We have completed Season 4 of Record Scratch with Kara Kavensky. While the crew is taking a break, primarily due to my book tour for my memoir, TELL ME ABOUT JOY, we will replay interviews from Record Scratch and other podcasts. So please stay tuned for some surprises here and there until we start Season 5 in January 2027.

I've been overwhelmed by the positive response that my memoir has been receiving, and I am so grateful for all of you who have purchased my book, attended events, and supported me. Thank you so much!

KARA KAVENSKY

Website: Kara Kavensky

Visit Kara’s website to receive updates and order her new memoir, TELL ME ABOUT JOY.

Find Kara on Substack, Instagram, and Facebook:

@kara.kavensky

@recordscratchwithkara

@tellmeaboutjoy_official

Record Scratch with Kara Kavensky is sponsored by Adam Gibson Design and Remain Relevant, a corporate storytelling masterclass

Produced by Marilou Marosz

Original music written and performed by Adam W. Gibson

Lead blues guitarist Beki Brindle-Scala, a New York Blues Hall of Fame inductee and Indianapolis native who grew up playing with blues legend Yank Rachell as a teenager, later worked with Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, John Sebastian, and Jerry Lee Lewis. She is married to Ralph Scala of the Blues Magoos.

We explore Beki’s life playing the blues, and discuss her mom, Joy. Joy is the “Joy” of the title of my memoir, TELL ME ABOUT JOY, the long-lost love of WWII Veteran, Bob Albright.

BEKI BRINDLE-SCALA

Instagram, Facebook & X: @bekibrindle

YouTube: @BekiBrindleScalaGUITARIST

Song credits:

New Shoelaces © Beki Brindle and James "Gizmo" Fullin from the "All Kinds of Beki" album on Random Chance Records.

Still Got It Bad © John Herald

KARA KAVENSKY

Website: Kara Kavensky

Visit Kara’s website to receive updates and pre-order her new memoir, TELL ME ABOUT JOY.

Record Scratch with Kara is sponsored by Adam Gibson Design and Remain Relevant, a corporate storytelling masterclass

Produced by Marilou Marosz

Original music written and performed by Adam W. Gibson

TIMESTAMPS

[02:11] Introduction: Beki Brindle Scala

[04:45] Supportive parents

[05:48] Playing with and learning from Yank Rachell

[08:20] From Indiana University to Woodstock, NY

[09:44] Parental pride

[11:28] A career in blues

[13:42] Being a woman playing the blues

[15:56] Ralph Scala of The Blues Magoos

Gail Shalan is the award-winning voice artist who narrates the audiobook version of TELL ME ABOUT JOY, written by Kara Kavensky. Gail is passionate about stories that center generational healing and mental health, which makes her the perfect narrator for Kara’s debut memoir.

As a voice artist, Gail has worked with top publishers and brands. She is listed among “Voices to Know” and has won multiple awards from prestigious industry organizations, including the Audio Publishers Association, the Independent Publisher Book Awards, Kirkus, AudioFile Magazine, and others.

Originally from Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Gail has worked as a puppeteer and puppet-builder/designer since 2011. She has performed with acclaimed theater companies in the U.S. and abroad and holds an MFA in Acting from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England.

GAIL SHALAN

Website

Audible

Instagram

IMDb

KARA KAVENSKY

Website: Kara Kavensky

Visit Kara’s website to receive updates and pre-order her new memoir, TELL ME ABOUT JOY.

Record Scratch with Kara is sponsored by Adam Gibson Design and Remain Relevant, a corporate storytelling masterclass

Produced by Marilou Marosz

Original music written and performed by Adam W. Gibson

TIMESTAMPS

[01:09] Introduction: Gail Shalan

[05:17] Theater education

[08:12] Finding direction and connections

[10:03] Advice for theater kids

[12:00] Narrating audiobooks

[14:35] Audiobook awards

[18:26] Puppets and puppeteering