The Heart

The story underneath the story: what happened after we made “Movies In Your Head”. In a clawfoot bathtub moaning in agony, “The Shadows” was conceived. KP’s first serialized fiction show: the story of having to choose between romanticism and realism. Does the fairy tale really exist? Or does it only exist at the beginning of a relationship? Our main character believes that she’ll be one of the outliers who will fall in love, and stay in love FOREVER.  Featuring: episode 1 of “The Shadows” from CBC Podcasts. Edited by Sharon Mashihi, senior produced by Phoebe Wang, written directed and performed by Kaitlin Prest. Performances by Mitchell Akiyama, Jessie Orr, Max Kelly, Bekky O’Neil, Meagan Castle, Harry Knazan, Rizz Young. Special thanks to Haley Lewis. You hear the real Rumi restaurant in this episode. You can find this beautiful establishment on rue Hutchinson in Montreal. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Have you ever fallen a little too hard a little too fast in love with someone you’ve just met? Have you ever caught yourself imagining the beautiful house in the country the two of you would grow old together in?We go back in time to the era before the term ‘ghosting’ had been coined and explore the phenomenon that Ayinde Bennett calls “making movies in your head”. Featuring: the Prix Italia Gold Award winning radio play (the first podcast to win a Prix Italia! That’s some radio history!) co-created with composer and sound designer Shani Aviram. Associate production by Shira Bannerman, editing and performance by Mitra Kaboli, advising by Sharon Mashihi, performed written and directed by Kaitlin Prest, art by Jen Ng. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The final episode explores the narrator's conflicted feelings about confronting their father. They reflect on rearranging their bedroom and contemplate breaking a contract. They discuss the complexity of their relationship with their father, navigating love and violence. The chapter ends with the acknowledgment that healing is incomplete but essential. The speaker expresses gratitude towards their mother and recommends a book on intergenerational trauma. They dream of creating immersive audio experiences and mention partnerships with CBC Podcasts and Radiotopia.

A woman reflects on living with her parents as an adult, discussing the complexities of her relationship with her dad and the absence of apologies for parental abuse. She explores therapy, emotional turmoil, and the desire for healing and forgiveness, providing resources for therapy and accountability. The speaker expresses gratitude for listeners and asks for support through joining listening groups and making donations.

Kaitlin interviews her dad, Greg, who proudly claims the title of mister mom in 1986. They discuss power dynamics in their father-daughter relationship, reflections on equality and parenthood, random conversations and entertainment, reflections on parenting and abuse, reflections and feedback from Dad, and the desire for a forgiving ending.

In this podcast, the narrator discusses their tumultuous relationship with their father during their teenage years, reflecting on the abusive dynamics and their decision to love him anyway. They delve into the complexities of their father-daughter bond, recognize the abuse, and make the courageous choice to move on. Throughout their journey of growth and healing, they emphasize the importance of receiving an apology and confront the normalization of abuse. The speaker also shares memorable incidents, including a heated argument during a drive and a terrifying experience in bad weather, leading to their decision to exclude their father from a family trip.

Unpacking the untold aspects of the narrative series, the sisters discuss mental health, diagnoses, borderline personality disorder, self-care, and methods to ask for help from loved ones during times of struggle.

Kaitlin and Natalie try to create boundaries for the first time in their lifelong relationship. They work to navigate their relationship together and separately. As they embark on creating the final episode of this series, they realize they are having fun again. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

We go back in time to before Kaitlin hired Natalie. She brings us inside of her uncertain world, and her journey to figure out what is wrong. TRIGGER WARNING: suicidal ideation, reference to childhood and sexual trauma (no depictions), borderline personality disorder Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It’s the pandemic, and KP hires her younger sister to work at her company. As an assistant producer. Natalie is having flashbacks to their youth, when she performed as the butler at Kaitlin’s dinner parties. Is this the new version of the butler role? As they set out to make art together, attempting to do it in a way that doesn’t reinforce old childhood patterns Natalie finally sees who Kaitlin is on a day to day basis.TW: suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, alcohol. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices