SUPER SLEEPY whilst recording, but I had some thoughts tumbling round my head about attitude, considering others the way we want to be considered, how attitude affects others, and how our attitude towards ourselves can impact our relationship to others and our attitude towards them...or theirs towards us.

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JOY! That's the theme of this week's podcast. Adam Ferguson and I are working on an sound recording assignment for class, and I loved his idea of asking strangers the question "What brings you joy?" On today's episode of TBD With LDT, I recount some of the answers we got, as well as some of Adam and I's reflections -- and I list some of the things that bring ME joy.....like Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito's "Put Your Hands Together," which is both a live comedy show that happens weekly in LA and a podcast that you can listen to anytime, anywhere! Check it out. And also check out a longtime friend and fellow joymaker, Chelsea Foy, whose site lovelyindeed.com is constant source of joy and ideas on how to make and spread it. Have a great week, y'all!

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The one and only Teyonce. The one and only Ooohwee. That's right, ladies and gents and all non-binary folx, on today's episode I am joined by Te'juana Johnson and David Brice-Miller, two of the funniest, smartest, bad-assest people ever. We talk shade, identity, politics (for just a moment), and so much more. I know I say this all the time...but this really is one of my very favorite episodes of TBD With LDT.

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New year, new episode of TBD With LDT! I didn't make any "new year's resolutions," but I have made conscious choices about what I want going forward. I want to love myself. To say yes to myself. Audre Lorde sagaciously said: "we have been raised to fear the yes in ourselves." This is true of millions and millions of us: we have gotten "NO" from so many sources that we have internalized that No, to the point where we may have forgotten how to say YES to ourselves. For myself, I am choosing to say yes by taking better care of my physical vessel, by loving myself first (so that I can continue to love others), and by saying yes to personal growth and change.... like starting the year single. Thanks for listening to TBD With LDT, and I hope your new year brings you much YES!

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The one and only Amy Seeley is on the podcast today. Amy is an actor, an improvisor, a writer, an educator, an empowering force in the Universe, and a founder of Chicago's Factory Theater -- amongst other things. She and I sit down for an absolutely heartening, inspiring, dee-lightful conversation about life, learning, finding your voice, #metoo, improvisation, and a whole lotta other great stuff. There's a reason why Amy Seeley is a favorite human of many, and you can hear why on this week's episode of TBD With LDT.

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Bethany Saint-Smith is a singer-songwriter, a poet, an autobiographer, a mother, a survivor, a force of nature -- and a piece of the Universe glowing brightly. Of her singing, The Supreme’s Susaye Greene said, “Bethany has the instincts of an aged American blues singer. There’s a tug in the heart when you hear her sing that grabs you and makes you wonder what she's lived through. She reminds me of the earthy Odetta of 60's Folk-rock fame, or of Nina Simone's scathingly sophisticated perceptions of life.” Bethany and I sit down and discuss life and barriers and human relationships in what will hopefully just be one episode in a series of talks with this incredible artist. Follow her on bethanysaintsmith.wordpress.com and find her on Facebook and Twitter.

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Greg Sidnam is a fellow MFA in TVFT student at Cal State LA, a technician, a director, a former actor, and one of those people who gives meaning to the term "don't judge a book by its cover." When we first met in Fall 2017, we probably wanted to punch each other in the face a little bit. But the thing about listening to others is that you often learn that there are more similarities than anyone could imagine. This episode is about life's journey's, the unexpected paths that this life of art will take you on, and how it's never too late to make discoveries and open yourself up to new experiences. We also argue about how graphic novels are not comic books...because everyone should read Alison Bechdel's graphic memoirs.

DISCLAIMER! From 12:03 - 12:39, there is a high-pitched tone that comes on over the PA system in the room we were recording in.

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On this episode, I once again sit down with Jeremiah Ripley, a fellow MFA Actor at Cal State LA, and this time we dig deep into matters of queer identity, politics, acceptance, awareness, representation, and more. Progress was made in the midterm elections, but our world still has work to do -- and some of that work starts by letting ourselves and one another shine, just like mama Marianne Williamson taught us.

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...aaaaand we're back from Unexpected Hiatus Due to Life as an MFA Acting Student! The past few weeks have been tough ones, not just because of an intensely fulfilling school workload, but also because our country--our WORLD--is in a state of tremendous upheaval. Over the past two weekends, I was privileged to sit in the audience of two theatre pieces that resonated with me strongly, not only because of their own depth and breadth, but because of the intense connection and reflection on current events and current mindsets. Truly, these were reverential, sacred experiences, akin to the transcendent moments that occur in a church, temple, fellowship hall, mosque, or other places where people gather in faith. If you are in the LA area this weekend, you have a chance to partake of one of those experiences -- Sarah Mantell's "Everything That Never Happened" is in its final weekend of performances at Boston Court in Pasadena. GO SEE IT.

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TW: This week's episode centers on the current national narrative surrounding Ford/Kavanaugh. This was not an easy podcast to record, and I understand if it's not easy to listen to. I'm worn down and worn out by the crushing weight of anguish and anger, I'm tired of saying the same things year after year, I'm broken apart because every time a high profile abuse/assault case has come to light, more and more people I know are stepping forward with their own stories -- men and women -- so many, that it almost feels as though I may not know ANY woman who has not experienced sexual abuse/assault. And do you know what would (will) be even more heart-breaking than learning that all the women I know have been abused/assaulted? When I learn that, I will not be surprised for even one moment. Not because I don't know good men, or because I hate men, but because of the history of our world, our justice system, and our legacy of victim-blaming, shaming, and demeaning. We need to do better. We need to raise ourselves and our children better. We need to do some soul searching as a species.

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