Archive • Roll for History with Siobhan Mulligan • Buttondown

Hadestown, Woody Guthrie, and the hoping machine

February 21, 2025

How a Broadway musical continues the legacy of one of America's most beloved folksingers.

Introducing something new...

February 15, 2025

"Write what you love" also applies to emails, apparently.

February 2024 - When One Door Ecloses, Another Eclopens

February 27, 2024

Hello, friends! Yes, it’s me. I haven’t forgotten you. You might have noticed that things look a little different. Due to Tinyletter’s closure, I’ve switched...

Fall 2023 - A Theatre Kid Defends Her PhD Thesis

November 26, 2023

Hello, friends! How's your autumn been? Are you managing okay with the shortening days and the onset of winter? I've been making a concerted effort to take a...

June 2023 - A Busy Start to the Year!

June 2023 - A Busy Start to the Year! Hi all, It's been a while, huh? Maybe you noticed there was no spring newsletter; maybe you didn't. Either way, nice to...

December Newsletter - Iguanas Falling Out of Trees

December 21, 2022

Hello, friends, and happy solstice! I'm writing this to you from my parents' house in Georgia, where we (like many North Americans) are looking at freezing...

Ba-Dee-Ya, Dancin' In September

September 27, 2022

Ba-Dee-Ya, Dancin' In September Hello friends! Happy autumn to you all, Shanah Tova to those celebrating Rosh Hashanah, and happy belated 21st night of...

Exit, Pursued by a Bear

Exit, Pursued by a Bear Hello, friends! Happy solstice to all of you, and happy bear season. As a lifelong wildlife-lover, I've become obsessed with the...

March 2022 newsletter

Springtime & Swords Hello, friends! Spring has sprung here in Glasgow, with crocuses and daffodils popping up around the city, and it all feels much more...