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Speaking of Phenomenal is an independent podcast covering women and gender-expansive people mainstream media hasn't found yet. Host Amy Boyle, a multimedia journalist and adjunct lecturer in photojournalism and visual storytelling at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, reports longform narrative conversations with women and gender-expansive people doing significant work the news cycle has yet to document. The work began in 2018 as the 52 Phenomenal Women Project, a portrait storytelling series that produced 104 reported profiles and was covered by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader and NBC5. The podcast launched in October 2020 as the audio extension of that journalism. Now in its sixth season, with 65 episodes and counting, Speaking of Phenomenal has reached 100 countries and 782 cities. Every person you'll hear has a story the world should know. And they sound like this. www.speakingofphenomenal.com. Support the show via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/u25038150

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First Black Rockette: Jennifer Jones on Cancer, Community & Career Purpose

June 20, 2024 • Amy Boyle / Jennifer Jones • Season 3 • Episode 1

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Kick off Season 3 of the Speaking of Phenomenal Podcast with a special episode, with Jennifer Jones, the trailblazing first African American Radio City Music Hall Rockette who turned career-breaking barriers into a blueprint for women empowerment and community change. From the Super Bowl XXII stage to surviving cancer and becoming a beacon of representation in the arts, Jennifer's journey reveals how visibility at the highest levels fuels legacy-building. In this episode, Amy Boyle explores what it means to lead, mentor, and transform your personal resilience into collective progress, a story every woman navigating career purpose needs to hear.

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INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC (used with permission) WOMAN Performed by Tiffany Villarreal Instagram
Artwork by Amanda Eich

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