A live recording of our May 2019 event in collaboration with the Museum of Pop Culture for their opening night of an exhibition called A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes - an exhibit that explored female identity and archetypes through contemporary fashion, photography, film and artwork. Featuring six incredible storytellers who we love very much:

Honey Pluton - https://www.clarapluton.org

Alison Lee Brown - @allysonleeb

Tootsie Spangles - https://www.tootsiespangles.com

Alyza DelPan-Monley - http://www.alyzadpm.com

Laurie Lynch - @laure80

Alyssa Yeoman - https://www.alyssayeoman.com

Theme song by Shelby Easley

Produced and edited by Francesca Betancourt and Linnea Ingalls.

Transcript available at www.sheisfiercestories.org

Award-winning poet Chelsey Richardson shares from her new book of poems, "All Water Has Perfect Memory" releasing on Feb. 27th. Chelsey was a storyteller in the 2017 She is Fierce event, "REBELLION," and we're so grateful she sat down with us to talk a little about her process and experiences. Find and order her book at chelseyrichardson.org.

Check out and follow the amazing artists and organizations Chelsey mentions in this episode:

@ashanti_renee_boutique : High Fashion African boutique 

@beckylairdpottery : Local potter

@mutualaidebooks : Free books in Seattle

@ebobarton : Poet and Editor of Chelsey's book and author of the afterward. 

@teecallin : Rapper and Artist who created Chelsey's book cover

@naihiwet : Poet who is also releasing their book in February

Jasmine Joshua is a beloved part of the She is Fierce community who has been in three different shows - Haunted, Criminal, and Secrets. In this episode, Jasmine tells us the story of their unfortunate encounter with soggy fly-filled kelp, losing their clothes along a hike, and finding the spark of love on a stinky beach.

Jasmine is also the Artistic Director of Reboot Theatre Company - check them out at www.reboottheatre.org!

Produced by Linnea Ingalls and Francesca Betancourt, and theme song by Shelby Easley.

Meysha's story was part of the April 2019 event, Secrets. Hear Meysha's secrets as well as a few of our own. Bonus: get a sneak peek of Meysha's incredible songwriting before it releases on her EP later this year. This podcast was made Linnea Ingalls and Cessa Betancourt. The theme song is composed and performed by Shelby Easley. Recording, editing, and mixing by Linnea Ingalls. Special thanks to Meysha Harville, Andrea Eaton, Josh Ching aka Smooth Taka, our wonderful Patrons on Patreon Shaun, Amanda, and Kyle, and all of you for listening. Access transcript here: https://www.sheisfiercestories.org/episode-two-meysha Check out Meysha's Soundcloud!! https://soundcloud.com/meyshameesh/change-ya-life-up Follow us on Insta: @sheisfiercestories Follow Meysha on Insta: @meyshamusic

On our first ever podcast episode of she is FIERCE: stories from the female and genderqueer perspective, Artistic Director Cessa Betancourt and Artistic Producer Linnea Ingalls introduce our storytelling series! We're revisiting four stories from our 2016 inaugural event, FIRSTS. Hear stories from Kelsey Bujacich, Anthea Carns (with sound design by Linnea Ingalls), Nora Menkin(with music composed by Lauren Freman), and Annie Jansen. Theme Song by Shelby Easley. Stay fierce!