The Ballad of Dena & Andrea
“The Ballad of Dena & Andrea” is a podcast featuring original murder ballads and conversations in reaction to the story of Andrea Yates and Dena Schlosser, two women who murdered their children in the early 2000s.
Host Becky Poole was originally drawn to this story when she learned that Dena and Andrea ended up as roommates, briefly, in a North Texas mental institution. She soon discovered that their lives had been heading in the same tragic and preventable direction for years. Poole wrote an album in the style of Appalachian murder ballads and Americana to create empathetic myths about these mothers.
With this podcast, she invites artists, colleagues, and friends to have conversations in reaction to the story - covering topics like religion, mental health, women's health, misogyny, our failing justice and healthcare systems, motherhood, creating work about tragedy, and more. Each episode includes a bit of Dena and Andrea's story, an interview chat, and an original song. Not a classic true crime doc but myth-making by ballad with honest conversations. Please join us to discover what might come up for you.
The Ballad of Dena & Andrea
Let You Go - Episode 05 - With Performing Artist Caroline Kingsley Moffat
A lullaby from Andrea's perspective & interview with ever-charming performance artist-actor-comedian-goddess Caroline Kingsley Moffat! We discuss her new mother journey, community, buttcracks, and more!
The Violet Hour / Winnifred Coombe
https://www.instagram.com/winnifredcoombe/
The Motherhood Center
https://themotherhoodcenter.com/
Tully
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5D3O4yCmCg
Pen15
https://www.hulu.com/series/8c87035d-2b10-4b10-a233-ca5b3597145d
Night Bitch
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55835474-nightbitch
https://youtu.be/918prRymA-U?si=dUEkbip5K2CqlDUI
Build Your Nest - Workbook & site by Kestrel Gateshttps://www.buildyournestworkbook.com/
This site includes resources like postpartum navigators, etc.
https://www.buildyournestworkbook.com/postpartum-navigators-directory
Moonwise Podcast - Dorothee Sophie Royall
https://www.moonwise.co/
Parent Artist Advocacy League
https://www.paaltheatre.com/
Matthew Coleman
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2023-10-12/coleman-competency-ruling-mexico-san-diego
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvmjzq/matthew-taylor-coleman-santa-barbara-qanon
Ballad of Dena & Andrea Links
Postpartum Support International
https://www.postpartum.net/
PSI Yates Children Memorial Fund Legal Justice Program
https://www.postpartum.net/about-psi/legal-justice/
About the Yates Children Memorial Fund
https://www.postpartum.net/twenty-years-later/
I Need An Abortion
https://www.ineedana.com/
National Suicide Hotline: You can call 998 or find help online at
https://988lifeline.org/
Domestic Abuse Hotline
https://www.thehotline.org/
Trevor Project
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Support the Podcast Links
Hosted & created by Becky Poole
Songs written & sung by Becky Poole
Musical Saw - Becky Poole
Song & Theme Instrumentation, Production, & Mix - Abby Posner
Mastered by Dave Locke
Podcast Audio Editing & Mixing - Evan Mosher
Graphic Design - Stefan Lawrence
Photo - Logan Futej
Thank you for listening. For more about postpartum psychosis, go to Postpartum Support International. For the full album click here . Join the conversation on Instagram.
