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Antoni Bumba opens up to Sophie about creating value in every relationship, living outside of the binary, how we evolve throughout our journey and understanding how peoples perspectives do not define who you are. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Want to join in on the conversation? Answers these questions with Antoni Bumba during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Kelly Salpeter sits on our couch and shares her POV on whether your sexuality defines your identity, normalizing being transparent on your platform as a content creator while creating boundaries, and developing confidence in yourself. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Are the Mets really the best? Answers these questions with Kelly Salpeter during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Aaron & Sophie have a kiki about coming into her identity at a young age, becoming comfortable in your body and skin, breaking boundaries in the fashion industry, manifestation, the classism associated with high fashion, and the stigmas around the word disabled. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Want to join in on the kiki? Answers these questions with Aaron Rose Philip during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Reed Alexander, who played the infamous Nevel on iCarly sits down with us to discuss his life after iCarly, overcoming media bias within journalism & his struggles with mental health. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Do you think people in your own life know the real you? What would you say to your younger self? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Reed Alexander during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz!  The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Brandon Farbstein sits down with Sophie Beren to share his story and uplift Generation Z. They discuss using uniqueness as a superpower, dealing with isolation, bullies, and the feeling of exclusion, the effects of who we follow on social media impacts our mental health and coping with generalizations and misconceptions.  Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Can our voices make a greater change? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Brandon Farbstein during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Frankie and Joe sit down with Sophie Beren and play 'Agree to Disagree' in this Exclusivez interview. We discuss pop culture, the superior High School Musical, their relationship, and what they can agree... or disagree on! Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Do agree? Disagree? Answers these questions with Frankie Rodriguez & Joe Serafini during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

The value of exposing the younger generation to different identities and sexuality in entertainment, growing up Catholic, finding balance between pleasing people and taking care of yourself, and going from University of Michigan Theater Kid to being on The Disney Channel. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Joe Serafini during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Frankie Rodriguez, star of Disney’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series sits on our couch to talk about his passion around equal representation in media, being the first openly gay character in the franchise, how he’s bringing awareness to Latino pride. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Frankie Rodriguez during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Social media icon and activist Matt Bernstein shares his story on growing up knowing he was gay and the intolerance faced as a child (and now as an adult), Matt shares how his social presence has given him the platform to spread awareness around social justice, focusing on LGBTQ+ issues and antisemitism, and challenges the idiom “let kids be kids.” Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Can we let kids really just be kids? Answers these questions with Matt Bernstein during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Dylan Troesken dives into how politics tried to tear her family apart and how growing up with both sides of the political spectrum shaped who she is today. Sophie and Dylan discuss the complexities of the definition of human rights and navigating those conversations, how to respect boundaries while continuing conversations to deepen our understanding, breaking the norms of vulnerability, and putting your mental health first. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Can we seek to understand more than we think we can? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Dylan Troesken during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Iconic Globetrotter Maxwell Pearce sits down with Sophie to share his story on how he dealt with implied racism, his chosen path to find forgiveness, and sharing his story to educate others. We dive into the political ecosystem surrounding the Globetrotters and sports in general when athletes are criticized for using their platform to share their voices. We jump into the complexities of having productive conversations while both parties feel empowered, how to talk through microaggressions, and speaking up when you don't know what to say. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Are sports just sports? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Maxwell Pearce during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Eli Rallo shares her take on inspiring others to create a space to share voices and experiences, the stigmatization of women's health, and how Eli plans to break echo chambers. Together we dive into how to start conversations with your inner circle, the landscape of social media changing the way we discuss taboo topics, and listening to listen and using your voice to uplift those oppressed. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Can we reach a point of equity? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Eli Rallo during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

The Iconic K-pop boy group P1Harmony joins us on the couch to talk about how their different personalities and backgrounds come together to form a unified group, how they manage to have difficult conversations while traveling and living with each other, and how they have built an environment where they can agree to disagree and how they want to have a huge impact on our generation. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Who is the greatest boy band of all time? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with P1Harmony during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Hailey Sani sits on our couch in Manhattan to break open echo chambers around women's health and wellness, how our culture enables taboo topics and how to open up those conversations, her experience immigrating to the United States from Turkey, and the pressures women face in society.  Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Can our voices make a greater change? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Hailey Sani during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Today is a great day! Sophie Beren sits down with 'bama rush it girl Kylan Darnell to have a conversation about everything from being unapologetically positive - even during the hardest days to the importance of building confidence at a young age.     Kylan Darnell is a light to our generation. We're so excited to have had the exclusive opportunity to sit down with her and get real about putting yourself out there to be vulnerable on social media and being a fruit loop in a bowl of Cheerios. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Can our voices make a greater change? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Kylan Darnell during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Donshea Hopkins shares her story as a childhood star and coming up as a black actress in media, finding her voice and using it for good, confronting difficult conversations with people who have opposing views, and using social media as a tool to create change. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Can our voices make a greater change? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Donshea Hopkins during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Becca Bastos gets honest about her life as a comedian on social media, the pressures of creating content and its effect on mental health, understanding others' perspectives through social media, and the importance of detaching from all social channels and using comedy as a coping mechanism. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Can you maintain a healthy mindset and consume social media? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Becca Bastos during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Sam Hyun, outspoken advocate for the Asian Americans and Pacific Islander community sits down with Sophie Beren to talk about his fight for equal AAPI representation in politics, facilitating safe conversations within the communities he's built, and how difficult conversations framed his platform and advocacy for equality. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Can we have productive conversations with those we don't agree with? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Samuel Hyun during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Sophie Beren sits down with Isabel Brown to talk about how Isabel became such a political powerhouse and her book Frontlines, the importance of unifying young people in America, challenging our perspectives through conversation and handling the challenges of being a political advocate. Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Are we losing our ability to connect with each other? Drop your hottest take Answers these questions with Isabel Brown during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.

Founder of Gen Z for Change, Aidan Kohn-Murphy sits down Sophie Beren, CEO of the Conversationalist to discuss overcoming the challenges of being a Gen Z leader,  driving positive political change, and how to get involved in your community.  Head to www.theconversationalist.com/povz to watch the interview! Can we keep an open mind when discussing politics? What's your hottest take? Answers these questions with Aidan Kohn-Murphy during this episode by texting "POVZ" to 1 (877) 222-1119 to share your POVz! The Conversationalist is a non partisan platform that doesn't affiliate or identify with any viewpoints, beliefs, or opinions that may be featured throughout our content.