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Gailey Road Audio

82 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago -

 

Welcome to Gailey Road Audio. Gailey Road is a place where “research meets theatre and theatre meets research”. Gailey Road Audio produces the podcast Gender. Sexuality. School. and has begun producing audio-plays and an audio-book. Our first audio-play Out at School (2021) was created from excerpts from interviews undertaken with 37 LGBTQ families about their experiences in Ontario schools between 2014 and 2020. Our second audio-play, The Love Booth and Six Companion Plays (2023) is a set of seven short plays about queer and trans activism and care in the 1970s and early 1980s. Our audio-book Home of Her Heart will be available in the summer of 2024. 

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Home of Her Heart Author's Note

June 03, 2024 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.3 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 1

June 03, 2024 04:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 2

June 02, 2024 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 3

June 01, 2024 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 4

May 31, 2024 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 5

May 30, 2024 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 6

May 28, 2024 14:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 7

May 27, 2024 14:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 8

May 26, 2024 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 9

May 25, 2024 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.6 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 10

May 24, 2024 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 11

May 23, 2024 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 12

May 22, 2024 14:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 13

May 21, 2024 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 14

May 20, 2024 14:00 - 20 minutes - 14.5 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 15

May 19, 2024 14:00 - 12 minutes - 8.69 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 16

May 18, 2024 14:00 - 14 minutes - 9.94 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 17

May 17, 2024 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 18

May 16, 2024 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 19

May 15, 2024 14:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 20

May 14, 2024 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 21

May 13, 2024 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 22

May 12, 2024 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 23

May 11, 2024 14:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Chapter 24

May 10, 2024 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

Home of Her Heart Epilogue

May 09, 2024 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

Spanning borders from Colombia to Canada, Germany to England, a grandmother and her granddaughter, both survivors of state violence, search for family and a place to call home. A novel for anyone who has ever left “home,” has experienced belonging in different communities, or simply has an interest for what makes a “home” for us and our loved ones.

The Love Booth and Six Companion Plays: - The Love Booth

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Barbara Gittings: Moynan King Kay Tobin Lahusen: Mary Ellen MacLean Dr. Anonymous: Ty Walkland Musician, singer: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Other Plays: Introduction-Love Booth and Other Plays

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 1 minute - 880 KB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Musician: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Other Plays: Play 1 - The Love Booth

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Barbara Gittings: Moynan King Kay Tobin Lahusen: Mary Ellen MacLean Dr. Anonymous: Ty Walkland Musician, singer: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Other Plays: Play 2 - Chisholm and the Advance Men

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 7 minutes - 4.89 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Shirley Chisholm: Lashae Watson The Advance Men: Ryan Singh, Ty Walkland Musician, singer: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Other Plays: Play 3 - The Great Sero-Positive Seder

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Beverley Rotter: Beth Anne Cole Iris De La Cruz: Neta Rose Musician, singer: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Other Plays: Play 4 - Lies in the Library

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.56 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Musician, singer: Kael Reid Barbara Gittings:  Moynan King Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Other Plays: Play 5 - Press of Our Own

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.34 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Audre Lorde: Sashoya Simpson Barbara Smith: Sierra Haynes Musician, singer: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Other Plays: Play 6 - I Walk in the History of My People

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.45 MB

Writing contributions from Jenny Salisbury, Alec Butler Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Chrystos: Alec Butler Leanne Simpson: Nicole-Joy Fraser Drummers: Alec Butler, Don Kerr Musician: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Other Plays: Play 7 - Star House

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.68 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Cheslea Goodwin: Savannah Burton Sylvia Rivera: Rosalind Goodwin Musician, singer: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Six Companion Plays: Introduction-Love Booth and Six Companion Plays

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 1 minute - 880 KB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Musician: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Six Companion Plays: Play 1 - Chisholm and the Advance Men

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 7 minutes - 4.89 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Shirley Chisholm: Lashae Watson The Advance Men: Ryan Singh, Ty Walkland Musician, singer: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Six Companion Plays: Play 2 - The Great Sero-Positive Seder

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Beverley Rotter: Beth Anne Cole Iris De La Cruz: Neta Rose Musician, singer: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Six Companion Plays: Play 3 - Lies in the Library

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.56 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Musician, singer: Kael Reid Barbara Gittings:  Moynan King Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Six Companion Plays: Play 4 - Press of Our Own

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.34 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Audre Lorde: Sashoya Simpson Barbara Smith: Sierra Haynes Musician, singer: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Six Companion Plays: Play 5 - I Walk in the History of My People

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 7 minutes - 5.45 MB

Writing contributions from Jenny Salisbury, Alec Butler Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Chrystos: Alec Butler Leanne Simpson: Nicole-Joy Fraser Drummers: Alec Butler, Don Kerr Musician: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

The Love Booth and Six Companion Plays: Play 6 - Star House

September 21, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.68 MB

Narrator: Playwright Tara Goldstein Director: Jenny Salisbury Cheslea Goodwin: Savannah Burton Sylvia Rivera: Rosalind Goodwin Musician, singer: Kael Reid Our Funders Social Science and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant Jackman Humanities Institute Arts Program Grant, University of Toronto New College Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto

Gender. Sexuality. School. S5-E2- The Love Booth and Other Plays Project

May 05, 2023 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

Goldstein, Tara and Friesen, Doug (Producers). (2023, June 1). Tara talks to artist researcher Jenny Salisbury about The Love Booth and Other Plays, a verbatim theatre project that marks the 50th anniversary of the delisting of homosexuality from the American Psychological Association’s Diagnostic Statistical Manual.  To read more about The Love Booth and Other Plays Project click here: gaileyroad.com/the-love-booth-other-plays

Coming Soon: The Love Booth and Other Plays

May 12, 2022 18:00 - 8 minutes - 5.93 MB

Our next project, The Love Booth and Other Plays is a set of seven short plays that share stories of queer lives and queer activism and care in the 1970s and early 1980s.  The title play The Love Booth tells the story of how a group of lesbian and gay activists pushed the American Psychology Association to take homosexuality off its Diagnostic Statistical Manual in 1973 so that homosexuality was no longer considered an illness that needed to be cured.   Gailey Road is planning to perform Th...

Coming Soon: The Love Booth and Six Companion Plays

May 12, 2022 18:00 - 8 minutes - 5.93 MB

Our next project, The Love Booth and Other Plays is a set of seven short plays that share stories of queer lives and queer activism and care in the 1970s and early 1980s.  The title play The Love Booth tells the story of how a group of lesbian and gay activists pushed the American Psychology Association to take homosexuality off its Diagnostic Statistical Manual in 1973 so that homosexuality was no longer considered an illness that needed to be cured.   Gailey Road is planning to perform Th...

Out At School (Part 1): Pushing the Envelope (Scenes 1-7)

May 11, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

Part 1 of Out at School begins with a scene called “We Still Have to Fight” which introduces one of the major themes of the play:  LGBTQ parents and students have to fight and advocate to make sure their families are recognized and legitimized at school.  Part 1 ends with Kate Reid’s song Pushing the Envelope which speaks to the ways LGBTQ parents and students have to explain their families and relationships to school principals, teachers and staff.  To learn more about the LGBTQ Families...

Out At School (Part 2): What Would It Take to Let Love Be the Way? (Scenes 8-16)

May 11, 2022 06:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Part 2 of Out at School features two scenes that discuss the ways Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are celebrated in schools.  It ends with Kate Reid’s song Let Love Be The Way which continues Kate’s reflection on the ways LGBTQ parents and students need to explain themselves at school.  In the song, Kate talks about how LGBTQ families often need to justify their identities, bodies, and pronouns at school.  The entire song is composed of a set of questions directed to school principals, teach...

Out At School (Part 3): Risking Hope (Scenes 17-22)

May 11, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MB

Part 3 of Out at School ends with a scene called “Risk Hope” summarizing another key theme of the play. Although they currently have to fight and advocate to make sure their families are recognized at school, LGBTQ parents and students still maintain hope that schools are capable of change and that one day they won’t need to be pushing the envelope.    Part 3 ends with Kate Reid’s song Risk Hope which puts out the idea that storytelling, for example the stories and testimonies the families ...

Gender. Sexuality. School. S1-E0-Trailer-Welcome to Gender. Sexuality. School.

May 10, 2022 15:00 - 1 minute - 1.11 MB

Goldstein, Tara and Audarson Gudmundson, Helgi. (Producers). (2018, October 17). Welcome to Gender. Sexuality. School.

Gender. Sexuality. School. S1-E0-Trailer-Welcome to Gender. Sexuality. School.

May 10, 2022 15:00 - 1 minute - 1.11 MB

Goldstein, Tara and Audarson Gudmundson, Helgi. (Producers). (2018, October 17). Welcome to Gender. Sexuality. School.