The Outlook Podcast Archive - The life and crimes of a bearded lady: part two

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After being involved in a shoot out with an undercover police officer outside her home in Philadelphia, BL Shirelle faced years behind bars. But it was in prison where she would meet her future wife, finally embrace her facial hair and find her voice. She tells Jo Fidgen about how a song she wrote and performed while serving time helped her find a way out of a life previously dominated by drugs, crime and violence. She is now the deputy director of the record label, Die Jim Crow and has recently released her debut album.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder

Photo: BL Shirelle
Credit: Courtesy of DJC Records

Published on Tuesday, 25th August 2020.

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