Ep 10: The Collectibles Special with Liz Walker (Midnight Special Podcast)

Ep 10: The Collectibles Special with Liz Walker (Midnight Special Podcast)

From Midnight Special by RTRFM

February 1, 2026

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Liz Walker discussing her one-woman show Playworn and its themes related to collectibles and societal pressures on women.

What do tiny toy cars have to do with an existential crisis? Midnight Special Podcast finds out by interviewing performer and writer Liz Walker whose one-woman show Playworn premieres at Fringe World at the State Theatre Centre Wednesday February 4 to Sunday February 8. Playworn covers a strange period in Liz’s life where she was employed selling a tiny toy car collection from a deceased estate. But the show is also about more than that, looking at societal pressures on women in their 30s as well as the lightness and darkness of life. Your hosts Tristan Fidler, Drew Kraplijanov and Howie Ng learn more about the inspiration behind Playworn while also falling into several digressions about collectables – from the Rosebud sled to Citizen Cane and a Sex and the City DVD boxset – and working to define what a ‘collectable’ is thanks to Howie’s trademark rubric! Photograph by tom Crammond. Tickets are available through Fringe World.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tristan Fidler, Drew Kraplijanov, Howie Ng

Guest: Liz Walker

Topics covered

  • collectibles
  • existential crisis
  • societal pressures
  • performing arts
  • interview

Keywords

  • collectibles
  • existential crisis
  • Playworn
  • Fringe World
  • Liz Walker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fringe World

Books & works: Playworn, Citizen Cane, Sex and the City DVD boxset, Rosebud sled

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