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The Conservatory by Cynthia & Co.

In Her Own Voice

Three podcasts  ·  Three worlds  ·  One woman with a lot to say

Scholarly enough to footnote it. Funny enough to make you forget she did.

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Bedtime Stories That Shape Us

Host: Cynthia Millhorn · Guest: Christian Wallace

The stories we hear as children don't just entertain us — they form us. They teach us who heroes are, what to fear, and who deserves to be saved. Bedtime Stories That Shape Us examines the narrative architecture hidden inside the stories we think we know by heart.

Featured conversation Unpacking the values, biases, and beautiful complicated truths embedded in what we tell our children at night.
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Graduate scholarship

The Story Garage

ETSU Storytelling Program · Host: Cynthia Millhorn
Guest: Dr. Julie Fox-Horton

Created as part of Cynthia's graduate work in the ETSU Storytelling Program — one of the most respected programs in the country — The Story Garage is a scholarly deep dive into the craft and theory of storytelling. A conversation between practitioner and academic that takes the art form seriously.

Featured episode A conversation with Dr. Julie Fox-Horton on storytelling, scholarship, and performance — what it means to study the stories we tell and why it matters.
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Women's history

Any Witch Way

Hosts: Cynthia Millhorn · Cally Chisolm
Mackenzie Bolling · Tolupe Adeusi

Throughout history, the word "witch" has been weaponized against women who were too powerful, too educated, too loud, or simply too inconvenient to ignore. Four fearless hosts trace the through-line from ancient wise women to modern figures called dangerous for daring to know things.

The premise They didn't call her a witch because she was evil. They called her a witch because she was powerful — and this podcast proves it, episode by episode.
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Three podcasts. Three worlds.
Any Witch Way

Witty. Righteous.
Historically devastating.

Women accused of witchcraft from ancient history to today — because they were too powerful to ignore.

The Story Garage

Scholarly. Precise.
Deeply curious.

The craft and theory of storytelling at the graduate level — because the art form deserves serious study.

Bedtime Stories

Warm. Probing.
Quietly radical.

The values hidden inside the stories we tell children — and what they quietly teach us about who matters.

They didn't call her a witch because she was dangerous.
They called her a witch because she knew things.

— Any Witch Way

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Cynthia is available for podcast collaborations, guest appearances, and speaking engagements on storytelling, women's history, and the power of narrative.

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