Lets Go There With Shira & Ryan

We unpack the reasons why your therapist might want to let you go! Also, with music festivals coming back, what’s behind the magic of live music? Plus, we celebrate International Pronoun Day and so much more!    Special guests:  Dr. Amesh Adalja - Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Darius Tahir - eHealth reporter for POLITICO Pro. Dr. Josh Kaplow - Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Mariusz Kozak - Associate Professor of Music at Columbia University.  Dennis Baron -  Prof of English and Linguistics and Author of What’s your pronoun? Beyond he and she.

We talk about hybrid immunity against COVID and why it is a good thing. We unpack, how Netflix's queer twitter channel tried to react to their own company’s controversy, and how we feel about it!  Plus, Brandon Farbstein joins us to talk about accepting yourself, and so much more. Let's go there!    Special guests: Dr. Warner Greene - Virologist at the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco. Brandon Farbstein -Gen Z world changer, motivational speaker, and author of “A Kids Book About Love”.

Today, we get into how unions are using tech for their labor battles, but at the same, time we discuss how to move on from Facebook. Also, how food became a spearhead for gentrification. Plus, psychedelic's and emotions! Let's go there!    Special guests: David Cohen - Senior Editor at Politico.  Danielle Abril technology at work reporter at The Washington Post. Pascale Joassart-Marcelli - Professor of Geography and Director, Urban Studies and Food Studies Programs, San Diego State University. Matthew Johnson -  Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University school of Medicine. Heather Kelly is a reporter covering the ways technology affects everyday life, from family to finances at The Washington Post.

Happy Friday, we celebrate National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day with The Wall Las Memorias, get into how identity politics can impact your sex life. Plus, how to know your worth while negotiating and make sure you don't get underpaid. Let's go there!    Special guests: Ricardo Martinez - CEO of Equality Texas. Spencer Garrison -  Doctoral candidate in sociology and LGBTQ Studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Richard Zaldivar, founder and executive president of The Wall Las Memorias. Belinda Rosenblum, -- CPA & money Strategist & Founder of Own Your Money.

Today we give Colorado a Yasss Queen! They are stepping up for the trans healthcare services, and we have Rep. Brianna Titone, to tell us more! Also, why you should not take aspiring, sound baths and how to get past money issues in a relationship. Let's go there!  Special guests:  Colorado State Rep. Brianna Titone - Health and Insurance Committee, Energy and Environment Committee, Vice Chair, Joint Technology Committee.  Dr. Chien-Wen Tseng - Member of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, as well as a family physician and research director at the University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine Dr. Helen Lavretsky - Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, Director of Integrative Psychiatry Program Adam Kol - The Couples Financial Coach. He helps couples who love each other make sure the money conversation doesn't get in the way and also hosts the Couples Financial Coach Podcast.

It’s National Herpes Awareness, how do we end the stigma and Shira shares her own personal story. In the political world; are Biden poll numbers worrisome? And we get into changing careers, that and more. Let’s go there!  Special guests: Doug Usher - Partner at Forbes Tate Partners. Dr. Miriam Laufer - Associate Director for Malaria Research at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at University of Maryland School of Medicine. Jenelle Marie Pierce - Certified Sexuality Educator and Executive Director of The STI Project.  Chelsea Jay, Nationally Certified Resume Writer and Career Coach who owns Seasoned and Growing.

October 13th is National Herpes Awareness Day. Our very own Shira Lazar opens up and shares more about her own experience with herpes. Plus, Jenelle Marie Pierce, Certified Sexuality Educator and Executive Director of The STI Project joins us to discuss why there's so much stigma around herpes and how to approach conversations around sexual health in a more compassionate way.

As airlines were hit with tons of cancellations over the weekend should we expect more? We get into the latest story to come out of the NFL involving homophobic emails, and our fav. sports reporter joins us! Plus, we highlight the Reverend fighting for anti-trans bills, plus more!    Special guests: Oriana Pawlyk - POLITICO’s aviation reporter. Dr. Amesh Adalja -  Infectious disease MD working on pandemic policy, emerging infections, preventing bioterror. Reverend Remington Johnson - Presbyterian minister and healthcare chaplain. Alex Reimer - Digital content producer Audacy Sports. Sian Bradley - Freelance writer interested in mental health, tech, culture + resistance.

It's National Coming Out Day and we discuss the pros and cons of coming out, as well as the importance of Indigenous People's Day and what's being done to begin healing from the trauma inflicted by the US. and so much more, let's go there!    Special guests: Dave Beck - Professor of Native American History at the University of Montana. John Shiffman - Reuters reporter. Ash Beckham - Speaker, equality advocate and author of Step Up: How to Live with Courage and Become an Everyday Leader. Sherrill Wayland here, SAGE’s Director of National Education Initiatives Kayla Shaggy, a Two Spirit Diné and Annishinabé artist.

Happy Friday! Today, the only bilingual LGBTQ+ shelter in D.C. Casa Ruby lost funding from the HHS; now how are they fighting? Alexis Blackmond, the Interim Executive Director of Casa Ruby joins us for all the details. Plus we celebrate mental health Zak William; he is on a mission to destigmatize mental health struggles at a large scale- he joins us to share more, plus more. Let's go there!   Special guests: Daniel Lippman - Reporter at Politico covering the White House and Washington. Alexis Blackmond - The Interim Executive Director of Casa Ruby. Zak Williams, Mental Health Advocate and Co-Founder & CEO of PYM.

How are spicy food and masculinity related to each other? We tell you! For those who are afraid of needles, how to conquer it in the age of COVID vaccines. Plus, there is a wedgie involved! Let's go there!  Special guests: Ronald Tjeerdema - Distinguished Professor of Environmental Toxicology at UC Davis.  Dianne Chambless - Professor of psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Uma Naidoo - Harvard trained Nutritional Psychiatrist and best selling author of This Is Your Brain on Food.

Special guests:  Today we get into how the world is coming together for intersex rights. Also, is there such think as 'Tall Person Energy'? Plus so much more, Let's Go There!   Special guests:  Hans Lindahl - Writer and consultant on intersex issues in literature, media, and healthcare. Hans runs a YouTube channel dedicated to expanding conversations on sex diversity, and formerly served as Director of Communications for interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth, developing legislation to delay infant genital surgeries on intersex children in California. Robert Barnes - Supreme Court Reporter at The Washington Post. Travis Waldron - HuffPost enterprise reporter

Today we discuss what everything you need to know about the Hollywood strike that could have huge impact on all the shows you watch! We celebrate World Teachers Day with our favs. And we get into toxic femininity. Let's go there!  Special guests: Moira Morel - Director of Photography, IATSE Union member. Dr. James J. Mazza - licensed psychologist and the co-author of the DBT STEPS-A social emotional learning curriculum for middle and high school students. Dr. Elizabeth Dexter-Mazza  is a certified DBT clinician, co-author of the DBT STEPS-A social emotional learning curriculum for middle and high school students, and licensed psychologist. Raghu Kiran Appasani - Founder & CEO of Minds Foundation. 

Facebook's whistleblower is speaking out! The study about about macroaggressions in queer youth and how it impacts mental health. We have an interesting conversation regarding adult friendships; would it be okay to have friend arrangements? Plus, how beauty culture is a public health issue. We go there! Special guests: Michael Scherer - Political reporter at The Washington Post. Dr. Ethan Mereish  - Associate Professor at American University and a licensed psychologist in the Washington, DC area. Jessica DeFino - Beauty reporter whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, Allure, and more / creator of the beauty newsletter The Unpublishable. 

The documentary that tells the history of the queer community in Hollywood, we have the director. Also, if you are pregnant, you can get vaccinated! And switching gears into relationships; how to identify relationship anxiety and can magic find you love? Shira thinks so! Let's go there!    Special guests: Laura Thomas - Director, Harm Reduction Policy at San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Dr. Kjersti Aagaard - Professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.  Susan Zinn, a licensed psychotherapist, bestselling co-author, and trauma specialist. Gregorio Davila who is the director /creator of a new documentary 'LA - A Queer History".

Do you miss the early stages of the pandemic? Or is that crazy. Shira and Ryan get into their experience and why some people miss the early days of the pandemic. We get into what happens next now that Britney Spears is free from her dad but not the conservatorship. And more!    Special guests:   Ben Golliver - Sports Reporter at The Washington Post. Caitlin Emma - Covering the federal budget and spending bills for POLITICO. Dr. Michael Saag - Professor of Medicine Director, UAB Center for Aids Research. Aron Solomon - Chief Legal Analyst for Esquire Digital.

A photographer that deletes your wedding photos! What? But was he in the wrong? Our friend, Tre'vell Anderson joins us to discuss the power of the tuck and why we shouldn’t police trans bodies and more. Let's go there!    Special guests:  Missy Ryan - National security reporter, at The Washington Post.  Tre’vell Anderson - Award-winning journalist, cohost of FANTI.

Do you feel that celebrities are your friend, well social media is buzzing about 'parasocial' relationships but are they healthy? We get into a study that social media isn’t just about trolling, how it’s supporting LGBTQ youth. That and more! Let's go there!    Special guests: Jeff Stein - White House Economic Reporter at The Washington Post.  Meridith McGraw - White House Reporter for POLITICO.  Dr. Linda Charmaraman - Founder and director of the Youth, Media, & Wellbeing Research Lab at the Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College.  Audrey Hope - Addiction therapist.

Could there be a pill that can cure COVID? We unpack the study that says that girls are being socialized to lose political ambition, so is there any way to make sure this doesn’t happen? And we get into friends insecurities that ruin your vibe! Let's go there!  Special guests:  Richard Fowler - Host of the Richard Fowler Show, Fox News Contributor. Dr. Amesh Adalja - Senior Scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Mirya Holman - Associate Professor of Political Science at Tulane University. Andrea Bonior -  licensed clinical psychologist and the author of Detox Your Thoughts.