Nostalgia

The present is hard to love. That’s why we’re encouraged to imagine that things were better in the past, especially by politicians. These are common tropes across cultures and across the world. Leaning into nostalgia is easier than dealing with today’s messy realities. A sentimental longing for a better past elicits a social response. NostalgiaContinue reading “Nostalgia”

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.