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“Being an artist helps you get free and free other people.”
Irene welcomes Docta E aka Dr. Elaine Richardson to talk about finding joy in singing, the endless journey towards self-love, and what it means to be a black woman in America.
Elaine Richardson (aka Dr. E) was born in Cleveland, Ohio. An inspirational Ohio State University professor of education and author, in the tradition of Dr. Maya Angelou, Dr. E is a multi-dimensional personality—a performer, recording artist, and speaker—with an inspirational message of spiritual and educational empowerment.
She is Professor of Literacy Studies at The Ohio State University, Columbus, where she teaches in the Department of Teaching and Learning. Her research interests include the liberation and critical literacy education of people of the Black African Diaspora. Her books include African American Literacies, focusing on teaching writing from the point of view of African American Language and Literacy traditions, Hiphop Literacies, a study of Hiphop language use as an extension of Black folk traditions, and PHD (Po H# on Dope) to Ph.D.: How Education Saved My Life, an urban educational memoir that chronicles her life from drugs and the street life to the university.