Anita Rao is the Host & Creator of Embodied. She explores a diverse range of themes including culture and society, beauty and fashion, education, and healthcare, often focusing on social issues and racial injustice. Anita's work has been featured in NPR, The Hans India, Nikkei Asia, The Hindu, and North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC.
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Anita's coverage primarily focuses on culture, society, and relationships with a strong emphasis on expert commentary. She is likely to be receptive to pitches that offer experts in the fields of mental health, wellness, identity, and relationships who can provide unique insights or personal stories related to these topics.
Given Anita's local geographic focus in North Carolina and Chapel Hill, she may also be interested in pieces featuring individuals or organizations from this area that are making an impact within the themes covered.
If you have compelling personal narratives or profiles related to family dynamics, diverse forms of self-expression like stuttering diversification efforts or issues around incarceration and its effects on families - those would align well with her coverage interests.
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By: Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao, Kaia Findlay
We first learn about sex as a binary, but the existence of intersex folks tells a different story. Anita hears from an intersex physician, the parent of an intersex tween, and two young intersex adults about advocacy, the state of medical care and pushing back on binaries.
By: Gabriela Glueck, Anita Rao
One 2022 study shows 80% of autistic people assigned female at birth remain undiagnosed at 18. A self-empowerment coach, a lawyer and a photographer tell their stories about how late autism diagnoses shape their relationships and identity.
By: Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao, Kaia Findlay
A new crop of children’s book authors are trying to help kids develop curiosity about their physical bodies. But how exactly do they turn fraught body politics into compelling children's stories?
By: Audrey Smith, Anita Rao, Amanda Magnus
Mainstream adaptive fashion lines are relatively new, but creating clothes to fit and flatter a range of bodies has long been part of disability culture. Anita meets three disabled fashionistas who design with disabled bodies as a starting point, not an afterthought.
By: Paige Miranda, Anita Rao
American sign language is the third most commonly used language in the U.S., but for many Deaf folks, it's about so much more than communication. An author, a poet and two scholars share the history and culture of ASL.
By: Kaia Findlay, Anisa Khalifa, Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao, Paige Miranda, Jenni Lawson
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By: Paige Perez, Anita Rao, Amanda Magnus, Kaia Findlay, Paige Miranda, Jenni Lawson
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By: Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao, Amanda Magnus
As a mixed-race adult, Anita's been reckoning with what it means to stay connected to cultural identity. And she’s prioritizing one thing in particular: food.
By: Kaia Findlay, Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao
The majority of American men over 35 will experience thinning hair and balding. Why is something so normal so culturally feared?
By: Paige Miranda, Anita Rao, Amanda Magnus, Kaia Findlay, Jenni Lawson
Transracial adoptees share stories of questioning how and what they were taught about race and identity growing up.
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