Books

Dani Burlison (editor), All of Me:  Stories of Love, Anger, and the Female Body,  PM Press, 2019. (Interviewed by Dani Burlison for a chapter in the book,“On Sharing Our Stories:  an interview with Melissa Madera of the Abortion Diary Podcast.”)

Elizabeth Kissling, From a Whisper to a Shout:  How Social Media Activism Is Challenging Abortion Stigma,  Repeater Books, April 2018. (Interviewed by Dr. Kissling for her book.)

Documentary and Video Interviews

Ms Magazine | 23 January 2023 | ICYMI: Everything You Need to Know About Abortion Pills 

Le choix d'une vie (“Live Your Life” 2018 French documentary Film directed by Marie-Pierre Jaury) 

MSNBC (Breaking Glass Series) | March 2015 | Traveling the U.S., she takes oral histories of abortion

Despierta América on Univision | 30 March 2017 | Debate economico sobre fondos de Planned Parenthood (aired at 8:33 a.m.).

Radio and Podcast Interviews and Press

Making Contact | 26 April 2023 | Self-Managed Abortion: Medicine of the Future?

P.S. Blossom (Rhia Ventures) |  April 2023 | Increasing Access to Safe, Affordable, and Compassionate Abortion Care with Dr. Nikia Grayson and Dr. Melissa Madera (Season 2, Episode 14 & Episode 15) 

Abortion Access Front Podcast: Feminist Buzzkills Live! | 9 December 2022 | You Don't Need a Reason to Have an Abortion

Abortion, With Love | 8 June 2021 | Listening to Abortion Stories with Dr. Melissa Madera  

102.3 WHIV FM (community radio in New Orleans, LA) | 26 September 2019 | Radio Interview on ProFrequency (produced by The New Orleans Abortion Fund)

The Takeaway/WNYC/PRI | 22 January 2018 | Voices of the Fight: 45 Years Since Roe V. Wade 

Community Radio WRFI  88.1 FM Ithaca / 91.9 FM Watkins Glen | 5 December 2016 | Radio interview 

NPR’s Weekend Edition (Saturday) | 5 March 2016 | In Political Fight Over Abortion, Individual Stories Can Be Lost 

Online and Print Media

Hip Latina |  23 September 2023 | 15 Latina Activists Working to Protect Reproductive Rights

Ms Magazine | 23 January 2023 | ICYMI: Everything You Need to Know About Abortion Pills 

Remezcla |  27 September 2018 | Our Bodies Are at Stake”: 7 Latina Activists on Why Kavanaugh Is So Dangerous

GirlTalkHQ | 8 February 2018 | Intersectionality, Politics & Repro Rights – Our 5 Fave Feminist Podcasts To Get You Through 2018

The Daily Dot | 14 December 2017 | This woman has recorded almost 300 abortion stories so others don’t have to feel alone 

Mashable | 17 August 2017 | Abortion is complicated. Disputed science doesn't help. (How controversial science can make it harder to get an abortion)

Univision | 8 December 2016  | Yo aborté con 17 años y ahora quiero que otras mujeres que lo hacen se sientan menos solas,” 

Rewire | 18 October 2016 | Artist at Work: Melissa Madera, Historian and Creator of the Abortion Diary Podcast

The Pool (UK) | 16 August 2016 | The podcaster encouraging women everywhere to talk about their abortions 

The Denisonian: Denison University’s Student Publication  | 29 March 2016 | Abortion diary exhibit provides space for women to share stories

Bustle |  3 March 2016 | 5 Important Abortion Resources Whose Information Will Help You From A To Z

The Washington Post | 25/26 February 2016 | She brings her microphone, and women tell their stories of abortion,” / “In abortion debate, a space between (A1/ Front Page, Print Version)

Latina Magazine (Online) | September 2015 | Women Crushing Wednesday: Melissa Madera 

Cosmopolitan Magazine (Online) | September 2014 | Why I Started a Podcast About Abortion

Huffington Post Live | September 2014 | We're Sharing Our Abortions in The Abortion Diary