I, Survivor

Host: Jenna Brister and Wagatwe Wanjuki
Category:
Storytelling > True Stories
Podcast Samples:
Lacey is Your Friend


About the Podcast

Women get assaulted. Women get attacked. Women get harassed, manipulated, intimidated, but women are survivors. Time and time again, she persists, even against all odds. Hosts Jenna Brister and Wagatwe Wanjuki share their stories, and those of the men and women who fought back, who won, and who live rising above the trauma of their experiences.

About the Host

Jenna Brister and Wagatwe Wanjuki

Jenna Brister is a writer, storyteller and comedian currently based in Los Angeles. She is a 5-time Moth Storyslam winner, and her stories can be heard on The Moth, Risk, and Taboo Tales podcasts. She’s an alum of the UCB and Groundlings theater schools, is a regular at The Hollywood Improv, and writes jokes for television. She is a survivor of her own abusive first marriage, and now writes thriller movies for the Lifetime Network. Her first feature, the stolen identity thriller A Sister’s Obsession, is currently airing Europe and will air in the U.S. in the summer of 2018. Jenna grew up in Seattle, and now lives in Venice Beach with her dog and cat. Wagatwe Wanjuki is a feminist activist, writer, speaker, and digital strategist best known for her work as a national campus anti-violence advocate. She’s a founder of the anti-rape organization Survivors Eradicating Rape Culture and is a founding co-organizer of Know Your IX’s ED ACT NOW campaign. Her writing and work has appeared been featured in outlets including MSNBC, The Establishment, ESSENCE magazine, and The New York Times.

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