Madness Cafe

By Raquel Howard and Jennifer Bolanos

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Episodes: 243

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A feminist current events/social commentary podcast where we discuss politics, health and wellness and women's rights issues.


Episode Date
240. Mission: Motherhood with guest Cheri Bergeron
Feb 19, 2026
239. Parasocial Relationships
Feb 12, 2026
238. The Sober Shift by Suzanne Warye
Feb 05, 2026
237. Just STOP: Unsolicited Advice
Jan 29, 2026
236. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Jan 22, 2026
235. Is Your Retirement Story Based Upon Fear?
Jan 15, 2026
234. Miscellaneous Musings
Dec 25, 2025
233. Witchy Women with N.G. Avant
Dec 18, 2025
232. 7 Types of Rest: Sleep Alone Is Not Enough
Dec 11, 2025
231. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Dec 04, 2025
230. Come On Now?!! Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?
Nov 27, 2025
229. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
Nov 20, 2025
228. "God wants us to be free and have the dignity of choice" with guest Rev. Erika Ferguson
Nov 13, 2025
227. Vibrancy in Midlife with guest Carla Wainwright
Nov 06, 2025
226. Why We Need Restorative Justice with guest Leah Brown
Oct 30, 2025
225. Voices Unveiled with guest Cara Cruikshank
Oct 23, 2025
224. Book Chat: Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing
Oct 16, 2025
223. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Oct 09, 2025
222. "Through the Resistance I Can Be Their Voice" with guest Zolal Habibi
Oct 02, 2025
221. Breathing in This New Era of the Goddess with guest Mari Castle, Ph.D.
Sep 25, 2025
220. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
Sep 18, 2025
219. Absent Fathers with guest Dr. Susan Schwartz
Sep 11, 2025
218. The Phenomenon That Is The We Do Not Care Movement
Aug 28, 2025
217. America in Therapy with guest Phyllis E. Leavitt
Aug 21, 2025
216. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
Aug 14, 2025
215. Sexual Awakening and Transformation with guest Xanet Pailet
Aug 07, 2025
214. Stop Centering Romance with guest Fanny Tristan
Jul 31, 2025
213. Marriage Is a Trap
Jul 24, 2025
212. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Jul 17, 2025
211. Burnout, Restructuring, Man-Hating, Codependency, Bigger Feminism & Plan B: 4 Years of Madness with Raquel & Jennifer
Jul 10, 2025
210. CoHome: What You Need to Know to Buy a Home with Your Friends with guests Amy McKenna & Ruby Grynberg
Jul 03, 2025
209. Pelvic Health with guest Dr. Judy Rossi
Jun 26, 2025
208. Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine with guest Dr. Uche Blackstock
Jun 19, 2025
207. By the Way, I Love You by Susan Beth Miller
Jun 12, 2025
206. Banned Books Series: Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
Jun 05, 2025
205. Maximize Choice. Minimize Harm. with guest Anne Riley
May 29, 2025
204. Transgender Scientist & Content Creator: Both are Important with guest Amethysta Herrick
May 22, 2025
203. The Power of Comedy and Pop Culture to Shift Perceptions and Promote Equality with Lynn Harris
May 15, 2025
202. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Maus by Art Spiegelman
May 08, 2025
201. Joyful Equity with guest Yvonne Jackson
May 01, 2025
200. How to Decolonize Ourselves with guest Shebana Coelho
Apr 24, 2025
199. The Mastectomy I Always Wanted with guest Erica Neubert Campbell
Apr 17, 2025
198. Book Chat: briefly perfectly human by Alua Arthur
Apr 10, 2025
197. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Apr 03, 2025
196. The Second Act: Health and Wellness, Home Ownership, VanLife, Making Money and More
Mar 27, 2025
195. Live UTI Free Ltd. and Women's Health with guest Saoirse Nash
Mar 20, 2025
194. Period Education and Women's Bodies Explained with guest Amy Orr
Mar 13, 2025
193. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
Mar 06, 2025
192. Ending Poverty is a Policy Choice with guest Devon Gray
Feb 27, 2025
191. "Travel is the university of life." with guest Anika Pavel
Feb 20, 2025
190. Redefining Self After Indoctrination with Guest (and Super Fan) Susannah Cragwick
Feb 13, 2025
189. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Feb 06, 2025
188. News Shows & Talking Heads: How to Be a Better Consumer of News with guest Jasmine Styles
Jan 30, 2025
187. Beaver Street: A History of Modern Pornography with guest Robert Rosen
Jan 23, 2025
186. The Inauguration Episode: Trump and Authoritarian Populism
Jan 16, 2025
185. BANNED BOOKS SERIES: All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson
Jan 09, 2025
MINISODE: For Everyone Who Wears A Mask
Jan 06, 2025
184. Get to the Subconscious Root Cause of Your Symptoms and Behaviors: Rapid Transformational Therapy with guest Chloe Jimenez-Peters
Jan 02, 2025
MINISODE: Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni: Not Man Enough
Dec 30, 2024
183. Madness Cafe Strikes Back: Our Project 2025 - Banned Books Series
Dec 26, 2024
MINISODE: Black Trad Wives - Yay or Nay?
Dec 23, 2024
182. Ethical Non-Monogamy, Swingers and Polyamory: Could The Lifestyle Be Right For You? with guest Lauren Hayes
Dec 19, 2024
181. The Normalization of Hatred and Antisemitism: Escape From Dachau with Susan Servais
Dec 12, 2024
180. The Truth About Immigration and H-4 Spouse Visas - Book Chat: Golden Handcuffs by Varuni Sinha
Dec 05, 2024
179. "My father is my perpetrator." with guest Cindy Benezra
Nov 28, 2024
178. Pleasure, Play & Psilocybin: Microdosing for Maidens, Mothers & Crones with guest Leslie Draffin
Nov 21, 2024
177. Our Reactions to the 2024 Election: "The majority of the country is more comfortable with the devil they know than the leader they don't."
Nov 14, 2024
176. Book Chat: Our Time Is Now by Stacey Abrams
Nov 07, 2024
175. "Campaign joyfully. Show gratitude deliberately. Celebrate liberally." Run to Win with guest Christina Reynolds
Oct 31, 2024
174. Sexual and Creative Energy - Where Can I Get More Of That? with guest Gao Motsemme
Oct 24, 2024
173. Changing the World Through Poetry: Poetic People Power with Tara Bracco and Karla Jackson-Brewer
Oct 17, 2024
172. How Sensitive Souls Can Manage Overwhelm In A Chaotic World with guest Abby Humphrey
Oct 10, 2024
171. On The Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence with Nicole Bedera
Oct 03, 2024
170. Choosing Not to Become a Mother: My So-Called Selfish Life with Therese Shechter
Sep 26, 2024
169. Project 2025: Dismantling Democracy with Raquel and Jennifer
Sep 19, 2024
168. Boymom with Ruth Whippman
Sep 12, 2024
167. Adulting: What Do We Need To Know About Car Insurance with guest Caroline Monsewicz
Sep 05, 2024
166. Our Feelings About the Future Madam President
Aug 29, 2024
165. How to Deal with the Pain of Human Relationships with guest Celia Landman
Aug 22, 2024
164. Former Racist & Ex-Con The White George Spills The Tea
Aug 15, 2024
163. Book Chat: A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings - Raquel & Jennifer talk about Christian patriarchy
Aug 08, 2024
162. At Your Cervix: Gynecological Teaching Associate Work and Medical Sexual Assault with guest A'magine Goddard
Aug 01, 2024
161. Surrogacy, Judaism and Pregnancy Loss with Guest Kelila Green Siciliano
Jul 25, 2024
160. What Is Your Anger Trying To Tell You? with guest Bronwyn Schweigerdt
Jul 18, 2024
159. Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy with guest Cait West
Jul 11, 2024
158. Natural Hair Has Always Been Political: Trauma, Tresses & Truth with guest Lyzette Wanzer
Jul 04, 2024
157. We Are Three! Happy Anniversary, Madness Cafe!
Jun 27, 2024
156. Supporting Democratic Pro-Choice Women in Politics with guest Christina Reynolds from EMILYs List
Jun 20, 2024
155. Tradition and Modernity Collide with guest Afarin Ordubadi Bellisario
Jun 13, 2024
154. Entrepreneurs and Burnout: Information All of Us Can Use with guest Julie Bee
Jun 06, 2024
153. Songs from the Sky with guest Patrice Scott, Jr.
May 30, 2024
152. Erotica with guest Rachel Kramer Bussel
May 23, 2024
151. One Woman's Story of Survival in Syria with guest Dr. Amani Ballour
May 16, 2024
150. White Women's Tears: The Danger, The Manipulation, The Lessons That Can Be Learned
May 09, 2024
149. The Wise Crone with guest April Brenneman
May 02, 2024
148. Reparations Now!
Apr 25, 2024
147. Divest from Harm and Invest in Care: A Conversation About This Way to Change with guest Jezz Chung
Apr 18, 2024
146. All Girls Resist with guests Jody Myrum and Ayat Mneina
Apr 11, 2024
145. Living Two Separate Lives - The Story of a Gay Secret Service Agent with guest Cory Allen
Apr 04, 2024
144. Narcissistic Abuse with guest Dana Diaz
Mar 28, 2024
143. God Is In Everything - Panentheism with guest Kirsten Rudberg
Mar 21, 2024
142. Writing About Older Women and Sexuality with guest Catherine Hiller
Mar 14, 2024
141. Better Living Through Chemistry: Life Updates From Raquel & Jennifer
Mar 07, 2024
140. Are you willing to heal? with guest Barbra WhiteCrow
Feb 29, 2024
139. Drowning in Timidity: Women, Politeness & the Power of Assertive Living with guest Cara Tuttle Bell
Feb 22, 2024
138. What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom with guest Arash Azizi
Feb 15, 2024
137. Galentine's Day: Women Loving Each Other Well with special guests Tiffany, Barbara, Karen, Libby, Candice, Nekayah, and Lorie
Feb 08, 2024
136. No More Playing Small with guest Megan Jo Wilson
Feb 01, 2024
135. Eat Every Donut You Want with guest vegan pastry chef Candice Crawford
Jan 25, 2024
134. The Sex Education We Wanted But Were Afraid To Ask For with guest Susan Bratton
Jan 18, 2024
133. Women in Politics with guest Mary Chung Hayashi
Jan 11, 2024
132. "It's all part of it." - ADHD: Raquel's Diagnosis Story
Jan 04, 2024
131. Welcome 2024: Intentional and Flowing
Dec 28, 2023
130. Ketamine, Therapy & Liberation with guest Candace Oglesby
Dec 21, 2023
129. "Let's get it right versus being right" with guest Barbara Yebuga
Dec 14, 2023
128. A Line to Align with guest Reigna Simone
Dec 07, 2023
127. Disobedient Women with guest Sarah Stankorb
Nov 30, 2023
126. Be the Love of Your Own Life This Holiday Season
Nov 23, 2023
125. Reducing Stigma Around Stress Management with guests Mehar and Teja
Nov 16, 2023
124. When The People You Love Are Hurting You with guest Nichole Willden
Nov 09, 2023
123. The Supreme Court Episode: Raw Political Power with guest Prof. Tonja Jacobi
Nov 02, 2023
122. No Pet Left Behind - Breaking Barriers Faced By Domestic Abuse Survivors and Their Beloved Pets
Oct 26, 2023
121. Book Chat: Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Oct 19, 2023
120. Book Chat: Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap
Oct 12, 2023
119. Developing the Indomable Mindset: Impossible to Domesticate with Virginia Lacayo
Oct 05, 2023
118. Rituals Of Our Mothers - Special Episode
Sep 28, 2023
117. Curating Your Social Media Feed to Feed You Back
Sep 21, 2023
116. The Possibilities with guest Yael Goldstein-Love
Sep 14, 2023
115. Trying To Find Myself In Feminism - A Man’s View with guest Simon Fokt
Sep 07, 2023
114. Women and Self Pleasure: Masturbation, Sex and The Divine, with guest Kara Bitar
Aug 31, 2023
113. "Do I hate men?" - We Can Live A Gender Healed Life: Jennifer's GERI Experience
Aug 24, 2023
112. How To Be A Good Human with guest Shana Francesca
Aug 17, 2023
111. Fighting Times: Organizing to Fight the Class War with guest Jon Melrod
Aug 10, 2023
110. Embodied Social Justice with guests Teresa Myers and Jennifer Hicks
Aug 03, 2023
109. Sex Education with Shelby Terrell
Jul 27, 2023
108. You Can Heal Your Trauma & Anxiety with guest Valerie Christine
Jul 20, 2023
107. Tapping Into Your Intuition with guest Mari Roberts
Jul 13, 2023
106. Book Chat: The Myth of Normal by Gabor and Daniel Maté
Jul 06, 2023
105. "Blame and shame are the sharpest tools in patriarchy's toolbox." with guest Becky Mollenkamp
Jun 29, 2023
104. Women Are Too Emotional and Other Myths
Jun 22, 2023
103. Creating Life, Art & Activism After Incarceration with guest Elizabeth Mikotowicz
Jun 15, 2023
102. On Healing The Most Ancient Wound In The Human Family with William Keepin and Cynthia Brix
Jun 08, 2023
101. What Is Burlesque And Is It Political? with guest Roula Roulette
Jun 01, 2023
100. Success - Our 100th Episode!
May 25, 2023
99. The Imbalance Of The Masculine And The Feminine with guest Nina Simons
May 18, 2023
98. Faith, Reproductive Justice & The ERA with Cathy Perez
May 11, 2023
97. Conscious Aging: Aging Like A Badass with Tiffany Mazurek
May 04, 2023
96. Compassion. Humility. Accountability. Insistence. A recipe for DEI work with Dr. Rahul Sharma
Apr 27, 2023
95. The Hard Truths About Self Care with guest Janell Santana
Apr 20, 2023
94. Growing Food As Activism with Joia Walker
Apr 13, 2023
93. Aggrieved Manhood and The Puffer Fish with guest Karen Lee Ashcraft
Apr 06, 2023
92. Reclaiming Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass with guest Alma Zaragoza-Petty
Mar 30, 2023
91. Writing As Activism with guest Stephanie Cotsirilos
Mar 23, 2023
90. Recognizing Colorism with Dr. Sarah L. Webb of Colorism Healing
Mar 16, 2023
89. Diet Recovery and Intuitive Eating with Kristina Bruce
Mar 09, 2023
88. Disability And Our Veterans - We Need To Do Better with guest Pey Carter
Mar 02, 2023
87. From Victim To Survivor Of Childhood Trauma with Terri Kozlowski
Feb 23, 2023
86. Re-Remember The Sacred Power of Menstruation with Mama Rainbow
Feb 16, 2023
85. What It Means To Be A Human Shield with guest Erin Persley
Feb 09, 2023
84. Sensual Grooves with guest Santina Rigano-Lesch
Feb 02, 2023
83. Navigating Your Finances As A Single Woman Or A Single Mom with guest Claire Hunsaker
Jan 26, 2023
82. On Being A Human- and Heart-Centered Leader with Victoria Pelletier
Jan 19, 2023
81. How To Manifest Living the Digital Nomad Life with guest Alise Saunders
Jan 12, 2023
80. We can stand in our "enoughness" and say "enough". - with guest Monica Rodgers
Jan 05, 2023
79. Activism and Internalized Capitalism with guest Laura Hartley
Dec 29, 2022
78. The Connection Between Nutrition and Menopause with guest Alison Bladh
Dec 22, 2022
77. "Menopause can be the time when you really step into yourself as a woman", with guest Pat Duckworth
Dec 15, 2022
76. The Personal Is Political with guest Silvia Dutchevici
Dec 08, 2022
75. Choosing the truth over "the trance of unworthiness" with guest Libby Bunten
Dec 01, 2022
74. Why aren't you falling asleep and staying asleep? with guest Morgan Adams
Nov 24, 2022
73. Tap With Us And Get Some Healing, with guest Klara Sedlacek
Nov 17, 2022
72. What It's Like To Be A Clinic Escort with "Midge" and "Cupcake"
Nov 10, 2022
71. Welcome To Our Therapy Session
Nov 03, 2022
70. Horror Movies: A Pathway To Equity And Inclusion with Melissa Kunnap
Oct 27, 2022
69. A Discussion With A Modern Day Witch, Nicole Sutherland Shook
Oct 20, 2022
68. Book Chat: Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly
Oct 13, 2022
67. How To Overcome Financial Trauma - with Saundra Davis
Oct 06, 2022
66. Change: "Nobody wants to be a bad egg."
Sep 29, 2022
65. Six Weeks Of Hell with Naomi Yano
Sep 22, 2022
64. A Conversation About Book Bans
Sep 15, 2022
63. Spread Love and Light...and Your Legs with Christy Kanooble
Sep 08, 2022
62. Shed Your Mask
Sep 01, 2022
61. The More Visible You Are - with Indi Gage
Aug 25, 2022
60. "Trigger Warning: I Used To Be Pro-Life" - with Nichole Willden
Aug 18, 2022
59. Dominic Travis - An Old White Guy Who Wants To Get It Right
Aug 11, 2022
58. "I felt so alone after I was shot, so I wanted others to not feel so alone." - with guest Caia DeLaVergne
Aug 04, 2022
57. Ethan's Law - the backstory and how it was passed, with gun safety activist Kristin Song
Jul 28, 2022
56. "We encourage you to speak up, take care, and spread the word."
Jul 21, 2022
55. Gun Violence and Domestic Violence with Leslie Washington
Jul 14, 2022
54. "I didn't see myself as a survivor of gun violence" with guest Celeste Kanpurwala from Moms Demand Action.
Jul 07, 2022
53. Happy Anniversary!!! Inside Our First Year Of Madness Cafe!
Jun 30, 2022
52. Money: The Wealth Gap, Stigma, A Tool For Freedom with special guest Saundra Davis
Jun 23, 2022
51. Women of Color Entrepreneurs
Jun 16, 2022
50. What Is The Pink Tax? Why Should We Care?
Jun 09, 2022
49. Women & Alcohol: Staying Sober In The Food & Beverage Industry
Jun 02, 2022
48. Why do kids bully? Because it works. A conversation with guest, Kimber Bishop-Yanke
May 26, 2022
47. Post Roe America
May 19, 2022
46. How are we defining fear?
May 12, 2022
45. A Conversation With Liz McCall About Women & Girls With ADHD
May 05, 2022
44. Strong Like Her - a conversation with author Haley Shapley
Apr 28, 2022
43. Come Closer - Famous Feminist Quotes
Apr 21, 2022
42. STRESS: Cause, Effect & Coping
Apr 14, 2022
41. "What's YOUR chair?" - A conversation with Ryan Rae Harbuck, the author of When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Chair
Apr 07, 2022
40. The Duchess of Grant Park - Ava Davis
Mar 31, 2022
39. Women, Success & Ambition with Guest Maria Jacobsen Holmes
Mar 24, 2022
38. Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrant Workers: Is Seeking Asylum A Human Right?
Mar 17, 2022
37. Internalized Misogyny & Fairy Tales
Mar 10, 2022
36. Mental Health, Body Positivity & the Journey Forward After An Eating Disorder with Sarah Hodges
Mar 03, 2022
35. A conversation with Carly Heath, author of The Reckless Kind
Feb 24, 2022
34. Delete your dating apps! - with guest, Shani Silver
Feb 17, 2022
33. The Instagram comment that sparked a conversation - with Preston Hatfield
Feb 10, 2022
32. Can Black Women And White Women Truly Be Friends?
Feb 03, 2022
31. The Unplanned Episode
Jan 27, 2022
30. Make It Home - An Interview With Special Guest Sylvester Pierce
Jan 20, 2022
29. Therapy: You Don't Have To Be "Broken" To Benefit From It
Jan 13, 2022
28. What does it take to experience your full potential? aka "You hold within you great knowing." - with special guest, Kara Nicole Bitar
Jan 06, 2022
27. Journaling As A Way To Transform Your Life - with special guest Hayley Curtis of Soulfull Journaling
Dec 30, 2021
26. Men, You Need Feminism
Dec 23, 2021
25. Art for The Female Gaze with special guest Lala Drona - a story about unilateral breast agenesis
Dec 16, 2021
24. Making Peace With Autism - with special guest Zoe Martin
Dec 09, 2021
23. Justice: Body Positivity, Mental Wellness, LGBTQ Rights, Cannabis Industry, Capitalism and the Transformative Power of Love with Jess Jackson
Dec 02, 2021
22. Wishing you a very happy feminist Thanksgiving!
Nov 25, 2021
21. Daughters are the number one care providers for parents with Alzheimer's.
Nov 18, 2021
20. A woman's worth is not determined by the decision to have/not have children.
Nov 11, 2021
19. Body Image - It's about so much more than your appearance.
Nov 04, 2021
18. Raquel & Jennifer's 1st Annual Halloween Episode - Interview with Nicole Kemper about women and horror movies
Oct 28, 2021
17. Melanie's Story - The Very Personal Impact of Breast Cancer On Her Life
Oct 21, 2021
16. Interview with Jes and DeAngelo of Michigan Date Ideas
Oct 14, 2021
15. "You're not alone in feeling lonely." Raquel & Jennifer talk about loneliness.
Oct 07, 2021
14. Suicide, suicidal ideations and awareness
Sep 30, 2021
13. HPV - What it is and why we need to talk about it.
Sep 23, 2021
12. "Healing is human" - An Interview with Alyssa Kuzins, the creator of BODY ART
Sep 16, 2021
11. One Warm Coat - An Interview with President and CEO, Beth Amodio
Sep 09, 2021
10. We Found Our Voice
Sep 02, 2021
9. Dating in our 50s
Aug 26, 2021
8. Critical Race Theory - Raquel & Jennifer style
Aug 19, 2021
7. Oprah and Brene and God and...yeah, we covered a lot.
Aug 12, 2021
6. Feminism - Defining It and Demystifying It
Aug 05, 2021
5. "Do you have a grief fantasy?" with our guest Tiffany Mazurek
Jul 29, 2021
4. Interview: Tien Sydnor-Campbell, author of It's Healing Time for the BodyMind of Black Womxn
Jul 22, 2021
3. Women, sports and how Raquel reacted to her coach telling her to lose weight.
Jul 15, 2021
2. What Are You Angry About?
Jul 08, 2021
1. Allow Us To Introduce Ourselves!
Jul 01, 2021