Rachel Webster

This project is a sometimes funny, sometimes critical, always empathetic, exploration into our relationship with money, stuff, capitalism, trash, income inequality, psychological wounds, ecological crisis, advertising, corporate greed, the college trap, the impending apocalypse, shoes, addiction, codependency, anxiety, consumerism.

This project is a sometimes funny, sometimes critical, always empathetic, exploration into our relationship with money, stuff, capitalism, trash, income inequality, psychological wounds, ecological crisis, advertising, corporate greed, the college trap, the impending apocalypse, shoes, addiction, codependency, anxiety, consumerism.

And the people we told were like, good idea, even though we're not really sure what you're talking about. And we were like, I know, right? And they were like... Why don't you just make it? And we were like... because it's a lot of work. And they were like Elle Woods and Legally Blonde when they said, what, like it's hard?

And the people we told were like, good idea, even though we're not really sure what you're talking about. And we were like, I know, right? And they were like... Why don't you just make it? And we were like... because it's a lot of work. And they were like Elle Woods and Legally Blonde when they said, what, like it's hard?

And we thought, no, it's not that hard, but it's time and money we don't have. And we want to make this good. And they were like, but every single person on earth has a podcast, so it must be easy. So just do it. Yeah. So we took time off. Got into even more debt while we did that. And then miraculously, we got a grant.

And we thought, no, it's not that hard, but it's time and money we don't have. And we want to make this good. And they were like, but every single person on earth has a podcast, so it must be easy. So just do it. Yeah. So we took time off. Got into even more debt while we did that. And then miraculously, we got a grant.

Ooh. They had recently added an audio section to the competition, and entering our show would give us a purpose and, more importantly, a deadline.

Ooh. They had recently added an audio section to the competition, and entering our show would give us a purpose and, more importantly, a deadline.

Which was really inconvenient timing to have a birthday.

Which was really inconvenient timing to have a birthday.

Yay, we did it. We thought, if we can get this episode in Tribeca, that will help us sell the project. And then we can make the full series, and then we can live happily ever after.

Yay, we did it. We thought, if we can get this episode in Tribeca, that will help us sell the project. And then we can make the full series, and then we can live happily ever after.

Yeah, we basically stopped all progress on the project and waited with bated breath about the fate of our hasty and very barely organized plans.

Yeah, we basically stopped all progress on the project and waited with bated breath about the fate of our hasty and very barely organized plans.

Rachel got the rejection email at another extremely inconvenient time.

Rachel got the rejection email at another extremely inconvenient time.

Because it happened to be the one 45 minute stretch in which I was not available to share in the misery.

Because it happened to be the one 45 minute stretch in which I was not available to share in the misery.

Remember a few minutes ago when we said we got a grant? Well, we did. And later that day, I told my mom, who offered up some perspective and levity as only she can. I have to tell you something. What? It's a secret. What? We didn't get into Tribeca. Yeah. We found out this morning. They passed over you on Passover. What?

Remember a few minutes ago when we said we got a grant? Well, we did. And later that day, I told my mom, who offered up some perspective and levity as only she can. I have to tell you something. What? It's a secret. What? We didn't get into Tribeca. Yeah. We found out this morning. They passed over you on Passover. What?