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Episode 18 - Remembering
During this time of tributes and observances, we are remembering, honoring and paying attention. Our special guest, music royalty Jearlyn Steele, shares family joys and tragedies and ultimately decides to keep on singing. Candace Barrett Birk remembers the father she never knew. And Sue wonders about the racial history we didn’t learn in the 5th grade. Plus, a shout out to our newest graduate, Dae Yang!
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UPDATE: In June of 2019, we started producing this podcast LIVE at a dinner club in Minneapolis in front of an enthusiastic audience. This past March, due to Covid, we pivoted to producing recorded “from home” episodes with our flexible actor/writers and special guests. We so look forward to being back onstage in front of a LIVE audience as soon as it’s safe to gather. In the meantime, please take care and thank you for listening!
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Mixing radio theater satire, original songs and inspiring conversations with women who share their personal stories, Island of Discarded Women delves into what it takes for us to reawaken our power after feeling tossed aside, swept under the rug or deleted.
Veteran radio actor Sue Scott, having been “put out to pasture,” has just washed up on the island. Dazed and confused, she sets out on a mission to discover what this island is all about, why all these amazing women are here and ultimately, what’s next.
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Sue Scott is a veteran stage and commercial voice over-actor, who for 24 years was the female cast member on the public radio show A Prairie Home Companion. She recently climbed back on stage in a variety of theater roles in the Twin Cities, but is predominantly thoroughly immersed in producing Island of Discarded Women!
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Ep. 18 Remembering – with special guest Jearlyn Steele
We are remembering, honoring and paying attention. Jearlyn Steele, shares family joys and tragedies and ultimately decides to keep...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:20 — 80.1MB)