PittsburgHER Is Saying What Everyone Else Won’t
Five voices, zero filters, and a podcast built on real talk, tough topics, and community connection
When five women from different worlds sit down at the same table, you don’t get small talk, you get sparks. That’s the energy behind the PittsburgHER Podcast, where nothing is off-limits and every episode feels like you’ve pulled up a chair to the kind of conversation most people are too uncomfortable to have publicly.
Powered by YaJagoff Media and Pittsburgh Magazine, PittsburgHER brings together a lineup that breaks molds and ignores boundaries with co-hosts: Sarah Aziz, Dr. Jocelyn Fitzgerald, Kristy Graver, Rachael Rennebeck, and Bria “DJ Femi” Thomas. Different lanes, different lived experiences, and the same willingness to provide an outlet for women.
Since its debut episode, “The Panel Assembles,” in May 2025 and official launch that July, the show has dropped 20-plus episodes that don’t just scratch the surface, they dig in. Think real talk about workplace bias, pelvic health, beauty pressures, and the messy, complicated realities of being a woman today. It’s bold, it’s honest, and it’s unfiltered.
Each episode starts easy with banter on nostalgia, pop culture, with a “who was your childhood crush?” kind of vibe. Then comes the turn. Enter the “Magnolia Bowl” (a nod to the iconic movie Steel Magnolias), where listener-submitted questions push the conversation into deeper, sometimes taboo territory. No scripts. No censorship. Just real reactions.
But PittsburgHER isn’t just about talking, it’s about lifting. Every episode closes with shoutouts to women-owned businesses and standout women across the region, many tied to the magazine’s quarterly Women & Business Awards that inspired the show’s creation. It’s community, connection, and a little bit of a rally cry.
Bottom line: This isn’t background noise. It’s the group chat you wish you were in.
Catch every episode available on the YaJagoff and Pittsburgh Magazine websites, YouTube channels, or your favorite podcast platform, and follow along on Instagram for the unfiltered moments that don’t make the final cut at PittsburgHER_5.
