Citizen Sister
Host, Stephanie Reese is an internationally acclaimed singer and actress who brings a lifetime of global experiences that inspire connecting conversations.
Her thoughtful interviews with celebrities and spectacular people from around the world reveal the extraordinary in the ordinary and explore what makes us all citizens of the world.
Hear why reviewers call it "Captivating...!" and "...Addictively Thoughtful"
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Episodes
45 episodes
Extraordinary New Year, Extraordinary New Meaning For 'Citizen' Sister
Start the Lunar New Year with a reset that actually means something. I’m pulling back the curtain on why I paused Citizen Sister, how the word citizen changed under our feet, and what it takes to build a show that holds both connection and disc...
Welcome to Season 3!!!! The Extraordinary 3-time Emmy Award Winner, Beverly Desuasido
Welcome to SEASON 3 of Citizen Sister!!! Such an exciting season ahead! For our first episode of season 3 we celebrate the last week of Filipino American History month with an extraordinary guest! Recorded at San Francisco’s Pistahan Para...
The Extraordinary Festival Partnership: Bridging Bainbridge Island's Asian Arts & Heritage Festival with San Francisco's Pistahan Parade and Festival.
Citizen Brother flips the mic on host Stephanie Reese while Pistahan founder Al Perez joins in. Together they chart how Bainbridge’s Asian Arts & Heritage Festival and San Francisco’s 30-year Pistahan are linking arms as true sister celebra...
The Extraordinary Visionary and President of the Filipino American Arts Exposition Al Perez!
Finally! Stephanie Welcomes to the podcast her dear friend Al Perez, who is the Filipino American Arts Exposition president and has held this position for 18 years! He is also a commissioner of the San Francisco Entertainment Commission.&...
The Extraodinary 2nd Annual Asian Arts and Heritage Festival of Bainbridge Island
In this episode Stephanie breaks down year 2 of the Asian Arts and Heritage Festival that she created last year with the many extraordinary people in the community. Find out how last year's 4 event festival turned into a 16 (and maybe mor...
The Extraordinary Rex Navarrete
In this episode Stephanie interviews the incredible Rex Navarrete! He is not only an extraordinary human being but he is FUNNY....yup- Rex is the OG Filipino American comedian. Find out more about how he began, how he created a new ...
The 4th Episode of ‘The Travel Series!’ 24 Hours in the Extraordinary Lake Garda, Italy!
Stephanie comes back to the pod after a long hiatus - find out WHY? From a family health crisis, family in the Palisades Fire and sad news about her fur baby Obi, Stephanie breaks down where she has been, why she took a pod break and finally ma...
Episode 3 of the Travel Series! The Extraordinary Region of Tyrol!
Where is Tyrol? It’s the border between Austria and Italy and absolutely stunning! In this episode learn about this unique travel destination! The beautiful town of San Lorenzen is home to several spa and wellness hotels tucked into the m...
Episode 2 of the Travel Series: The Extraordinary Munich!
In this special mini episode Stephanie and Matthew talk about the short time they had in Munich when everything was closed! Find out how they spent their day and how being a non pressured tourist is the way to go! The best food of their t...
The Extraordinary Beginning of a An Epic Journey: Frankfurt, Bremerhaven, Berlin and Prague ….(and that’s just the beginning!)
If you love travel as much as Stephanie does you will love this series! After a six week journey to through Europe Stephanie is back! And of course she wants to share this amazing journey with all of you with this travel series of episodes!...
The Extraordinary Qi Gong Master, Healer, Artist, Musician, Performer and TEDx Speaker Anna Choi
In this episode Stephanie interviews the Extraordinary Qi Gong master, healer, artist, musician, performer and TEDx speaker Anna Choi! Find out how this incredible and dynamic woman went from being an accomplished musician and successful fi...
The Extraordinary Mark Middleton and Suzy Legier of the New and Exciting Real Estate Company The Agency Bainbridge Island
As a fan of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Stephanie was familiar with The Agency, a fancy Beverly Hills real estate company that decided to branch out to Bainbridge Island! In this episode, Stephanie deep dives into all things real esta...
The Extraordinary and Magnificent Gospel Singer Dorrey Lyles
In this episode Stephanie interviews her dear friend and fellow UNICEF performer and Extraordinary singer Dorrey Lyles. They deep dive into Dorrey’s roots, how she ended up in Germany, her deep love for her family, and most of all, how faith an...
The Extraordinary Composer, Lyricist and Visionary of the Philippines' First Ever Original Opera Dr. Ramon Geluz!
In this episode we find out where Stephanie has been…? In Los Angeles doing a Filipino opera ‘Karim At Jasmin’ under the direction of her extraordinary guest: Dr. Ramon Geluz!Stephanie does a deep dive into the mind and background of thi...
The Re-Release of the Extraordinary Sister to the Show, Guns N’ Roses Keyboardist and Composer Melissa Reese
In celebration of AAHPI month, Stephanie highlights her favorite Asian American artist - her sister Melissa Reese! Hear how it all began because this is a re-release of Citizen Sister's first episode ever! A beautiful archived episode of humor,...
SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY EPISODE! The Extraordinary Gina Corpuz - Producer and Creator of the Documentary Film ‘Honor Thy Mother’
In this special Mother’s Day episode Stephanie interviews the extraordinary Gina Corpuz– producer, creator and narrator of her film Honor Thy Mother’. Stephanie learns the history of the Indipino (Filipino and indigenous mix) and the history an...
The Extraordinary Launch of Asian American Hawaiian Pacific Islander Month!
In this episode Stephanie is interviewed by her dear friend ‘Really’ Denise Stoughton about her dream realized, Bainbridge Island’s first ever Asian Arts and Heritage Festival! Learn about how it came to be, why it’s important and what to expec...
The Extraordinary and Beautiful Actress, Model and Former 'Price Is Right' Girl, Shane Stirling LaLonde!
In this episode Stephanie introduces us to her dear friend, actress Shane LaLonde! Find out what her time with Bob Barker was like on the Price is Right- her audition, backstage stories and she even tells us what it felt like to spin the big wh...
The Extraordinary Mailbox Queen ‘Really’ Denise Stoughton!
She is fabulous, she is a fashionista, a designer and a writer and she LOVES mailboxes! Find out how this once upon a time club kid from NYC became Bainbridge Island’s mailbox lady! We deep dive into Denise’s background and how she and her fell...
The Extraordinary Film Director, Actress, Producer Rachel Noll James and Her First Feature Film ‘Ingress’!
Rachel recently completed the feature film, ‘Ingress’ which she wrote, directed and starred in. Nominated for upward of 10 awards in international film festivals, it is slated for release in early 2024.Rachel is currently in produc...
The Extraordinary Singer, Actress, and West End Super Star From Tina Turner the Musical Kristina Love
This is it friends, the episode Stephanie has been talking about since last summer. Stephanie interviews her dear friend Kristina Love. They talk about her humble beginnings, what it takes to survive being in the entertainment business an...
The Extraordinary Non-extraordinary (But Very Real) First Episode of the New Year
In this episode, Stephanie updates everyone on why the long wait for a new episode. After Harold (her dad) suffered a heart attack, Stephanie covers what navigating through the new normal of real caretaking looks like. Advocacy, love, pain, hum...
The Extraordinary NBA Player Turned Pinball King Todd MacCulloch
Todd played with the 76ers and the Nets and is also an amazing pinball wizard and collector. Yet that isn’t even the most amazing thing about him- the MOST amazing thing about Todd is his endearing and sweet personality and his genuine kindness...
The Extraordinary Beau Ross
Meet one of Stephanie’s new friends the extraordinary Beau Ross! He is a fellow Bainbridge Islander and marketing man but also has mastered the art of good conversation. We deep dive into what marketing is, talk about how being a ‘natural...
The Extraordinary Thing About Vinyl Records, Pinball and Singing for a Cause!
Today we are doing a super fun dive into husband to the show, Matthew Coates, his love of vinyl, and pop up shop Big Dawg Records on Bainbridge Island! It’s opening Black Friday through Xmas! How Matthew’s collection went from one Kiss album to...
