Every woman has a story worth telling. This is hers.
Episode 4
Lisa Lisa is a freestyle pioneer who brought New York's Latin sound to the radio. At 21, at the height of her career, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she toured through chemo while hiding it from an industry that had already made clear she was replaceable.
Prefer to listen?
The archive
EP 004With Lisa Lisa
Lisa Lisa is a freestyle pioneer who brought New York's Latin sound to the radio. At 21, at the height of her career, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she toured through chemo while hiding it from an industry that had already made clear she was replaceable.
October 28, 2026
EP 003With Kalie Shorr
Kalie Shorr wrote Fight Like a Girl in a room with two friends ten years ago, and it became an anthem. Since then she has won back her masters, re-recorded everything with an all-women team, and turned her fight with endometriosis into advocacy for women's health.
October 14, 2026 · 52 min
EP 002With Jackie Popovec
Women's health research is underfunded, and Jackie Popovec has seen the numbers. As frontwoman of The Vindys and a long-time Women Who Rock advocate, she's using her platform to help close that gap, while still gigging like she has since she was thirteen.
September 30, 2026 · 41 min
About the host
Melinda Colaizzi brings artist credibility, industry experience, founder perspective and a mission-driven lens to every conversation.
She is the Founder, Visionary & CEO of Women Who Rock™ and host of Women Who Rock: The Podcast, as well as an Associate Professor of Music Business at Point Park University. A graduate of Berklee College of Music and a Recording Academy member, Melinda has built a multifaceted career spanning music, media, live entertainment, education and advocacy for women.
Melinda is a member of the Gibson Gives Influencer Circle and brings firsthand artist perspective as the lead singer of the blues/rock band Melinda and the Night Sky.
Who we are
Amplifying the voices of women who are changing the world.
Women Who Rock Media is an original media and content platform amplifying the voices of women in music and advancing the conversation around women's health through podcasts, news, original storytelling and branded content.
Stay close
New episodes, event news, and the occasional behind-the-scenes note. No spam.
