Actor, clown, and physical theater artist extraordinaire Molly Brennan has performed in plays at the Goodman Theatre, emceed The Fly Honey Show, and toured the world with her legendary 500 Clown troupe (defunct for some time now). She soothes me with a beautiful New Hampshire memory, talk of her atheist upbringing and DIY ethic, and only the righteous kind of bitterness.

Content warning: abandonment, COVID-19, trickle-down shittery, accessible performance venues, the Titanic submersible, advocating for others vs. yourself, Tom Petty, band vs. solo artist life.

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Molly's performing as Bottom in Oak Park Festival Theatre's outdoor production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," July 13-August 19 (2023), and you can learn more at their Instagram, @oakparkfestival.

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And check out my other podcast, Genre Reveal Party!, where I'm analyzing TV and movies with writer and cultural critic Madeline Lane-McKinley.

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Music = Future: "Use Me" / James Blackshaw: "The Cloud of Unknowing" / Johnnie Frierson: "Miracles"