WHAT DOESN'T K*ll ME ONLY MAKES ME WEIRDER AND HARDER TO RELATE TO

Mary Lucia in conversation with Lizz Winstead

Celebrate the release of beloved rock DJ and cultural icon Mary Lucia’s raw, wry, and utterly fearless memoir, What Doesn’t K*ll Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder to Relate To. In this unforgettable evening, Lucia will sit down with comedian, writer, and The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead to talk music, survival, dark humor, and life in the spotlight—especially when that spotlight turns dangerous.

In her inimitable voice, Lucia pulls no punches in telling the story of how a dream radio career collided with a years-long nightmare of being stalked by an obsessed listener. Navigating constant fear while curating playlists, interviewing rock legends, and quitting drugs cold turkey, Lucia turns trauma into a story that is, somehow, both harrowing and hilarious.

With her trademark sharp wit, deep music knowledge, and a knack for making the deeply personal resonate far and wide, Lucia’s memoir is a wild ride through rock-and-roll culture, resilience, and radical honesty.

• A book signing will follow the Q&A. LIMITED Books available for purchase while supplies last. Please purchase in advance.
• Ticket Includes book with a ticket the add on option without book is exclusively for house hold companions.
• Parking is conveniently located across the street at the Laz Parking Ramp at Seven Points.
• Our Uptown Lobby will be open for dining and beverages pre/post event.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

What’s it like to be in the public spotlight when it just might get you killed? For Mary Lucia, becoming a wildly popular rock DJ meant connecting with a multitude of fans through a shared love of music and deep cuts. But for one listener, that connection became a dangerous obsession, catapulting Lucia into the terrifying three-year nightmare that she chronicles in this raw, wry, and profoundly courageous memoir. With electrifying wit and anger, Lucia shares her experience of navigating constant terror while life absurdly goes on: interview rock stars, curate a radio show song list, judge high school battles of the band, kick a drug addiction cold turkey . . . all while fearing what might be waiting in her mailbox or who might be waiting on her front step or at her back door.

Lucia was no stranger to inappropriate or weird contact from fans, but things turned sinister when ten pounds of raw meat were delivered to her at work, followed by a steady stream of ominous letters, cards, packages, and messages. When the letters included threats to her dogs’ safety, she tried to get help, but without a name and return address on these communications there was nothing she could do. As the stalker’s actions escalated, Lucia felt more and more isolated. Police responding to her 911 calls were insensitive and dismissive, and even her friends implied that being stalked was just a hazard of her high-profile job and her high-energy personality. No one seemed to take seriously the danger she faced.

Inseparable from this ordeal is the story of how Mary Lucia became the notorious radio malcontent known by so many avid listeners. From the good, bad, and weird of growing up in her eccentric family to drugs, death, and dogs, Lucia finally shares her life on her own terms in What Doesn’t K*ll Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder to Relate To. Applying her signature dark humor to her own traumatic experiences, Lucia’s memoir is idiosyncratic, bold, and—ironically—relatable.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

MARY LUCIA is a media broadcast personality, writer, actor, and voiceover artist. She worked at The Current from 2005 to 2022 and was well known for her unconventional style and expansive music knowledge. She hosted the local music show Popular Creeps, twice a Minnesota Music Award winner for Best Locally Produced Show, and she was voted best FM radio personality by City Pages seven times. She is currently the program advisor at the University of Minnesota’s Radio K.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR:

LIZZ WINSTEAD: Co-host Feminist Buzzkills!\

As Co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show, co-founder of Air America Radio, comedian Lizz Winstead helped change the very landscape of how people get their news. Winstead is not only a writer and creator, she was also a correspondent on The Daily Show and co-hosted Unfiltered, Air America Radio's mid-morning show, with Chuck D and Rachel Maddow.

Known as one of the top political satirists in America, Winstead is recognized by all the major media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, O Magazine, and as Entertainment Weekly’s 100 Most Creative People. Winstead’s first book, Lizz Free Or Die: Essays, released in 2012, garnered incredible reviews. Ms. Magazine says, “Lizz Winstead is a sharp-witted truth-teller, and Lizz Free or Die will inspire anyone who has ever talked back to the television or wished they could come up with satire as insightful as The Daily Show.”

Lizz continues to do stand-up, and make appearances on cable news, yet spends most of her time helming Abortion Access Front AAF) an inclusive NYC- based reproductive rights organization she founded in 2015. AAF uses humor and outrage to expose anti-choice hypocrisy and mobilizes people to take action in all 50 states. She also co-host the AAF podcast, Feminist Buzzkills, the perfect next step for Winstead combining her activism with her comedy. It is a must listen, new episodes drip Fridays wherever you get your podcasts.

To keep up with Lizz, follow her on all

socials @lizzwinstead or like her on Facebook www.facebook.com/lizzwinstead.

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