Dear Ale
A pop-up podcast about being separated from the ones you love during a global pandemic
Society & Culture 15 rész A pop-up podcast about being separated from the ones you love during a global pandemic
Letter 15: How many minutes spent waiting for this moment
8 perc
15. rész
Ale comes home. A love letter from the car as I pick her up at Dulles International airport in DC at midnight on April 10th after a long day of travel.
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Letter 14: Not knowing is the most intimate
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14. rész
We're all seeing each other in our most intimate state right now. Plus, some positive news and a reading of the Elizabeth Bishop poem "Casabianca."
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Letter 13: I want sweet ukulele music
3 perc
13. rész
In love and war and pandemics, time is relative. There are weeks where decades happen. With a reading of "On Not Flying to Hawaii" by Alison Luterman.
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Letter 12: Dance me through the panic til I’m gathered safely in
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12. rész
What do you do with your dance partner when the music has stopped? With a reading of a Leonard Cohen song.
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Letter 11: Jilted by the universe
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11. rész
Playing games with the universe to create the illusion of control, with a reading of a short Rumi poem.
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Letter 10: I hold my word tight to my breast
4 perc
10. rész
Navigating this vast sea of emotions and uncertainty. With a reading of a Navajo incantation on the power of words.
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Letter 9: Nothing in the world is usual today
3 perc
9. rész
Is a florist an essential business? How essential is love, beauty, and poetry? With three short poems by Izumi Shikibu.
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Letter 8: You must change your life
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8. rész
The mood of 2020 is a wave surfing on top of another wave, with a reading of the "Archaic Torso of Apollo" by Rilke.
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Letter 7: What I do is me
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7. rész
Where have all the birds gone with their song? Including a reading of "As Kingfishers Catch Fire" by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
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Letter 6: Whistling in the dark
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6. rész
Netflix escapism and imagining us growing old together, with a reading of Mary Oliver's poem "The Whistler."
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Letter 5: Anything can happen
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5. rész
We were so innocent before. Taking an inventory of absence and a reading of the Rita Dove poem "Flirtation."
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Letter 4: All my heart longs to accomplish
5 perc
4. rész
Letting go of our anxiety-ridden narratives about what's going to happen — including a reading of a Sappho poem.
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Letter 3: Normal never looked so good
5 perc
3. rész
It's time to return to the simple, everyday pleasures — including a reading of "The Charm of 5:30" by David Berman.
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Letter 2: You dance inside my chest
3 perc
2. rész
The speed of time (and love) changes in a pandemic — including a reading of the Rumi poem, “Chinese Art & Greek Art.”
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Letter 1: Look at your face
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1. rész
When the one you love goes on a long journey and doesn't come back — including a reading of the Louise Glück poem, "Happiness."
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