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Helen Harrell interviews Jada Barbry, local singer, creative activist, and founder of Verbal Terrorism Productions and the Bloomington Burlesque Brigade. Discussion includes issues related to Barbry’s personal ambitions and aspirations that inspire her creativity; burlesque as a form of feminist performance art; the group’s impact upon the Bloomington community; and some of the challenges and successes she has experienced over the previous decade.