KXRW Vancouver Presents

The Women's Mosaic

Radio inspired by and for women.

2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 7:00 - 7:30pm and 4th Tuesdays from 8:15 - 8:45 am

The Women's Mosaic

Host Bios

Karen Morrison

Co-Host

In 2006 Karen Morrison founded Odyssey World International Education Services (OWIES), a 501(c)(3) Education nonprofit that provides hope, resources, and solutions for today’s most pressing social justice issues. Under her leadership as President and in collaboration with the public school system, OWIES began its advocacy in Spokane serving refugee families. In 2014 OWIES relocated to Vancouver, Washington, and has since expanded its partnerships and collaborations with several local nonprofits. Its services include resource referrals, advocacy for our most vulnerable communities including the food and housing insecure, and programming that provides education and support services to BIPOC and other disadvantaged youth. Karen’s dedication to our most vulnerable people and her compassionate approach to helping others reflect a deep understanding of life’s challenges and the unique insights gained from her lived experience. Karen was born in Louisiana and raised in Montana by Dr. Phyllis Porter and Police Officer Lloyd Porter. A cousin to Nelson Mandela in her maternal line, the pursuit of social justice is simply in her genes.

Elizabeth Madrigal

Co-Host

Elizabeth Madrigal, of Western European and Indigenous heritage, is a consultant, community activist, artist, and lifelong writer. She is the owner of Woman on the Good Side, a consulting firm dedicated to progressive practices, transparent communications, social activism, and grant-writing services for local nonprofit organizations. Elizabeth is also the executive director of The Grace Continuum, a recently formed 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to social justice, in all its iterations, with a strong focus on the health and well-being of women and girls. As the mom of two and the grandmother of eight, she hopes to continue to live happily ever after with her husband, dog, and cat on five acres they share with the deer in northern Clark County. 

Co-hosts Morrison and Madrigal fittingly met at a social justice event in Esther Short Park. A friendship formed and the start of what would become thousands of hours of intense conversations. It was quickly apparent that a shared priority was the elevation of the social and legal status of women in order to improve women’s health, well-being and life expectancy. The Women’s Mosaic was created to offer a safe space for women to tell their stories, share their knowledge, speak their truths and foster positive change.

The show is broadly focused on improving and advancing the status, health and wellbeing of women in all stages of life. Women’s stories and lived experience are the highlight of the show. Listeners can expect to be served generous portions of thought-provoking opinion, critical information and strategies that advance gender equity. As co-hosts Karen Morrison and Elizabeth Madrigal explore the real lives of local women, interviews focus on opportunities and challenges and critique the underlying infrastructural and institutional biases that limit power-sharing and hold our community back. In a conversational and story-rich style, the show’s co-hosts and guests offer a variety of female perspectives with real solutions in support of a more equitable society.

Show topics address the status of women overall but examine the underlying issues of gender stereotyping, healthcare discrimination, female poverty, relationships, power dynamics, abuse, domestic violence, climate change, racism, misogyny, leadership, child care, work/life balance, finances, volunteerism, entrepreneurism and self-employment. Plenty of radical tree-shaking occurs as the voices of women of all ages, communities and socio-economic groups are amplified. Conversations highlight success stories for inspiration and pressing social issues for motivation. The show’s subject matter may be intense, but the empathetic listener need not have concerns. The intent is to educate and inform women, engage and celebrate women, and grow women’s strengths and resilience. The show offers local resources along with calls-to-action including, “Be kind… by any means necessary.”

About The Show

THE WOMEN’S MOSAIC, Radio Inspired by and for Women

As the Women’s Mosaic explores the real lives of local women through story-rich interviews, co-hosts Karen Morrison and Elizabeth Madrigal expose what works and what doesn’t to enhance the wellbeing of women in our greater community. Unique perspectives, resource sharing and calls-to-action are plentiful, including instructions to “Be kind… by any means necessary.”

The Women’s Mosaic is what happens when women’s voices are amplified and they speak their truths.

Episodes

Karen and Elizabeth talk toRebecca Clarren, an award winning journalist and author about her new book, The Cost Of Free Land: Jews, Lakota and an American Inheritance. Rebecca has been writing about the American West for over 20 years and her work has appeared in publications such as Mother Jones, ...
Karen and Elizabeth continue their talk with Dr. Carol Marquez. Dr. Marquez was affiliated with OHSU (Oregon Health Sciences University) for 23 years and was Elizabeth's doctor. Their conversation is centered on Dr. Marquez's work to treat breast cancer. Her CV is impressive: Dr. Marquez is a radiation oncologist and ...
Karen and Elizabeth talk to Dr. Carol Marquez. She was affiliated with OHSU (Oregon Health Sciences University) for 23 years and was Elizabeth's doctor. Their conversation is centered Dr. Marquez's work to treat breast cancer. Her CV is impressive: Dr. Marquez is a radiation oncologist and the medical director of ...
The Women's Mosaic joined by Doctor Alison R Huang, a senior research associate in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology. Elizabeth talks to her about her role as a core faculty member at the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health and the landmark ACHIEVE ...
Hosts Elizabeth Madrigal and Karen Morrison have a conversation with Michelle Bart, the Founder and President of NWCAVE, the National Women's Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation. The name of the organization clearly spells out what they're working on. In this episode, you'll hear what NWCAVE is doing about it. There ...
Hosts Elizabeth Madrigal and Karen Morrison have a conversation with Michelle Bart, the Founder and President of NWCAVE, the National Women's Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation. The name of the organization clearly spells out what they're working on. In this episode, you'll hear what NWCAVE is doing about it. There’s ...
Hosts Elizabeth Madrigal and Karen Morrison welcome pharmacists Kelsey Wallace and Julie Greco to discuss how patients can protect themselves from human error, educate their kids about drugs and more. According toAMCP.org, medication errors are among the most common in medicine. Harming at least 1.5 million people every year, patient ...
Midwives are traditionally in attendance during labor and delivery in Asia, Africa and Europe, but in the United States there are many misconceptions about their role. Mila Jenkins, Naomi O’Callahan and Serenity Quiggle, practice midwifery at Vancouver Community Midwives. Naomi and Serenity help us understand their role as modern clinicians, ...
Hosts Elizabeth Madrigal and Karen Morrison talk to Dr. Loretta Shields. Dr. Shields, who hasbackgrounds in public health and pastoral counseling, is on a mission to help women all over the world show up as their best selves as they cultivatethe best relationships possible.The truth is, she doesn’t just “get” ...
Recommendations for breast cancer screening have changed.Susan Stearns, Chief Executive Officer ofThe Pink Lemonade Project, joins us to talk about breast cancer. If our treatments are more effective and our knowledge has increased, why is it not all good news? Stearns talks about symptoms, new data regarding “patient age” at ...
Listen to the conclusion of hosts Elizabeth Madrigal and Karen Morrison discussion with guests Tia B. Coachman and Lillian Tsi Stielstra, who are both ambassadors in the American Heart Association's GoRed for Women education campaign. Tia and Lillian discuss their personal experiences with heart disease, what they've done to address ...
Hosts Elizabeth Madrigal and Karen Morrison welcome guests Tia B. Coachman and Lillian Tsi Stielstra, who are both ambassadors in the American Heart Association's GoRed for Women education campaign. Tia and Lillian discuss their personal experiences with heart disease, what they've done to address their heart health, and what other ...
Hosts Karen Morrison and Elizabeth Madrigal talk to Phuong Tran, an industry consultant in the specialty coffee industry, winner of the 2005 US Barista Championship and 7th place finisher at the 2005 World Barista Championship, and owner/operator of the Lava Java Cafe in Ridgefield, WA.Karen and Elizabeth ask Phuong about ...
Hosts Karen Morrison and Elizabeth Madrigal welcome Laura Fleszar a researcher at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington and the lead author of a comprehensive national study on maternal mortality. Ms. Fleszar discusses her study, its implications, and her hopes for how the study ...
Elizabeth Madrigal and Karen Morrison continue their talk with Director Rebecca Rodriguez in part 2 of their interview. This episode, they talk with Rebecca about women in filmmaking, her efforts to push back against hate in her community, and her work in animal advocacy ...
Elizabeth Madrigal and Karen Morrison talk to Director Rebecca Rodriguez and her career in filmmaking. There was too much for one episode so this is part 1 or 2 ...
In part 2 of this episode of The Women's Mosaic, Co-hosts Karen Morrison and Elizabeth Madrigal have a candid conversationabout the health and care of women and girlswith their guest, Dr. Damilola Olupona, The doctor shares her expertise on vaccination, patient self-advocacy, effective doctor-patient communications, the special needs of adolescent ...
In this inaugural episode, Women's Mosaic Co-hosts Karen Morrison and Elizabeth Madrigal have a candid conversationabout the health and care of women and girlswith their guest, Dr. Damilola Olupona, The doctor shares her expertise on vaccination, patient self-advocacy, effective doctor-patient communications, the special needs of adolescent girls, maternal care and ...

For a complete list of archived episodes, click HERE.

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