The Invisible Labour of Music Making
Hyacinth Podcast
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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The Music: Margaritas and Magical Unicorns
Hyacinth Podcast
Talking Art and Life with Kim Wempe and Norma MacDonald
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The Farewell
Hyacinth Podcast
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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The Art of Accessibility
Hyacinth Podcast
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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A Love Letter for Difficult Times
Hyacinth Podcast
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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Into the Archive
Hyacinth Podcast
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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Imagining Democracy
Hyacinth Podcast
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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Dhiru Thadani - The Interviews
Hyacinth Podcast
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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Looking for Beauty
Hyacinth Podcast
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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Memory Work
Hyacinth Podcast
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.
info_outlineWhat 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?
I discuss the enduring imperative of beauty far beyond physical appearance or aesthetic with Dr. Alice Brittan, a professor of contemporary literature, and architect Dhiru Thadani. Fascinating parallels and paradoxes emerge that take us on a journey from a vacant lot in Hamilton, Ontario, to the Piazza Navona in Rome. Along the way, we consider the meaning of beauty through the lens of Elaine Scarry’s seminal book On Beauty and Being Just, Saidiya Hartman’s Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, and the philosophy of American writer Marilynne Robinson.
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