I Won't Envy
A podcast by Vivek Shraya co-produced with Buddies in Bad Times
I Won’t Envy is a new podcast series where award winning author and artist Vivek Shraya has intimate one-on-one conversations with fellow artists working in various fields — including performance artist Alok, musician Sara Quin (from Tegan and Sara) and writer Alicia Elliott—who disclose their experiences with professional jealousy.
Podcasting since 2024 • 6 episodes
I Won't Envy
Latest Episodes
Seasons of Jealousy
Vivek and Sara Quin discuss professional jealousy during Tegan and Sara’s come up in the music industry, re-defining what success means, and not wanting to be at Fashion Week.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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17:49
It Just Moves with You
Vivek Shraya talks to photographer Paul Mpagi Sepuya about humanizing artistic idols, demystifying perceptions of creative success, and the challenge of feeling that identity must precede art when you are racialized.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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21:02
Jaded not Jealous
Vivek talks to Kiran Rai (kayray) about her experiences of professional jealousy in acting and film, South Asian cultural expectations, and the idea of jealousy as a mirror.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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15:44