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Stephanie Wittels Wachs

Stephanie Rose Wittels Wachs (born February 20, 1981) is an American voice actress, activist, and author. She is the co-founder and executive director of the theatre company Rec Room Arts in Houston, Texas[3] and the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of the podcast network Lemonada Media.[4] Wachs serves as the host of the podcast Last Day.[5]

Career

Memoir

Wachs is the author of Everything is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss,[6] a memoir about addiction, grief, and healing. Her other writing can be found on Vox,[7] Longform,[8] Huffington Post,[9] Fatherly,[10] Babble,[11] and Medium.[12]

Lemonada Media

In 2017, Wachs appeared as a guest on the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking![13] discussing her struggle coping with her brother's death. At the time, Wachs was hosting a podcast of her own called Hands Off Parenting[14] and continuing her work in voice acting. An Executive Producer of Crooked Media's Pod Save the People, Jessica Cordova Kramer,[15] heard the episode and subsequently made contact with Wachs. Cordova Kramer had lost her brother, Stefano, to a battle with addiction earlier that year. In September 2019, the two teamed up to found the podcasting network Lemonada Media.[16]

Lemonada Media's first launch was a narrative podcast breaking down the opioid crisis through personal interviews entitled Last Day. Last Day was an honoree in two categories at the 2020 Webby Awards[17] and nominated for a 2020 iHeart Radio Award.[18]

Wachs serves as chief content officer and executive producer for Lemonada Media's other slated podcasts, including Our America with Julian Castro, Tell Me What to Do with Jaime Primak Sullivan, and The Untold Story: Policing.[19]

Press

Wachs has been a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers,[20] NPR Weekend Edition,[21] Houston Matters, and numerous podcasts including Comedy Bang! Bang!, Who Charted?, and Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend. She has been featured in People magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, The Hollywood Reporter, Arts & Culture Magazine, and as one of Houstonia Magazine's "10 Houston Women Making it Happen."[22]

Personal life

Wachs is married to Mike Wachs. They have a daughter born in 2014[23] and a son born in 2018, named after her younger brother, Harris Wittels. In her book, she also mentioned that she has two nieces.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ Konze, Arthur (September 24, 2007). "Stephanie Wittels Anime Interview". activeAnime. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Greater Houston Jewish Genealogical Society, The Houston Jewish Herald-Voice Index to Vitals and Family Events, 1908–2007.
  3. ^ "PEOPLE". Rec Room Arts. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  4. ^ Dansby, Andrew (2020-08-14). "Stephanie Wittels Wachs' growing podcast company provides comfort". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  5. ^ "Last Day on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  6. ^ "A Sister Shares 'Horrible And Wonderful' Memories Of Her Brother's Life And Death". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  7. ^ Wachs, Stephanie Wittels (2016-05-03). "My brother died of a heroin overdose. Internet trolls wouldn't let us grieve". Vox. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  8. ^ "Stephanie Wittels Wachs · Longform". Longform. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  9. ^ "Stephanie Wittels Wachs | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  10. ^ "Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Author at Fatherly". Fatherly. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  11. ^ "Stephanie Wittels Wachs". Babble. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  12. ^ "Stephanie Wittels Wachs". Medium. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  13. ^ "Horrible and Wonderful and Figuring it Out". www.ttfa.org. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  14. ^ "Hands Off Parents". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  15. ^ "Jessica Cordova Kramer - Co-founder/CEO, Lemonada Media". Insideradio.com. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  16. ^ "When Life Gives You Lemons, Make a Podcast". Houstonia Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  17. ^ "NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  18. ^ "iHeartRadio Podcast Awards Nominees Include Shows Featuring T.I., Rick Rubin". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  19. ^ "People – Lemonada Media". Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  20. ^ "Stephanie Wittels Wachs Opens Up About Her Brother's Struggle with Addiction". YouTube. Late Night with Seth Meyers. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  21. ^ Simon, Scott (2019-03-03). "A Sister Shares 'Horrible And Wonderful' Memories Of Her Brother's Life And Death". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  22. ^ "10 Houston Women Making It Happen". Houstonia. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  23. ^ Stephanie Wittels Wachs (July 2, 2014). "And we are now parents". Retrieved February 21, 2015.

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