The Politics of Living - Episode 8

October 4, 2017

• Sharon "Shay" Knorr - actor, writer, producer, director and storyteller - talks about her latest project, entitled "Solo Speak" with Inessa Anderson.  Sharon is developing a monthly story show called "Nevertheless, We Persist - Stories By Women".  Inessa interviews Sharon about her work and using storytelling as a healing force for both the performer and the audience.  
• The She-Ra Solution: October's installment features the lives and work of Rachel Carson and Karen Silkwood.  Rachel Carson was the author of Silent Spring, a book that chronicles the very harmful effects of pesticides.  Karen Silkwood was a chemical technician and an activist who raised concerns about the health and safety concerns of workers in nuclear facilities.  Kristin Thiel is the host.  
• Tave Fasce Drake interviews Lily Lamadrid to talk about living with bipolar disorder.  Lily is the Verslandia Poetry Slam Winner, and much of her work presents a profound perspective on dealing with biopolar illness. 
• For the October musical segment, Debra Gianinni performs one of her favorite Iris Dement songs, “When My Morning Comes Around”. 

Resources:
 

Sharon "Shay" Knorr:

• www.solospeak.com
• www.sharonknorrproductions.com
• https://www.facebook.com/SoloSpeak/
• https://www.facebook.com/Nevertheless-We-Persist-Stories-By-Women-855518747955423/

She-Ra Solution:

• Karen Silkwood - https://www.biography.com/people/karen-silkwood-9542402
• Rachel Carson - http://www.rachelcarson.org/
• Hart, Maria Teresa. “She-Ra and the Fight Against the Token Girl.” The Atlantic, June 16, 2016.
  https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/06/she-ra- the-female- centric-
  80s-kids- show/487145/.
• On this week’s theme song:  SassyBlack. “Me and Mines (Cute Chicks).” https://sassyblack.bandcamp.com/track/me-and-
  mines-cute- chicks.
• Rachel Carson:  “Rachel Carson Biography.” U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
  https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Rachel_Carson/about/rachelcarson.html.
• Karen Silkwood:  Latson, Jennifer. “The Nuclear-Safety Activist Whose Mysterious Death Inspired a Movie.” Time,
  November 3, 2014, http://time.com/3574931/karen-silkwood/.

National Alliance on Mental Illness: 

• https://namior.org/
• http://namimultnomah.org/

Lily Lamadrid: 

• 2016 Franklin High Slam Poems - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFteUKqILRk
• Verselandia:  https://literary-arts.org/what-we-do/wits-home/verselandia/

Iris Dement:

• "When My Morning Comes Around"
• "Living In the Wasteland Of the Free"
• Iris Dement website - https://www.irisdement.com/

Hosted by:
Dennise M. Kowalczyk

Content Contributors:
Inessa Anderson (Interview with Sharon Knorr – Producer: Inessa Anderson)
Kristin Thiel (The She-Ra Solution – Producers: Liam Delta & Dennise M. Kowalczyk)
Tave Fasce Drake (Interview with Lily Lamadrid – Producer: Tave Fasce Drake)
Debra Giannini (Song: When My Morning Comes Around by Iris Dement)

Technical Assistance:
Liam Delta (Editor)
Dennise M. Kowalczyk (Executive Producer)
Vicky Mazzone (Web)