Ideal Futures

Emilia Richeson is a punk rock aerobics instructor giving us inclusive, body positive therapy dance sessions with her creation, Pony Sweat. On this episode, we talk vulnerability, how moving is the best medicine, and maaaaybe a little too much about Michael Bolton. Visit Emila here: http://ponysweataerobics.com & on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/ponysweat --- Ideal Futures is hosted by Gina Young and Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. Find Gina: http://ginayoung.com http://instagram.com/ginagenius Shop Sarah's shop: http://modernwomen.bigcartel.com http://instagram.com/gottesss

Tashi Lee Condelee is a comedian, actor, singer, emcee and professional wrestler living in Los Angeles. With her co-host Ellington Wells, Tashi hosts Blackberry Jam, a diverse comedian night at the Cha Cha Lounge. With her cohorts F.L.O.W (Future Ladies Of Wrestling), as Diva Colada, Tashi performs wrestling feats to save the world from boredom, and the patriarchy. In this conversation, we talk about Tashi's upbringing, the LA comedy scene, her creative process, and why she will never date anyone who drives a Toyota Tercell. Catch Tashi on a stage near you by following her on instagram: http://instagram.com/ferreal Follow Blackberry Jam here: http://www.instagram.com/blackberryjamcomedy Listen to her song here! https://open.spotify.com/track/6RAbNybykkExA7rFnCKwrU?si=R5gq2ZkSROqBXlt_Wh5hKg And keep abreast of the Future Ladies of Wrestling here: https://futureladiesofwrestling.com --- Ideal Futures is hosted by Gina Young and Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. Find Gina: http://ginayoung.com http://instagram.com/ginagenius Shop Sarah's shop: http://modernwomen.bigcartel.com http://instagram.com/gottesss

Gina Young and Sarah Faith Gottesdiener talk MAKING IT and SUCCESS on this very special episode of Ideal Futures! Inspired by Episode 5 where we took listener questions about money, this episode probes success in creative fields: how to attain it, how to redefine it, good Dad-vice, and reckoning with the dreaded P word. --- Ideal Futures is hosted by Gina Young and Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. Find Gina: http://ginayoung.com http://instagram.com/ginagenius Shop Sarah's shop: http://modernwomen.bigcartel.com http://instagram.com/gottesss

On this episode of Ideal Futures, Gina and Sarah get giddy with trailblazing activist and author, Virgie Tovar. We speak about the intersections of sexuality and fatness, squeezing pleasure out of life, money as a boundary issue, and why you should never ever eat cornflakes, ever again. Virgie Tovar is an author, activist and one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body image. She is the founder of Babecamp, a 4-week online course designed to help women who are ready to break up with diet culture, and started the hashtag campaign #LoseHateNotWeight. She also has a weekly column on Ravishly called Take the Cake. Tovar edited the ground-breaking anthology Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love and Fashion, and The Feminist Press will be publishing her forthcoming book, You Have the Right to Remain Fat. Virgie's website: https://www.virgietovar.com Take the Cake: https://ravishly.com/tags/take-cake Preorder her new book!! https://www.feministpress.org/books-n-z/you-have-the-right-to-remain-fat Find her on Instagram: http://instagram.com/virgietovar --- This episode is sponsored by Noto Botanics http://notobotanics.com http://instagram.com/noto_botanics --- Ideal Futures is hosted by Gina Young and Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. Find Gina: http://ginayoung.com http://instagram.com/ginagenius Shop Sarah's shop: http://modernwomen.bigcartel.com http://instagram.com/gottesss

Bruno Coviello is a musician, producer, artist, Tarot reader, and DJ living in NYC. His current musical project is Bliscord. He is formally of the band Light Asylum. We spoke about Bruno's early influences and how he came to electronic music. This is a very interesting conversation about personal journeys, spirituality, and what drives a creative dreamer. Find Bruno's music here on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bliscord Find Bruno on IG here: http://instagram.com/bliscord ---- This episode is sponsored by HausWitch Home + Healing. https://hauswitchstore.com Get 13% of your next order with the code 'ideal futures' --- Ideal Futures is hosted by Gina Young and Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. Find Gina: http://ginayoung.com http://instagram.com/ginagenius Shop Sarah's shop: http://modernwomen.bigcartel.com http://instagram.com/gottesss

Today on Ideal Futures, we talk to business owner and community organizer PONY LEE. We talk about queer hair, creating safe spaces, the kinds of conversations that happen in queer hair salons, and the challenges of running a space in a changing Los Angeles. Pony tells us why everything he's ever learned, he learned from S&M (like that "maybe" is a "no") and what it's been like helping to run Dyke Day for 10 years. Find Pony's Salon, Folklore, here: http://www.salonfolklore.com IG: http://instagram.com/salonfolklore Find Dyke Day here on Instagram: http://instagram.com/dykedayla Find Gina here: http://ginayoung.com IG: http://instagram.com/ginagenius Find Sarah here: http://modernwomen.bigcartel.com IG: http://instagram.com/gottesss

It's our money advice episode! We were inspired by Episode 4 with JD, where we talked candidly and openly about money matters. On this episode, Gina and Sarah take lister questions about money. We talk about debt, debt rituals and how to save; we give advice about side hustles, fallback careers, and what gigs are best to take for creatives. This is part one in a series of ongoing advice episodes about money and creativity. Find Gina here: http://ginayoung.com IG http://instagram.com/ginagenius Find Sarah here: http://modernwomen.bigcartel.com IG http://instagram.com/gottesss

Ideal Futures is a podcast for creative dreamers. Join writer, director, performer Gina Young and artist, designer and Tarot reader Sarah Faith Gottesdiener as they talk to trailblazers, entrepreneurs, creatives, queers, feminists, activists, artists and others making the world their own! On this episode, we speak with JD Samson, artist and musician formerly of Le Tigre and MEN. JD shares so much on this episode, including what life looks like under the microscope of fame, how shame has shaped her life, her artistic process through three very different administrations, and why she wishes she had thought more about a different career for making money. This is a very candid and vulnerable episode. We hope you like it. _____ Find JD here: http://jdsamson.info IG: https://www.instagram.com/jd_samson Twitter: https://twitter.com/jdsamson Here is the tUnE-yArDs album review she mentions writing: http://www.talkhouse.com/jd-samson-tune-yards Here is the infamous article: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jd-samson/i-love-my-job-but-it-made_b_987680.html The books she mentions are: Rich Dad Poor Dad By Robert T Kiyosaki http://www.powells.com/book/-9781612680194 Daring Greatly by Brene Brown http://www.powells.com/book/-9781592407330 Tribe by Sebastian Junger http://www.powells.com/book/-9781455566389 _____ And you can find us here: Gina Young: http://www.ginayoung.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/ginagenius Sarah Faith: http://visualmagic.info IG: https://www.instagram.com/gottesss

Playwright, director and performer Gina Young and artist designer, writer and Tarot reader Sarah Faith Gottesdiener interview Marlee Grace. Marlee lives in rural California and works with improvisation as a method for navigating being alive and making work through movement, quilting, writing, and podcasting. Marlee facilitates classes and events for her own work and for others, and loves to help other artists/humans unlock what is blocking them creatively through one-on-one creative mapping sessions. She is also working on a book called How to Not Always Be Working, a spiritual and practical toolkit for taking breaks and loving your work and your life. Marlee is in the process of launching Center: a public studio/shop/gallery/workshop space in West Marin. We spoke about moving, transitions, saying no and setting boundaries, and vulnerability both online and IRL. _____ Visit Marlee's website here: http://marleegrace.space Visit her IG here: @marleegrace _____ And find us on Instagram! @idealfuturespodcast @ginagenius @gottess

Sarah and Gina interview Jasmine Nyende, a new media and performance artist from South Central Los Angeles. Jasmine is the lead singer of the black femme punk band Fuck U Pay Us, and she is also a writer, performance artist, zine maker and has a radio show on KCHUNG called Fit Form Function. We talk to Jasmine about reparations, being in a band, the process behind her work, how she stays energized, and punk as a feminine art form. ______ Follow Jasmine on IG: @standardized_sext Buy FUPU's live album: https://fuckupayus.bandcamp.com/releases Follow FUPU on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fupayus/ ______ Find Gina and Sarah on Instagram: @ginagenius @gottesss @idealfuturespodcast

On the inaugural episode of Ideal Futures, Gina and Sarah interview Kate Johnston and Sarah Williams, co-founders and organizers of the Women's Center for Creative Work. Sarah and Kate share the origin story of the non-profit and how it evolved into the organization it is today. They discuss the challenges and triumphs they face, why safe spaces and listening to your community is important, and the secret to making a feminist spreadsheet. The Women's Center for Creative Work's website: http://womenscenterforcreativework.com The Women's Center for Creative Work's Instagram: @womenscenterforcreativework _____ Find Gina here: ginayoung.com IG: @ginagenius Find Sarah here: sarahgottesdiener.com | modernwomen.bigcartel.com | visualmagic.info IG: @gottesss _____ Music by ROMY

Welcome to Ideal Futures: A Show for Creative Dreamers! Ideal Futures is a show for those of us who want to redefine success and thrive outside of the narrow patriarchal boundaries of what it means to live a meaningful life. Hosts playwright, director and performer GINA YOUNG and artist, designer, Tarot reader and writer SARAH FAITH GOTTESDIENER talk to trailblazers who are living and creating the life of their dreams. Guests include creatives, queers, feminists, activists, artists and others living an authentic life with purpose! We get real about hardships, money, identity, philosophy, Sex & the City and making it all work. In this first INTRO EPISODE, Gina and Sarah discuss their inspirations for starting this podcast.