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Writing Life (Part 1): How stories make and break us

Hyacinth Podcast

Release Date: 11/10/2019

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The labour theory of value says the value of a product should be determined by the amount of labour expended on it. If that was true, music would be very, very expensive to buy. But it's almost free these days.

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Talking Art and Life with Kim Wempe and Norma MacDonald

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In this episode, I wrap up Season 1 with the most beautiful words I could find to leave you with: a story from the prodigy poet, Ocean Vuong, and a gorgeous meditation from the iconic Mary Oliver.

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Instead of "getting back to normal," why don't we use this extraordinary time in the world to reimagine how we make things and who we make them for?

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Explore the way small and private intimacies of human life persist and even thrive in times of major upheaval. Meet me in the one place we can still travel to: into the words of others who have lived through life’s great cruelties.

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I unearth a mysterious family archive that leaves me wondering: What does “the archive” mean and who gets to decide “what remains” there?

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Democracy is under threat across the globe. Humanities studies are in decline in universities around the world. Is there a connection?

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Bonus episode: Hear my extended interview with architect and planner Dhiru Thadani. We discuss the history of urbanism as a design theory and the enduring value of beauty in our public and civic spaces.

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What is beauty? Where can we find it? In this crazy world that is burning up (quite literally) and seems to be falling apart, does beauty even matter?

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Do you hide memories away in boxes under beds? Or do you keep them all around you, stuck to the front of your fridge? From our personal stories to our public histories, memory affects the way we move through our world. I talk with journalist Pauline Dakin, writer Emma Donoghue, memoirist Jennifer Browdy, and poet Canisia Lubrin about the power of memory and how to harness its mystery and meaning.

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What if telling your story could endanger your life ... but also possibly save it? I interview best-selling author and scholar Jesse Thistle, community organizer Masuma Khan, and fashion writer Musemo Handahu about the powers and dangers of storytelling.
 
Jesse Thistle went from living on the street and suffering with addictions to being an award-winning scholar and Assistant Professor at York University. He shares his remarkable story in his new memoir, From the Ashes, which has been on best-sellers lists for months.
 
Masuma Khan is a committed community organizer who made international headlines while she was a student at Dalhousie University. She has had to reclaim her story in the face of hate speech, death threats, and skewed media coverage.
 
Musemo Handahu, better known as @misslionhuner online, is a fashion writer and influencer breaking new ground in fashion and marketing. Her unique style and authentic storytelling has helped her reach audiences across digital spaces.

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