Alok Vaid-Menon talks profoundly with Imara Jones about life, love, joy and the politics of gender nonconformity. We get the privilege of eavesdropping on their conversation, learning and expanding our way of thinking. Whether or not we are ready to give up some traditional – and conservative – notions about gender, this interview should resonate…
Category: Podcasts
Have you ever heard Rosalia speak English?
Whether you like Rosalia’s music or not, she is definitely a global sensation at the moment. Her music has earned her eight Latin Grammy nominations. She isn’t shy about speaking English, and it makes you wonder if one day she’ll make an album in English. Imagine that! Let’s listen to this interview and see what…
Reading club: the podcast, Book Exploder, analyzes an excerpt from a book I want to read together
Head over to Bookexploder.com and listen to Carmen Maria Machado talk about her memoir In the Dream House. An author’s writing process is always fascinating to hear about, and this one even more so because the book is based on real life events, yet it’s written in an innovative and creative style for a memoir….
Their last memory…before going to prison
Ear Hustle is a podcast about life inside and outside of prison. It’s one of those shows that challenges you to see the humanity in people you’d be inclined to judge only by their crime. It’s an honest and raw look at life behind bars, and if you haven’t listened to any episodes yet, this…
I was hooked from the start!
This short story, read by the author himself, had me enthralled from the very first sentence. I could not guess how it would end! It was part thriller, part dystopian sci-fi in the most unexpected ways. I’m fascinated by story-telling that seems so out-of-this-world, yet so relatable. There is so much talk about here and…
The Outside Podcast survival series: eating toxic mushrooms and living to tell the story
What happens when someone eats toxic mushrooms? Well, that all depends on the toxicity of the ones you pick. You’d better be sure of what you eat! The Outside podcast has a spectacular episode that makes your hair stand on end about one person’s story. She was lucky enough to live to tell it! Listen…