The Extraordinary First Female Member of Guns N' Roses: Melissa Reese

Rachel recently completed the feature film, ‘Ingress’ which she wrote, directed and starred in.  Nominated for upward of 10 awards in international film festivals, it is slated for release in early 2024.

Rachel is currently in production on the feature film ‘Inheritance’ as a writer, producer and lead actor. Filming October of 2023 on Bainbridge Island.

Rachel’s message in this episode is clear- do what you love and remember the process is the magical place not the end result.  Say yes to what you love and bet on yourself!

INGRESS at Bainbridge Cinemas:
Friday March 1st - Thursday March 7th
Friday showing at 7:00PM (**Bonus filmmaker talk back after the screening)
Saturday and Sunday showings at 1:00PM and 7:00PM
Mon-Thurs showings at 3:30PM.
https://www.farawayentertainment.com/movie/ingress

Other INGRESS Screenings:
www.emergencefilms.us/ingress

Find Rachel on Instagram:
@ranojay10
@emergencefilms

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This is it friends, the episode Stephanie has been talking about since last summer. Stephanie interviews her dear friend Kristina Love. They talk about her humble beginnings, what it takes to  survive being in the entertainment business and of course they deep dive into Kristina’s epic time playing Tina Turner from Germany to the West End. Hear the advice Tina gave Kristina about playing her and how Kristina handled being on stage as the icon when the world heard of her passing. You will smile, you might tear up and you will definitely be inspired! Kristina is a superstar with wisdom, faith in her destiny and a huge heart. This episode is not one to miss!

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In this episode, Stephanie updates everyone on why the long wait for a new episode. After Harold (her dad) suffered a heart attack, Stephanie covers what navigating through the new normal of real caretaking looks like. Advocacy, love, pain, humor and everything in between... This is the episode that gets real. Share your thoughts on it by writing us on Instagram and Facebook.

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Todd played with the 76ers and the Nets and is also an amazing pinball wizard and collector. Yet that isn’t even the most amazing thing about him- the MOST amazing thing about Todd is his endearing and sweet personality and his genuine kindness and gift of the gab!

Stephanie and her co hosts Matthew and Beau sit down with Todd to talk about everything from his time in the NBA, being on the Olympic team and of course becoming a pinball king! Todd shares about his love for team comradery and how it still is something he values today. They talk about his amazing journey winning 2 championship titles in the NBA with his team and of course his amazing pinball collection and being a pinball king! Also included: Todd’s love of slurpees and why a Canadian slurpee is simply better!

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Meet one of Stephanie’s new friends the extraordinary Beau Ross! He is a fellow Bainbridge Islander and marketing man but also has mastered the art of good conversation.  We deep dive into what marketing is, talk about how being a ‘natural helper’ made him who he is today, and have some good laughs too! We even challenged him to come up with an impromptu marketing campaign for a scrunchie!

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Today we are doing a super fun dive into husband to the show, Matthew Coates, his love of vinyl, and pop up shop Big Dawg Records on Bainbridge Island! It’s opening Black Friday through Xmas! How Matthew’s collection went from one Kiss album to over 20,000 albums! How pinball king and future guest retired NBA player Todd MacCulloch found a connection with Matthew’s love of vinyl with pinball!  Also a HUGE announcement: Stephanie is going on tour to Germany, and then doing a show on the island; ‘The Gift of Giving’ to raise money to feed children in the Philippines in cooperation with feed2succeed.  Find out about how Stephanie fell in love with this amazing organization and how we can all change lives through music and awareness. Guests include Big Dawg Records business partner Allison Poh, Stephanie’s sister’s sister in law Yuki Moxon and of course husband to the show Matthew Coates.  

If you would like to donate to feed2succeed go here:
http://www.feed2succeedfund.com/donate

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Visit Bainbridge Island Vinyl Record Store BIG DAWG RECORDS here:
https://www.bigdawgrecords.com

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It’s a two episode release week! Second we have the extraordinary Heribert Klein of UNICEF Germany! Find out why Stephanie and artists from around the world come together every year to perform for UNICEF Germany (hint- it’s all about Heribert’s amazing vision!) He has raised millions of Euros over the past 40 years for children in need from around the world - and he is indeed extraordinary! This is a translated episode as Heribert speaks in German with fellow UNICEF artist Dennis LeGree as translator.

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In our 1st interview of the week the extraordinary, fellow UNICEF artist Mr. Ricardo Marinello! Ricardo was the winner from Germany’s Got Talent and then years later really hit his stride with fame by singing impromptu in restaurants and posting it on TikTok... His first video had 120 million views! Listen to his amazing story and as a special treat some snippets of the duet Stephanie sang with him in Austria!
Here is a link to his viral pizza restaurant video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7rKlGwFiSo

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WELCOME TO SEASON 2! CITIZEN SISTER HAS BEEN VOTED THE BEST PODCAST IN THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND!!!

We are kicking off season 2 with a bang! First and foremost, thank you to everyone who put Citizen Sister on the map! We are officially the winners of the best podcast on Bainbridge Island! Thank you to everyone who voted! We are thrilled to kick off our second season with a win and also with the celebration of Filipino American History Month with the amazing Fil-Am and piano virtuoso John Florencio!

Listen to John’s incredible story from the Philippines to the States to Paris, his fun musical journey with Stephanie around the globe from San Francisco, China, Carnegie Hall, Malaysia, L.A. (to name just a few!) and finally their annual UNICEF shows!

This interview was taped live from Filzmoos, Austria, where John and Stephanie were performing for UNICEF with many other artists that you will hear from in future episodes! Thank you again for tuning in, and thank you for making Citizen Sister the number one podcast on Bainbridge Island!!!

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In this episode Stephanie closes out season one, talks about what she learned from doing the podcast and what Citizen Sister is. Also announcement that our interview with Chad Kimball is now on YouTube! Our first one ever posted check it out!

https://youtu.be/uWP59Yovb60

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