#12: On Island Tides: A journey through the music of Blanco White
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In this episode we meet the voice and the inspiration behind Blanco White, the stage name of Josh Edwards, a guitarist and singer-songwriter from London.
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#11: The Cult of the Shining City
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What is happening to the soul of America? It’s a question the whole world is asking as Americans vote in the most bizarre Presidential election in their history.
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#10: Poetry to journey by
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So we’re all grounded for the foreseeable future. None of us will be travelling the way we used to any time soon.
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#9: Politics of a Pandemic: A conversation with Dr. Paul G. Buchanan
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How do we navigate a COVID-19 world? What does a global pandemic mean for liberal democracy? And what might a ‘new normal’ look like for the world order?
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#8: Coronavirus: Time will come good
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As the UK lockdown is extended it’s hard to know when our lives will return to any sense of normality.
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#7: Coronavirus: Fighting 'The Rona'
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Since recording my last episode it seems that I contracted the coronavirus.
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#6: Coronavirus: We're all in this together
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We're only just starting to accept the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic here in the UK. We've never lived through anything like this in our lifetimes, and everything is about to change dramatically. So how do we stay connected and hopeful, and how do we manage our fear?
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#5: Home is where we have 51 per cent of the vote
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What does it mean to be a global citizen when walls and borders are back in vogue? How do you create a permanent home that’s a sanctuary? And what does permanence and sanctuary even mean when borders are being re-drawn and the ground is shifting beneath your feet?
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#4: Finding home again in the aftermath of grief
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How do you find home again when you’ve lost the person who was your home? And what does the idea of home even mean in the aftermath of grief?
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#3: The citizenship tests of a lapsed Canadian
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What does home mean when you've always had a complicated relationship with the country you were born in?
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Home is more than a physical place. It's something very human shaped. Because so many of us find our sense of home in the people we love.
Four years ago Caroline Twigg's world was tipped upside down. Since then she slowly found a way to start again, and through it all, one of the hardest, yet most important things she’s done, has been finding home again.
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SHOW NOTES
If you or someone you know has been widowed under the age of 50, The Widowed & Young Foundation (WAY) offers online and in-person support. Visit their website to find out more about the services they provide.
Brain tumours kill more people under the age of 40 in the UK than any other cancer. Yet only 2% of cancer research funding is spent on brain tumours. You can help change this by supporting the work of the Brain Tumour Charity.
If you would like to help your kids explore the importance of making and cherishing memories, whether they’re experiencing grief or not, then get them a copy of Davey’s Really Magic Carpet by Caroline Twigg. The full £8 goes to The Brain Tumour Charity.
Most of us these days exist digitally, as well as physically, through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, emails, photos, blogs and websites. Caroline wrote this article for the Guardian about managing the digital footprint that a loved one leaves behind.
Music on this episode is by Asher Fulero and Blue Dot Sessions.