Kojo Damptey is one of those folks who are blessed with brilliance in multiple ways. He’s a gifted singer, performer, song-writer, academic, and social activist. We chatted about his music, his academic work, and we decided that we need to do a few more of these chats real soon. Download Kojo’s new album. The outro … Read more

Lyla Miklos is a lot of things, and it’s fascinating. Lyla was born somewhere you’ve barely heard of, and has grown into a woman who works at making the world around her a better one. We discuss her life, queer activism, her perspectives, and more. We did not talk about cannibalism at all, and anyone … Read more

The impossibly charming Sev Tok has a planet in the Star Wars galaxy named after her. She joined us to share her thoughts and experiences with communicating with aliens, and Zena finds connections between Sev’s experiences and her own communications. Find more of Sev at Planet Sev. You can help us make more great podcasts … Read more

Jamie Shea is a phenomenal singer, song-writer, teacher, player of jazz, and old friend. Listen to two of his live songs at the end of the episode. Jamie’s Website You can help us make more great podcasts by supporting our Matreon.