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Some of the country’s most revered actors, activists, authors, and spiritual guides introduce listeners to the “wisest person no one has ever heard of” who they credit with being critical to their success in life. Host Courtney E. Martin–think Krista Tippett meets Studs Terkel–then elicits the life lessons, palpable delights, and funny stories of these refreshingly unrefined, unknown gurus.
Update frequency:
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Average audio length:
26 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
24 episodes
since Oct. 5, 2023
episodic
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Minisode: Listen to Courtney's ever so brief audio essay on the thing she can't forget from her conversation with Leah Solomon.
Wise Unknown listeners, we're bringing you the first episode of a new series from our friends over at Slate. Living at Odds is a new How To! series about what’s holding us together when so much threatens to break us apart. Host Courtney Martin talks with two street vendors who operated rivaling mer…
Minisode: listen to Courtney's ever so brief audio essay reflecting on the theme of being an 'old soul', and the wisdom of children, featuring a previous guest, Isabel Allende's wise unknown, Lori Barra.
W. Kamau Bell introduces Courtney to Dwayne Kennedy, a favorite comedian of people like Marc Maron and Chris Rock - so why hasn’t Dwayne ever “made it big?”
This episode is from Wise Unknown's first season - listen for more quiet wisdom here: https://thewiseunknown.com/
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Listen to Courtney's ever so brief audio essay on the thing she can't forget from her conversation with Maya Millett.
Bestselling author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib introduces Courtney to editor and producer Maya Millett.
Minisode: Listen to Courtney's ever so brief audio essay on the thing she can't forget from her conversation with Allison Cordona.
Who’s YOUR Wise Unknown? Tell us about them - write to us at thewiseunknown7@gmail.com or send us a short voice note, and we might use it in our next episode.
Tony Award-winning visionary and solo-performer Sarah introduces Courtney to animal and human rights advocate, Allison.
Who’s YOUR Wise Unknown? Tell us about them - write to us at thewiseunknown7@gmail.com or send us a short voice note, and we might use it in our next episode.
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