with Molly Bloom
I wanna be her when I grow up
"You never stop growing up."
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with Susan Shehata
I wanna be her when I grow up
Irene welcomes Susan Shehata! They talk about discovering a love of theater and the path that can open up. Susan also shares how she works on being present an dhow that brings her joy. Plus, she shares ways she works with clients to help them get unstuck.
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with Megan Dowd
I wanna be her when I grow up
Irene welcomes Megan Dowd. Megan shares her early ambition to be a child actor on the television show 'Wishbone' and how that may have led to pursuing classical acting school. They also talk about mental illness, owning a business, and the kinds of boxes artists get stuck in.
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with Twila Dang
I wanna be her when I grow up
“If not me making decisions for myself then who?”
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with Anahita Champion
I wanna be her when I grow up
Irene welcomes the delightful Anahita Champion to the show. They talk about getting into the career you thought you wanted and realizing it didn't fit. They also talk about finding joy and remembering that you are enough just as you are.
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with Maria Bartholdi
I wanna be her when I grow up
Irene welcomes improvisor & podcaster Maria Bartholdi! They talk about wanting to make things that cause an emotional response, the power of shifter from fear to what's possible, and Maria talks about becoming who she wants to be in the world.
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with Courtney McClean
I wanna be her when I grow up
Irene welcomes the multi-faceted Courtney McClean to the podcast. They talk about making music, listening to your own body, feeling all of your feelings, and making cool stuff.
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with Hannah Wydeven
I wanna be her when I grow up
“It can’t just be money. It can’t just be work. It can’t just be hustle. Because that is exhausting.”
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with Andrea Pérez-Maikkula
I wanna be her when I grow up
Irene welcomes Andrea Pérez-Maikkula! They talk about being from Puerto Rico, doing health relief work in Haiti, and why names matter.
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with Shanan Custer
I wanna be her when I grow up
Irene welcomes Shanan Custer!
info_outline“Times when I feel most accomplished are when I see former students accomplishing their goals.”
Irene talks with Tish Jones about making decisions, getting inspired, standing inside integrity, and finding joy.
Founder & Executive Director of TruArtSpeaks, Tish Jones is a poet, performer, educator and organizer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. She has performed at CBGB, Kaplan Theater, The Walker Art Center, Intermedia Arts, The Cedar Cultural Center and more. Her work can be found in the Minnesota Humanities Center’s anthology entitled, Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2015), the 2011 and 2013 Saint Paul Almanac, and the Loft Literary Center’s Nation of Immigrants audio CD.
One of Springboard for the Arts’ 20/20 Artist Fellows and graduate fellow of the inaugural Intercultural Leadership Institute, Jones has always had a passion for bridging arts & culture, civic engagement and youth development. Senior Field Building Strategist for Youth Speaks and Co-Director of Brave New Voices, her work explores the ways in which art can function as a tool for social transformation, liberation and education. For more on her personal praxis in this arena, see Jones’ TEDxMinneapolis Talk on Spoken Word as a Radical Practice of Freedom.