The Resistance

Madi Diaz didn't set out to make her rawest record. She just stopped hiding. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter joins The Resistance to talk about Fatal Optimist, the heartbreak and isolation behind it, and what it actually means to choose yourself when everything else falls apart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At a moment of real transition, Natalie and Meegan Closner of the band Joseph talk about loss, resilience, and learning how to let something evolve without letting it go.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paloma Young is a Tony Award–winning costume designer whose work spans Broadway and London, including Peter and the Starcatcher, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, & Juliet, The Notebook, Bandstand, and Real Women Have Curves. In this episode of The Resistance, Paloma reflects on how motherhood changed the cost of availability in an industry built on endurance, and what it means to stay committed to the work without disappearing into it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor Stephen Tracey (Invasion, Anne with an E) joins The Resistance to talk about finding flow in the work, the surprising echoes between his roles and his own life, and why he feels drawn to create something from his own point of view.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata talks about her new album Starlit Alchemy, the healing power of creativity, and how transformation often begins with surrender.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.