Threadings. Podcast
1) There are a great many springtimes: notes on Bethann Hardison’s Invisible Beauty
The strangest part about terminal illness is how often death comes for a peck on the lips and nothing more. A few weeks ago, I flew home to attend my mother's final affairs. Now we sit, smoothies and ...Show More
There are a great many springtimes: notes on Bethann Hardison’s Invisible Beauty
17:00 | Sep 13th, 2024
2) Harris, Palestine, and the Spectacle of Liberation.
a series of musings nearly entitled, “I am frightened by the way people tire of the world.” I have had a negative amount of desire to write but Toni Morrison said it’s your job to write when evil wish...Show More
3) The Question of Agency and Creation [free for everyone to comment in 24hrs!]
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit ismatu.substack.comQuestions for your consideration: how do I appreciate you well for taking part in this space? And, how best can we a pu...Show More
The Question of Agency and Creation [free for everyone to comment in 24hrs!]
15:28 | Aug 1st, 2024
4) Girl go to SLEEP! ft. lessons from night life, grad school, and strangers
Sleep tips for those who struggle to sleep when they could. Essay (and transcript) available at ismatu.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or ...Show More
Girl go to SLEEP! ft. lessons from night life, grad school, and strangers
1:00:53 | Jun 15th, 2024
5) How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind pages 21-35
Squeeee we finished!!!I have finally (!!!) finished my reading of the first chapter of How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind by Dr. La Marr Jurelle Bruce and let me tell you, reading it took a bite o...Show More
6) The Case for a Global Strike
A letter written for Bisan, circulated to my constituency: Peace. I write to you from the floor of my bedroom in Sierra Leone. Two days ago, Iran launched successful counter-attacks against the aparth...Show More
7) the role of the artist is to load the gun.
an essay nearly entitled, “the orange trees teach me art-making.” This essay is a continuation of my prolonged look at revolutionary healers in practice to become one— where healing also includes arti...Show More
8) How to Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind (pg. 11-22)
Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.Author: La Marr Jurelle BruceHyperlinked above is their academia.edu page, which has a lovely biography and two more brillian...Show More
9) How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind by Dr. La Marr Jurelle Bruce (pg. 1-11)
Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly. Author: La Marr Jurelle BruceHyperlinked above is their academia.edu page, which has a lovely biography and two more brillia...Show More
How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind by Dr. La Marr Jurelle Bruce (pg. 1-11)
36:24 | Mar 3rd, 2024
10) toni cade bambara: i start with the recognition that we are at war
captioned live! we took one hour to read four paragraphs together. excerpt from: Conversations with Toni Cade Bambara, edited by Thabiti Lewis. I don’t usually save my lives because (1) that requires ...Show More