" Kleenex With The American Flag" ft. Betsy Stover

In this episode of Heightening Headlines: Improvising the News, Alec and guest host Betsy Stover discuss Betsy's work and travel, travelling with kids, and being American. Follow them at @betsy.stover and @alecsheaimprov https://www.instagram.com/betsy.stover/ https://www.instagram.com/alecsheaimprov/ Betsy is an LA-based improviser teaching and performing at UCB. Content Note: discussions of American politics________________Real news, improvised comedy.Improviser and voice actor Alec Shea (@AlecSheaImprov) discusses interesting, weird, and completely true news stories from around the world with different guest hosts.Then they improvise comedic scenes inspired by the story, the people involved, and the discussion that follows. They also discuss improv techniques and comedy styles. Weekly episodes with many amazing special guests!(Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee the news stories will be accurately depicted during the improv. In fact... they may be depicted somewhat inaccurately... Hmm... Actually its probably best to assume the improv doesn't represent these real world news stories at all...)Intro music and voiceover by Alec Shea (@alecsheamusic)