NOTE: **Both endings begin the same and diverge about halfway through.** 

And now, dear listener, we come to a crossroads. For our final episode, we invite you to choose your own ending. If you are rooting for Dolores and Howard to go out on their terms - needing no permission, making no apologies - go to Tape 8, Side A, or Episode 8A, “Rounded with a Sleep.” But if you’re hoping Dolores and Howard will find a way to share their truth - to open up, speak their hearts, and invite their children to understand and support them - stay here on Tape 8, Side B, or Episode 8B, “Brave New World.”

✨ This is Episode 8B, “Brave New World.” | Description: Once more unto the breach. Dolores and Howard set out on their final journey and, in speaking the truth, discover a moment of unexpected beauty before the curtain falls. 

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: Alzheimer’s, cancer, and end-of-life decision-making. 

🌐 MORE INFO: https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast

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🎙️ CAST

Mimi Strum & Richard Gartner as Dolores & Howard

Also featuring: Kendra L. Franklin, Mical Trejo, Kelli Bland, Chiara McCarty, Ivy Le, Dana Wing Lau, Vivian Glazier, Cynthia Preston & Shaun Conde

🎬 CREDITS

Written/Produced/Directed: Andee Kinzy

Producer & Casting: Dana Wing Lau

Sound Design, Mixing, Mastering: Hemlock Creek Productions (Marisa Ewing & Melissa Pons)

Dialogue Editing: Hemlock Creek Productions

Marketing: Chiara McCarty

Podcast Club Producer: Chloé Carcamo

Studio Recording: Northshore Media Productions (Austin, TX) | Engineer: Kevin Chin

🔹 This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department. ImprovEd Arts is a sponsored project of Austin Creative Alliance.

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