What happens when a nun has an amazing voice? She becomes a star! In celebrating NCSW, we decided to do a five part podcast special showing how different nuns have different ways of giving witness. In this episode, Maakwe talks about Sister Cristina Scuccia who won The Voice of Italy in 2014. Curve Riders is a short narrative podcast of women who didn't make the history books. Produced by Pa Ying Vang and Maakwe Cumanzala, students at St. Catherine University, and the oral history project SisterStory; the series presents achievements and cultural impacts of women religious. Inspired by SisterStory's coverage "Sisters of Influence" on pinterest the podcast aims to present these stories anew with an emphasis on storytelling through writing, sound design, and music. Curve Riders series art by Garrett Tiedemann. SisterStory is the ongoing story of National Catholic Sisters Week aimed at broadening awareness of Catholic sisters through the collection of oral histories, social media

outreach, and the creation of additional media content. For more information visit SisterStory.org. National Catholic Sisters Week is a celebration of the lives and legacies of Catholic sisters every year from March 8-14 in conjunction with NWHM. If you wish to participate or have events you would like to share please visit NationalCatholicSistersWeek.org. Music used in this episode: Dexter Britian: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/DexterBritain/ Chris Zabriskie: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/ChrisZabriskie/ Sister Cristina's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-LKjEoK57BhcncCBo3stEw