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This week’s hometowns include a badass survivor story and a Richard Ramirez connection.

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I’ve been a big fan of Peter Michael Marino for quite a few years, but recently I’ve been especially fascinated with his seemingly instantaneous move from live to online performances when theaters closed back in March of 2020. We chatted about that transition, his momentum toward helping others with his work, and how the theater landscape might evolve as we adapt to this COVID-19 world.

Peter Michael Marino is a New York City native who has worked extensively as a producer, director, developer, writer, teacher, and performer whose work has been seen on five continents. Pete is a Pandemic Pioneer. He gave himself that name. He’s currently live streaming LIVE performances of his solo shows Desperately Seeking the Exit and Show Up, Kids! He is a subject of an early pandemic piece by Peter Marks in the Washington Post. Pete is also the author of a controversial piece for Medium on what theater is. It’s satire, people.

Pete is the librettist of the West End musical “Desperately Seeking Susan,” based on the film, and featuring the hit songs of Blondie. The show played at London’s Novello Theatre in 2007, and was presented by Tokyo’s legendary Toho Company at Theatre Creation in 2009.

Follow Peter Michael Marino on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

This podcast is powered by my subscribers on Patreon who, in addition to the warm feeling they get from co-creating with me, get lots of sweet perks including bonus podcast episodes, free downloads, zines, and more! This week’s bonus podcast will be an extended interview with Pete where we explore a couple of songs from his musical Desperately Seeking Susan.  Learn more right here!

If you’d like to check out my other work, order The Animal Book directly from me here and get a free download of the album!Here are some other places you can find the book.Find The Animal Album streaming and downloadable here.Here’s some more merch and music.

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Karen and Georgia cover the wickedest woman in America, Patty Cannon, and the unsolved murder of civil rights pioneer Alberta Jones.

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This week’s hometowns include a John Dillinger story and a mother murder.

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Karl Saint Lucy and I have traveled in many of the same NYC creative circles (and been friends – HELLO!) for long enough that it’s downright silly that Karl hasn’t been a guest on the podcast yet. The premiere of their brilliant song cycle, Different Stars, inspired me to correct that! We talk about the work itself, the challenges of producing a piece with multiple performers while under quarantine, and the magic that appears when you embrace those challenges.

Karl Saint Lucy is a celebrated queer composer, countertenor, writer, pianist, music director, and livestream producer in New York City. Among their numerous credits are the musicals Fucking Identical Twins and Class. They are currently writing a memoir about their experience with events surrounding the 1990 murder of Elizabeth Mackintosh at Covenant Theological Seminary, in which Saint Lucy’s father is the prime suspect.

Follow Karl Saint Lucy on Twitter, and Instagram. Watch the Different Stars video here.

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This podcast is powered by my subscribers on Patreon who, in addition to the warm feeling they get from co-creating with me, get lots of sweet perks including bonus podcast episodes, free downloads, zines, and more! This week’s bonus podcast will be an extended interview with Karl.  Learn more right here!

If you’d like to check out my other work, order The Animal Book directly from me here and get a free download of the album!Here are some other places you can find the book.Find The Animal Album streaming and downloadable here.Here’s some more merch and music.

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In this quilt episode, Karen and Georgia cover the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, and Stull Cemetery.

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Izzy Jacobus is a powerhouse activist with whom I have marched, rescued, advocated, and, most recently, collaborated on music together. He is the founder of Animals First on the Second (AFOTS), a vegan advocacy campaign that promotes the abolition of animal exploitation through fasting and an enigmatic mark on the hand. Izzy and I talk about his music, the story behind AFOTS, and his plans for the future.

Izzy Jacobus is the founder of the Animals First Organization and Animals First on the Second. After founding and running Vegans of New York for two years, managing Brave GentleMan (the only vegan and sustainable luxury menswear line in the world) and acting as the plant-based nutrition counselor for Brooklyn Nurse Practitioners (a vegan medical clinic) over the last few years, he is now focusing his energies on creating innovative advocacy campaigns and resources for the vegan community.

Follow Animals First on the Second on Facebook, and Instagram. Please consider supporting Izzy’s advocacy work on Patreon.

This podcast is powered by my subscribers on Patreon who, in addition to the warm feeling they get from co-creating with me, get lots of sweet perks including bonus podcast episodes, free downloads, zines, and more! This week’s bonus podcast will be an extended interview with Izzy where we talk more in depth about his work, and out collaboration on the video for No Excuse. Learn more right here!

If you’d like to check out my other work, order The Animal Book directly from me here and get a free download of the album!Here are some other places you can find the book.Find The Animal Album streaming and downloadable here.Here’s some more merch and music.

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