Best Life Is Elsewhere Podcasts (2023)

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The Madness of Chartrulean

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"Resolve" R/41/7/222 | Havelion's Journal (conclusion) | Ft. trailer Project Pulse 4:29

8h ago4:29

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Havelion resolves to fix things. No matter the cost. Listen to Project Pulse When we imagined our future, most believed we would escape. Be it through space travel or in giving up this reality entirely for a virtual one of our own creation. It's easy to see why. Screens became our home. Our comfort. The natural world around us blurred into the back…

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The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

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WOF 414: What Makes a University Catholic? 49:48

6h ago49:48

49:48

Today, we’re excited to share with you a talk that Bishop Barron recently gave at the University of Notre Dame titled “What Makes a University Catholic?” The talk was cosponsored by the Notre Dame Student Government, the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, the McGrath Institute for Church Life, and Campus Ministry. Enjoy! NOTE: Do you like thi…

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP58: You can't tend her forever 7:18

2d ago7:18

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A match-maker recommends a potential husband for the blind girl, but the mother denies the union once again. Seeing this, the mother's cousin reminds her that there'll come a day when she's too old or weak to guard the blind maid anymore, which puts the mother into deep thought.

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP57: She belongs elsewhere 5:41

5d ago5:41

5:41

The mother has no intention to wed her blind daughter any time soon, setting herself against her elder son and his wife on this matter. As the son's new wife settles down in the neighborhood, she gets plainer in speech when talking with other women in the hamlet, complaining about the unwed blind maid.…

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The Madness of Chartrulean

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"Aftermath Pt. 2" R/41/7/205 | Havelion's Journal | Ft. trailer from Finding Pattersby 7:19

7d ago7:19

7:19

Lapadine shows Havelion the silver lining. The paladins plan their next steps amid strange dreams. Listen to Finding Pattersby. Finding Pattersby is a 10-part weirdo comedy about an ex-ghostwriter who uses the investigation of a legendary, missing thriller author to work through some stuff. Also the ghostwriter's a liar. -- Havelion's Journal is a …

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The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

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WOF 413: “Nones” Rediscovering the Bible 32:28

7d ago32:28

32:28

Friends, an exciting group of psychologists, scientists, and thought leaders are rediscovering the beauty and brilliance of the Bible. What’s causing so many of them to look at the Bible with fresh eyes? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s “Word on Fire Show” episode, with the help of a new book by Justin Brierley, titled The Surprisi…

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP56: Better for all women to be wed 8:41

9d ago8:41

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The young wife never says anything rude and is always careful and courteous in her words. But she does not truly care for her blind sister-in-law, not willingly anyway. Eventually, the elder son joins his wife and suggests that his sister should be wed.

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP55: New masters in the house 7:41

13d ago7:41

7:41

The elder son and his new wife have become masters of the house. They now keep the money and build a new room to live separately from the mother and the blind sister, which embitters the mother's heart. In the meantime, the blind sister also realizes that the new wife wishes to marry her off and leave the home to themselves.…

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Create Beautifully™

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✨Have You Suffered Enough to Bring Your Dreams to Life?✨ 14:06

13d ago14:06

14:06

We hear it all the time: stories of how people rose up from the ashes to become incredibly powerful, influential people who go on to do amazing things in this world. We’ve seen Disney movies that tell us that a parent needs to die in order for us to find the love of our life. We are inundated with the idea that we must suffer in order to have an in…

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The Madness of Chartrulean

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"Aftermath" R/41/7/196 | Havelion's Journal | Ft. Human B Gon & Magus Elgar 9:48

14d ago9:48

9:48

The paladins' conditions aren't improving, and Havelion vows to fix it. Listen to Human B Gon Welcome to the future! The machines have taken over, and now live a suburban life in Droidston, Nanotoba. But there’s still the problem of human infestation! In reality show style, follow a crew of emotionally unstable robots as they capture stray humans a…

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The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

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WOF 412: The Evidence for God from Science w/ Fr. Robert Spitzer 52:12

14d ago52:12

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Today, we’re excited to share Fr. Robert Spitzer’s keynote talk from the 2022 Good News Conference on “The Evidence for God from Science.” Fr. Spitzer introduces a growing amount of evidence for God found in contemporary science, along with data suggesting a rising number of young scientists who are open to God. Fr. Spitzer is the President of the …

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP54: I like her well enough 8:27

17d ago8:27

8:27

Now the mother moves out from the main room to the straw mat where the old mother used to sleep. The main room is now for her elder son and daughter-in-law. Though she is busy as usual and in charge during the day, she feels old at night while sleeping on the old mat. The young wife does her tasks well and the elder son really likes her. But carefu…

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP53: The wedding 7:50

20d ago7:50

7:50

The day comes when the maid arrives at the mother's hamlet to be wed to her elder son. It evokes a strange feeling in the mother's heart that she must welcome into her house a new and younger woman, and it reminds her of that day when she herself was wed into this hamlet.

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Create Beautifully™

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Being Authentic & Looking for Authenticity Online: Whether You’re Seeking Solace, to Build Your Business or to Find a Coach, There’s Real & Fake Authenticity Everywhere 37:37

20d ago37:37

37:37

Ah, that giant buzzword "authenticity." We're looking for it at every turn, especially in this highly curated world we live in. We want to see people being truly authentic - meaning, we want to know that their truth as a human being is just as messy, hard, beautiful, joyful, wrecked and full of potential as we feel our own is. We want that permissi…

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The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

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WOF 411: America’s Cultural Revolution w/ Chris Rufo 1:15:09

21d ago1:15:09

1:15:09

Today, we’re excited to share with you the newest episode in our “Bishop Barron Presents” series. In this discussion, Bishop Barron talks with writer, filmmaker, and activist Chris Rufo. Chris is the author of a new book titled America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything. He has directed four documentaries for PBS and i…

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The Pretty Uncomfortable Podcast

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So You Have Chlamydia, Now What? : How To Manage A Positive Diagnosis- Whether It’s Your Own Or Your Partners 25:10

22d ago25:10

25:10

"Hey, I know it's been a while since we've talked, and I'm really sorry to send you a message like this, but I just tested positive for chlamydia, so you should probably go get tested and see if you need meds." No one wants to get a message like this. It's no fun sending that message either. But if you have sex, and especially unprotected sex, ther…

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP52: The gifts that must be given 8:46

24d ago8:46

8:46

This day, the mother goes to her cousin's wife to ask if she knows of any young maid nearby. The good cousin's wife offers to go back to her home village to find one. Eventually, she does find one sharp and clever young woman who's good with sewing. The mother is satisfied to hear this, and without much hesitation she decides to settle with this yo…

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The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

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Two Biologists On Conflict & Fascism 49:41

24d ago49:41

49:41

I interviewed American biologist Jerry Coyne and author of 'Faith vs Fact: Why Science and Religion are Incompatible' and 'Why Evolution Is True'. We covered a myriad of controversial topics plaguing our world today: from the religious conflict in Gaza to modern-day struggles with freedom of speech, from the prospect of revolt against oppression to…

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP51: A burst of anger 12:51

27d ago12:51

12:51

At the end of summer when it's time for rice harvest, all this hatred that has welled up in the elder son explodes. He beats his younger brother mercilessly, hearing about the mother's wonderful promises to talk the young lad into working in the field while he has asked for nothing for all his own hard work. To pacify the elder son, the mother disc…

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Create Beautifully™

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Showing Up & Staying Consistent During a Season That Requires More Time, Energy & Presence Elsewhere 26:21

27d ago26:21

26:21

Not a full episode, not a sparkle snack. This is what showing up during seasons that ask for more of our energy looks like for me in this moment. Here’s what’s happening in my life in this season and how I’m learning to embrace it and still show up. Would love to know if you relate.By Liza Hippler

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The Madness of Chartrulean

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"The Calamity" R/41/7/117 | Havelion's Journal | Ft. The Love Talker and Be Not Afraid 9:33

28d ago9:33

9:33

Havelion reels in the aftermath of the calamity, overcome with fear and anger. The paladins face a mysterious illness. Listen to The Love Talker Somewhere on the borders between Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee in the most remote parts of the Appalachians, girls have gone missing for decades. When a young woman journeys there to the isolated…

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The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

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WOF 410: It's Time for Catholics to Embrace Halloween w/ Fr. Steve Grunow 18:20

28d ago18:20

18:20

Today, we share a discussion between Brandon Vogt and Fr. Steve Grunow, Word on Fire’s CEO and resident Halloween expert. Several years back, Fr. Steve wrote an article for Word on Fire’s website titled “It’s Time for Catholic to Embrace Halloween” that went viral and remains one of our most popular articles of all time. In today’s discussion, Fr. …

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP50: Hidden hatred 8:37

1M ago8:37

8:37

Her oldest son seems so perfect as a child, who shows filial obedience to his mother and never spends time or money on things other than his work. But it's the strangest thing how he bears such strong grudges against his younger brother and would unleash anger at the boy if he slacks off from working in the field. He can see that no matter how hard…

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP49: A grown young man 10:23

1M ago10:23

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At the age of 43, the mother is still thin but strong like when she was young. She loves to work in the field, even though her elder son, who is already a grown young man, often asks her to rest and allow him to take over the hard work instead. He comforts his mother by offering to take care of his younger sister, who now has full knowledge of her …

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The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

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Science Beyond Safe Spaces with Lawrence Krauss 34:47

1M ago34:47

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The Origins Project Foundation, in collaboration with Atheists UK, presented a conference in Birmingham, where I had the pleasure of interviewing the founder himself, Lawrence Krauss, distinguished physicist and a dear colleague. In this conversation, What resonated most strongly during our conversation was our shared belief in the transformative p…

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Create Beautifully™

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🎙️So You Want to Start a Podcast?!🎙️ Step Into Your Power & Embrace Your Innate Bravery with ReNae Ione 1:20:34

1M ago1:20:34

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In 2014, ReNae Ione had the opportunity to get a reading from a psychic for the first time. But she didn't want to go because she was afraid the psychic would tell her what she knew she should probably do - leave her husband. Since then she's become a life coach, trained in reiki healing, hypnotherapy, yoga nidra, breathwork, EMDR, EFT, sound heali…

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The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

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WOF 409: The Rise and Fall of the New Atheism 28:32

1M ago28:32

28:32

Friends, the New Atheism movement rose quickly in the early 2000s, led by vicious critics of religion such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. What made their polemics so popular and effective? And how did the New Atheist movement decline and fade almost as quickly over the past few years? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s …

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP48: A prayer to make 8:33

1M ago8:33

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It is hard for the mother to accept that her daughter is blind. She fears that it’s her own sin that has come upon the child. She goes to a temple far away to pray before a goddess and to atone for her sins. That day, the mother is healed of all desires and longing as a woman, and she is young no more.…

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP47: A small brass gong 3:53

1M ago3:53

3:53

Without letting the girl know, the mother buys a small brass gong for the girl in secret. The gong comes with a wooden hammer tied to it, so that blind people can strike the gong to warn others that they're blind when they walk on the street. The young girl is content to go home after her first day in town, not knowing that her mother is grieving i…

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Create Beautifully™

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🎙️So You Want to Start a Podcast?!🎙️Pranks, Rate Your Outfit & Faux Psychic Readings - a Fun and Hilarious Podcast Idea from Mary Jane Murphy 1:10:50

1M ago1:10:50

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When you were younger, did you ever go driving with your dad for the sake of pulling pranks and practicing your comedy stylings on random strangers on the street? No? Well, Mary Jane Murphy did! It seems she was destined for comedy! In this episode we definitely go in all kinds of directions (hello, welcome to two people who like to riff), but we h…

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The Madness of Chartrulean

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"Homesick" R/41/7/6 | Havelion's Journal | Ft. The Liminal Lands and Supernatural Protection Company 7:27

1M ago7:27

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Havelion reminisces about the way things used to be, and dreads what comes next. Listen to The Liminal Lands Listen to The Supernatural Protection Company -- Havelion's Journal is a companion to The Madness of Chartrulean, a full cast audio drama. The journal begins one Arcasian year prior to the events of Vol. 1. Performed by Christian Collado Ori…

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The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

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WOF 408: Great Catholic Kids Books w/ Haley Stewart 23:03

1M ago23:03

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Today, we share a fun discussion between Brandon Vogt and Haley Stewart, Editor of Word on Fire Spark, our new imprint of books for young readers. Topics include: Were you a reader growing up? What were some of your favorite books? How would you assess the current landscape of childrens’ books? What’s good? What’s missing? What is Word on Fire Spar…

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP46: Aye, she is blind 14:01

1M ago14:01

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In a gloomy morning, the mother rises early and takes her daughter to a pharmacy in town for some balm on the young girl's troubled eyes. Those eyes have never been properly treated all these years. Though the mother has sought help in all the ways she can, she’s told that her girl is blind.

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP45: Where was I for so long? 8:55

2M ago8:55

8:55

When she has wept her heart out, the mother goes home with her daughter, who comes out to find her. With the young girl's loving comfort, the mother feels her maternal instincts stirring again and tends to the needs of her children. Her voice is once again full and peaceful. She is finally herself again.…

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The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

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Does Woke Count As A Religion? 7:03

2M ago7:03

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We live in a world that is bordering on Orwellian, where a baying mob of zealots intimidates us against speaking the truth, where culture wars feature censorship and heresy hunting. Professor Jordan Peterson posed a question to me: Does woke count as a religion? The answer is yes, and here’s why. ________________________ Join Substack: https://rich…

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The Madness of Chartrulean

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"The orders" R/41/6/372 | Havelion's Journal | Ft. October's Children and Better Men Elsewhere 9:29

2M ago9:29

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The Nine are called to battle. The godsend canon is tested. Chartrulean withdraws. Listen to October's Children Listen to Better Men Elsewhere -- Havelion's Journal is a companion to The Madness of Chartrulean, a full cast audio drama. The journal begins one Arcasian year prior to the events of Vol. 1. Performed by Christian Collado Original Music …

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Create Beautifully™

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🎙️So You Want to Start a Podcast?!🎙️ Creating a Podcast to Keep Connection Through a Cancer Journey (with Debra Pivko) 1:11:42

2M ago1:11:42

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Big energy. Go, do, more go. Beachbody, the Grammys. Today's guest, Debra Pivko, is as social and upbeat as they come. She was living a busy life that was fun, but also had her feeling like she was always behind. It wasn't until 6 years ago and her cancer diagnosis that she was forced to slow down. Although, after hearing this episode, you might wo…

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The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

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WOF 407: What’s Next for the Word on Fire Institute? 25:43

2M ago25:43

25:43

Friends, five years ago, we started what has become the largest online community of Catholic evangelists: the Word on Fire Institute. Where did this come from, what’s the purpose of the Institute, and what’s coming next? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show.” A listener asks, will God still create huma…

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The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

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Life On Earth & Elsewhere 44:54

2M ago44:54

44:54

This episode features a conversation I had with Paula Kirby at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in Scotland, tackling themes of life as we know it - how it came to be on earth, and where else it may occur in our universe. We mused on the likelihood of alien lifeforms appearing god-like to humans, the probability of there being multiple ver…

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Books & Beyond

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The Mother EP44: Let her weep, poor soul 5:54

2M ago5:54

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The mother lies ill and weak in bed for days after the abortion, and the cousin's kind wife helps her in all the ways she can. She cries with the realization that there is no hope from the landlord's agent, who remains oblivious to all her suffering.

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