Best Emily Silverman Podcasts (2024)

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Conversations: Maggie Jackson 38:32

16d ago38:32

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In our 50th The Nocturnists: Conversations episode, Emily speaks with Maggie Jackson, award-winning author and journalist, about her book "Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure." Maggie describes the neuroscience of uncertainty, the benefits of curiosity and slowing down, and findings from her interviews with physicians and surgeons abou…

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Episode 590 – Jim Moske 1:09:32

17d ago1:09:32

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Virtual Memories Show 590: Jim Moske “One of the major themes in the book is the dichotomy in the artistic field between fame – leaving a lasting mark on the culture — and oblivion.” With his amazing new book, DEATHS OF ARTISTS (Blast Books), archivist Jim Moske explores art, mortality, media, fame and our secret lives. We talk about his chance dis…

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Episode 590 - Jim Moske 1:09:32

17d ago1:09:32

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With his amazing new book, Deaths of Artists (Blast Books), archivist Jim Moske explores art, mortality, media, fame and our secret lives. We talk about his chance discovery in the Met Museum's archives of century-old scrapbooks filled with artists' obituaries, his attraction to the obits' tabloid poetry, and how he fell down the rabbit-hole of fig…

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Conversations: Uché Blackstock, MD 49:39

23d ago49:39

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Dr. Uché Blackstock, an emergency medicine physician and health equity advocate, discusses her book "Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine." She shares personal stories about her family's journey in medicine, systemic racism and her work to create a more equitable healthcare. Find show notes, transcript, and more at thenocturnis…

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Episode 589 – Adam Moss 1:37:26

25d ago1:37:26

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Virtual Memories Show 589: Adam Moss “My whole career had been based on a dialogue with others, and I didn’t know how to talk to myself, how to listen to myself. So this book was a way to try to understand the artist’s head.” With his amazing new book, THE WORK OF ART: How Something Comes From Nothing (Penguin Press), hall-of-fame magazine editor A…

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Episode 589 - Adam Moss 1:37:26

25d ago1:37:26

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With his amazing new book, THE WORK OF ART: How Something Comes From Nothing (Penguin Press), hall-of-fame magazine editor Adam Moss explores the artistic process by interviewing more than 40 creators about the evolution of a piece of their art. We talk about the archeology of early drafts and sketches, why he took up painting and how its vexations…

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Conversations: Luke Lortenzen and Mati Engel 33:27

30d ago33:27

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Documentary filmmaker Luke Lorentzen and hospital chaplain Mati Engel discuss their award-winning film, "A Still Small Voice," which explores the rewards and challenges of providing spiritual care in the hospital setting. Find show notes, transcript, and more at thenocturnists.com. The Nocturnists is made possible by the California Medical Associat…

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Episode 588 – Randy Fertel 1:36:01

1M ago1:36:01

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Virtual Memories Show 588: Randy Fertel “The paradox of spontaneity is that it’s rhetorical while claiming to be free of rhetoric.” With WINGING IT: Improv’s Power & Peril in the Age of Trump (Spring Publications), author, professor & philanthropist Randy Fertel explores the role of improvisation & spontaneity in the arts, sciences & culture. We ta…

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Episode 588 - Randy Fertel 1:36:02

1M ago1:36:02

1:36:02

With WINGING IT: Improv's Power & Peril in the Age of Trump (Spring Publications), author, professor & philanthropist Randy Fertel explores the role of improvisation & spontaneity in the arts, sciences & culture. We talk about what drew him to the conflict between reason and intuition, the importance of "Yes, And" in more than just a comedic contex…

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Conversations: Rachel Kowalsky, MD 52:16

1M ago52:16

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Pediatric ER physician and author Rachel Kowalsky discusses her short story, "The Delivery Boy," which is set in an ER and follows a young Guatemalan boy, alongside the team of clinicians who treat him. Rachel talks about how her experiences influence her writing and teaching in health humanities. "The Delivery Boy" is available to read online for …

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Episode 587 – DW Young 1:30:15

1M ago1:30:15

1:30:15

Virtual Memories Show 587: D.W. Young “From his time at the Village Voice, there were tremendous stories, there were tremendous adventures, but there was tremendous Work, above all.” For more than 40 years, the breathtaking pictures of photographer James Hamilton have chronicled New York City and America (and a couple of war zones), and now the ama…

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Episode 587 - DW Young 1:30:15

1M ago1:30:15

1:30:15

For more than 40 years, the breathtaking pictures of photographer James Hamilton have chronicled New York City and America (and a couple of war zones), and now the amazing new documentary UNCROPPED (Greenwich Entertainment) by director D.W. Young has launched a rediscovery of James Hamilton's work, life & times. D.W. rejoins the show to talk about …

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Episode 586 – Jen Silverman 1:28:27

2M ago1:28:27

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Virtual Memories Show 586: Jen Silverman “I didn’t set out to write a political novel. I wrote a novel about people who are finding themselves embroiled in the politics of their moments.” Author-playwright-screenwriter-poet Jen Silverman returns to the show to celebrate their amazing new novel, THERE’S GOING TO BE TROUBLE (Random House). We get int…

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Episode 586 - Jen Silverman 1:28:28

2M ago1:28:28

1:28:28

Author-playwright-screenwriter-poet Jen Silverman returns to the show to celebrate their amazing new novel, THERE'S GOING TO BE TROUBLE (Random House). We get into how Jen accidentally stumbled into the 2018 Gilets Jaunes protests in Paris and triggered this new book, the ways we're shaped by our parents' failures and secrets, the many routes of ra…

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Episode 585 – Leonard Barkan 1:41:18

2M ago1:41:18

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Virtual Memories Show 585: Leonard Barkan “Engaging in reading, body & soul, present & past, is an insurance policy against loss.” With Reading Shakespeare Reading Me (Fordham), professor Leonard Barkan blends memoir and deep reading of Shakespeare’s greatest plays to explore his lifelong relationship with literature and the way(s) we use art to co…

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Episode 585 - Leonard Barkan 1:41:19

2M ago1:41:19

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With Reading Shakespeare Reading Me (Fordham), professor Leonard Barkan blends memoir and deep reading of Shakespeare's greatest plays to explore his lifelong relationship with literature and the way(s) we use art to construct our identities. We get into what it means to read, hear, perform, direct, teach Shakespeare, why it took him a lifetime to …

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Episode 584 – Emily Raboteau 1:15:35

2M ago1:15:35

1:15:35

Virtual Memories Show 584: Emily Raboteau “The flipside of despair about everything we could lose from climate change is there’s so much worth saving, so much beauty, so much precious.” After a ~10-year gap, Emily Raboteau rejoins the show to celebrate her amazing new essay collection, LESSONS FOR SURVIVAL: Mothering Against “The Apocalypse” (Holt)…

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Episode 584 - Emily Raboteau 1:15:36

2M ago1:15:36

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After a ~10-year gap, Emily Raboteau rejoins the show to celebrate her amazing new essay collection, LESSONS FOR SURVIVAL: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse" (Holt). We talk about her sparkbird and the Audubon Mural Project in Washington Heights that center the book, her transformation into a climate activist, the joy of the flaneuse, her scavenger…

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Bonus Episode – Trillian Stars and Kyle Cassidy 39:41

2M ago39:41

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Virtual Memories Show Bonus Episode: Trillian Stars and Kyle Cassidy “We want to give Lizzie that book she never got when she was alive.” Photographer and writer Kyle Cassidy and actor and model Trillian Stars join us for a Bonus Episode to talk about their new Kickstarter, THIS IS ONLY EARTH, MY DEAR – POEMS & PHOTOS (closing May 4, 2024)! We get …

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Bonus Episode - Trillian Stars and Kyle Cassidy 39:42

2M ago39:42

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Photographer and writer Kyle Cassidy and actor and model Trillian Stars join us for a Bonus Episode to talk about their new Kickstarter, THIS IS ONLY EARTH, MY DEAR – POEMS & PHOTOS (closing May 4, 2024)! We get into their inspiration to make a book combining the poems of Pre-Raphaelite muse/model/artist Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal with photos of Tril…

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Episode 583 – Leela Corman 1:43:24

2M ago1:43:24

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Virtual Memories Show 583: Leela Corman “My positionality when I work with the Holocaust is not insular; it is my way of carrying my little corner of humanity’s coffin at the funeral.” At long last, artist Leela Corman joins the show as we celebrate her breathtaking new graphic novel, VICTORY PARADE (Schocken Books)! We talk about how the book brin…

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Episode 583 - Leela Corman 1:43:25

2M ago1:43:25

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At long last, artist Leela Corman joins the show as we celebrate her breathtaking new graphic novel, VICTORY PARADE (Schocken Books)! We talk about how the book brings together the women welders of WWII-era Brooklyn Navy Yards, professional wrestling, and her lifelong obsession with the Shoah, how discovering her watercolor style was like the porta…

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Obituaries From My Father 47:12

2M ago47:12

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When Dr. Augie Lindmark first started receiving obituaries in the mailbox, he wasn’t sure whether to be amused or afraid. But soon he discovers the identity of the sender, and enters into a rare an unexpected dialogue about aging and mortality. Augie performed this story live at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis in April 2023, for an event on the …

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Episode 582 – Keith Mayerson 1:30:19

2M ago1:30:19

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Virtual Memories Show 582: Keith Mayerson “I loved comics growing up; I was too young and stupid to appreciate fine art.” How did an eBay search lead to the discovery of a lost classic of comics? How can art help us build a better America? Artist and teacher Keith Mayerson joins the show to talk about co-editing the amazing new book, Frank Johnson:…

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Episode 582 - Keith Mayerson 1:30:20

2M ago1:30:20

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How did an eBay search lead to the discovery of a lost classic of comics? How can art help us build a better America? Artist and teacher Keith Mayerson joins the show to talk about co-editing the amazing new book, Frank Johnson: Secret Pioneer of American Comics, Vol. 1 (Fantagraphics) and his multi-decade "wordless novel" in paintings, My American…

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Labor and Loss 45:14

3M ago45:14

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Physician Tiffany Albrecht jumped into “doing” mode when her beloved husband died – she ran a 5K, cleaned out her closet, and went on a hike. But when her son was finally born, she was overcome by a cathartic wave of emotions. Tiffany performed this story live at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis in April 2023, for an event on the theme of "REBIRT…

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Episode 581 - Edith Hall 1:23:38

3M ago1:23:38

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Classicist Edith Hall joins the show to talk about her fantastic, important new book, FACING DOWN THE FURIES: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me (Yale University Press). We talk about the taboo of talking about suicide, how that taboo can lead to transgenerational damage, how that compares to the family curses in Greek tragedies, and what the Trag…

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Bonus Episode - Dean Haspiel 39:14

3M ago39:14

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LEAN INTO DEAN! Cartoonist, playwright, schmoozer, etc. Dean Haspiel returns for a Bonus Episode to talk about his new Kickstarter, THE RED HOOK X DEAN HASPIEL (closing March 28, 2024)! We get into why he's making the plunge into Meta-Mem-Noir and bringing Dean Haspiel as a character into his New Brooklyn comics universe, what it's like to be part …

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Growing Up 48:50

3M ago48:50

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Psychiatrist Carson Brown was terrified to tell her mother that she was moving to Minnesota. But with inspiration from Carl Jung, and some of her own psychotherapy patients, she finds the courage to make the announcement, and feels her way into a new chapter of adulthood. Carson performed this story live at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis in Apr…

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Episode 580 - David Small 1:15:02

3M ago1:15:02

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With his brand new collection, THE WEREWOLF AT DUSK and Other Stories (Liveright), David Small brings us a trio of stories about the beast within (that is, within the heart, within the psyche, and within the body politic). We talk about the on-and-off 40-year history of this collection, the themes of transformation and aging that suffuse these stor…

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Saying Goodbye 45:13

3M ago45:13

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When medical student Peter Park’s grandfather died, he was unable to fly to Korea for the funeral due to COVID restrictions. But in anatomy lab, the cadaver he was assigned to shared some similarities to his grandfather that were difficult to explain. Spending time with the body of this stranger, he was able to come to terms with his grandfather’s …

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Episode 579 - Brad Gooch 1:35:54

3M ago1:35:54

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With RADIANT: The Life and Line of Keith Haring (Harper), Brad Gooch brings us the biography of Keith Haring, an artist who transformed public art & the art world in the 1980s and whose work has become part of global culture in the three decades since his untimely death from AIDS. We get into Brad's common threads with Haring, the parallels between…

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Traction in the Rain 41:22

3M ago41:22

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Pathologist Sue Wheaton tells a story about helping her mom, a surgeon and racecar driver, navigate the challenges of aging. Later, she reflects on their complicated relationship, and how car metaphors helped them move through difficult moments in their lives. Sue performed this story live at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis in April 2023, for an…

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Episode 578 - Japan 36:31

3M ago36:31

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No conversation this week, except for our host, Gil Roth, in conversation with some virtual memories of his own! On the occasion of going to the movies for the first time since 2018, to see Wim Wenders’ amazing new film Perfect Days, he reflects on a cusp-of-pandemic trip to Japan. This one’s got Keith Haring & Koji Yakusho, a misplaced fortune, Th…

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Love in Practice 42:45

4M ago42:45

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When Anthony’s wife got sick, he believed the way to best support her was by getting stuff done. Over time though, he discovered that in order to become a better caregiver, he was going to need to unlearn some of the lessons he’d learned growing up about what love looks like in practice. Anthony performed this story live at the Parkway Theater in M…

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Barbara Buffaloe, Mayor of Columbia MO 30:01

4M ago30:01

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Gabe talks with Barbara Buffaloe, mayor of Columbia, MO, about climate challenges and success in her community.

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Episode 577 - Scott Guild 1:16:47

4M ago1:16:47

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With his fantastic debut novel, PLASTIC (Pantheon), Scott Guild brings us a dystopian future of eco-terrorism, meta-reality, and . . . a world populated by plastic figurines who break out in song? We talk about the 10-year process of writing the book, how he found the stylistic elements that made it work, and why making the lead characters plastic …

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Lost and Found 50:01

4M ago50:01

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The Nocturnists is back with Season 6 of its classic storytelling series, "Stories from the World of Medicine." We begin with Dr. Meghan Rothenberger, an infectious disease doctor in Minneapolis who had to lose her dog, her wallet, and her dinner, before she realized she'd also lost something more important: herself. Meghan performed this story liv…

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