Ep #229 Starchild: A Memoir of Adoption, Race, and Family Interview With Michaela Foster Singer, Author, and Charity Founder

I got to interview Michaela Foster.

Michaela Foster Marsh is an acclaimed musician with three albums to her credit whose work has appeared in television and film, including Dawson’s Creek and The Matthew Shepard Story. She has been invited to sing at the Monaco International Film Festival, the Cannes International Film Festival, and for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth. She is also the author of the book Starchild. She is the founder and Executive Director of Starchild Charity, which works primarily with vulnerable children and women and which has built a School for Creative Arts in Vvumba, Uganda. In 2017, she was a finalist of Scotswoman of the Year by the Evening Times and has received a Prime Ministers Award for her work on Uganda. She has also received a Peace and Unity award and a Community Champion Award.

We spoke about:

• 1:00 Starting charity after death of Ugandan adoptive brother.
• 3:50 Start in the music industry.
• 7:10 Finding Ugandan adoptive brother's family.
• 8:05 Starting the Star Child charity.
• And much more.

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