Izolda Trakhtenberg and Valerie Higgs

Two Women of a Certain Age

Society EN ↓ 32 episodes

Two GenXers discuss culture, movies, music, and any other thing we damn well feel like. :)

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Izolda Trakhtenberg and Valerie Higgs

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Val and Izolda Discuss Performer's Social Anxiety and Why You Should Probably Learn a Musical Instrument 28.10.2020 1:27:48

2 Women of a Certain Age switch it up a little bit to discuss how musicians/performers can experience social anxiety before even stepping foot on stage; whiffing it in front of The Boss; what to do when the power goes out; jazz improvisation; pesky gig logistics; and why you (yes you!) can (and should!) learn a musical instrument.

Music From Our Formative Years, Women's Agency in the Entertainment and Business Fields, and the movie, Mr. Right 21.10.2020 1:45:18

We talked about music from the formative decades of our lives (the 70s and 80s) and then Valerie schooled Izolda on the music of the 90s (Izolda didn't listen to the radio at all during the 90s so she's still playing catch-up. And you *know* we talked about women and our agency throughout the entertainment, education, and business fields. We also discussed a fun and quirky movie called, "Mr. Right...

Val and Izolda talk about Hairspray, musicals, The Boys, and the Creativity Gestalt 13.10.2020 1:46:34

Enjoy our far-ranging chat. We also ended up talking about racism, sexism, and identity in movies from long ago and today.

Val and Izolda Discuss the 39 Steps, The Boys, and Covering Other People's Songs: Yay or Nay? 07.10.2020 1:22:42

This is a fun episode. Oh, and you get to hear us do a cover as well. So, listen in.

Val and Izolda discuss Notorious, Fembots, Weird Weight Standards for Women, and Their Surprising Roles as Malfunctioning Women 30.09.2020 1:14:53

We went into several fun movies, the Malfunctioning Women tweet heard round the world, The Boys, the 1973 Stockard Channing movie, The Girl Most Likely To, and Hitchcock's masterpiece, Notorious. We also chatted about the banned Lane Bryant ad, Victoria's Secret angels, Ashley Graham, and the strange weight standards about what is sexy. We had some great fun with this episode and got a little seri...

Valerie and Izolda talk Escapism in movies, Inconsistency in fictional universes, Star Trek, The Boys, the X-Files, and the Psychology of Casting Older People to Play Younger ones 23.09.2020 1:31:44

Plus, Izolda is politically incorrect during our discussion of movies, music, staging, directing, television, beauty, characters, and Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (and other films). She apologizes. Listen in to see her learn her lesson. Oh, and if you want to join in, we gave each other homework. We both will watch The Girl Most Likely To with Stockard Channing and Hitchock's Notorious starring Ca...

Val and Izolda discuss Karl Urban, Star Trek, Horror Movies, and Why "Pretty Women" in Movies Piss Izolda Off. 16.09.2020 1:00:47

Friends, colleagues, and musicians Izolda and Val bring you this show. Hold onto your hats. We had fun in this inaugural episode.  Oh and we also discussed our favorite Will Smith movies and how effectively Broadway musicals can be turned into movies and vice versa. Plus a whole lot more. We're going to make this weekly. And we'll be inviting you to join us. Have a movie, book, or music piece...