Take On Life
A podcast companion to South of My Dreams: Finding My American Home - A memoir by F. K. Clementi, TAKE ON LIFE is that special space where imagination meets expatriation.
Listen in to learn about the life experiences of many interesting people from all over the world.
www.fkclementi.com
Contact: takeonlifepodcast@yahoo.com
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Episodes
11 episodes
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 p...
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Episode 6
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24:26
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 Am...
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Episode 5
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1:01:05
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 byYinon Muallem: Dark Side of the Oud
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1:04:59
Episode 4: Teaser
Music byStationary Sign: Walking the TigerMike Franklyn: Scorpion Dance
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Episode 4
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2:42
Episode 3: Arroz con Cosas, Y'all!
In this episode, I chat with Carolina Castillo, from Málaga, Spain. A Brooklyn-based talented artist, and mother of two amazing daughters, Carola reflects on how she is seen by her kids and by others in this new country. . . and learns, through...
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Episode 3
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34:01
Episode 2: Grim? No, Schopenhauer.
In this episode, I read a short excerpt from my memoir and follow it up with a conversation with Andrea Malaguti, an old friend, a fellow expat, a grumpy genius.Music in this episode:Movin' With It - Mike Franklyn...
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Episode 2
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49:42
Episode 1: Help Me Say My Name - A Flawed Prologue
In this episode, I serendipitously discover the title for the podcast that will be.I also try to tell you something about myself but, I fear, I fail epically. You will however find out more about who I am, even if not quite "why" I am th...
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Episode 1
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7:46