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Divas, Ingénues & Vixens Podcast
This show will serve both the casual music lover as well as the avid expert fan as I blend my knowledge as a former music professor with my passion for all genres of music, but especially when women and the marginalized take center stage. If you love music, exploring new artists or new facts about artists you follow, and all the context and stories about the songs and artists then this podcast is your backstage pass. Follow Divas, Ingénues & Vixens at amityhbryson.com
Episodes
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Creating Light When Days Grow Darker: Eileen Carey
As the days grow shorter and the world feels a little darker, where do we find the light? And what if we could create some of our own? Singer-songwriter Eileen…
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What We Bring Home: Miki P. and the Music of Ethno Jordan
What happens when musicians from around the world come together to share their songs, traditions, and stories? And what happens when the music follows them…
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A Language of Her Own: Ezgi Karakus
A Language of Her Own: Ezgi Karakus What happens when an extraordinary classical cellist decides that one musical language simply isn't enough? Turkish-born…
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More and More Lauren: Finding Your Voice with Lauren Anderson
What happens when the opera singer you were at 22 grows into the blues artist you were always becoming? Lauren Anderson has spent years finding out. From…
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Find A Way: Joy Donze and Dede Lovejoy at Edinburgh Fringe
Seventy-five episodes. You dream about the thing. You do the thing. And somewhere along the way, you realize the thing has become something bigger than you…
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Always Look Closer: Inside La Bohème with Three Sopranos
We think we know Mimì and Musetta. One is tender and quiet. The other enters a room determined to be seen. Ingénue and Vixen—easy. Except these women have…
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While She's Still Becoming
What does it actually take to build a creative life—and keep choosing it before you know exactly where it will lead? In While She’s Still Becoming, six Kansas…
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A Room with an Open Door
Divas, Ingénues & Vixens® — S2E19: A Room with an Open Door Twenty-five years after September 11, Come From Away reminds us that sometimes the story we leave…
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The Song Is Never Finished
The Song Is Never Finished A songwriter creates it. A singer steps inside it. And somewhere between the first note and the last, a song can become something no…
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Why Not Here? - Middle of Everywhere Festival
What happens when someone looks at a small Kansas town and thinks: Why not here? In Humboldt, Kansas, singer-songwriter and community builder Damaris Kunkler…
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Imagine who She might become
Nearly fifty years ago, two Kansas City women imagined a stage where women in jazz could be heard—and then they built it. Author, educator, and musician…
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WICKED: Look to the Western Sky
We know the green skin, the broom, and the songs. But what happens when you follow Wicked beyond the Broadway stage? With Wicked returning to Kansas City…
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When Music Smells Like Magic
Every episode begins as an invitation. This week, I invite you into one more conversation with my dear friends Lauren and Taylor of Apothogothic as we explore…
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The Beat that Broke the Wall
Can a dance floor reunite a nation? When the Berlin Wall fell, politicians worked to reunify a country—but artists, musicians, and everyday people found…
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Goin' Somewhere with Jillian Riscoe
Where are you headed—and what's keeping you from taking the next step? Kansas City singer-songwriter Jillian Riscoe joins me to celebrate the release of her…
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More than Gold
What if music is humanity's oldest form of alchemy? For two seasons I've shared stories about opera, singer-songwriters, Shakespeare, cities, and remarkable…
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Permission to Create: Inside the KC Fr!nge Festival
What happens when artists realize they don't need permission? This week on Divas, Ingénues & Vixens, Amity explores the remarkable story of the KC Fringe…
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Over, Around and Through: the Sound Mandala Experience
What does it feel like to be inside music? In this special follow-up to our conversation with Sound Mandala creator Tom Mardikes, Amity returns to the Unicorn…
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A few thousand miles later . . .
What happens when you travel thousands of miles only to come home seeing your own city differently? In this season finale of the June Welcome Basket, Amity…
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The Sounds of Strawberry Hill: Listening to the Heart of Kansas City
What does a neighborhood sound like? As Kansas City welcomes the world for the FIFA World Cup, host Amity Bryson crosses the state line into Strawberry Hill…
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The Music of Shakespeare
What if Shakespeare is less like a textbook... and more like a symphony? This week on Divas, Ingénues & Vixens, we continue our summer "Welcome Basket to…
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Make Music Day KC: Plan Your Route
Welcome to Kansas City-the town I love! As the world arrives for a summer of soccer, music, theatre, festivals, and celebration, Divas, Ingénues & Vixens is…
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The Art of Listening: Inside Sound Mandala
What if listening is more than hearing? This week on Divas, Ingénues & Vixens, Amity explores the art of listening—how attention, curiosity, and presence shape…
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What does music smell like V: Santiago
This week on Divas, Ingénues & Vixens, Amity journeys into the world of The Alchemist with Lauren and Taylor of Apothogothic for a sensory exploration of…
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We are OLIVIA FOX: three women, one voice!
Three women. One band. A thousand harmonies between them. Lauren Flynn, Tiffany Smith, and Aubrey Dykeman of OLIVIA FOX join Amity Bryson for a conversation…
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Are you a TWO ... or a THREE?
It sounds simple—until you hear it. In this Season Two premiere of Divas, Ingénues & Vixens, Amity Bryson invites you into a listening experience that goes…
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She Was Never Meant to be Heard
She was never meant to be heard—until the music gave her a voice. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Curley’s wife exists at the edge of the story—unnamed…
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Play from your HEART
Play from your heart . . . Everything else follows! What does it mean to make music that is honest… grounded… and truly your own? In this episode, Amity Bryson…
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Three Voices Rising: Holly Crays, Leah Sproul and Damaris
Three voices. Three distinct paths. One unforgettable night. In this episode, I sit down with Holly Crays, Leah Sproul, and Damaris—three artists bringing…
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Episode #50!!!
Episode 50. Fifty voices. One question: what makes a voice unforgettable? In this special episode of Divas, Ingénues & Vixens, I take you through a curated…
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What Remains: Sarah Tannehill Anderson
In this deeply personal episode, Amity Bryson sits down with soprano Sarah Tannehill Anderson to reflect on a career shaped not only by extraordinary singing…
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Join me for A Lyrical Life
What happens when Langston Hughes’ poetry moves from the page into the singing voice? In this episode, soprano and director Alyson Cambridge shares the…
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Before there is MUSIC, there is LISTENING
Listening is more than hearing—it’s awareness, attention, and connection. In this immersive episode of Divas, Ingénues & Vixens, Amity Bryson explores the…
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Three songwriters walk into a room . . .
Three singer-songwriters. Three unique voices. Amity Bryson welcomes Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Tracey Myers, and Maddie Lai to the podcast for a conversation…
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Celebrating International Women's Day with the Boulanger Initiative
International Women’s Day is more than a celebration — it’s a call to build the systems that make women composers visible year-round. Amity Bryson speaks with…
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ENCORE!!! Gershwin's Porgy & Bess
Opening night of Porgy and Bess at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City did not disappoint. In this special ENCORE episode, I reflect on Michelle Bradley’s Bess…
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Porgy and BESS: finding strength and HOPE
What does it mean to witness a woman trying to survive? In this episode, Amity turns her lens toward one of the most complex female roles in the American…
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Still Here - So the Stories Can Be Told
Special Edition: Preserving Women’s Legacy In this special, follow up episode the focus shifts to the Women Religious Archives Collaborative and the vital work…
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SUFFS: So the Stories can be Told
The Broadway musical SUFFS by Shaina Taub* tells the story of suffragettes fighting to be heard. But what about the women who built the institutions that made…
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What does Music Smell Like IV
In this fourth installment of What Does Music Smell Like?, I am joined once again by Lauren and Taylor of Apothogothic to unveil LILITH—a scent shaped by…
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The OG Lyrical Belles
Lyrical Belles return for a follow-up conversation as the collective prepares for their upcoming live show at Knuckleheads on February 12. Building on their…
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The Women Who Taught Mozart to Listen
In this episode, I explore how Mozart’s operatic women trace a developmental arc of feminine consciousness—from emotional awakening (the Ingénue), to selfhood…
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Meet Kimberly Akimbo
In this episode, Amity explores the Tony Award–winning musical Kimberly Akimbo, a tender and unexpected story about time, identity, and choosing adventure…
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I'm not a Purist!
In this January episode of Divas, Ingénues & Vixens, Amity invites listeners into a thoughtful, generous, and deeply musical meditation on what it means to…
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Memphis On My Mind: Meet Black Hôk
This week on Divas, Ingénues & Vixens, Amity sits down with Black Hôk, a rising young blues band from Kansas City, as they prepare to head to Memphis for the…
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In Tune with the New Year
This New Year’s Day, Divas, Ingénues & Vixens offers a retrospective look at the year behind and the year ahead. Amity reflects on the relationships, artists…
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Divas, Ingénues & Vixens wish you a very Merry Christmas!
On Christmas Day, we pause at the turning of the year—where ancient winter fires meet familiar carols. This episode traces the Twelve Days of Yule and the…
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Marilyn Maye: proof that artistry is ageless
I sat down with Marilyn Maye to discuss her Holly Jolly Folly Day performance on December 21st at 3:30 pm at The Folly Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri…
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It really is Better to Believe
In this festive episode I unwrap a lineup of brand-new holiday music from rising artists and powerhouse women—including Lauren Anderson’s fiercely independent…
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Holiday Magic in KC and beyond with Divas, Ingénues & Vixens
Whether you crave the symphonic power of Handel’s Messiah at the Kauffman, the candlelit Baroque magic of Spire Chamber Ensemble, jazzy vibes with the KC Jazz…
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Thanksgiving with Divas, Ingénues & Vixens
This special episode of gratitude and reflection is built on songs that personify the warmth and colors of the season; each song is performed live by me; all…
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Inhale gratitude with Apothogothic
Lauren and Taylor of Apothogothic join me to reveal the newest scent in their series: Velvet Ember! It is like hot chocolate for your ears! We discuss the…
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Franksgiving with the Lyrical Belles
The November 20th Lyrical Belles show at Knuckleheads is going to be a big one! These three women are incredible artists: Nicole Springer, Katie Ziegler and…
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Divas, Ingénues & Vixens with 4 Maestra!
Enjoy the continued Maestra series within the podcast: conversations with women conductors. Four conductors collaborate to lead Carmen KC a women's choir…
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Little Deaths Album review with Sage Christie
Sage Christie dropped a new concept album LITTLE DEATHS on October 24th. This album is an exploration of life, love, grief, change, and finding home. The…
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525,600 minutes: a look inside of RENT
Music Theatre Heritage (MTH) here in Kansas City is performing RENT October 2-26. Listen in for a reminder of why this musical is one of only 10 ever to earn a…
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Divas, Ingénues & Vixens with the Lyrical Belles: October 23rd at Knuckleheads KC
Meet the three young women singing with the Lyrical Belles at Knuckleheads next Thursday, October 23rd at 8 pm. Brooke Mertz, Kirra Alexis and Haley Burke take…
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Divas, Ingénues & Vixens: Phoenix Rising!
DeAnn Kinsch releases her new concept album on October 15th; enjoy this album review and DeAnn's inspiration behind the project and absolutely get tickets to…
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Divas, Ingénues & Vixens: the Nashville--Kansas City Connection: it's a vibe!
In this episode I sit down with two artists and friends: Jillian Riscoe, based in Kansas City, and Kamber, based in Nashville. These women are dedicated…
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Encore!!! La Cenerentola
Saturday night's premiere of Rossini's La Cenerentola at the Kansas City Lyric Opera was nothing short of magical. Hear this short review and run, don't walk…