The Unscripted Conversations Of 'Odd Woman Out'

What does it mean to be looked at? Not just seen, but appraised, measured against a template you never asked for. There is the heat of the lights on a red carpet, the practised angle of the head, the smile that knows its purpose. A quick word with a Fallon, a shared laugh with a Nixon, a moment with a Bateman before he is swept away.

These are transactions, elegant and swift, each one a performance demanding a specific version of a woman. The right version. Polished, articulate, never taking up too much space or time. This is the world Samantha Dawn Tuozzolo has navigated for years, a world of theatrical openings and gala celebrations, a terrain of managed perceptions.

And now, this. A rebellion in audio form.

*Odd Woman Out* is the name she has given it, and the name is a pronouncement. It is a space carved out for the conversations that cannot happen under the glare of event lighting. This is for the women labeled—by others, by themselves—as "too much" or "not enough." The ones who are just plain different. A confusing state, to be both.

Too much and not enough. The podcast rejects the tidy narrative, inviting instead the raw, the unfiltered, the strength found not in perfection but in the struggle itself. Laughter. A dose of truth. It is an attempt to capture the moment the public smile is put away and the real face emerges, tired, amused, defiant.

One must consider the architect of this space.

She is not some outsider lobbing critiques from a distance; she has seen the machinery up close. The same person who hosts a Q&A with practiced ease has also wrestled with the logistics of immense corporate gatherings. The Webby Awards, a cathedral of glowing rectangles. Alexa Influencer Events, where voices are meant to be smooth, helpful, compliant. Large Spotify gatherings, where the sound becomes a physical force meant to move a crowd as one.

The same hands that arrange seating charts for tech giants now open a microphone for the unscripted. It is a curious duality. She has launched her own events company, Tutz & Co., a name on a door, a claim to ownership. An act of creation and control.

• A New Platform The *Odd Woman Out* podcast creates a dedicated space for women in the arts to discuss being mislabeled and embracing their unique identities.
• An Experienced Voice Host Samantha Dawn Tuozzolo brings years of industry experience, having co-hosted *Survival Jobs: A Podcast* on BroadwayWorld and the Broadway Podcast Network.
• High-Profile Production Beyond hosting, Tuozzolo's career includes producing major events for brands like The Webby Awards and Spotify, giving her a unique insider's perspective on the polished facade of the industry.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit The recent launch of her own events company, Tutz & Co., signals a move towards shaping her own professional narrative, a theme central to her new podcast.

But there is also the run through the city streets, breath catching in the cold air, a physical exertion that has nothing to do with a production schedule. There is the quiet moment with a niece, a connection unbound by professional expectation. There is the cold brew. The solid Pinot Noir. These are the small, unobserved rituals that ground a person.

They are the texture of a life lived between the major chords of a career. The podcast, then, is not just about telling other women’s stories. It is an extension of her own. A space for the story after the interview is over and the microphone is turned off. Or, perhaps, when it is truly turned on for the first time.