Women On The Verge

After an unexpected hiatus, Sabrina and Paula return with guest Alex Chiu, who went from being Sabrina's summer roommate to a storyboard artist at Marvel animation. Alex shares insight on the process of "testing" for animated shows, growing a following of over 14k on Instagram (hint: be super talented at drawing), and challenging gender stereotypes for our youngest media consumers. Follow Alex on Instagram and Twitter at @alexmchiu Follow her on Tumblr: http://chiumonster.tumblr.com/

In this episode, Sabrina facilitates a new friendship between Paula and viral video producer Jazmin Ontiveros. Jaz teaches us about making viral videos, talks about creating Pero Like at Buzzfeed, and discusses Latinx in the media. *Correction: Sabrina mentions that Roxane Gay is a professor at Rutgers University. She is actually a professor at Purdue University. Follow Jazmin on Instagram and Twitter: @hellajazmin mitú: www.wearemitu.com Pero Like: https://www.buzzfeed.com/perolike Y Tu Novio Season Is Coming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsYr9xeqhD4 Women Try Their Old Quinceañera Dresses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSATczBi-Fk

Director and AFI graduate Arkasha Stevenson joins us to discuss collaborating with trans actors on her film "Vessels," creating a digital series with Project Greenlight Digital Studios, and dealing with professional jealousy of other women. Sabrina drops some knowledge about a cinema pioneer and Paula learns about gender nonconformity. Check out the trailer for the documentary on Alice Guy here: https://vimeo.com/70380930

In our inaugural episode we interview television writer Kay Oyegun, who discusses working on Ava DuVernay's show Queen Sugar, helps us break down privilege & the Zika virus, and humors us by playing a game inspired by Vanilla Ice. Follow Kay on Twitter https://twitter.com/KayOyegun Check out First Gen here: www.firstgenshow.com Listen to Jamila Woods on SoundCloud @jamilawoods Music for this episode generously provided by @Serapicos Queen Sugar debuts Sept. 6, 2016 on OWN.