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    The Defenders – Lemonada Media

    On Friday, June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Since then, it’s been a barrage of bad news and bleak headlines. But for every restriction, there are many more acts of resistance, and a growing network of activists, clinic workers, faith leaders, and everyday people working to expand access to care.

    This is the story of the fight for freedom in a post-Roe America, co-hosted by Samantha Bee and Gloria Riviera. Whether you’re deep in this fight already, or just sick of feeling hopeless, we’re here to tell you: anyone can become a defender.

    This series is supported by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Levi Strauss Foundation.

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    Grief But Not Regret Dec 06, 2023

    How do you make a complicated reproductive choice when you’re racing against the clock? We follow two women in Georgia as they figure out how to end their pregnancies in a state with a 6-week ban. And then we talk to Sister Song’s Monica Simpson about how the Reproductive Justice movement is expansive enough to hold space for people with conflicted feelings about their abortions.

    Learn more about SisterSong at https://www.sistersong.net/.

    Learn more about Northwest Abortion Access Fund at https://nwaafund.org/ and Cascades Abortion Support Collective at https://www.cascadesabortionsupport.org/.

    And learn more about carefem at https://carafem.org/ and Lilith Clinic at https://lilithclinic.com/.

    To learn more about all the organizations featured in The Defenders, visit: https://lemonadamedia.com/the-defenders-resource-page/

    Share your thoughts on The Defenders! To help us keep creating great content, please take our short listener survey at bit.ly/thedefenderssurvey

    Gloria Riviera and Samantha Bee are our hosts. Muna Danish is our supervising producer. Lisa Phu is our producer. Isaura Aceves and Tony Williams are our associate producers. Ivan Kuraev and Natasha Jacobs are our audio engineers. Music by Hannis Brown with additional music by Natasha Jacobs. Story editing by Jackie Danziger, our VP of Narrative Content. Fact-checking by Naomi Barr. Executive producers are Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs

    This series is supported by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Levi Strauss Foundation.

    Follow The Defenders wherever you get your podcasts, or listen ad-free on Amazon Music with your Prime Membership.

    You can also get premium content and behind the scenes material by subscribing to Lemonada Premium on Apple Podcasts.

    Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.

    Want to become a Lemonada superfan? Join us at joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.

    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.

    To follow along with a transcript, go to lemonadamedia.com/show/ shortly after the air date.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


    My Jesus Flipped Tables Nov 29, 2023

    Reproductive rights and religion may not feel like they go hand in hand. But in Atlanta, Black faith leaders are challenging that by talking about abortion…in church.

    Learn more about Faith in Public Life at https://www.faithinpubliclife.org/

    Learn more about Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice at https://rcrc.org/

    Follow Tiffanie Mackey at https://www.tiffanielanelle.com/

    To learn more about all the organizations featured in this series, visit: https://lemonadamedia.com/the-defenders-resource-page/

    Gloria Riviera and Samantha Bee are our hosts. Muna Danish is our supervising producer. Hannah Boomershine, Lisa Phu, and Julie Carlie are our producers. Additional production support by Mona Hassan. Isaura Aceves and Tony Williams are our associate producers. Ivan Kuraev and Natasha Jacobs are our audio engineers. Music by Hannis Brown with additional music by Natasha Jacobs.Story editing by Jackie Danziger, our VP of Narrative Content. Fact-checking by Naomi Barr. Executive producers are Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs.

    This series is supported by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Levi Strauss Foundation.

    Follow The Defenders wherever you get your podcasts, or listen ad-free on Amazon Music with your Prime Membership.

    You can also get premium content and behind the scenes material by subscribing to Lemonada Premium on Apple Podcasts.

    Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.

    Want to become a Lemonada superfan? Join us at joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.

    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.

    To follow along with a transcript, go to lemonadamedia.com/show/ shortly after the air date.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


    Abortion is a Winning Issue Nov 22, 2023

    There’s a trend happening across America. In blue AND red states, people are voting to protect abortion rights, with Ohio just the latest example. It turns out abortion is winning elections. This week, Sam sits down with author and writer Rebecca Traister to dissect why a record number of voters are showing up in droves to protect reproductive freedom.

    Follow Rebecca Traister: https://rebeccatraister.com/

    Learn more about All Above All: https://allaboveall.org/

    Learn more about the EACH Act: https://allaboveall.org/resource/each-act-fact-sheet/

    To learn more about all the organizations featured in The Defenders, visit: https://lemonadamedia.com/the-defenders-resource-page/

    Gloria Riviera and Samantha Bee are our hosts. Muna Danish is our supervising producer. Claire Jones is our producer. Isaura Aceves and Tony Williams are our associate producers. Ivan Kuraev and Natasha Jacobs are our audio engineers. Music by Hannis Brown with additional music by Natasha Jacobs. Story editing by Jackie Danziger, our VP of Narrative Content. Fact-checking by Naomi Barr. Executive producers are Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs

    This series is supported by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Levi Strauss Foundation.

    Follow The Defenders wherever you get your podcasts, or listen ad-free on Amazon Music with your Prime Membership.

    You can also get premium content and behind the scenes material by subscribing to Lemonada Premium on Apple Podcasts.

    Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.

    Want to become a Lemonada superfan? Join us at joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.

    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.

    To follow along with a transcript, go to lemonadamedia.com/show/ shortly after the air date.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


    Joy is Resistance Nov 15, 2023

    What does gender affirming care have to do with abortion? It’s all about bodily autonomy. And the forces that brought down Roe are going after Trans rights next. We stay in Tennessee this week as we break down the anti-trans, anti-abortion playbook and meet a group of young people who are navigating their state’s attacks on LGBTQ rights.

    Learn more about OUTMemphis at https://www.outmemphis.org/.

    Gloria Riviera and Samantha Bee are our hosts. Muna Danish is our supervising producer. Lisa Phu is our producer. Isaura Aceves and Tony Williams are our associate producers. Ivan Kuraev and Natasha Jacobs are our audio engineers. Music by Hannis Brown with additional music by Natasha Jacobs. Story editing by Jackie Danziger, our VP of Narrative Content. Fact-checking by Naomi Barr. Executive producers are Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs

    This series is supported by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Levi Strauss Foundation.

    Follow The Defenders wherever you get your podcasts, or listen ad-free on Amazon Music with your Prime Membership.

    You can also get premium content and behind the scenes material by subscribing to Lemonada Premium on Apple Podcasts.

    Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.

    Want to become a Lemonada superfan? Join us at joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.

    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.

    To follow along with a transcript, go to lemonadamedia.com/show/ shortly after the air date.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


    They Haven’t Seen The Last of Us Nov 08, 2023

    What does it mean to be an abortion activist in a state where abortion is completely banned? We travel to Tennessee alongside two activists who are risking everything to expand access to care.

    Learn more about Abortion Care Tennessee at https://www.abortioncaretn.org/about-us.

    Follow Tia Freeman on Instagram @slipp3rywhenwet and their work with Beyond Roe Collective @beyondroecollective.

    Gloria Riviera and Samantha Bee are our hosts. Muna Danish is our supervising producer. Lisa Phu is our producer. Isaura Aceves and Tony Williams are our associate producers. Ivan Kuraev and Natasha Jacobs are our audio engineers. Music by Hannis Brown with additional music by Natasha Jacobs.Story editing by Jackie Danziger, our VP of Narrative Content. Fact-checking by Naomi Barr. Executive producers are Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs

    This series is supported by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Levi Strauss Foundation.

    Follow The Defenders wherever you get your podcasts, or listen ad-free on Amazon Music with your Prime Membership.

    You can also get premium content and behind the scenes material by subscribing to Lemonada Premium on Apple Podcasts.

    Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.

    Want to become a Lemonada superfan? Join us at joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.

    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.

    To follow along with a transcript, go to lemonadamedia.com/show/ shortly after the air date.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


    800 Miles to Freedom Nov 08, 2023

    Episode 1: Back in 2022, shortly after the fall of Roe, Brittany felt trapped. She was pregnant and stuck in an abusive relationship, totally cut off from her support system. She didn’t see a way out - until she happened to hear a radio story about the Midwest Access Coalition, an abortion fund helping people travel across state lines. We follow Brittany’s harrowing journey as she travels hundreds of miles, with the help of a group of volunteer pilots from Elevated Access.

    Looking for resources?

    If you’re in a domestic violence situation, you can call 800.799.SAFE. Or go to https://www.thehotline.org/. If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or considering self-harm or suicide, you can call or text 988 to access a trained crisis counselor.

    You can find an abortion fund through the National Network of Abortions funds at https://abortionfunds.org/need-abortion/

    Learn more about Midwest Access Coalition at https://www.midwestaccesscoalition.org/about.

    If you need to get in touch with Midwest Access Coalition, please call or text their confidential hotline at 847-750-6224.

    Learn more about Elevated Access at https://www.elevatedaccess.org/about.

    Gloria Riviera and Samantha Bee are our hosts. Muna Danish is our supervising producer. Lisa Phu is our producer. Isaura Aceves and Tony Williams are our associate producers. Ivan Kuraev and Natasha Jacobs are our audio engineers. Music by Hannis Brown with additional music by Natasha Jacobs. Story editing by Jackie Danziger, our VP of Narrative Content. Fact-checking by Naomi Barr. Executive producers are Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs

    This series is supported by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Levi Strauss Foundation.

    Follow The Defenders wherever you get your podcasts, or listen ad-free on Amazon Music with your Prime Membership.

    You can also get premium content and behind the scenes material by subscribing to Lemonada Premium on Apple Podcasts.

    Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.

    Want to become a Lemonada superfan? Join us at joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.

    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.

    To follow along with a transcript, go to lemonadamedia.com/show/ shortly after the air date.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


    The Defenders (Official Trailer) Oct 20, 2023

    Since the fall of Roe, people are asking, what do we do now? "The Defenders," from Lemonada Media, will take a closer look at the fight for reproductive rights and gender equity happening across the country. Co-hosts Samantha Bee and Gloria Riviera share the stories of a growing network of helpers who are fighting back and doubling down on reproductive freedom. Coming November 8.

    This series is supported by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Levi Strauss Foundation.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


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