Wide Open with Ashlyn Harris

Visibility is important, especially when it comes to the queer community. There were great examples of this at the Winter Olympics, most virally when hockey player Hillary Knight proposed to speed skater Brittany Bowe. Today, Ashlyn sits down with Brittany to talk about that moment and what posting engagement pictures meant as an act of queer joy. Plus they talk about Brittany’s unconventional path to an unique sport, what’s next for her in retirement, and why that involves hypnotherapy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re anything like Ashlyn you love true crime. But have you ever taken a step back to think about the ethics behind all those stories? Amanda Knox became one of the most recognizable names in true crime through biased reporting and sensational storytelling. Today she tells us how she’s clearing her name by reclaiming her story. She talks about the misogyny of the media circus around her trial, her new documentary, Mouth of the Wolf, about returning to Italy, and what healing looks like for her now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What could you accomplish if you took big risks without worrying about failure? That’s what has driven Alice Delanunt’s career as she climbed the ranks of the fashion business from Burberry, to Ralph Lauren, to her own digital fashion platform, Syky. Alice and Ashlyn bond about living a life free of regrets because they’ve taken big swings to achieve their dreams. They also talk about Alice’s Dublin origins, the power of a chic lesbian friend group, and why it’s important to take breaks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Ashlyn is joined by Red Bull Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist, and star of her own new film, "Now Days," Caroline Marks. Caroline and Ashlyn share a lot in common, from growing up in small-town coastal Florida to competing amongst the boys growing up with their brothers. But history isn't lost on Caroline. She recognizes the women athletes who have come before her and paved the way for her to be where she is today.    https://www.redbull.com/us-en/super-six-surfers-in-now-days-filmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may know her as the creator of a hashtag and a movement, but Tarana Burke's work didn't just begin in 2017 when the #MeToo movement went viral on social media. Tarana Burke began the Me Too movement in 1997 in Selma, Alabama. Today, Ashlyn sits down with the founder herself to get the full picture and talk about where the movement is headed in dark times. Find out why Tarana describes it as "cutting the toenails off of a dragon" in this interview.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Ashlyn is sitting down with the internet’s favorite lesbian, Catherine McCafferty. On her show, Pretty Gay, she dates culture’s hottest gays and today she’s telling long-partnered Ashlyn what it's like on the queer streets these days. They talk about red flags and icks plus deeper things like coming out later in life and why it’s important to be a good queer elder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From an early age Nia Sioux saw what she wanted and went after it. After years of being in the spotlight on Lifetime's Dance Moms, Nia is taking her narrative back. In this weeks episode of Wide Open Ashlyn and Nia dive into how it all began when she was 9 years old and what the journey was like for her growing up in the spotlight, and writing her new book "Bottom of the Pyramid".  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It takes a powerful, confident woman to hold her own with Anna Wintour and climb the corporate ladder at Conde Nast. It takes an even stronger woman to leave a 20 year career behind and start something new. Pamela Drucker Mann is that woman, and Ashlyn talks to her today about the moment she decided to bet on herself—co-founding Run-A-Muck media alongside industry legends, Ilene Chaiken and Jennifer Beals. From The L Word to Heated Rivalry, they talk queer representation in media, why competition is important, and how to be fearless in work and life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.