
Last Day Presents: Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown
From Last Day by Lemonada Media
October 2, 2024 · 39 min · Season 4
About this episode
This episode features Yvette Nicole Brown discussing caregiving and family dynamics, particularly focusing on Stephanie's experience with her father who has Parkinson's disease.
Stephanie is off in the exciting (and terrifying) world of book writing. In the interim, we want to share another show that’s near and dear to our hearts. So near, in fact, that it features Stephanie’s entire family! Squeezed, hosted by the incomparable Yvette Nicole Brown (yes, from “Community”), explores the lives of caregivers across America. It’s hard, hard work – but also full of joy and connection. This episode focuses on Stephanie and her dad, who has Parkinson’s disease. If you love Last Day, you’re going to love Squeezed, which brings the same tenderness and compassion to storytelling. Squeezed is a Lemonada Media original. Yvette Nicole Brown is the host of this show. Chrystal Genesis is our senior producer. Giulia Hjort, Tess Novotny, and Hannah Boomershine are our producers. Ivan Kuraev is our engineer. Our theme music is by Andi Kristinsdottir, with additional music by APM music. Jackie Danziger is our VP of Narrative Content. Executive producers are Yvette Nicole Brown, Jessica Cordova Kramer, and Stephanie Wittels Wachs. This show was created in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a leading national philanthropy dedicated to taking bold leaps to…
People in this episode
Host: Yvette Nicole Brown
Topics covered
- caregiving
- Parkinson's disease
- family
- storytelling
- health
Keywords
- caregivers
- Squeezed
- community
- health
- family stories
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Lemonada Media, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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