Tessa Fontaine

9 Podcast Episodes

Tessa Fontaine: Freak Show Sanctuary

Tessa Fontaine: Freak Show Sanctuary

TESSA FONTAINE is the author of  “THE ELECTRIC WOMAN:  A Story in Death Defying Acts”.  She tells of her days spent on t... Read more

9 Apr 2023

21mins

Tessa Fontaine, Abdi Nor Iftin, Moses Storm, and Laura Veirs

Tessa Fontaine, Abdi Nor Iftin, Moses Storm, and Laura Veirs

Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello relive some of their greatest escapes; writer and former sideshow performer ... Read more

9 Oct 2020

56mins

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LITerally Ep. 33 - Tessa Fontaine, "The Electric Woman"

LITerally Ep. 33 - Tessa Fontaine, "The Electric Woman"

Interview with Tessa Fontaine, author of The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts, A New York Times Editors' C... Read more

1 Apr 2019

43mins

Tessa Fontaine -- The Electric Woman

Tessa Fontaine -- The Electric Woman

This is her story in the midst of losing her mother, and finding herself out on the road with the World of Wonders, Amer... Read more

14 Oct 2018

25mins

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Tessa Fontaine, “The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts” (FSG, 2018)

Tessa Fontaine, “The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts” (FSG, 2018)

Who doesn’t remember their first trip to the county fair? The greasy hotdogs and popcorn and cotton candy. The lights an... Read more

27 Aug 2018

48mins

Tessa Fontaine, “The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts” (FSG, 2018)

Tessa Fontaine, “The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts” (FSG, 2018)

Who doesn’t remember their first trip to the county fair? The greasy hotdogs and popcorn and cotton candy. The lights an... Read more

27 Aug 2018

48mins

Tessa Fontaine on Mother-Daughter Relationships

Tessa Fontaine on Mother-Daughter Relationships

Tessa Fontaine is the author of “The Electric Woman”, a story about her complex relationship with her mother and her par... Read more

22 Aug 2018

49mins

PW Radio 277: Tessa Fontaine; Book Expo Preview

PW Radio 277: Tessa Fontaine; Book Expo Preview

Author Tessa Fontaine discusses her new book, 'The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts.' PW editorial directo... Read more

11 May 2018

49mins

Ep. 57: Tessa Fontaine & Meg Reid

Ep. 57: Tessa Fontaine & Meg Reid

When her mother suffers a stroke, Tessa Fontaine joins the traveling circus sideshow. She recounts this unique time in h... Read more

8 May 2018

1hr 35mins

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