Episode 365: ‘This Place Called Home’ with Tom Young, taped live at Aaliya's Books.

A conversation that covers painting Lebanon’s ever-changing landscape, a process of healing personal wounds through art, overcoming immensely challenging moments through creativity and camaraderie, and a lifelong quest for meaning and truth.

The discussion includes shared tales of the Holiday Inn hotel and experiences of brushing with fate.

Tom Young is a painter. You can find him on Instagram [at]tomyoungart and his website www.tomyoung.com

Check out the episode's video version: https://youtu.be/aOhUvL7hT-0

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

3:09 Non-negotiable

12:04 Closer to this country

15:02 Robert Fisk

19:13 Detained

35:48 The second round

47:33 The Holiday Inn

1:22:02 October 17

1:35:04 Lollar notes

1:40:59 Q&A