Red for Revolution 6 - I Love Paris

Radiotopia Presents: Red for Revolution

Radiotopia

Society & Culture, Fiction

4.4 • 989 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

As tensions escalate and hearts are both shattered and healed, our season one love story reaches its climax in the City of Love. Jazmine’s family surprises her with a graduation trip to Paris, but little do they know, she has a surprise of her own in store.

Red for Revolution is created, written, and directed by Jana Naomi Smith with Musical Direction by Tammy L. Hall and Sound Design by Collin Gerald Thomas. Original Music by Tammy L. Hall and Jana Naomi Smith and performed by Renée Wilson, Loretta Devine, and Jordan Hull featuring the Red for Revolution band, Tammy L. Hall on piano, Kofy Brown on electric Bass, Ruth Davies on acoustic Bass, Ruthie Price on drums, Kristen Strom on saxophone and flute, and Vicki Randle on percussion. Cover art by Shefon N. Taylor. The series is executive produced by Renée Wilson, Jana Naomi Smith, and Meta Mana Media with associate producers Jordan Hull, Adrian Snegg, and Vanessa E. Williams. All episodes produced by Liz McBee.

The Red for Revolution team would like to thank each person who helped bring this project to life. Please visit redforrevolution.com for the complete credit and gratitude list. For additional resources and to sign up for our newsletter visit redforrevolution.com.

This audio drama was recorded under the SAG-AFTRA 2020 New Media Principal Performer Contract.

Episode Six Cast:
Jordan Hull a s Jazmine James
S. Epatha Merkerson as Ella Ali (Present Day)
Loretta Devine as Lorraine Giovanni (Present Day)
Renée Wilson as Lorraine Giovanni (1970s)
Rutina Wesley as Ella Ali (1970s)
Alimi Ballard as LeRoy
Jennifer Beals as Suzanne Sands
Mal'akiy Rhoden as Miles James
Ashley J. Hobbs as Airline Announcer
Mathew Quitney as Stage Manager
Christine Angelique as Paris Music Festival Announcer
Caro Guzmán as Adrienne

Music Featured:
“I Don’t Want To Know”
Written by Jana Naomi Smith
Original Composition by Tammy L. Hall
Performed by Jordan Hull

“I Love Paris”
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Loretta Devine and the Red for Revolution Band
Courtesy of WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INC.

“Dare To Love”
Written by Jana Naomi Smith
Original Composition by Tammy L. Hall
Performed by Loretta Devine and the Red For Revolution Band

For Radiotopia Presents, Yooree Losordo is the Managing Producer. Audrey Mardavich is the Executive Producer. Red for Revolution is part of Radiotopia Presents, a podcast feed that debuts limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices.

Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You're listening to Radiotopia Presents from PRX's Radiotopia.
0:07.4	Hi, my name is Brian Lauder, and I'm one of the hosts of Outward Slate's LGBTQ podcast, where we lead a whipsmart queer salon each week with guests like Reck Al Willis and Bob the Drag Queen.
0:16.9	It's the inclusive space that we deserve. You'll hear discussions on topics like the lesbian subtext and true detective and how trademark law is helping queer brands reclaim derogatory language.
0:26.3	Join us for conversations on queer culture and politics each week and follow outward now wherever you listen.
0:33.3	On Angelina Grimke.
0:35.6	I often think of her, dying alone in an apartment in New York City,
0:41.1	while I was a young black lesbian in isolation not too far away. And I think of what it could have
0:47.7	meant in terms of sisterhood and survival, for each of us to have known of the other's existence,
1:01.6	for me to have had her words, and for her to have known I needed them, that we are not alone.
1:03.5	Audrey Lord.
1:06.4	This is Adri Mary Brown.
1:11.7	You're listening to the season one finale of Red for Revolution, the audio drama.
1:18.8	I invite you to travel across time for a multi-generational story of love and liberation.
1:24.8	For accessibility, transcripts are available at redforrevolution.com.
1:31.2	This episode contains adult content and features references to substance abuse and suicidal ideation. Listener discretion advised. Last episode, tensions between Jasmine and
1:39.1	her mother reached a boiling point, unearthing some painful family history. With the help of Grandma Ella, the three women worked to confront intergenerational homophobia.
1:50.0	Meanwhile, back in 1971, Ella was arrested for a crime she did not commit, and Lorraine was forced to make a difficult decision.
2:00.0	Without further ado, let's continue our story. And Lorraine was forced to make a difficult decision.
2:04.1	Without further ado, let's continue our story.
2:17.4	So, I came out to my mother about a month ago. It was a disaster.
2:19.3	I regret ever saying anything, and I think I might even resent my grandmother a little
2:24.3	for encouraging me to tell my parents.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Radiotopia, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Radiotopia and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.