Some impressions on hearing Natacha Atlas and Samy Bishai’s new album, The Inner and The Outer.
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Music and Life: Telling it like it is
With Natacha Atlas on the cusp of releasing a new EP, The Inner and The Outer, the latest podcast in the series Telling It Like It Is presents a conversation with Atlas and long-term collaborator Samy Bishai.
The stories we tell ourselves
Stories are a powerful source of self-persuasion, even identity. That’s why they are as empowering as they are dangerous.
Telling It Like It Is: Technology
Technology is increasingly manipulating our minds. What we think we want might not be what we actually need. And this is making us sick. So, what can we do about it? Take a look or listen to the podcast with my guest, Ian Douglas.
The Historical Presence
Until we claim the future with positivity and hope, the past will always be our stumbling block. The story of Robert Aske, The Royal Africa Company, profits from slavery, and how they funded the Haberdashers’ Aske’s schools.
Telling history like it is
A conversation with Professor Corinne Fowler of the University of Leicester, and Director of ‘Colonial Countryside: National Trust Houses Reinterpreted’
The Dynamics of Denial
The dynamics of denial damage culture, society and people. That’s why we need to discuss them. Here’s news of a new podcast doing just that.
Home
The time is right to unravel the meaning of ‘home’ for our changing times. Why, and how?
The Dark Months Seventeen
As we reach the shortest day of the year with the Winter Solstice, it seems all hope is extinguished. But is it really?
The Dark Months Fifteen
Ritual, habit, practical and deliberate actions, create a soothing sense that things can be different.
