Ode to Joy (of Chips): Pole dancing, Turkish gender roles, strange coincidences S1, Ep.12

This episode's two flavors:  Gourmet Red Pepper and Feta and Lay's Burger King Flame-Broiled Hamburger have nothing in common except that I got them both in Turkey.  And also that they reminded me of Sevinç Gürmen Hall and her stage persona, Joy G. Wild.

 "Sevinç" is Turkish for "Joy"--as in the Joy of Pole--the studio where she creates an inclusive, supportive community of pole dancers, movers, acrobats, and fun people of all genders.

We became friends in Turkey where our paths crossed as a couple out of a handful of circus performers living and working in Istanbul, and we continue to be friends as a result of our common interest in mobility and movement training and a weird coincidence that we talk about in this episode!

Find Sevinç here:

joygwild.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f92oS3lmy5k

Turkey's Got Talent:

Insta:  @joy_g_wild (pole)
              @the.punk.barbie (tattoo)
         
Other episodes featuring Turkish bags:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1812533/9753759-turkish-sucuk-soojook-flavor-or-how-an-artist-thinks.mp3?download=true