Lauren Schellenbach on Lesbians, Red Diaper Babies, and Living in Los Angeles

In this, the second official episode of the Smallish Circle, I speak with Lauren Schellenbach. Lauren is, among other things, a lesbian who sometimes lapses into a "heavy metal voice." As fate would have it, this tendency has not (yet) prevented her from singing in the Vox Femina choruse and even rising to the position of chair on the chorus' board of directors. (If you'd like to hear the chorus in action, you may do so here.)

Lauren had mentioned to me several times that her mother was a "red diaper baby." I took the opportunity of our conversation to ask what that meant. The ensuing discussion took us from the nature of communism to the essence of Americanism to her mother's lingering resentment towards the Dodgers for having moved from New York to Los Angeles.

Since Lauren too moved from one coast to the next, I asked her to name the biggest difference between NYC and LA. Her answer was "food." Go figure.

Please enjoy my conversation with Lauren, and if you happen to be in LA, look her up. She'd love to see you.