A rare morning recording of Naoness begins with gratitude -women empowering women and inspiring each other.  We expand on ALOK (from ep. 31 & 32) addressing in an ACLU podcast conversation that "creative self-expression is foundational to being alive and not some luxury." Naoko x Naoko aspire to continue to explore a culture of dissent - which is cultivating an environment where our community has the ability to have a thoughtful disagreement to find out what's true. Don't miss our rant on our complex relationship with our given name, NAOKO too! We finish our conversation with COMFORT FOOD when under the weather and Burmese Tea leaf salad?!