Take On Life

Episode 6: You Choose Who You Want Me to Be

Garane Garane, a Somali-born Italian author who lives in the American South, tells us about what it means to be a nomad in a world that cherishes only permanence, unmovable possessions, and a monolithic sense of self.  This is only part of what I hope will be a longer and more in-depth conversation with Garane. Music by: Mike Franklyn Sillaba Heath Cantu Sahara Skylight J.S.Bach/Laura Metcalf Sight of Wonders Megan Wofford Ebo Krdum I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2365948/open_sms] * See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com [https://www.fkclementi.com/] * takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com * Instagram: @fkclementi

Episode 5: East, West, and the All the Borscht In-between

My first Slavic guest, Olga Ivashkevich, from Minsk, contributes her interesting and hyper-aware take on "whiteness" (and its tempting yet vicious shiftiness) in the Western world, our role here as "good troublemakers," and women's status in America compared to what she saw in the Soviet countries growing up. I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2365948/open_sms] * See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com [https://www.fkclementi.com/] * takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com * Instagram: @fkclementi

Episode 5: Teaser

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Episode 4: In Poetry We Trust

Michal Rubin joins me to talk about her identity, her fraught relationship with her homeland (Israel), and to read some of her poems. Brace yourselves! This is a painful one. Music by Yinon Muallem: Dark Side of the Oud Mike Franklyn: Movin' with It Valeria's Klezmer Chariot: A Terkisher in the Majestic Harbour; Der Bleter Vals Roy Edwin Williams: Tenor Guitar Blues Rune Dale: Scented Nectar Ali Sabah: Khanabat Luella Gren: The Heart Knows Vendla: Verano Medite: The Secret Life of Pigeons I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2365948/open_sms] * See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com [https://www.fkclementi.com/] * takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com * Instagram: @fkclementi

Episode 4: Teaser

Music by Stationary Sign: Walking the Tiger Mike Franklyn: Scorpion Dance I'd love to hear from you. Send a text, get in touch! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2365948/open_sms] * See what's up with me at www.fkclementi.com [https://www.fkclementi.com/] * takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com * Instagram: @fkclementi