#10 The Frontrunner, Azure D. Osborne-Lee

On our most bookish episode yet Harrow and Meghan sit down with award-winning Black queer theatre maker and founder of Roots and River Productions, Azure D. Osborne-Lee! Join us as we chat Black sci-fi, sharing stories with family, being a weird kid, our queer night missed connection with Azure at their show Mirrors, the importance of paying artists, fat love interests, the emotional core of Worst Cooks in America and making big queer announcements at family gatherings. Azure explains why Shakespeare needs to take a back seat and why non-profit orgs should be putting their budgets where their mouth (mission statement) is! Azure D. Osborne-Lee: Website | Twitter | Instagram Queer Culture Rec from Azure: N.K. Jemisin Escape Pod Work Cooks in America Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency - Netflix Queer Gives: Roots and River Productions - donate and support! Take Action! Voting Dates - New York State (if out of NYS, please check local dates!) Oct 9th - Register to Vote Oct. 27th - Request Absentee Ballots Nov. 3rd - Postmarked Date, Return In Person If you are voting in NYS please vote for Biden/Harris under the Working Families Party so they can maintain their spot on the ballot in the future. Democratic Senate Candidates to Support in Close Races: Arizona: Mark Kelly South Carolina: Jaime Harrison Justice for Breonna Taylor: Donate to the Louisville Community Bail Fund Call: 502-574-7111 or 502-574-2111 - Louisville Police Department 502-696-5300 - Special Prosecutor State AG Daniel Cameron (502) 574-2003 - Mayor Greg Fischer (502) 564-2611 - Kentucky Gov. Andy Breshear (502) 574-2136 - Police Public Integrity Unit Demand: Immediately fire and revoke the pensions of the officers that murdered Breonna. Divest from LMPD and Invest in community building. Immediate resignation (or impeachment) of Mayor Greg Fisher. Metro Council ends use of force by Louisville Metro Police Department. Police shootings are gun violence. 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 find a transcript of this episode here.