International Women's Day 2026

Post Capitalist Midwifery

In this conversation, Robina Khalid joins Upstream Podcast host Della Duncan to talk about the process of birthing from the perspective of a midwife. Robina is a mother of four, a writer, former academic, and activist. Robina shares the fascinating history of the field of obstetrics and its white supremacist, colonialist, and capitalist roots. They … Continued


International Women's Day 2026

Black German Women Singing for Life!

Black German Women Singing for Life! Listen to Margo Okazawa-Rey Interview: Oihane Roach and King Josephine along with some of their evocative and lovely music on this program.  Oihane Roach is a Berlin-based singer-songwriter crafting pop-soul and indie folk with a warm voice and poetic lyrics that explore themes of transgenerational healing, community and love. … Continued


International Women's Day 2026

THE ART OF EXILE

How can an art residency become a space for survival, resistance and the rebuilding of self? In this intimate documentary, we follow three young women – Fayza Al Afifi, Anna Kovalenko and Asita Ferdous – as they spend a month together at La Maison des Artistes en Exil on France’s west coast. Having fled war, … Continued


Mothers of Reproductive Justice turns the clock back to a 1994 lunch table, where twelve Black women gathered and transformed the conversation from choice to justice. They coined reproductive justice: a framework that affirms the right to have children, not have children, to raise them in safe and healthy environments, and to experience and enjoy … Continued