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Fireside Mystery Theatre

50.1 She's a Killer Queen: "Never Explain"

Fireside Mystery Theatre

Fireside Mystery Theatre

Drama, Arts, Fiction, Performing Arts

4.5626 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

A sainted doctor sees her shadow self — the one she abandoned in the camps during the war —cast upon her good work in Kenya. Do her dark deeds deserve redemption?

"Never Explain" is the first episode from our fabulous true-crime series, She's a Killer Queen. The show was recorded live in NYC on 2/23/20.

The cast featured in this episode:
Rebecca Kopec as Dr. Anne Spoerry
James Rieser as François Spoerry and Charles
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Henry Spoerry
James Kleinmann as Theo
David Linton as the Guard and Captain Besse
Ali Silva as Dr. Louise Le Porz
Mary Murphy as Carmen Mory
James Scully as Achtorhof and Jack
Kacie Laforest as Pauline and Odette

Audio play written and directed by Holly Payne-Strange

Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez & Ali Silva
Musical score improvised by Nico Sleator
Sound effects design: Greg Russ, Ricardo Delgado, Ali Silva, & Dan Naglia
Live show sound engineers: Evan Sachs & Ricardo Delgado
Technical director at The Slipper Room: Johnny Goddard
Theme music by Jason Graves
Audio post-production: Ali Silva
Production manager: Lizz Leiser

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Transcript

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0:00.0

In March 2011, after decades of patriarchal oppression, feminists around the world rejoiced, as the fight for equality was won at last.

0:15.0

We received a guarantee of equal pay. Our reproductive rights were protected, and razor manufacturers worldwide

0:22.7

ensured that pink and blue razors would cost exactly the same. And on that day, as a sign of

0:29.2

our true equality, women ran topless through the streets, singing a song of just kidding. None

0:35.1

of that happened. But we did celebrate an important milestone.

0:39.2

The month of March was declared Women's History Month, an entire month dedicated to commemorating

0:45.0

the contributions of women to society, which is also great.

0:49.3

In unrelated news, Fireside is proud to announce our very first true crime series all about women who murder.

0:58.0

Over this next series of episodes, we'll posit that there are not actually fewer female serial

1:03.5

killers. There is just less recognition for our criminal contributions.

1:08.5

Or maybe we're just better at getting away with it.

1:12.6

Our first story introduces us to Dr. Anne Speary, a saint-like physician and daring aviator administering

1:19.5

vaccines to the sick of East Africa. Of course, there was also a time when they called her

1:24.9

Dr. Claude, and her needle did anything but heal.

1:30.3

Never Explain is the first installment in our series

1:33.0

She's a Killer Queen.

1:35.2

It was recorded live in New York City on February 23, 2020.

1:38.5

Thank you. The

1:47.0

The I'm My sir, you've done it. They're perfect.

2:32.3

Yes, they are rather good if I do say so myself.

2:35.2

The bush will never be able to tell.

2:36.9

How did you forge them?

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