Erika Randall is a dance professor and dean and vice provost for undergraduate education at the University of Colorado Boulder. She co-authored and co-directed the award-winning feature film, "Leading Ladies." In 2014, Ira Glass awarded her "Best Dance on the Radio" for "Hello, Blue Soul," a piece that merged storytelling and sound. She co-writes and hosts the podcast "The Ampersand," which can be found wherever you get your podcasts. She lives with her wife, wild teenage boy, and pup, Monroe, in Boulder, CO, where she is working on her next genre-bending book, Lady Horse, that weaves fiction, memoir, and historical fiction.