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The Quarantine Tapes 143: Cathy Song

The Quarantine Tapes 143: Cathy Song

FromThe Quarantine Tapes


The Quarantine Tapes 143: Cathy Song

FromThe Quarantine Tapes

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Dec 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On episode 143 of The Quarantine Tapes, guest host Naomi Shihab Nye is joined by poet Cathy Song. Cathy describes her experience of the past months from her home in Hawaii and the unique isolation of living through quarantine on an island.Naomi and Cathy’s conversation centers around family, discussing Cathy’s latest book, her debut short story collection, All the Love in the World. They dig into the line between fiction and nonfiction and Cathy talks about the powerful role her father held in her family. She reads from her book and tells stories from her father’s fascinating life, from his career as a pilot to his later years riding the bus around Hawaii. Cathy Song is the author of five books of poetry, including Picture Bride, which won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award and was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. A recipient of the Hawai'i Award for Literature, All the Love in the World, a collection of short stories was recently published by Bamboo Ridge Press.Credits:Paul Holdengraber - Co-Creator, Host, OLA DirectorAnthony Audi - Co-Creator, Researcher, OLA DirectorAlejandro Cohen - Co-Creator, Producer, ComposerChristian Pitt - Production Coordinator Erin Cooney - Copy, ProductionDublab Team
Released:
Dec 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.“ - Blaise Pascal. The Quarantine Tapes: A week-day program from Onassis LA and dublab. Hosted by Paul Holdengräber, the series chronicles shifting paradigms in the age of social distancing. Each day, Paul calls a guest for a brief discussion about how they are experiencing the global pandemic.