In brief: Academic and advocate, racial justice badass Jenn M. Jackson is back on the show! We go into several of her recent Teen Vogue columns in depth: breaking down why it’s ’nice’ Kim Kardashian helped one incarcerated person gain… Read More ›
Thoughts
Everything I’ve written from the start of Katie Speak in February 2012.
Answering the Call: Local Candidate @MaureenShaw — #KatieSpeakShow Ep137 6/30/2018
In brief: Continuing my (totally on purpose I swear) series on local and state elections — the kind I’ve been yelling about on here and before this with Hal Sparks on Chicago’s WCPT — with an actual local candidate! Friend… Read More ›
“Facts Are My Religion” — Conscience Clauses, #HHS, & #Trans Candidates w/ @Rewire_News’s @TransScribe— #KatieSpeakShow Ep136 6/23/2018
In brief: Back on the show — repping her new gig as Rewire News Beltway reporter — is the always informative and dark humor delivering Katelyn Burns. We talk about local elections and trans candidates in the age of Trump,… Read More ›
The Latest in #Climate Justice w/ @GreenNewsReport — #KatieSpeakShow Ep120 1/27/2018
In brief: Desi Doyen of the Green News Report is back on the show for her annual update on climate news and justice! As usual, she brings a social justice angle to her reporting, outlining the truths about who is… Read More ›
Welcome To Dystopia w/ @dynamofire — Part I #KatieSpeakShow Ep113 11/18/2017
In brief: Culture critic and dystopia expert Devon Maloney chats with me about the times, movies and books, and why futuristic worlds are still so very white and male. Part catharsis, part misandrist venting, if this is the first you’ve… Read More ›
#ReproductiveHealth Rewind w/ @LeahNTorres #KatieSpeakShow Ep112 11/11/2017
In brief: So much is going on in reproductive health, Dr. Leah Torres is back on the show to do a round-up of the latest. States are on a (continued) rampage and the most extreme anti-abortion bill ever has been… Read More ›
Revisiting “The Truth About The Men Who Riot And Kill” w/@ImranSiddiquee (10/01/2016) #KatieSpeakShow Ep107 10/07/2017
In brief: Following the Las Vegas mass shooting as we all ask “How did this happen and how do we prevent the next one?”, my interview from last year with Imran Siddiquee is newly relevant. His take on toxic masculinity… Read More ›
