See Jane Do, Hosted By Elisa Parker

See Jane Do met Virginia Brunini in our own backyard of Nevada County. In the early 1970s Brunini fought hard to get the Empire Mine State Historic Park established. The Grass Valley landmark is one of four Nevada County parks on the list of 200 state parks facing a possible closure to address the state’s $24 billion deficit. City and county officials have estimated the loss of the parks would cost the county millions in tourist revenues. Unwilling to let the economic and historic treasure close, Brunini has gathered 5,000 signatures for a petition asking state legislators to keep the park open.  

Elisa Parker interviews Kim Edwards, the author of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, a 122-week New York Times bestseller, and discusses her new release, The Lake of Dreams.  Edwards won the Whiting Award and the Nelson Algren Award for her collection of short stories, The Secret’s of a Fire King, which was an alternate for the 1998 PEN/Hemingway Award.  Her short stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, Ploughshares, Zoetrope, Antaeus, Story and The Paris Review and two were performed at Symphony Space and broadcast on Public Radio International.  Edwards also teaches writing at the University of Kentucky.

Only 7% of the stories we’re hearing through the most powerful medium, are told by women. We uncover the myths of movie making and feature several extraordinary female filmmakers who are emerging as the changemakers. They are creating new ways to tap into the “industry” and are truly making a difference for generations to come. Featured guests include:  Katie Aselton, director of The Freebie, Fay Ann Lee, director of Falling For Grace, Carol Dysinger, director of Camp Victory, Afghanistan, Jehmu Greene and Barbara Bridges, Founder, I-ON Films