Smart girl talk, not just for girls! Grab your coffee and listen to a chat between Badass Lady-Folk host Christine Stoddard and guest Darlene Deloris, an artist, curator, and historian hailing from Atlanta. Darlene's making big, beautiful waves in New York City! She sat down with Christine to talk about art-making, historical research, grief, motherhood, vibes, random college classes, hustling, and more. All in Christine's living room. And, yes, Aaron Gold helped set it up because he lives there (and is a top-shelf boyfriend.) This episode features piping hot mugs of Fresh Roasted Coffee. Yum! About the guest: Born in Atlanta, Brooklyn based historian, curator, and multi-disciplinary artist Darlene Deloris studied History and African American Studies at the University of Georgia and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A in Historical Studies from SUNY Empire State University. Deloris is a self-taught artist using ethnographic research and a variety of mediums, texture, colors, and symbols to create portraits that give voice to the communities who are constantly transposing between a state of angst and of regality. She has participated in the residency program at Ma’s House of Southampton (2023), artist in residency program with the SHIFT Residency (2024) powered by EFA Project Space, a guest Artist In Residence with the Woodward Residency (2024) in Ridgewood Queens, Artist In Residence on Governor’s Island with Ankhlave Arts Alliance(2025), and has been accepted into the Chateau d’Orquevaux Artist In Residency Program in France. She is currently a Curator In Residence with Ankhlave Arts Alliance and concurrently Artist In Residence with ArtCrawl Harlem also on Governor’s Island. About the host: Christine Stoddard is the 2025 "Best of Brooklyn" Competition's Best Artist, the Freelancers Union's "Hardest Working Freelancer of 2024," and Brooklyn Magazine's Top 50 Most Fascinating People of 2023. She makes films, comedy, theater, and whatever her creative heart desires. She's known for projects like Art Bitch; Badass Lady-Folk; Don't Mind If I Don't; Christine Stoddard's New York; 5 Ways I Didn't Marry You; Heaven Is a Photograph; and more. Follow her on IG @StoddardSays and subscribe to the YouTube channel @StoddardGold to watch her having a good time. Her super-profesh website is ChristineStoddard.com. And for her girl boss stuff, check out her production company website at QuailBell.com. Christine earned her MS from Columbia Journalism School and her MFA from The City College of New York-CUNY. She is a proud AmeriCorps alumna and loves trying new foods. Mentioned in this episode: AnkhLave Arts Alliance - ankhlavearts.org / @ankhlaveadmin5760 Dario Mohr - dariomohr.com / @DarioMohrArt Ma's House - mashouse.studio About the show: Badass Lady-Folk is for smart girl talk, not just for girls! Hosted by Christine Stoddard, the show has featured illustrious women and non-binary people and their stories from art, politics, comedy, night life, and more. The Badass Lady-Folk intro/outro music comes from the Toxic Moxie song "Talking Hands." About the production company: Quail Bell is a storytelling studio for real and unreal stories. As of 2025, Quail Bell opened a production office in Ridgewood, Queens. Quail Bell has been supported by the Brooklyn Arts Council, The Puffin Foundation, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and other organizations. #blackgirlmagic #blackwoman #curator #artworld #hamptons #bushwick

Originally published March 2025. Badass Lady-Folk host Christine Stoddard interviews performer, writer, director, and marketing expert Shari Hazlett. Thanks to Aaron Gold. Filmed at Manhattan Neighborhood Network in New York City. About the show: ​Badass Lady-Folk is a talk show about women and non-binary femmes with a New York state of mind. They share their incredible experiences, ideas, and projects in response to host Christine Stoddard's playful and insightful questions. This intersectional feminist program aims to inspire, inform, and entertain. Badass Lady-Folk got its start as an audio-only program on Radio Free Brooklyn in 2016. The show eventually made it to a TV format filmed at Manhattan Neighborhood Network in 2023. The show is made available on YouTube for global audiences interested in celebrating women and learning about women's issues. Badass Lady-Folk is produced by Quail Bell Press & Productions, a woman-owned studio in Brooklyn, NY. About this episode's guest: Shari Hazlett is a NYC-based director, writer, and improviser/actor who works at the intersection of comedy and storytelling. Shari’s comedy home is Magnet Theater, founded by Armando Diaz, where she trained in improv and sketch, worked, and now performs. She’s performed at Brooklyn Comedy Collective (BCC), UCB, iO Chicago, The PIT, Dixon Place, La Mama, the Tank, and Just the Funny (Miami), among others. She performs in and produces The Duo Show at Magnet Theater, featuring a rotating cast of veteran improvisors who are paired for one-night-only character duos. Most recently, Shari created, devised, and directed The March, a featured selection at The Tank’s 2023 Pridefest Play Festival; she created and directed the Social Justice Improv Project’s ‘It’s A Riot’, a semi-scripted sketch revue about the Dobbs (2022) decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. She performs with the teams Clover, MissBehaving, Spooky Doings, Final Girl, and in a variety of recurring shows around NYC. As a producer, Shari has worked with the New York Times - Live Broadcast of the DNC 2012 and RNC 2012; SiriusXM; Comic Relief/Red Nose Day; NBC-Universal; and the American Cancer Society. Her writing has been aired on WNYC and WBUR (Boston), and published in The Stranger (Seattle), Courier News (digital), and Creative Loafing (Central Florida), among others. Shari started her career as a community organizer, focusing on HIV/AIDS education for the Congressional Black Caucus-funded (CBC) Medical Education Initiative in Central Florida; and as a fellow for Equality Florida and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Campaign College, helping re-elect U.S. Senator Patty Murray. Most recently, Shari was appointed to the Brooklyn Committee for the People’s Money, run by the NYC Civic Education Commission. About the host: Christine Stoddard is a filmmaker, performer, and writer named one of Brooklyn Magazine's Top 50 Most Fascinating People. She runs the YouTube channel @StoddardSays, which includes her non-fiction series “Christine Stoddard’s New York,” talk show “Badass Lady-Folk,” arthouse feature "Sirena's Gallery," filmed play "Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares," and fiction shorts like “Uncontested” and “Bottled.” Her latest feature is "Her Garden." She also co-hosts the comedy TV show “Don’t Mind If I Don’t” with Aaron Gold, on YouTube @DontMindTheShow. As an undergrad, she started her career writing books, founding Quail Bell Magazine, and directing the documentary “The Persistence of Poe.” Other honors include Miss Subways Finalist, Ms. Magazine’s “Ms. Muse,” and the Portland Review’s Featured Artist. Born to a Salvadoran mother and Anglo-America father, Stoddard was raised in Virginia. ​She is a member of the 2025 class of Columbia Journalism School. A project of Quail Bell Press & Productions.

Badass Lady-Folk host Christine Stoddard interviews burlesque performer Queerly Femmetastic about creating acts & speaking to Black experiences. Thanks to Madeline Trice. Filmed at Manhattan Neighborhood Network in New York City. About the show: ​Badass Lady-Folk is a talk show about women and non-binary femmes with a New York state of mind. They share their incredible experiences, ideas, and projects in response to host Christine Stoddard's playful and insightful questions. This intersectional feminist program aims to inspire, inform, and entertain. Badass Lady-Folk got its start as an audio-only program on Radio Free Brooklyn in 2016. The show eventually made it to a TV format filmed at Manhattan Neighborhood Network in 2023. The show is made available on YouTube for global audiences interested in celebrating women and learning about women's issues. Badass Lady-Folk is produced by Quail Bell Press & Productions, a woman-owned studio in Brooklyn, NY. About this episode's guest: Queerly Femmetastic (she/her/ma’am), Brooklyn-bred bombshell inspired by Black shake-dancers, strippers, and hoochie-coochie girls across generations. She took the crown for Miss Subways in 2024. About the host: Christine Stoddard is a filmmaker, performer, and writer named one of Brooklyn Magazine's Top 50 Most Fascinating People. She runs the YouTube channel @StoddardSays, which includes her non-fiction series “Christine Stoddard’s New York,” talk show “Badass Lady-Folk,” arthouse feature "Sirena's Gallery," filmed play "Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares," and fiction shorts like “Uncontested” and “Bottled.” Her latest feature is "Her Garden." She also co-hosts the comedy TV show “Don’t Mind If I Don’t” with Aaron Gold, on YouTube @DontMindTheShow. As an undergrad, she started her career writing books, founding Quail Bell Magazine, and directing the documentary “The Persistence of Poe.” Other honors include Miss Subways Finalist, Ms. Magazine’s “Ms. Muse,” and the Portland Review’s Featured Artist. Born to a Salvadoran mother and Anglo-America father, Stoddard was raised in Virginia. ​Her training includes Columbia University Journalism School, The Moth College Storytelling Residency, BMI Musical Theater Writing Workshop, and Upright Citizens Brigade. A project of Quail Bell Press & Productions.