Shari Rigby is an actress, director, and producer known for the faith films October Baby and Overcomer. She founded Beautifully Flawed Productions and the Women in My World ministry, and she is the creator of the immersive audio drama Defiant Ones, about the women of the American Revolution.
Jenny Beth Martin is co-founder of the Tea Party movement and Chairman of Tea Party Patriots Action.
Key topics:
- The forgotten women who helped found America: patriots, poets, prophets, and spies
- Defiant Ones, built on the Abigail and John Adams letters and "remember the ladies"
- Sybil Ludington, Agent 355, Penelope Barker, and Prudence Wright
- Immersive Dolby Atmos audio and getting kids off screens
- Faith, history, and celebrating America's 250th birthday
Timestamps:
00:00 — Welcome: meet filmmaker Shari Rigby and the Defiant Ones audio drama
01:18 — Shari's path: the Kendrick brothers, October Baby, and moving behind the camera
03:25 — A testimony: from teenage mom to faith-and-family filmmaker
08:19 — Women in My World: mentoring women in the industry
09:12 — How Defiant Ones came together and putting women to work
12:47 — Patriots, poets, prophets, and spies
13:09 — Remember the Ladies: the Abigail and John Adams letters
14:31 — Why teaching the founding matters, and Sybil Ludington's ride
17:03 — The women who surprised her most: Penelope Barker and Agent 355
21:19 — Immersive Dolby Atmos audio and getting kids off screens
25:00 — Studying the founding and walking Boston's Freedom Trail
29:58 — America's 250th and a call to families
32:19 — What's next, and where to find Defiant Ones
Defiant Ones launches July 2, streaming on the Washington Times (washingtontimes.com) and all podcast platforms, with companion novelettes on Amazon and family assets at beautifullyflawedproductions.com. Learn more at teapartypatriots.org and jennybethshow.com.