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Isabelle Barbour creates story form podcasts about equity struggles in Connecticut and beyond. She focuses on stories that are not covered or covered incompletely by local media. Collectively her body of podcast work is called TruthtellerPOD.
Her approach is to build connections with individuals and organizations doing the work and to highlight the barriers to and opportunities for equity in our systems and communities. Racial equity is the priority but does not negate equity concerns focused on LGBTQ, gender, disability, and other federally protected groups that are repeatedly marginalized in the United States and around the world.
Isabelle centers the well-being of the storytellers that she works with. Acknowledging and normalizing vulnerability, boundaries, and consent during her recording sessions is one example of treating storytellers with care. More about Isabelle’s approach to storyteller well-being can be found here: (truthtellerconsulting.com/storyteller-well-being/)
She has found an audience for her work by partnering with WPKN 89.5 Bridgeport. Her stories are shared quarterly on the station’s MicCheck show. After airing, her stories are housed on the website of her public health consulting firm, Truthteller Consulting.
In addition to podcasting, Isabelle provides facilitation, training, and project management to support to clients doing equity work. When she’s not working or creating she’s dancing to disco, playing scrabble with her husband, or walking her two wayward dogs. You can learn more about Isabelle on her business website (truthtellerconsulting.com)
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Artist / Creative (Individual)
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Institution/Business Type:
Artist / Creative (Individual)
Legal Status:
Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
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Media - Audio / SoundAdditional Disciplines:
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I provide transcripts of my audio stories. Right now the transcripts are only in English.