My guest today is Suzanne Scanlon. She's the author of the book Committed: Of Meaning and Mad Women, a book that details Suzanne's experience being institutionalized in New York City in the nineties. Her book explores the nature of madness with such elegance and precise insight, and it made me want to know her and love her. Today on the show we talk about mental health, the hysterical woman archetype, and what it's been like to be called crazy.

Buy Suzanne's book! It's incredible.

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair

Editing help by Savannah Wright

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

I am thrilled to be hosting the one and only Accidental Icon. Lyn Slater, author of the book, How to Be Old. She's an artist, a designer, a writer, a model, a former professor, a mother and grandmother. She is queen of the rebels and an influencer in the truest sense of the word. And I'm honored to talk to her today about beauty and age and rebellion and how they intersect today on the podcast.

Follow on Lyn Slater on Instagram and check out her book and her substack.

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair

Editing help by Savannah Wright

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

Check out Lyz's book and her substack.

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair

Editing help by Savannah Wright

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

Check out Diablo Cody's substack!

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair

Editing help by Savannah Wright

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

Follow Chelsie Diane on Instagram and check out her website, Poems and Peonies

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair

Editing help by Savannah Wright

Mixing by Alex MacInnis

This show is hosted by Rebecca Woolf

This is a Western Sound Podcast produced by Sarah Dealy

Executive Producer is Ben Adair

Editing help by Savannah Wright

Mixing by Alex MacInnis