16. I’m Not Allowed to Be Mad. [Mikaela Dyke.]

Mikaela Dyke on Ray Charles, Céline Dion, Nirvana, Weezer, and Solange.

Mikaela Dyke is an actor and writer
from St. John’s currently working as an artistic producer with Circlesnake
Productions, a Toronto indie theatre company known
for their experimental genre shows. Her solo shows, Dying Hard and Epic Pitch,
have toured all across North America to critical and audience acclaim. You can
see her online in the webseries Couchsleeps dot
com (Folkstar Productions)
coming soon.

Mikaela and Michael talk about love songs, road trips, performance, systemic
oppression, and how anger is necessary yet futile.

Hit the Road Jack by Ray
Charles.
Pour que tu m’aimes encore
by Céline Dion.
Breed by Nirvana.
Surf Wax America by
Weezer.
Mad by Solange.

Show Notes.

Find Mikaela on Twitter and
Instagram.

The teaser for Couchsleeps dot
com, a forthcoming webseries
featuring Mikaela.

Céline Dion becoming emotional
about the crisis following Hurricane Katrina.

The trailer for Closet Monster
(2016), which Mikaela believes
to contain the most true-to-life depiction of the St John’s scene she grew up
with.

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