Archived Radio Show

December 30, 2024

Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA241230

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Duration 57 minutes

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Featuring

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz,  Host of Women's Spaces 

2a. Guest Sherry Glaser, Theater Artist, Author, Tarot Reader

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz:  This is the last show of 2024. Wow what a year it has been for all of us.

Joining me on the phone today is one of my favorite people in the entire world, Sherry Glaser. Sherry Mama's First Pocket Chicktionary, which she wrote with Kym Trippsmith. Sherry is joining me today to talk about her life, her career, this amazing book and will do a Tarot reading for the upcoming year. What I find so amazing about it is the creativity involved and the humor she possesses.

Special Happy Kwanza which started on December 26 and will last to  January 1.

Shout out to my beautiful daughter Susan and her handsome husband David, 35 years married. They are driving down today with my granddaughter Katelyn Beverly and her husband Trevor Elliot, my new grandson, married almost 3 months, driving down to watch the 49ers and the Detroit lions playoff.

2. Our Guest, Sherry Glaser, shares highlights of her multifaceted journey as a performer, tarot reader, and spiritual guide, blending personal transformation with art and healing. Glaser, a self-described 64-year-old "Pagan Jew" from New York, discusses channeling trauma into comedic and theatrical one-woman shows like Family Secret and Oh My Goddess. She reflects on her astrological makeup (double Gemini with a Scorpio moon) and a deep spiritual connection to Earth, astrology, and tarot.

Shery Glaser describes tarot as an introspective tool grounded in elemental wisdom (earth, water, fire, air), offering validation and guidance through its Minor and Major Arcana. She emphasizes tarot's transformative power in navigating life’s complexities, a practice She began in the late 1970s and evolved into a professional calling. Elaine noted tarot’s parallels with radio work in fostering understanding and healing.

Sherry gives a live tarot reading:

• The past, symbolized by the Temperance card, reflects patience, balance, and resilience amidst challenges

• The present’s 8 of Wands encourages managing pain to harness energy and purpose.

• The future, depicted by the 4 of Wands, highlights fleeting joy and grounding through communal and spiritual connections.

The discussion concludes with Sherry Glaser promoting her book co-authored with Kym Trippsmith, Mama’s First Pocket Chicktioney, which reclaims feminine energy through the spell of language. She encourages us to embrace humor, resilience, and joy, inviting listeners to connect with her via her website or social media. The dialogue blends spirituality, personal growth, and creative empowerment. 

About our Guest:  Sherry Glaser is the award-winning star and author of the longest-running one-woman show in Off-Broadway history FAMILY SECRETS. Her other solo works include Oh My Goddess, Taking The High Road, and The Adventures of Super Activist Mother. Sherry is a published author, radio host and radical political activist best known for her Breasts Not Bombs movement. Her recent book co-authoried with Kym Trippsmith is the Mama's First Pocket Chicktionary. Sherry lives in Sonoma County and is presently teaching Improvisation in a series called, Playing the Game of Life.
She is also producing and developing a theatrical series for women’s monologues called HERSTORY IN THE MAKING; She’s got a Big Mouth. Find out more at www.sherryglaser.net  Sherry has added to her mystical skills, Tarot Reader and we will be doing a reading about what is happening here in the USA to our freedoms and how women are being impacted and a solution.

Guest Links:

Sherry Glaser's website:   www.sherryglaser.net

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Our History Is Our Strength

Check out important dates to remember in Herstory at the National Women's History Alliance, where the date descriptions were sourced unless otherwise indicated.

Special thank you to the National Women’s History Alliance for making women’s history alive. Shout out to Co-Founder and Retiring Executive Director, Molly McGregor who will be on the show when we celebrate Women’s History Month in March for making the fabulous list of Women in History where I get most of the info I present in this Herstory segment.

Herstory Birthdays:

December 30, 1912 (1995) – Margaret Wade, won state and regional championships as semi-professional basketball player, became high school coach in 1935 and set a lifetime record of 453 wins, 89 losses and 6 ties, inspired the Wade Trophy (1978) awarded annually to the best collegiate women’s team.

December 31, 1900 (1995) – Selma Burke, sculptor, part of the Black Renaissance under Augusta Savage, created the artwork for the “Roosevelt dime,” established the Selma Burke Art Center in the early 1970s.

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Announcements  

Monday, January 13, 2025 11 AM # repeats 11 PM PT, the show will be a repeat of our show of 10/22/2018 featuring Becky Hobbs on her musical tribute to Nancy Ward, Nanyehi of the Cherokee, Peacemaker in the 1700s. Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, North SF Bay or live streaming at https://kbbf.org/live

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Peace and Justice Center issues new weekly list of events and links to community non-profit organizations. It includes ongoing peace protests: PJC website www.pjcsoco.org

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 10 AM PT (new time), the show will be repeat of our show of 10/22/2018 featuring Becky Hobbs on her musical tribute to Nancy Ward, Nanyehi of the Cherokee, Peacemaker in the 1700s,  Radio KPCA 103.3 FM, Petaluma, CA. https://petalumacommunityaccess.org/kpca   

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Saturday, January 25, 2025, NAACP Gala, See poster below for details.

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Music Selections

The Opening and Closing Theme song The Woman in Your Life is You is done with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin ((August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021) Alix Dobkin death was just announced - Thank you for all you did for Lesbians to be recognized and Women to be honored. May you rest in peace. See our Interview with Alix Dobkin on 12/1/2014 and our Memorial to Alix Dobkin on 5/24/2021

The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (2010 Women's Wax Works) - www.alixdobkin.com