Can You Change Your Relationship With Fear? | Dr. Abigail Marsh
There's no shortage of fear these days -- the virus, the climate, racial injustice, political tumult… I could go on. But can you change the way your brain reacts to fear? Moreover, can you train courage? Abigail Marsh says yes; overcoming fear is a trainable skill. She's an Associate Professor in t…
Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers: consciousness and language
In this episode, Neha and Shruti talk about Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers. Published in 1995, it describes a group of scientists who are attempting to create an intelligent machine that they can feed the great classics of literature. We get into the ethics of the situation, its similarities and dif…
Under Story
Brynne and Sarah talk about Chloe Benjamin's Under Story with local book buyer Jason. The novel follows Laurel, a scientist reeling from a personal loss, who flees to Antarctica, only to encounter a strange, beguiling light across the ice.
Also mentioned: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin, The Ove…
Plowing the Dark Audiobook by Richard Powers
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: Plowing the DarkCategories: Fiction, Science FictionAuthor: Richard PowersNarrator: Michael Braun, Morgan HallettPublisher: Recorded BooksRelease date: 07-04-2019Language: EnglishSummary:In a digital laboratory on the shores of P…
175: Dung Beetles, Nature Bathing, and the Varied Origins and Processes Involved in Writing
Dung Beetles, Nature Bathing, and the Varied Origins and Processes Involved in Writing
Ali Ward - Ologies Podcast; “Salugenology - Why Humans Require Hobbies” https://www.alieward.com/ologies/salugenology
It’s Been a Minute Podcast: “Feeling Stuck” Take a Side Quest” https://www.npr.org/2026/0…
Put the Fun Back in the Funeral: Tia Ma on Death with Dignity and Her Father’s Last Wishes (Episode 75)
Content note: This episode includes an open conversation about medical aid in dying (death with dignity) and the death of Tia’s father. Please listen with care.
When Tia Ma’s father, Richard Powers, was diagnosed with ALS at 82, he chose death with dignity, and then did what he did best: he planned…
Murder Mysteries, But For Trees
In 1904, somebody noticed a sick tree at the Bronx Zoo.
Within 50 years, the fungus killing it had wiped out about four billion American Chestnut trees from Maine all the way down to Georgia.
In 2018, Richard Powers wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Overstory, which I loved. He set…
In Conversation: Paige Lewis on epic poetry, dystopias, and the battle between good and evil
In this special bonus episode, author Paige Lewis joins Shruti and Neha to talk about their debut novel Canon, the story of an unlikely hero and a woman prophet who embark on a journey to win God's favor.
Paige tells us about the stories they loved as a child, how they found inspiration for their c…
No Friend to This House with Natalie Haynes
Natalie Haynes is a writer, broadcaster and “rock star mythologist.” Her retelling of the Trojan War, A Thousand Ships, was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and has been translated around the globe. She’s out now with No Friend to This House, a reimagining of the story of Medea. In tod…
177: Wolf Spiders, Dolly Parton, Gloria Steinem, oh my!!
Spider Medicine Card:
The Spider medicine card (Card #43 from Jamie Sams and David Carson's Medicine Cards) represents creative force, weaving your own reality, and the infinite possibilities of creation. [1, 2, 3]
Core Symbolism
The Figure-Eight Shape: Her body forms an "8," symbolizing the infi…
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