Dear Young Rocker

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E38: Two-Headed Boy Sep 21, 2022

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Just days after a bike accident leaves her with a concussion, Nadia experiences memory loss as she attempts to play a solo gig with her beloved harp. She reflects on her live performances from her youth, and wrestles with the thing that truly haunts her: The biggest, gut-wrenching lie she ever told.

This season of Dear Young Rocker is written and hosted by Nadia Marie. Want to share your own Young Rocker experience? Connect with Nadia on Instagram and TikTok @NadiaMarieForever. You can also follow the show on Instagram @DearYoungRocker and @DoubleElvis.

Dear Young Rocker was created by, and is executive produced by, Chelsea Ursin. The show is executive produced by Jake Brennan, Brady Sadler, and Carly Carioli for Double Elvis.

Script editing on this episode by Chelsea Ursin and James Sullivan. Production by Sean Cahalin and Lea Tatoris. Music for this episode was composed and performed by Nadie Marie. Strings and horn accompaniment by Keifer Johnson. To hear more of her music, follow Nadia Marie on all streaming platforms. Additional music and score elements by Sean Cahalin.

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E37: Live Forever Sep 14, 2022

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“I was born and born again at the age of 23.” In the Season 4 premiere of Dear Young Rocker, Atlanta’s Nadia Marie shares her life story andthe disorientation one feels when starting completely over after a bicycle crash. Also: Reminiscing of youth in the early 2000's—the fan-crazed Conor Oberst era that led to a generation of over-articulate somber adolescents.

Dear Young Rocker was created and is executive produced by Chelsea Ursin. The show is executive produced by Jake Brennan, Brady Sadler, and Carly Carioli for Double Elvis.

Script editing on this episode by Chelsea Ursin and James Sullivan. Production by Sean Cahalin and Lea Tatoris. Music for this episode was composed and performed by Nadia Marie. To hear more of her music, follow Nadia Marie on all streaming platforms. Additional music and score elements by Sean Cahalin and Ryan Spraker.

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Introducing Nadia Marie: Dear Young Rocker’s Season 4 Story Sep 14, 2022

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Dear Young Rockers: This season is going to be different. To introduce a new season-length story, DYR creator Chelsea Ursin interviews Atlanta-based musician and artist Nadia Marie, who will tell her own incredible coming-of-age story, in Season 4, debuting this week.

Like Chelsea, Nadia began her musical career early and came of age in the early 2000s. In 2013, Nadia had her life severely interrupted, and inner world reset, when at 23 she was hit by a car while on her bike. As a result, she suffered a concussion and amnesia that nobody around her was able to help her understand. She was unable to remember much of who she was, or what the people around her had meant to her. The instruments she loved were suddenly foreign, and even her musical taste was different. In this season you’ll get to hear the flashbacks to her early life and some twists and turns along the way, as her newly23-year-old self navigates the world around her as she reestablishes and creates new connections within music and within herself. Stick around for the rest of the season to hear the full story.

Dear Young Rocker was created by, and is executive produced by, Chelsea Ursin. The show is executive produced by Jake Brennan, Brady Sadler, and Carly Carioli for Double Elvis.

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Introducing: Dear Young Rocker Season 4 featuring Nadia Marie Sep 07, 2022

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Dear Young Rocker is a scripted non-fiction storytelling and audio memoir podcast featuring stories from women and trans musicians. In Season 4, launching September 14, 2022, series creator Chelsea Ursin hands the baton to Atlanta musician and photographer Nadia Marie, who will be telling her own story. Like Chelsea, Nadia started her creative life young and came of age in the early 200os. But Nadia had her life severely interrupted, and her inner life completely reset, when at 23 she was hit by a car while on her bike. As a result, she suffered severe amnesia that no one was able to understand or help guide her through. This season: A story of losing yourself, and putting the pieces back together.

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DEAR YOUNG ROCKER is a scripted non-fiction storytelling and audio memoir podcast featuring stories from women, trans and non-binary musicians. In the new season, host/creator, Chelsea Ursin passes the mic to Atlanta based musician, Nadia Marie. Nadia will share the story of how music provided a path to regaining long-term memories that she’d once lost after a life-altering collision.

Previously, in seasons 1 and 2, Chelsea told her own story of finding an outlet for anxiety and her place in the world via falling in love with listening to and playing rock music. Along the way she writes letters of advice to her younger self on topics from mental health to relationships. In season 3, guest musicians such as Michelle Zauner (of Japanese Breakfast), Anjimile and Mia Berrin (Pom Pom Squad) were invited to tell their stories and write to their own younger selves. For more shows like Dear Young Rocker, check out www.doubleelvis.com.

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E36: SPIDER LADY FEAT SHANNON SHAW OF SHANNON AND THE CLAMS Jun 23, 2021

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Shannon Shaw of Shannon and the Clams didn't start playing bass and writing songs until she was 25. It's hard to believe listening to her songs today, but she was raised in a Jack Mormon household with limiting beliefs about what women and girls could and couldn't do that shaped her way of thinking early on. One night, feeling alone and desperate, a song came to her out of thin air. She picked up a bass, and her musical career started almost immediately after that. After her story, Shannon talks to Chelsea about her upcoming album The Year of the Spider and the growth she experienced in the last year. Shannon gave a shoutout to NAACPPDX, Punks with Lunch, Stroll PDX, and Basic Rights Oregon. For more info on Dear Young Rocker, check out dearyoungrocker.com and peep Double Elvis for more music podcasts. Follow @dearyoungrocker on Instagram and @rockerdear on Twitter.

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E35: WANDERING GHOST FEAT CLAIRE GOHST Jun 16, 2021

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Claire Gohst releases her music under the name Paper Citizen. She grew up in a restrictive and abusive conservative Christian household in Singapore. When her parents discovered Claire had a girlfriend she was kicked out of her house. Listen to her incredible journey of musical discovery and growth. Please take a peek at her new EP Wandering Ghost which was inspired by her journey to America. For more of DYR check out dearyoungrocker.com. Follow @dearyoungrocker on instagram and go to doubleelvis.com for DYR merch and other great music podcasts.

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E34: SKANKING FEAT ANJIMILE Jun 09, 2021

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While Anjimile Chithambo was growing up in Richardson Texas, he found himself drawn more and more to music. After trying different genres on for size, ska is what really stole his heart - along with a crush. At first at seemed like no one else around liked ska but fate intervened and Anjimile found out that the crush's brother was not only a fellow ska nerd but actually had his own ska band and an upcoming show. Anjimile knew that show would be important and started practicing skanking right away. Listen to Anjimile's album Giver Taker and follow Anjimile on Instagram @ anjmile. For more about Dear Young Rocker visit dearyoungrocker.com , follow DYR on instagram @dearyoungrocker and go to doubleelvis.com for merch and more great podcasts.

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E33: GAY ROCKER FEAT LG OF THELMA AND THE SLEAZE Jun 02, 2021

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LG of the band Thelma and the Sleaze brings us all the way back to her early adolescence in Kankakee Illinois. Surviving a childhood marked by head lice, fights, all kinds of trouble making and being the stinky kid in school LG is pulled more and more toward her own desire to play rock music especially when she hears songs by female fronted bands like Belly and the Cranberries. She also knows right away that she doesn't want to play with any boys. A run-in with some missionaries grants her some guitar lessons and the unusual experience of becoming accidentally Mormon, and the rest is history. Listen to LG's podcast The Queen of S--- Mountain.

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E32: STOMPHIA FEAT WENDY EISENBERG May 26, 2021

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Wendy Eisenberg went through a best friend transition in middle school that led to playing in their first band and some insight about what it means to be yourself. In this beautifully written story and letter to their younger self, Wendy talks about a fateful pool party and the importance of letting people see your many sides. Wendy releases music under their full name Wendy Eisenberg as well as with the band Editrix and various other collaborations. Two organizations Wendy has fundraised for and recommends are GLITS and Black and Pink - as well as looking up your local community fridge and how to support them. Check out freedge.org to learn more. For more about Dear Young Rocker visit dearyoungrocker.com , follow DYR on instagram @dearyoungrocker and go to doubleelvis.com for merch and more great podcasts.

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E31: ANXIOUS BUT OKAY FEAT ELISE OKUSAMI May 19, 2021

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Elise Okusami of the band Oceanator started playing guitar and listening to Green Day pretty young at nine years old, and her first band wasn't long after that. On this episode of DYR, she tells the story of attending an Against Me! show and finding the musical community that really inspired her to dream big about her own musical career. She gives some advice to her younger self about living as an anxious person. Elise recommends listeners check out two organizations: the Black Trans Travel Fund and Crown Heights Mutual Aid. For more about Dear Young Rocker, visit dearyoungrocker.com, follow DYR on instagram @dearyoungrocker and go to doubleelvis.com for merch and more great podcasts.

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