Podcasts about Becca Blackwell

What happens when a voice emerges? What happens when one is lost? Is something gained? A couple months ago, Lulu guest edited an issue of the nature magazine Orion. She called the issue “Queer Planet: A Celebration of Biodiversity,” and it was a wide-ranging celebration of queerness in nature. It featured work by amazing writers like Ocean Vuong, Kristen Arnett, Carmen Maria Machado and adrienne maree brown, among many others. But one piece in particular struck Lulu as something that was really meant to be made into audio, an essay called “Key Changes,” by the writer Sabrina Imbler. If their name sounds familiar, it might be because they've been on the show before. In this episode, we bring you Sabrina's essay – which takes us from the beginning of time, to a field of crickets, to a karaoke bar – read by the phenomenal actor Becca Blackwell, and scored by our director of sound design Dylan Keefe. Stay to the end for a special surprise … from Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls!Special thanks to Jay Gallagher from UC Davis.EPISODE CREDITS: Reported by - Sabrina ImblerProduced by - Annie McEwen and Pat Walterswith help from - Maria Paz GutiérrezOriginal music from - Dylan KeefeFact-checking by - Kim Schmidtand Edited by  - Tajja Isen and Pat WaltersEPISODE CITATIONS:Articles - Check out Queer Planet: A Celebration of Biodiversity, Orion Magazine (Spring 2025)Read Sabrina Imbler's original essay, “Key Changes,” Orion Magazine (Spring 2025)Read Lulu Miller's mini-essay, “Astonishing Immobility,” Orion Magazine (Spring 2025)Check out Sabrina Imbler's Defector column Creaturefector all about animalsAudio - Listen to Amy Ray's song “Chuck Will's Widow” from her solo album If It All Goes SouthBooks - How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures, by Sabrina ImblerSignup for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Sign up (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org.Leadership support for Radiolab's science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories that reflect on the beauty and vulnerability of the natural world. In “Joyas Voladoras,” by Brian Doyle, we hear the many different heartbeats of the natural kingdom.The reader is Becca Blackwell. And a talking fox has a lot to tell us about reading aloud, shopping malls, and fried chicken “Fox 8,” a darkly funny fable by George Saunders read by John Cameron Mitchell.  And we're joined by the mother/daughter book club we've featured on a couple of earlier episodes, which discusses “Fox 8,” at the end of the show.

SELECTED SHORTS host Meg Wolitzer presents four works that were presented as part of our live evening with WNYC's Radiolab and hosts Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.  The theme was flight in many imaginative manifestations. Randa Jarrar's “The Lunatics' Eclipse” is a fable-like story of romance and interstellar travel, read by Abubakr Ali. Our second story is “Roy Spivey,” by Miranda July, and is a sly and gentle probing of celebrity culture.  It's read by Molly Bernard.  Don Shea's “Jumper Down” bares the vulnerability and resilience of a rescue worker. it's read by Becca Blackwell.  And our last story, “My Life as a Bat,” shares the secret life a mysterious creature in fact and fable. It's by Canadian fiction master Margaret Atwood and is read by Zach Grenier.

A selection of short flights of fact and fancy performed live on stage.Usually we tell true stories at this show, but earlier this spring we were invited to guest host a live show called Selected Shorts, a New York City institution that presents short fiction performed on stage by great actors (you'll often find Tony, Emmy and Oscars winners on their stage). We treated the evening a bit like a Radiolab episode, selecting a theme, and choosing several stories related to that theme. The stories we picked were all about “flight” in one way or another, and came from great writers like Brian Doyle, Miranda July, Don Shea and Margaret Atwood. As we traveled from the flight of a hummingbird, to an airplane seat beside a celebrity, to the mind of a bat, we found these stories pushing us past the edge of what we thought we could know, in the way that all truly great writing does.Special thanks to Abubakr Ali, Becca Blackwell, Molly Bernard, Zach Grenier, Drew Richardson, Jennifer Brennan and the whole team at Selected Shorts and Symphony Space.EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by - Maria Paz GutierrezFact-checking by - Natalie Middletonand Edited by  - Pat WaltersOur newsletter comes out every Wednesday. It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Sign up (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org.Leadership support for Radiolab's science programming is provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation Initiative, and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Intimacy Coordinator Reveals How Sex Scenes Are Staged and How Actors Are Protected! From Basic Instinct to Call Me by Your Name, Coming Home to Fifty Shades of Grey, P-Valley to Outlander, sex scenes play a vital role in movies, TV shows, and plays spanning genres and subjects. Yet, as dramas and comedies increasingly reflect the reality of diversity, depicting acts of intimacy in a way that's genuine, affecting, free from entrenched stereotypes, and respectful to audiences and actors is a challenge. In The Intimacy Coordinator's Guidebook: Specialties for Stage and Screen (Routledge; April 1, 2024; Original Trade Paperback; ISBN: 978‑1‑032‑53147‑2), Brooke M. Haney reveals how intimacy coordinators use their cultural competencies and specialties in practice to create the most compelling storytelling. As Haney stresses, the job requires competency in the language of choreography - every move performed for the camera or a live audience, from a passionate kiss to a chilling assault, is meticulously choreographed, just like a dance or a fight scene - along with training in tools like modesty garments and props. In addition, an intimacy coordinator must possess excellent communication skills and the ability to read situations and respond proactively. What's more, every intimacy coordinator must find their unique lens. (For instance, some coordinators are specialists in bondage, whereas others are specialists working with minors.) The book features other intimacy coordinators' stories. It includes conversations with Olivia Luccardi (a producer and actress who played Melissa in The Deuce, the first television show to employ an intimacy coordinator), Tai Leshaun (a Black actress in Thunder Force and The Other Black Girl), Becca Blackwell (a trans actor, performer and writer), Jimmy Smits (an Emmy Award-winning Latino actor known for roles in TV dramas from NYPD Blue to Sons of Anarchy) and other Hollywood insiders who have worked on projects involving intimacy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Intimacy Coordinator Reveals How Sex Scenes Are Staged and How Actors Are Protected! From Basic Instinct to Call Me by Your Name, Coming Home to Fifty Shades of Grey, P-Valley to Outlander, sex scenes play a vital role in movies, TV shows, and plays spanning genres and subjects. Yet, as dramas and comedies increasingly reflect the reality of diversity, depicting acts of intimacy in a way that's genuine, affecting, free from entrenched stereotypes, and respectful to audiences and actors is a challenge. In The Intimacy Coordinator's Guidebook: Specialties for Stage and Screen (Routledge; April 1, 2024; Original Trade Paperback; ISBN: 978‑1‑032‑53147‑2), Brooke M. Haney reveals how intimacy coordinators use their cultural competencies and specialties in practice to create the most compelling storytelling. As Haney stresses, the job requires competency in the language of choreography - every move performed for the camera or a live audience, from a passionate kiss to a chilling assault, is meticulously choreographed, just like a dance or a fight scene - along with training in tools like modesty garments and props. In addition, an intimacy coordinator must possess excellent communication skills and the ability to read situations and respond proactively. What's more, every intimacy coordinator must find their unique lens. (For instance, some coordinators are specialists in bondage, whereas others are specialists working with minors.) The book features other intimacy coordinators' stories. It includes conversations with Olivia Luccardi (a producer and actress who played Melissa in The Deuce, the first television show to employ an intimacy coordinator), Tai Leshaun (a Black actress in Thunder Force and The Other Black Girl), Becca Blackwell (a trans actor, performer and writer), Jimmy Smits (an Emmy Award-winning Latino actor known for roles in TV dramas from NYPD Blue to Sons of Anarchy) and other Hollywood insiders who have worked on projects involving intimacy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

HostMeg Wolitzer shares three stories about people who put things out of sight—and try to put them out of mind. In Lisa Ko's “Nightlife,” read by Vanessa Kai, a pair of friends quietly sidestep feelings that might complicate their relationship. A teacher tries to help a parent see who her child really is in “The Hole” by Patrick Cottrell, performed by Becca Blackwell. And Elizabeth Strout brings us a beautiful and devastating story of a woman grappling with whether to put her mother into institutional care in “Home,” performed by Mia Dillon. Strout talks with Wolitzer after the reading. All three works were commissioned for the Selected Shorts' anthology, Small Odysseys.

Meet SPOOK Presents: Radio Play, where Inspector Powell tunes in to his true feelings for the witty and wonderful radio drama star, Lilah Atwood.Story by Flannery Spring-Robinson. Produced and Directed by Vincent Cacchione. Sound Design and Mixing by Vincent Cacchione. Featuring "Passing Fields" by Quantum Jazz. Starring: David Commander, Hannah Church, Danny Tamberelli, Becca Blackwell.Check out our other rom-coms, including KERRI with Pauline Chalamet, IMPERFECT MATCH with Arden Cho, DUMP HIM! with Minnie Mills, A MID-SEMESTER NIGHT'S DREAM with Charithra Chandran, and more. Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomComs on Twitter & TikTok. Join the rom-com conversation on our Discord. Have a crush on us? Follow Meet Cute, rate us 5 stars, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts!

On this SELECTED SHORTS, host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about moving out of familiar territory into new spaces and new understanding.  In Meron Hadero's “The Thief's Tale,” read by Teagle F. Bougere, an émigré can't leave some of his old ways behind.  “The Tallest Doll in New York City,” by Maria Dahvana Headley, imagines what happens when two iconic skyscrapers fall in love.  It's read by Becca Blackwell.   And summer trip yields unexpected treasures in Anne Tyler's “The Feather Behind the Rock,” read by Jane Curtin.

It's June, time to celebrate Pride privately and publicly.  Host Meg Wolitzer presents four works that delve into the complexities of love, family and belonging. Ivan E. Coyote's “No Bikini,” read by Becca Blackwell, offers one child's act of quiet rebellion. Lovers drift together, and apart, in Michael Cunningham's “Sleepless,” read by Mike Doyle.  A newish couple faces harsh weather in Deesha Philyaw's “Snowfall,” read by Michelle Beck, and poet Kay Ulanday Barrett shares their “Song for the Kicked Out.”

We're recovering from Dinah Shore and are re-releasing another favorite ep from the archives. This episode is everything and nothing, because that's where we always end up when discussing labels. But to us, it's actually everything because we're d*king out with the hilarious and entertaining Becca Blackwell (High Maintenance on HBO)! We talk about their gender and sexuality journey, as well as their relationship to labels throughout their life. What happens when we hold individual definitions for shared labels? Is it okay to disagree about what they mean? What are the spaces we create for our identities and who can occupy them? Can a trans masc person still be a dyke? (ABSOLUTELY). -Get extra content (mostly) EACH WEEK, Ad Free episodes, support the pod, and get to know other listeners by joining our Patreon community. If you can't support the pod on a monthly basis, please consider tipping us through Paypal. -We've got MERCH. -For related content, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram -Help more folks find us and Leave Us a 5-star Review if you like what you hear! -Theme song by There Is No Mountain Sponsors BetterHelp: As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at betterhelp.com/do  Hinge: hinge.nfaq.co for answers to questions about LGBTqIA+ dating Helix: Helixsleep.com/dykingout for up to $200 off your purchase Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Meg Wolitzer shares three stories about people who put things out of sight—and try to put them out of mind. In Lisa Ko's “Nightlife,” read by Vanessa Kai, a pair of friends quietly sidestep feelings that might complicate their relationship. A teacher tries to help a parent see who her child really is in “The Hole” by Patrick Cottrell, performed by Becca Blackwell. And Elizabeth Strout brings us a beautiful and devastating story of a woman grappling with whether to put her mother into institutional care in “Home,” performed by Mia Dillon. Strout talks with Wolitzer after the reading. All three works were commissioned for the Selected Shorts' anthology, Small Odysseys.

Welcome back to TELL – a podcast where queer people tell queer stories. Each episode has a theme, and this week's theme is MY BODY. Join host Drae Campbell, as healing artist Carla Gaskins-Nathan, writer/performer Becca Blackwell, and visual artist Scotty Salame get embodied.The TELL Podcast is produced by Emily Boghossian, edited by Lauren Klein, and recorded by Zak Sherzad, Eric Haugesag, and Onel Mulet. The show is executive produced by Charlie Hoxie and Kuye Youngblood. Our theme song is by Peter Lettre & Drae Campbell.Follow TELL @tellqueerz and BGSQD @bgsqd on Instagram.Read the episode transcript here.For more information on all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit bricartsmedia.org/radio and get out there and #TELLqueerstories (dang it.)

Meet Cute Presents: Extracurricular - Part 1, an audio rom-com where Jonny Meets Euan in Jazz Combo and Boy, Do They Swing!Story by Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour. Produced and Directed by Vincent Cacchione. Sound Design by Vincent Cacchione. Featuring “Lover Be Gone” by the Lazour Brothers, vocal by Gaby Hornig. Casting by Rebecca Schankula. Piano by Dan Costello. Starring: Philip Markle, Gaby Hornig, Becca Blackwell, David Commander, Magali Charron, and Vincent Cacchione.Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @ListenMeetCute on Twitter. Join the rom-com conversation on our Discord.Please subscribe and rate us 5 stars!

Meet Cute Presents: Extracurricular - Part 1, an audio rom-com where Jonny Meets Euan in Jazz Combo and Boy, Do They Swing!Story by Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour. Produced and Directed by Vincent Cacchione. Sound Design by Vincent Cacchione. Featuring “Lover Be Gone” by the Lazour Brothers, vocal by Gaby Hornig. Casting by Rebecca Schankula. Piano by Dan Costello. Starring: Philip Markle, Gaby Hornig, Becca Blackwell, David Commander, Magali Charron, and Vincent Cacchione. Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @MeetCuteRomComs on Twitter & TikTok. Join our Patreon community for free to share your reactions and feedback on our series and get cool perks, like sneak peeks, early listening, and more!Check out our other rom-coms, including KERRI with Pauline Chalamet, IMPERFECT MATCH with Arden Cho, and DUMP HIM! with Minnie Mills.Check out our other dramas, including FIRE & ICE with Chiara Aurelia and Jack Martin, and POWER TEN. Check out our other fantasies, including A PROPHECY OF INCENSE AND SNOW and I'VE BECOME A TRUE VILLAINESS. Have a crush on us? Follow Meet Cute, rate us 5 stars, and leave a review!

Legendary advocate, organizer and storyteller Cecilia Gentili joins us for the final episode of Season Two! We talk about her autobiographical show The Knife Cuts Both Ways and finding beauty in your story when the world wants to “reduce you to a ball of trauma.” She shares the joy of being a part of Pose (her first ever audition!) and some behind the scene stories from late night filming with Janet Mock. We talk more about her work being a resource and voice for the community in issues of gender equity through Transgender Equity Consulting and Cecilia closes us out with a call to action for all queer artists, reminding them of their power to shape the future. Holly & Meghan talk queering the holidays and some work they've seen featuring previous guests: National Queer Theater's LUCIÉRNAGAS written by Javier Rivera DeBruin and IS THIS A ROOM featuring Becca Blackwell. For our action of the ep, find out the many ways that you can get involved with The Center's statewide advocacy coalition, RiseOut, The People's Platform. Thesis on Joan will return for Season Three in Spring 2022! A full transcription of this episode is available through this link. Action of the Ep:  RiseOut, The People's Platform Contact Your Reps Volunteer with the Action Team Join the Mobile Advocacy Network Check Out Advocacy Bootcamp Cecilia Gentili: Instagram | Twitter  Transgender Equity Consulting Queer Culture Recs: Dangerous Liaisons  Queer Gives: Solutions Not Punishment Brave Space Alliance St. James Infirmary Episode Credits: Edited by Meghan Dixon Thesis on Joan: Follow Thesis on Joan on Instagram & Twitter  Leave us a voicemail at (845) 445-9251‬ Email us at thesisonjoan at gmail dot com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents stories about the family dynamics between children and parents. It's never too early to defy gender norms, as Ivan E. Coyote confides in "No Bikini," read by Becca Blackwell.  A woman confronts her mother's aging, and her own childlessness, in Kathryn Chetkovich's tender story "The World with My Mother Still In It," read by Phillipa Soo.  And three generations are "At the Zoo," in a story by Caitlin Horrocks: a rowdy grandpa, a sensitive child, and a mother caught between the two.  The reader is Kate Walsh. Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Dana H., Is This A Room, Caroline, or Change, Lackawanna Blues, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Marilyn Maye @ 54 Below, Theater Breaking Through Barriers – Brecht on Brecht. We also discuss Becca Blackwell, the The Lucille Lortel Awards Move to Gender-Neutral Performance read more The post This Week on Broadway for October 31, 2021: Caroline, or Change appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Here is a snippet of my delightful conversation with the brilliant Actor, Performer and Writer Becca Blackwell. I always enjoy chatting with Becca. We talked about working with Dinosaurs, tiny trumpets, cicadas, dissociation, and so much more. You can hear our entire chat and many back episodes by subscribing at https://www.patreon.com/claywoman find out more about Becca at http://www.beccablackwell.com

Say my name 3 times. It must be spoken, unbroken. Curtain Up!, a three day outdoor festival taking place in the heart of Times Square. Curtain Up! will takeover Broadway stretching between 45th and 48th Streets. 22 unique events will take place on stages in Duffy Square and between 45th & 46th Streets. BPN will kick off the festival everyday that weekend with Wake Up, Broadway!. What's Up Broadway? host Ayanna Prescod and co-host Christian Lewis will be setting the tone before introducing your favorite theater talents to the stage. Here is our schedule: Friday, September 17, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. join the Be More Chill celebration of Joe Iconis' birthday, with the master creator himself and the fans who made the show what it is today. Hosted by How to Be More Chill's Ilana Levine and Sam Maher with special guest appearances and answers to fan submitted questions.  Saturday, September 18, 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Freestyle Love Supreme cast members: Kaila Mullady, Anthony Veneziale, Tarik Davis, and James Monroe Iglehart join Jan Friedlander Svendsen, Chief Creative Officer of the Charity Network and host of Broadway Gives Back to discuss the hit Broadway show returning to the Booth Theater in October. Sunday, September 19, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m., Off Book: The Black Theatre Podcast!, a safe haven for Black theatre artists to talk about the real tea, will welcome esteemed guests from the Broadway community for a live podcast recording with hosts Drew Shade, Kim Exum and Ngozi Anyanwu. Broadway News: BEETLEJUICE is returning to Broadway in April 2022. The show will play at the Marquis Theatre in the spring. Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom Jr., will host the 74th Annual Tony Awards on September 26. Audra, the Six-time Tony winner will lead the awards portion of the evening, streaming on Paramount at 7 PM ET, while Hamilton Tony winner Leslie is set to emcee the live concert event Broadway's Back!, airing at 9 PM on CBS, Paramount, and the CBS app.  The theater community gathered for the Trans March on Broadway and Christian discusses the movement. Everyone's Talking about Jamie musical adaptation will release on Amazon on Friday, September 17. Casting: Is This A Room and Dana H. running in rep at the Lyceum have announced their full cast. Becca Blackwell, Will Cobbs, and Pete Simpson join Emily Davis in Is This A Room. The play recounts the story of the FBI investigation of former Air Force intelligence specialist Reality Winner. Deirdre O'Connell will reprise her role in Dana H., playing Hnath's mother as she recounts a terrifying kidnapping experience. Previews for Is This A Room begin September 24 and previews for Dana H. begin on October 1st. Nkeki Obi-Melekwe will succeed Adrienne Warren in the title role of Broadway's Tina—The Tina Turner Musical on November 2. The Book of Mormon will star Kevin Clay as Elder Price, Cody Jamison Strand as Elder Cunningham, Kim Exum as Nabulungi, Olivier Award winner Stephen Ashfield as Elder McKinley and Sterling Jarvis as Mafala Hatimbi.  Be sure to download the BPN iOS app via bpn.fm/app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gut? Trust it. Becca Blackwell is an NYC-based trans actor, performer & writer. Existing between genders, and preferring the pronoun "they," Blackwell works collaboratively with playwrights & directors to expand our sense of personhood & the body through performance. Some collaborations have been with Young Jean Lee, Half Straddle, Jennifer Miller's Circus Amok, Richard Maxwell, Erin Markey, Sharon Hayes, and Lisa D'Amour. Film/TV includes: “High Maintenance,” “Ramy,” “Marriage Story,” “Shameless,” and “Deadman's Barstool.” They have toured their solo shows They, Themself and Schmerm and Schmermie's Choice across the US. Recipient of the Doris Duke Impact Artist Award, the Creative Capital award, and the Franklin Furnace award.

Guest host Kate Burton presents three Russian classics that reflect on the humor, humanism, and poetry of this great literary tradition, from an evening curated by Saunders.  In addition to his award-winning short-story anthologies and novel, Saunders teaches at Syracuse University.  In “After the Theatre,” by Anton Chekhov, a young girl writes imaginary love letters.  The reader is Donna Lynne Champlin.  “The Porcelain Doll” by Leo Tolstoy is based on a letter he wrote to his young sister-in-law—about his own wife!  BD Wong is the reader.  Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Bobok” may remind some of Saunders’ own Lincoln in the Bardo.  A dotty civil servant overhears the conversations of the dead, who are voiced by Becca Blackwell, Peter Jay Fernandez, Santino Fontana, Zach Grenier, Ann Harada, and Peter Mark Kendall.  And a special treat follows “Bobok.”  Anna Dzhanaeva and Luba Lapina, members of the Moscow English Literature Club, read excerpts from “After the Theatre” and “The Porcelain Doll” in Russian. Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Cute Presents: Take Off, an audio rom-com where Dolores meets Lucy on a grounded flight but things still take off.Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @ListenMeetCute on Twitter.Story by Vincent Cacchione, Julia Thompson. Produced and Directed by Julia Thompson. Sound Mixing by Teeny Lieberson. Original Music by Gabriel Merino and Vanina Tagini. Starring: Julia Cavagna, Jen Goma, Khaya Fraites, Becca Blackwell, T Thompson,  Becca Blackwell, Becca Kauffman, Vincent Cacchione and Teeny Lieberson.Please subscribe and rate us 5 stars!Spread the rom-com love! Share this referral link with 15 friends and earn a custom Meet Cute coffee thermos: https://refer.glow.fm/meet-cute

Meet Cute Presents: Coney Island Babies, an audio rom-com where Elliot meets Lydia and gets an education on street life, punk rock, and love.Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @ListenMeetCute on Twitter.Story by Vincent Cacchione, Julia Thompson. Produced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Vincent Cacchione. Starring: Melissa Mahoney, Danish Farooqui, Becca Blackwell, Vincent Cacchione, David Commander, Magali Charron, Davey Jones. Featuring “101” by Lost Boy.Please subscribe and rate us 5 stars!Spread the rom-com love! Share this referral link with 15 friends and earn a custom Meet Cute coffee thermos: https://refer.glow.fm/meet-cute

Ladies, gentlemen, and molls too: we are back for Season Two! Roger and Lovell return for a brand new conversation with the tremendous writer-performer Ryan J. Haddad. Fresh off his second season starring on Netflix's hit satire The Politician, Ryan joins us to chat all about the journey of his creative process as a writer and actor, which has culminated in the current digital theater presentation of his acclaimed solo show Hi, Are You Single?. Available until February 28, 2021 via the famed Woolly Mammoth Theater Company (http://woollyondemand.net/ (woollyondemand.net)) and IAMA Theater Company, the show documents Ryan's inimitable dating life as a Lebanese gay man who has cerebral palsy. Ryan's thoughtful and generous perspectives on love, loneliness, and loss are not to be missed! Go watch Hi, Are You Single?, follow Ryan on Instagram at @ryanjhaddad, and learn everything you can about the solo performers highlighted by Ryan in this week's Gayborhood Watch: Diana Oh, Daniel Alexander Jones, and Becca Blackwell.  And don't forget to follow @rogerq.mason and @lovell.holder on Instagram for all your Gayborhood updates.

Meet Cute Presents: Clowning Around, a real-life love story turned audio rom-com where Orin gets hit in the face with a ham sandwich at one of Dean’s performances, and they become the comedy community’s new piece of hot gossip.Read more about this Meet Cute on Bustle now! Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @ListenMeetCute on Twitter.IRL Storytellers: Orin and Dean. Story by Magi Calcagne. Produced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Vincent Cacchione. Starring: TL Thompson, Becca Blackwell, and Vincent Cacchione.Please subscribe and rate us 5 stars!Spread the rom-com love! Share this referral link with 15 friends and earn a custom Meet Cute coffee thermos: https://refer.glow.fm/meet-cute

In this episode, John speaks with one of his students, Becca Blackwell, a prominent artist, and actor based in NYC. We tried something different for this episode and let the conversation take a longer format. The conversation explores a lot of different topics but has a theme of looking at some of the following ideas, such as: 1.Appreciating the majesty of the human body 2.Recognizing intentions we have hold power 3.How do we live knowing we are going to die? 4.What's the purpose of pain in our lives? We then learn a little bit more about Becca's history and what it's like to transition from female to male.    *******At times the conversation gets heavy, but Becca tells plenty of Jokes for some levity.******* Let us know if you'd like more long-form conversations and remember Beta today Better tomorrow.  Becca's website- www.beccablackwell.com  

Meet Cute Presents: Extracurricular – Part 1, an audio rom-com where Jonny Meets Euan in Jazz Combo and Boy, Do They Swing!Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @ListenMeetCute on Twitter.Story by Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour. Produced and Directed by Vincent Cacchione. Sound Design by Vincent Cacchione. Featuring “Lover Be Gone” by the Lazour Brothers, vocal by Gaby Hornig. Casting by Rebecca Schankula. Piano by Dan Costello. Starring: Philip Markle, Gaby Hornig, Becca Blackwell, David Commander, Magali Charron, and Vincent Cacchione.Please subscribe and rate us 5 stars!Spread the rom-com love! Share this referral link with 15 friends and earn a custom Meet Cute coffee thermos: https://refer.glow.fm/meet-cute

On a “We all escaped from Ohio” special edition of Thesis on Joan- your friendly neighborhood Schmerm, Becca Blackwell, joins your favorite buckeye queers, Holly and Meghan, to talk labels, imagining Midwest queer communities, the many reasons Holly and Becca are destined to be friends, that paradox of trying to understand the gender binary (through comedy, of course!), cutting your hair and joining the circus, Daoism and facing the dreaded “I just don’t know what to do with you.” Hear more about Becca’s experience working on Hurricane Diane and how dispelling the myth of gatekeepers can help us fix the American Theatre! Becca Blackwell: Website | Instagram This episode contains mentions of sexual trauma, please see the time codes below to skip these portions of the episode: 3:30-4:20 34:33-34:43 50:23-50:39 Queer Resources: Dixon Place Bushwick Starr SoHo Rep Queer Culture Rec from Becca: High Maintenance Schmermterion Collection Queer Gives: Callen Lorde Sylvia Rivera Food Pantry- Volunteer or Donate Mutual Aid for Sex Workers of Color Thesis on Joan: Follow Thesis on Joan on Instagram & Twitter  Leave us a voicemail at (845) 445-9251‬ Email us at thesisonjoan at gmail dot com You can access a transcript of this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becca Blackwell reads “The Psychoanalysis of Edward the Dyke,” by Judy Grahn. Hosted by Michael Ian Black.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This episode is everything and nothing, because that's where we always end up when discussing labels. But to us, it's actually everything because we're dyking out with the hilarious and entertaining Becca Blackwell (High Maintenance on HBO)! We talk about their gender and sexuality journey, as well as their relationship to labels throughout their life. What happens when we hold individual definitions for shared labels? Is it okay to disagree about what they mean? What are the spaces we create for our identities and who can occupy them? Can a trans masc person still be a dyke? (ABSOLUTELY). Plus, we talk about the thing many of you have been asking us to talk about, even though we have previously sworn off talking about it/her/spoiler-alert-it's-Taylor-Swift. And, Melody may have finally gotten Carolyn hooked on Real Housewives drama. Finally, we end with a listener question about dealing with misogynistic gatekeepers. Here is the link to Becca's band, Inner Princess! -Hear more from Becca and other past guests by joining our Patreon community. We use the money for equipment, studio rentals, editing, mixing, travel for live shows, and more! If you can't support the pod on a monthly basis, please consider tipping us through Paypal. We truly appreciate it! -For related content, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Leave Us a Review if you like what you hear! -We've got new MERCH. -Have a question that you need answered ASAP? Check us out on WISIO. -Like our theme song by There Is No Mountain? Subscribe to our composer/mixer's youtube channel for more beats and mixes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Cute Presents: Clowning Around, an audio rom-com where Orin gets hit in the face with a ham sandwich at one of Dean’s performances, and they become the comedy community’s new piece of hot gossip.Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @ListenMeetCute on Twitter.Story by Magi Calcagne. Produced, Directed, and Sound Designed by Vincent Cacchione. Starring: TL Thompson, Becca Blackwell, and Vincent Cacchione.Please subscribe and rate us 5 stars!

Becca Blackwell is a New York-based trans actor, performer, and writer. Their play, They, Themself and Schmerm, has been presented across the country. They have collaborated with Young Jean Lee, Noah Baumbach, and Richard Maxwell, among others. Blackwell was the recipient of a 2015 Doris Duke Impact Award.For this episode, we asked performance artist Becca Blackwell who they’d most like to speak with. They chose Okwui Okpokwasili.Okwui Okpokwasili is a performer, choreographer, writer and a genre breaking figure in New York’s experimental dance scene. Her productions including Bronx Gothic (2014) and Poor People’s TV Room (2017). She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2018.

Meet Cute Presents: The Coffee Shop - The Spill, a short-form audio rom-com where stern coffee shop manager Patrick turns pink for a candle-making biker chick. Enjoy!Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @ListenMeetCute on Twitter.Story by Magi Calcagne. Supervising Producer/Director: Julia Thompson; Sound Editor and Sound Designer: Zubin Hensler; Music by Zubin Hensler. Starring: Daymond John, Arni Adler, Becca Blackwell, Anne Hogan.Please subscribe and rate us 5 stars!

Meet Cute Presents: The Coffee Shop - Wild Horses, a short-form audio rom-com where ranch hand Janine and city slicker Kevin find Kinship…(that’s her horse’s name). From Meet Cute to Happily Ever After in 15 minutes. Enjoy!Follow @MeetCute on Instagram and @ListenMeetCute on Twitter.Story by Magi Calcagne. Supervising Producer/Director: Julia Thompson; Sound Editor and Sound Designer: Zubin Hensler; Music by Zubin Hensler. Starring: Ryan Kitley, Summer Croket Moore, Ax Norman, Becca Blackwell.Please subscribe and rate us 5 stars!

A new play called "Is This a Room?", stages the verbatim transcript of the FBI's questioning of NSA whistleblower, Reality Winner. Hear more from Tina Satter of Half Straddle Theater Company and actor Becca Blackwell. And BEFORE Winner leaked the document, she called the President a "soulless ginger orangutan." But is it more insulting to an orangutan to be compared to Trump? Foremost expert orangutan Dr. Birute Galdikas phones in to give her thoughts on the subject.

Prolific downtown legend Becca Blackwell shares the T, spills the T, is on the T. They talk how they found their voice as an artist from a truly amazing guidance counselor, gender identity, Twitter wars, patriarchy, and SURVIVAL kids! From running a 78 channel sound craft to Circus Amok to residencies and SO much more, Becca's words are nourishment: "BEING AN ARTIST IS A PRIVILEGE! Do it only if you have to do it." TOUCHE! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/touch-podcast/support

This is the Summer of Night Vale Presents, a celebration and sampling of some of the shows across our network. This week, we hear from two of our newest fiction shows, Pounded In The Butt By My Own Podcast and It Makes A Sound. Plus, an update on Within the Wires Season 3. Within the Wires returns on September 4. Each season tells a new story in the same world, using a single set of found audio. Season One is a prison break / romance told entirely through relaxation tapes. Season Two is the mystery of a missing woman told through a decade’s worth of museum audio guides. Season Three, coming this September, is a political thriller told through dictaphone recordings to a secretary. Pounded In The Butt By My Own Podcast is our collaboration with celebrated author Chuck Tingle. Chuck’s short stories have entertained and aroused readers across the world, and we are excited to bring his stories to life with performances by celebrity guests like Cecil Baldwin, Mara Wilson, and Becca Blackwell. Whether you’re new to the Tingleverse or have lived there for years, this is the podcast about love that you never knew you needed. It Makes A Sound is the story of a woman named Deirdre who finds a cassette tape from 1992 in her attic. What follows is a surprising story about family, memory, and music that goes places that you don’t expect. Join her quest to make Rosemary Hills come back to life with the sound of music. Find out more about these shows, and all of the shows on our network, by visiting nightvalepresents.com.

Performer and writer Becca Blackwell performs Slammed In The Butthole By My Concept Of Linear Time, the classic tale of a quarterly investors meeting gone wrong. Written and hosted by Chuck Tingle. Get the book on Amazon. A Night Vale Presents production. Becca’s performance directed by Ellie Heyman. Editor: Grant Stewart Composer and Sound Designer: Vincent Cacchione Producer: Christy Gressman Assistant Producer: Adam Cecil Theme Song: “Proving Love Is Real,” Caged Animals Logo: Chuck Tingle Very special thanks to Joseph Fink http://poundedinthebuttbymyownpodcast.com

Becca Blackwell is our guest as we kick off Season 2!

In Episode 121 of the “High Regard Show,” “Becca Blackwell,” we talk to trans comedian Becca Blackwell. They will bring their one-person show, "They, Themselves and Schmerm," to Joe's Pub in the East Village on Feb. 22. Becca tells us how to pronounce "schmerm," how the show came about and what's next on their docket. “The POTSie” will be back next week since Nikki let Tom have the week off the segment since it's his birthday week and all, and he might even share what made his big day awesome, but you have to listen to find out! Kona made a (noisy) appearance on this week's show, but you can follow her antics every damn day by following our little rescue pit bull/studio manager via @TheKonaPersona on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Becca Blackwell interview: 09:46:00 “The POTSie” segment: N/A For more information about Becca Blackwell, visit: Website: http://www.beccablackwell.com Check back for new “High Regard Show” shows every Monday on SoundCloud and iTunes (please be sure to follow and rate us)! You can also follow us right here on highregardshow.com and on these social media sites: Twitter Facebook Instagram Tumblr Google+ Pinterest You can also find hosts @TomRoarty and @NikkiMMascali on Twitter. Finally, if you would like to have your work, product, band or even your mom promoted on the show, drop us a note at highregardshow@gmail.com

Joe's Pub in Manhattan is preparing to host a one-person show from NYC-based trans actor Becca Blackwell. They, Themself and Schmerm deals with sexuality, gender, family, identity and child abuse, all in what's described as “laugh-out-loud fashion." Blackwell shares their personal story that led to the show's creation on this week's Cityscape.

Joe’s Pub in Manhattan is preparing to host a one-person show from NYC-based trans actor Becca Blackwell. They, Themself and Schmerm deals with sexuality, gender, family, identity and child abuse, all in what’s described as “laugh-out-loud fashion." Blackwell shares their personal story that led to the show's creation on this week’s Cityscape.