carmen
-
POPAGANDA | Stovetop Social Justice
I took my listeners into the kitchens where refugee chefs and their neighbors are breaking bread and building community.
-
MS. MAGAZINE | What Ursula Macfarlane Learned by Investigating the Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Macfarlance’s latest, “Untouchable: The Inside Story of the Harvey Weinstein Scandal,” is now streaming on Hulu. She talked to Carmen about what it took to tell this urgent story—and what she learned as a filmmaker and a feminist in the process.
-
AUTOSTRADDLE | “To L and Back”
I joined Autostraddle CEO and Editor-in-Chief Riese Bernard and filmmaker and showrunner Carly Usdin for an episode of their “The L Word” rewatch and recap podcast.
-
RECAP: Carmen On-Stage and On-Screen at the 2019 National Sexual Assault Conference
Last week, over 1,700 advocates, practitioners and public figures working to end sexual violence came together in Philadelphia—now re-dubbed “the city of consensual brotherly love”—to forge a new path forward in their movement. Carmen sat down with dozens of them to find out what needs to come next.
-
POPAGANDA | Puff, Puff, Progress
Carmen talked to a slew of “puffragettes” fighting to end the drug war, foster a more equitable cannabis industry, and forge a feminist future in weed.
-
MS. MAGAZINE | Why Feminist Filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman Went Back to Steubenville
With her new feature, “Roll Red Roll,” set to debut on PBS POV, Schwartzman talked to me about what the Steubenville rape case—one that’s just as disturbing, jarring and shocking all these years later—can teach us about the roots of rape culture.
-
POPAGANDA | Feminism Beyond Burnout
I talked to feminist activists and academics about the challenges of building a sustainable movement for gender equality.
-
POPAGANDA | Let’s Talk about (Talking About) Sex
I talked to sex educators, sex-positive feminists, and writers covering sex about the language of desire, how language shapes rape culture, and how we can build a better sexicon.
-
MS. MAGAZINE | Inside the Jane Club’s New Orleans Essence Festival Pop-Up
I talked to Jane Club leaders about how they created space for community, conversation, and childcare at Essence Fest.
-
POPAGANDA | 20 Years of Girl Power
In the first episode of Popaganda’s “Heat” season, I looked back on the impact of the Spice Girls—and examined whether the ’90s promises of girl power had ever come to pass.
carmen rios 