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Finding Humanity Through Storytelling with Author & Filmmaker ETGAR KERET
Season 15 Episode 1173
“When I write my stories, I don't want to solve things in life. I just want to persuade myself that there is a way out. Maybe I am in a cell, maybe I'm trapped. Maybe I won't make it, but if I can im…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Arabic Literature, Palestine & The Art of Translation with HUDA FAKHREDDINE
Season 15 Episode 1172
“I'm Lebanese. I grew up in Lebanon during the Civil War, and I came to the United States as a graduate student with the intention of going back. I never wanted to stay here. I really thought that my…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Building a Vital Earth for Everyone with President of Environmental Defense Fund’s EDF Action DAVID KIEVE
Season 15 Episode 1171
“I think my role and where I'm most comfortable is focusing on the economic harms that the choices this administration is making will limit access to affordable, clean energy. Affordable energy overa…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Poetics & Pedagogy of Toni Cade Bambara, June Jordan, Audre Lorde &Adrienne Rich in the Era of Free College w/ DANICA SAVONICK
Season 15 Episode 1170
“As I was reading Hooks and Freire, a colleague recommended Adrian Rich's essay "Teaching Language in Open Admissions." It was in that essay that I first read about her experiences teaching at CUNY d…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Art Without Borders - RAJIV MENON'S Vision for South Asian Art
Season 15 Episode 1169
“I want people to understand South Asian art as broader than a single gallery or a single artist, but as a larger cultural movement. I want people to encounter art in all parts of their lives, and I’…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
What Do We Do with the One Life We’re Given? - Scientists, Writers, Philosophers & Changemakers Share their Stories
Season 15 Episode 1168
In this time of rapid technological change, how do we hold onto our humanity? How do stories, traditions, and community help us find meaning in loss and face an uncertain future? How can science, art…
Published on 3 months ago
Creative Ireland: How Ireland Is Harnessing Creativity as National Strategy with SHEILA DEEGAN
Season 15 Episode 1167
Today, we talk about creativity—not as a luxury, but as a national strategy. Sheila Deegan is one of Ireland’s leading cultural architects. Over three decades, she’s shaped the artistic life of Limer…
Published on 3 months ago
Every Monument Will Fall - DAN HICKS Explores Remembering & Forgetting
Season 15 Episode 1166
“I work in between archeology and anthropology in this field called either historical archeology or contemporary archeology. At the heart of that is the relationship between objects and humans. How d…
Published on 3 months ago
From 'Bee: Wild' to the 'Kiss the Ground' Regenerative Agriculture Documentary Trilogy w/ REBECCA TICKELL - Highlights
Season 15 Episode 1165
"For the last two decades, I've made over 20 films about the environment, starting with oil and carbon emissions. Those films, Kiss the Ground and now Common Ground, talk about how we can stabilize t…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
All About Bees, Soil & Regeneration with Documentary Filmmaker REBECCA TICKELL
Season 15 Episode 1164
“I didn't really appreciate bees until I became a farmer, and then I started to understand how essential bees are for our food. They pollinate 70% of our food, and that feeds 90% of the world. There'…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago