornillo, Texas have drawn widespread public condemnation. On this week's Through the Eyes of Women , Brenda Starr talks with elder and activist Lynn Silver about her efforts on behalf of human rights along the Texas border.

Everyone can breastfeed. Everyone. That’s the nutshell of Kristin Wilson’s book Others' Milk: The Potential of Exceptional Breastfeeding . Welcome to the bright, open world of exceptional breastfeeding, where the only thing that matters is giving a kid the absolute best care possible within the given circumstances, and helping other families do the same. Join Emma Breacain for her engaging discussion with Kristin Wilson.

On this week's Through the Eyes of Women , Kathleen Marshall connects with local author Amy Stewart. Amy Stewart has recently released the fourth book in her fiction series about the real-life Kopp Sisters. The Kopp sisters, particularly Constance, jumped from the headlines of 1914 newspapers right into Amy Stewart's life. Join Kathy and Amy for this engaging conversation.

Sharonne Blanck, Interim President of the Eureka, California unit of the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) talks with Kathleen Marshall about bias of people in power - from store clerks to police to Humboldt State University administration in Humboldt County. If you live in Humboldt County, Sharonne invites you to join the Euereka NAACP. In addition to its Legal Redress Committee, there is also a group examining white fragility, and social activities for expanding your cultural competency and expand the boundries of your community.

On this week's Through the Eyes of Women , Kathleen Marshall spoke with author Barbara Kingsolver. Kingsolver says when she was little she was a storyteller, but thought growing up to be an author was like growing up to be a fairy; impossible. Her newest novel, Unsheltered , was released on October 15, 2018. It is the story of two families, one in 1875 and the other in 2016. With alternating chapters between 1875 and 2016 Unsheltered is beautifully crafted. The characters, including the real-life Darwin pen-pal and science writer, Mary Treat are rich and nuanced. To learn more about Barbara Kingsolver, go to : www.kingsolver.com

An activist mom, her activist son and a celebration for a passionate young man. Forest activists, community members, musicians and artists will gather at the Historic Eagle House in Old Town, Eureka on Sunday, September 16 for a 20th Anniversary Memorial for David “Gypsy” Chain. The event is a fundraiser for a scholarship in memory of the young man who lost his life while trying to prevent illegal logging near Grizzly Creek in the Van Duzen River watershed.

New York Times writer Julia Moskin joins Corinne Frugoni to discuss the world of food writing and fine dining. Julia not only generates delicious recipes, but with intelligence and a sense of humor, she has written books and articles investigating the wide lexicon of food. Her subjects have been diverse ranging from cookbook ghostwriting, the punk-vegan movement, procrastibaking, illegal trafficking in Girl Scout cookies on ebay, and the widespread practice of freezing fish for sushi. Never one to avoid controversy, Julia was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for public service for reporting on workplace sexual harassment issues.

"The empowerment of women empowers the whole community." Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy discusses the impact of colonialism on Native women and the coming of age ceremonies for young women which impact the entire community.

Danielle Orr continues her conversation with PhD candidate Brenda Perez about her research on the socio-political climate of the cannabis industry. Brenda and Danielle delve into the particulars of this dynamic and ever-changing industry, north and south of the border.

Danielle Orr talks with visiting scholar Brenda Perez about her doctoral research on the politics of the cannabis industry. Brenda's research addresses sociopolitical intersections of the cannabis scene in Michoacan, Mexico and Humboldt County, California.

Like many of us, Cassandra Hesseltine was bewitched as a child by the magic she saw on the silver screen. Like fewer of us, Hesseltine has been spending her adult years working numerous jobs within the film industry. She currently heads the nonprofit Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission, serving as a sherpa and concierge to producers and directors who need a little North Coast magic to tell their stories. In this Through The Eyes of Women episode, Hesseltine talks about the realities of her fantastical job, and what a film commission does for a community.

Amanda Malachesky is working to understand the links between what we eat and how we feel physically, mentally and emotionally. She calls it functional nutrition. Amanda spoke with Emma Breacain about transforming the way we approach our health challenges.

Over the Thanksgiving weekend in 2016, a few weeks after Trump was elected president, Krista Suh was pondering how she could register her discontent and make an impact at the Women’s March scheduled for January, 2017. In a flash of inspiration, Krista launched the Pussyhat Project to knit pink cat-eared hats to wear at the Women’s March in Washington D.C. The project went viral and thousands of hats were knitted and worn at demonstrations around the world.

Author, teacher and Buddhist retreat master Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel speaks to Danielle Orr about her new book The Logic of Faith: A Buddhist Approach to Finding Certainty Beyond Belief and Doubt recently on Through The Eyes of Women March 19, 2018. elizabethmattisnamgyel.com for a teaching schedule and more about her books. Elizabeth is also the author of the Power of An Open Question.

Kemba Shakur founded the nonprofit Urban Releaf in 1998 with the goal of transforming some of the poorest most barren parts of Oakland into friendly, verdant neighborhoods with tree-lined streets. In a previous life, Kemba worked as a prison guard at Soledad and ironically noted that there were more trees on the grounds of the prison than on the street that she lived on in Oakland.

Look, we don’t want to spoil the ending to the first book in the new Superheroes Club series. We’ll just say that it’s about some kids who manage to perform deeds that are both legitimately heroic, and attainable for the kids reading about them. Ta-da! In this conversation, Sherak talks about developing the Superheroes Club and sharing them with her three children and ten grandchildren.