SAM SHABER
Singer-songwriter/storyteller/podcaster Sam Shaber is the creator and host of IVFU, a podcast about the pain, joy, angst and love of trying to make a family the “new-fashioned” way.
Shaber grew up in New York City. As a singer-songwriter, she’s toured over 200,000 miles and released 12 independent albums, initially as a solo folkie, and more recently fully plugged-in with her band The Happy Problem. She’s also written, produced and performed with Brazilian rock-reggae band The Good People of Planet Earth, Brooklyn dance-rock trio The Bashful, and New Jersey hip-hop group The Org.
As a storyteller, Sam’s a Moth slam winner and mainstage performer, and has performed in and co-hosted storytelling events across LA and New York. Her multimedia, musical storytelling show Sam Shaber: Life, Death & Duran Duran premiered at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it earned 5-star reviews and Pick of the Fringe, and has since won awards and sold out theatres in LA and New York.
IVFU is inspired by the fourth act of Life, Death & Duran Duran, which tells the story of Sam’s struggles with infertility. She was surprised by the outpouring of stories from audience members who come up to her after the show each night and realized the great need for connection on the topic. Sam created IVFU as a means to bring support, information and restoration through shared humor, cynicism, fear and fearlessness. In her words: “Infertility sucks. We might as well go a little crazy with it.”
