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Season 1 Finale: Looking Back with Jazmine, Casey, James & Dan Frey
Jazmine and Casey invite their producer, James Hillmer, and parent-writer, Dan Frey, into the studio to reflect on the first season of First Words.
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40:35
Writing From the Heart with Nadine Kenney Johnstone
Nadine Kenney Johnstone is a memoirist, podcaster, and writing coach.
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35:50
Writing What’s Real with Ana Bretón
Ana Bretón is a Latina director and producer who is a very funny lady.
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36:06
Pivoting through Parenthood and Writing with Jazmine Aluma
Today Casey interviews First Words co-host and longtime friend Jazmine Aluma.
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37:48
Redefining Fatherhood & Masculinity with Papa B
Bodé Aboderin, also known as Papa B, is a writer, speaker, businessman, and stay at home dad.
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50:16
Truth-telling and ADHD with Rebecca Phillips Epstein
Rebecca Phillips Epstein is a screenwriter, essayist, and dramaturg, originally from New York City.
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44:51
Navigating the Writer-Parent Puzzle with Kelly Sue Milano
Kelly Sue Milano is a writer, mother, and modern oracle.
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41:46
The Bridge Between Mother and Writer with Cassandra Lane
Cassandra Lane is the author of We Are Bridges, a stunning memoir that explores memory and strength as it moves between twentieth-century rural South…
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40:06
Writing Stories Beyond the Middle with Anne Terpstra
Meet Anne Terpstra, an award-winning, Chicago-based writer who tells heartfelt, sex-positive stories that are grounded in realism and center LGBTQ…
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45:49
Empowering the Collective Breath with Samara Bay
Meet Samara Bay, a speech and dialect coach with clients ranging from the stars of Wonder Woman and Guardians of the Galaxy, to candidates running for…
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37:39
Finding Her Voice through Motherhood with Casey Gates Frey
Meet Casey Gates Frey, co-creator of First Words Podcast.
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45:57
The Postpartum Roller Coaster with Katie Lovejoy
Spotting postpartum depression can be tricky if you don’t know what to look for.
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