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Melissa Febos is a critically acclaimed, bestselling author and Associate Professor at the University of Iowa. Her most recent book, Girlhood, is a collection of essays centered around the trauma of a young female body and was released late March. Richard Rodney is a chef and entrepreneur. He owns Rodney’s Jamaican Jerk & BBQ, which caters authentic Jamaican food and sauces.

The episode features music by Gossip Cult, Alex Body, and “Pointless” by Ben Rendall for our Song of the Week.

Thank you to Iowa Review for sponsoring this episode.

Ongoing support comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Iowa Arts Council, and from the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund. Phase 1 is an initiative of Arts Midwest and its peer United States Regional Arts Organizations made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Best Show Ever is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.

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Host: Elly Hofmaier

Line Producer: Savannah Lane

Audio Engineers: Gabi Vanek & Ioannis Alexakis

Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry