In 2017, I ran for local office. I lost that race, but I also I walked away wondering if there wasn’t a better way to fight for women than what I'd just spent all this time doing. Seven years later, I started a podcast to answer that question.

I sat down with my friend Amy Stone for her show, Creator Showcase, part of the UnMuted Creator Network, where she profiles women building things in independent media — podcasters, video creators, newsletter writers. On her show, you don't just get the résumé version. Amy asks why you actually started, and what's kept it going.

In this episode, I get into why the name Roar is inspired by the novel Circe, what actually makes someone a fit to be a guest, and how the show's changed across five seasons.

What You Will Learn

• Why Danielle started Roar after running for Cape May County Freeholder in 2017, and why she realized elected office isn't the only way to advocate for women

• The real origin of the name ”Roar” — inspired by Madeline Miller's novel Circe, which reframes the mythological ”monster” as a woman responding to violence done to her, and the pet lion that came with it

• What actually qualifies someone to be a guest on Roar: not just being an inspiring, successful woman, but doing something that specifically improves other women's lives

• How the show's format has evolved, including the shorter ”in-between” summary episodes Danielle introduced heading into Season 5

• The moment Danielle knew the show was working — a guest ending an episode by saying, unprompted, ”this is why we roar”

Key Takeaways

• Being inspiring and successful isn't the bar for a Roar guest — the differentiator is doing something that specifically makes life better for other women, not just ”everyone”

• Roar was born out of Danielle's own experience that political office is a powerful way to advocate, but far from the only one

• The show started less than two years ago as a 5-episode trial season and is entering Season 5 in October 2026

• Roar's audience isn't only women — it's anyone interested in how culture shapes women's lives, and how women are working to reshape that culture back

• Hearing directly from guests and listeners that the show resonates is what has kept Danielle going through a slow, iterative build

Resources Mentioned

Creator Showcase, hosted by Amy Stone, part of the UnMuted Creator Network — the show this episode originally aired on

Circe by Madeline Miller — the novel that inspired the show's name

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Guest Info

Amy Stone hosts Creator Showcase, part of the UnMuted Creator Network, a series spotlighting women doing the work of being creators in independent media, as well as The Art of Imperfect Adulting.

Roar with Danielle Davies

Hi, I'm Danielle, host of Roar with Danielle Davies: Women, Culture & Impact. I write, talk, and podcast about women womening—navigating ambition, culture, and all the stuff in between—via deep convos with women making an impact. Roar features conversations on women's advocacy, women and culture, and the cultural impact of women who refuse to stay quiet. New episodes every Tuesday—with mini episodes each Thursdays—in the spring and the fall. Listen wherever you get podcasts. 

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