https://mermaidpalace.org Mermaid Palace Sat, 17 Apr 2021 19:34:13 +0000 https://mermaidpalace.org en https://mermaidpalace.org/Home-Mermaid-Palace Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:10:40 +0000 Mermaid Palace https://mermaidpalace.org/Home-Mermaid-Palace <img width="1800" height="1800" width_o="1800" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cfbbb05accfd82cbbc14be9cc988d41522c4283ad7c7de8be842aee426bb2cb8/SuburbanParadise_SERIESART_PURPLETAPEv2_1800x1800.jpg" data-mid="245182657" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cfbbb05accfd82cbbc14be9cc988d41522c4283ad7c7de8be842aee426bb2cb8/SuburbanParadise_SERIESART_PURPLETAPEv2_1800x1800.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1800" width_o="1800" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29143475f0689e30b95ebb7e787d61f9fa896cba22385595687b0fd305993799/SParadise_SeriesArt_B-W-sketches-1800x1800.jpg" data-mid="245182655" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/29143475f0689e30b95ebb7e787d61f9fa896cba22385595687b0fd305993799/SParadise_SeriesArt_B-W-sketches-1800x1800.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1800" width_o="1800" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/857a3d2e08da83657b75cfe46bcf66f329a13502750ffc38dbabe392e390e34d/SuburbanParadise_SERIESART_withTEXT.jpg" data-mid="245182661" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/857a3d2e08da83657b75cfe46bcf66f329a13502750ffc38dbabe392e390e34d/SuburbanParadise_SERIESART_withTEXT.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1800" width_o="1800" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c19c9c691c94421358039a48e381dc02f5c16d15ca1484574c3f5b60e11e573f/SuburbanParadise_SERIESART_PURPLETAPE.jpg" data-mid="245182656" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c19c9c691c94421358039a48e381dc02f5c16d15ca1484574c3f5b60e11e573f/SuburbanParadise_SERIESART_PURPLETAPE.jpg" /> NEW SERIES | SUBURBAN PARADISEKP prepares SUNDAY DINNER but its made of sound and delivered monthly on a Wednesday. An oxymoronic title for a series of charming and inconsequential creative works made during an era of global ethical crisis.Written and produced in the garage of a quiet parental home in a quiet suburban development of a quiet Canadian city. ︎ LISTEN NOW <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24653319c53f71cc24cb4e2fcf5babd2db3c125822ee2e31b5905aba4a0a9a0f/TheHeart_GM_FADED_turquoiseTXT_1080x1080.jpg" data-mid="236252450" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24653319c53f71cc24cb4e2fcf5babd2db3c125822ee2e31b5905aba4a0a9a0f/TheHeart_GM_FADED_turquoiseTXT_1080x1080.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab2f8cafed0f9a9615e8769d59e7f160f23de04bd0e7982e586504dea7fe3259/GreatLove_Ep3_theHeart_V2_1080x1080_B.jpg" data-mid="236252558" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab2f8cafed0f9a9615e8769d59e7f160f23de04bd0e7982e586504dea7fe3259/GreatLove_Ep3_theHeart_V2_1080x1080_B.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/479f960c158f8ab5a15c8fa5fd6ae0dea1daf77d2d76e483fd4f64bbe5a46237/TheHeart_GM_COLOUR_1080x1080.jpg" data-mid="236252449" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/479f960c158f8ab5a15c8fa5fd6ae0dea1daf77d2d76e483fd4f64bbe5a46237/TheHeart_GM_COLOUR_1080x1080.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b70ea9c0efd067e2c6f36ec96ff7a6fe53a88e39596eab9e9f3d891661121d88/GreatLove_Ep5_theHeart_V3_1080x1080_C.jpg" data-mid="236252466" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b70ea9c0efd067e2c6f36ec96ff7a6fe53a88e39596eab9e9f3d891661121d88/GreatLove_Ep5_theHeart_V3_1080x1080_C.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a3fd8e375873e342d980b14b24476f54b1491888bccc94f24594f3312101d3b8/GreatLove_Ep7_theHeart_V4_1080x1080_C.jpg" data-mid="236252469" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a3fd8e375873e342d980b14b24476f54b1491888bccc94f24594f3312101d3b8/GreatLove_Ep7_theHeart_V4_1080x1080_C.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e67db5c226e51c81f1882fe65dc6a23a5698b0d12b69f3aed09006a55b116ef6/GreatLove_Ep8_MermaidPalace_V1_1080x1080_D.jpg" data-mid="236252472" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e67db5c226e51c81f1882fe65dc6a23a5698b0d12b69f3aed09006a55b116ef6/GreatLove_Ep8_MermaidPalace_V1_1080x1080_D.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e4e7a9bbefe48c7efbac7d53bd4045c87b9ce9c52646bb19f63b694e59ba1ed/TheHeart_Ep2_1080x1080_photoONLY.jpg" data-mid="236252462" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e4e7a9bbefe48c7efbac7d53bd4045c87b9ce9c52646bb19f63b694e59ba1ed/TheHeart_Ep2_1080x1080_photoONLY.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d412ca0b80dd08b0e52a08bd2bc9dc9309114ae3ce8016d93e364eae1c558a40/TheHeart_Website_GreatLove_EP1_ALI__Colour_1080x1080.jpg" data-mid="236252460" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d412ca0b80dd08b0e52a08bd2bc9dc9309114ae3ce8016d93e364eae1c558a40/TheHeart_Website_GreatLove_EP1_ALI__Colour_1080x1080.jpg" /> GREAT LOVE The Gaza Monologues "It's kind of corny, but I think about this quote from Che Guevarra: ‘the true revolutionary is guided by feelings of great love’." – Aliya Pabani. The Gaza Monologues by ASHTAR THEATRE (Ramallah) adapted by The Heart. Friends and friends of friends from Palestine and beyond read the famed monologues; layered with recordings, conversations, and creations from today. “We relate with every single word in this monologue. [But] this is bigger than any war we’ve lived before.” --- Tarneem Jaber. Music: Marj Ibn Amer - Muqata’a ︎ LISTEN NOW&nbsp; SHOWS <img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2fa32e7ec9aa4d180c48845a847b6afcfc89c92f3e0fda72802514476e56bc7f/HomepageIcon_Appearances.jpg" data-mid="196213292" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2fa32e7ec9aa4d180c48845a847b6afcfc89c92f3e0fda72802514476e56bc7f/HomepageIcon_Appearances.jpg" /> APPEARANCES &nbsp;An audio mind trip about an Iranian-American woman, the family she carries around in her head, and the family that she wants to have. ︎ SUBSCRIBE TO APPEARANCES ︎ VISIT THE UNIVERSE <img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/651a878e9ffd4883a9e85b31ca646c20bc7cbbf5dbe935d127789c8350903aa0/HomepageIcon_TheHeart.jpg" data-mid="196189827" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/651a878e9ffd4883a9e85b31ca646c20bc7cbbf5dbe935d127789c8350903aa0/HomepageIcon_TheHeart.jpg" /> THE HEART Since 2014 this longstanding podcast favourite has been creating lush radical love stories about all the invisible things between humans that we don’t know how to name.&nbsp; ︎ SUBSCRIBE TO THE HEART ︎ VISIT THE UNIVERSE <img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd9dacd4a5554fd8d09542e5bb05689d9f1a8d8180d9c513e15cda36bb37952f/HomepageIcon_AskingForIt_1400x1400.jpg" data-mid="196189822" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd9dacd4a5554fd8d09542e5bb05689d9f1a8d8180d9c513e15cda36bb37952f/HomepageIcon_AskingForIt_1400x1400.jpg" /> ASKING FOR IT Asking For It is a&nbsp;darkly comedic series that follows a queer, femme singer whose herstory of violence finds her no matter how many times she runs away. From Film maker Drew Denny, Mermaid Palace and CBC Podcasts. ︎ SUBSCRIBE TO ASKING FOR IT ︎ VISIT THE&nbsp; UNIVERSE ABOUT MERMAID PALACEWe are an audio company. We are an art company. We make audio facts and audio fictions (a.k.a. podcasts). We tell the truth and we question the truth. We set out to expand what a podcast is and what a podcast can be. FEATURED PRESS ANOTHER&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BELLO COLLECTIVE &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; HOT POD&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; THE BELIEVER&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;THE NEW YORKER&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;ANOTHER&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BELLO COLLECTIVE &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; HOT POD&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; THE BELIEVER&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; THE NEW YORKER&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img width="1322" height="321" width_o="1322" height_o="321" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e162dee435676cd17ff5305260ad70eb658d112a09fb24e4fee4c4adbd18dcfe/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" data-mid="82661360" border="0" data-scale="14" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e162dee435676cd17ff5305260ad70eb658d112a09fb24e4fee4c4adbd18dcfe/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" /> STAY IN TOUCHfor knowledge and magic. INSTAGRAM&nbsp; |&nbsp; TWITTER &nbsp;| &nbsp;FACEBOOK &nbsp;|&nbsp;EMAIL https://mermaidpalace.org/Art-Mermaid-Palace Sat, 17 Apr 2021 19:34:13 +0000 Mermaid Palace https://mermaidpalace.org/Art-Mermaid-Palace STAGE | INSTALLATION <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d955f5b37cafa70528f625729eeac98c2ff4e0cac0f61d7b803ab4b3ab5c66f9/ART_CoverImage_SISTERS_4.jpg" data-mid="205567867" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d955f5b37cafa70528f625729eeac98c2ff4e0cac0f61d7b803ab4b3ab5c66f9/ART_CoverImage_SISTERS_4.jpg" /> PERFORMANCEDURATION: 30 minsSISTERS: A singer and a sound artist create a performance about sisterhood. In collaboration with jazz vocalist&nbsp;Natalie Prest. 2020 - 20232020 | International |Podtales Virtual Audio Fiction Festival 2022 | Toronto | Mermaid Womb 2023 | Brooklyn | On Air Festival 2023 | Toronto | Hot Docs Podcast Festival <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a300124973c34e1125df48d261c10a41efa56a27998b810e52f5199ba8159aa8/ART_CoverImage_MERMAID_2.jpg" data-mid="205568728" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a300124973c34e1125df48d261c10a41efa56a27998b810e52f5199ba8159aa8/ART_CoverImage_MERMAID_2.jpg" /> PERFORMANCE DURATION: 20 mins MERMAID: A mermaid is one soul divided between two worlds. If one half of the mermaid is an artist and the other half of the mermaid is a business woman, how does the mermaid decide what to do?2019 | Los Angeles | Dynasty Typewriter - The Hayworth Theater <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5da84425c955ebf563befb59a54147776085e782b52b7806aac664a6e7d433d0/ART_CoverImage_SWEETNING.jpg" data-mid="205577035" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5da84425c955ebf563befb59a54147776085e782b52b7806aac664a6e7d433d0/ART_CoverImage_SWEETNING.jpg" />INSTALLATIONDURATION: 15 minsSWEET’NING:&nbsp;A performative audio installation reflecting on what it takes to keep an open heart in the face of bitterness by audio artist Deborah Shorindé. 2022 | Toronto | Mermaid Womb <img width="1322" height="321" width_o="1322" height_o="321" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e592cf0685b60d42c98a60c9c4193c8270137dc27ac81be1625eb1f8057b78f0/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" data-mid="105562275" border="0" data-scale="25" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e592cf0685b60d42c98a60c9c4193c8270137dc27ac81be1625eb1f8057b78f0/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" /> STAY IN TOUCHfor knowledge and magic. INSTAGRAM&nbsp; |&nbsp; TWITTER &nbsp;| &nbsp;FACEBOOK &nbsp;| EMAIL https://mermaidpalace.org/Shows-Mermaid-Palace Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:55:27 +0000 Mermaid Palace https://mermaidpalace.org/Shows-Mermaid-Palace LIMITED SERIES <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c5d9c9129322ab34d685cdf3d305fd7a6ae786cbb9309e118735a43262f09b5/TheHeart_GM_FADED_turquoiseTXT_1080x1080.jpg" data-mid="217399021" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c5d9c9129322ab34d685cdf3d305fd7a6ae786cbb9309e118735a43262f09b5/TheHeart_GM_FADED_turquoiseTXT_1080x1080.jpg" /> GREAT LOVE: &nbsp; The Gaza Monologues July 19, 2024 Friends and friends of friends from Palestine and beyond read Ashtar Theatre’s famed monologues and compare them with their personal experiences of the unfolding genocide. Prayer candles are lit, jokes are made, laughter reverberates, and actions are taken; small gains are made while unimaginable losses continue daily.&nbsp; Reading the monologues brings together a group of strangers from all over the world, who somehow become…friends.&nbsp;— <img width="4081" height="1087" width_o="4081" height_o="1087" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/635f0e1c7c56c755c3b21a62f8aaaaa2284ee55d20b1ad95a72672bb40b1debf/Radiotopia-Wordmark-Associated-Black.png" data-mid="82659103" border="0" data-scale="20" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/635f0e1c7c56c755c3b21a62f8aaaaa2284ee55d20b1ad95a72672bb40b1debf/Radiotopia-Wordmark-Associated-Black.png" /> ︎ SUBSCRIBE TO THE HEART<img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62c1d83027be4fe68c20fac820fe4f0d0dd00f518a1eb333bd27f847d10d611a/SISTERS_SeriesArt_SQUARE_KP.png" data-mid="217399276" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62c1d83027be4fe68c20fac820fe4f0d0dd00f518a1eb333bd27f847d10d611a/SISTERS_SeriesArt_SQUARE_KP.png" /> SISTERS FEBRUARY 14, 2023 Natalie and Kaitlin went from being childhood rivals to being best friends. In the height of their golden age they decide to risk it all: they decide to work together. Sibling rivalry, mental health struggles and the daunting task of creating an audio series about it all: can these&nbsp; women overcome the patterns they learned in childhood and live in harmony as adults? ON THE HEART — <img width="4081" height="1087" width_o="4081" height_o="1087" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/635f0e1c7c56c755c3b21a62f8aaaaa2284ee55d20b1ad95a72672bb40b1debf/Radiotopia-Wordmark-Associated-Black.png" data-mid="82659103" border="0" data-scale="20" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/635f0e1c7c56c755c3b21a62f8aaaaa2284ee55d20b1ad95a72672bb40b1debf/Radiotopia-Wordmark-Associated-Black.png" /> <img width="2431" height="214" width_o="2431" height_o="214" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d16e1d52ca8c70779e1405cbf0a31c8d7b0d83ac363d80bc7a3e0871512c25d4/CBCPodcasts_Logo_black.png" data-mid="82659096" border="0" data-scale="28" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d16e1d52ca8c70779e1405cbf0a31c8d7b0d83ac363d80bc7a3e0871512c25d4/CBCPodcasts_Logo_black.png" /> ︎ SUBSCRIBE TO THE HEART <img width="1322" height="321" width_o="1322" height_o="321" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e592cf0685b60d42c98a60c9c4193c8270137dc27ac81be1625eb1f8057b78f0/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" data-mid="82659102" border="0" data-scale="25" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e592cf0685b60d42c98a60c9c4193c8270137dc27ac81be1625eb1f8057b78f0/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" /> STAY IN TOUCHfor knowledge and magic. INSTAGRAM&nbsp; |&nbsp; TWITTER &nbsp;| &nbsp;FACEBOOK &nbsp;| EMAIL OUR PODCASTS <img width="1666" height="1694" width_o="1666" height_o="1694" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/359dda5b809fe530f5666756c4b3749f3e31ead685a51d7d4f50fed2342f8c12/THE-HEART_WheatpasteSquare.jpg" data-mid="188985151" border="0" data-no-zoom alt="clip art of human anatomical heart in magenta against a lavender background" data-caption="clip art of human anatomical heart in magenta against a lavender background" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/359dda5b809fe530f5666756c4b3749f3e31ead685a51d7d4f50fed2342f8c12/THE-HEART_WheatpasteSquare.jpg" /> 1. THE HEARTJANUARY 15, 2020 The Heart is an audio art project about intimacy and humanity. The Heart is comprised of a community of writers, radio makers and artists who make personal documentary work about bodies, love, power dynamics &amp; all of the invisible things in the air between humans. In partnership with Radiotopia. — <img width="4081" height="1087" width_o="4081" height_o="1087" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/635f0e1c7c56c755c3b21a62f8aaaaa2284ee55d20b1ad95a72672bb40b1debf/Radiotopia-Wordmark-Associated-Black.png" data-mid="82659103" border="0" data-scale="20" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/635f0e1c7c56c755c3b21a62f8aaaaa2284ee55d20b1ad95a72672bb40b1debf/Radiotopia-Wordmark-Associated-Black.png" /> ︎ VISIT THE UNIVERSE ︎ SUBSCRIBE TO THE HEART <img width="1666" height="1694" width_o="1666" height_o="1694" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74eba2f191b20a887725bdecad08b08236398d1f0c9e7f032c03530320e6ebf1/AFI_WheatpasteSquare.jpg" data-mid="188985211" border="0" data-no-zoom alt="photo of woman in high-exposure lighting looking vengeful and against a red background" data-caption="photo of woman in high-exposure lighting looking vengeful and against a red background" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/74eba2f191b20a887725bdecad08b08236398d1f0c9e7f032c03530320e6ebf1/AFI_WheatpasteSquare.jpg" /> 2. ASKING FOR ITFEBRUARY 25, 2020 A queer, contemporary take on the Goldilocks tale: about love, music, intimate partner violence and breaking the cycle of abuse. Written by Drew Denny and Produced by Kaitlin Prest. In partnership with CBC Podcasts. — <img width="2431" height="214" width_o="2431" height_o="214" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d16e1d52ca8c70779e1405cbf0a31c8d7b0d83ac363d80bc7a3e0871512c25d4/CBCPodcasts_Logo_black.png" data-mid="82659096" border="0" data-scale="28" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d16e1d52ca8c70779e1405cbf0a31c8d7b0d83ac363d80bc7a3e0871512c25d4/CBCPodcasts_Logo_black.png" /> ︎ VISIT THE UNIVERSE ︎ SUBSCRIBE TO ASKING FOR IT<img width="1000" height="1017" width_o="1000" height_o="1017" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b207317531db83c75d7024fdca3d4e3df035c7ffc87be7c027bae44b74a3726/APPEARANCES_WheatpasteSquare.jpg" data-mid="188985296" border="0" data-no-zoom alt="Persian-inspired album art in green, indigo, rust orange and fire engine red" data-caption="Persian-inspired album art in green, indigo, rust orange and fire engine red" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b207317531db83c75d7024fdca3d4e3df035c7ffc87be7c027bae44b74a3726/APPEARANCES_WheatpasteSquare.jpg" /> 3. APPEARANCESSEPTEMBER 29, 2020 An audio mind trip into the fantasies and nightmares of Melanie Barzadeh and her quest for family connection, love and inner strength. Written and directed by Sharon Mashihi. In partnership with Radiotopia. — <img width="4081" height="1087" width_o="4081" height_o="1087" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/635f0e1c7c56c755c3b21a62f8aaaaa2284ee55d20b1ad95a72672bb40b1debf/Radiotopia-Wordmark-Associated-Black.png" data-mid="82659103" border="0" data-scale="20" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/635f0e1c7c56c755c3b21a62f8aaaaa2284ee55d20b1ad95a72672bb40b1debf/Radiotopia-Wordmark-Associated-Black.png" /> ︎ VISIT THE UNIVERSE ︎ SUBSCRIBE TO APPEARANCES <img width="1322" height="321" width_o="1322" height_o="321" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e592cf0685b60d42c98a60c9c4193c8270137dc27ac81be1625eb1f8057b78f0/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" data-mid="82659102" border="0" data-scale="25" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e592cf0685b60d42c98a60c9c4193c8270137dc27ac81be1625eb1f8057b78f0/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" /> STAY IN TOUCHfor knowledge and magic. INSTAGRAM&nbsp; |&nbsp; TWITTER &nbsp;| &nbsp;FACEBOOK &nbsp;| EMAIL https://mermaidpalace.org/About-Mermaid-Palace Tue, 31 Dec 2019 03:54:39 +0000 Mermaid Palace https://mermaidpalace.org/About-Mermaid-Palace This is an audio company. This is an art company. In 2014, Mermaid Palace’s director, Kaitlin Prest (KP), started her first company with her former business-wife, Mitra Kaboli. The Heart LLC was the foundation for the long-running podcast The Heart on Radiotopia. &nbsp; By 2017, The Heart had amassed over 7 million listens. It was the first podcast to win a Prix Italia, won the top prize at Third Coast International Audio Festival, was named a Peabody finalist and was consistently named among the Top Ten podcasts in publications such as The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Time Magazine, The Guardian, and more.&nbsp; The Heart was public radio’s first openly queer and feminist radio show. Tobin Lowe, host of Nancy (WNYC’s first ever queer show) tweeted in 2019 “Nancy would never have existed if it wasn’t for The Heart.” In 2018, KP and Mitra got amicably business-divorced and they put The Heart on haiatus. KP was hungry to create serialized audio fiction, and partnered with CBC Podcasts to produce the first radio drama since the department closed. The Shadows was said to have ‘cracked the code of audio fiction’ (Neil Drumming, Serial Productions). In creating it, KP developed a style: auto-fiction. Using the techniques of documentary to tell the story of something she lived, but telling the story inside a fictional universe. This technique would become the calling card of a new company she was dreaming of founding.&nbsp; In 2019, Mermaid Palace was born. An audio company, an art company. Dedicated to innovating and questioning the craft of narrative audio. In its first year, Mermaid Palace enlisted the talents of Nicole Kelly and Phoebe Unter (creators of the Bitchface podcast), Drew Denny (filmmaker, musician and traumedienne) and Sharon Mashihi (artist, genius and multi-dimensional performer) to create podcast work in their own voice as creators. Supporting those creators was a talented roster of artists: Jen Ng (art director, designer);&nbsp;Allie Pinel (producer, choreographer and all around do-er); Allison Light (advisor of finance and business operations); Natalie Prest (singer, musician and costume expert); AJ Moultrie (artist and musician); Aceel Kibbi (radio producer and future EP), Ariel Meija (audio artist and writer), and Mo Laborde (assistant producer and podcaster extraordinaire). The company’s first projects were:&nbsp;THE HEART (2020),&nbsp;ASKING FOR IT,&nbsp;APPEARANCES, and&nbsp;MERMAID. In 2021, KP took time to rebuild&nbsp; infrastructure and policy for the company. Through the lens of anti-racism and with the support of Freedom Verses she interrogated&nbsp; industry standards and worked to build organizational structures that were truly equitable. She founded the Mermaid Womb: a community exhibition venue and studio based in Parkdale, Toronto.&nbsp; In 2022 the company comissioned audio art work from artist Deborah Shorindé: Sweet’ning is an installation and one on one performance art work about the challenges of staying soft after being burned. Shorindé also worked as the editor of the new season of The Heart, which launched in 2023 and featured personal work from KP and her sister about family, mental health and trauma.&nbsp; Today, Mermaid Palace is getting ready to take its next big faithful leap: a secret initiative that will be made public in 2026. Sign up here for more information.&nbsp; Mermaid Palace projects tell the truth and question the truth. They value beauty and humour and audiomagic as highly as any other thing we need to be alive. ARTISTS / PRODUCERS / PARTNERS YASAMIN MANSOORI - Assistant Producer and Artist NATALIE PREST - Assistant Producer / Musician / Flowerbike Fairy&nbsp;RIDER ALSOP - Poet, Producer, Sound Designer FREEDOM VERSES - Coaching for liberationBLAKE DAY - HR Consultant ELIZENDA JEAN-CLAUDE - HR Consultant HARRY KNAZAN - Engineer of Appearances &amp; Asking For ItELKA KARL / DADASCOPE - Publicist ARIEL HAHN - Web Developer &amp; Archivist JEN NG - Art Director &amp; Designer DEBORAH SHORINDÉ - Editor and ArtistSHARON MASHIHI - Consigliere, director of people and culture, creator of Appearances &nbsp;DREW DENNY - Filmmaker, writer, musician and traumedienne, creator of Asking For ItPHOEBE UNTER - Producer, writer, creatorNICOLE KELLY - Writer, producer, creatorARI MEIJA - associate producer, writer, creator MO LABORDE - assistant producer, artist AJ MOULTRIE - assistant producer, musician, artist SARAH ROSE - Organizer &amp; Advisory Board BIANCA GRIMSHAW - Legal CBC PODCASTS - Distribution Partner RADIOTOPIA - Distribution PartnerALL OF YOU! - Fans. Our Listeners. Our Supporters. Thank You. <img width="1322" height="321" width_o="1322" height_o="321" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0649bb2ba0cd1b3f5e8e5204277a00bb2cf229705c4ad72e19821f61cd38545/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" data-mid="62428788" border="0" data-scale="25" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b0649bb2ba0cd1b3f5e8e5204277a00bb2cf229705c4ad72e19821f61cd38545/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" /> STAY IN TOUCHfor knowledge and magic. INSTAGRAM&nbsp; |&nbsp; TWITTER &nbsp;| &nbsp;FACEBOOK &nbsp;| EMAIL https://mermaidpalace.org/Donate-Mermaid-Palace Sat, 04 Jan 2020 15:04:07 +0000 Mermaid Palace https://mermaidpalace.org/Donate-Mermaid-Palace Support Mermaid Palace Mermaid Palace is an audio arts company. We run on donations large and small. We operate as a non-profit because creating groundbreaking art is rarely profitable in the strictly capitalist sense.&nbsp; WISE.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;PAYPAL.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;VENMO KP. You just merpaid a mermaid. Thank you!&nbsp;Mermaids need to get merpaid. Thank you!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="2753" height="668" width_o="2753" height_o="668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49aa0374859f97b1bff2885642f433fa548494ff742639cdaad9c2a06e9b4dcd/MP_Illo_Wave-black_FA.png" data-mid="57695344" border="0" data-scale="24" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/49aa0374859f97b1bff2885642f433fa548494ff742639cdaad9c2a06e9b4dcd/MP_Illo_Wave-black_FA.png" /> STAY IN TOUCHfor knowledge and magic. INSTAGRAM&nbsp; |&nbsp; TWITTER&nbsp; |&nbsp; FACEBOOK&nbsp; | &nbsp;EMAIL https://mermaidpalace.org/Art-Mermaid-Mermaid-Palace Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:26:40 +0000 Mermaid Palace https://mermaidpalace.org/Art-Mermaid-Mermaid-Palace MERMAID NOVEMBER 20, 2019 Dynasty Typewriter - The Hayworth Theater, Los Angeles CA Kaitlin struggles to make decisions as the voices in her head each have an opinion about which direction to go in. She wonders where these voices come from and which one is her own. In this sound-based shadow play, Kaitlin looks at the Mermaid as a symbol of someone who is trying to please opposing parts of herself. If the Mermaid falls in love with a human and makes the decision to move to the city, will the fish part of her always miss the sea? CREDITSKaitlin Prest (performer), Natalie Prest (performer), Sharon Mashihi (editor), Alexandra Pinel (producer), Scout Wodehouse (consulting director), AJ Moultrie (audio/visual), Mo Laborde (audio/visual), Alex Free (photographer &amp; videographer), Cristina Isabel Rivera (photo &amp; video editor) <img width="1489" height="2234" width_o="1489" height_o="2234" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ae4f1f7df400aa8239799a68c9800236ce5e59b724057ee394fa2eb360f70f6/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_01.jpg" data-mid="69786796" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ae4f1f7df400aa8239799a68c9800236ce5e59b724057ee394fa2eb360f70f6/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_01.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6bdf13007201dac10b0434fac1d89c80b9a00f3d55c3be5b7fc0ee9f323819a4/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_09.jpg" data-mid="69786821" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6bdf13007201dac10b0434fac1d89c80b9a00f3d55c3be5b7fc0ee9f323819a4/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_09.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2da97b5e8f68d2a3d7d7602e856f69cacb348fb45f892dea93ad882a1cb0cd49/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_03.jpg" data-mid="69786804" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2da97b5e8f68d2a3d7d7602e856f69cacb348fb45f892dea93ad882a1cb0cd49/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_03.jpg" /> <img width="1389" height="868" width_o="1389" height_o="868" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8aa38d2bd84609b71741df23c81ebadfc4ae8ad7f2c4ad3a8aac3da93ad202de/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_04.jpg" data-mid="69786810" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8aa38d2bd84609b71741df23c81ebadfc4ae8ad7f2c4ad3a8aac3da93ad202de/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_04.jpg" /> <img width="1558" height="2389" width_o="1558" height_o="2389" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1fb7e37a661e7d0564b4d234462b850e1237b77709c7bd5e308866946e67e5f8/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_02.jpg" data-mid="69786801" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1fb7e37a661e7d0564b4d234462b850e1237b77709c7bd5e308866946e67e5f8/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_02.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d679bc68637649d1228f5ec5b9493d7b1e69527c632838b8f78359401e597ac/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_06.jpg" data-mid="69786814" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d679bc68637649d1228f5ec5b9493d7b1e69527c632838b8f78359401e597ac/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_06.jpg" /> <img width="1235" height="823" width_o="1235" height_o="823" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f014804993e104192cb1b0e30b13e25260a3f96e81c7dc2cfbd8893ec4735b6a/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_08.jpg" data-mid="69786819" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f014804993e104192cb1b0e30b13e25260a3f96e81c7dc2cfbd8893ec4735b6a/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_08.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d7ccf92d9151e79a62b823d75a9bd8a38d0f9f18888945b772843798f449dae/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_10.jpg" data-mid="69786823" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5d7ccf92d9151e79a62b823d75a9bd8a38d0f9f18888945b772843798f449dae/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_10.jpg" /> <img width="1298" height="865" width_o="1298" height_o="865" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09380c98fa81958cf2315cd751b29a3250230df0a1ba092a5823e8c79817f353/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_11.jpg" data-mid="69786826" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/09380c98fa81958cf2315cd751b29a3250230df0a1ba092a5823e8c79817f353/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_11.jpg" /> <img width="1244" height="830" width_o="1244" height_o="830" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56c299720859d9b36a46c178d33a1e230ef018a53f102d9429acff82c3d37525/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_12.jpg" data-mid="69786828" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/56c299720859d9b36a46c178d33a1e230ef018a53f102d9429acff82c3d37525/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_12.jpg" /> <img width="1230" height="820" width_o="1230" height_o="820" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b4164f5f85dd89f45d59ee86c5c3c791fb7473e4a36dd694fcbd0d6a43f0912/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_15.jpg" data-mid="69786833" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b4164f5f85dd89f45d59ee86c5c3c791fb7473e4a36dd694fcbd0d6a43f0912/Mermaid-Palace_MERMAID_Art_15.jpg" /> I want somebody to be in charge of me. I want to be in charge. I want to be powerful. I want to destroy myself. I believe in utopia. I think utopia is naive. <img width="1322" height="321" width_o="1322" height_o="321" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0649bb2ba0cd1b3f5e8e5204277a00bb2cf229705c4ad72e19821f61cd38545/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" data-mid="66819157" border="0" data-scale="25" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b0649bb2ba0cd1b3f5e8e5204277a00bb2cf229705c4ad72e19821f61cd38545/MP_Logomark_Wave_black_-000000_FA.png" /> STAY IN TOUCHfor knowledge and magic. INSTAGRAM&nbsp; |&nbsp; TWITTER &nbsp;| &nbsp;FACEBOOK &nbsp;| EMAIL https://mermaidpalace.org/The-Heart Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:28:43 +0000 Mermaid Palace https://mermaidpalace.org/The-Heart <img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b836abaa2a585517137890cc5565bd89336e6793f6183d349ba270fe83784a8/TheHeart_2023_Square_Logo_1400x1400.jpg" data-mid="193912085" border="0" data-scale="42" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b836abaa2a585517137890cc5565bd89336e6793f6183d349ba270fe83784a8/TheHeart_2023_Square_Logo_1400x1400.jpg" /> <img width="1370" height="265" width_o="1370" height_o="265" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e65cd0d9708e5d861d18a611d02c00395105dc13486be5d63376434ba33634cb/TheHeart_2023_logo_txtonly.png" data-mid="193913969" border="0" data-scale="53" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e65cd0d9708e5d861d18a611d02c00395105dc13486be5d63376434ba33634cb/TheHeart_2023_logo_txtonly.png" /> AN AUDIO ART PROJECT ABOUT POWER &amp; LOVE Founded in Kaitlin Prest’s bedroom in 2014, The Heart is the culmination of many years of queer storytelling and play. Home to the widely lauded “NO” series, Peabody Finalist “Silent Evidence”, Third Coast Gold Award winning “Mariya” and Prix Italia awarded “Movies In Your Head”, The Heart is a groundbreaking force of feminist audio art making. The show features personal documentary stories made by host KP and her friends. Cinematic, exquisitely sound designed and nakedly honest, The Heart’s stories ask big questions and tell deep truths. From Mermaid Palace and Radiotopia. ︎ VISIT THE SHOW ARCHIVE ︎ FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM <img width="1381" height="367" width_o="1381" height_o="367" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c4602dde1b51049584159d7b66b71451ac2870e12db63f8706820f8af6bce41/Radiotopia_Logo_Associated_-12065c.png" data-mid="61039567" border="0" data-scale="27" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c4602dde1b51049584159d7b66b71451ac2870e12db63f8706820f8af6bce41/Radiotopia_Logo_Associated_-12065c.png" /> SUBSCRIBE <img width="512" height="512" width_o="512" height_o="512" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cbdd82e653206f882dcd9d623b8bed987d896993279210cc6edbcc2d698d69c/Apple_Podcast_Icon_-000000.png" data-mid="61039575" border="0" data-scale="5" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/512/i/0cbdd82e653206f882dcd9d623b8bed987d896993279210cc6edbcc2d698d69c/Apple_Podcast_Icon_-000000.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="709" height="709" width_o="709" height_o="709" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9866561692cb33ccefe65b0a48447321ea924c474cd2363eb7393726e2b02e99/Spotify_Icon_RGB_Black.png" data-mid="61039574" border="0" data-scale="5" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/709/i/9866561692cb33ccefe65b0a48447321ea924c474cd2363eb7393726e2b02e99/Spotify_Icon_RGB_Black.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="5000" height="2973" width_o="5000" height_o="2973" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24aa1940ef8a78d3fabb175b41dff3f9fb32d7c71a4c12807e19da50d656be81/Stitcher_Logo.png" data-mid="61039572" border="0" data-scale="8" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24aa1940ef8a78d3fabb175b41dff3f9fb32d7c71a4c12807e19da50d656be81/Stitcher_Logo.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="512" height="512" width_o="512" height_o="512" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53bc7e0b267523c09783d6f881e7febd26ab198f3945e6eb83ce59c428ea6532/Google-Podcasts_Logo_No-Words_-000000.png" data-mid="61039570" border="0" data-scale="6" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/512/i/53bc7e0b267523c09783d6f881e7febd26ab198f3945e6eb83ce59c428ea6532/Google-Podcasts_Logo_No-Words_-000000.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="261" height="286" width_o="261" height_o="286" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ffad28ce6534746cbefb9fe8195658ddb0a758450833288c9991c0f19039c14a/Radio-Public_Logo_-000000.png" data-mid="61039573" border="0" data-scale="5" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/261/i/ffad28ce6534746cbefb9fe8195658ddb0a758450833288c9991c0f19039c14a/Radio-Public_Logo_-000000.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="512" height="512" width_o="512" height_o="512" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64c2b184f35588ad8be1eeecb84d9697b93a7090c285909a12f49937d1a21c22/RSS-Feed_Logo_-000000.png" data-mid="61039569" border="0" data-scale="5" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/512/i/64c2b184f35588ad8be1eeecb84d9697b93a7090c285909a12f49937d1a21c22/RSS-Feed_Logo_-000000.png" /> EPISODES STARTER EPISODE WELCOME TO THE HEART RELEASE DATE:&nbsp;FEBRUARY 23, 2022 This episode provides an overview of where we’ve been and where we’re going next. SERIES DAD RELEASE DATE: JUNE 18, 2023 A father daughter love story about a millennial woman and a baby boomer man facing a painful chapter of their past. — ︎ LISTEN TO ALL EPISODES FEATURED PRESS AUTOSTRADDLE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; AV CLUB&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;COSMO&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DAZED&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;THE GUARDIAN&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; THE NEW YORK TIMES &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AUTOSTRADDLE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; AV CLUB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;COSMO&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DAZED&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; THE GUARDIAN&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; THE NEW YORK TIMES &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b2f9e4dd10e9ef413620384e804322a5e549d934d361159a4d095c91316d247/MP_TheHeart_Logo_no-gem-logos_greenborder_1400x1400px_FA.jpg" data-mid="61039558" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1b2f9e4dd10e9ef413620384e804322a5e549d934d361159a4d095c91316d247/MP_TheHeart_Logo_no-gem-logos_greenborder_1400x1400px_FA.jpg" /> ︎ VISIT THE SHOW ARCHIVE︎ SUBSCRIBE TO THE HEART ︎ FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM ︎&nbsp; EMAIL THE HEART SHOW HISTORYIN MONTREAL&nbsp;2008. CKUT 90.3 FM offers up an hour at drivetime to a group of queers. Kaitlin Prest, Jess Grosman, Nora Rohman, Britt Wray and Linda Tsang are the new collective of a sex positive radio show called Audio Smut. CKUT gives them the space and the freedom to experiment and find their own voice. Wildness ensues. IN NEW YORK 2012. Mitra Kaboli moves to New York to join Kaitlin, who has big dreams of making the show into a real job instead of a passion project. They go independent from the radio station and relaunch the show as a podcast. Jen Ng, Rider Alsop and Rae Dooley join the ranks.&nbsp;IN KAITLIN’S BEDROOM 2014. She receives a call from Kerri Hoffman (PRX) with an invite to join the Radiotopia network. The Heart is born. Wildness ensues. Sharon Mashihi, Samara Breger and Phoebe Wang join the team. The show wins awards. They become pros. And then they get tired.&nbsp; IN TORONTO 2018. The Heart is quiet. Kaitlin, Phoebe and Sharon make a different podcast with the CBC. Mitra gets a pro job at ESPN’s 30 for 30. Jen goes on a self-care vacay. Samara starts lifting weights and writing a lesbian romance novel. Rider lives the artist commune poet life.&nbsp; IN LOS ANGELES 2019. Kaitlin decides to revamp the show and introduces&nbsp; artists Nicole Kelly and Phoebe Unter (PU/NK) of bitchface. EVERYWHERE COVID 2021. The show goes quiet again, brewing ideas for future, queer works of audio art. IN TORONTO 2023. Kaitlin teams up with her sister Natalie Prest to create a new series about the love story we’re born into.&nbsp; DONATE <img width="1322" height="321" width_o="1322" height_o="321" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88c7b3e785d41d39a6cd23982dc640a0759afdabb083fcf7fcd447acc02e4335/MP_Logomark_Wave_The-Heart_-12065c_FA.png" data-mid="62427871" border="0" data-scale="25" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/88c7b3e785d41d39a6cd23982dc640a0759afdabb083fcf7fcd447acc02e4335/MP_Logomark_Wave_The-Heart_-12065c_FA.png" /> STAY IN TOUCHfor knowledge and magic. INSTAGRAM&nbsp; |&nbsp; TWITTER &nbsp;| &nbsp;FACEBOOK &nbsp;| EMAIL https://mermaidpalace.org/Asking-For-It Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:35:12 +0000 Mermaid Palace https://mermaidpalace.org/Asking-For-It <img width="3980" height="1497" width_o="3980" height_o="1497" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2d964e1ff1e8b4d948c665a86ad78cf56e673b386d205890d179eea38f94789/AFI_ShowBanner_LavGlitter.jpg" data-mid="60455079" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2d964e1ff1e8b4d948c665a86ad78cf56e673b386d205890d179eea38f94789/AFI_ShowBanner_LavGlitter.jpg" /> This darkly comedic series follows a queer, femme singer whose herstory of violence finds her no matter how many times she runs away. ︎ FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM <img width="1167" height="103" width_o="1167" height_o="103" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e0b8f5e1d86c34653de863ea552ba1bfb2596a1f9b3d2970b252016815baeb74/CBCPodcasts_Logo_-272e5b.png" data-mid="60042918" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e0b8f5e1d86c34653de863ea552ba1bfb2596a1f9b3d2970b252016815baeb74/CBCPodcasts_Logo_-272e5b.png" /> SUBSCRIBE <img width="512" height="512" width_o="512" height_o="512" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cbdd82e653206f882dcd9d623b8bed987d896993279210cc6edbcc2d698d69c/Apple_Podcast_Icon_-000000.png" data-mid="60534777" border="0" data-scale="5" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/512/i/0cbdd82e653206f882dcd9d623b8bed987d896993279210cc6edbcc2d698d69c/Apple_Podcast_Icon_-000000.png" />&nbsp; 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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="261" height="286" width_o="261" height_o="286" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ffad28ce6534746cbefb9fe8195658ddb0a758450833288c9991c0f19039c14a/Radio-Public_Logo_-000000.png" data-mid="60534778" border="0" data-scale="5" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/261/i/ffad28ce6534746cbefb9fe8195658ddb0a758450833288c9991c0f19039c14a/Radio-Public_Logo_-000000.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="512" height="512" width_o="512" height_o="512" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64c2b184f35588ad8be1eeecb84d9697b93a7090c285909a12f49937d1a21c22/RSS-Feed_Logo_-000000.png" data-mid="60534781" border="0" data-scale="5" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/512/i/64c2b184f35588ad8be1eeecb84d9697b93a7090c285909a12f49937d1a21c22/RSS-Feed_Logo_-000000.png" /> CHARACTERS <img width="1500" height="2250" width_o="1500" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b88418609e8a25272669922c09b9f2d4eb7d14822fee0e4f42e6cbd6a44a883/DD_GOLDIE_7S9A1492_1.jpg" data-mid="60068708" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b88418609e8a25272669922c09b9f2d4eb7d14822fee0e4f42e6cbd6a44a883/DD_GOLDIE_7S9A1492_1.jpg" /> GOLDIE Performed by Drew Denny <img width="1500" height="2250" width_o="1500" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/449d1bcbaa05ffb6726f2293b245614a06d20bafa62edc7d809e7f146b2ab582/CHRISTINA_KG_7S9A0907.jpg" data-mid="60068705" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/449d1bcbaa05ffb6726f2293b245614a06d20bafa62edc7d809e7f146b2ab582/CHRISTINA_KG_7S9A0907.jpg" /> KG&nbsp;Performed by Christina Gaillard&nbsp; <img width="1500" height="2250" width_o="1500" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce2767276bf016163e8a7476ae30fc0cd3c03bdbb6f721417993c2f90ccf97fd/MEL_TAYLOR_7S9A2580.jpg" data-mid="60068707" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce2767276bf016163e8a7476ae30fc0cd3c03bdbb6f721417993c2f90ccf97fd/MEL_TAYLOR_7S9A2580.jpg" /> TAYLORPerformed by Mel Shimkovitz&nbsp; <img width="1500" height="2250" width_o="1500" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee72e75fdc4cd8255abd2c0436fba468f4a2a2497b6646e45bf1db33428e56bd/KP_COACH_7S9A1378_1.jpg" data-mid="60068706" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee72e75fdc4cd8255abd2c0436fba468f4a2a2497b6646e45bf1db33428e56bd/KP_COACH_7S9A1378_1.jpg" /> COACHPerformed by Kaitlin Prest&nbsp; EPISODES RELEASE DATE FEBRUARY 25, 2020 <img width="1400" height="1400" width_o="1400" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aad77fd7bf51a7c914d9b5ad8df8ce67753242ec460336e554fbfbb5185e3048/MP_AFI_Podcast-Cover-Art_1400x1400px_FA.jpg" data-mid="60047774" border="0" data-scale="48" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aad77fd7bf51a7c914d9b5ad8df8ce67753242ec460336e554fbfbb5185e3048/MP_AFI_Podcast-Cover-Art_1400x1400px_FA.jpg" /> ︎ LISTEN TO ALL EPISODES EPISODE 1 MEET GOLDIE The cycle begins “Everyone feels the same way when we fall in love, right? But what if I’m a puzzle piece so misshapen that when I find my perfect match... it’s a disaster. Dangerous even?” _ EPISODE 2 TOO LITTLE Abuse that is invisible but still leaves a mark “What would you say if I told you a MAN was doing these things to me?”_ EPISODE 3 THREE BEARS Inside the mind of an abuser “Why tell a lie when you’ve found the real thing?”_EPISODE 4 ONCE UPON A TIME...Internalized Misogyny and Intergenerational Trauma“Dangit! I’m still alive?”_EPISODE 5 TOO MUCHIntimate partner violence “Never in all my years of playing dress-up, of scissoring my Barbies, of pretending to marry my dog, did I ever imagine I would grow up to stare into the eyes of my beloved and say: ‘Can you please stop pointing the gun at me?’” _ EPISODE 6 ENOUGH!Mothering your MotherThe Sisterhood of Cracked Ribs and a Pupil Full of Loaded Gun_ EPISODE 7 ESCAPE Seven times “I heard it takes people like seven times to leave their abuser so I’m hoping you can help me. I can’t … I can’t do this seven times.” Dr. Dar: “Seven times is the average.&nbsp; It could take more than that.” EXCLUSIVE SOUNDTRACK BY HIPS <img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b5b8982e8edbd1ebfdc82b15d3b05c9e2911227bf3a2e1eccf3462f1c38ec88/HIPS-album-art.jpg" data-mid="60070921" border="0" data-scale="98" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b5b8982e8edbd1ebfdc82b15d3b05c9e2911227bf3a2e1eccf3462f1c38ec88/HIPS-album-art.jpg" /> ABOUT HIPSHIPS is a collaboration between Drew Denny and Christina Gaillard. The multi-instrumentalists played in a handful of bands together throughout the 2010s and formed HIPS as an all-female vehicle with an emphasis on innovative dance beats, heavy bass and lush vocal harmonies. Gaillard produces all tracks, with Denny writing lyrics and melodies. ︎ LISTEN TO SOUNDTRACK SAMPLE LYRICSFROM “COMEBACK” HEARD IN EPISODE 5: TOO MUCH From the lock of your eye&nbsp; I knew you were my fate From the back of your hand I knew you were my mate But what if I’m just taking the bait? What if I don’t leave you until it’s too late?︎ LISTEN TO “COMEBACK” FEATURED PRESSANOTHER&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BELLO COLLECTIVE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;VULTURE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;ANOTHER&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BELLO COLLECTIVE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;VULTURE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;ANOTHER&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BELLO COLLECTIVE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;VULTURE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;ANOTHER&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BELLO COLLECTIVE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;VULTURE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ABOUT THE PRODUCERS <img width="1800" height="1800" width_o="1800" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa875abe808d1aa6ff9d8413c39caac3d0d8d69fe0cdf42d59e01e42ccb36b38/DREW_2_square_cropped_R_lo-res.jpg" data-mid="60520568" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa875abe808d1aa6ff9d8413c39caac3d0d8d69fe0cdf42d59e01e42ccb36b38/DREW_2_square_cropped_R_lo-res.jpg" /> DREW DENNYWriter/Director, SongwriterDrew Denny is a writer and director whose film Momster premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019 and whose documentary Queer Habits is being adapted for narrative television. She performs as a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with HIPS. ︎ @dangitdrewdenny ︎ @showusyourhips <img width="1440" height="1419" width_o="1440" height_o="1419" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d59172a1c41e3311d98a82022309e241d5363d9c11e144265ff981505b72bde3/KA3_FINAL_R_lo-res.jpg" data-mid="60047838" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d59172a1c41e3311d98a82022309e241d5363d9c11e144265ff981505b72bde3/KA3_FINAL_R_lo-res.jpg" />KAITLIN PREST Producer/Director, Sound DesignerKaitlin Prest is an audio artist, podcast creator and the director of Mermaid Palace. She specializes in creating intimate audio universes that tell deep truths in documentaries, fiction and real life.&nbsp;︎ @kaitlinprest ︎ @kaitlinprest THE TEAM RIDER ALSOPProducer/Sound Designer Rider is an award-winning radio producer and sound designer. A long-time collaborator with The Heart, Radiotopia's innovative podcast about sex and power, she's helped produce and develop shows for TED, Red Bull's Music Academy, NPR, Refinery29, PRX, WQXR and the Omidayar Network. In 2019, she produced Hitch, an experimental podcast blending truth and fiction for You42 in addition to producing, sound designing and voicing a few characters for Asking For It. CHRISTINA GAILLARD Performer/ComposerChristina is a musician, producer and composer who lives in Los Angeles and Mexico City. She has scored a variety of film and television projects, including recent documentaries for VICE, The Washington Post and 2018’s Noticias de Pluton, which screened at multiple international film festivals including Cannes. Her music has been featured on Bravo, MTV and HBO. She has produced and co-produced numerous albums, including 2014's critically acclaimed Sundowner, by HT Heartache; 2012's Sun of May, by Argentine; and a 2019 self-titled album by Crown Plaza. HARRY KNAZAN Audio Engineer/Sound Designer Harry Knazan is a Toronto-based composer, sound designer, and audio engineer. Harry has over 10 years of experience working in the music and post audio industries. He has worked on national and international advertising campaigns for the past 8 years. In addition, he has worked on projects that have been recognized by the Polaris Prize (Lido Pimienta), the Hot Docs International Film Festival (Unarmed Verses), the BET awards (Drake, God’s Plan), and The Juno Awards (A Tribe Called Red). MEL SHIMKOVITZ Performer (Taylor)Mel is a writer, director, performer and visual artist splitting time between Los Angeles and mile marker 1, New Mexico. Mel’s been seen as an actor on Amazon's Transparent, HBO’s High Maintenance and dozens of short films, web series and Instagram Stories. As a writer, Shimkovitz has penned episodes for Showtime’s SMILF and HBO's High Maintenance. PHOEBE UNTER Associate ProducerPhoebe makes audio and visual art interrogating things people avoid talking about. She is co-producer of The (new)&nbsp;Heart, and co-host &amp; co-producer of bitchface. Phoebe sometimes holds the mic while Kaitlin Prest pretends to have sex, and did a stint as producer &amp; office eccentric at the public radio show Marketplace. She records and archives oral histories with tenants for The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project. KIMMY ROBERTSON Performer (Dolly) Kimmy Robertson began her career as a ballet dancer, but her distinctive sense of humor and quirky style brought her to the attention of an agent who happened to work in the same office as her ballet company. After at first being unsure about becoming an actor, Kimmy was then hired for the first role she auditioned for in the teen comedy The Last American Virgin. She then returned to ballet but appeared in the occasional film such as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and My Mom's a Werewolf before being cast as the Sheriff's ditsy secretary, Lucy, in the groundbreaking TV series, Twin Peaks. She went on to work on such films as Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Speed 2: Cruise Control and Stuart Little. She recently reprised her role as Lucy in Twin Peaks: The Return for Showtime. MEGAN AUSTER-ROSEN Performer (Dr. Dar, Goldie’s Therapist) Megan Auster-Rosen is a writer, performer and clinical psychologist living in Los Angeles with her wife and five-pound chihuahua, Tiny. SPECIAL THANKS / APPEARANCES BY JOHN ENNIS JOSH FADEM KYLE LASKY ED VALENTINE EMILY BATSONSHAYDA ABADI EMILY ANDERSON SARAH KAPLAN <img width="1322" height="321" width_o="1322" height_o="321" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c85ffbe46c38e2a82d64f0095dc6ad57c5d10118ded269008ad76ca629a4ce4/MP_Logomark_Wave_AFI_-272e5b_FA.png" data-mid="62427920" border="0" data-scale="25" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c85ffbe46c38e2a82d64f0095dc6ad57c5d10118ded269008ad76ca629a4ce4/MP_Logomark_Wave_AFI_-272e5b_FA.png" /> STAY IN TOUCHfor knowledge and magic. 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Part B is a history of the town of Great Neck, as told by Faribah, the neighbor across the street. As Faribah always likes to say, "In this neighborhood, the windows are very important.&nbsp; What can you see when you look out of them, and what can everybody else see when they look in?" ︎ LISTEN TO ALL EPISODES ABOUT THE TEAM <img width="1824" height="2736" width_o="1824" height_o="2736" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0e33ecc7104ee090101d9e8c29fa580c81073414b45cfaca90f4d7d474dfc29/SHARON_1_R_lo-res.jpg" data-mid="83797135" border="0" data-scale="50" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d0e33ecc7104ee090101d9e8c29fa580c81073414b45cfaca90f4d7d474dfc29/SHARON_1_R_lo-res.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Photo by Sam Massey SHARON MASHIHI Creator Sharon Mashihi (she/her) has essentially spent her entire life and career preparing to make this series. She is an audio artist, screenwriter, and story editor. This show is an elaboration and response to her award-winning, personal documentary, Man Choubam, which won the Silver Prize at Third Coast Audio Festival in 2018. Sharon has been a longtime editor at The Heart. She was also the editor of the CBC fictional series, The Shadows.︎ Sharon Mashihi KAITLIN PRESTExecutive Producer/EditorKaitlin Prest (she/her) is an audio artist working in radio, performance and installation — specializing in creating intimate audio universes that tell deep truths in documentaries, fiction and real life. She is the director and founder of Mermaid Palace, and her work has been recognized by several international awards: Peabody Finalist (2017), Third Coast International Gold for Best Documentary (2016), Prix Italia for New Formats in Radio (2015) and the Hearsay Festival’s Overall Prize (2014). Her work has been featured in The Guardian, The New Yorker and Refinery29.︎ @kaitlinprest ︎ @kaitlinprest &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="1440" height="1419" width_o="1440" height_o="1419" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a574bc9519d1618c7a97ba1d4766e8c46c30dae8d170fb06452f5d7b59be5f0/KA3_FINAL_R_lo-res.jpg" data-mid="98895844" border="0" data-scale="67" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a574bc9519d1618c7a97ba1d4766e8c46c30dae8d170fb06452f5d7b59be5f0/KA3_FINAL_R_lo-res.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Photo by Sam Massey ARIEL MEJIA Associate ProducerAriel Mejia (she/her) is a Chicago native who came to audio art and radio production by way of feminist praxis, community organizing and sexual health education. She has work published on the BBC show Short Cuts from Falling Tree Productions; Antibody, a podcast series from Jacobin Magazine’s, The Dig; and is regularly featured on Hope from the Front Lines, a podcast from Juneteenth Productions. Ariel teaches audio storytelling to teens at After School Matters in Chicago and aspires to become a skilled tap dancer. She is most inspired by the magic of human connection, possibilities for transformation, and the changing of the seasons. ︎ @scienceismagic ︎ @ari_el_mejia︎ Ariel Mejia ADDITIONAL TEAM MEMBERS STORY CONSULTANT - Sunita Prasad ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF PRE-PRODUCTION - Monique Laborde MIX ENGINEER - Harry KnazanPERFORMANCES BY - Sharon Mashihi, Thatcher Keats, Armen Bazarian, Kaitlin Prest, Phoebe Unter, Ariel Mejia, Georgia Wall, Alejandro Salazar and Azita Shirazi <img width="1322" height="321" width_o="1322" height_o="321" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c85ffbe46c38e2a82d64f0095dc6ad57c5d10118ded269008ad76ca629a4ce4/MP_Logomark_Wave_AFI_-272e5b_FA.png" data-mid="83795592" border="0" data-scale="25" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c85ffbe46c38e2a82d64f0095dc6ad57c5d10118ded269008ad76ca629a4ce4/MP_Logomark_Wave_AFI_-272e5b_FA.png" /> STAY IN TOUCHfor knowledge and magic. INSTAGRAM&nbsp; |&nbsp; TWITTER &nbsp;| &nbsp;FACEBOOK &nbsp;| EMAIL