I wanna be her when I grow up
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I wanna be her when I grow up
What if you could have one conversation with your idol, what would you ask? Irene hosts a show with women whom she respects, admires, and looks up to. When i grow up i wanna be you, but how did you become you and what did you learn along the way?
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27 episodi
with Molly Bloom
"You never stop growing up."
Irene welcomes podcast producer + host Molly Bloom!
Molly Bloom is the host of the American Public Media show...
with Susan Shehata
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 pr...
with Megan Dowd
“The only way we can understand where we are, who we are, and what we are, is to look at the past and to pull all those threads and see how they’re al...
with Twila Dang
“If not me making decisions for myself then who?”
Irene welcomes the brilliant Twila Dang. They talk about the power of podcasting, the beauty o...
with Anahita Champion
“I don’t want to take the fun out of what I do because then I feel like its soulless.”
Irene welcomes the delightful Anahita Champion to the sho...
with Maria Bartholdi
"I only listen to happy songs!"
Irene welcomes improvisor & podcaster Maria Bartholdi! They talk about wanting to make things that cause an emot...
with Courtney McClean
Irene welcomes the multi-faceted Courtney McClean to the podcast. They talk about making music, listening to your own body, feeling all of your feelin...
with Hannah Wydeven
“It can’t just be money. It can’t just be work. It can’t just be hustle. Because that is exhausting.”
Irene welcomes Hannah Wydeven. Together, I...
with Andrea Pérez-Maikkula
Irene welcomes Andrea Pérez-Maikkula! They talk about being from Puerto Rico, doing health relief work in Haiti, and why names matter.
(pronunc...
with Shanan Custer
Irene welcomes Shanan Custer!
Irene + Shanan talk about the power of slowing down and really thinking about what does or does not bring joy. Sh...
with Nausheena Hussain
“Some of the best things that have happened in my life are things I never anticipated.”
Irene welcomes Nausheena to talk about growing up withou...
with Sam Baker Harris
Irene welcomes Sam Baker Harris! Sam talks about finding her people in college and wanting to build a life that always has art at the center. They als...
with Elana Wolowitz Schwartzman
“I still don’t think I have become something. I am many somethings.”
Irene welcomes printmaker and graphic designer Elana Schwartzman. Elana tal...
with Isabel Nelson
“I used to take a lot of joy in being rootless and I’m all about the roots now.”
Irene welcomes Isabel Nelson. They talk about the journey Isabe...
with Leslie Vincent
Irene welcome singer, songwriter, musician, and actor Leslie Vincent. They talk about living dreams, finding joy in day jobs, and the surprising ways...
with Tyrai Bronson-Pruitt
"Not everyone deserves the full me."
Irene welcome Tyrai to chat about going from being a classroom teacher to lead adults in learning about rac...
with Laura Zabel
"I'm neither a waif nor a wafer."
Irene closes out 2020 by chatting with her mom, Laura Zabel.
Laura Zabel is the Executive Director of Sp...
with Dana Nelson
Irene welcomes Dana Nelson to talk all about having big feelings, building family, and the importance of laughter.
Dana Nelson is an innovative...
with Nora McInerny
“The question behind every question we ask is, “am I normal, am I okay.”
Irene welcomes author, podcaster, & Still Kickin' founder Nora McInerny...
with Docta E (Elaine Richardson
“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 singin...
with Allison Broeren
“If I want to be a middle-aged woman dressed as a unicorn, I can just do that!”
Irene talks with Allison about making decisions, finding joy, an...
with Tish Jones
“Times when I feel most accomplished are when I see former students accomplishing their goals.”
Irene talks with Tish Jones about making decisio...
with Laura Zimmermann
“I think one of the things that I continue to work at… is being able to find joy in other people’s joy.”
Laura Zimmermann is a writer, a storyte...
with Colleen Somerville
"Make your own way to make your dreams happen."
Irene talks with Colleen Somerville about pursing her dreams in musical theater, moving from rur...
with Sulia Altenberg
“It is a radical act to be yourself. It is a radical act to love yourself.”
Irene talks to Sulia about decision making, transitioning from being...
with Ashley Fairbanks
“It’s kind of like the older I get the more boring my aspirations get."
Ashley Fairbanks is an Anishinaabe artist, organizer and creative direct...
With Rachel Austin Bernstein
Irene has a conversation with her good friend Rachel about how Rachel got to where she is and what she learned along the way.
Rachel Austin Ber...