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Appearances

Mermaid Palace & Radiotopia

FICTION There’s the family you grew up with:  your mom, your dad, your siblings.  And then, there’s the family you carry around in your head for the rest of your life.  This show is about that second family, the one that lives within. From Mermaid Palace, Sharon Mashihi brings you Appearances, a one woman audio show that straddles the line between fiction and truth.  Appearances brings to life an Iranian American family and community through the real and fantastical mental machinations of Melanie Barzadeh. Melanie is in her mid 30’s and desires nothing more than to become a mother. The difficulty of finding the right partner seems to be directly connected to the struggles witnessed in her home throughout her entire childhood. As Sharon Mashihi voice-acts all the characters in one family, the depth of the love, pain, and struggle is felt with honesty and humour at every turn.

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  • Appearances Trailer

    An audio mindtrip about an Iranian American woman, the family she carries around in her head, and the family that she wants to have.

  • Prologue

    Part A of the prologue is a note from Sharon about why this podcast is labeled "fiction". Part B is a history of the town of Great Neck, as told by Faribah, the neighbor across the street. As Faribah always likes to say, "In this...

  • Episode 01: Voices

    In this episode, we meet Melanie, her family—who appear as voices in her head—and her ill-fated lover as they discuss potentially having a baby, and her first pregnancy 9 years ago. [This episode contains scenes that deal with...

  • Episode 02: A Person Who Has Never Even Been Married Fantasizes Incessantly About Divorce

    Melanie is at her brother’s wedding and feeling out of place.  She is unsure about long term relationships, so she takes us inside the intimate details of her parents’ marriage to find out why.

  • Episode 03: Vida

    This episode belongs to Vida, Melanie’s mom.  We twist and turn through the caverns of her past and present to understand what it feels like, as Vida puts it, "to live with your heart outside your body."

  • Episode 04: Last Ditch Effort

    Melanie asks: Is it still worth trying to make it work with men?

  • Episode 05: Good Eggs

    While Melanie is preparing physically and spiritually to get pregnant, she receives news that yet again makes her spiral into uncertainty.

  • Episode 06: Ace of Hearts

    Melanie begins the process of acquiring sperm and getting pregnant.

  • Episode 07: AKA Episode 6 1/2 [Indecisive Artist]

    It worked. Now Melanie has a secret. Only one person knows it. That one person... is Sharon Mashihi.

  • Episode 08: Melanie Tells Her Mom

    This is the episode where Melanie has to tell her mother. She is terrified.

  • Episode 09: The World

    The finale.