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An ongoing call to action for movement work and mutual aid efforts around the country. Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines to break down what’s happening in various struggles and what listeners can do to help.
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Career Memos withSarina

Sarina Virk Torrendell

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Career Memos highlights stories and advice from founders and leaders from the startup world. Sarina Virk Torrendell has over a decade of experience in GTM, partnerships, and driving revenue at high-growth startups and Fortune100 tech companies. She was #12 at Postmates, the first on-demand delivery company in the US, where she launched its first markets and new categories, building a marketing and operational infrastructure that was first of its kind. She later went on to launch new products ...
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Memos from Motherhood (Or, I Gave Birth During a Pandemic?!) is a podcast that documents and unpacks the personal and political nuances of becoming parents amidst both a global pandemic, and seismic political, cultural, and environmental change. It features two friends: Misa, a Black American woman from NYC, and Veena, a South Asian American woman from LA. Trained as anthropologists, they process pandemic parenthood holistically and intersectionally through intimate conversations and voice m ...
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Jenn and Myron talk about Myron’s tactics to annoy Jenn, Luigi and the CEO and conspiracy talk, Top 5 men who should shut up this week, Myron explains his Men who should shut up list, including the Shut Up Emeritus list. Elon Musk the dummy and the vileness of billionaires who buy elections while refusing to help anyone. What we are watching: Yello…
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“It’s inherently a racial justice and economic justice fight,” says Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network. In this episode, Kelly talks with Silky about the threats posed by the incoming Trump administration, how organizers are preparing to defend immigrant communities, and what actions we can take to prepare and respond. Music:…
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What do venture capitalists ACTUALLY look for in the founders they take on? For Nisha Dua, co-founder of BBG Ventures, it’s all about great storytelling. What problem are you trying to solve? Why is your team best positioned to solve it? Also: why now? BBG Ventures’ superpower is in supporting “overlooked” founders, particularly women and diverse g…
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Jenn and Myron talk the windy road to Mendocino, FOFO stories from sad sack Trump voters, South Korea martial law and how it relates to the Cold War and threats Trump has mad, the assassination of United Healthcare CEO and the new threats to greedy healthcare CEOs- like those who decided they’ll no longer fully cover cost of anesthesia! A doctor in…
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Jenn and Myron share what they’re grateful for and what they hate about thanksgiving. Things get existential as they talk oceans, space, rocks, and the size of the Pacific Ocean and how the ocean, space, earth don’t care about humans. Finally, they promote Myron’s new novels and books ahead of Black Friday. CONNECT WITH JENN & MYRON JENN ON TWITTER…
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Jenn and Myron talk about the rain, terrible people who prevent leaves from being picked up, Jenn’s untimely cold/stuffy nose, Lisa Barlow being the worst real housewife in history, hating literally everyone, people who ask questions but then proceed to answer their own questions, and a little bit of politics. What we are watching: From - MGM+ Real…
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“Our enemies are waging a war, and to many of them, it’s a holy war,” says host Kelly Hayes. In this episode, Hayes and guest Talia Lavin discuss the emotional impacts of the presidential election, the expansive agenda of the Christian right, and how everyday people can resist what Lavin calls “our nation's precipitous slide into autocracy.” Music:…
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Gabby Slome’s founder journey is one of passion, resilience, and an unyielding belief in herself. First, she experienced massive success with direct-to-consumer dog food subscription service Ollie and wasn’t afraid to put in the hustle to get the word out. We cover the gritty grassroots marketing tactics she tried around Manhattan, the impact of di…
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Jenn and Myron talk about fuck around and find out for Trump voters, review some of his picks for his new administration, share why it’s worthless trying to convince his voters using facts, what citizens can expect to happen over next few years, and Myron being digitally challenged. We are watching: Tulsa King - Paramount + Slow Horses -Apple TV Ye…
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Jenn and Myron break down Kamala’s shocking defeat, the return of Trump and his bullshit, election truths and conspiracy theories, the fuck around and find out for Trump voters, and some of the ugliness to come for immigrants, student loan holders, girls and women, workers, and Gaza & Ukraine. What we are watching: The Old Man - Hulu Abbott Element…
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Emma Bates had the idea for Diem while seeking answers on the internet about her health – and unable to find the kind of advice she wanted right then. The company she started with her co-founder Divia Singh, Diem, aims to make conversations about women’s health more discoverable through a female-centric search engine akin to ChatGPT and Reddit. As …
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“We really have a big opportunity right now to decide, within traumatic conditions and circumstances, how we are going to show up, again and again, for ourselves and each other,” says Tanuja Jageranauth. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” host Kelly Hayes talks with radical therapist Dorian Ortega and Healing Justice practitioners Tanuja Jagernau…
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Jenn and Myron talk about the election, the strength of Kamala’s campaign, Trump’s wreckage of a campaign, the power of voting and using our voices, the right to complain if you vote vs the right to stfu if you do not vote, and planning for next week’s big episode after the election! What we are watching: 9-1-1 Housewives - Bravo Love is Blind From…
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Jenn and Myron talk about California propositions, why voting matters, big dogs in cars, outstanding vegan food in LA, and a wonderful experience at COSM Jenn had while in LA, VP Harris town hall on CNN with undecided voters -Trump refused to show up, Trumps threats of violence and revenge if he’s elected, Jenn setting straight an undecided voter, …
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“The capitalist system also doesn't care if we die. So insisting on the value of human life, insisting on grieving, particularly grieving publicly and collectively, is a real statement against this entire death-making system,” says author Sarah Jaffe. In this episode, Kelly talks with Sarah about the lessons of Sarah’s latest book, From the Ashes: …
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Lee Rotenberg has exited not one, but TWO companies. Want to know the secret to her genius? Quick decision-making. If you’ve got an idea, get it out there, perfection be damned. Pivot and edit until you have that perfect market fit. In this episode, Lee shares her experience of starting and selling two businesses with her partner, Alex Schinasi: Iv…
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Jenn and Myron talk about living safely in the USA, Kamala on Fox News, Trump sundowning on stage, the need for a good Republican Party, abortion is on the ballot, and how difficult it is to vote in the south. What we watched: Abandoned- Netflix Dancing with the stars -ABC Real housewives of New York, Orange County, Potomac, Salt Lake City Daddy’s …
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Jenn and Myron talk about VP Kamala’s smart media strategy and her interviews over past week, hurricane Milton, democrats inability to actually control the weather, why Trump voters don’t care what he says or does, generational wealth, how to set up a foundation if you win the lottery, and pre-missing our loved ones. Myron also talks about his two …
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“I've seen a lot of people lashing out at people horizontally, and my gut sense is that sometimes it happens because the folks who are lashing out are definitely super traumatized, in crisis, feel and are really powerless in a lot of ways,” says Disability Justice organizer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. In this episode, Kelly talks with Leah an…
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Have you ever been intrigued about angel investing, but unsure where to begin? The path to getting started can feel incredibly daunting. How much money do you need? How can you “break in”? Jaclyn Johnson is an inspirational trailblazer in the world of entrepreneurship and angel investing, and she’s here to demystify it all, while giving you a behin…
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Jenn and Myron deep dive into the crimes of Sean Combs, the tragedy and unfairness of the death penalty, North Carolina Republican Lt Governor’s crimes, Jenn & Myron are scolded by Jenn’s mom on our raunchy language last week, and all the good television we’re watching, including: Only Murders in the Building- Hulu Agatha All Along- Disney Mormon W…
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“This war is not a civil war, it's a counter-revolutionary war against civilians. It's a war of military elites against the entire civilian population,” says Sudanese organizer Nisrin Elamin. Sudan is currently experiencing the largest mass displacement event in the world today. Thousands are dead and famine is “almost everywhere” in the country. I…
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Jenn and Myron talk about North Carolina Lt. Governor and Gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson’s online double life being exposed, how republicans want him to step down, how he is refusing, and what this means to democrats and VP Harris. Jenn gives us the scoop on the Emmy’s and why her show recommendations are superior to Myron’s (so she thinks!)…
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Jenn and Myron talk about the presidential debate and how VP Harris made a fool of the bloviating oaf Trump, fact checking both candidates, and covering the topics they were asked about including: border, Russia /Ukraine war, Israel/Hamas war, economic policies, the lies about Haitian Americans, and the consensus winner of the debate (Kamala, duh).…
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“This is a moment that is going to be looked back on 50 years from now, 100 years from now, and what is going to be said of us is how we came out of this moment,” says M4BL organizer M Adams. In this episode, Kelly talks with Adams and community organizer Montague Simmons about the last decade of Black-led organizing, the state of movements against…
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Jenn and Myron talk about buying AR weapons for teenagers, school shooting in Georgia, the ease of buying guns vs the the laws against buying birth control, when to loan money vs just giving it away, asking when summer is finally over, strategies for not sending angry emails at work, and previewed next week’s episode exposing large following social…
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Jenn and Myron talk about summer heat, waiting for seasons to change, pumpkin spice everything, Myron’s uncle and the case of the strange location at Burning Man, why getting a divorce is always a better option that ending up on Dateline, and how Trump completely lost his tiny mind and tweeted a stream of vile insults at VP Harris and others. What …
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“The immediacy of the crisis that we're in demands a new society and not in some imagined future, but now,” says Rehearsals for Living co-author Robyn Maynard. In this episode, Kelly talks with Maynard and David K. Seitz, author of A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of Deep Space Nine, about the radical legacy of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and…
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Jenn and Myron talk all things democratic convention, the speeches, hope, and joy from the big voices including Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Bill & Hillary Clinton, and many more. Myron shares the trials and tribulations of his uncle ordering in restaurants, and Jenn talks about unexpectedly getting the dinner check and being asked to figure out w…
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Jenn and Myron talk about Myron’s technology challenges that happened on the podcast, men’s ignorance about women’s biology, breast exams, prostate exams, and why men are asked to cough when being checked for hernias. They discuss too-early Halloween candy at grocery stores, and the joy of not being invited to events. What we are watching: Real Hou…
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“We don't have a housing system, we have an unhousing system,” says author and organizer Tracy Rosenthal. In this episode, Kelly and Tracy examine the impacts of the Supreme Court’s recent decision allowing municipalities to criminalize the act of sleeping outside. Tracy and Kelly also examine the larger terrain of criminalization unhoused people f…
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