How We Live Now with Katherine May
Arts:Books
At a superficial level, Soil is a gardening memoir, full of gorgeous descriptions of plants and getting your hands in the soil. But the garden in question is a political gesture, an act of resistance and an assertion of belonging. Camille T. Dungy uproots the staid monoculture of the suburban garden, and takes a fierce, critical look at its assumptions.
In this conversation, we talk about the way that gardens can become a means of social control and conformity, but also an expression of freedom and solidarity that crosses generations. We also touch on the idea of outsidership, and the difference between choosing to stay at the edges, and being forced out of the centre.
Katherine's new book, Enchantment, is available now: US/CAN and UK
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Catherine Coldstream on life as a nun
Kaitlin Curtice on resisting with integrity
Erica Berry on the meaning of wolves
Dacher Keltner on awe, humility and purpose
Marjolijn van Heemstra on the overview effect
Amy Jeffs on ancient stories and new understandings
Báyò Akómoláfé on fugitive ideas
Kerri ní Dochartaigh on the mystical everyday
Morgan Harper Nichols on art and perception
Pico Iyer on the wisdom of travellers
Bonus episode: Katherine May on burnout and why we all need a little more wonder in our lives
Ece Temelkuran on the politics of emotion
Emma Gannon on understanding, not agreeing
Jay Griffiths on the ecology of connection
Lama Rod Owens on necessary change
Simran Jeet Singh on Radical Interconnectedness
Priya Parker on gathering well
Susan Cain on the bittersweet & introducing How We Live Now
Raynor Winn on losing everything and finding home
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