Kirsty picks up last week's episode talking proudly about Gentleman Jack creator and local Sowerby Bridge girl, Sally Wainwright. Sally portrays the "truest representation of West Yorkshire people I've ever watched." Kirsty shares local lore about the 18th century criminal gang, the Cragg Vale Coiners. She recommends the Bankfield Museum as an excellent place to learn about the history of Halifax. The museum holds a replica of the notorious Gibbet, a devise invented before the French guillotine, used to punish petty thieves and cloth robbers. In talking about Ann Walker, Kirsty reminds us to, "Go on fearlessly."

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Kirsty Davies brings a local's perspective to the Lister Sisterhood. From visiting Shibden throughout her childhood to queuing up with the droves of women from all over the world to take part in the Gentleman Jack excitement, Kirsty has found new and enduring friendships. As a strong ally for the Listerhood, Kirsty says that it fills her heart to know that Halifax is a safe place for visitors.

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Kirsty Davis shares a wonderful local Halifax perspective to the Lister Sisterhood, in fact, her daughter coined the term "Listering"! As a child, Shibden Hall provided Kirsty with a place to do something on a rainy day or to find a peaceful place to read. After Gentleman Jack, Kirsty found herself queuing up with women from around the world to tour Shibden, beginning enduring friendships. She's rightly proud of Halifax for being a special place where Lister Sisters can feel safe, so much so, she says, that it "fills my heart."

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We continue our conversation with the self-described independent spirit Pat Esgate, progenitor of the Anne Lister Birthday Week (ALBW) festival. A few hints are dropped about updates of the Anne Lister Society that runs tandem with ALBW, and how it was developed by Sally Wainwright, Anne Choma, Laurie Shannon, and Pat. Pat looks each day for positivity to carry into the future, an important task especially in today's political climate. She reminds us that we've been through worse. That if we work hard, and stay active we will get through this.

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Pat Esgate shares the moment in the Halifax Minister when she stood to express what so many of us feel, a deep appreciation for being seen and an opportunity to create community. After visiting Gentleman Jack's Shibden Hall, then taking in a talk by Helena Whitbread and Jill Liddington, Pat says it "lit a fuse in me". Together with Cheryl McDonald, Pat forged Anne Lister Birthday Week (ALBW) so that others could experience the wonder that transforms us and joins us in Lister Sisterhood.

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Like Ann Walker, who saw in Anne Lister someone with the courage to fully live her own life, so too, do Lister Sisters who get to gain courage through friendships with each other. Two people, like Vicki & Jan, who on paper may seem not to have much in common, wind up with friendships that change lives. Differences allow us to see other perspectives and experiences with new understanding.

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The story of Anne & Ann can close 4,000 miles distance to bring people together and create a friendship like Jan & Vicki have. It was the impact of 'Gentleman Jack' and the social media communities that grew that led these two together. It is their shared sense of humor that Vicki says is the reason that, "We got on like a house on fire!" They have become best friends that talk every day and their generational and cultural differences serve to enrich their friendship and growth.

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As the true red jacket volunteer that she is, Steph says that, "People see bits and pieces of themselves in Anne." That's what keeps her, like so many, returning time and again to Shibden Hall. Steph talks about being an artist whose drawings are "like keeping a diary, in a way," providing her with the ability to relive the many stories and experiences that going to the Anne Lister festivals provides. Finding community, instantly feeling a part of something, gives the sense of coming home.

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Lister Sisters have quite the sense of humor! We pick up our conversation with Cheryl & Elizabeth who discuss their idea for their own podcast inspired by their own "Kindlegate" escapade. It happened during an Anne Lister Society session while renowned Anne Lister author Jill Liddington was speaking. You won't want to miss how it plays out. Then there are stories about common thread experiences of acceptance and rejection by parents when Elizabeth and Cheryl were young adults.

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In the inaugural episode of Lister Sister Conversations, what's better than a wonderful love story?! Cheryl & Elizabeth remind us that Anne Lister and Ann Walker's story is just that, and that their inspiration set the stage for a modern love story brought to life though Anne Lister Birthday Week (ALBW). Elizabeth caught a cheeky twinkle in Cheryl's eye that made her smile. Out of character for herself, Elizabeth walked up to Cheryl and told her so! Our first Lister Sister Conversation discusses Team Lister and Team Walker, the camaraderie that the sisterhood nourishes, and the sharing of inspiring lives.

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