The Empress: on how to take up more space. We're a movement more than a...

media segment. In which I chat with Dr. Toby Miller of The Cultural Studies Podcast about The Institute for Women's Futures and how we can get more done!

Jul 10, 2024

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*As The Cultural Studies Podcast is a live format with no editing, please note, that I made an error, and misspoke, Alicia Dara is an independent contractor Executive Speech and Presentation Coach to the Global 1000 whose clients include Microsoft, Starbucks, and other governmental organizations.

Fellow Empresses, How the hell are you? Ghaaaagh! I did another thing…

Something we at The Empress are always giving a great deal of thought to is the science of midlife women thriving. To this end, I recently sat down with

Toby Miller

of The Cultural Studies podcast to talk about our latest efforts relative to The Institute for Women’s Futures:

Global cultural movements are something Miller examines in singular detail through his decades-long research as a theorist, critic, and author. That said, he views his podcast as an open forum for sharing, not unlike Fresh Air, which is why we were able to delve into such a broad range of topics from commonly held menopause narratives, the female brain, and comorbid conditions to the current escalation in women’s end-of-life poverty to new midlife socioeconomic movements.

And here’s me… As I type this, a guy on my three-hour train to the fourteen-hour plane back is actually man-spreading across two seats and well into the aisle (all while mansplaining at full volume at 7 am) reminding me, once again, that we need to take up more space in this world. So, let’s not be shy. I'm finally getting home tonight from my little adventure and am one crazy-tired oldster who needs a minimum of eight hours of sleep and who can no longer pretend otherwise :)