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**Be sure to hear ALEX NEWELL'S 2023 TONY AWARD ACCEPTANCE SPEECH (X or TikTok)

Laverne has a fun catch-up sesh with her good friend Broadway supertalent Alex Newell. This year, Alex was one of the two gender nonconforming actors to ever win a Tony. They got theirs for their show-stopping performance as Lulu in the hit new musical Shucked. They walk Laverne through their rise to the Broadway stage, their unusual anatomy which plays a big role in their incredible voice, what’s next on their calendar, and most importantly, the crucial role The Fresh Prince of Bel Air had in their life. 

ALEX NEWELL 2023 TONY AWARD ACCEPTANCE SPEECH TRANSCRIPT:

“ I'm not going to hold y'all because it's hot in here. I have wanted this my entire life. I thank each and every one of you in this room right now. And mommy, I love you. Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for loving me unconditionally. Thank you for teaching me what strength is. To my entire building and cast and crew of Shucked, you are my rock. I love you all. Thank you for seeing me, Broadway. I should not be up here as a queer, non binary, fat, black, little baby from Massachusetts. To anyone that thinks that they can't do it, I'm going to look you dead in your face that you can do ANYTHING you put your mind to.”

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Links of Interest:

Alex Singing “Independently Owned” on The Voice Finale (2023) 

Alex’s Audition for The Glee Project Singing “And I Am Telling You”

The Glee Project

Alex Singing "I Am Changing" at 18 (credit Luciano Ferreiro)

Alex Singing “I Am Changing” at 22 (with Boston Gay Men’s Chorus)

Alex Singing “I Am Changing” at 29 (for Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth) (credit Shoshana Medney / bwaySHO)

The Broadway League

Alex Vocal Range (YouTube)

“Independently Owned” (Official Video) | Shucked

Alex in Once on This Island, “Mama Will Provide” (2018 Tony Awards)

Nell Carter

Jennifer Holliday

Black Music Archive

Alex Singing One of Producer Brooke’s Favorite Songs Ever

Other Episodes Mentioned or Relevant:

Overcoming Trauma Through Art w/ Billy Porter

Opera & Diva Worship w/ Ira Siff

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In this episode, Effy and Jacqueline talk about some scary stories and beliefs they hold about relationships, share how these stories can manifest and how they can get in the way of connection and intimacy in their relationships. They reflect back on a previous Halloween episode where they approached these stories with creativity and humor and invite the listeners to try this approach.

Recommended episodes:
Ep 88 - Creative Take on Talking About Sex with Jennifer Beman
Ep 120 - Queer Pleasure, Storytelling, and Sexual Liberation with Dr. Jaime Grant
Ep 89 - Halloween Special: Haunted House of Relationships Fears

Be a part of our Halloween episode!
Listen to Episode 89: Haunted House of Relationships Fears, and then pick a fear that you have when it comes to love, sex or relationships and see if you can design your own scary haunted house room. Once you are done, get out your voice memo app on your phone and tell us all about it by sending it to listening@wearecuriousfoxes.com. 

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On the eastern edge of the Nullarbor Plain is a deeply spiritual place called Yuldi Kapi, or Ooldea Soak. It's the electrifying starting point for the bold new work from Bangarra Dance Theatre called Yuldea. It's choreographed by Bangarra's new artistic director, Mirning woman Frances Rings.

Also, Mary Coustas is the creator of the big-haired, outspoken Greek Australian Effie who first took on the world in a stage show called Wogs Out of Work in 1987. She went on to star in the comedy series Acropolis Now and Mary Coustas continues to perform as Effie in stand-up. Recently, Mary has revealed a new persona on stage: her own, in her one-woman show This Is Personal.

Listen to today's episode,  "The "Effie" Effect: Diversity, Kindness, & Empathy with Jennifer Morhaime" as Territory Manager, mama, and Children's Book Author Jennifer Morhaime joins Dori Durbin. Jennifer shares:

• How Effie Was "Born"
• Why a Hedgehog Character
• Jennifer's STEM Book Applications 
• Story Reading "Effie's Friendsgiving"
• Holes in Literature
• Being an Author
• On Imposter Syndrome
• How Her Books Benefit Her Own Kids
• Why YOU Should Write Kids' Books
• Next Books and Their Muses
• Where to Find Jennifer & Effie

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More about Jennifer:
Jennifer has been writing since she was about 10 years old. It has always been a passion, an outlet for her anxiety and emotional discomfort, and a creative escape. The fear of being judged by putting herself out there held her back for many years. Releasing Effie Goes to School in 2021, and making a dream a reality is still surreal; but now that the door is open, Jennifer’s creative drive is opening up tenfold.
 
After the loss of her brother Bryan in 2019, Jennifer realized life is short and chose to face her fears and start living her dreams. She is supported by her loving husband and two beautiful boys. Along with her books, Jennifer works full time, teaches art in her sons class every month, and always has time for family and friends.  

I love reading to children and seeing their eyes light up as they make connections with the characters and storylines. 

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More about Dori Durbin:
Dori Durbin is a Christian wife, mom, author, illustrator, and a kids’ book coach who after experiencing a life-changing illness, quickly switched gears to follow her dream. She creates kids’ books to provide a fun and safe passageway for kids and parents to dig deeper and experience empowered lives. Dori also coaches non-fiction authors and aspiring authors to “kid-size” their content into informational and engaging kids’ books!
 
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On the show today…

The Grammys took place today so now we need to break down the wildest red carpet looks and yes, there is a clear winner when it comes to the best-dressed star.

In his memoir Spare, Prince Harry sensationally detailed how he lost his virginity (behind a pub with a bit of rump smacking, in case you forgot) but never named the woman. Now the lady in question has come forward with her side of the story, but we have some questions about her motivation.

And Armie Hammer has given his first ‘tell all’ interview following a series of allegations against him that caused him to be dropped from all upcoming film roles. In the interview, Armie talks about his BDSM history and the way Hollywood turned against him, yet his explanations for what happened, and the cancelation talk around him, have missed the real story.

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Actor, comedian and writer Mary Coustas joins the Ouzo Talk boys for an in -depth chat about her new show at the Sydney Opera House, This is Personal. This is your chance to find out more about Mary's Greekness, her amazing career on screen and on stage, as well as her journey to motherhood. Admittedly, things seem to go well... until Effie crashes the party!

From 'Wogs Out of Work' and 'Acropolis Now', to stand-up and writing books like Effie's Guide to Being Up Yourself', Mary is now "going commando" by ditching the puppet to reveal the puppeteer in her new show. This Is Personal is a candid one-woman-show that combines the colourful tapestry of Coustas’ migrant upbringing in Melbourne’s suburbs and her recent experience of motherhood. It's a kaleidoscopic exploration of love, loss, laughter and fear, and the way in which all four come to define us.

Find out more about This is Personal including how to purchase tickets: https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/theatre/2022/this-is-personal.html 

Find out more about Mary and Effie's shows: https://maryandeffie.com/tour/

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Descubre como Nonora Elmudesi, CEO de Ogilvy  República Dominicana, llegó a ocupar un lugar en la cúpula de las agencias publicitaria, su experiencia en esta larga y exitosa travesía y como ha ido evolucionando el mundo de las marcas, publicidad y mercadeo. 

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Takeaways

Neither here nor there 

• Last week our team talked about minimalism, which resulted in a tangential (a stretch, we'll admit) conversation about Wes Anderson movies. Stephanie was to watch Moonrise Kingdom, and Chase was assigned to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel.
• Both reported on this episode offering positive remarks for the cinematography, yet a skeptical outlook on the quirky style.

A little inspiration from industries outside of healthcare

• The Effie Awards are notable marketing awards that focus on effectiveness. While many awards get a bad rap for celebrating cool ideas alone, The Effies celebrate engaging campaigns that produce quantifiable results.
• What better way to inspire bold marketing initiatives in the health industry than to look at what's working in other sectors? Each member of our podcast team selected one Effie Award-winning campaign to talk about.

Live from the Library

• Stephanie selected the Chicago Public Library's campaign, "Live from the library." The campaign, born in the middle of COVID-19 shutdowns, sought to increase access to books.
• Live from the Library was a daily storytelling series where celebrities, Chicago residents, and others read stories to audiences on Facebook Live. The campaign featured everyone from the Obamas to Dolly Parton.
• In Stephanie's opinion, one of the primary drivers of success was the campaign's simplicity and the naturalness of the content for the platform. Another was that the celebrities donated their time and produced the video from home. So, overall, the campaign cost was extremely low.
• High-profile influencers may be willing to do similar 'pro-Bono work for health systems, provided health system marketers produce simple concepts that support the common good.

"Escape Mountain," Ski-Doo. 

• Chase's favorite campaign was "Escape Mountain" by snowmobile brand Ski-Doo. To engage with a new generation of snowmobilers, the brand launched the three-part reality TV series.
• In the series, participants were dropped in the middle of nowhere on a mountain with GPS coordinates. They then navigated their way back to civilization through a series of clues and Ski-Doo products.
• Together, the three 15-minute videos collected 5 million views. The case study did not indicate whether or not the views were organic or paid.
• Our team discussed the merit of paid media impressions and views and agreed that this metric is insufficient to gauge paid media performance.

"The beauty of no artificial preservatives," Burger King (aka Moldy Whopper) 

• Chris took a different approach, bringing his favorite campaign to dispute. His pick: the Moldy Whopper Burger King campaign.
• The campaign sought to debunk the myth that all fast food is low quality and uses artificial preservatives by creating a time-lapse of a Burger King Whopper aging over 34 days.
• The case study published by Burger King and the agency that produced the work cites a 26% increase in quality ingredient perception, a 22% increase in visitation consideration, and a 14% increase in whopper sales.
• For many (including Chris), these results don't line up. Chris referenced a case study published to Marketing Dive demonstrating much different, less impactful results.
• Chris expressed that audiences who care about artificial preservatives likely were not considering the Burger King Whopper to begin with. Inversely, he predicted that the people eating at Burger King probably cared less about artificial preservatives.
• This campaign could be jolting enough to get people to test it out against competing products. Even if the individual doesn't become a frequent customer, they will have had heightened the consumer's brand awareness.

A question from our listeners

Last week we received the following question from a listener of the show.

“I’ve observed a twist in the very competitive marketing among the four major systems in my city. There are vaccination billboards signed by all four major health systems in the area rather than the typical competitive differentiation.

Would all four health systems benefit from a combined effort focused on prevention? Would their brand image improve if they collectively addressed health and well-being rather than “I’m better than you” traditional marketing?”

 Our response:

• Yes, there are many cases, like COVID-19 vaccine promotion, in which an individual system would benefit from joining a collective. In this sort of situation, you're not losing much margin or receiving a big brand lift from administering a vaccine.
• COVID-19 prevention is where the water gets murky on collectives between health systems. While it would be beneficial for public health, it could potentially undermine a system's ability to differentiate itself as consumers' partner in health.
• A good line to draw when considering collectives with other health entities is whether or not the initiative would impact patients' decisions to return to care at your system versus a competitor's system.

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including City of Sydney councillor Kerryn Phelps calling out the council for contravening its own ‘Greening Sydney’ initiative by removing 60 trees for the new Surry Hills Village development ; the long awaited completion of Sydney’s 11 kilometre harbourside walk between Woolloomooloo and the Anzac Bridge ; Randwick City Council's new pop-up cycleway; and the announcement of Vivid Sydney’s 2021 festival dates, as well as new artistic director. 

This week our special guest on the show is none other than actor, comedian, writer, presenter and motivational speaker Mary Coustas – better known as ‘Effie Stephanidis’ – the larger than life character she created that most famously featured on the hit Australian comedy TV show Acropolis Now. She talks with us that, her upcoming Sydney shows (Hello Good Thanks – Better Out Than In),  her extraordinary career and a whole lot more.

Effie in Hello Good Thanks - Better Out Than In plays on:

24 April at The Concourse in Chatswood
08 May and 09 May at the Factory Theatre in Marrickville
More info and tickets here. 

And check out more details about the show right here in our What’s On Sydney article in the Sydney Sentinel.

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She is a TV Icon, she has won a Logie and a self proclaimed LIVING LEGEND - EFFIE!

She's newly wedded to her soulmate Dr Shane Bradley Cooper but has been overcome by what she calls the 7 month itch......so she's turned to Tinder to see what's out there. She's loyal but enjoys the sport of having a look....

She joined Herbie & Dane LIVE in the studio to chat about her brand new show "Love Me Tinder" 

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