Best Bianca Giaever Podcasts (2024)

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Nightwalking 1: A Call From Terry 29:19

1y ago29:19

29:19

This is Episode 1 of our new 4-part series, Nightwalking. Bianca receives a call from a famous writer, Terry Tempest Williams, who suggests they do a project together. They plan to embark on a ritual — taking walks at night, and writing each other daily letters. Terry promises that this will bring them closer to God. Bianca has doubts. Music by: Is…

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Nightwalking 2: Dark Country Roads 35:24

1y ago35:24

35:24

Bianca walks the dark country roads of Vermont, while Terry walks the quiet Utah canyons. Through their letters they grow closer, though it’s still unclear how the letters will reveal the divine. Meanwhile, Bianca’s grandfather says the project is stupid. Bianca is stressed, until she unexpectedly meets a lover. Music by: Greta Morgan, Peter Sandbe…

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Nightwalking 3: Coyotes 30:59

1y ago30:59

30:59

Terry’s nightwalking ritual brings her closer to ecstasy. Bianca is still struggling. The moon continues to grow, until the final night of the project arrives. Terry is confident she will have a spiritual experience. Music by: The Westerlies, Greta Morgan, Lullatone, and Zubin Hensler.By The Believer Magazine & Bianca Giaever

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Nightwalking 4: New York City 29:53

1y ago29:53

29:53

In the final episode of the series, Bianca goes nightwalking in New York City and talks to strangers about God. She meets an exterminator, two lonely Russian men on a Tinder date, a bodega owner, a college student questioning her faith, and a costume designer mourning a lost lover, who seems to understand the whole project. Music by: Zubin Hensler,…

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46: Sayre Quevedo 46:09

3+ y ago46:09

46:09

Sayre Quevedo is a producer at VICE. “I'm not like a cinephile at all but in a movie nobody says, ‘And then he revealed to me a deep, dark secret.' You discover the deep, dark secret as the main character is learning it. And I just feel like there's something so much more engaging for me as a listener to feel like I'm discovering at the same time a…

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45: Bianca Giaever 40:57

4y ago40:57

40:57

Bianca Giaever is the host of Constellation Prize and a producer at The Daily."My favorite radio stories are ones that were passion projects to begin with, that would be un-pitchable from the start because the idea sounds so mundane. .... Boy talks about anxiety as I feel anxiety would have been the logline for the Scared is scared. Holy Cow Lisa w…

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What is Boring? with B. Wurtz 11:36

4y ago11:36

11:36

The artist B. Wurtz reflects on what is boring, and a three decade relationship with his only belt. Featuring: socks, garbage, and Andy Warhol.By The Believer Magazine & Bianca Giaever

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Two Years With Franz 55:39

4y ago55:39

55:39

Bianca spends two years listening to over 500 recordings made by the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Franz Wright. Featuring: a tape recorder, a cat named Robert, and a hatred for MFA programs. Produced with Jay Allison for the public radio website Transom.org.By The Believer Magazine & Bianca Giaever

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Spool of Thread 5:58

4y ago5:58

5:58

A short reflection on a spool of thread. Featuring: the aforementioned spool of thread.By The Believer Magazine & Bianca Giaever

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Caveh is God 26:12

4y ago26:12

26:12

Nonfiction filmmaker Caveh Zahedi, creator of The Show About the Show, talks about how his relationship to God has changed over the course of his life. Featuring: mushroom trips, a metaphorical meat locker, and an earthworm.By The Believer Magazine & Bianca Giaever

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Crossing Guard 38:18

4y ago38:18

38:18

Bianca goes looking for a stranger and meets Sophia, a school crossing guard. They spend six months together. Featuring: Sartre, twists, and organ music.By Bianca Giaever & The Believer Magazine

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44: Wendy Zukerman 57:20

4y ago57:20

57:20

Wendy Zukerman is the host and executive producer of Science Vs."There is an expectation that if you have a platform you have an agenda. And whereas — for better or worse — me, personally, I don't have particularly strong opinions about things that I don't know about. It's what makes the show possible. I'm terrible at other things in life, but when…