The Power of Partnership
What if there is a way to transform society and create a world that values caring, nature, and shared prosperity? The POP podcast brings you the voices of people who are doing just that - people who are applying the Partnership ethos, the ground-breaking alternative to Domination Systems that are the root of our most pressing challenges. The Partnership movement was pioneered by Riane Eisler, internationally acclaimed author of The Chalice and the Blade, Nurturing Our Humanity, Sacred Pleasures, Tomorrow's Children, The Real Wealth of Nations and many more! Each episode includes information about essential tools from the Center for Partnership Systems, and beyond, to move away from the domination paradigm and create a Partnership world!
The Power of Partnership
Punk, Power and Partnership with EMA
In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, musician and artist EMA (Erika M. Anderson) shares her path from the punk and DIY scenes of South Dakota to opening for Depeche Mode. She reflects on how discovering Riane Eisler’s The Chalice and the Blade affirmed that domination isn’t inevitable and inspired her to see the potential for partnership in both art and society. EMA also speaks candidly about the misogyny, stereotypes, and online harassment fears that have shaped her career and creative choices.
She highlights the partnership values she’s experienced in grassroots art spaces—mutual support, creative collaboration, and self-governance—and why these communities are essential in a culture steeped in hierarchy. From her PodSongs collaboration with Eisler to her mission of expanding representations of the feminine psyche, EMA offers an invitation to find and nurture the spaces where partnership already thrives.
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EMA (https://www.iwannadestroy.com/)
EMA Band (https://www.youtube.com/user/EmaMusicVideos)
The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler (https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/books/the-chalice-and-the-blade-our-history-our-future/)
Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future, Riane Eisler and Douglas P. Fry (https://centerforpartnership.org/nurturing-our-humanity-how-domination-and-partnership-shape-our-brains-lives-and-future/)
The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change Your Life, Riane Eisler (https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/books/the-power-of-partnership/)
Center for Partnership Systems (https://centerforpartnership.org/)
Center for Partnership "Join Us" email link
Resilience, Rising Appalachia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx17RvPMaQ8