Refuge & Resilience: The Asylum Link Podcast is a heartfelt series where the voices of refugees and volunteers take centre stage. Each episode invites listeners into the lives of those connected to Asylum Link, sharing personal journeys and transformative experiences. It's a space of empathy and understanding, highlighting the power of community support and the resilience of the human spirit. This podcast not only tells stories of adversity and change but also celebrates the strength found i ...
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My name is Spike DiMartino, and I've been writing, off and on, ever since my eighth grade English teacher told me that I did it well. In this podcast, I'll be reading from my novel, "Primary Tourist," which is about the link between the New Hampshire Primary and my life, and how mythology permeates the lives of everyone, from Presidential Wannabes to Wannabe Artistic Icons and everybody in between, and how Myth does its damnedest to shape truth, even when, hell, especially when you live in a ...
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Serving Up Community: Asylum Link's Recipe For Belonging
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In this heartwarming episode of "Refuge and Resilience," we take you on an intimate journey through the daily lives of those who find solace and community within Asylum Link in Merseyside. Starting in the bustling kitchens where volunteers, led by Ruth, prepare meals for up to 200 people daily, we explore the universal language of food and its powe…
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Chords of Comfort: Music's Role in Refugee Lives
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In this very first episode, Refuge and Resilience delves into the transformative power of music in the lives of asylum seekers. Featuring the stories of Ayaovi and Dilan , who regularly attend music sessions at Asylum Link Merseyside, this episode explores how music bridges cultural divides and provides emotional solace. Lizzie Watts, a music thera…
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Refuge & Resilience: The Asylum Link Podcast is a heartfelt series where the voices of refugees and volunteers take centre stage. Each episode invites listeners into the lives of those connected to Asylum Link, sharing personal journeys and transformative experiences. It's a space of empathy and understanding, highlighting the power of community su…
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This episode contains chapters 38 and 39 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. With this episode, 'Primary Tourist' comes to an end.
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This episode contains chapters 36 and 37 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.
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This episode contains chapters 34 and 35 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.
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This episode contains chapters 32 and 33 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.
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This episode contains chapters 30 and 31 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.
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This episode contains chapters 28 and 29 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.
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This episode contains chapters 26 and 27 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.
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This episode contains chapters 24 and 25 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. We recorded this over the phone, so the sound quality's different than usual -- sorry about that!
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This episode contains chapters 22 and 23 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.
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This episode contains chapters 18 and 19 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', plus a little audio from a real life faceoff between Vermin Supreme and Ron Paul. That audio is taken from a video at https://youtu.be/U5W-Tc1G3_M (taken by Sean Reen) so check that out if you want to see for yourself how it all played out, and maybe even get a gl…
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This episode contains chapters 16 and 17 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.
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This episode contains chapters 14 and 15 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'.
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This episode contains chapters 12 and 13 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. In chapter 12, Spike talks about cancer, chess, telemarketing, and food. Then, in chapter 13, Spike and his sidekick venture into the wilds of the 2012 Republican primaries in New Hampshire, in which Chinese is spoken, Newt Gingrich looks forward to enjoying the s…
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This episode contains chapters 10 and 11 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. In chapter 10, Spike talks about living in a nursing home (terrible), gets romantic advice from a friend (run!), and learns that his nephew is in the hospital (cancer). Then, in the next chapter, Spike encounters two presidential candidates: Wesley Clark and Vermi…
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Our hero, Spike, is recuperating from a stroke in a nursing home. He recalls a time when he used to go up to New Hampshire during Primary Time, a time when he walked freely, a time when he didn't live in a nursing home. A golden time. Not so long ago.
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This episode contains chapters 6 and 7 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', in which he invents a poetic form known as the Spiku, sees Rick Santorum at a gun club, and considers addictions of different types: sugar, drugs, political.
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This episode contains chapters 4 and 5 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', in which he considers the participants in the first Republican debate of 2011, consummates a relationship with a chess-playing friend, and gets a ride from a New Hampshire town hall star.
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This episode contains chapter 3 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist', in which he acquires a sidekick, goes to see John Edwards and Howard Dean, and steps on Al Franken.
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This episode contains chapters 1 and 2 of Spike DiMartino's book 'Primary Tourist'. The journey begins!
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