April 17, 2024 - Gordon Clapp, Alison Bechdel, and Janie Barnett
About The Episode
The road frequently traveled. Emmy award-winning actor Gordon Clapp brings Robert Frost back to life in a one-man show. We talk to him about reprising the role of the acclaimed poet –one he’s performed over 100 times.
From there it’s the writer and cartoonist Alison Bechdel. More than 40 years ago she inadvertently created the “Bechdel Test,” a way to gauge gender representation in Hollywood — a cultural touchstone that is still relevant. She joins us to talk about this, the adaptation of her tragic-comic graphic memoir “Fun Home” into a hit Broadway musical, and how she has gained insights into her mortality by writing about her obsession with exercise.
Finally, singer-songwriter Janie Barnett has reimagined Cole Porter, Americana style. We talk to her about this genre-bending work ahead of her show at City Winery Boston.
