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From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads.&nbsp; We drive into stories, incite conversations and <b>indulge in curious games</b>, all to ask the ultimate question – <b>build it up or burn it down?</b></p>&nbsp;</p>Wednesday's Drop beginning August 23, 2023, is She the People, by Julie Proudfoot.&nbsp; A fierce feminist had faith in the American Dream until Donald Trump and his enablers came to power.&nbsp; She the People comes to terms with the past with both eyes on the 2024 of MAGA, Trumpism, and the threat of the anti-democracy movement, <b>inciting conversations instead of insurrections</b>.<br><br>Thursday's Drop beginning on September 7, 2023, is Rest Home Rampage, by Ed Proudfoot.&nbsp; A girl, her grandma and a disillusioned sales rep fight to stay alive in a retirement community.&nbsp; They battle drug-addled seniors, a closed-loop AI surveillance system and a management company hellbent on killing anybody who knows their dirty secret.&nbsp; <b>Unpacking corporate corruption to put the crooks away – for good!<br></b><br>Backseat Drivers Media owners Julie Proudfoot and Ed Proudfoot have shared stories and conversations as professional writers in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago. Julie is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and has been seen on multiple stages and tv screens. You may have seen Julie in Gilmore Girls, The Practice and Chicago Med among others. Her writing includes <em>Harm</em> (screenplay), <em>Rape Club </em>(play), <em>She the People </em>(memoir) and <em>Abortion Wars – Whose Life is it Anyway?</em>&nbsp; (play).&nbsp; Ed has written many screenplays and plays. His most recent productions were <em>Chewing on Beckett </em>and <em>Visiting</em> at Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre.<br><br>According to Wikipedia "a backseat driver is a passenger in a vehicle who is not controlling the vehicle but who excessively comments on the driver's actions and decisions in an attempt to control the vehicle." The podcast is the car. America is the driver. We're the backseat drivers screaming our friggin' heads off.</p>
Chapter 15: Politics Is Personal
With primary voting in full swing and Super Tuesday just around the corner, SHE THE PEOPLE reminds us that politics have never been more personal.
BACKSEAT DRIVERS PODCAST
From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads. We drive into stories, incite conversations and indulge in curious games, all to ask the ultimate question – build it up or burn it down?
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Backseat Drivers Owners and Co-Hosts - Ed Proudfoot & Julie Proudfoot
Chapter 14: America's Broken Promises
SHE THE PEOPLE shares thoughts on America's failure when it comes to inclusion of all citizens in the "inalienable rights" promised by our Constitution.
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From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads. We drive into stories, incite conversations and indulge in curious games, all to ask the ultimate question – build it up or burn it down?
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Chapter 9: Meeting Cal
Delia wants a cell phone. But Lydia, aka Nanna, gives her a challenge. And off she goes on an adventure in Sunrise Station, aka old folks land.
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From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads. We drive into stories, incite conversations and indulge in curious games, all to ask the ultimate question – build it up or burn it down?
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Chapter 13: Putin & Trump
Throwback to the invasion of Ukraine, as SHE THE PEOPLE takes a searing look at Putin's plan to destroy their democracy and his sinister partnership with Donald Trump.
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From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads. We drive into stories, incite conversations and indulge in curious games, all to ask the ultimate question – build it up or burn it down?
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Chapter 12: When Women Go Wrong
In Episode 13, SHE THE PEOPLE takes on women who pretend to be "good" while doing terrible things. Feminism is examined through the lens of accountability.
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From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads. We drive into stories, incite conversations and indulge in curious games, all to ask the ultimate question – build it up or burn it down?
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Backseat Drivers Owners and Co-Hosts - Ed Proudfoot & Julie Proudfoot
BACKSEAT DRIVERS PODCAST
From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads. We drive into stories, incite conversations and indulge in curious games, all to ask the ultimate question – build it up or burn it down?
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Backseat Drivers Owners and Co-Hosts - Ed Proudfoot & Julie Proudfoot
Chapter 8 - The Gecko's Tail
The beans get spilled and secrets are revealed. Will this lead seniors to revolt? Listen and find out! Disclaimer: This podcast is for adults only. Not appropriate for listeners under the age of 18.
BACKSEAT DRIVERS PODCAST
From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads. We drive into stories, incite conversations and indulge in curious games, all to ask the ultimate question – build it up or burn it down?
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Backseat Drivers Owners and Co-Hosts - Ed Proudfoot & Julie Proudfoot
Chapter 11: A Smaller Slice of American Pie
In Episode 12, SHE THE PEOPLE finds allies who support equal pay for equal work. It's time for women, who lost big during the pandemic, to get their fair share!
BACKSEAT DRIVERS PODCAST
From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads. We drive into stories, incite conversations and indulge in curious games, all to ask the ultimate question – build it up or burn it down?
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Chapter 10: Toxic Masculinity
For SHE THE PEOPLE, it's time to recognize the price we pay for glorifying violent behavior in America and to celebrate those in our lives who embody tolerance and compassion.
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From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads. We drive into stories, incite conversations and indulge in curious games, all to ask the ultimate question – build it up or burn it down?
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Chapter 9: Mansplaining
SHE THE PEOPLE goes after mansplainers, past and present, making a case for ALL women to be respected and empowered as equal human beings.
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From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads. We drive into stories, incite conversations and indulge in curious games, all to ask the ultimate question – build it up or burn it down?
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Chapter 7 - Wait, What?
Lydia gets a long term house guest; an unexpected gift from Lamonica; a surprise case to solve with Detective Sage. Disclaimer: This podcast is for adults only. Not appropriate for listeners under the age of 18.
BACKSEAT DRIVERS PODCAST
From the backseat it looks like America is at a crossroads. We drive into stories, incite conversations and indulge in curious games, all to ask the ultimate question – build it up or burn it down?
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Backseat Drivers Owners and Co-Hosts - Ed Proudfoot & Julie Proudfoot
Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
New episodes every Monday.
Follow Scamanda on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
