In Which I Go Incognito to Spy on the Other Side

April 22, 2023Bad Guys, Climate Change, General, Good Guys, Politics, VideoDebra Castellano 9 Comments

LISTEN to the audio version — or keep reading . . .

Well, it’s Earth Day again. Why do I feel like we may not have that many more of ’em?

When we met here a few weeks ago, I was looking for hope in the latest climate report, sending the Silicon Valley tech bros to Mars, and trying to decide if I was going to an anti–solar farm town hall in my area . . . or to a movie.

I was a responsible citizen and went to the town hall.

I can’t help but find these things fascinating. A few months ago I went to one of the ceremonial swearings-in for the new Congressman in my district in the Hudson Valley. He kinda took the place (it’s complicated) vacated by Antonio Delgado, our rockstar progressive Congressman that Kathy Hochul stole away to be her Lieutenant Governor when she inherited Andy Cuomo’s job. I’m still not happy about her removing such an active progressive from the U.S. House of Representatives.

PART 1: A SWEARING-IN

The new guy (Marc Molinaro) is a Republican, but my friends and I knew someone who could get us into the event, and we were like, “Free drinks? Let’s do it.” I figured I could hide in the back and heckle him.

Quiz Time! “Are You a Feminist?” (a video)

March 27, 2022VideoDebra Castellano 5 Comments

Well, we’re coming to the end of Women’s History Month, and this feels like a good way to wrap it up: a quiz I gave to an NYC theater audience to determine: “Are You a Feminist?” It’s pre-pandemic, when we had live theater. Or at least theater that didn’t require you show a government document from the CDC. Visual aids! Sexy tree trunks! Female condoms!

BTW, that’s the pink linen blazer I wore to my mammo a few weeks ago.

Leave your score in the comments below. 😉 And subscribe for more mayhem.

And thank you to Ayun Halliday, who produced this amazing variety series, Necromancers of the Public Domain, at The Tank—and who also shot the video! Graphics edit by Sophie Simpson. Good luck, comrades.

xo,
Deb

Waste Management: The Show!

January 15, 2021Solutions, Video, WasteDebra Castellano 3 Comments

This week I did my first LIVE ONLINE performance. It was a blast!!

San Francisco theater company The Marsh asked if I’d do some excerpts from “Waste Management: The Show” on Zoom and YouTube Live on Wednesday night. And a little enviro-chat with the host and the Zoom audience. So of course I said, “Okay.” And then, “What did I just get myself into??”

But I transformed a corner of my dining room into a little TV studio, and voilà. You’ll get a sneak peek from my upcoming book as well, so grab a beverage, and settle in.

A woman with waaay too much on her plate gives herself 49 days to save the planet. (Or at least get people to use less plastic.)

Feel free to leave comments, thoughts, rotten tomatoes…

(And if you SUBSCRIBE to this blog — just below — it helps the book. Thx!)

xo,
Deb

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