Krista interviewed the writer Ocean Vuong on March 8 in a joyful room full of podcast makers at On Air Fest in Brooklyn. None of us would have guessed that within a handful of days such an event would...Show More
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iengineerglo recommended:Sep 6th, 2022
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appleppear recommended:Feb 14th, 2022
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msbulante recommended:Mar 29th, 2021
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mm recommended:Mar 21st, 2021
Such beautiful words from Ocean Vuong, poet, writer, and actual genius. Why do we use such violent words in English like "target audience", "bagged her", "killer presentation", etc? What does the language say about the culture? Why do we know what type of tree that George Washington chopped down ...Show More
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sofborne recommended:Mar 17th, 2021
What a gorgeous episode — Ocean is so eloquent and poetic and insightful. I'm in awe. His book was probably my favourite read of 2020.
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serena recommended:May 1st, 2020
Ocean's way of seeing -- and describing -- the world is revelatory and oh so beautiful. Love what Ocean says about writer's block not being real, but rather a capitalist myth that you're always supposed to be producing and you're quantifying your self worth with how much you write/create/produce.
serenaJun 15th, 2020
@aliceko @shopceremonie this was like pure ear candy, but with so much substance!
michelle_ebooks recommended:May 1st, 2020
listening to an ocean vuong conversation is continually such a gift. especially with the amazing krista tippett. i listened to the long unedited version during my long walk outside today and it was perfect. ocean’s insight on language is just beautiful. loved the emphasis on how language shouldn’t...Show More
write2tg recommended:May 18th, 2020
A beautiful episode that touches upon various aspects of our life including how we use language and how it is constantly growing and evolving. Her thoughts on how the English language (context North America) looks at pleasure as a ‘conquest’ or how people celebrate life through the ‘language of deat...Show More
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jennx recommended:Jun 14th, 2020
There’s something so incredibly healing about hearing Ocean’s insights on the importance of language and the intricacies of his family’s immigrant history.
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