<p>Please note: there are some sound quality issues on this episode but the discussion is really fascinating.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The 1950s, Mental Illness, &amp; The Diarist Podcast In this bonus episode Diarist Creator Donna Barrow and Co-Director/Lead Actor Beth Ricketson talk with Rachel Diamond from the podcast We're All Mad Here. We discuss women, mental illness, and womanhood in the Golden Age (America in the 1950s).&nbsp; You can check out Rachel Diamond's podcast We're All Mad Here at: http://allmadpod.com This bonus episode was produced by Black Dog / Red Couch Productions (c) 2018.</p>

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BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Rachel Diamond

After completing Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School, Andrea Davies takes a  position at a large New York Advertising Firm, admittedly there to find a husband and secure a life as a well-to-do, country club socialite. Andrea meets Richard Hayes, one of the firm's partners and an inexplicable attraction takes hold. To everyone Richard is the kind and respectful executive with tragic home life. He is the devoted husband to Margaret, a dangerous "lunatic" who is in and out of psychiatric hospitals. A passionate attraction between Richard and Andrea  intensifies when she is promoted to his secretary. When Andrea turns her attention to another marriage prospect, Richard quickly reveals a sinister, unpredictable side that naive Andrea interprets as unbridled passion, fueling her romantic delusions of "love at any cost."The Diarist, explores the darker side of the human psyche and the terrifying consequences of indulging in base desires in 1950s America.  The story unfolds in 27 serialized episodes. Available on iTunes or wherever you binge.