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The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3
iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch
Frequency: 1 episode/48d. Total Eps: 34
The Turning: River Road (Season 3) is about Lindsay Tornambe who at 13 years old, was chosen by the leader of her family’s cult for a special role. She became one of the youngest Maidens of River Road Fellowship in rural Minnesota. After a ritualistic ceremony that married her and other girls to their leader, she endured more than a decade of mental and physical abuse, hidden from outsiders.
But Lindsay and a friend decided to escape. They became the whistleblowers who prompted an international manhunt in 2014. It would bring the entire cult crumbling to the ground.
A ten-part series from Rococo Punch and iHeartPodcasts.
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The Swans of Harlem | Part Two
Season 2 · Episode 14
mardi 7 mai 2024 • Duration 34:39
Today we present the second of two episodes featuring Karen Valby, author of The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History. The book records the largely forgotten stories of five Black ballerinas who changed the art form. Their stories are surprising and vivid and poignant… and totally worth your time if you enjoyed our most recent season of The Turning.
In our second episode of the series, Karen Valby speaks with former ballerina and founding member of the Dance Theater of Harlem, Sheila Rohan. You can buy The Swans of Harlem here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/716415/the-swans-of-harlem-by-karen-valby/
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The Swans of Harlem | Part One
Season 2 · Episode 13
mardi 30 avril 2024 • Duration 47:39
As we work on Season 3 of The Turning, we have something special for you: two episodes featuring Karen Valby, author of The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History. The book records the largely forgotten stories of five Black ballerinas who changed the art form. Their stories are surprising and vivid and poignant… and totally worth your time if you enjoyed our most recent season of The Turning.
On the first episode, Karen Valby talks with former prima ballerina Lydia Abarca. You can buy The Swans of Harlem here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/716415/the-swans-of-harlem-by-karen-valby/
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S2:Ep 5 - The Prince
Season 2 · Episode 5
mardi 14 février 2023 • Duration 44:50
PART FIVE - "Gone unchecked, bad things can happen. And they did."
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S2: Ep 4 - The Muses
Season 2 · Episode 4
mardi 7 février 2023 • Duration 47:11
PART FOUR - "Balanchine was so fond of perfume that leaves the scent of that dancer behind, and it still permeates."
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S2: Ep 3 - Risk All
Season 2 · Episode 3
mardi 31 janvier 2023 • Duration 40:39
PART THREE - "There are no windows, because we don't need windows, because the outside world doesn't matter. He was God in the theater. Ever observing, ever present. Are you a patriot? Are you a citizen? Are you willing to do whatever I ask you to do?"
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S2: Ep 2 - Ritual Healing
Season 2 · Episode 2
mardi 24 janvier 2023 • Duration 38:26
PART TWO - "I would experiment a little. I would go to the theater, and the lights would go down, and I would say, 'Okay, I'm going to give you my mood. I'm going to give you all these troubles, and you do something with it,' said I to the stage. And then I would walk out, and I felt like somebody had rinsed me."
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S2: Ep 1 - Only I Can See You
Season 2 · Episode 1
mardi 24 janvier 2023 • Duration 44:33
PART ONE - "He used to say, 'What are you looking at dear? You can't see you. Only I can see you.'"
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Introducing S2: The Turning: Room of Mirrors
Season 2
mardi 17 janvier 2023 • Duration 02:51
A closed, elite group asks for sacrifice and extreme devotion from its members. It produces elegant dancers, but at what cost?
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S1: Ep Bonus - Bride of Christ
Season 1
mercredi 15 septembre 2021 • Duration 27:47
BONUS - Jenna Cooper is a 36-year-old consecrated virgin who lives in Winona, Minnesota. She tells us what that means, what her life is like now, and what it’s like to feel called when you’re 12 years old.
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This series was inspired by Mary Johnson’s memoir, “An Unquenchable Thirst.” Find it HERE - https://amzn.to/3whsTeO
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S1: Ep 10 - Out There
Season 1 · Episode 10
mardi 20 juillet 2021 • Duration 46:01
PART TEN - “I couldn’t come to any clarity unless I took off the habit and was seen.”
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This series was inspired by Mary Johnson’s memoir, “An Unquenchable Thirst.” Find it HERE - https://amzn.to/3whsTeO
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