As some of you may already know, Margaret Cho is a multi-talented comedian, actor, writer, designer, singer, and most recently, podcast host. An Emmy Nominated comedian, Cho is currently performing her Fresh Off The Bloat tour across the US.  Listen to us talk about being a woman in comedy, representation in the film industry, and New York in the 90s.    Follow her at @margaret_cho and find her tour dates and podcast, The Margaret Cho, on her website, www.margaretcho.com   ~*~ Be sure to...

Mira Mariah is a tattoo artist, illustrator, self-proclaimed internet-girl, and a voice for the disabled community. Famously known as Ariana Grande’s tattoo artist, she currently works at Fleur Noire Tattoo Parlour in Brooklyn.  Listen to us talk about being a single mom, finding moments of affordable luxury, and the Kardashian effect.  Check her out at @girlknewyork and www.girlknewyork.com  ~*~ Be sure to follow me at @atlantabean & @ImOverItPodcast ~*~  

Bianca Valle is a multi-disciplinary artist, content creator, and certified holistic nutritionist (she hosts weekly pro-bono health talks over the phone that she schedules through her website) Making nutrition and health accessible to people from all walks of life is her main motivation behind what she does. She studied photography at NYU, was one of the first Milk makeup employees, and was a beauty editor at Nylon Magazine (PRINT!) As a model,  she has worked with brands such as Nike, Urban...

Devon Lee Carlson is the co-founder of those insanely cute phone cases Wildflower Cases, an instagram *STAR*, a model, and according to New York magazine is the #1 shopping influencer, even beating out YouTuber Emma Chamberlain and Rihanna!! She's also one of the HAPPIEST girls I know

Ali Weiss is a native New York actress, host, nonfiction writer, and most importantly the self-proclaimed "Bukowski of wellness". Ali is the host of her own podcast, Health Is Hell, which satirizes the absurdity of America’s KALE-CRAZED culture by presenting candid conversations about taboo and imperfection in place of green juice and gyrotonic exercise. She also has a talk show called "Open Session" on Vice (the most recent episode was about cannabis and sex), and has written pieces for...

Maluca is a performing and recording artist, actor, activist, and a self proclaimed full time pain-in-the-ass. She recently started her own urban wellness blog called Namaste Mami which centers around spirituality and self care but is specifically geared towards the Queer and POC communities, something she realized was lacking. She has songs with artists like Robyn (who she just performed at Madison Square Garden with) and Diplo. Listen to us talk about investing in yourself, fighting...

Kate Bosworth is an actress, producer, *STYLE ICON*, proud step momma to Jasper, animal lover, and overall QUEEN. She recently executive produced her first film, Nona, a story that sheds light on the Human Trafficking trade, and both she and her husband just opened a nonprofit arts school in Montana. What a lady! I've known Kate since I was a wee little one. We couldn't quite figure out the timeline but, well, a LONG time! I've always admired Kate and consider her to be one of my biggest girl...

On Season 2 episode 1, I’ve done something completely different. In partnership with & Other Stories I hosted a live panel at their LA Atelier (AKA their showroom) The panel consisted of three women who use their platforms for good. Erica Chidi Cohen is an author, doula, and CEO of Loom, a space providing sexual education about everything from periods to parenting. Kat Collings, is the Editor in Chief of Who What Wear, and Tera Uhlinger is the program director of Sexy Beast L.A., an...

Bria Vinaite is a ~*~gemini~*~, actress, writer (she's working on her own script!!!!), and all around POSITIVITY SPREADER! You may recognize her from either her instagram handle @ChronicFlowers , or maybe from that really amazing movie called The Florida Project. Both are equally as likely. I first met Bria at a dinner for Tiffany & Co (Shoutout Natalia Sanchez!!) and knew I wanted to be her friend immediately.  Listen to us talk about her experience working with Willem Dafoe, being a...

Ashleigh Tribble is an intersectional feminist, activist, and cultural commentator. I came accross Ashleigh’s Instagram because she was one of the first girls to post about the revolve fat-phobic drama (do y’all remember that?) I respected the F*CK out of her ability to call s**t out and say it how it was... Most recently she’s been approached by Teen Vogue to do interviews surrounding her most recent “call out” of Savage X Fenty sizing and just last week she posted photos of a*****e tinder...

According to the Sex Workers Outreach Program, sex work is any type of labor where the explicit goal is to produce a sexual response in the client. Sex work includes prostitution, but it also includes a bunch of other things such as stripping, webcam work, porn, phone sex, being a sugar baby, etc. There are many, many, many articles posted online about sex work, but they're typically written by researchers and academics-- AKA not from sex workers themselves. I recently had a friend of mine...

Yaris Sanchez is a Dominican Republic born, NYC raised, model, aspiring actress (she's been working hard in acting classes and that s**t is NOT easy), hot momma, and vintage style queen. She's been featured in some magazines which you've probably heard of - Vogue, Dazed, Esquire, the Fader, AND New York Magazine. She's built a loyal following on Instagram/Twitter/and Facebook over the last few years and now she's using it to inspire others. Listen to us talk about the judgement that comes...

For my 20th episode (YAY!!!!) My guest is Candace Reels She is an LA-based activist and the founder of Female Collective, an apparel brand and online community that celebrates, empowers, supports, and uplifts all women. Her instagram @FemaleCollective is one of my favorite Instagram accounts to follow. She ALWAYS brings the heat with female-oriented, down with the patriarchy, intersectional feminist memes, twitter screenshots, motivational (but not in a corny way) posts. I've been wanting to...

Hannah Bronfman is the definition of a modern day Renassaince woman. She is a wellness guru, a world wide adidas ambassador (you may have caught her in a commecial during the Oscars), an author (pre-order her book "Do What Feels Good: Recipes, Remedies, and Routines to treat your body right available on Amazon now), the founder of HBFit a blog focusing on beauty, health, and wellness, a damn good DJ, an app creator, and a style queen.  Hannah was one of the first girls I know who took her...

Shelby Sells is a writer, director, and photojournalist based out of NYC. Shelby interviews people of all ages, genders, and races on their experiences with love, sex, and relationships. She's also back in school working towards her getting her masters in psychology. Werk, werk, werk, werk, werk. Listen to us talk about communication, overthinking, and lots and lots of sex. *Wink wink* She's @SweaterPupz And I'm @Atlantabean  

Laura Brown is the editor-in-chief of InStyle magazine. We originally met when she was working at Harper's Bazaar, and she has always been one of the loveliest people I've known in the fashion industry. She breaks down her entire work history, starting from working at a little Australian magazine called Mode, to where she is now. Laura was kind enough to let me set up all my nerdy podcast gear in her big girl office in downtown NYC. One of my favorite things about Laura is that she doesn't...

Greta Titelman is a comedian and co-host of the podcast Lady Lovin.  Listen to us talk about technology from the early 2000s, spirituality, and calling out misogynists.  She's @Gertiebird And I'm... @Atlantabean

Charli Howard is an author of TWO books Splash and Misfit, an activist, model, and the co-founder of the All Woman Project.    ***The All Woman Project is a non profit foundation aiming to better the lives of girls and women worldwide by displaying true, beautiful, positive and unretouched images of women in photos and video campaigns. AWP organizes many events, workshops, and meetings for different age groups, and encourages those who participate to form their own clubs and organizations...

Alexia Elkaim is the founder and creative director of the ready to wear brand, Miaou. Getting her start in denim, the female entrepreneuress (this is a new word I'm trying) has now developed in Sport, shoes AND Miaou vintage. She's also most importantly one of my favorite style queens, my roommate and BFF. Listen to us talk about fuzzy friends, dressing in Spice Girl themes, and branding. She's @AlexiaElkaim And I'm @Atlantabean By the way.. I'm adding a portion to the podcast where...

Jilly Hendrix is both the host of her own podcast called, "As Seen Online" focusing on internet trends and pop culture - and also the co-host of "Lady Lovin'" - a podcast focusing on empowering women through inspiring interviews.  Listen to us talk about scumbro style, botox, and beginning to think about having kids. She's @JillyHendrix And I'm @Atlantabean By the way.. I'm adding a portion to the podcast where you can email me questions you'd like answered by my guests and I...

Carmen Fozzard is a curve model originally from Mozambique, who grew up in Maryland, and recenty moved to NYC. She is a champion of her own self harm scars, an avid Law & Order watcher (seriously, I've never met anyone who's binge watched like this girl has binge watched), and a fellow carbohydrate lover. Listen to us talk about self harm/cutting, "older" men, the differences between being 22 and 26, mental breakdowns, and the effects of cat calling.  She's @Fozzisbozz And...

My guest this week is Jane Belfry. Jane has a website called The Thicc and it's really f*****g rad. Jane comes from a background of writing, personal shopping, and styling, which all point toward creating a platform like The Thicc! The Thicc is a women's lifestyle website centered around all the good stuff AKA beauty, mental wellness, fashion, and pretty much ALL other things related to our bodies. In starting The Thicc she's hoping to create an open, honest, funny, and candid conversation...

For this episode I’m sitting with Ali Cutler. We met in a very 2018 way… INSTAGRAM! I ended up stalking her online because I loved so many of the pieces she designed in her collaboration with Reformation. We met for the first time the other night where she was dancing up a storm on a concert hall balcony! My kind of girl. Ali is a model at Muse Management who's based in NYC. She is both a body positivity and environmental advocate. She is also a California native (which could explain her...

I hunted down Rachael Finley (AKA @instasteak) by harassing my other friends and trying to get her number. Her handle was always popping up on my feed and with a name like Steak, I recognized it. She looked like someone I would want to be friends with, and after this podcast… I think we’re real friends now? Rachael- correct me if I’m wrong. She is a clothing designer/business owner- Her two lines are called Hot Lava and Teenage. She has an advice column called Steak Talk and it’s got a...

For those of you who don't know, April is sexual assault awareness month. I thought it would be a good opportunity to focus mostly on that in this episode. This episode is different then others I've put out in that my guest is remaining anonymous. She was willing to sit with me and tell me her story, but preffered to keep it private which I completely understand. I think it's important to share our conversation with you because I've found that being able to relate to other women who have...