Episodes

At 4:45 On My Last Day Of Work, I Hit
May 20, 2024

At 4:45 On My Last Day Of Work, I Hit "Send"

Adena interviews Colette Dennehy, a former U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Supervisory Special Agent. Colette started as a clerk typist, became a patrol officer, a customs inspector, and eventually an investigatory…
I Got Fired For That Letter
May 13, 2024

I Got Fired For That Letter

Adena interviews Denise Krepp, former Chief Counsel of the Maritime Administration. Denise is an expert on issues of sexual assault at sea. Adena explains her experiences at sea where she would get notes on her door with str…
It's Like Going To Prison With A Chance Of Drowning
May 6, 2024

It's Like Going To Prison With A Chance Of Drowning

Alexandra Kate Tittsworth joins the show and discusses with Adena their lives at sea, their differing experiences when it comes to considering motherhood (including Alexandra's very unique pregnancy journey where her husband…
You Can Resign, And We'll Give You Your Job Back After The Baby's Born
April 29, 2024

You Can Resign, And We'll Give You Your Job Back After The Baby's Born

Adena interviews Jessica Ryals, who worked in the offshore oil field, and has been the only woman on a deep sea drilling rig of a hundred plus men, they discuss pregnancy being treated as a disability, and being a voice for …
Ship Underwear - It's Plain, It's Serviceable, It Can Take A Bullet
April 22, 2024

Ship Underwear - It's Plain, It's Serviceable, It Can Take A Bullet

Adena interviews Rosemary Mackay, a naval engineer, about granny panties at sea, Rosemary's mother feeling she only had the options of wife, nurse, or hooker before going into the Navy Reserve, the bad omen of Adena getting …
Crude Figures On A Whiteboard
April 15, 2024

Crude Figures On A Whiteboard

Adena interviews Sara Devlin, Assistant Program Manager for Naval Sea Systems Command. They discuss the way in which women and men are perceived differently when doing their jobs passionately, the "good guy" rationalization,…
Angelita Noche
March 11, 2024

Angelita Noche

Adena and her guest Angelita Noche discuss how life on a ship can feel like a bar in New York at four am, and how women at sea suppress or express their femininity. Conversations With Men I Wish I Never Had is a production o…
Meet Adena
March 11, 2024

Meet Adena

Who is Adena? This episode details who Adena Grundy is, what her lifetime of experiences in male-dominated industries has been, how she got into naval service, what it's like to be one of two women on a crew of a hundred plu…