And now, for the Audiodrama, with a cast of thousands! Music! Sound effects! Heartache!

Carrie Hayes
3 min readJul 20, 2023

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Naked Truth or Equality, THE AUDIODRAMA was adapted from my novel of the same name. Based on the little known story of Victoria Woodhull (who ran for President in 1872) and her sister, Tennessee Claflin (who ran for Congress), it’s a collage or kaleidoscope of sorts and takes place in New York on the eve of the Gilded Age. Told from several points of view, it represents a flashpoint in American feminist and political history. As the writer, pulling the story into an audio experience, the challenge was to convey New York’s distinctive, frenetic energy at the same time as these women became lightening rods for everyone around them.

Now that it’s done, I daresay that creating and producing the audio drama was perhaps the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

But thank God almighty, in addition to five- count them, 5 — sound engineers, I had the help of these good looking, extraordinarily talented actors, some of whom are currently (and quite rightfully) on strike.

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Carrie Hayes

writes historical fiction and is the host of the podcast Angry Dead Women. linktr.ee/carriehayeswrites