Our special guest Sarah Stoesz spent 21 years as the President & CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States. She shares her decades long advocacy for women’s rights and reproductive freedom, which started personally and became profound. Musical guest Keri Noble blows us away with original songs that are powerful, gritty and strong. Storyteller Melisa Castino Reid navigates life caring for her daughter Rachel with dedicated riders of the “Bus of Hope.” And Dae Yang, Sue Scott & members of the audience explore what is bringing them strength during this very uncertain time.

• Island of Discarded Women Episode #41 was directed and produced by Sue Scott
• Cast: Dae Yang and Sue Scott
• Written by Dae Yang and Sue Scott
• Special Guest is Sarah Stoesz
• Musical guest is Keri Noble
• Guest Storyteller is Melissa Castino Reid
• Original songs: “Hurricane”, “7.951 Billion People” and “Stronger” music and lyrics by Keri Noble
• Live Real-Time Captioning by Erica Cook
• Live Audio Engineering by John Robinson
• Production assistance by Susanne Egli
• Guest research by Marisa Helms
• Photos by Bonni Allen
• Mixed & Edited by Sue Scott
• Mastered by Tony Axtell
• Episode #41 opening: Excerpt from “Hand-in-Hand” by Zippy Laske from our October 2024 show.

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