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The Mothership Podcast

Bama Athreya

Booking Overview

The Mothership Podcast spotlights social justice leaders through the personal stories that shaped their activism and impact. It’s a strong fit for PR teams representing authors, advocates, and public officials who want to connect policy and change-making to human origin stories.

Metrics

Episodes: 5

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: < 100

Gender skew: Female

Listener location: USA

Instagram: 45 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

athreyaosf@gmail.com

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Host

Bama Athreya - Host and interviewer on The Mothership Podcast, focused on social justice work and the role of personal narratives in motivating community action. Her episodes center the inspirations, formative ex...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Social justice and human-rights leaders, prominent activists, nonprofit leaders, and well-known authors—often with government/NGO credibility or leadership roles—who can connect their impact work to formative personal stories.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership roles in advocacy organizations or movements, Public-facing work in human rights/social justice, Authorship of influential books on activism and identity, Government service or high-level policy/public mission roles

Recent Guest Discussions

Latanya Mapp - Formative Experiences And How Stories/history Shape Feminist Activism; Personal Journey Informing Community Change.

Alisa Gravitz - Environmental Activism Wins, Renewable Transition, And Campaigns Targeting Major Energy Consumers; Power Of Stories To Sustain Hope.

Jessica Stern - How Personal Experiences And Community Shaped Lgbtq+ Leadership; Coming Out, Support Networks, And Global LGBTQ Rights Through A Human Narrative Lens.

Recent Topics

Social Justice, Human Rights, Feminism, LGBTQ, Environmentalism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Mothership Podcast
:

Justice for Workers: Interview with Terry Collingsworth (Ending Child Labor)

September 26, 2026

Terry Collingsworth has dedicated his life to using the law to advance worker rights and end child and forced labor. In this interview, we talk about the shocking exploitation of children that prevailed around the world just 25 years ago. He describes children chained to looms in India, 10 year olds forced to work in sweatshops in Bangladesh, families in Pakistan in debt bondage whose children were forced to stitch soccer balls, and a dramatic legacy of slavery in Liberia, where a 100-year ...

The Story of the Storyteller: My Interview with Latanya Mapp

March 29, 2026

Bama Athreya (00:10.48)You may know Latanya as the author of The Everyday Feminist. The Mothership couldn't have had a more appropriate guest to feature during Women's History Month than Latanya, a feminist and author who had taken her experiences with courageous women making change in their communities worldwide and shown us all through her writing what we could learn from them and apply to our own activism. But Latanya's book begged the question, what about her own story? In this conversati...

The Path is Made By Walking: Interview with Alisa Gravitz

December 13, 2025

I speak with Alisa Gravitz, longtime leader of Green America, about everything we've already achieved through decades of environmental activism and why this is no time to lose hope. We talk about the birth of the environmental and cooperative movements in the US, the incredible transition to renewable energy that has already happened in the US and around the world, and Green America's recent campaigns to bring the biggest energy consumers- data centers- to heel. And she talks about how even ...

Frequently asked questions

Here's some frequently asked questions for
The Mothership Podcast
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How do I get in touch with The Mothership Podcast?

The Mothership Podcast is hosted by Bama Athreya. Its publicly listed email is athreyaosf@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Mothership Podcast?

The publicly listed email for The Mothership Podcast: athreyaosf@gmail.com.

How many listeners does The Mothership Podcast have?

Podseeker estimates The Mothership Podcast reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Mothership Podcast?

The Mothership Podcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Social justice and human-rights leaders, prominent activists, nonprofit leaders, and well-known authors—often with government/NGO credibility or leadership roles—who can connect their impact work to formative personal stories. Common among recent guests: Leadership roles in advocacy organizations or movements; Public-facing work in human rights/social justice; Authorship of influential books on activism and identity. Recent guests include Latanya Mapp, Alisa Gravitz, and Jessica Stern.

How hard is it to get booked on The Mothership Podcast?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does The Mothership Podcast cover?

Recent episodes cover Social Justice, Human Rights, Feminism, LGBTQ, and Environmentalism. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

athreyaosf@gmail.com

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