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Retrospective: The Podcast

by Jen Lee

In this monthly series, independent media producer and storyteller Jen Lee offers in-depth interviews with artists, authors and visionaries. It is an inquiry into our experience of journey, seeking to explore the places in which we find ourselves and the stories that brought us here. For more information about this or other Jen Lee Productions, visit: jenleeproductions.com

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Episodes

  1. Retrospective: Jeff Simmermon

    "I feel like storytelling shows get real sweater vesty, like if you have too many people, like, talking about their difficult childhoods at a time, my ass starts to hurt pretty fast--my mind's ass starts to hurt. Then, burlesque shows--you get too many of those folks in the same room and it gets...

  2. Retrospective: Jonatha Brooke

    Acclaimed singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke on turning points, no regrets and her new adventure in theater.

  3. Retrospective: Film Writer & Editor Aaron Wolfe

    How does a boy who dreams of being a rabbi end up making films for the big screen? We catch Aaron just after his return from the Los Angeles Film Festival, where his short film "Record/Play" was premiered.

  4. Retrospective: Phyllis Mathis, Counselor & Coach

    Counselor and Coach Phyllis Mathis on constituting one another in dialogue and conversation, "power listening" and the friendships that preserve our humanity.

  5. Retrospective: Comedian and Host Andy Ross

    Andy Ross is the creator and host of Real Characters, a showcase of New York's best storytellers, writers and comedians whose recent guests include Rachel Dratch, Kate McKinnon and Paul Simms.

  6. Retrospective: Painter Jolie Guillebeau

    Jolie Guillebeau on rewriting the stories we've been given, and her own journey as an artist.

  7. Retrospective: TED Writer Ben Lillie

    Physicist-turned-TED-Writer Ben Lillie talks story, science, and the small moments that hold everything.

  8. "This might have been it..." by Maya Stein

    Poet Maya Stein reads an original poem.

  9. "Strong", written and read by Maya Stein

    Poet Maya Stein reads "Strong"

  10. Retrospective: Gearing Up with Maya Stein

    Poet Maya Stein is gearing up for her latest community writing project/adventure, "Type Rider".

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

In this monthly series, independent media producer and storyteller Jen Lee offers in-depth interviews with artists, authors and visionaries. It is an inquiry into our experience of journey, seeking to explore the places in which we find ourselves and the stories that brought us here. For more information about this or other Jen Lee Productions, visit: jenleeproductions.com

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In this monthly series, independent media producer and storyteller Jen Lee offers in-depth interviews with artists, authors and visionaries. It is an inquiry into our experience of journey, seeking to explore the places in which we find ourselves and the stories that brought us here. For more...

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Retrospective: The Podcast is created and hosted by Jen Lee.
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