Minibabble: On hanging out with Harriet in the closet
…and wishing it was a dumbwaiter Some thoughts on the importance of children’s literature, and how we bring the books we read as children with us throughout life. Read the….
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Minibabble: Extraordinary morning
It was an extraordinary morning in the redwood forest, an extraordinary morning on earth. Every morning is extraordinary when you live on this unique nursery for life.
Minibabble: Brooke Berman, Director at Midlife
Brooke Berman is a first-time film director. She’s also a middle-aged woman, a mom, and a wife with a full writing career under her belt. In this mini-episode, we explore what she learned from directing her film, Ramona at Midlife.
ReBabble: Ramona at Midlife Watch Party
What happens when a group of midlife women watch a film about a group of midlife women? Well, we have thoughts! Host Suki Wessling gathered a group of friends who had watched the movie to talk about their reactions to this story, which is unusual in how it centers women’s lives and friendships.
Minibabble: Woman holds the knife on the sharp side
Some thoughts on the proverb, “Woman holds the knife on the sharp side.” Why would she do such a thing? Is it because she was given a knife without a sturdy handle?
Minibabble: Don’t look at the tree!
When I learned to ride a motorcycle, the instructor gave one of those specific pieces of advice that end up being applicable to life in general: “Your bike will go….
Minibabble: Making music together = moving toward the good
Making music together = keeping time together
We often talk about “spending” time with friends, but how about keeping time? When we make music together, we literally interact with the time that we’re “spending,” keeping it, beat by beat, as a shared resource. There’s really no other [public] activity that we can do with other humans that allows us to interact in this way: when we play music, our bodies move in sync, our mouths say words together or in response, we are literally joined together in time.
Minibabble: Singing as…
An ode to humanity’s first instrument In which host Suki Wessling reflects on a life of singing. Singing as therapy, singing as memory, singing as body, singing as meditation, singing….
Minibabble: Thinking about greed in the redwoods
This is an unusual version of “Just me, talking to you.” In this case, I recorded my thoughts while walking in the redwoods. It’s largely unedited (I took out a….
Minibabble: Brenda Laurel on Girls and Games
Writer, researcher, designer and entrepreneur Brenda Laurel started in theater, moved to videogames and then virtual reality, and ended up as an academic. This mini-episode, based on the full-length interview….