WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Celebrating Women Keeping Humor

Can you believe it? This is the final episode of Season One of Women Write Funny the Podcast! Hooray!   Hooray me!  Hooray you!  Hooray everyone! We’ve rolled out 12 fab full-length weekly episodes celebrating women writers and performers keeping humor alive in dire times. And since the times we’re living in are more dire by the day, our producers at The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Co. just green-lighted a second season of WWF The Podcast! For Women Write Funny news about writing contests and more sign up for our newsletter at: https://www.womenwritefunny.com   Creative Team:  Didi Balle (Host & Writer) www.didiballe.com Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music). www.lesliesteinweiss.com Hernan Braberman (Cover ART), Larry Heidelowski (Media Maven) GUESTS' LINKS Antoinette LaVecchia: https://antoinettelavecchia.weebly.com Karen Morgan:  https://www.karenmorgan.com Lynn N Silver: Lynn N. Silver  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-silver-3614912a "Dinner With Mom" web series trailer  https://vimeo.com/152289017 Brooklyn Dicent:  https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.com Kate Abbruzzese: www.kateabbruzzese.com DID YOU KNOW? Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests Weeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I’ll poke around my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I’m thinking and writing about that week. NOTE:  If you’ve enjoyed our podcasts please consider leaving a short glowing review. Open your Apple Podcast App (purple app on all iPhones), search for Women Write Funny Podcast, then scroll down to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101! Thanks for listening, learning and laughing! Didi Balle. Writer & Host  Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times www.womenwritefunny.com Celebrate with us. LISTEN. LEARN. LAUGH. WE'LL BE BACK WITH SEASON TWO! 

PART 1 OF 2 INTERVIEWS Brooklyn Dicent with Host Didi Balle. COMEDY AGENT OF CHANGE. To learn more: Visit Women Write Funny Podcast Episode 7 for PART ONE.  Learn how she’s transformed her career to uplift others through the power of laughter and joy. PLUS What’s The Power of Saying YES have to do with comedy? What is Crowd Work and why is it Brooklyn’s Secret Sauce? Tune in to my interview with Happiness Coach and Consultant, Brooklyn Dicent who believes “It is possible to be happy at work.” Credits: Writer-Creator-Host: DIDI BALLE https://www.didiballe.com Women Write Funny visit us! https://www.womenwritefunny.com   https://www.womenwritefunny.com/podcast.html Brooklyn Dicent: https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.com Creative Contributors: Didi Balle (Creator/Host). Brooklyn Dicent. Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com.  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art).  Larry Amtrakmann (Promo King and Island Concert Master) Dr. Gil Bert (Shrink with a sense of humor .... did you know Freud said "Humor is the Noblest of the Defenses?" Sounds about right.)

The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Company celebrates our 10th Podcast!  For Women Write Funny news about writing contests and more visit us at  https://www.womenwritefunny.com    Creative Team:  Didi Balle (Host & Writer) www.didiballe.com  Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music). www.lesliesteinweiss.com Hernan Braberman (Cover ART), Larry Chambers (Media Consultant) Dr. Bert Gil (Shrink Extrodinaire who’s nothing like the one on the podcast) DID YOU KNOW? Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests Weeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I’ll poke around my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I’m thinking and writing about that week. NOTE:  If you’ve enjoyed our podcasts please SUBSCRIBE and consider leaving a short poz review. Open your Apple Podcast App, search for Women Write Funny Podcast, scroll to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101! Thanks for listening, learning and laughing! Didi Balle. Host & Humorist. Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times www.womenwritefunny.com

For Women Write Funny news about writing contests and more visit us at  https://www.womenwritefunny.com    Check out our guest Kate Abbruzzese: www.kateabbruzzese.com Cartoons/illustrations on instagram  @theheartoonist Macbeth play I'm working on, currently titled "Sleep That Knits Up" event at her upcoming residency at Bethany Arts Community https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/sleep-that-knits-up/    Creative Team:  Didi Balle (Host & Writer) www.didiballe.com  Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music). www.lesliesteinweiss.com Hernan Braberman (Cover ART), Larry Lagos (Media Maven) DID YOU KNOW? Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests Weeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I’ll poke around my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I’m thinking and writing about that week. NOTE:  If you’ve enjoyed our podcasts please consider leaving a short glowing review. Open your Apple Podcast App (purple app on all iPhones), search for Women Write Funny Podcast, then scroll down to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101!   Thanks for listening, learning and laughing! Didi Balle. Host & Humorist. Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times www.womenwritefunny.com

For Women Write Funny news about writing contests and more visit us at  https://www.womenwritefunny.com    Creative Team:  Didi Balle (Host & Writer) www.didiballe.com  Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music). www.lesliesteinweiss.com Hernan Braberman (Cover ART), Larry Hickenlooper (Media Strategist & Executive Director of an unnamed orchestra) DID YOU KNOW? Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests Weeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I’ll poke around my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I’m thinking and writing about that week.NOTE:  If you’ve enjoyed our podcasts please consider leaving a short glowing review. Open your Apple Podcast App (purple app on all iPhones), search for Women Write Funny Podcast, then scroll down to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101! Thanks for listening, learning and laughing! Didi Balle. Host & Humorist. Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Celebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Times www.womenwritefunny.com

PART 1 OF 2 INTERVIEWS Brooklyn Dicent never stops honing her comedic gifts as a performer, improviser, stand-up, former DJ, intuitive healer/humorist. She’s an admitted COMEDY AGENT OF CHANGE. In PART I you’ll learn how she’s transformed her career to uplift others through the power of laughter and joy. PLUS What’s The Power of Saying YES have to do with comedy? What is Crowd Work and why is it Brooklyn’s Secret Sauce? Tune in to my interview with Happiness Coach and Consultant, Brooklyn Dicent who believes “It is possible to be happy at work.” Credits: Writer-Creator-Host: DIDI BALLE  Women Write Funny: https://www.womenwritefunny.com   https://www.womenwritefunny.com/podcast.html Brooklyn Dicent: https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.com Creative Contributors: Didi Balle (Creator/Host). Brooklyn Dicent. Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com.  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art).  Larry Heidelowski (Promo King and Island Concert Master) 

"When people ask me: “What’s your power animal?” (I live in California) I tell them: "The Sloth Is My Power Animal."  _ Didi Balle https://www.womenwritefunny.com Sign up for our cray newsletter and more. FAB PEEPS DEPT.   Didi Balle (Host/Writer/Creator) www.didiballe.com  Leslie ("Doc") Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art) Shelly Conch (Media Maven) Larry Wisenheimer (Promo King). Sasha P. (Muse). Dr. Bert Gill (sometime shrink).  Listen. Learn. Laugh. Women Write Funny The Podcast https://www.womenwritefunny.com/podcast.html DID YOU KNOW? Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests. Weeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I’ll poke around my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I’m thinking and writing about that week.    

Listen. Learn. Laugh. Women Write Funny The Podcast DID YOU KNOW? Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests Weeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I’ll poke around my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I’m thinking and writing about that week. Special Thanks: Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art)  Larry Brasser (Promo King).  Dr. Bert Gil (Shrink) The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Company  VISIT: https://www.womenwritefunny.com https://www.didiballe.com Lynn N. Silver  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-silver-3614912a "Dinner With Mom" web series trailer https://vimeo.com/152289017 "Diner With Mom" Episodes: https://vimeo.com/159985665 https://vimeo.com/122047153 William Inge Center For the Arts (Lynn N. Silver was the recipient of a William Inge Residency Fellowship as a Playwright)  http://ingecenter.org  

Check us out: https://www.womenwritefunny.com Special Thanks: Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com Hernan Braberman (Cover Art), Larry Icebergonian (Promo King), Dr. Bert Gil (Shrink)   DID YOU KNOW?  Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests Weeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I’ll be delving into my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I’m writing and thinking about that week. To learn more about my life as a professional playwright and stage director and the creator of a new genre of theater called "Symphonic Plays" visit www.didiballe.com Visit www.womenwritefunny and sign up for our newsletter, upcoming writing contests and more. We'd love to hear from you! Cleveland Clinic Mental Health E-zine Endorses WOMEN WRITE FUNNY THE PODCAST! “Laughter can stimulate the heart, increase endorphins, improve our ability to fight infection and help reduce pain ... so laugh when you can!”

Special Thanks: Karen Morgan. Leslie Doc Steinweiss (Composer: Theme Music)  Hernan Braberman (Designer: Cover Art), Larry Trombonni (Musician & Promo King), The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Company (Audio Mishaps), Dr. Bert Gill (Shrink) And THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!   FOR MORE VISIT https://www.karenmorgan.com https://www.womenwritefunny.com   _ Sign up for our newsletter w/stuff about our upcoming BURNING WOMAN FESTIVAL and a never-before-seen Meyer Briggs personality tests called: THE WOMEN WRITE FUNNY QUIZ!  Find out once and for all where you are on the WWF HuMoR SPECTRUM!  https://www.didiballe.com http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com              

Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format: Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guests Weeks 2 and 4 = Interview with My Psyche. Host & Writer Didi Balle's  delves into her psyche for the latest humorous rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot she's imbibing and inscribing that week.  This week’s comic monologue written/performed by Host Didi Balle explores: WHEN A JOKE IS NOT A JOKE.  You know how they tell you to NEVER LIE on your resume? What if it's NOT A LIE BUT A  JOKE but no one gets the joke and thinks it real-life ....  Your real-life and they want to hire you not for any REAL accomplishments on your resume  but for the random JOKE they think is real Come visit us! www.womenwritefunny.com  CREDITS: Didi Balle. Host/Writer/Creator  www.didiballe.com Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music) www.lesliesteinweiss.com Hernan Braberman (Cover Art) Mayo Clinic Staff Writers (Inadvertent Endorsement) Larry Hickenlooper (Promo Chief of Staff)

Credits:  Host/Creator/Writer: Didi Balle. Featured Guest: Antoinette LaVecchia. Theme Music: Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss. Cover Art: Hernan Braberman. Promo Genius & Broadshouldered Angel: Larry Heidel.   https://www.womenwritefunny.com  https://antoinettelavecchia.weebly.com https://www.didiballe.com http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com How We Met: Antoinette and I met at an on-line writers forum during the pandemic when the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Grad Acting Alum Writers’ Forum’s monthly workshop was moved from in-person gatherings in Manhattan to gatherings on Zoom. I met long-lost classmates and discovered Antoinette (from a later class) when she performed a monologue from her latest play. She blew me away with her talents. Later I discovered we shared friends/theatre colleagues in common (Paul Walker) and she’d attended a performance of a musical called “Beautiful Soup” (I wrote the play and lyrics) at a theater I’d founded and ran in downtown Manhattan … a musical originally developed by and starring … Paul Walker. And the composer of that show who invited me to be his collaborator was an incredible man named Leslie Steinweiss who years later I asked to write the theme music for this podcast! Antoinette told me how much she’d loved the music/songs in Beautiful Soup before knowing Leslie composed the theme music for this podcast! I feel weird thanking the pandemic for introducing me to this amazing funny woman whose paths had crossed with mine without my ever knowing. And now you get to meet her too.  Didi Balle. Host & Creator. Women Write Funny Podcast. June 8, 2021

WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Episode One:  ANTOINETTE LaVECCHIA, acclaimed award-winning Broadway Actor and Playwright talks about the super-power of making people laugh in "Bella Commedia: Gnawing Over Gnocchi." PREMIERES TUES. JUNE 8, 2021. Join us!  www.womenwritefunny.com