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An excerpt from our radio episode that aired on October 14, 2022, for the "Interview" category in the 2023 PMJA award contest.

Embodied is a weekly podcast in which host and creator Anita Rao is on a mission to figure out what happens when we bring taboo topics — from estrangement to erotic photography — into the light to examine them with journalistic curiosity. Embodied embraces a feminist lens on subjects that largely impact women and genderqueer people and manifests the philosophy that the personal is political. This entry is a montage of five episodes from 2022: Estranged, Plucked, Secured, Reimagined and Posed.

The National Association of Black Journalists recognized ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ with four awards, the most won by any single radio broadcast outlet or network in the country. ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ was also recently honored with eight Green Eyeshade Awards by the Society of Professional Journalists.

Host Anita Rao talks with Emma Ward, a songwriter, producer and community manager, about her experience getting facial feminization surgery — a series of procedures that shape brows, cheeks or chins to appear more feminine — to align internal and external appearance.

¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s Military Reporter Jay Price took home top honors for Nationally Edited Feature while Me & My Muslim Friends and Great Grief were also recognized.