Angie interviews Alicia Menendez. Named “Broadcast Journalism’s New Gladiator” by Elle Magazine, “Ms. Millennial” by The Washington Post, and a “Content Queen” by Marie Claire, Alicia has quickly become a force in American media. She currently works as a co-host of Amanpour & Co., a global affairs show which airs on PBS and CNNi; and a contributing editor at Bustle, the largest media property for Millennial women. She is also the Host and Co-Executive Producer of the Latina to Latina podcast, currently in its second season.

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Angie sits down with Serena Kim, editor in chief of Kore Asian Media (now called Character Media), the premiere lifestyle and media brand catering to the Asian American diaspora. Together they celebrate the incredible artistic achievements of the Asian community in 2018, including the success of Crazy Rich Asians, and discuss why it’s taken so long for Asians to have this lasting cultural moment in the mainstream, Kim’s own coming of age in an era of blatant racism, her inspiring contributions to music journalism, and the universal human quest for validation.

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Angie sits down with her Desi sister from another mister, Smriti Mundhra, a brilliant filmmaker who won the Tribeca Film Festival’s Best New Documentary Director Award for her first film, A Suitable Girl. The doc follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. Here, Mundhra opens up about her unique journey as an Indian American woman, using her voice to uplift her community and all women of color, and how her late father, the beloved Bollywood director Jag Mundhra continues to inspire the “wokeness” of her life and career.

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In this episode, Angie interviews Deb Haaland, Democratic candidate for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. If she wins the House seat on Nov. 6th, Haaland, a proud member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, would make history as the first Native American woman to serve in Congress. A voice for women of color, single mothers, military families, the LGBTQ community, and anyone who feels marginalized, Haaland gets personal about what led to her a remarkable life in public service.

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In the first-ever episode of The Hermanas Project, Angie sits down with a not-so-hidden figure in Hollywood (and her own personal mentor), Mimi Valdés. Currently the Chief Creative Officer for I Am Other, Pharrell Williams’ music and entertainment collective, Valdés opens up about her humble beginnings, her Afro-Latina identity, her journey from music journalist to one of the most influential storytellers of our time behind such films as the Oscar-nominated Hidden Figures, and why she lives by the motto, “embrace the risky.” 

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Y’all know I love a good podcast, so it was only a matter of time until I created my very own one. Meet my new passion project, The Hermanas Project, a sisterhood of extraordinary women of color and allies. 

The idea for The Hermanas Project, or THP for short, is to become a platform for those whose voices and contributions are so often marginalized — women of color — with the goal of empowering each other and younger generations to live out our dreams. 

In the early stages of the project one word kept coming to me: “hermanas” (the Spanish word for sisters). And so it became clear: the Project would shine a light on extraordinary women of color and allies from every industry and bring us together through honest and meaningful conversations. 

In each new episode of THP, available on Apple and Spotify, I’ll be sharing inspiring stories of creativity and courage from these amazing women. Season 1 of the podcast is out now. 

Welcome to the sisterhood. We’re just getting started!