Nineteen Dollars and Eighty-Three Cents | Episode 4

About this episode

The episode explores the lives of girls in 1970 as they navigate challenges and loneliness while trying to stay connected through letters.

It’s 1970. The girls are scattered across the country, trying to hold onto each other through letters as their lives start to split at the seams. In Louisiana, Sylvia is pushed into survival mode by a relentless series of events. In Nashville, Joni is left to navigate a new kind of loneliness, when a day of celebration turns into a night she will never forget. Written and produced by Kimberly Conway. Dive deeper into the story and explore upcoming YellaBird productions at: www.yellabird.com Follow YellaBird Media: Instagram: @yellabirdmedia YouTube: YellaBird Media Theme song: “Everything Changes” by Laura Jane Jones , available on Apple Music and Spotify . Featuring performances by: Laura Jane Jones as Sylvia Richardson Cynthia Ergenbright as Joni McKay Gervais Weekes as Charles Richardson Kimberly Conway as Kat Singleton Rachanee Lumayno as Opening and Closing Narration Sound design and mixing by YellaBird Media . Mixing and mastering by Rick Such. Transcript and additional information available at : www.yellabird.com © 2026 YellaBird Media. All rights reserved

Topics covered

• friendship
• loneliness
• survival
• 1970s
• letters
• life changes

Keywords

• 1970
• friendship
• loneliness
• survival
• letters
• YellaBird Media
• drama

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: YellaBird Media

Books & works: Everything Changes

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