Nostalgia

The present is hard to love. That’s why we’re encouraged to imagine that things were better in the past. These are common tropes across cultures and across the world. It’s why so many politicians lean into nostalgia, it’s easier than dealing with today’s messy realities. A sentimental longing for a better past has social traction,Continue 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.