Bonus: The Importance of Swear Words, Vulnerability, and Learning To Say What You Need

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It took an incredible amount of vulnerability for Addie Zierman to write about her hardest year — and to revisit it now. Addie is joined by Lizzie Goldsmith and voice actor Aria Sivick to talk about how she got to that place … and how she made it through. Plus, the role of swearing in this story, being a pick-me girl, and what it’s like portraying someone who’s in a dark place.

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This full-cast audio drama is based on the book When We Were on Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, and Starting Over by Addie Zierman, and was dramatized, directed, produced, and sound designed by Lizzie Goldsmith. You can reach Lizzie at lizziegoldsmithproductions@gmail.com

Original music was composed by Frank Sheffield. Podcast cover art by Skylar White. Full credits for this podcast are here.

Episode 3 clips feature Aria Sivick, who can also be heard in the episode 4 sneak peek alongside R. Lawson Cade. Episode 4 comes out on Nov. 5!

Follow Addie’s work at addiezierman.com and addiezierman.substack.com.

Special thanks to Addie Zierman, Aria Sivick, Miranda Gardner, and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.