GIRL Talk

GIRL Talk


Latest Episodes

Episode 026: Why We Endured the Darkness – a short story by Maddy Dietz
April 05, 2021

In this episode Idelle is joined by returning guest Maddy Dietz. Maddy is a fiction writer and aspiring journalist, a Gold Award Girl Scout, the National Student Poet representing the Midwest region, a YoungArts Finalist in Short Story,

Episode 025: Mindful Meditation
March 04, 2021

For this episode we welcomed a returning guest, Karla Benson Rutten. Karla joined Idelle to talk about a passion of hers, mindful meditation. Karla practices mindful meditation herself and with her family, but she has also incorporated it into her busi...

Episode 024: Peace & Happiness through Stoicism with Sarah Mikutel
February 05, 2021

In this episode we welcomed a special guest, Sarah Mikutel, to talk about Stoicism. Sarah runs her own business as a transformation coach, using the Enneagram and Stoicism to help women replace anxiety, overwhelm, and procrastination with calm,

Episode 023: Hmong Shamanism – Kalue’s Experience
December 03, 2020

In this episode we welcomed our Girl Scout colleague Kalue Her to the podcast to talk about Hmong Shamanism through her personal experiences. Shamanism focuses on health and balance in body and soul, and helping and healing individuals, families,

Episode 022: Midwest Dirt Legion – Building Equity in the Mountain Biking Community
November 05, 2020

In this episode we're talking with two guests, Ash Murray and Steph Aich, who are the founders of Midwest Dirt Legion - a riding club for cisgender women, gender non-conforming, and transgender mountain bikers.

Episode 021: Lead Like You – with LA Film School President Tammy Elliott
October 01, 2020

This episode features a conversation about leadership with Los Angeles Film School President Tammy Elliott. How did we get such a prestigious guest, you might ask? Spoiler alert - she's Hannah's mom! Tammy has built an amazing career as a leader in hig...

Episode 020: Finding Your Calling – Veterinary Medicine with Dr. Amanda Doran
September 03, 2020

For this episode we welcomed Dr. Amanda Doran to the show for a conversation about her unique journey in the field of veterinary medicine. We know a lot of girls are passionate about helping animals and making the world a better place, and Dr.

Episode 019: Finding Yourself Outside with Grace Heneghan
August 06, 2020

In this episode we're talking with Grace Heneghan. Grace is an expert in the field of wilderness guiding and is passionate about connecting wilderness tripping with gender, feminism, identity, and the environment. -

Episode 018: Becoming a Writer with Maddy Dietz
July 02, 2020

In this episode we're talking about creative writing with Maddy Dietz. We've wanted to talk to Maddy for a while now - she's got some interests that we think a lot of listeners will identify with. She's a high school student but is taking college cours...

Episode 017: Justice, Hope, & Action
June 26, 2020

In this episode, we took time to hold some space for a conversation about what's going on in our community here in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. We checked in with our friend and former co-host Shanna to talk through what we've been experiencing,