Minibabble: Get your fist outta my skull
When fear meets joy at the ballot box, sometimes fear wins. But when fear and joy duke it out in the dark stairwells of history, only joy can tell a story of redemption. Read the full text of this essay on Substack …
Minibabble: Left Out of History
Historian Ruth Rosen didn’t just write a book about women’s history—she lived it. In this short selection from the full interview, Ruth explains how women’s history is erased, and what marginalized people need to do to keep their history from being erased …
Wide Horizons with Historian Ruth Rosen
Historian and journalist Ruth Rosen was deeply involved in Second Wave feminism. When she heard male historians saying that “nothing important happened in the 70s,” she knew she had a job to do. In this interview, we explore her book, A World Split open, how the women’s movement fundamentally changed history, and how it’s still changing how women live and age …
Minibabble: Swinging with Nora Germain
What is swing and why does jazz violinist Nora Germain love it so much? In this short outtake from our full interview, Nora explains what swing is, how it feels to play it, and why she believes that everyone would love it if they gave it a chance …
Minibabble: Nora Germain is a player AND a person
Jazz violinist Nora Germain speaks about being a woman in a male-dominated industry …
“The Giving Mindset” with violinist Nora Germain
Nora Germain is almost always the first jazz violinist her audience has heard, and she considers it part of her job to make a place for her instrument in the jazz world. She also believes deeply in the power of bringing swing to a wider audience. An independent artist whose social media acts as her agent, Nora speaks deeply and emotionally about the life of a modern musician …
