Heather Gildea from Black Elephant Hostel
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Tamara chats with Heather Gildea of the Black Elephant Hostel in Portland, Maine. About the hostel community, her family legacy, the importance of third spaces and more. Learn more at Learn more about Tamara at
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Goddess Photographer - Ruby Jean Photography
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Tamara chats with Ruby Jean of Ruby Jean Photography about her career arc, how she became a goddess photographer, and her Goddess Project. Ruby is the creator of the Goddess Photoshoot — a transformative photography experience designed to celebrate and empower women of all ages. Through stunning costumes, enchanting locations, and a deeply supportive atmosphere, Ruby helps each participant see themselves in a new, magical light. Her work has gone viral multiple times, resonating with millions who see the Goddess Photoshoots as more than just pictures — but as a celebration of girlhood,...
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Patrisha McLean of Finding Our Voices
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Tamara chats with Patricia Mclean, founder and CEO of Finding Our Voices. Patrisha became a firebrand for women’s rights at the age of 55, sparked by the domestic violence arrest of her celebrity husband. In addition to being acting executive director of Finding Our Voices, she runs an online book club, looking at book through the lens of domestic abuse, and hosts a podcast and radio show featuring conversations with domestic abuse survivors. Engage with the organization and network of survivors at .
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Wayfinder & Accountabuddy Darreby Ambler
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Tamara and Darreby Ambler chat about how to get hard things done, with a little help from your friends. Darreby Ambler is the founder of Wayfinders and has launched 48 Wayfinders teams since 2009. She’s led teams in the Episcopal Dioceses of Maine, Colorado, and Western Massachusetts; the Hyde School; Morse High School (Bath); the Bath Housing Authority; and many teams of friends and neighbors in her studio in Bath. She has worked with people of varied ages, faiths, and circumstances: high-schoolers, artists, nurses, retirees, young moms, teachers, doctors, custodians, engineers,...
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Ideal Maine Social Aid & Sanctuary Band
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Members of the Ideal Maine Social Aid & Sanctuary Band met with Tamara to tell the original story of the band, their personal stories with it and how others can be part of the band! (whether as participant or enjoyer) Band organizer Jeremy Fink and members Janine Platt and Marissa Fink (no relation!) talk about how they came to join the band and some of their favorite experiences with the Portland Maine based second-line style activist band. For more information on the Ideal Maine Band and other events and organizations referenced in the podcast, visit the links below: For...
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Aaron Watson, Equity Stage Manager
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Tamara chatted with Equity Stage Manager from Maine Aaron Watson (a 2018 guest on the Stage Door Diva podcast), in 2022 to discuss how his theater career was affected by the pandemic, and then again in 2023 to touch base. This episode is a compilation of the 2022-23 conversations. (see link to 2018 episode and original show notes below) As of December 2023, Aaron has been subbing as Stage Manager on his first Broadway production, How To Dance In Ohio. Here's a link to a few of the places and shows discussed in the episode: Into the Woods understudies reel: New London Barn...
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Stage Door Diva Series - Aaron Watson, Stage Manager
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An interview Tamara conducted with professional stage manager Aaron Watson in 2018. Part of the TAMgents Stage Door Diva Series. (Our next episode will be interviews with Aaron from 2022 and 2023, discussing post-covid professional theater) *********************************************** Show notes from the 2018 episode: Aaron A. Watson is a Non-Union Stage Manager who is currently working out of New York City as a Stage Manager for theatre, dance, and more! Aaron can currently be seen working on the hit show Cleopatra at Chelsea Music Hall. Aaron's work has brought him...
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Greg Baker of The Portland Maine Comedy Festival
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Tamara sits down with Greg Baker of The Portland Maine Comedy festival, to talk about his comedy journey, this year's festival and the Maine comedy community. The festival runs August 24 - 27, 2023 and is an annual event. (so don't hesitate to listen, even after these dates, you'll want to be in the know for subsequent years! Links: Other episodes of the TAMgents podcast can be found at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, your favorite podcast directory and For more information, email
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The Liberation Series - Lynn
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Tamara chats with Lynn, a survivor of abuse, about her struggle to free herself and her children from an abusive husband and father. Topics include drug and alcohol abuse, the family court system, mental health, physical and mental abuse. If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, there are many resources, organizations and individuals ready to help. (including those below) Maine: (even if not in your region of the state, these folks can find you help within near you) For more information on hostess Tamara Lilly, visit (booking available for Speaking...
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Grace Kendall of Safe Voices, on Domestic Abuse in Maine
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As part of the Liberation Series, Tamara speaks with Grace Kendall, Director of Development and Engagement at the Safe Voices Organization in Lewiston, Maine. From the Safe Voices website: Domestic Violence, also referred to as Domestic Abuse, is a pattern of coercive behavior in which one person attempts to control another through threats or actual use of physical violence, sexual assault, and verbal or psychological abuse. Many victims of abuse do not recognize that they are abused. Anyone can be a victim of abuse, no matter their race, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or...
info_outlineWanting to tackle the giant topic of homelessness, Tamara chats with Pat LaMarche, national homelessness advocate and activist, and Jamie Dorr, Executive Director of Midcoast Youth Center in Bath, Maine. Just the tips of the iceberg, the women share information on numbers, circumstances, challenges, system failures and what you can do to help.
Pat LaMarche, award winning broadcaster and journalist, focuses her energies writing and speaking about poverty. Following her 2004 run for Vice President of the United States – a year of her life she dedicated to speaking out against homelessness and its victims – Pat became a shelter director caring directly for those experiencing housing and food insecurity. Having authored nine books dealing with poverty and human struggles, Pat relies on any and every method available to her to grab the attention of the mainstream public. Pat’s most recent project, The Homeless Remembrance Blanket will place 9000 square feet of blankets on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, December 21st.
Jamie Dorr is the Executive Director and Founder of Midcoast Community Alliance, a grassroots community coalition that began in July 2016 after several youth suicide losses in the Bath area. Since that time, Jamie has been instrumental in creating innovative solutions to previously unmet needs in Sagadahoc County, Brunswick and Harpswell to ensure youth are supported and equipped to thrive.
She developed Midcoast Youth Center, which yearly serves over 500 youth with a safe place to go afterschool and operates the adjoining Bath Skatepark, the largest indoor skatepark in Maine. Working with partners, she developed the Merrymeeting Support Collaborative for Youth Experiencing Homelessness, a partnership between Midcoast Youth Center and school districts RSU1 and MSAD75, which serves over 60 homeless children and teens each year. Her leadership was crucial to Sagadahoc County community receiving a Working Communities Challenge grant from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston with the goal of reducing youth hopelessness and creating a diverse web of youth supports. Her work has earned 15 awards at the local, county, and state level, as well as 2019 Difference Maker of the Year from the New England Patriots.
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